Week-by-Week Homework for Building Writing Skills

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! For use with Grades 3-5.

Mary Rose has been a classroom teacher for 38 years and is currently teaching fourth grade in Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. She has been active with several state and national assessments projects, was trained as a scorer for the Florida State Writing Assessment, and helped to write the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. She presents at state and national conferences and is a national consultant on improving scores on writing assessments. Mary Rose is a teacher advisor for Storyworks magazines, a contributor to Scholastic’s Printables project, and the author of eight books, all published by Scholastic.