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Writing Form

Grade K

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Words and Sentences

4 Writing Activities Word Building Unit 1: T16, T23, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T360 Unit 2: T16, T23, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T360 Unit 3: T16, T23, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T360 Unit 4: T16, T23, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T359, T360 Unit 5: T16, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T361, T362 Unit 6: T16, T24, T40, T93, T96, T104, T120, T176, T184, T200, T256, T264, T280, T333, T336, T343, T344, T361, T362 Sentences Unit 3: T180, T196, T204, T212, T218 Subjects and Verbs Unit 3: T20, T36, T44, T52, T58, T100, T116, T124, T132, T138 Exclamatory Sentences Unit 5: T340, T358, T366, T374, T380 Subject-Verb Agreement Unit 6: T116, T124, T132, T138, T180, T196, T204, T212, T218

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Writing Form

Grade K



The Writing Process

20 Writing Activities Process: Brainstorm Unit 1: T101, T117, T125, T181, T261, T277, T285, T341 Unit 2: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T213, T261, T285, T293, T341, T357, T365, T373 Unit 3: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T213, T285, T293, T299, T341, T365 Unit 4: T21, T53, T101, T117, T139, T181, T197, T205, T261, T341, T365, T373 Unit 5: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T139, T181, T197, T219, T261, T341 Unit 6: T21, T37, T45, T117, T181, T213, T277, T285, T299, T341 Draft Unit 1: T197, T205, T213, T219, T277, T285, T299, T357 Unit 2: T37, T45, T53, T59, T117, T125, T133, T139, T197, T213, T219, T277, T285, T293, T299, T365, T373 Unit 3: T37, T53, T117, T125, T133, T139, T197, T205, T213, T219, T277, T285, T293, T299, T357 Unit 4: T37, T45, T53, T59, T117, T125, T133, T139, T197, T205, T213, T219, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Unit 5: T37, T45, T53, T59, T117, T125, T133, T139, T197, T205, T213, T219, T277, T285, T293, T299, T359 Unit 6: T213, T285, T293, T299, T359

The Traits of Good Writing

48 Writing Activities Ideas Unit 1: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Unit 3: T181, T197, T201, T213, T219 Unit 5: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T359, T367, T375, T381 Unit 6: T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219 Organization Unit 3: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373 Unit 4: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T204, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Unit 5: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219 Unit 6: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T359, T367, T375 Voice, Unit 6: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59 Word Choice Unit 2: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Unit 3: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139 Unit 4: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T357, T365, T373


Writing Form

Grade K



Forms of Writing

60 Writing Activities Captions Unit 1: T181, T197, T205, T213, T219 Unit 2: T181, T197, T213, T219 Class Story Unit 1: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Descriptions Unit 2: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Fictional Narrative Unit 3: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Invitations Unit 5: T181, T197, T205, T213, T219 Labels Unit 1: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139 Letters Unit 4: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219; Lists Unit 5: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139 Personal Narratives Unit 4: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T139, T197, T205, T213, T219, T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T357, T365, T373, T379 Poetry Unit 6: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T359, T367, T375, T381 Report Unit 5: T261, T277, T285, T293, T299, T341, T359, T367, T375, T381 Response to Literature Unit 6: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139, T181, T197, T205, T213, T219; Sentences Unit 2: T21, T37, T45, T53, T59, T101, T117, T125, T133, T139 Literature Selections Unit 1: “How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?” T108-T113; “At the Fair” T392; “The Costume” T393; “My Play House” T394; “The Elephant Costume” T395 Unit 2: “The Market” T72; “Choosing a Pet” T75; “Visiting the Zoo” T155; “Move!” T188-193; “In the City” T312; “It’s a Party” T392; “The Tree House” T393; “A Hat for Cat” T394


Writing Form

Grade K



Forms of Writing Cont.

60 Unit 3: “October Days” T72; “A Year of Fun” T75; “Snow” T108-T113; “Winter Vacation” T152; “No Snow!” T154; “Look at the Bears” T155; “Lots of Flowers” T235; “At the Pond” T312; “Four Frogs” T315; “Rain Today” T395 Unit 4: “Dear Mr. Blueberry” T14; “What Is Science?” T28-T33; “Animals in the Woods” T72; “Bug Parts” T152; “Look for Bugs” T155; “One-Dog Canoe” T174; “Taking Pictures” T312; “Summer Camp” T313; “Come for a Swim” T314; “Summer Camp” T315; “Duck and Goose” T334 Unit 5: “The Best of Friends” T28-T33; “The Show” T72; “Mouse and Bear” T73; “Kevin and Lucy” T74; “A Day at School” T153; “Good Job, Sam!” T154; “Our School” T155; “Bugs for Dinner” T312; “Pets at School” T315; “The Baker” T394; “We Like Apples” T397 Unit 6: “Something Special” T28-T33; “Jobs People Do” T50-T51; “One of Three” T108-T113; “Cross-Country Trip” T130-T131; “Our Room” T152; “My Big Brother Ned” T153; “Dan and His Brothers” T154; “Look at Us” T268-T273; “Zoom” T312; “Riding to School” T313; “Lots of Helpers” T314

Themes 76 Writing Activities Shared Writing Unit 1: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277 Unit 2: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277 Unit 3: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277 Unit 4: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277, T341, T357 Unit 5: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277 Unit 6: T21, T37, T101, T117, T181, T197, T261, T277


Writing Form

Grade 1



Descriptive 62 Writing Activities Descriptions Unit 2: T305, T325, T335, T345, T352, T399, T419, T429, T439, T446 Descriptive Unit 2: T23, T43, T53, T63, T70, T117, T137, T147, T157, T164, T211, T231, T241, T251, T258, T305, T325, T335, T345, T352, T399, T419, T429, T439, T446 Literature Selections Unit 1: “ A Mexican Festival” T178 Unit 2: “Prairie Dogs” T108-T109 Unit 3: “Giraffe’s Neck” T184; “A Bear’s Tail” T185; “Peacock’s Tail” T186; “Bear’s Long, Brown Tail” T187; “The Prickly Pride of Texas” T206-T207; “Seasons” T224-T234; “Fall Changes” T281; “Seasons Around the World” T282; “Animal Groups” T418-T426; “All About Bats” T477; “Bald Eagles” T478; “Many Kinds of Bats” T479

Narrative 84 Writing Activities Narrative Unit 1: T41, T51, T61, T69, T115, T133, T143, T153, T160, T207, T225, T235, T245, T252, T299, T319, T329, T339, T346, T393, T413, T433, T443, T440 Unit 4: T23, T47, T57, T67, T74, T121, T145, T155, T165, T172, T219, T243, T253, T263, T270, T317, T337, T347, T357, T364, T411, T433, T443, T453, T460 Personal Narratives Unit 4: T317, T337, T347, T357, T364, T411, T433, T443, T453, T460 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Lion and the Mouse” T14-T15; “Susie and the Bandits” T106-T107; “The Storm” T124-T130; “Grandpa and Me” T177; “Sledding” T460; “Ben the Cat” T461; “A Job for JoJo” T462; “A Cat Named Ben” T463 Unit 2: “Night of the Wolf” T14-T15; “The Neighbors” T202-T203; “A Musical Day” T220-T228; “Nana’s House” T275; “The Beach” T276; “Our Day at Nana’s House” T277; “At the Bakery” T434-T435; Unit 3: “The Piano Lessons” T14-T15; “The Dancing Wolves” T398-T399


