(5-8)
Help your students become better, more self-directed writers! This collection of activities provides models, practice, and graphic organizers that students can apply to liven up any type of writing. Each activity comes with a half-page of teacher notes offering a clear writing goal, teaching tips, and follow-up ideas—and breaks down an aspect of writing into a manageable chunk. The activities work well as full lessons, warm-ups, homework assignments, performance assessments, and more. Intentionally open-ended, these activities allow all readers to grow as writers. They’ll learn to choose the best possible word and phrases, and add supporting details that help express their ideas clearly and fully.
(Gr. 5-8) 80 pp.