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Story Starter-- Bunnies on a Walk

For Students 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a full color picture of two bunnies taking a walk. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter-- The Cat And the Bag

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students study a color picture of a cat peeking into a paper bag. Students read the story starter and finish the story on the lines provided.
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Story Starter-- The Fish Who Hid

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of three fish playing a hiding game in an aquarium. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter- The Violin Playing Cat

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students study a colorful picture of a cat playing a violin under a starry sky. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter-- The Man Who Could Talk To Birds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of a man in the park who seems to understand bird language. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter-- The Turtle And the Dog

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine the colorful picture of a turtle having a conversation with a dog. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter-- Looking Into the Water

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a picture of some children peering into the ocean. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter-- Unhappy Children At the Zoo

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of two unhappy children at the zoo. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Sequencing Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this story sequence worksheet, learners cut out the sequence strips and write what happens in their story in the order they occur. Students link them together to form a chain.
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Story Starter- A Bath In The Dog's Water Bowl

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a humorous picture depicting a bird taking a bath in a dog's water bowl. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Story Starter: Guys At Work

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of two farmers with their machinery. Students read the story starter and finish the story on the primary lines.
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Story Starter-- Cat Plays With Dog

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of a cat engaging a dog in play. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
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Beginning, Middle, End in Paragraph Writing

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this descriptive writing worksheet, students use the titles to each page to write a beginning, middle, and ending paragraph for each title. Students write 5 stories.
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Writing a Historical Fiction Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is historical fiction? After explaining the difference to your learners, it's time to give each learner a try! With your support, encourage them to research, plan, and write their own historical fiction story. Don't forget to have a...
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Writing Is Rough

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify the main idea in a story and discuss their own writing. They examine the sources of conflict in the story or the piece they are writing. They make portfolios of their best writing samples.
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A Piece of the Puzzle

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Discover the process of writing a story by comparing it to a puzzle. Begin by examining a diagram shaped like a puzzle which contains important elements of a story.  Learners mix and match the pieces with elements of a story they are...
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Graphic Novel Writing Workshop

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Khaled Hosseini’s video “Using Real People and Events” motivates learners to reflect on their own experiences and to use those experiences as the basis of a graphic novel that expresses a universal truth. The richly detailed plan...
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Writing History: From Students to Scholars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An Online NewsHour article about scholarly ethics launches this study of plagiarism. Since historians are supposed to bring original ideas and perspectives to their publications, they must give credit to the ideas of others. After a...
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Understanding What Makes a Good News Story

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the news sources at their school in order to write stories that reflect what's going on in all communities and to identify what makes a good story. For this news writing lesson, students journal about what makes a good...
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Writing Lesson 2

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the English Language Arts Writer's Checklist. They practice prewriting techniques and use clustering as a prewriting technique. They follow specific rules in order to complete this lesson.
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Make a Silly Story

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students create a story using the words given in the word bank. They are to create an illustration also.
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Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Map for Me: An Original Story

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read Blackbeard and brainstorm their knowledge of maps. In this language arts and geography lesson, students use landmarks on their playground to review north, south, east and west and discuss the compass rose. Students read...
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Learning to Summarize a Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students with hearing loss read independently and understand what is being read to them. In this independent reading lesson plan, students sequence and discuss the book that is read.
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Printable Story Starter: The Arrival

For Students 3rd - 4th
A creative writing prompt about the arrival of a boat after a long journey helps students to continue the story by providing the two opening sentences. Students compose the middle and ending of the story. This prompt could be used in the...

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