Proper Punctuation Commas, question marks, semicolons, and more! Use these handouts to teach your students the...		Quiz on the "ie" and "ei" Rule "I" before "E", except after "C", or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.
Presenting . . . Me! To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice...		Irregular Plurals Quiz Knife, wolf, and volcano are a few of the 20 words tested here.
"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...		Short Stories Quiz Give your students a quiz on components of stories (character, plot, etc.).
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Learning About Voice Through Photographs Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic...
Savvy September Sentences Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.		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...
Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...		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.		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...
Character Traits Use this lengthy list of character traits to help students understand and discuss literary...		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...
Write a Harry Potter Script Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script...		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...