A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS:
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=116

Artwork becomes the inspiration for brainstorming sessions,
where your students will collectively create a word and idea
bank based on a chosen image. They will then individually cre-
ate a narrative around the work of art, extending past the bor-
ders of the image to create a whole story. Think of creating
a class book to collect and publish your class stories, with
the art work as the cover and displaying your book at Open
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CHECKLISTS
CORRECTING AND PROOFREADING CHECKLIST:
http://teachers.net/gazette/JUL03/images/proofreading.pdf
To help your fourth grade students get their writing projects off to a good start this year, print out several of these editing checklists for each student. After proofing their papers and checking off each item, they can attach their checklist to their writing assignments.

PEER EDITING CHECKLIST:
http://206.218.128.2/laintech/peer.htm
Sometimes students feel uncertain about editing their peers' writing exercises. This checklist will provide a solid guide to make them feel more comfortable with the procedure, while lending a rubric for their own assignments as well.

CITATIONS
CITATION GENERATOR:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone.php
Upper elementary students will learn how to create MLA citations for books, online sources, magazines, interviews, and newspapers with this interactive citation
generator. Input the type of resource you are using;a series of questions will guide students with their input until they submit it for the proper citation.

PRINTABLE BIBLIOGRAPHIC PLANNING SHEETS:
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/i-search/bibplan.html
Help your students to correctly keep track of sources used for research papers with this printable bibliography sheet. Separate sections allow for printed materials, for articles rather than books, for interviews, field trips, and more.
 

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EXERCISES
WRITING EXERCISES:
http://www.everydayspelling.com/workout/prompts/promptsndx.html

Writing exercises here cover grades one through eight, as
well as all of the major writing formats. Grades 3 to 5
will write notes, directions, letters, announcements,
opinions, and more. Archived writing prompts are also
available.
 

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FAIRY TALE GENRE
ONCE UPON A TIME:
http://askeric.org/~rjlaundr/pgems/Writing_comp/WCP0025.html

This lesson plan for writing gives students the middle
of a relatively unknown fairy tale. Using the elements
of story and specifically of the fairy tale genre, stu-
dents will "work backwards" to recreate what came be-
fore the supplied text, and what came after.
 

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR WRITING:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/write.html
Find several resources to build instructional units for wri-ting assignments for your middle and high school classes. The writing process is explained, along with assessments for the different developmental stages of writing, pre-writing activities, and strategies for considering format, audience, and genre. Also find tips for peer and teacher conferences, and checklists for writing in progress.
 

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LETTER WRITING
DEAR CHARACTER:
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang29.txt
Your students will write a letter from one character in a class novel to another character--you may even wish to consider allowing them to write letters between characters in different novels. The purpose is still the same, to exhibit understanding of character within the story frame, and how he/she might act and respond in any given contextual situation.

LETTER WRITING UNIT:
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/letterwrite.htm
Introduce this letter writing unit early in the year to your fifth grade class. The unit itself covers two weeks of instruction and student work, reviewing and practicing both friendly (informal) and business letter writing formats. Included are student samples, as well as rubrics.
 

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PASS-AROUND PROCESS
I AM THE WORDS AND THE PICTURES I CREATE:
http://www.youthfirst.org/winners/pappas.htm
Using a pass-around process, fourth grade students will be writing a paragraph about themselves or their neighborhood, revising their writing and then illustrating their passages. They will then pass these illustrations over to a fifth grade class, which must then write their own paragraphs about the illustrations. Class presentations will compare the original to the later writings, with the illustrations as the prompts.

PROMPTS
WRITING PROMPTS:
http://www.everydayspelling.com/workout/prompts/promptsndx.html
Writing prompts are included in a wide variety of grade-appropriate formats, covering grades one through eight, with guidelines for properly completing each exercise.

QUOTATION JOURNAL PROMPTS:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1860.html
Let students discuss these journal topics in groups before proceeding to the writing stage. Each prompt is a provocative quote; students can consider how it applies to their own lives and experiences.

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WORKSHEETS
BEGINNING WRITING WORKSHEETS:
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/writing/early_childhood_writing_/
Numerous printable worksheets here support student attempts at both reading and writing, supplementing your own language arts curriculum for the primary classroom.

WRITING PROCESS
THE ABC'S OF THE WRITING PROCESS:
https://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
From prewriting to editing and through to publishing, This site offers various tips, strategies, and guides for both teachers and students alike, covering the complete writing process.

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