First, we studied fairytales and fractured fairytales. We learned about the elements of each story and compared them. During the learning process students were practicing a variety of reading comprehension strategies: predicting, inferring, compare and contrast, main idea, theme etc. After learning about all the elements of fractured fairytales my students took their shot at writing them. They were split into partners based on the fairytale that they wanted to fracture. Then they had to work through the five stages of the writing process. First, the partners had to plan their fractured fairytale. They were given the choice of what kind of graphic organizer to use to begin their planning and brainstorming. They had to plan their plot, setting, problem and solution. Then the students worked through the rough draft, editing and revising stages of the writing process. Throughout those phases they were completing self-assessment checklists to keep on track with their work. Lastly, they wrote a good copy of their fractured fairytale and illustrated it. This also included a cover page and a back page. The back page included a teaser to hook the reader.

These 4 point rubric exemplars were developed to provide a consistent and common resource that aligns with the Saskatchewan curriculum and provide opportunities for transfer of responsibility between educator and student. These rubrics are designed to be edited by educator and student.

We decided it would be fun to make a creative diorama book report. A diorama is the three dimensional re-creation of a scene. They are created inside of a box. The student was to choose a book he/she had recently read and create a diorama using a shoe box. A written report was also part of the book report.

The following are a list of writing rubrics and writing to be taught from grades 1-12.

This site offers daily free learning activities for children to do in math, math puzzles, reading, spelling, writing, coding, Sudoku puzzles, word searches, and vocabulary builders. The site also offers suggestions for how to make a daily schedule.

This site offers lots of free resources for pre-k and elementary school students, plus links to other great sites that support children's love of learning.

Easily create and share beautiful stories.

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"Create and share Interactive stories for free! Elementari promotes arts and literacy through their platform that allows users to easily write, collaborate, and publish interactive stories for free. Educators can create a free classroom of up to 30 students and have access to Elementari’s curriculum guide. Students can write and illustrate digital stories that allow for voice recorded narration. In addition, students can also animate their stories using basic coding functions." (AASL)

Elkonin boxes, or “sound boxes”, provide a visual representation of how words are segmented into individual letter-sounds. They help students see how a word is divided into its sound parts. This will help students with the alphabetic principle, decoding, spelling, and phoneme awareness.

They help students build phonological awareness by segmenting words into sounds or syllables.
They teach students how to count the number of phonemes in the word (not always the number of letters).
They help students better understand the alphabetic principle in decoding and spelling.

With these activities from the popular NoRedInk, students write a short, low-stakes response to a prompt. The activities invite students to reflect on a challenging year.

The "School Year in Review" quick writes include: (10–20 minutes each)
- A School Year Like No Other
- Persuade for Your Grade
- Summer Writing
- Thank You Speech
- Much, much more!

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Saskatchewan Ministry of Education draft English Language Arts Writing Continuum 1-12 including: goals, outcomes, essential skills, and texts, as well as, before, during, and after prompts.

Enhancing French skills is a website for intermediate learners of French. It includes authentic language videos from French websites, as well as interviews of French speakers on cultural topics. Videos and activities are organized into five broad themes and tagged by communicative language function with links into Tex’s French Grammar for specific grammar explanations and interactive exercises. Each theme includes a pdf of suggested classroom activities and homework.

Améliorer ses compétences en français est un site web destiné aux apprenants intermédiaires en français. Il propose des vidéos de langue authentique provenant de sites web français, ainsi que des interviews de locuteurs français sur des sujets culturels. Les vidéos et les activités sont organisées en cinq thèmes généraux et étiquetées par fonction communicative de la langue, avec des liens vers la grammaire française de Tex pour des explications grammaticales spécifiques et des exercices interactifs. Chaque thème comprend un fichier PDF d'activités en classe et de devoirs suggérés.

"The beginning of the school year is a great time to get an overview of students’ writing skills. This article will help you use our baseline essay-writing assessments to evaluate student writing and plan your instruction based on the results."

A simple hierarchical, planning map for essay creation with a few "Keep in Minds."

This site offers an English-language essay writing system. It allows you to put your ideas in the right place, in the right way.

After discussing the differences between idols and heroes, students choose a real world hero and create media resources that celebrate and promote their actions.

Ce site vous offre des exercices de français pour étrangers: vocabulaire, grammaire, exercices d'écoute, etc.

Fonctionne pour le Core French ainsi que le français en immersion.

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