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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Narrative Plot Structure Template
A template for students to use when planning the plot structure of a narrative text.
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Biography Timeline Template
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
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Note-taking Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when taking notes.
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Roll to Create a Creature
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a creature to include in a narrative text or a comic strip.
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Find What Doesn’t Fit: Relevant Details Worksheet
Practice determining what details are relevant and irrelevant to a topic while providing a purposeful context.
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Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
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Information Report Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the information report text type, including an annotated example.
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Writing Informative Texts – Teaching Presentation
A 33-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about informative writing.
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Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
A fun way to help your reluctant writers choose something to write about.
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Readers Theater – Play Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing their own Readers Theater script.
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Paragraphs in Informative Writing - Poster and Planning Template
A poster and planning template to use when studying informative texts.
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Opinion Paragraph - OREO Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing an opinion paragraph.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Types of Poetry - Anchor Chart Pack with Annotations
A set of 9 annotated poetry anchor charts to use when introducing structured forms of poetry.
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Paragraphs in Narrative Writing Poster
A poster explaining how to write paragraphs in narrative texts.
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Narrative Text Structure - PowerPoint
A 20-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the text structure and language features of narrative texts.
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Opinion Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
Use the OREO persuasive writing frames to support your student's opinion writing skills.
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Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
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Assessment Rubric - Opinion Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' opinion writing.
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Writing a Biography Project
Use this PowerPoint template for students to author a researched-based biography on a historical figure.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Template
A planning template to use when writing a persuasive or opinion text.
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Assessment Rubric - Narrative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' narrative writing.
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Opinion Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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Interactive Suffix Activity-Google Slides
Practice adding suffixes to words by identifying, defining, and matching them in context.
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Planning an Informative Text
A planning sheet that can be used to write an informative text.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Firefighters
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Improving Opinion Texts Worksheets
3 pieces of text for students to rewrite in order to make them more persuasive.
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Identifying The Language of Opinion Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to help your students identify the language features of opinion texts.
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Using Linking Devices in Narrative Paragraphs Worksheets
3 worksheets teaching students how to link ideas when writing narrative paragraphs.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to help teach students the author's craft of using modality words to persuade the reader.
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Persuasive Writing - Introductory Phrases
Have your students use strong introductory phrases in their persuasive writing.