Writing Form

Grade 1



Expository 108 Writing Activities Informative Unit 3: T23, T45, T55, T65, T72–T73, T119, T141, T151, T161, T168–T169, T215, T237, T247, T257, T264–T265, T311, T333, T343, T353, T360–T361, T407, T429, T439, T449, T456 Literature Selections Unit 1: “What is a Pal?” T32-T38; “Storms” T148-T149; “School Long Ago” T240-T241; “Lucia’s Neighborhood” T308-T315; “At the Park” T362; “Our Town” T363; “Neighbors” T364; “Training Around the Town” T384-T385 Unit 2: “Prairie Dogs” T108-T109; “How Animals Communicate” T126-T134; “Insect Messages” T152-T153; “Dogs” T180; “Animals at Night” T181; “Dog Talk” T182; “Busy Animals at Night” T183; “Dr. Seuss” T314-T322; “Drawing” T368; “Jim Henson, the Puppet Man” T369; “Margret and Hans Rey” T370; “The Man Who Made Puppets” T371 Unit 3: “In the Sea” T88; “The Amazing Octopus” T90; “Life in the Coral Reefs” T91; “The Prickly Pride of Texas” T206-T207; “Seasons” T224-T234; “Winter” T280; “Fall Changes” T281; “Seasons Around the World” T282; “In the Fall” T283; “Making a Home” T476; “All About Bats” T477; “Bald Eagles” T478; “Many Kinds of Bats” T479 Unit 4: “One Giant Leap” T14-T15; “Let’s Go to the Moon!” T32-T43; “Mae Jemison” T62-T63

Persuasive 132 Writing Activities Opinion Paragraph Unit 6: T309, T331, T341, T351, T358, T405, T427, T437, T447, T454

Response to Literature

142 Literature Selections Unit 2: “Turtle and Hare” T87; “Go Turtle! Go Hare!” T89


Writing Form

Grade 1



Creative 162 Writing Activities Stories Unit 1: T299, T319, T329, T339, T346, T393, T413, T423, T433, T440 Unit 5: T313, T335, T345, T355, T362, T409, T431, T441, T451, T458 Poetry Unit 2: T117, T147, T157, T164 Story Unit 5: T313, T335, T345, T355, T362, T409, T431, T441, T451, T458 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Friends Forever” T56-T57; “Stone Stew” T198-T199; “Curious George at School” T216-T222; “Curious George Finds Out About School” T268; “Curious George’s Day at School” T269; “Curious George at the Library” T270; “Curious George Visits School” T271; “Painting Word Pictures” T290-T291; “City Mouse and Country Mouse” T334-T335; “Gus Takes the Train” T402-T409 Unit 2: “Jack and the Wolf” T32-T40; “The Three Little Pigs” T58-T59; “Fox and Crow” T88; “The Little Red Hen” T296-T297; “Two Poems from Dr. Seuss” T340-T341; “Chipper Chips In” T390-T391; “A Cupcake Party” T408-T416; “Trip to the Rock” T466; “Toad’s Birthday” T467; “Chipmunk’s New Home” T468; “Happy Birthday, Toad” T469 Unit 3: “Turtle, Frog, and Rat” T110-T111; “How Leopard Got His Spots” T128-T137; “A Bear’s Tail” T185; “Peacock’s Tail” T186; “Bear’s Long, Brown Tail” T187; “The Four Seasons” T252-T253; “The Tortoise and the Hare” T302-T303; “The Big Race” T320-T330; “Izzy’s Move” T376; “The Treasure Map” T377; “Cam the Camel” T378; “The Map and the Treasure” T379; “Animal Picnic” T444-T445

Report 180 Writing Activities Report Unit 3: T311, T333, T343, T353,T360–T361, T407, T429, T439, T449, T456 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Places in Our Town” T365; “Training Around the Town” T384-T385; “City Zoo” T428-T429 Unit 2: “Prairie Dogs” T108-T109; “Insect Messages” T152-T153; “Drums” T246-T247 Unit 3: “Sea Animals” T33-T41; “Water” T60-T61; “Coral Reefs” T89; “The Rain Forest” T156-T157; “The Olympic Games” T348-T349; “Animal Groups” T418-T426 Unit 4: “The Sun” T90


Writing Form

Grade 2



Descriptive 40 Writing Activities Description Unit 1: T209, T227, T237, T247,T254–T255 Descriptive Paragraph Unit 4: T215, T237,T247, T257, T264–T265 Literature Selections Unit 1: “How the Leaves Got Their Colors” T271 Unit 2: “Animals at the Aquarium” T472; “Life in Tide Pools” T473; “Bottlenose Dolphins” T474

Narrative 52 Writing Activities Narrate Unit 1: T23, T41, T51, T61, T68–T69, T115, T135, T145, T155, T162–T163, T209, T227, T237, T247, T254–T255, T301, T325, T335, T345, T352–T353, T399, T423, T431, T441, T448–T449 True Story Unit 1: T23, T41, T51, T61, T68–T69, T301, T325, T335, T345, T352–T353,T399, T423, T431, T441, T448–T449 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Perfect Pet” T4-T5; “Henry and Mudge” T32-T38; “Ben and Sooty” T84; “Lucy and Billy” T85; “A Pet That Fits” T86; “The Owl Hunt” T200-T201; “Henry and Mudge: Under the ‘Yellow Moon” T218-T224; “Annie’s Pictures” T272; “Diary of a Spider” T310-T322; “Cub Saves the Day” T368; “Fly to the Rescue” T369; “Ferdinand Saves the Day” T370; “Lester” T390-391; “Teacher’s Pets” T408-T420; “Caty the Caterpillar” T468; “Foster’s Farm” T469; “Where Is Gus-Gus” T470 Unit 2: “City Life Is for the Birds” T14-T15; “Trouble in the Lily Garden” T106-T107; “The Ugly Vegetables” T124-T136; “Grandma’s Surprise” T182; “The Community Garden” T183; “Cross-Country Cousins” T184; “On Thin Ice” T298-T299; “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes” T316-T328; “Why Rabbits Have Short Tails” T346-T347; “Camel’s Hump” T374; “How Coyote Stole Fire” T375; “Uncle Rabbit” T376 Unit 3: “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type” T32-T42 ; “Zoo Party” T86; “Pay Attention!” T87; “E-mails from the Teacher” T88; “Rita Breaks the Rules” T108-T109; “Violet’s Music” T126-T134; “A Real Band” T178; “What Can Rosa Paint?” T179; “A Thousand Words” T180; “Adventures at Scout Camp” T388-T389; “Officer Buckle and Gloria” T406-T418; “Firedog!” T468; “Good Citizen” T469; “A Well-Trained Dog” T470 Unit 4: “A Better Way to Save” T14-T15; “Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble” T32-T43; “Our Library” T88; “The Bake Sale” T89; “The Town Auction” T90; “The Winning Hit” T184; “Take Me Out to the Ballpark” T185; “The New Field” T186; “The Signmaker’s Assistant” T320-T332; “Aldo and Abby” T376; “Finding the Party” T377; “Too Many Signs!” T378; “Sam Finds the Party” T379; “Ordinary Heroes” T398-T399; “Dex: The Heart of a Hero” T416-T428; “Two Heroes” T476; “Superheroes to the Rescue” T477; “They Mysterious Superhero” T478 Unit 5: “The Middle Seat” T110-111; “Gloria: Who Might Be My Best Friend” T128-137; “The Kite Contest” T184; “Every Kind of Wish” T185; “Sand Castle


Writing Form

Grade 2



Narrative Cont.

