Writing strategies

This webpage provides writing strategies in order to write good essays. We learn the parts of an essay, kinds of essays, and the steps to follow when writing an essay. We improve our writing skills.

Writing templates

The resource includes a list of templates for writing purposes (Books, Comic strips, Diaries, Letters, Newspapers, Postcards, Posters). They are Word (DOC) files to be downloaded and printed.

Writing stories

Set of activities designed to help us write stories. We listen to a story. We sequence the pictures of a story. We describe the characters of a story. And we write our own story.

Writing task

This resource is designed to foster writing compositions. We have to fill the gaps with the proper words.

Descriptive writing

This resource contains writing tips and guidelines that will help us use our observation to write and publish our own descriptive writing.

Writing tips

The resource consists of an explanation about how to write an essay. We study the process of writing an essay (planning, mind maps, writing a draft, etc.). The resource provides tips to write a good…

Writing bank

Writing (PET)

An English friend of yours called Tom likes Shakespeare very much. You want to invite him to a performance of Romeo and Juliet. Write a card or an email to Tom. In the card or email, you should invite…

Writing (PET)

Imagine you are Johnsy. Write a note to Sue inviting her to come to visit you in the Bay of Naples. In your note you should: tell her when you arrived say what you like about Naples suggest when she…

News writing

In the first part of this workshop, we will read a news article and a feature story article. Then you'll get suggestions from our experienced team of writers from Scholastic's Magazine Group on how to…