ELAR 5.12(A)
compose literary texts such as personal narratives, fiction, and poetry using genre characteristics and craft;
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Literary Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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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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Fairy Tales Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about fairy tales, including an annotated example.
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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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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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Seven Sensational Story Starters PowerPoint
A 10 slide editable PowerPoint template of story starters to use in narrative writing.
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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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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 Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled narrative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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Using Linking Devices in Narrative Paragraphs Worksheets
3 worksheets teaching students how to link ideas when writing narrative paragraphs.
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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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Roll to Create a Spooky Halloween Scene
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a spooky scene to include in a narrative text!
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Roll to Create a Haunted House Halloween Activity
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a haunted house to include in a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Halloween Story
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Poetic Devices PowerPoint
A 23-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing students to poetic devices.
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Roll to Create an Elf - Drawing Activity
Use a die and directed drawings to create a unique elf drawing for Christmas!
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Topic Sentence Starter Cards
A pack of 32 narrative, persuasive, and report (informative) writing sentence starter cards.
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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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Developing Narrative Writing Skills - Grade 3 and Grade 4
An 18-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of narrative texts.
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Valentine's Day Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use around Valentine's Day.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
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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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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 82-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
An 84-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Animal Alliteration Activity - Brainstorming Template
Use this brainstorming template when teaching about alliteration.
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I Read Because ... Template
A template for students to write about why they love to read.
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A Fistful of Flavors Alliteration Activity
An activity to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
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Concrete Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a concrete poem (or shape poem).
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MLK Day Task Cards
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