52 Contest” T186; “Tiger in the Water: A Folktale from Malaysia” T302-T303; “Half-Chicken” T320-T329; “The Lion and the Mouse” T348-T349; “Favorite Fables” T376; “Coyote and Rabbit” T377; “Groundhog’s New Home” T378; “How Groundhog’s Garden Grew” T416-T428; “The Giant Forest” T476; “Rabbit’s Garden Troubles” T477; “Bee’s Beautiful Garden” T478 Unit 6: “Diego’s Double Surprise” T14-T15; “The Mysterious Tadpole” T32-T43; “Larry the Singing Chicken” T88; “Planet Zogo” T89; “Katy’s Inventions” T90; “A Lesson in Happiness” T300-T301; “Two of Everything” T318-T327; “Brer Rabbit at the Well” T374; “Mouse and Crocodile” T375; “Wali Dad’s Gifts” T376

Expository 90 Writing Activities Informational Paragraph Unit 2: T23, T43, T51, T61, T68–T69, T213, T233, T243, T253, T260–T261 Unit 5: T215, T237, T247, T257, T264–T265 Instructions Unit 2: T307, T331, T341, T351, T358–T359, T405, T427, T435, T445, T452–T453 Problem/Solution Paragraph Unit 5: T23, T45, T55, T65, T72–T73 Inform Unit 2: T23, T43, T51, T61, T68–T69, T115, T139, T149, T159, T166–T167, T213, T233, T243, T253, T260–T261, T307, T331, T341, T351, T358–T359, T405, T427, T435, T445, T452–T453 Unit 5: T23, T45, T55, T65, T72–T73, T119, T141, T151, T161, T168–T169, T215, T237, T247, T257, T264–T265, T311, T333, T343, T353, T360–T361, T407, T431, T439, T449, T456–T457 Literature Selections Unit 1: “More Than a Best Friend” T106-T107; “My Family” T124-T132; “Happy Birthday, Everyone” T179; “How to Make a Family Tree” T180; “Outdoor Adventures” T242-T243 Unit 2: “A Busy Beaver” T84; “Busy Bees” T85; “The Lives of Ants” T86; “Floods: Dangerous Water” T204-T205; “A Snowy Day” T276; “What Is in the Wind?” T277; “Lessons About Lightning” T278; “Meet Norbert Wu” T440-T441; “Don’t Play Cards with a Dog in the Room!” T14-T15 Unit 3: “Talk About Smart Animals!” T58-T59; “Wolfgang Mozart: Child Superstar” T150-T151; “One-Room Schoolhouse” T200-T201; “Guide Dog School” T272; “School Long Ago” T273; “A School in a Garden” T274; “Whale of a Lesson” T294-T295; “Helen Keller” T312-T321; “Anne Sullivan” T366; “Alexander Graham Bell” T367; “The Adventures of Erik” T368 Unit 4: “Playground Fun!” T60-T61; “Tiger Woods: Superstar in Golf and Life” T110-T111; “Luke Goes to Bat” T128-T139; “Jackie Robinson” T156-T157; “Doctor Salk’s Treasure” T206-T207; “My Name is Gabriela” T224-T234; “Beatrix Potter” T280; “The Life of Jack Prelutsky” T281; “Jack Prelutsky” T283; “Wild Friends, Wow!” T302-T303; “Heroes Then and Now” T444-T445 Unit 5: “From Duckling to Duck” T14-T15; “Penguin Chick” T32-T42; “Penguins” T88; “Exploring Antarctica” T89; “McMurdo Station” T90; “How to Make a Kite”


Writing Form

Grade 2



Expository Cont.

90 T156-157; “Nothing But a Quilt” T206-T207; “The Goat in the Rug” T224-T234; “From Sheep to Sweater” T280; “Wool” T281; “Textiles From Around the World” T282; “An Apple a Day” T398-T399 Unit 6: “Epperson’s Icicle” T110-T111; “The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs” T128-T137; “La Brea Tar Pits” T156-T157; “The Mysterious Bone” T184; “Sue Hendrickson” T185; “Sir Hans Sloane” T186; “Solving Problems with New Inventions” T206-T207; “Staying Healthy in Space” T278; “Trouble in Space” T279; “The Red Planet” T280; “Godmothers and Goats” T396-T397; “Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben Franklin” T414-T424; “A Model Citizen” T442-T443; “Making a Newspaper” T474; “America’s First Firefighters” T475; “From Trails to Highways” T476

Persuasive 128 Writing Activities Persuasive Essay Unit 3: T303, T325, T333, T343, T350–T351, T397, T421, T431, T441, T448–T449 Persuasive Letter Unit 3: T23, T45, T53, T59, T63, T70–T71 Persuasive Paragraph Unit 3: T209, T231, T239, T249, T256–T257 Persuade Unit 3: T23, T45, T53, T63, T70– T71, T117, T137, T145, T155, T162–T163, T209, T231, T239, T249, T256–T257, T303, T325, T333, T343, T350–T351, T397, T421, T431, T441, T448–T449 Literature Selections Unit 2: “Sharks on the Run!” T396-T397


166 Writing Activities Response to Literature Unit 6: T309, T331, T341, T351, T358–T359, T405, T427, T437, T447, T454–T455 Literature Selections Unit 1: “A Swallow and a Spider” T340-T341


Writing Form

Grade 2



Creative 210 Writing Activities Fictional Story Unit 4: T311, T335, T343, T353, T360–T361, T407, T431, T439, T449, T456–T457 Story Unit 4: T23, T47, T55, T65, T72–T73, T119, T143, T151, T161, T168–T169 Response Poem Unit 6: T23, T47, T55, T65, T72–T73 Express Unit 4: T23, T47, T55, T65, T72–T73, T119, T143, T151, T161, T168–T169, T215, T237, T247, T257, T264–T265, T311, T335, T343, T353, T360–T361, T407, T431, T439, T449, T456–T457 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Family Poetry” T150-T151; “A Swallow and a Spider” T340-T341 Unit 2: “Hiding at the Pond” T56-T57; “Weather Poems” T248-T249 Unit 3: “School Poems” T244-T245; “Safety at Home” T436-T437 Unit 4: “Poems About Reading and Writing” T252-T253; “The Trouble with Signs” T348-T349 Unit 5: “Animal Poems” T60-T61 Unit 6: “Space Poems” T250-T251; “Stone Soup” T346-T347

Research 258 Writing Activities Research Report Unit 5: T311, T333, T343, T353, T360–T361, T407, T431, T439, T449, T456–T457 Literature Selections Unit 1: “All in the Family” T56-57; “Let’s Make Music” T178; “Bats: Beastly or Beautiful?” T292-T293 Unit 2: “Animals Building Homes” T32-T40; “They Really Are Giant” T154-T155; “Super Storms” T222-230; “Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish” T414-T423 Unit 3: “Schools Around the World” T218-T227; “Talking Tools” T338-T339 Unit 4: “Basket Weaving” T252-T253 Unit 5: “Super Soil” T444-T445 Unit 6: “From Eggs to Frogs” T60-T61; “Working in Space” T224-T234


