ELAR 5.12
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 such as personal
narratives, fiction, 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 that requests information.
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Assorted Writing Prompts Calendar – Upper Grades
Monthly writing calendar with 240 writing prompts for the year.
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Assorted Writing Prompts Grid
A writing grid with 20 writing prompts.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
A persuasive writing task based on real-world issues affecting children.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poem - Template
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom for Independence Day.
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Writing a Narrative - Template
A template to use when planning a narrative text.
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What's At Stake Poster
A poster to display in your classroom when teaching students how to build characters for a story.
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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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Narrative Writing Visual Prompts
A 19-slide PowerPoint containing a set of 5 visual narrative writing prompts.
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Opinion Text Structure Anchor Chart With Annotations
A poster about the opinion text structure, including an annotated example.
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Biography Writing Template
Guide students through the structure and elements included in biography writing.
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Opinion Writing Checklist (Simplified Version)
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their opinion pieces.
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Opinion Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
Use the OREO opinion writing frames to support your student's opinion writing skills.
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Opinion Texts Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an opinion text.
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Narrative Writing Stimulus Wheels
5 writing wheels that provide stimulus ideas for narrative writing.
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Narrative Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their narrative.
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Informative Paragraph Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing an informative paragraph.
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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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Parts of a Paragraph Poster
Use this burger themed poster to remind your students about paragraph structure.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Description Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual description text type, including an annotated example.
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Explanation Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the explanation text type, including an annotated example.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Fairy Tales Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about fairy tales, including an annotated example.
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Discussion Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about discussions, including an annotated example.
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Narrative Writing Poster
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
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Fairy Tales Narrative Writing Pack
A fairy tale themed narrative writing teaching pack containing 8 worksheets and posters.
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Writing a Diamante Poem Worksheet
Learn how to write a diamante poem with this two-page worksheet.
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Writing Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the narrative text type; specifically, how to write an engaging narrative text.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Writing an Opinion Piece Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the genre of opinion writing; specifically, how to write an effective opinion piece.
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Writing Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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Writing a Narrative - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a narrative, using appropriate text structure, language and features.