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Write a Story 2
In this creative writing worksheet, learners 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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Intrigued with Yo-Yos!
Fifth graders review the writing process and complete a research activity. In this writing process lesson, 5th graders research yo-yos online and write a research paper about the topic.
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Ode to the Ordinary
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing lesson, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
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ESL Writing Practice
In this ESL writing practice worksheet, learners practice copying a set of "op" words, tracing over each word multiple times. A reference web site is given for additional resources.
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ESL Writing Practice: Famous Scientists
In this ESL writing practice worksheet, students trace a phrase about Marie Curie winning 2 Nobel Prizes for her study of radioactivity.
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ESL Writing Practice: Christmas
For this ESL writing practice worksheet, learners trace a set of questions and responses about what they want for Christmas.
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Feelings
Pupils complete grammar and story writing activities with a theme of feelings. In this grammar and writing lesson plan, students discuss feelings and complete grammar revision for the future tense of verbs. Pupils read a story and then...
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Straight News
Students review the 'Inverted Pyramid' and demonstrate their ability to outline it in a published news story. For this Inverted pyramid lesson, students read an article that is out of order and decide which order it should go in.
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Informative Speech with Research
Students complete an informative research activity. In this informative speech lesson, students select a topic to research and write an informative speech for the topic. Students rehearse and give their speech in class.
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Essay Writing
Students 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. Students also break down the paragraphs into...
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How to 'Write Right'!
Students practice their reading, writing, and listening skills by completing the sentence writing journal activity. For this reading and writing sentences lesson, students read sentences from the board, identify vocabulary within the...
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Our Monster Travels...
Students write emails to their parents and locate specific places on a map. In this email lesson, students email their parents from the teacher's account and map locations of their parents.
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Dear Future Writing Assignment
Learners write a letter to future residents of their town to complete a time capsule activity. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the ideas of past, present, and future and review writing conventions. Learners study images...
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Pictures of Our School
Students explore their school. In this technology lesson, students use digital cameras to photograph common areas of their school building. Students write stories to accompany the photographs and create a book.
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Finding Main Ideas
Students complete several reading activities to learn about main ideas. In 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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Here's an Instant Activity for February 19, 2007
Sixth graders complete a writing sentences activity using words that contain Latin roots. In this Latin roots lesson, 6th graders write words containing Latin roots. Students then write the words into sentences.
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Scrambled Paragraphs
Students examine the structure of paragraphs. In this writing skills lesson, students examine a scrambled paragraph with no formatting or punctuation. Students rearrange the text to create a well-developed paragraph.
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Write to Music
Students improve their creative writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students learn about picture captions, story writing, critiques, poems, reports, letter writing, creative writing, and a rap poem.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 12
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and select the best word to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Beginning, Middle, End in Paragraph Writing
In this descriptive writing worksheet, students use the titles to each page to write a beginning, middle, and ending paragraph for each title. Students write 5 stories.
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Sequential Writing
In this writing instructions worksheet, students use sequential order to write instructions for brushing their teeth. Students write what to do first, next, then, and finally.
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Bottom of the Ninth and Down by Four
In 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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Complete the Sentences Intermediate Level
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best option to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Writing Descriptions
In this writing descriptions worksheet, students write a description of the person pictured. Students write about her physical description and mood. Students then write 3 or more descriptions for students in their class.