Writing Form

Grade 3



Descriptive 44 Writing Activities Descriptive Paragraph Unit 1: T64–T65 Unit 3: T64–T65 Unit 5: T152–T153 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Open Your Eyes!” T190-T191 Unit 2: “Max’s Words” T28-T40; “Sweet Berries” T192-T193; “The Magical Art of Mime” T280-T281 Unit 3: “The Art Contest” T102-T103; “The Best Worst Day” T190-T191 Unit 4: “A Tree Is Growing” T202-T214; “Life on the Ice” T380-T389; “Watch Out! Polar Bears!” T436; “Beating the Heat” T437; “Living in Trees” T438 Unit 5: “Gran’s Basement” T14-T15; “The Journey: Stories of Migration” T116-T125 Unit 6: “Paca and the Beetle” T14-T15

Narrative 74 Writing Activities Write to Narrate Unit 1: T64–T65, T152–T153, T242–T243, T332–T333, T422–T423 Unit 3: T64–T65, T152–T153, T240–T241, T328–T329, T416–T417 Personal Narrative Paragraph Unit 1: T242–T243 Personal Narrative Unit 1: T332–T333, T422–T423 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Such a Deal!” T14-T15; “A Fine, Fine School” T28-T38; “My Teacher, My Dad” T80; “Ms. Pinkerville, You’re Our Star!” T81; “Ms. F Goes Back to School” T82; “The Catnapper” T168; “Lauren Otter” T169; “The Case of the Missing Grass” T170; “Destiny’s Gift” T204-T216; “Lana and Miguel’s Park” T258; “The Bears Ride in Style” T259; “Caroline’s Treats” T260; “Pop’s Bridge” T294-T306; “The Tallest Tower” T348; “Champ of Hoover Dam” T349; “Sky-High Dreams” T350 Unit 2: “The Storytelling Stone” T14-T15; “Max’s Words” T28-T40; “Frankie’s Facts” T82; “Seeing Sayings” T83; “Racecar Bob in Panama” T84; “Jack Draws a Beanstalk” T142-T142; “Sweet Berries” T192-T193; “Dear Diary” T258; “The Great Storyteller” T259; “Kamishibai Man” T294-T306; “Before the Talkies” T348; “Tall Tale Tuesday” T349; “The Kabuki Kid” T350 Unit 3: “The Art Contest” T102-T103; “The Science Fair” T116-T126; “Bettina and the Talent Show” T168; “Darlene and the Art Show” T169; “Walter and the


Writing Form

Grade 3



Narrative Cont.

74 Food Fair” T170; “The Best Worst Day” T190-T191; “Give Yourself a Gift” T366-T367; “The Extra-Good Sunday: from Ramona Quimby, Age 8” T380-T390; “Fifi’s Bath” T436; “Trouble with Triplets” T437; “Waiting for Aunt Ro” T438 Unit 4: “A Mr. Rubbish Mood: from Judy Moody Saves the World” T28-T36; “The Recycling Contest” T78; “Joy’s Planet Patrol Plan” T79; “Cezar’s Pollution Solution” T80; “Dogzilla” T292-T302 Unit 5: “Gran’s Basement” T14-T15; “Two Bad Ants” T28-T37; “Piggy Goes to Town” T190-T191; “Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves” T294-T303; “The Great Bay” T346; “The Girl and the Wolf” T347; “Friends with Wings” T348 Unit 6: “Paca and the Beetle” T14-T15; “My Blue Belt Day!” T40-T41; “Two Players” T142-T143; “Saving Buster” T196-T203

Expository 126 Writing Activities Compare/Contrast Paragraph Unit 2:T154–T155 Unit 6: T42–T43 Instructions Unit 6: T131–T132 Problem/Solution Paragraph Unit 4: T240–T241 Unit 6: T84–T87 Write to Inform Unit 6: T42–T43, T86–T87, T131–T132, T176–T177, T222–T223 Literature Selections Unit 1: “One-Room Schoolhouses” T52-T53; “Sequoyah” T102-T103; “Kids Making a Difference” T230-T231; “The Bixby Bridge” T280-T281; “Bridges” T320-T321; “Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates” T150-T396; “Wille Mays” T442; “The Home-Run King” T443; “Babe Ruth” T444; “Hank Aaron” T445 Unit 2: “What Do Illustrators Do?” T118-T128; “Making Murals” T170; “Artists All Around You” T171; “Art in Caves” T172; “The Magical Art of Mime” T280-T281; “The True Story of Kamishibai Man” T320-T321; “Young Thomas Edison” T384-T396; “Moving Pictures” T410-T411; “The Wright Brothers” T442; “George Washington Carver” T443; “The TV Kid” T444 Unit 3: “Jump: from the Life of Michael Jordan” T28-T38; “Science for Sports Fans” T52-T53; “Michelle Kwan” T80; “David Beckham, Soccer Superstar” T81; “Tiger Woods” T82; “The Trail of Tears” T228-T229; “Timid Boy and Mama Bear” T256; “Tuk Becomes a Hunter” T257; “The Lonely Man” T258; “Aero and Officer Mike” T292-T301; “Kids and Critters” T316-T317; “Helper Monkeys” T344; “Good Dogs, Good Guides” T345; “Dogs to the Rescue” T346 Unit 4: “Save the Rainforest” T50-T51; “The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands” T114-T123; “Finding Fossils for Fun” T138-T139; “Uncovering the Past” T166; “Mysteries from Long Ago” T167; “The Man Who Digs Dinosaurs” T168; “The World Tree” T188-T189; “A Tree Is Growing” T202-T214; “Daffodil Spring” T256; “Wind in the Pines” T257; “The Power of Corn” T258; “Whose Land Is It?” T316-T317; “Life on the Ice” T380-T389; “Watch Out!


Writing Form

Grade 3



Expository Cont.

126 Polar Bears!” T436; “Beating the Heat” T437; “Living in Trees” T438 Unit 5: “The Journey: Stories of Migration” T116-T125; “Monarchs on the Move” T168; “Fish on the Move” T169; “Rescuing the Whooping Crane” T170; “Moving the U.S. Mail” T230-T231; “The Land Volcanoes Built” T318-T319; “Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest” T382-T391; “Rushing for Gold” T438; “Journey of the Kon-Tiki” T439; “Up, Up, and Away” T440 Unit 6: “The Foot Race Across America” T16-T23; “The Power of Magnets” T60-T65; “Electromagnets and You” T66-T67; “Becoming Anything He Wants to Be” T104-T109; “C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N” T156-T157; “Acting Across America” T194-T195

Persuasive 178 Writing Activities Write to Persuade Unit 4: T62–T63, T150–T151, T240–T241, T328–T329, T416–T417 Persuasive Essay Unit 4: T328–T329, T416–T417 Persuasive Letter Unit 4: T62–T63 Literature Selections Unit 4: “Counting Cans” T14-T15


228 Writing Activities Response to Literature Unit 2: T332–T333, T422–T423 Literature Selections Unit 2: “Jack Draws a Beanstalk” T142-T143; “The True Story of Kamishibai” T320-T321 Unit 4: “The Raven: An Inuit Myth” T404-T405


