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- A writing process
- This edition presents a writing process through discussion, examples, and suggested resources to help teachers guide students through writing assignments.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Getting hooked: Introduction for a narrative
- Students will be able to identify techniques for writing an introduction for a narrative and use them effectively.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
- By Leann Kelley.
- Habitat happenings
- During this lesson students will demonstrate their understanding of what a habitat is through a creative writing assignment. The students will choose an animal to be and will describe themselves and their living environment.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Kelly Stewart.
- Teaching writing in the elementary classroom
- In this course, participants will explore how to teach their students about the traits of good writing through mini-lessons and writing workshops, and how to use established criteria to evaluate writing.
- Format: article/online course
- Word closet
- Word Closets give students an additional classroom resource for “researching” the correct spelling of words to use in their daily writing. Word Closets are particularly focused toward concept words, season words, and favorite words that students like to use in their writing but may need help with spelling.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
- By DPI Writing Strategies.
- Identifying RAFT elements in writing prompts and assignments
- Student will read writing prompts and practice identifying RAFT elements: role of writer, audience, writing format, and topic. This is the first lesson in a series of three based upon LEARN NC's 9th grade writing exemplars.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Bowen.
- School uniforms: Point-of-view writing
- This lesson deals with an issue that is very important to students: school uniforms. It incorporates writing, speaking, and math.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts)
- By Linda Bulluck.
- Make that chocolate sundae!
- The student will write detailed directions for making and eating a chocolate sundae. S/he will then create and eat a sundae.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
- By Landa Latta.
- Pre-writing planning guide
- A graphic organizer to help students plan narrative writing. Includes space for author, audience, purpose, title, genre, time and place, narrator, point of view, plot, an illustrating image, comments, and questions.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Composing snowman stories
- Students will compose sequential, descriptive instructions about how to build a snowman.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
- By Sandra Weavil.
- Writing with Koala Lou: Sequencing and BME
- After reading the story Koala Lou aloud, students practice sequencing the events of the story and identifying the beginning, middle, and end. Upon completing this activity in cooperative groups they write using a teacher given prompt, including proper sequence and beginning, middle, and end. They also share the final product with their cooperative group.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts)
- By Jenifer Lewis.
- The bear who wouldn't sleep
- Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Donna Kauffman.
- Pattern writing using nouns and adjectives
- In this lesson plan, students will think and write creatively using nouns and adjectives. They will experience all phases of the writing process.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 6 English Language Arts)
- By Susan S. Craver.
- Posing a scenario and "looping" to provide focus in a cause/effect essay
- Most of us are familiar with the idea that in narratives a writer chooses a “hot spot” or critical incident to serve as the focus of the work. Teachers of expository writing also must assist students in finding the “hot spot” or focus of their essays. Use this exercise to help student focus on one aspect of the essay.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- By Margaret Ryan.
- Leapin' leprechauns
- This lesson will allow first graders to use their imagination while practicing newly learned writing skills. The end product will be wonderfully creative leprechaun stories.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By JoAnn Lazaro.
- Focus activity using RAFT
- Better writing requires consideration of RAFT: role, audience, format, and topic.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- By Kathleen Bost and Leigh Ann Webb.
- Tacky the Penguin
- After reading the story, Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, the students will write their own Tacky story. The students will brainstorm ideas before getting started. Next each student will write a rough draft. After the rough draft, the students will proofread and edit their work. Then the students will type their story and illustrate the pictures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Tonya Williams.
- Welcome to my world!: Developing a personal narrative timeline
- Students will create digital, narrative, and drawn versions of a timeline of at least five events of their life.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts)
- By DPI Integration Strategies.
- The very hungry teacher
- After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. They will use a flow map for pre-writing. Students will write a rough draft that will be revised and edited with a partner and a teacher.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Kelly Zumwalt.
- Using RAFT to determine how to write an informational essay
- Students will use RAFT as a tool to determine how to write an informational essay. They will also design a graphic organizer for the assignment as well as compose a rough draft. This is the second lesson in a series of three based on the LEARN NC 9th grade writing exemplars.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Bowen.
