Writing Curriculum & Resources
Year One (2024-25): Poetry, Personal Narrative, Fiction Writing, Persuasive Writing (Reviews) Informational Writing (Literary Essay), Term Paper
Year Two (2025-26): Personal Narrative, Persuasive Writing (Essay and Letters), Informational Writing, Term Paper (Biography)
Year Two (2025-26): Personal Narrative, Persuasive Writing (Essay and Letters), Informational Writing, Term Paper (Biography)
TYPING PRACTICE SITES
(click on the purple titles to go to the typing sites)
Basic Typing Practice
typing cat
typing pal
typing.com
typing club
Typing Games
typing quest
dance mat typing
qwertytown
epistory
typetastic
spacebar invaders
nitro typing racer
For Practice
typing of the ghosts
BIOGRAPHY TERM PAPER
(double click each for a link to individual pages from the students' Term Paper Packet)
Biography Schedule
Biography Step by Step
Biography Final Checklist
Biography Tips to Remember
How to Write a Bibliography
Biography Rubric
PERSONAL NARRATIVE RESOURCES
Narrative Writing Checklist
Narrative Writing Checklist with Pictures
What are the Six Traits?
Narrative Writing Example
Narrative Writing Example with Notes
Banish Boring Words
Formatting for Personal Narratives
Story Endings
FICTION SHORT STORY WRITING
NaNoWriMo workbook
INFORMATIONAL WRITING RESOURCES
Info Writing Checklist
Info Writing Sample
Bulldog Example
OPINION WRITING RESOURCES
Opinion Writing Checklist
Opinion Writing Sample
Chocolate Milk Example
(click on the purple titles to go to the typing sites)
Basic Typing Practice
typing cat
typing pal
typing.com
typing club
Typing Games
typing quest
dance mat typing
qwertytown
epistory
typetastic
spacebar invaders
nitro typing racer
For Practice
typing of the ghosts
BIOGRAPHY TERM PAPER
(double click each for a link to individual pages from the students' Term Paper Packet)
Biography Schedule
Biography Step by Step
Biography Final Checklist
Biography Tips to Remember
How to Write a Bibliography
Biography Rubric
PERSONAL NARRATIVE RESOURCES
Narrative Writing Checklist
Narrative Writing Checklist with Pictures
What are the Six Traits?
Narrative Writing Example
Narrative Writing Example with Notes
Banish Boring Words
Formatting for Personal Narratives
Story Endings
FICTION SHORT STORY WRITING
NaNoWriMo workbook
INFORMATIONAL WRITING RESOURCES
Info Writing Checklist
Info Writing Sample
Bulldog Example
OPINION WRITING RESOURCES
Opinion Writing Checklist
Opinion Writing Sample
Chocolate Milk Example