Writing Form

Grade 3



Creative 270 Writing Activities Humorous Poem Unit 3: T152–T153 Narrative Poem Unit 3: T240–T241 Story Unit 5: T330–T331, T418–T419 Write to Express Unit 5: T64–T65, T152–T153, T242–T243, T330–T331 Fictional Narrative Unit 5: T64–T65 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Trial of Cardigan Jones” T116-T126; “Jury Duty” T140-T141; “The Catnapper” T168; “Lauren Otter” T169; “The Case of the Missing Grass” T170; “Baseball Poems” T410-T411 Unit 2: “The Storytelling Stone” T14-T15; “Poems that Slither, Walk, and Fly” T54-T55; “The Harvest Birds” T206-T216; “The Farmer and the Dream” T230-T231; “Dear Diary” T258; “The Night Bird” T260 Unit 3: “Poems About Science” T140-T141; “Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend” T204-T214; “Tia Luisa’s Fruit Salad” T404-T405 Unit 4: “Poems About Nature” T228-T229; “The Dragon’s Pearl” T278-T279; “The Stinky Skunk” T344; “Earl and Eggster Float Away” T345; “PT’s Terrible Problem” T346; “The Raven: An Inuit Myth” T404-T405 Unit 5: “Poems About Bugs” T52-T53; “Rocky’s Road Home!” T80; “No Place Like Home” T81; “Perri Plays Possum” T82; “The Grasshopper and the Ant” T140-T141; “The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman” T204-T216; “Binxie Gets Lost” T258; “Ursus, the Traveling Bear” T259; “Hopping Henry” T260; “The Big Cleanup” T406-T407 Unit 6: “Fast Track” T24; “Ode to My Shoes” T25; “Science Fair Project” T68; “Magnet” T69; “My Blue Belt Day!” T40-T41; “I Chop Chop Chop” T112; “Long Jump” T113; “A New Team of Heroes” T148-T155; “Defender” T158; “Spellbound” T159; “Company’s Coming” T204-T205


Writing Form

Grade 3



Research 296 Writing Activities Research Report Unit 6: T176–T177, T222–T223 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Tennessee Tornado” T370-T371 Unit 2: “Louis Braille: Boy Inventor” T104-T105; “Ryan Hreljac, Saving Lives at Six” T370-T371 Unit 3: “J-Block” T14-T15; “More Than a Pet” T278-T279 Unit 4: “Counting Cans” T14-T15; “Otzi’s Story” T100-T101; “Clever Colonies” T366-T367 Unit 5: “The Taste of Hope” T102-T103; “Mapping the World” T280-T281; “Extreme Skiing, Extreme Danger” T368-T369 Unit 6: “Outrunning Polio” T8-T9; “Maglev Trains” T54-T55; “Rising to the Challenge” T98-T99; “Service Dogs” T188-T189


Writing Form

Grade 4



Descriptive 51 Writing Activities Descriptive Paragraph Unit 1: T50–T53 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Lark Sings in Many Colors” T68

Narrative 71 Writing Activities Fictional Narrative Unit 1: T266–T269 Narrative Composition Unit 1: T124–T127 Write to Narrate Unit 4: T50–T53, T122–T125, T194–T197, T266–T269 Unit 4: T194–T197 Personal Narratives Unit 4: T266–T269, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Sideline Support” T12-T13; “Because of Winn-Dixie” T20-T30; “Parker’s Problem” T64; “The Mystery on Maple Street” T65; “Trading Talents” T66; “Hannah in California” T158-T159; “How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay” T166-T174; “New Kid on the Court” T208; “The Picky Eater” T209; “My Sister’s Surprise” T210; “Bookmobile Rescue” T228-T229; “Mighty Joe Magarac” T300-T301; “Stormalong” T308-T322; “Mississippi Marvis Barnes” T360; “Balina” T361; “Whisper” T362 Unit 2: “Tim Wishes Twice” T12-T14; “Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude” T20-T32; “Ike in the Spotlight” T66; “A Pen and a Painting” T67; “The Lark Sings in Many Colors” T68; “Jazzy Jasmine” T158-T159; “Me and Uncle Romie” T166-T178; “Recipe for Learning” T212; “Gramps Favorite Gift” T213; “Stuck at Camp” T214; “Dear Mr. Winston” T240-T250; “Painting the Ocean” T284; “Soccer Sisters” T285; “Think Before You Speak” T286 Unit 3: “The Screech Owl Who Liked Television” T20-T32; “Koko Communicates” T66 ; “Safe From Harm” T86-T87; ‘The Earth Dragon Awakes” T94-T104; “Sailing to Safety” T138; “Little Hare and the Thundering Earth” T139; “Two Against the Mississippi” T140; “The Ant and the Dove” T252-T254; “The Seal Who Wanted to Live” T360; “Dad’s Garden” T361; “The Princess and the Manatee” T362 Unit 4: “Riding Freedom” T20-T30; “Elizabeth’s Stormy Ride” T64; “Perilous Passage” T65; “Come to Nicodemus” T66; “Darnell Tried Harder” T156-T157; “Moon Runner” T164-T174; “Tammy’s Goal” T208; “Baseball Boys” T209; “The Friendship Garden” T210 Unit 5: “The World According to Humphrey” T20-T32; “The Magic of Teamwork” T66; “New Friends in the Newsroom” T234-T235; “The Fun They Had” T314-T322; “The Linney Twins Get Cooking” T360; “A Hero Weighs In” T361; “Math Today and Tomorrow” T362 Unit 6: “The Girl Who Loved Spiders” T14-T21; “The Frog in the Milk Pail” T60-T61; “Creatures of the Bog” T142-T143; “Mystery at Reed’s Pond” T194-T201


Writing Form

Grade 4



Expository 127 Writing Activities Problem-Solution Composition Unit 3: T124–T127 Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Unit 5: T124–T127 Write to Inform Unit 5: T52–T55, T124–T127, T200–T203, T272–T275, T342–T345 Procedural Composition Unit 5: T200–T203 Public Service Announcement Unit 6: T128–T131 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Because of Bookends” T32-T34; “My Brother Martin” T92-T104; “Langston Hughes: A Poet and a Dreamer” T106-T107; ”Sharing a Dream” T138; “A Voice for Equality” T139; “A Leader for All” T140; ”Pizza Pizzazz” T176-T178 Unit 2: “Coming Distractions” TT94; “Now Showing in Your Living Room” T138; “The Magic of Movies” T139; “Making Movies” T141; “Field Guide to Snakes of the Southwest” T252-T254; “Jose! Born to Dance” T312-T322; “Isadora Duncan” T360; “Jackson Pollock in Action” T361; “Luciano Pavarotti” T362 Unit 3: “Frisky Whiskers” T12-T13; “Going Wild at the Zoo” T67; “An Inside Look at Zoos” T68; “On My Way to Meet the Khan: Excerpts from Marco Polo’s Adventures” T158-T159; “Antarctic Journal” T166-T176; “Amazing Birds of Antarctica” T210; “An Icy Adventure” T211; “Heroes of the Antarctic” T212; “The Lives of Social Insects” T284; “Arthropods Rule!” T285; “Love Those Bugs!” T286; “Ecology for Kids” T312-T322 Unit 4: “Spindletop” T32-T34; “The Right Dog for the Job” T92-T102; “ Animal Doctors” T136; “A Rural Veterinarian” T137; “Helping Wild Animals” T138; “Harvesting Hope The Story of Cesar Chavez” T236-T246; “Songs for the People” T280; “The People’s President” T281; “The Story of Dorthea Lange” T282; “Sacagawea” T308-T322; “John Wesley Powell” T360; “Writer from the Prairie” T361; “Chief Washakie” T362 Unit 5: “I Could Do That!” T94-T104; “The First Woman Doctor” T138; “A Champion of Change” T139; “The Writer Who Changed America” T140; “The Ever-Living Tree” T166-T180; “Plants of the Redwood Forest” T214; “Life Among the Redwoods” T215; “Gentle Redwood Giants” T216; “Owen Mzee” T242-T252; “Flying Into History” T286; “Helen Keller’s Lifelong Friend” T287; “Champions on Ice” T288 Unit 6: “Web Wise” T22-T23; “Museums Worlds of Wonder” T104-T109; “A Big Python Problem” T202-T203


