This resource gives a diversity of ideas for students to share their writing.

Use the "Slinky Test" to get students to start thinking about sentence length and variety.
This resource provides a video to explain the strategy and a number of supports to help you teach students when to use sentences of varied length to improve their writing.

The purpose of this lesson is to explore writing a personal narrative.
Included:
-YouTube videos to support DLC ELA Grade 2: Unit 1 Lesson 12 - Writing a Personal Narrative: prewriting, first draft, revising, editing, publishing
-Handouts: Example of Personal Narrative, Planning Personal Narrative, Draft (personal narrative), First Draft (personal narrative), Revise and Edit (personal narrative), Final Copy – Personal Narrative

The resource offers video lessons on the four of the writing traits at the grade 4 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 4, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks. The traits covered include: - ideas - organization - sentence fluency - word choice

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 5 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 5, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- voice
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 6 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 6, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- voice
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

Draft letters ask students to think critically about their writing on a specific assignment before submitting their work to a reader. This lesson explains and provides models for the strategy.

Includes:
Transfer of responsibility
Strategies
Planners
Lesson Ideas

The following document suggests ways that students can "write more" or add more to their writing in a meaningful way by adding: descriptionproof/evidencevocabularlyvoice(s)explanationInportance/Persausion 

This is a process to follow to create high quality writing activities for students in Grades 4-9 based on a systematic approach. 

A systematic approach to teaching writing in grades 1-3.  This includes many links and information about the curriculum at a glance, required products, and identified skills.  It also contains the Writing Revolution scope and sequences.  This shows scope and sequence for these early years as well as gives you a list of resources for your classroom.  

A systematic approach to teaching writing in Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-9.Includes: Curriculum at a glanceRequired productsIdentified skills requiredConnection to brain pockets (memory, fact, imagination)Assessment optionsA toolbox of strategies & resources 

This writing process checklist can be used as a template to co-create a checklist with students that aligns with the writing task.