Descriptive writing activities

Tired of saying "show don't tell" over and over? Here are some of my favorite, fun ways to help students practice descriptive writing. Perfect for writing workshop when students have the chance to really dig in and practice this skill. Click through for a free mentor text and analysis lesson to get your started! #middleschoolela #writingtips #descriptivewriting

Descriptive writing is a tricky skill for students to master, but with mentor text modeling and practice, they can! Get this free lesson download.

Summer holidays are a great time to emphasis on children creative writing and enhance their writing skills.

Need some fresh activities for teaching descriptive writing in middle school? This post has 5 lessons you can use to do just that! Five ready-to-use lessons plus a free mentor text analysis worksheet your students can use right away. Great for writing workshop, differentiation, tutoring, and close reading. #writing #lessons

Middle and high school English teachers: use this engaging writing activity to teach students the power of brainstorming while they work on description and understanding point of view. #descriptivewriting #writingprocess #ela #englishlessons

This is the CUTEST Christmas descriptive writing activity I have ever seen! Students write about and try to sell their own Gingerbread house! What a creative and fun resource for my middle school kiddos :) Can't wait to use in my classroom!

Last week, I blogged about my latest Narrative Writing packet. {You can read about it here.} I just finished my Picture Perfect Descriptive Writing packet.

So often, students just tell about the large picture of an experience. They get so caught up in listing all of the “moments” of the experience that they forget to really hone in on each

Help early elementary students improve their writing by teaching dynamic word choices through integrating shades of meaning into your instruction. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students need to be taught how to use new words in their writing. Get ideas for anchor charts, activities, worksheets, and get a FREE set of synonym writing posters & activity! Learn how to teach shades of meaning and get students to produce more descriptive writing by reading this post today. Check it out now!

As a private reading tutor, one of the things I noticed was that while many of my upper grade students could comprehend fiction texts well, nonfiction was more difficult. Some of this had to do with the lack of exposure to nonfiction, but the majority of the problem came from the way that nonficiton text is organized. ... Read More about Descriptive Writing Graphic Organizer {FREE}