Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using a high-interest reading passage about Tornadoes.
A fairy tale themed narrative writing teaching pack containing 8 worksheets and posters.
A 29-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a narrative.
An 84-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A five page assessment task for the lower grades, covering opinion writing.
An 85-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A 75-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their biography writing.
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
Read and sort to help students learn about the structure of a biography with our cut and paste biography worksheet.
A 82-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
Posters to visually guide your students through the writing process.
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
A set of 11 opinion techniques posters with examples of different methods.
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint Template to use when teaching your students about the structure of imaginative, opinion and informative paragraphs.
Help your 5th-grade students "bump up" their persuasive writing with this bulletin board display.
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
A worksheet to use when learning to write a paragraph.
Track student progress during guided writing sessions with this template.
A game to play at the beginning of the year for students to get to know each other.
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their informative writing.
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
An educational poster and checklist pages highlighting important items to double check when writing sentences.
A set of 24 task cards to practice the brainstorming techniques of drawing a picture, creating a mind map, and making a list.