25 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing: Quick Lessons That Help Students Become Effective Writers
by Adele Fiderer

Highly recommended by both teachers and parents.
Ten-minute lessons on choosing and focusing topics, writing titles and leads that entice readers, crafting great endings and much more. Includes ideas for extending the lessons, editing and proofreading, mini-lessons and sample student work to use as models.  Paperback, 96 pages. View the Table of Contents

50 Writing Lessons That Work
By Carol Rawlings Miller

"I present my most successful writing prompts, the assignments that have worked well year in and year out. These lessons give the student a range of compositional experiences that will help them to become bold, skillful writers who wield the pen with confidence and, hopefully, pleasure."

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Teaching Powerful Writing
by Bob Sizoo

 25 short read aloud stories and lessons that motivate students to use literary elements  in their writing.  Paperback, 128 pages.  Grades 5 and up.

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Help Your Children Learn To Write

 (A great "public domain" resource that may be printed out and distributed to parents & teachers) Provided by the U.S. Department of Education, these informational sheet explains how a child's writing skills will benefit him/her in everyday life.  Also provides practical suggestions for ways that parents  (and teachers) can nurture a child's writing skills through simple daily activities.

52 Fabulous Discussion Card Prompts

To use with the books of your own choice.  A great way to help budding writers notice how various literary elements are used in their favorite stories.  ("Discussion" suggestions can be adapted for literary journal entries, further extending the value for writers.)

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