A set of six creative writing prompts categorized by genre to help students jumpstart their collaborative stories.
Expanded intelligence files for Pulse and Root featuring longer, more detailed narrative texts for deeper reading comprehension and analysis.
A facilitation guide for teachers to lead the Paper Trails collaborative writing activity, including pacing, prep, and differentiation strategies.
A visually engaging slide deck to guide students through the three 10-minute rounds of the Paper Trails collaborative writing sprint.
A three-part collaborative writing worksheet designed for 10-minute sprints, providing significantly expanded space for three different student writers to contribute to a single story.
A comprehensive student workbook for humorous story writing, including a structured graphic organizer (The Gag Reel) and a thematic manuscript area for drafting.
A comprehensive facilitation guide for the Funny Business Workshop, featuring pedagogical strategies for teaching comedy, avoiding offensive humor, and pacing the lesson effectively.
A vibrant and energetic slide deck introducing comedic writing techniques such as the Rule of Three, hyperbole, and character archetypes for middle school students.
A collection of bold-outlined symbols from Tuck Everlasting—including the spring water bottle, toad, wheel, and thank you note—designed for student coloring and creative projects.
A visual one-pager template featuring four distinct 'compartment' frames for students to draw the key symbolic items of Winnie Foster's memory box.
Detailed summaries of poems from 'The Red Pencil' by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Reading Part 2), following the format of Part 1. Each poem features a short summary focused on key plot points and character development for 6th-grade students.
Instructional guidance, implementation tips, and a scoring rubric for the 'Memory Box' final project.
