Free-writing activities:Poetry Idea Engine:
teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm# Scholastic Story Starter: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ Mad libs are a great way to practice parts of speech, follow the link to play online: www.glowwordbooks.com/kids/madlibs/ Finally, access the Harris Burdick story prompts in your Google Docs, these pictures and captions can really inspire an interesting story! |
Writing Units and Objectives:
Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays Students learn the value of organization and form as they gather evidence to support and express an opinion on topics they know well. (Click HERE to see kids present their opinions at TED Talks)
The Arc of the Story: Realistic Fiction Narrative Students learn that the lenses they bring to reading fiction can also be brought to writing fiction, as they develop believable characters with struggles and motivations and rich stories to tell.
Bringing History to Life (Informational Writing) Students are ready to tackle historical research in which they collect evidence and use details to vividly describe people and events long ago and far away. (Click HERE for Civil Rights Resources)
The Arc of the Story: Realistic Fiction Narrative Students learn that the lenses they bring to reading fiction can also be brought to writing fiction, as they develop believable characters with struggles and motivations and rich stories to tell.
Bringing History to Life (Informational Writing) Students are ready to tackle historical research in which they collect evidence and use details to vividly describe people and events long ago and far away. (Click HERE for Civil Rights Resources)