Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography Writer's Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial has students follow a step-by-step guide to write their very own biography using that of Frederick Douglass as a model.
Activity
Other

Young Author's Workshop: Revising

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Revise means to take another look at something. If you are not satisfied with your story, this is the step where you add details, dialog, and action to make the story more interesting.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: A Day as Your Shoes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It's fun to personify articles of clothing as a means of inspiring creative writing from your young scholars, and this mini-workshop has students a) personify their shoes on a page in their writer's notebook, b) share their story ideas...