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I'll add this to the page on my website of books recs for students

I like the idea as a writing topic, but students should definitely NOT visit that site, as many comments are inappropriate for children.

Poetry Unit: cool unit with a lot of great ideas for performance assessments and learning activities

You and your partner have been selected to be guest editors for an anthology of poetry titled Poetry for Teens. As guest editors, you have been asked to submit five poems (total) for publication in the anthology.

Welcome to Kenn Nesbitt's poetry playground, Poetry4kids.com, where you will find lots of funny poems and poetry books for children, games, contests, lessons, discussion forums, and journals, plus a rhyming dictionary, funny poetry podcast, school visit information and lots more.

Use this tool to map out your argument for a persuasive essay or debate.

"6+1 Trait® Writing Lesson Plans"

"Write a report for Newsround If you've got a story - send it to Newsround. Use the white box on this page, you only need to write about ten sentences, which is around 150 words. It's best to do it in this way: 1. Write it in a word-processing package first. 2. Save it. 3. Copy and paste it into this box. That way you're less likely to lose what you've written if there's a problem."

Feature Articles Unit: publishing student work

News for Kids, News by Kids

Commentary Unit

Poetry Unit