Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
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Brainstorming Task Cards
A set of 24 task cards to practice the brainstorming techniques of drawing a picture, creating a mind map, and making a list.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Grade 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Guided Writing Group Progress Tracker
Use this resource to track the progress of students during guided writing groups.
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Personal Recount Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a personal recount.
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Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
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Literary Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary descriptions, including an annotated example.
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Review Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about reviews, including an annotated example.
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Personal Response Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about personal responses, including an annotated example.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Advertisement Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about advertisements, including an annotated example.
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Imaginative, Opinion and Informative Paragraphs PowerPoint
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint Template to use when teaching your students about the structure of imaginative, opinion and informative paragraphs.
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Paragraphs in Narrative Writing Poster
A poster explaining how to write paragraphs in narrative texts.
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Opinion Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their opinion text.
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Writing a... Writing Styles Poster Pack
A set of 14 posters which describe different writing styles in clear steps.
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Writing An Informational Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an informational text.
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Opinion Sentence Worksheet
Some opinion sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
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Exploring Poetry - Year 3 and Year 4 Unit Plan
This English unit addresses common poetic devices such as sound play, word play and imagery and explores how these may be applied to narrative poetry.
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Planning and Writing a Narrative Poem
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a narrative poem which includes a setting, characters and a storyline.
