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Test Your Creative Writing Skills

For Students 4th - 6th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the given picture to write a creative story. Students use the details provided about the character and setting of the story and incorporate them into their writing.
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Personal Timeline

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review the stages of the writing process. For this writing process lesson, 7th graders review the writing process steps by creating a personal timeline. Students complete graphic organizers for the lesson and present...
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Lesson Plan C32: Story Starts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write story starters to begin the writing process. In this creative writing lesson, students examine story starters and review the structure of paragraphs. Students create their own story starters that engage readers by...
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News Magazine: Special Issue on Iran. (It's about Perspective)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take on the role of journalists. In this Iran lesson, students explore the condition of the country at this point in history and collaborate to create a news magazine that features current events and cultural issues pertaining...
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Ice Cream Cone Writing Skill Cards

For Students K - 1st
In this tracing dotted lines worksheet, students use their fingers or a writing tool to trace vertical and horizontal lines, peaks and valleys, circles, humps and upside down humps, and straight up, down, and across figures to practice...
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Concrete Detail and Commentary

For Teachers 4th - 12th
In this writing skills worksheet, students practice writing with facts or quotes from a text by following the graphic organizer format. Students write the concrete detail and then list two commentaries for their facts or quotes.
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Adverbs and Time Order

For Students 5th - 6th
In this adverb usage worksheet, students use adverbs to help them write a how-to report. Students complete three activities for adverbs showing time order.
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November 24 - Benjamin Franklin

For Students 7th - 8th
For this writing prompt worksheet, students learn that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey, not the bald eagle, to be the symbol of the United States. Students write if they would choose the turkey of the bald eagle as the symbol or a...
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Readers as Individuals

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders set and are encouraged to meet their reading goals and demonstrate knowledge of literary elements in this lesson.
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Writing a How-To Paper

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL writing worksheet, students choose one of ten story starters and write an essay on how to do something. No hints or procedures are provided.
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Interactive
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Breaking News English: Lance Armstrong

For Students 5th - 10th
For this Lance Armstrong worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Organizer
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Write a Story 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this creative writing learning exercise, students use the picture to generate ideas for a story. Students also incorporate the elements about the plot and setting for their story.
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Essay Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars complete essay writing activities. In this essay writing lesson, students use an outline activity to learn about the advantages and disadvantages for various essay writing types. Young scholars also break down the...
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Finding Main Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete several reading activities to learn about main ideas. For this main ideas lesson, students read an article and find main ideas for the story. Students then read news articles and complete main idea activities for those...
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Bottom of the Ninth and Down by Four

For Students 4th - 5th
For this writing prompt worksheet, students use the prompt 'It was the bottom of the ninth and we were down by four runs,' to write a short story.
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Winter Fun

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing skills worksheet, students write 3 statements about the picture of winter fun. Students then write 3 questions about the picture.
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Organizer
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See and Hear T-Graph

For Students 4th - 5th
In this brainstorming activity, students brainstorm for a topic to write about using the graphic organizer. Students then list what they would see or hear for the topic.
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Writing a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph: Using Vivid Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vivid verbs learning exercise, students complete three activities that help them use strong, vivid verbs in the comparison and contrast writing.
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Focus on Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, learners combine sentences to help them write a persuasive letter. Students complete three activities for sentence combining.