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
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