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Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Constructed Response Organizer [Pdf]
This PDF is a graphic organizer designed two help students respond to a writing prompt.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Classify and Summarize Information [Pdf]
A graphic organizer is provided to help students classify information in a nonfiction piece. Then students will write a summary of the information contained in the graphic organizer.
Other
Crayon: Create Your Own Newspaper
This site offers helpful templates and formatting advice for students to create their own newspaper.
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Summarize
A short explanation of how summarize an informational text. Click on the Model link to see an example summary with explanation.
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Compare Perspectives
A short explanation of the difference between a firsthand account and a secondhand account.
TES Global
Blendspace: Space Exploration 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay
Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.
TES Global
Blendspace: Grammar Pre Learner Week 1 Paragraphing
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites about writing a paragraph.
Other
Prezi: Summarizing a Text
Slideshow provides an explanation of summarizing and describes how to make a good one.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Topic Sentences
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines and gives examples of a topic sentence. Through an Activote activity students identify the topic sentence for various paragraphs.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Drawing Conclusions
Read a literary text paragraph and then answer questions that require the reader to draw conclusions from the text in this nine-question quiz.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Features of a Newspaper
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that examines the way in which newspapers and articles are constructed. The end of the flipchart focuses specifically on the battle of Glencoe, but the majority of the flipchart has much...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing a Report or Essay
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended for grades 3-5 and outlines the steps in writing a report or essay.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: English: Paragraphs: Quiz
This is a 10-question multiple choice quiz about paragraphs.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Openings and Endings
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing both openings and endings.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Paragraphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will begin to organize stories into paragraphs, and use paragraphs in presentation of dialogue in stories. Reviews what a paragraph is and uses Humpty Dumpty as an example.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Science Now! A Picture Is Worth
A video clip asks students to explain how X-ray images communicate information. This is one in a series of creative writing prompts. [0:32]
The History Cat
The History Cat: How to Write a Quality Cer (Claim Evidence Reasoning) [Ppt]
Presents an assignment where students must write an essay that includes a thesis statement, claims, evidence, reasoning, and a conclusion. Each of these is explained in the slideshow and a written example is provided.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 4th Grade Unit 2 Reading: Inference: Test
This interactive assessment features 6 multiple-choice over terms having to do with making inferences and their definitions. These terms include the following: inference, context clue, judgment, implied, prior knowledge, and apparent...
abcteach
Abcteach: Information Book Report Form [Pdf]
Great printable form to help students write an informational book report. Includes space for new vocabulary words learned and other information retained from the work. Requires Adobe Reader.