Writing Reference Resources
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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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Getting to Know Me
Kids fill-in autobiographical information in this worksheet to tell others about…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingCreative Writing -
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Spoonerisms Activity
Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryWritingLiteracy -
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Homesick: My Own Story
Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.Subjects:LiteratureLiterary BiographiesImmigration -
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Bio of a Famous Scientist
Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about a scientist.Subjects:Library ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingReading and Literature -
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The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
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Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker
Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead pupils to studying…SubjectsCreative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to…Subjects:PoetryLiterary BiographiesSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Daily Journal Topics: The Father of Our Country
Assign one of seven journal topics for students on the subject of George…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
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E.B. White
Read about E.B. White and assign the related activities to help students learn…Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Daily Journal Topics: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Assign one of 10 journal topics for students on the subject of Dr. Martin Luther…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
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Daily Journal Topics: Honest Abe
Assign one of seven journal topics for students on the subject of Abraham…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsPresident Abraham LincolnLetters, Journals and Diaries -
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The Beat Movement: Jack Kerouac
Share the story of Jack Kerouac, and assign the related activities to help your…Subjects:Social MovementsAuthorsTwentieth Century -
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Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to…Subjects:PoetryCreative WritingSuffrage and Women's Rights -
LESSON PLANS
Birthday Buddies
Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their…SubjectsTeaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsBooksLiterature -
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Transition Words and Phrases
What transition words are and how to use them In English, transition words are…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingWritingCreative Writing -
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Quotation Marks
A handout describing the proper use of quotation marks.Subjects:PunctuationGrammarLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Apostrophes
How to use apostrophes.Subjects:PunctuationCreative WritingGrammar -
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Commas
The proper ways to uses commas are explained.Subjects:PunctuationGrammarLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Italics
Encourage students to use italics properly.Subjects:WritingEditingCreative Writing -
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Capitals
How to use capitals properly.Subjects:Creative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Common Abbreviations
Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.Subjects:SpellingLanguage Arts and WritingWriting -
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Baseball Card Interview Questions
Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.Subjects:CompositionListeningLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Parentheses
The proper way to use parentheses.Subjects:PunctuationGrammarLanguage Arts and Writing
