Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		Scoring Rubric: Fictional Narrative The organization, elements of fiction, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written...
Scoring Rubric: Drama The organization, elements of drama writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...		Writing a Poem Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.
Creative Writing Printable Book (5-8) Help intermediate students develop their creative writing skills with the written and picture...		Cages: Writing a Description Students will write about cages in this activity. They will first examine the concept of a...
Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.		Scoring Rubric: Problem-Solution The organization, elements of problem-solution writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling...
Writing to a Picture Present your class with a picture and let them write about it, using this activity as a...		Heroic Couplets Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.
Success and Failure: Writing an Essay In this activity, students will explore how they measure success and failure in themselves and...		Questions About Your Future: Writing a Personal Letter Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future by composing...
Paragraph Writing: Similarities and Differences In this activity, students write paragraphs about the differences and similarities among the...		Scoring Rubric: Critical Review The organization, elements of critical review writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling...
Script Writing Handout Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class. This activity...		World War II: Letter to the President In this letter-writing activity, students pretend they are alive during World War II and...
The Middle Ages: Knights and Knighthood Activity Packet Gain insight into knights and knighthood in the Middle Ages, with this reading passage and...		Writing Self-Assessment This self-assessment asks children to analyze their recent work with an eye on improving their...
Scoring Rubric: Cause-Effect The organization, elements of cause-effect writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of...		The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help...