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Grade 5, Writing Benchmark B: Use the five steps of the writing process to create different forms of meaningful written expression in all content areas (COS 25/ SAT 10 ADAW) Pre-write Draft Revise Edit Publish

Lesson Plans: Practice Using Lively Language Here is a prewriting activity for biographies All About Our Town: Using Brochures to Teach Informational Writing In this lesson, students in grades 2–4 practice information gathering by exploring their town or city through interviews, photographs, and websites. They then write and revise paragraphs about their town and collaborate to create a visitor's brochure aimed at students who are new to the area. Writing an Original Fable Students will write original fables using the stages of the writing process and, in small groups, perform their fables as skits. R Is For Revolutionary War Students will write an alliterative poem/paragraph using the writing process.

Resources: 12 Steps: A structured framework in an exercise to be used in class to help students write sentences, paragraphs and essays 6+1 Writing Site: NW Regional Educational Laboratory Rubrics and Evaluation Resources: Many different forms for evaluation Discover Writing: Here you will find a number of teaching aids, including a rich archive of lesson plans designed to engage your students. WritingFix and the 6+1 Traits: 6+1 Traits online activities Writing Process Poster: A visual aid for remembering the steps of the writing process.
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