CCSS ELA Standard: 3.L.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Parts of Speech Party – Gift

How many different ways can we use the word "gift" in a single paragraph? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party – Care

How many different ways can we use the word "care"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party – Fruit

How many different ways can we use the word "fruit"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party – Change

How many different ways can we use the word "change"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party: Introduction (Check)

How many ways can we use "check" in a paragraph? And can your students spot when it's a verb, or a noun, or an adjective?

Lipogram: Rewrite “Mary Had A Little Lamb”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Lipogram: Rewrite “Twinkle, Twinkle”

What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Falling)

A passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

A passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Velveteen Rabbit (The Toys)

A passage from The Velveteen Rabbit to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: White Fang (The Wild)

A passage from White Fang to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Jungle Book (Bagheera)

A passage from The Jungle Book to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Wind in the Willows

A passage from The Wind in the Willows to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Peter Pan

A passage from "Peter Pan" to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A passage from "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Fall of the House of Usher

A passage from "The Fall of the House of Usher" to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Anne of Green Gables

An intriguing passage from Anne of Green Gables to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Parts of Speech Party – Well

How many different ways can we use the word "well"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party – Thanks

How many different ways can we use the word "thanks"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!

Parts of Speech Party – Limit

How many different ways can we use the word "limit"? Let's find out in this Parts of Speech Party!