Writing Form

Grade 4



Persuasive 183 Writing Activities Write to Persuade Unit 3: T52–T55, T124–T127, T196–T199, T270–T273, T342–T345 Persuasive Essay Unit 3: T270–T273, T342–T345 Persuasive Letter Unit 3: T196–T199 Persuasive Paragraph Unit 3: T52–T55 Literature Selections Unit 5: “Make the Switch” T34-T36 Unit 6: “Making the Most From Trash” T110-T111; “John Muir: A Persuasive Essay” T156-T157


241 Writing Activities Respond to a Selection Unit 2: T52–T55, T270–T273, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 2: “Critics in Hollywood” T140

Creative 287 Writing Activities Write to Express Unit 1: T50–T53, T124–T127, T194–T197, T266–T269, T342–T345 Unit 4: T342–T345 Stories Unit 1: T342–T345 Fictional Narrative Unit 1: T266–T269 Poetry Unit 2: T198–T201 Unit 6: T40–T43


Writing Form

Grade 4



Creative Cont.

287 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Power of W.O.W.!” T236-T246; “Nina Wows KWOW” T280; “A Friendly Field Trip” T281; “A.L.L. to the Rescue” T282; “Stormalong” T308-T322; “Hoderi the Fisherman” T324-326 Unit 2: “Sidewalk Artists” T180-T182; “dance to the beat” T324-T326 Unit 3: “In the Wild” T34-T36; “Wonderful Weather” T324-T326 Unit 4: “Sticky Coyote” T104-T106; “Native American Nature Poetry” T324-T326 Unit 5: “The World According to Humphrey” T20-T32; “The Beltons’ Imagination” T67; “A Dragon’s View” T68; “Working for the Vote” T106-T108; “Towering Trees” T182-T184 Unit 6: “The Spider” T24-T25; “Toad by the Road” T68; “The Poison-Dart Frogs” T69; “Dinosaur Bone” T112; “Museum Farewell” T113; “Save Timber Woods!” T148-T155; “The Comb of Trees” T158; “Enjoy the Earth” T159; “Naming the Turtle” T204; “Greater Flamingo” T205

Research 309 Writing Activities Research Report Unit 5: T272–T275 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The Troublemaker Who Healed a Nation” T84-T85“Storyteller Diane Ferlatte” T34-36; “Steven Spielberg: A Filmmaker’s Journey” T86-T87; “Is Sasquatch Out There?” T232-T233; “Knowing Noses Search and Rescue Dogs” T248-T250 Unit 2: “The Wonder of Animation” T106-T108; “Mexican Dove” T304-T305; “Texas Twisters” T106-T108 Unit 3: “The Coolest Marathon!” T178-T180; “Wicked Wind” T230-T231; “The Life and Times of the Ant” T238-T250; “Forests Are Forever” T304-T305 Unit 4: “Getting the Story” T12-T13; “Spindletop” T32-T34; “Let Me Be Brave” T84-T85; “A Day for the Moon” T176-T178; “The Father of India” T228-T229; “The Edible Schoolyard” T248-T250; “Race Against Death” T300-T301 Unit 5: “Fun and Games on the Range” T12-T13; “Jane’s Big Ideas” T86-T87; “Deserts on the Move?” T158-T159; “Sea Sanctuary” T254-T256; “The Future of Flight” T306-T307; “Technology for All Learners” T324-T326 Unit 6: “The Importance of Spiders” T8-9; “Web Wise” T22-T23; “Nowhere Else on Earth” T54-T55; “Amphibian Alert” T62-T67; “Digging Up the Past” T98-T99; “Saving Sea Turtles” T188-T189

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Writing Form

Grade 5



Descriptive 51 Writing Activities Descriptive Narrative Unit 1: T124–T127 Literature Selections Unit 4: “Japanese Cartoons Are Manga-nificent” T12-T13

Narrative 71 Writing Activities Narrative Paragraph Unit 1: T50–T53 Descriptive Narrative Unit 1: T124–T127 Write to Narrate Unit 4: T50–T53, T126–T129, T196–T199, T270–T273, T342–T345 Personal Narrative Paragraph Unit 4: T196–T199 Personal Narrative Unit 4: T270–T273, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Ode to Lunch” T12-T13; “A Package for Mrs. Jewls” T20-T30; “The Cafeteria Contest” T64; “Serves Two Hundred” T65; “Project Bug” T66; “Give Me Gravity” T84-T85; “Off and Running” T166-T178; “The Mighty, Mighty Daffodils” T212; “The Presentation” T213; “The Geography Bee” T214; “Fair or Foul” T304-T305; “Elisa’s Diary” T312-T322; “Not Just Second Place” T360; “Baseball Blues” T361; “Far From Home” T362 Unit 2: “Skywoman and Turtle” T34-T36; “Annie’s Pride” T86-T87; “Old Yeller” T94-T104; “Young Eagle and His Horse” T138; “On the Long Drive” T139; “Riding with the Camel Corps” T140; “Storm Warriors” T240-T250 Unit 3: “Dangerous Crossing” T20-T32; “Fife and Drum Boys” T66; “A Night to Remember” T67; “An Artist for the Revolution” T68; “Zeus and the Titans” T106-T108; “Lydia’s Journey” T158-T159 Unit 4: “Lunch Money” T20-T30; “Dog Walker” T64; “Incognito” T65; “The Three R’s” T66; “The Visitor” T84-T85; “Introduce the Main Selection” T92-T106; “Robot Rescue” T140; “The Watch Girl” T141; “Pancakes” T142; “Don Quixote and the Windmills” T312-T322 Unit 5: “Land Rush!” T12-T13; “Tucket’s Travels” T20-T34; “Voyage to California” T68; “Riding with the Pony Express” T69; “Decision at Fort Laramie” T70; “The Birchbark House” T96-T106; “City in the Cliffs” T140; “Buffalo Hunt” T141; “Old Bark’s Cure” T142; “Tachel’s Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl” T240-T250; “Down the Columbia” T284; “Gold for Chan Li” T285; “Dear Cousin” T286; Unit 6: “The Case of the Missing Deer” T152-T157; “Journey to Cuzco: The Origin of the Inca” T194-T195


