Writing Fix
Writing Fix: How Do I Love Sonnets
In this instructional activity students will learn the meter and rhyme of a sonnet and they will write one of their own using specific word choice.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Different Ways of Looking
In this lesson students will use the sentence structure from Wallace Stevens' "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: We Saw Him at the Zoo
In this lesson plan, the mentor text utilized is Deborah Guarino's book, Is Your Mama a Llama?, with the focus of sentence fluency. Each student will think of an animal that that has the same initial sound as his/her name. Using the...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences
For this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will develop sentences with...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Sentence Emphasis
An explanation and examples of various techniques that can be used in order to emphasize important sentences within a text.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Five Transition Adventure Planner
In this lesson, students will use transition words and phrases to shift from one idea to another within a story.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Post It Writing Process
Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, teachers can use a post-it note as a template for learners to check their work throughout the writing process. Links to the 6-traits are included.
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Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Revision Checklists [Pdf]
Walk your students through the writing process with this revision checklist. Students review their idea development, organization, sentence fluency and word choice. Click on appropriate grade-levels to get the desired checklists....
Other
Kim's Korner: Six Trait Analytic Writing Model
Check out this comprehensive website featuring ideas for teaching writing based on the six trait analytic writing model.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Little Toy Friend Poems
In this lesson students will create a poem from the viewpoint of a lost toy.
TES Global
Blendspace: Sentence Varying=smooth Reading
A sixteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, websites, and texts about varying sentences to improve fluency.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing With Pizzazz Sentence Fluency
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives the students some statements and examples for them to look at and evaluate sentence fluency.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Revision Dice [Pdf]
Revision can be a difficult process for students. With a roll of the dice, students are reminded of the steps they can take to improve their writing. Includes templates for four types of dice that focus on ideas, organization, voice, and...