Production and Distribution of Writing
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What Causes the Seasons? Informative Text Writing Task
Use this scaffolded writing task to have students write about how seasons change.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Editing Checklist for Students
Help your students with the editing process with this editing checklist.
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Color Quest: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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What I Love: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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Descriptive Writing Poster
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
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Sentence Checker Posters and Checklist
An educational poster and checklist pages highlighting important items to double check when writing sentences.
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Revise and Edit Anchor Chart
Use this revise and edit anchor chart to remind your students of the steps involved in revising and editing their writing.
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Editing Symbols Chart
Use this editing symbols chart to help simplify the proofreading process for your students.
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Paragraphs in Narrative Writing Poster
A poster explaining how to write paragraphs in narrative texts.
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Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards
Word cards for constructing complex sentences.
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Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
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Review Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about reviews, including an annotated example.
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Personal Response Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about personal responses, including an annotated example.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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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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Exploring Types of Verbs Unit Plan
This English Language Arts unit explores several types of verbs including action, helping, linking, irregular, simple tense, and perfect tense verbs. This unit is intended for upper-elementary students that have some prior knowledge of action verbs.
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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 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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Introduction to Historical Recounts Unit Plan
This English unit has been designed to introduce the historical recount text type to older students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of factual historical recounts.
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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.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Narrative Poetry - Simple Ballads
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a simple ballad.
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Descriptive Poetry - Odes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write an ode.
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Humorous Poetry - Limericks
A 60 minute lesson in which students will plan and write a limerick.
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Independent Writing - Amazing Achievements
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a historical recount using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Types of Verbs Assessment
A comprehensive assessment to be given at the end of the unit to assess students' understanding of various types of verbs.
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The Future Perfect Tense
A 60 minute lesson in which students practice identifying the future perfect tense within a text.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.