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Do you need help teaching your child how to write a personal narrative essay? Here is a short video that explains an easy way to organize an...

This article uses imagery of a biker to draw the readers attention and to act as the first column. The three column layout leaves space for a pull quote and an entry point. The title is spaced well above the body text and this isolates it and gives emphasis to the article.

A story isn't a story without conflict. Kids need to recognize it easily, and they need direct instruction to do this. Recreate this anchor chart! Use large paper and gather your kids around. Make it ahead of time, but you can leave the "example" column blank. Try letting your students come up with examples. Fill it in as they give you ideas. Follow me on Pinterest for more anchor chart ideas.

🧠Our Low, Medium and High Modality Words Mat is a useful tool for students when practising modality words for writing persuasive texts.✏️

Writing prompt: Pick an item from each column in the chart to create a simile. Use the following starting phrase for your story, making sure to include the simile(s) you’ve created somewhere in the piece. "I (or she/he) took a sip of …"

Writing a newspaper column provides space for a columnist to share their opinions or analyze a chosen topic using their own voice. While a newspaper column does afford a lot of room for freedom, there are certain conventions that should be...