CCSS ELA Standard: 5.W.3.d

Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Bobbing for Apples

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

A Halloween Costume Gone Wrong

Let's go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?

Looking Closely at Holiday Photos

Let's write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!

Thanksgiving Photo Writing

Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item's point of view.

Writing About Art: Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons

Students will create a pretty darn interesting poem about Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons.

Writing About Art: Impression, Sunrise

Students will create a surprisingly good poem based on Monet's Impression, Sunrise.

Writing About Art: Chōshi in Shimosha

Get your students writing some pretty darn impressive poetry based on Japan's most famous artist.

Writing About Art: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

Students will look closely at a piece of art and then write a structured poem about it.

Writing About Art: Twilight in the Wilderness

Students will write about a beautiful painting from Frederic Edwin Church.

Writing About Art: The Scream

Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.

12 Phrases: The Zoo

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

12 Phrases: A Day At School

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

12 Phrases: Out To Eat

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

12 Phrases: Amusement Park

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

12 Phrases: A Magical School

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

12 Phrases: Somewhere In Space

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Writing A Thanksgiving Letter

What if an inanimate object could express thanks for a special person in your life? What would it write?

Remixing A Holiday Poem

Let's take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

Identifying Author’s Voice

What if... Edgar Allen Poe wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?