Week-by-Week Homework for Building Writing Skills: 30 Reproducible, Take-Home Sheets With Short Writing Models and Engaging Activities to Help Students Sharpen Their Writing

Help students succeed on state writing assessments with this collection of weekly homework sheets that give them practice with “on demand” writing. Students learn how to respond to a prompt, write an attention-grabbing introduction, spice up their essay with lively verbs, descriptive adjectives, and figurative language, and more. Homework sheets include a note to parents that explains the skill being studied, lists related standards, provides samples of student work, and offers instructions on how to help their child complete the assignment. A great way to strengthen the home-school connection!