6th Grade Writing
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CHOICE BOARDS
Summer Writing Practice Choice Board for Middle School
These writing summer skill-building and retention activities for middle school students are perfect for summer writing…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
WORKSHEETS
Sensory Writing from an Object's Perspective: If I Were a Pair of Flip Flops...
This creative writing assignment challenges students to write from the perspective of an inanimate object. They will use…Subjects:Creative WritingFive SensesWriting -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Shared Writing
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Who Am I? – Character Description
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this printable worksheet to describe in…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five-Paragraph Essay
Help students write five-paragraph essays with a graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
ACTIVITIES
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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Summarizing
Learn and apply this key writing technique Summarizing is more than retelling; it involves analyzing information,…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Journaling
Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of window into how students…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
LESSON PLANS
Solving Analogies
An easy way to practice solving analogies before the big test! Analogies are a key part on many standardized tests -…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingReading -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Five Elements of a Plot
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
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Essay Keywords
Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.Subjects:VocabularyWriting Research PapersLanguage Arts and Writing -
WORKSHEETS
Write Your Own Mad Libs®
Use this printable to have students create their own Mad Libs® stories. Students supply key words (nouns, adjectives,…Subjects:GrammarWritingCreative Writing -
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Writing Aloud
Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Brainstorming Web
Use this graphic organizer to brainstorm. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Ten Art Questions
Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various works of art.SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingSpeechVisual Arts -
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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
LESSON PLANS
Story Starters
This printable word processing lesson provides a creative writing activity. Students use story starters to type complete…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingWriting -
LESSON PLANS
Be a Journalist! Research and Writing Activity
Extra! Extra! Help your students get the scoop on journalism This printable will teach your students how to be budding…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingJournalismJobs, Careers, and Occupations -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart
This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in three paragraphs. It's…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices in The Chronicles of Narnia with this…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
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Research Paper Outline Graphic Organizer
Students can use this graphic organizer to plan and prepare their research paper. It is designed to help them synthesize…Subjects:WritingWriting Research Papers -
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Event Map
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Writing Workshop
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Author's Chair
Author's Chair (where students are encouraged to share their work with the class) is the final step in the writing…Subjects:WritingLanguage Arts and Writing