This site provides (completely free) writing prompts and exercises to help you get started with creative writing and break through writing blocks - and some fun anagram vocabulary games.
Generate random story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines for stories and more.
Help students keep their writing organized in a writing folder. Glue the labels from the next few pages onto the covers and pockets of two pocket folders. If you wish, laminate the folders and use an exacto knife to slice open the pocket. Tape the two folders together to make a four pocket folder. You could also make your own folders using 18 x 24 construction paper/manila tag. Before laminating, let the students attach the labels and decorate.
Writing prompts and exemplars for Grades 1 to 8 from Ontario.
Student Writing Tasks and Samples
*Grade 1:A Short Piece of Descriptive Writing (“My Favourite Toy”) page 11
*Grade 2:A Short Narrative (“My Adventure”) page 25
*Grade 3:A Letter (to a Favourite Author) page 39
*Grade 4:A Humorous Fictional Story (“The Day Gravity Failed”) page 55
*Grade 5:A Non-fiction Report (“A Person I Admire”) page 73
*Grade 6:A Summary Report (“Canada’s Newest Territory”) page 91
*Grade 7:An Advertisement (for a New Food Product) page 111
*Grade 8:An Opinion Piece (a Letter to the Editor page 131
To match the ON rubrics with SK, you can connect these items: Reasoning in ON to Context in SK; Communication in ON to Message in SK; Organization in ON to Strategies in SK and Conventions in ON to Cues & Conventions in SK.
This writing process checklist can be used as a template to co-create a checklist with students that aligns with the writing task.
The following is the .ppt presentation used to support developing writing plans integrated with writing at Sun West.
Both a short and long form writing progression for K-12. Very useful for seeing what writing should be done by grade level.
Developed from https://www.stf.sk.ca/professional-resources/saskatchewan-professional-development-unit/resources/english-language-arts?field_spdu_category_tid=281
A collection of writing prompts/ideas in a bingo card format.
"A time capsule is a container filled with items that you can bury in the ground.
Later, archeologists, anthropologists and historians can dig it up and get a snapshot of life at a particular time.
We are living in a historic moment that you want to share with a future generation 100 years from now. For this reason, you will create your own time capsule.
You need to select one item that represents what kids your age are doing for fun when stuck at home."
The prompts below can help students share their thoughts and feelings on the recent protests against police violence and systemic racism. Simply click “Assign” to create a Quick Write assignment.
Various writing prompts for any novel including: themes, characters, events; author's craft & reflection
Options include (select the novel on the left side of the screen):
*Generic for any novel
*The Giver
*The Outsiders
*The Hate U Give
*Hatchet
*Wonder
*Lord of the Flies
*Romeo & Juliet
*To Kill a Mockingbird
*Bud, Not Buddy
*Fahrenheit 451
*The Great Gatsby
*The House on Mango Street
*Night
"It’s important for students to keep their writing skills sharp with daily practice. To that end, we’re introducing our Quick Write Challenge to spark students’ creativity and encourage them to write at least 15 minutes every day."
Use these prompts online with NoRedInk
OR
Go old school and have students respond using pencil and paper.
Possible writing prompts from the Ministry of Education for SK.
This resource contains a collection of excellent writing prompts for elementary students. The prompts are specifically listed until Grade 4, but many of these are great prompts that could be used with any age student!
This lesson encourages young students to see themselves as writers with a message to convey. Three types of reports are provided to show what kindergartners and emergent writers can do.
Find mini lessons and anchor charts for each grade level (K-2, 3-6, 7-9 & 10-12) on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities, note-taking strategies, a sequence for teaching a single paragraph and multiple paragraph compositions with activities and examples. An implementation plan is provided, as well as how to infuse writing into math, along with pacing guides and other lesson ideas. This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level, note-taking, paragraph and mutiple paragraph writing strategies in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementaiton (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.
In 2022, two collaborative groups of Australian educators formed to create Syntax & Punctuation and Morphology resources.
These resources are available for free to promote a culture of sharing and collaboration amongst schools.
The lessons can be edited and adapted to reflect the topics & curriculum content taught in your classroom.
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*These activities also align with The Writing Revolution!
The Syntax Project & The Morphology Project; Lessons; PD & More
This method enables students to master the skills that are essential if they are to become competent writers. In turn, those skills equip students to become better readers, to communicate more effectively in writing and speaking, and most importantly, to elevate their thinking.
The Hochman Method is a set of specific writing strategies that teachers use in every grade and in all subjects, including ELA, social studies, science, world languages, and math.
Select "Resources" from the top menu to find many excellent supports. You will need to sign up to access the resources, but the account is free!
Background:
The Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) is a multi-year (2014-2020), province-wide plan developed collaboratively by the Deputy Minister of Education, the
Assistant Deputy Ministers, provincial school division directors of education, and First Nation Education Authority representatives. The ESSP outlines several outcomes. ( http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/educations-strategic-sector-plan-matrix-2014-2020)
The ESSP outcome that underpins the development of the writing rubrics is “By June 2020, 80% of students will be at grade level or above in
reading, writing, and math.”
Outcome owners directed a group of educators from divisions and First Nations Authorities to create holistic, four-level writing rubrics, Grades 1–12, with levels 3 and 4 being at grade level. The result of that work is the attached rubrics.
Content:
The holistic writing rubrics are available for all grades, and teachers are encouraged to use the rubrics at all grade levels. However, provincial
reporting of writing at grade level will be done for Grades 4, 7, and 9 only. Provincial reporting on writing (Grades 4, 7, 9) will be done once, at
the end of the school year.
The following resources are to help with writing in the classroom.
6 + 1 Writing Traits
Each of the following traits is explained and a 4 point rubric is provided.
Ideas, Organization, Voice , Word Choice , Sentence, Fluency, Conventions, Presentation