Using this Write About a Time When. . . Activity, students choose a star event card to write a narrative about a time when a specific event happened, such as a time when they were sad.

Using this Word Diving Deep Sorting Words Activity, students sort the word cards into categories (compare, addition, contrast, example, sequence, and summary) in order to see the relationship between various words in each category.

Using this Tell Us a Story Vacation Writing Activity, students write a narrative that tells about an event that you experienced or read about.

Using this Author At Work Writing Checklist Activity, students use writing checklists when writing narratives, informative essays, and opinion essays.