Writing Resources

         

    Every wondered "HOW" to teach writing?  It is something that I've battled with for a long time.  During the 2005-2006 school year, my school developed a "study group" that would learn about the current ideas in writing instruction.  Below you'll find a list of what we've come up with.  Some of this is my original work and some of this is borrowed from other places such as websites, books, ideas, etc.  Where I was able, I tried to site sources of where the information came from.  The sole purpose of the resources below is to help teachers better understand the process of teaching student's to write.  

 

It's summer when I'm writing this, so the best analogy I can give you deals with going on a vacation.  

If you think of the writing process as your vehicle to get to your destination, then think of the Six-Traits as all the "stuff" you need to take with you.  

The LEAP21 scoring is directly correlated to the Six-Traits of writing.  Students need the writing process to get their writing accomplished, but the writing needs to have the components of the Six-Traits contained within it. 

The Writing Process Six Traits of Writing
Types of Writing

Misc. Handouts from Our Presentation

Writing Dos & Don'ts

Mini Lesson Collection

Daily Writing Workshop 

Schedule Sample

Four Components of Writers Workshop

Types of Writing

How-To / Instructions

Descriptive

 Personal Narrative

Persuasive

Explanation & Ideas

Narrative Graphic Organizer

Poster ~ Explanation

Rubric for Grading

Explanation & Ideas

Persuasive Organizer

Poster ~ Explanation

Persuasive Rubric

Expository:  Report

Friendly Letters

Explanation & Ideas

Report Graphic Organizer

Animal Research Report

Planet Research Report

Report Rubric

Explanation & Ideas

Compare & Contrast

Biography

Explanation & Ideas

Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

Rubric for Grading

Explanation & Ideas

Living Biography Presentation Rubric

Written Biography Rubric

Poetry Writing

Rubrics

Couplet Format

Triplet Format

Acrostic Poem

Autobiographical Poem

Quatrain Format

Limerick Format

Haiku

Cinquain

Alliteration

Similes

Metaphors

Compare &

Contrast

Paragraph

Descriptive Paragraph

Report Paragraph

Living Biography Presentation
Biography Paragraph

Persuasive Rubric

Narrative Paragraph

Instructions / How-To

Writing Posters

How-To / Instructions

Persuasion

Narrative

Descriptive

 

Graphic Organizers

Venn Diagram

for Writing

Process Chart

for Writing

 

Persuasive Writing

 

Descriptive Writing

 

Narrative Writing

 

Other Great Writing Links

Zwolle School

Sabine Parish, LA

Literacy Connections Prompts

Jefferson County Schools

PowerPoints

Jefferson County Schools

4 Block Writing

Writing Mini

       Lessons (pdf)

4 Block ~ 2nd Grade

Creating Classroom Newspapers
Writing Workshop Binder Links
Amanda Madden's Site Becky Hicks

 

Shape Books

Dinah Zykes

Making Books

   

 

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