Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		Homophones Quiz Students are asked to complete a sentence by picking the appropriate homophone from a list.
Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...
Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...
Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...		A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		Wise Words Use this worksheet with the "A Word to the Wise" lesson plan.
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		Rhyming States What's in a state? What makes it great? Students learn more about a chosen state and create a...