Writing Self-Assessment This self-assessment asks children to analyze their recent work with an eye on improving their...		Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.
World War II: Letter to the President In this letter-writing activity, students pretend they are alive during World War II and...		Stars and Stripes -- First Draft Students will write a first draft for the Stars and Stripes Writing Activity.
Hero/Heroine Writing Activity Students cast themselves as heroes/heroines in this creative writing activity.		Narrative Vignette Rubric Use this narrative vignette rubric to help students with the editing and revising of their...
Scoring Rubric: Description The organization, elements of description, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...		Creating a New World Writing Activity Create a better town or country in these two writing assignments.
Scoring Rubric: Persuasion The organization, elements of persuasion writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...		Can You Identify These Proverbs? Use clues to identify these famous proverbs.
Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem! Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.		Initial Self-Assessment: Writing Children become more capable writers by completing an inventory of their writing experiences,...
Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help...		Scoring Rubric: Expression The organization, elements of expressive writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...
Promises: Writing a Poem In this activity, students will learn why some events anticipate other events. Then they will...		Scoring Rubric: Comparison/Contrast The organization, elements of comparison/contrast writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
Gatsby: A Tale of Love and Loss Students imagine that they are like Jay Gatsby, and have a lost love who is destroying them....		Scoring Rubric: Evaluation/Review The organization, elements of evaluation/review writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
The Case of the Missing Crown Activity Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity. Students use their...		Portfolio Record This organizational tool will help students keep track of the contents of their writing...