Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

Use this example of a persuasive essay to dissect and identify the parts of this genre.

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

Children learn to identify and use common time and sequence words in this grammar and vocabulary worksheet.

These printable cards give students the chance to practice using supporting evidence to identify an author’s claims.

This handy checklist helps your students identify all of the necessary components of an effective persuasive letter.

Use this word bank to identify 10 alternatives for the words "said," "sad," and "went.

Transition words introduce new ideas and connect key elements in a story. In this exercise, your students will identify and use transition words in a series of sentences.

Practice identifying advanced formatting features found in nonfiction, including titles, headings, and subheadings.

Young writers will practice identifying the five parts of an effective argument before writing their own argument.

Use this resource with your students to practice identifying relationships between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice synonym relationships.

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

Voice is the energy, intention, and tone of a piece. Students will practice identifying voice in writing, then examine an excerpt from an award-winning text that book with a strong example of voice.

In this activity, kids provide evidence by paraphrasing and selecting direct quotes from an informational text.

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

Analogies are a way of describing the similarities between two things by comparing them.

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

What color best describes your personality? Think about it with this fun writing prompt!

When students finish reading Jim Murphy’s The Great Fire, help them think about cause and effect with this graphic organizer!

Compare and contrast characters with this clever fifth-grade graphic organizer!