Writing+Tools+and+Language+arts+resources

//**I hope you find these useful in your classrooms-Debbie Cooper**//

//** Writing resources for High School **//

This has a part which defines the literary elements, and also a break down of the critical lens essay and a sample well written essay. This is good for practice. It is a fill in the blanks for pre-writing the essay. My students lked it so much they recreated it on the regents when they took it last year as their practice page. This breaks down the big task and defines what each paragraph should include. It is formula writing, but often beginning writers need formulas.

Graphic Organizers for Writing This organizer is good for non-fiction writing, it helps the student have a good foundation before they write their essay. This organizer is a way to look at a poem. I use this with my High school students, however you can use this with other grades. I made this for my fourth graders when they were having a difficult time writing a persuasive essay.. Since then I have shared it with lower and upper grades. It works well all in all grades. This is a chart for a pre-writing activity where students can answer the writer's questions, who, what, where, when, why, and how and choose their favorite part before they start to write a paragraph. I sometimes use it alone, with no paragraph. This is a nice activity for a teacher read aloud, the students can draw what they have heard


 * // Lower elementary reading and writing tools //**

This is nice for a primary student desk. I used to tape it down on their desks. A fill in the blanks chart This is another chart where students can fill in the blanks. This has a word bank and fill in the blank sentences.

This is an old ABCteach.com activity from when the site was free. it helps younger students write a story by breaking the story down into the basic story elements. This is a book from Teacher Created Materials that I purchased. It has lots of neat activities to do with any book.

A Great site for classroom anchor charts
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= **Power Point Presentations for Writing** =

[|Language Arts]
For ESL

T [|his is a really nice site for esl teachers and students. It has many language choices and levels to work through.]