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 Persuading
an Audience: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor (9-12)
Students
write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper, focusing on a current
local or national issue and requesting a specific action or response.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=929
Cooking Up Descriptive Language: Designing Restaurant Menus
(6-8) Students explore the genre of menus by analyzing existing menus from local
restaurants, including a review of adjectives and descriptive writing based on
the language included in the menu examples. After establishing the
characteristics of the genre, students work in groups to choose a restaurant and
then create their own custom menus.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=842
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed
Narrative (6-8) The old cliche "A picture is worth a thousand words" is put
to the test in this lesson. Distribute or show a picture that tells a story and
then encourage students to brainstorm words and ideas about the image before
writing a story that tells background on the image or extends details on what
has happened.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=116
Picture Books as Framing Texts: Research Paper Strategies for
Struggling Writers (6-8) In this lesson, picture books give students frames
for structuring research projects, freeing them from the language of their
encyclopedia sources and allowing them to focus their attention on the content
of their papers. Using picture books as models, students are able to think more
about what to say and less about how to say it, which leads to better learning
experiences and better writing. http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=306
Star-Crossed Lovers Online: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age
(9-12) Explore the modern significance of an older text, such as Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet, by asking students to create their own modern interpretation
of specific events from the drama. The lesson provides a range of possible
projects that students can complete, including writing headline news stories,
rewriting dialogue or monologues to include one form of interactive technology,
and creating digital artifacts for modern-day versions of the characters from
the play.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=857
Draft Letters: Improving Student Writing through Critical
Thinking (9-12) Draft letters asks students to think critically about their
writing on a specific assignment before submitting their work to a reader. This
lesson explains the strategy and provides models for the project, which can be
adapted for any grade level and any writing project. http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=902
Writing about Writing: An Extended Metaphor Assignment (9-12)
Using Richard Wilbur’s poem “The Writer” as an inspiration, students examine the
literary element of metaphor then write their own extended metaphor, describing
themselves as writers.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=905
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