Writing Units

Investigative Writing (Informational) 

Get ready to write an article for the Discovery Team Journal. Use the resources on the Investigative Writing Page to get started.

Let's Write Stories (Narrative)

The Writing Site gives a great overview of this genre.

The Writing Fix has many resources for all kinds of writers. It includes many writing games.

Convince Me! (Persuasive)

The Writing Site gives a great overview of this genre.

Scholastic's Writing Workshop site that focuses on persuasive writing.

Use the Persuasion Map to plan your persuasive piece.

Poetry (Creative)

Giggle Poetry - Lots of fun! This site has poetry to read, contests to enter and activities to do.

Writing Poetry - Learn to write poetry from three real-life poets:  Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo.

Check out the following sites to learn about different kinds of poetry.

• PoetryTeachers.com
• Forms of Poetry for Children
• Types of Poetry from a Vitual Field Trip
• Glossary of Poetic Devices
• Haiku for the People - Learn about this special kind of poetry and how to write it, as well as read many old and new examples.
• Poetry 4 Kids! - Links to many great poets and poetry sites.

• Poetry Zone - Links to excellent poetry on the web.

• American Poets - Learn about the wonderful American poets. This site has biographies and examples of their poetry.

Need help writing your poetry?

• Planning an Acrostic Poem - This site will take you through the steps of writing an acrostic poem.
• Planning a Diamonte Poem - This site will take you through the steps of writing a diamonte poem.
• Planning a Shape Poem - This site will take you through the steps of writing poetry to fit into a particular shape.
• The Rhyme Zone - Use this interactive site to find rhyming words for your poetry.

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