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: Creating Memorable Advice
Inspired by "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)," this instructional activity asks students to think about memorable writing--writing that has, in some way, touched them personally. Students will make multiple drafts of simple advice...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Animals Not to [Verb] With
In this lesson, students will create 4 original poems within a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Little Toy Friend Poems
In this lesson students will create a poem from the viewpoint of a lost toy.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Poems of Condition
For this lesson the learners will use the conditional "if" in order to guide their reader to become someone or something.
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: Painting Places With Words
In this lesson students learn how to paint a setting with their descriptive choice of words.
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...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language
Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an "academic language," which...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Additive Transition Words
Six slides explaining how to use additive transition words to connect, or add, one idea to another to increase fluency. Examples are provided in a chart and within various types of sentences.