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Reproducible Library

Each issue of Writing comes with a a Teacher's Guide that offers you lesson plans, reproducibles, and classroom activities which meet NCTE/IRA standards. Additional reproducibles are added to this online library each month and are available for download and circulation in your classroom.

April/May 2007

Model Showcase: Writing's regular columnist Rod Baird provides the nuts and bolts of flash fiction with tips and an annotated essay. Download

Wordplay & Grammar Slammer: Our regular columns go online this month. Use thes articles to get your students thinking about the origins of the word happy and the use of the exclamation mark!!! Download

It's National Poetry Month. Here are some resources for you to share with your students:

Poem-a-Day: Subscribe to receive daily podcasts of poems via e-mail throughout April.

Teachers and Writers Collaborative Virtual Poetry Workshop is an online treasure trove of poetry exercises.

... more coming soon ...

February/March 2007

Screenwriting: The Language of Film. Teach your students the crafts of screenwriting in this Teacher's Guide based on the Academy Awards. Download at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences site.

Model Showcase: Writing's regular columnist Rod Baird provides the nuts and bolts of descriptive writing with tips and an annotated essay. Page 1 | Page 2

Vocabulary in Context: Help your students build their word power with our multiple-choice Strong Active Terms (SAT) Workout, which highlights words from the current issue of Writing. Download Reproducible | Download Answer Key

Subject-Verb Agreement: After students read the article on page 7, give them an opportunity to practice grammar skills with this skillsmaster. Download Reproducible | Download Answer Key

Tips from a Teen: Teen columnist Dallas Woodburn provides tips on writing a screenplay. Download |

"John Wilkes Booth," by Sarah Solomon: Historical fiction by our featured student writer. A timely read for President's Day. Read.

January 2007

Model Showcase: Writing's regular columnist Rod Baird provides the nuts and bolts of a personal essay with tips and an annotated essay. Download PDF article.

Behind the Words: After your students read the Q&A with Christopher Paoloni and the accompanying excerpt from Eragon, have them review the selection and complete the critical reading practice skillsmaster. Download reproducible | Download answer key

Comma Know-How: After students read the article on pages 16-17, give them some practice with comma usage with this skillsmaster.
Download reproducible | Download answer key

November/December 2006

Grammar Slammer: What's the difference between a direct quote and an indirect quote? Have your students try their hand at placing quotation marks in a block of text. Download reproducible | Download answer key

Vocabulary in Context: Help your students build their word power with our multiple-choice Strong Active Terms (SAT) Workout, which highlights words from the current issue of Writing. Download reproducible | Download answer key.

Sample News Stories: Teach your students to recognize the difference between a profile, feature, hard news, and sports article with these samples drawn from various Weekly Reader secondary periodicals. Profile | Feature | Hard News | Sports

PLUS: From our January 2006 archives

Sports Article Template | Download
Tips for Sportswriting | Download

October 2006

Grammar Slammer: Pronouns have power. Have your students fill in the blanks in a candidate's speech for class president. Download reproducible| Download answer key.

Vocabulary in Context: Help your students build their word power with our multiple-choice Strong Active Terms (SAT) Workout, which highlights words from the current issue of Writing. Download reproducible | Download answer key.

Writing Contest Entry Form: The deadline for our annual writing contest is fast approaching--November 22, 2006. Get details and distribute our entry form. Download.

September 2006

In The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, by Christopher Booker, the seven basic plots of storytelling are identified as: 1. overcoming the monster 2. rags to riches 3. the quest 4. voyage and return 5. comedy 6. tragedy 7. rebirth. Ask students: Can you think of a famous story that falls into any of these categories? Then have them map out a favorite story using the "Story Map" graphic organizer. Download.

Help your students build their word power with our multiple-choice Strong Active Terms (SAT) Workout, which highlights words from the current issue of Writing. Download.

Reinforce Steven Frank's lesson on how to write criticism (pages 18-19). Have your students read an example from Coring the Apple: The Best of New York and engage in a related writing prompt. Download.

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