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Free Writing Aids:
A basic essay is very much like a triple decker hamburger – just add ketchup!
5 Paragraph Burger with Ketchup
Too many “he’s and she’s” in your story? Here’s a way to avoid repeating the same name or pronoun for your characters throughout your stories. The same principle works for terms in reports and essays, too!
Character Combos
Ed/Adj Starter List, especially for IEW users
EDADJ Starters
A brief list of similes, metaphors, and personification to get students started
Figures of Speech
A handy list of easily confused Homophones
Homophones
ING Starter List, especially for IEW users
Outer ING Starters
Passive Verbs Poster
Passive Verbs Poster
A list of synonyms for SAID by theme
SAID by theme
Handwriting Pages
I used The Institute for Excellence in Writing Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization program to make handwriting practice pages for my daughter’s handwriting workbox this year.
Here’s a peek at the Brekke Bunch’s workboxes.
I am so excited to finally have handwriting content that will hold her interest and have purpose. She’s my “funny bunny” of the three and enjoys everything laced with humor. Thus, I used poems like:
“Ooey Gooey” and “Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably” by Hillaire Belloc.
I also added “Be Glad Your Nose is On Your Face” by Jack Prelutsky to round out the 23 weeks of lessons.
I printed 4 of each lesson, so she will practice the same poem for 4 days in a row, and we will practice them out loud along the way as well. I am so thrilled with these pages, I just had to share. We’re using Pre-Cursive slanted font at this time. You can download them for your own family use below.
ExInPoetryHW
Alright, I did it again, only this time in Modern Cursive. Have fun!
ExInPoetryCursive
Bonus: “After the Party” by William Wise
After the Party
About the teacher who created these:
SOURCE: http://www.writingfoundations.com/downloads/
Mrs. B's Blog
A basic essay is very much like a triple decker hamburger – just add ketchup!
5 Paragraph Burger with Ketchup
Too many “he’s and she’s” in your story? Here’s a way to avoid repeating the same name or pronoun for your characters throughout your stories. The same principle works for terms in reports and essays, too!
Character Combos
Ed/Adj Starter List, especially for IEW users
EDADJ Starters
A brief list of similes, metaphors, and personification to get students started
Figures of Speech
A handy list of easily confused Homophones
Homophones
ING Starter List, especially for IEW users
Outer ING Starters
Passive Verbs Poster
Passive Verbs Poster
A list of synonyms for SAID by theme
SAID by theme
I used The Institute for Excellence in Writing Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization program to make handwriting practice pages for my daughter’s handwriting workbox this year.
Here’s a peek at the Brekke Bunch’s workboxes.
I am so excited to finally have handwriting content that will hold her interest and have purpose. She’s my “funny bunny” of the three and enjoys everything laced with humor. Thus, I used poems like:
“Ooey Gooey” and “Rebecca, Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably” by Hillaire Belloc.
I also added “Be Glad Your Nose is On Your Face” by Jack Prelutsky to round out the 23 weeks of lessons.
I printed 4 of each lesson, so she will practice the same poem for 4 days in a row, and we will practice them out loud along the way as well. I am so thrilled with these pages, I just had to share. We’re using Pre-Cursive slanted font at this time. You can download them for your own family use below.
ExInPoetryHW
Alright, I did it again, only this time in Modern Cursive. Have fun!
ExInPoetryCursive
Bonus: “After the Party” by William Wise
After the Party
About the teacher who created these:
A graduate of Moorhead State University with a BS in English, Patsy Brekke (a.k.a. Ms. B.), has been an English teacher since 1987. She has taught English, Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading and Study Skills in Minnesota, Oregon, and California. She has extensive experience with the California Achievement Writing Project and scoring timed essays, the Achievement Via Individual Determination Program (A.V.I.D.), The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), Curriculum Development, and Leadership Training. On two occasions, Ms. B. was nominated Site Teacher of the Year at Wilson Academy of International Studies in San Diego, California. She proudly received the A.V.I.D. Teacher of the Year award from the San Diego County Office of Education in 1993.
As Ms. B.’s desire is to come alongside other parents and take the mystery and misery out of writing, she has tutored writing at The Academy through YEAH (Youth Educated At Home) since 2001 and at WEST since 2009. She is the creator of the Writing Foundations Inc. Live Classes and Online Courses, and the author of the timed essay program Essays on Demand. Accredited in 2008 by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, Ms. B. has received the highest ranking of Accomplished Instructor. On occasion, she also works as a curriculum writer, consultant, speaker, and publishing editor.
Ms. B. resides in the Minneapolis area with her three children ages 11 to 17, a flock of finches, a coop of chickens, two cats, and one very silly beagle.
As Ms. B.’s desire is to come alongside other parents and take the mystery and misery out of writing, she has tutored writing at The Academy through YEAH (Youth Educated At Home) since 2001 and at WEST since 2009. She is the creator of the Writing Foundations Inc. Live Classes and Online Courses, and the author of the timed essay program Essays on Demand. Accredited in 2008 by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, Ms. B. has received the highest ranking of Accomplished Instructor. On occasion, she also works as a curriculum writer, consultant, speaker, and publishing editor.
Ms. B. resides in the Minneapolis area with her three children ages 11 to 17, a flock of finches, a coop of chickens, two cats, and one very silly beagle.
SOURCE: http://www.writingfoundations.com/downloads/
Mrs. B's Blog
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