Self-Portrait Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.		Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...
Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop Students will enjoy recognizing rhyming words with these fun activities.		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Research Paper: Use Footnotes and Endnotes How to use footnotes and endnotes in a research paper.
Collect a Sentence Students name everyday objects and then construct imaginative sentences with those words.		Research Paper: How to Write a Bibliography How to write a bibliography for a research paper.
Comic-Strip Challenge Use comic strips to teach students that there is a beginning, middle, and end to stories.		Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...
Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...		Transition Words and Phrases A list of transitional words and phrases and suggested uses.
Ten Tips for Writing An Essay Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.		Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.