Focus: creating a vocabulary display that could support students to use more descriptive words in their writing
Found poetry is a fun activity. You need pages from old magazines or books for this activity. Show students how they can create poems by selecting words and/or phrases from the text. Click on the link for more information and examples of found poetry.
Check out The Poetry Book for more great poetry ideas.
Focus: creating a vocabulary display that could support students to use more descriptive words in their writing
Includes: persuasive sentence starters at two levels
Focus: generating persuasive sentences; structuring persuasive texts
Developing general knowledge and providing ideas for writing through non-fiction video clips
Focus: using current events and themes to motivate students for writing
