ELAR 3.12
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:
- (1) compose literary texts, including personal
narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft;
- (A) compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;
- (B) compose argumentative texts, including opinion essays, using genre characteristics and craft; and
- (C) compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.
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Concrete Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to write a concrete poem about a thunderstorm.
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Concrete Poem Template – Crescent Moon
A template for students to write a concrete poem about the moon.
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Concrete Poem Template – Recycling
A template for students to write a concrete poem about recycling.
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Acrostic Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an acrostic poem.
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Rhyming Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a rhyming poem.
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New Year's Flip Book Template
Celebrate the coming of a new year by creating this flipbook with your students.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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What Could It Be? - Sensory Poem Template
Use this template when teaching students how to write sensory poems.
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Color Rhyming and Poetry Worksheet
A worksheet to help students form rhyming words and create a rhyming poem.
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Acrostic Poem Template - PLANET
An acrostic poem template for the word ‘planet’ to use for Earth Day, during National Poetry Month, and when learning about the solar system.
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A Fistful of Flavors Alliteration Activity
Make alliteration fun with a printable worksheet that challenges students to create flavors of ice cream.
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My Ideal World – Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing about their ideal world.
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Persuasive Text Worksheet
Revise the key structural elements of the persuasive text type with this informal letter.
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Valentine's Day Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use around Valentine's Day.
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Narrative Text Structure - PowerPoint
A 20-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the text structure and language features of narrative texts.
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Writing Prompt Jar – Cut and Assemble Kit
A set of labels and prompts to create a writing prompt jar.
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Writing An Opinion Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an opinion text.
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Writing An Information Report Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an information report.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Doctors
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Eagles
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Assessment Rubric - Opinion Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' opinion writing.
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Conservation T-Shirt Challenge
An engaging, creative task where students design their own t-shirt promoting the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.
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Assessment Rubric - Narrative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' narrative writing.
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Opinion Prompt Cards – Set 1
Practice writing opinion or persuasive text with this set of 20 topic cards.
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Opinion Prompt Cards – Set 2
Practice writing opinion or persuasive text with this set of 20 topic cards.
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Direct and Indirect Characterization
A set of two posters explaining direct and indirect characterization.
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Narrative Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about narrative structure.
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Narrative Writing Checklist - Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their narrative writing.
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Simple Opinion Pieces - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing opinion pieces.
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Writing Procedural Texts Teaching Slides
Use this procedural writing PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedure texts.
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Biography Writing Template
Guide students through the structure and elements included in biography writing.
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Opinion Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.