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4 Square-Full Sentences
Author: Submitted by an Educator
4 Square-Full Sentences assignment for use with Write:OutLoud. Learn to write complete sentences to help in writing a story.
Download this template: 4Square_Full_Sentences.zip
4 Square-Word-Phrase
Author: Submitted by an Educator
4 Square-Word-Phrase assignment for use with Write:OutLoud. Learn to write words and phrases to help in writing a story.
Download this template: 4Square_Word_Phrase.zip
6 Traits Style - Ideas
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
6 Traits Style — Ideas assignment template for use with Draft: Builder.
Practice using the following components: Role, Audience, Format, Topic,
Strong Verb (RAFTS).
Download this template: 6Traits_Style_Ideas.zip
6 Traits Style — Organization
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
6 Traits Style —
Organization assignment template for use with Draft:Builder. Practice organizing with a mixed up poem.
Download this template: 6Traits_Style_Org.zip
6 Traits Style — Word Choice
Author: Submitted by an Educator
6 Traits Style — Word Choice assignment for use with Read:OutLoud and Write:OutLoud. Help learners identify strong word choice and develop strong voice. Learners read a passage to find words or phrases that create mental images or pictures in their heads.
Download this template:
6Traits_Style_Word_Choice.zip
6 Traits Style — Writing Practice for Elementary School
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
6 Traits Style — Writing
Practice for Elementary School assignment template for
use in Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Use 6-Traits(r) to practice
writing.
Download this template:
6Traits_Style_Writing_ELEM.zip
6 Traits Style — Writing Practice for Middle School
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
6 Traits Style — Writing
Practice for Middle School assignment template for use
in Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Use 6-Traits(r) to practice writing.
Download this template:
6Traits_Style_Writing_MS.zip
Compare Contrast Characters
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Reading and Writing
Compare and Contrast Characters assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Gather information about 2 characters from text in Read:OutLoud, write a draft of your Compare and Contrast Essay in Draft:Builder, and get your essay ready to publish in Write:OutLoud.
Download this template: Compare_Contrast_Characters.zip
CRISS Style - Authentic Questions
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
CRISS Style - Authentic Questions assignment for use with
Read:OutLoud. Help readers monitor their own comprehension of a reading
selection.
Download this template: CRISS_Authentic_Questions.zip
CRISS Style - Concept Mapping
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
CRISS Style - Concept Mapping assignment for use with
Draft:Builder. Show the relationships between ideas.
Download this template: CRISS_Concept_Mapping.zip
CRISS Style - Highlighting
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
CRISS Style - Highlighting assignment for use with
Read:OutLoud. Use different color
highlighters to represent different types of information and organize what you
have read.
Download this template: CRISS_Highlighting.zip
CRISS Style - Power Notes
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
CRISS Style - Power Notes assignment for use with
Draft:Builder. Begin organizing and structuring ideas.
Download this template: CRISS_Power_Notes.zip
CRISS Style - Sticky Notes
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
CRISS Style - Sticky Notes assignment for use in
Read:OutLoud. As learners read, or after they have read a selection, they add
notes and passages to the outline. These might be things they question, find
humorous, find interesting, or descriptions they really enjoy.
Download this template: CRISS_Sticky_Notes.zip
Defeat of the Aztecs
Author: Submitted by an Educator
Reading and Writing
Defeat of the Aztecs assignment for use with Read:OutLoud and Draft:Builder. Gather information about the Aztecs in Read:OutLoud. Then, send it to Draft:Builder and write a 5 paragraph essay describing how the Aztecs were defeated and why.
(Macintosh users) To open the site of your choice, in the Insert menu, select Capture Web Page. Then, type the address in the URL field.
Download this template: Defeat_of_the_Aztecs.zip
New! Descriptive Essay 1
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing
Descriptive Essay 1 assignment template for use with Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud. Create an outline with an introduction, body and conclusion; then write a descriptive essay.
Download this template: Descriptive_Essay_1.zip
New! Descriptive Essay 2
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing
Descriptive Essay 2 assignment template for use with Draft:Builder and
Write:OutLoud. Create an outline with an introduction, body and
conclusion; then write a descriptive essay.
Download this template:
Descriptive_Essay_2.zip
New! Descriptive Essay 3
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing
Descriptive Essay 3 assignment template for use with Draft:Builder and
Write:OutLoud. Create an outline with an introduction, body and
conclusion; then write a descriptive essay.
Download this template:
Descriptive_Essay_3.zip
Human Body Vocabulary
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing
Human Body Vocabulary assignment template for use with Read:OutLoud and Write:OutLoud. Learn new vocabulary words and use them in sentences.
Download this template: Human_Body_Vocabulary.zip
My Topics
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing Strategies
My Topics assignment template for use in Draft:Builder. Create a list of topics that learners can write about so that they do not stuggle with ideas each time they need to think of a topic.
Download this template: My_Topics.zip
Writing a Letter
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Writing a Letter assignment template for use in Write:OutLoud. This template provides the basic elements of a generic letter.
Download this template: Writing_a_Letter.zip
Writing Narrative
Author: Don Johnston Incorporated
Creative Writing
Narrative Writing sample assignment for use with Write:OutLoud. Follow the directions to write a short, 3-paragraph story.
Shows how locked text can be used to provide a format and instructions for writing a narrative story. Change the picture prompt to create a template for use with any narrative writing project.
Download this template: Writing_Narrative.zip
