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IDEAS FOR EXPOSITORY WRITING ANTHOLOGIES:

Collaborative Writing / The Shared Pen / Interactive Writing (teachers & kids write together)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0d5xPjumQzRTVBtWXhnblJoTTA/edit?usp=sharing

The Best Part of Me: a photo-driven book project inspired by Wendy Ewald's The Best Part of Me. (Lesson Plans + Samples)

Snail Research Report: a wide array of activities and resources to motivate scientific inquiry, research, and writing.

Someday or "I Wish" Book: a simple pattern book based on Someday by Charlotte Zolotow
  • View anthology of "Someday" sentences written by students – Kindergarten sample
  • View "Someday" book created as an individual student project – 5th grade sample

K-1 Book Ideas from PreKinders website
(Schedule Book, Special Days, Centers Book, Our Town, How-To Books, and others)

People We Love and Why (I can't find a lesson or samples for this one... maybe you can submit your own!)

PATTERNS FOR POETRY ANTHOLOGIES:

Five-W Poem Template: who, what, when, where, why.

Bio Poem Template from Read-Write-Think website.

"I Am" Poem Template from Read-Write-Think website.
"I Am" Poem Template from Freeology website.

Six Room Poem: lesson plan adapted from Georgia Heard by Bluegrass Writing Project and GVWP. (pdf)

List Poem: writing guide from poet Betsy Franco.
List Poem: "What Bugs Me" lesson plan from Bruce Lansky.

Poems from Questions & Wonderings: samples from Amy Ludvig VanDerwater at The Poem Farm website.

Two Voice Poems: lesson resources and student samples from Ideas by Jivey + Head Over Heels for Teaching.
Poems for Two Voices: reading guides and lesson plans from TeachingBooks.net

CONSIDER MULTIGENRE ANTHOLOGIES: varied genres/formats addressing a common theme

Multigenre Projects for 3rd-5th

The Multigenre Research Paper: Voice, Passion, and Discovery in Grades 4-6 
by Camille Allen
http://www.heinemann.com/products/E00319.aspx

Multi-Genre Writing Assignment: Projects by Fourth Graders
http://www.smekenseducation.com/27a4657cd1_sites/www.smekenseducation.com/files/Multi_Genre_STUDENT_SAMPLES__PDF.pdf

Multigenre Research Report on US States (4th-5th Grade Assignment + Sample)

Multigenre Projects for 7th-12th

A Teacher's Guide to the Multigenre Research Project: Everything You Need to Get Started
by Melinda Putz
http://www.heinemann.com/products/E00785.aspx

Blending Genre, Altering Style: Writing Multigenre Papers (Grades 7-12)
by Tom Romano 
http://www.heinemann.com/products/0478.aspx

Multigenre: An Introduction + Resources
http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/multigenre/introduction.htm

List of Various Genres to Include in a Report
http://multigenre.colostate.edu/genrelist.htm

Student Multigenre Web Projects: Exploring Local History (Patricia Schulze & Dawn Hogue)
http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/Oral_history/oh_main.htm

Multigenre Web Guide for Students (Dawn Hogue)
http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/multi_genre/multigenre.htm

Chart of 30 Genre Elements with Brief Descriptions (Dawn Hogue)
http://www.mshogue.com/ce9/multi_genre/genre_types.htm#advice columns
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