50 WRITING ACTIVITIES FOR MEETING HIGHER STANDARDS

Standards-based activities in narrative, expository, and persuasive writing center around eight "practices" that help students generate ideas and develop habits to improve their writing. Students then apply these practices as they tackle the assignments; topics include developing a main idea, supporting an argument with evidence, conducting research, comparing and contrasting ideas, and more. Includes rubrics, prewriting sheets, graphic organizers, writing models, editing checklists, and more. Grades 5–12. Scholastic. 128 pages. ©2017.