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Descriptive Writing and the 100th Day of School

Learning to write nonfiction text is an important literacy skill. This lesson guides students in writing descriptions of 100th day bottles they create at home. They will write clues about their bottles for a guessing game, practice descriptive writing, and create a class book. Several pieces of literature appropriate for use with this lesson are suggested.

The Black History Rap

In this lesson, students put the lives of historic Black figures into poetic form.

Hairy Monster Stories

The “Hairy Monster Pots” art project leads to student writing fun.

The Week That Was

A weekly writing assignment results in a year-end volume of work that , documents students’ writing progress.

Who Wrote That

Students respond to a writing prompt. Then they try to identify the classmate who wrote each response. In the process, they learn a lot about one another.