Text Types and Purposes
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Writing Informative Texts – Teaching Presentation
A 33-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about informative writing.
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Informative Writing Checklist – Structure, Language, and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their informative writing.
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Ready, Set, Brainstorm! - Board Game
A board game to practice brainstorming using mind maps, Venn diagrams, and cause and effect charts.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
Create a pennant banner for students to record and display their biography research.
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Frida's Fiesta Stimulus – Task Cards
39 activity task cards based on the Frida's Fiesta Restaurant menu which is included.
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Memorial Day Writing Prompts
A set of writing prompts to use around Memorial Day.
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Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 76-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Elements of a Biography Poster
Use this biographical writing poster with annotations to help your students understand how to write an engaging biography.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Biography Research Template
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
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Biography Writing Checklist – Structure, Language, and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their biography writing.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Grade 6
Help your 6th-grade students "bump up" their persuasive writing with this bulletin board display.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
An 80-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Stick Person Graphic Organizer
A simple and effective graphic organizer that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping, and planning writing responses.
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Persuasive Planning Template – Castle
Plan a persuasive text with this castle planning template.
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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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Informational Text Planner - Music
An informational text planning template focusing on a musical act.
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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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Roll to Create a Superhero Comic
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a comic strip story.
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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.
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MLK Writing Prompts - Sentence Starter Task Cards
Reflect on the concepts explored near Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with these 15 Martin Luther King writing prompts.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.
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Roll to Create a Groundhog Story
A fun, hands-on Groundhog Day activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 72-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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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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Informative Text Writing Task – Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Valentine's Day Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use around Valentine's Day.
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Developing Narrative Features PowerPoint - Grade 5 and Grade 6
A 26-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the characteristics and craft of composing a narrative text.
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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 A Narrative Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a narrative.