This lesson allows students to see and experience how a story can drastically change when told from the perspective of a character whose voice was not heard in the story's original form. After reading and discussing a New York Times review of the latest Tarzan film, students will select a favorite children's story and rewrite it from another character's point of view, focusing on the character's view of the elements of the plot, other characters, and himself or herself.

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In this lesson, students will write a short autobiographical sketch and produce an author page to be used with their writing throughout the year.

In “Water”, Helen Keller describes her first experiences with her new teacher. Keller finally grasps the idea that a word Anne Sullivan is spelling, water, corresponds to the water flowing over Keller’s hand. This insight leads Keller to make connections and open doors of knowledge and opportunity previously closed to her. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.

In this lesson, students write an essay to answer the question, “What kind of student do I want to be?”

In this lesson, students complete a post-reading activity for Where The Red Fern Grows by writing a letter from the point-of-view of the character Billy to his grandfather.

In this lesson, students read fairy tales and then write a modernized version of the story.

In this lesson, students read and then use details from Ernest L. Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" to create a newspaper article about the events of the story.

In this lesson, students write their own continuation of the novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.

In this lesson geared for ELL or regular education students, the students will develop an understanding of their own experiences from their native home and relate them to the text. This text helps trigger memories, as well as gives students appropritate examples of past tense uses. Students can explore the story further by researching the author before reading and sharing experiences in a similar format.

In this activity, students prepare to read A Wrinkle In Time by working in groups to create a story about an unknown planet suddenly invaded by humans.

In this lesson, students write their own additional scene to the radio play, "The Hitchhiker" by Lucille Fletcher.

In this lesson, students study mystery plays and then write and perform their own mystery play.

In this video, students study a mentor text to help strengthen the endings of their narratives. Students work through an activity to understand the author's intent and purpose for writing events in a story.

In this lesson, students practice writing letters using formal and informal language to communicate the same idea.

In this lesson, students will analyze the conclusion of a narrative in order to draft a conclusion for their narratives.

In this lesson, students will process feedback from the end of unit-2 assessment to help them set goals for their writing for the performance task and then begin drafting.

In this lesson, students will closely examine the "experience" or "Event" in the narrative models and use a graphic organizer to scaffold their thinking and writing process.

In this lesson, students will learn how to use dialogue, sensory words, and action verbs to improve their narratives.