Writing Form

Grade 5



Expository 127 Writing Activities Cause and Effect Paragraph Unit 2: T52–T55 Unit 5: T198–T201 Problem-Solution Paragraph Unit 3: T124–T127 Compare-Contrast Paragraph Unit 5: T126–T129 Write to Inform Unit 5: T54–T57, T126–T129, T198–T201, T270–T273, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Questioning Gravity” T32-T35; “Blasting Off to Space Academy” T92-T104; “Learning the Ropes” T232-T233; “Double Dutch” T240-T251; “Games We Play” T284; “Patsy Mink” T285; “Title IX” T286; “From Tragedy to Triumph” T324-T326 Unit 2: “San Padre Island Sea Turtles” T12-T13; “Interrupted Journey” T20-T32; “Marvelous Marine Mammals” T66; “The Gentle Lions of the Sea” T67; “Whales of the World” T68; “Guardian of the Everglades” T212; “America’s Urban Parks” T213; “The Salton Sea” T214; “A Watery Grave” T232-T233; “Forgotten Heroes” T252-T254; “Who Tamed the Cat?” T304-T305; “Sharks” T360; “The Return of the Yellowstone Grizzly” T361; “Saving the Mexican Wolves” T362 Unit 3: “Mother and Son” T12-T13; “A Taxing Poem” T86-T87; “Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?” T94-T104; “Molly Pitcher” T166-T176; “Emily Geiger’s Dangerous Mission” T210; “An Unsung American Hero” T211; “George Washington’s Invisible Enemy” T212; “Freedom for Chatham Freeman” T230-T231; “James Forten” T238-T248; “Modern Minute Man” T250-T252; “The Oneidas” T282; “The Extraordinary Life of Thomas Peters” T283; “A Noble French Patriot” T284; “Citizen Spies” T302-T303; “We Were There, Too!” T310-T322; “Benedict Arnold” T360; “Phillis Wheatley” T361; “Abigail Adams” T362 Unit 4: “Japanese Cartoons Are Manga-nificent” T12-T13; “Zap! Pow!: A History of the Comics” T32-T34; “Hundreds Rally at Fullertno High” T160-T161; “The Dog Newspaper” T168-T176; “Maria Tallchief, American Ballerina” T210; “ B.B. King” T211; “Isabel Allende” T212; “King Arthur: Fact or Legend?” T304-T305 Unit 5: “Tales and Truths of the Ojibwe” T88-T89; “Four Seasons of Food” T108-T110; “The Turbulent History of Texas” T160-T161; “Vaqueros: America’s First Cowboys” T168-T178; “Rodeo!” T212; “The Goodnight-Loving Trail” T213; “How Barbed Wire Changed the West” T214; “Tales of the Trail” T232-T233; “Westward to Freedom” T252-T54; “The True Story of Sacagawea” T304-T305; “Lewis and Clark” T312-T322; “The Corps of Discovery” T360; “History of the Fur Trade” T361; “Friends Along the Way” T362 Unit 6: “Moving from Place to Place” T8-T9; “The Paleo Indians: Changing with the Times” T54-T55; “Sue Tells a Story” T100-T101; “Fossils: A Peek Into the Past” T106-T111; “Trapped in Tar!” T112-T113; “Fossils” T144-T145; “Fossil Fish Found!” T150-T151; “Finding Their Way” T188-T189


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Grade 5



Persuasive 183 Writing Activities Persuasive Paragraph Unit 2: T198–T201 Write to Persuade Unit 3: T52–T55, T124–T127, T196–T199, T268–T271, T342–T345 Persuasive Essay Unit 3: T268–T271, T342–T345 Persuasive Letter Unit 3: T196–T199 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Should We Let Politics Become Personal?” T158-T159; “Vote For Me” T180-T182 Unit 2: “Attack of the Alien Species” T158-T159; “Everglades Forever” T166-T178 Unit 4: “The Power of Spirit Lake” T230-T231; “Darnell Rock: Reporting” T238-T250; “De Zavala: A Voice for Texas” T252-T254; “The Big Interview” T284; “Saving the General” T285; “Another View” T286;


241 Writing Activities Response Essay Unit 2: T270–T273, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 2: “What Makes It Good?” T106-T108


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Creative 287 Writing Activities Write to Express Unit 1: T50–T53, T124–T127, T198–T201, T270–T273, T342–T345 Fictional Narrative Unit 1: T270–T273, T342–T345 Poem Unit 2: T124–T127 Unit 6: T40–T43, T174–T177, T220–T223 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Score!” T252-T253; “Deanie McLeanie” T254-T255 Unit 2: “Purr-fection” T324-T326 Unit 3: “A Spy for Freedom” T178-T180; “Patriotic Poetry” T324-T326 Unit 4: “Poetry About Poetry” T178-T180; “LitBeat: Live from La Mancha” T324-T326; “Donald Quixote” T360; “El Camino Real” T361; “A Night in the Kingdom” T362 Unit 5: “Rhyme on the Range” T180-T182; “A Surprise Reunion” T324-T326 Unit 6: “Skywoman’s Recue” T14-T15; “The Whale” T24; “Wild Geese” T25; “Places and Names: A Traveler’s Guide” T70; “Los Libros: Books” T71; “Journey of the Woolly Mammoth” T114; “Fossils” T115; “Encounter” T158; “Deep in the Forest” T159; “The Best Paths” T204; “Compass” T205

Research 309 Writing Activities Research Report Unit 5: T270–T273,T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Profile of a Spacewalker” T106-T108; “The Apollo Moon Rocks” T138; “Comet Dust” T139; “Mars on Earth” T140 Unit 2: “National Parks of the West” T180-T182; “Cougars” T312-T322 Unit 3: “Preparing for Hurricanes” T34-T37 Unit 4: “From Dreams to Reality” T108-T110 Unit 5: “Desert Survival: Adapting to Extremes” T36-T38 Unit 6: “Animals on the Move” T16-T23; “Cave of the Crystals” T68-T69; “Get Lost! The Puzzle of Mazes” T196-T203;


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Descriptive 71 Writing Activities Descriptive Paragraph Unit 1: T198–T201 Unit 3: T50–T53 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Life in the 1950s” T132

Narrative 93 Writing Activities Write to Narrate Unit 3: T50–T53, T126–129, T198–201, T270–T273, T342–T345 Personal Narrative Paragraph Unit 3: T126–T129 Personal Narrative Unit 3: T270–T273, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 1: “The School Story” T21-T30; “Read All About It” T64; “Agent for the Stars” T65; “Stolen Words” T66; “The Assignment” T84-T85; “The Fruit Bowl Project” T165-T178; “Would You Snitch?” T212; “Another Life” T213; “To Build or Not to Build” T214; “An Acorn’s Worth” T232-T233; “The Aces Phone” T240-T252; “Saving Planet Earth” T286; “Swimming Silently” T287; “Changing the Past” T288 Unit 2: “The Power of Print” T12-T13; “The Boy Who Saved Baseball” T20-T32; “Go Green” T66; “A Winning Combination” T67; “ My Father, the Clown” T68; “The Family Fridge” T158-T159; “Science Friction” T166-T178; “Anna’s Beetle Surprise” T212; “Her Name is Amira” T213; “Reunion in the Sky” T214; “Finding North” T232-T233; “Kensuke’s Kingdom” T240-T250; “We Trust Gabriella” T284; “Searching for My Father” T285; “A Way Home” T286 Unit 3: “Fetching Dr. Grenfell” T12-T13; “Star in the Storm” T21-T30; “What Road to Follow?” T64; “Letters from the Front” T65; “Sasha’s Mission” T66; “An Unexpected Adventure” T84-T85; “Airborn” T92-T106; “The Cherry Tree” T140; “Bound for Rock Bottom” T141; “True North” T142; “Coach Dad” T232-T233; “Any Small Goodness” T241-T250; “Play of the Day!” T284; “Leader of the Pack” T285; “Follow the Leader” T286; “The Woman in the Moon” T324-T326 Unit 4: “The Flight of Icarus” T156-T157; “The Hero and the Minotaur” T165-T176; “Tales of Hercules” T210; “The Fate of Achilles” T211; “Tales from the Odyssey” T212; “Vesuvius: Tales from an Eyewitness” T304-T305 Unit 5: “Ninth-Grade Rules” T12-T13; “All Alone in the Universe” T20-T30; “Three Friends or Two? T64; “Saturdays With Sam” T65; “The Team Supper” T66; “Number the Stars” T166-T176; “Shoeshine Girl” T210; “After the Crash” T211; “No More Cotton Blues” T212; “Robo Dream” T302-T303 Unit 6: “How the Milky Way Came to Be” T20-T21; “Denali Dog Sled Journal” T58-T65; “Vanishing Act” T104-T111; “Esperanza Rising” T228-T229; “Brian’s Winter” T284-T285


