6th Grade Writing Resources
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas
A list of project your students can complete when reading Barbara Robinson's…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Five-Paragraph Essay
Help students write five-paragraph essays with a graphic organizer. This…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
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Solving Analogies
An easy way to practice solving analogies before the big test! Analogies are a…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingReading -
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Summarizing
Learn and apply this key writing technique Summarizing is more than retelling;…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart
This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics
Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The…Subjects:Teaching The Best Christmas Pageant EverBooksLiterature -
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Brainstorming Web
Use this graphic organizer to brainstorm. This printable is customizable. Tailor…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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My New Year's Resolutions (3-6)
Teach upper elementary and middle school students about New Year's resolutions.…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingWriting -
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Who Am I? – Character Description
Extends students' learning experience reading literature. Students will use this…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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Five Elements of a Plot
Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
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Student Proofreading Checklist
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for…Subjects:GrammarWritingCreative Writing -
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Story Starters
This printable word processing lesson provides a creative writing activity.…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingCreative WritingWriting -
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Event Map
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of…Subjects:ReadingReading ComprehensionLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Ten Art Questions
Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions…SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingSpeechVisual Arts -
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Public Transport Essay
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place…Subjects:TransportationExplorers' Voyages and TravelEssays -
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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingReading and LiteratureReading Comprehension -
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The Chronicles of Narnia Classroom Activity Guide
Help students explore themes, analyse structure, and recognise literary devices…Subjects:LiteratureFantasy FictionReading and Literature -
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Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Discussion Guide
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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Sequencing Graphic Organizer
Your child can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in…Subjects:ReadingLanguage Arts and WritingCreative Writing -
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Shared Writing
In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWriting -
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Journaling
Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
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Be a Peacemaker
Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story…Subjects:The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for TeachersBooksLiterature -
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The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details
The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionMain Idea and Supporting DetailsReading -
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Be a Journalist! Research and Writing Activity
Extra! Extra! Help your students get the scoop on journalism This printable…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingJournalismJobs, Careers, and Occupations