Writing rules

8 Rules of Writing by Neil Gaiman

Add this FREE dialogue rules anchor chart to your next narrative writing unit! All the basic dialogue rules are included to get your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students started with dialogue punctuation and format. Examples for the rules are also included! You can also use the printable freebie in writing portfolios, interactive notebooks, and more! Click to download it for free today! #anchorchart #dialogue #writing #teacher

PRIMARY GRAMMAR UNIT 5 - CAPITALIZATION We completed our grammar units 1-4, nouns , adjectives , verbs and adverbs . Who knew grammar could be so easy and fun right? These four units give students such a solid foundation of basic sentence structure and parts of speec

There are many types of writing in English, but here we will discuss only 4 main types of writing styles: 1: Pursuasive Writing 2: Narrative Writing 3: Expository Writing 4: Descriptive Writing

Capitalization rules. Using the acronym MINTS, K5 takes readers through the basic capitalization rules for younger students.

We’ve been learning about the parts of speech in the most fun ways. A parts of speech printable and flip book, writing our own mad libs, and more.

Kurt Vonnegut: 16 Rules for Writing Fiction

George Orwell's 5 Rules for Effective Writing

Many otherwise stellar novels are dragged down by cumbersome, stilted, or outright frustrating dialog. Fortunately, there are a few simple rules for writing dialog that can make a huge difference for your novel and character development. Plus, they'll mak

Capitalization Rules! In this lesson, you will learn rules for capitalization of letters in written English. Following these rules will help you understand more about the rules of capitalization in writing. Capitalization Rules The rules

So you want to be a writer, huh? You're good with words and you can't stop yourself from scribbling down every phrase or sentence that strikes you. But what area of writing should you focus on? Take the quiz and find out!

Are you overusing your commas? Perhaps you may even be underusing them. Learn how to use them correctly with the nine rules of commas.

Writers Write is a comprehensive writing resource. In this post, we’ve shared Canadian author, Margaret Atwood's 10 rules for writing fiction.

There aren't any hard-and-fast rules of writing . . . but Neil Gaiman's list is a great place to start. Which of these rules do you follow?

Check out these teaching materials for upper elementary students including task and reference cards on writing narrative hooks.