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Expository 157 Writing Activities Write to Inform Unit 4: T48–T51, T122–T125, T196–T199, T270–T273, T342–T345 Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Unit 4: T196–T199 Compare-Contrast Paragraph Unit 4: T48–T51 Informational Essay Unit 4: T270–T273, T342–T345 Problem-Solution Paragraph Unit 4: T122–T125 Unit 5: T124–T127 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Knots in My Yo-Yo String” T93-T102; “Life in the 1950s” T132; “The Life of Jack London” T136; “Maude and Anne” T137; “The Life of Emily Pauline Johnson” T138; “Portraying Portraits” T180-T182; “Computers and Movies” T208-T209; “Your Guide to Pet Care” T282-T283; “Book…Camera…Action!” T306-T307; “The Myers Family” T314-T322; “The Story of the Blues” T356-T357; “Ellie and the Steel Drum” T360; “The Brothers Grimm” T361; “The Trapp Family Singers” T362 Unit 2: “Are You a Team Player?” T62-T63; “Dancing Kane” T94-T104; “The Last Inca Emperor” T138; “Montezuma and the Aztecs” T139; “The Columbian Exchange” T140; “Children of the Midnight Sun” T312-T322; “The Outer Banks” T360; “Hero of the Poor” T361; “The Gee’s Bend Quilts” T362 Unit 3: “Onward” T169-T178; “Sylvia Earle and the Deep Ocean” T212; “Louise Arner Boyd and the Glaciers” T213; “Explorer of the Gobi” T214; “The Ball Is in Their Court” T252-T254; “Team Moon” T313-T322; “The Future of NASA” T360; “Life on a Space Station” T361; “Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids” T362 Unit 4: “The Real Vikings” T21-T28; “From Raider to Peacemaker” T62; “India’s Monsoons” T63; “India’s Amazing Geography” T64; “The Emperor’s Silent Army” T91-T102; “The Silk Road” T136; “Confucius, Teacher for a Troubled Time” T137; “Innovations from Ancient China” T138; “The Princess Who Became a King” T239-T250; “Alexander the Great” T284; “Rulers of Persia” T285; “Mysteries of the Phoenicians” T286; “Bodies from the Ash” T312-T322; “Rome is Burning” T360; “The Remarkable Romans” T361; “Climate Change in the Past” T362 Unit 5: “DNA Detectives” T32-T34; “First to Fly” T92-T104; “Leonardo da Vinci” T138; “Galileo’s Telescope” T139; “The Timekeepers” T140; “The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights” T238-T248; “The Montgomery Bus Boycott” T282; “A Voice of Freedom” T283; “Mahatma Gandhi” T284; “Robotics” T310-T322; “How to Build a Robot” T360; “Green Technology” T361; “Nanotechnology” T362 Unit 6: “Space Trash” T14-T19; “A Harsh Land of Beauty” T66-T67; “The Smart Swarm” T112-T113; “A Colossal Catch” T158-T159; “Storm Chasers” T196-T201; “Whiteout!: The Great Blizzard 1888” T202-T203


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Persuasive 219 Writing Activities Write to Persuade Unit 5: T50–T53, T124–T127, T196–T199, T268–T271, T342–T345 Persuasive Letter Unit 5: T196–T199 Persuasive Essay Unit 5: T268–T271, T342–T345 Literature Selections Unit 2: “Persuading the Public” T34-T36; “Let’s Do the Twist!” T86-T87

Responding to Literature

283 Writing Activities Write to Respond Unit 2: T52–T55, T124–T127, T198–T201, T270–T273, T342–T345 Book Review Unit 2: T198–T201 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Kids in Print” T12-T13 Unit 5: “Book Review: Number the Stars” T178-T180


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Creative 343 Writing Activities Write to Express Unit 1: T50–T53, T122–T125, T198–T201, T272–T275, T342–T345 Story Scene Unit 1: T122–T125 Fictional Narrative Unit 1: T272–T275, T342–T345 Poetry Unit 6: T38–T41 Literature Selections Unit 1: “Sporty Poetry” T104-T105; “Sound Check” T324-T326 Unit 2: “Time Trek: Mexico” T106-T107; “Native American Poetry” T324-T326 Unit 3: “Poetic Geography” T180-T182 Unit 4: “Poems That Boast” T30-T32; “The Amazing Algorithm” T178-T180 Unit 5: “Lines to Courage” T250-T252; “Dr. Sneed’s Best Friend” T324-T326 Unit 6: “Moon” T22; “Satellites” T23; “Twelve Below” T68; “Desert Day” T69; “Bee, I’m Expecting You” T114; “Straight Talk” T115; “Elephants on the Savannah” T150-T157; “The Elephant” T160; “Weather” T204; “In the Night” T204; “Snow” T205; “The Wind” T205

Research 363 Writing Activities Research Report Unit 6: T176–T179, T220–T223 Literature Selections Unit 1: “History of the Book” T32-T34; “Animal Sports Stars” T144; “Just the Facts?” T156-T157; “Silent Noise” T254-T256 Unit 2: “Growing Mold” T180-T182; “Exploring Islands” T252-T254; “Climate Change Comes to Alaska” T304-T305 Unit 3: “Finding the Titanic” T32-T34; “Riding on Air” T108-T110; “Discovering the Northwest Passage” T160-T161; “Moon Machines” T304-T305 Unit 4: “Viking Goddess: The Legend of Freya” T12-T13; “Qin’s Brain: The Man Behind the Emperor” T82-T83; “Ancient China Visual Arts” T104-T106; “The Scribes of Ancient Egypt” T230-T231; “Kush Land and Climate” T252-T254; “Since Vesuvius” T324-T362 Unit 5: “Flying Through Time” T84-T85; “Young Pilot Sets Records” T106-T108; “Denmark: A Nation of Heroes” T158-T159; “Once in a Hundred Years” T230-T231 Unit 6: “Why Explore Space?” T8-T9; “Living in the Far North” T52-T53; “Working and Surviving Together” T98-T99; “Animal Sports Stars” T144-T145; “The Force of a Hurricane” T190-T191; “Hard Times” T230; “Alone in the Wilderness” T28

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