Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.		Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.
Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...		Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.
Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...		Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson...		How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.