Writing Files

 

Welcome to the Writing folder of Laura Candler's online file cabinet! On this page you'll find a variety of writing prompts and other files related to writing instruction. Most of these activities are free and don't include complete directions; if you are interested in writing lessons that include complete directions and printables, please visit my Mini Pack page.

If you're looking for poetry writing activities, visit the Poetry Page for books, lesson ideas and free printables!

These freebies are PDF files, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat to download them. If you are experiencing difficulties, visit the Adobe help page.

Featured Writing Freebies

 

Writing Prompts

• Blue Moon Writing (Read how to use this)
• President Character Bio Report
• Black American Character Bio Report

Note: Click on the image below for complete Character Bio directions as well as graphic organizers, other biography topics, and a rubric.

• Collection of Personal Narrative Prompts
• Collection of Imaginative Narrative Prompts
• Google Earth Story Prompt

 

Common Core Aligned Writing Mini Packs

Other Writing Resources

• Letters to the Future - Teacher Directions Packet
• Customizable Parent Letter for Letters to the Future
• What's the Scoop? (Graphic Organizer)
• Quotation Mark Showdown Task Cards
  (Complete Showdown instructions can be found in the Plural Noun Showdown Mini Pack. Just substitute these cards.)
• Spell & Write Sentences (prewriting activity for online sentence writing at SpellingCity.com)
• Expanding Sentences Activity
  Note: For complete directions including a lesson on run-ons and fragments, go to TeachersPayTeachers and download the Sentence Go Round activity.
  
• Paragraph Evaluation Rubric
• Blank Evaluation Rubric
• Narrative Writing Checklist
• Essay Format
• Dialogue License (License to use quotation marks)
• Writing Web Graphic Organizer

Free Student Book Publishing Program

Looking for information on the Studentreasures free student book publishing project? I set up a new page just for Studentreasures to share resources and a free webinar about how to use this wonderful program! You can register for the webinar from that page or watch the recording after the session is over. Click to visit the Studentreasures page.