Year 1 Writing – Lampstand Press

General

Here’s a great site to bookmark for all your graphic organizing needs and questions. What is a Graphic Organizer?
If you would like to make personalized graphic organizers, click here.
This site can be for reviewing parts of speech. Activities include matching, concentration, flash cards, and a word search.
Click here for another grammar game.
Make online crossword puzzles here or here. These are great for reviewing vocabulary!
Daily Grammar Excellent site!
At the right is a picture one of our users sent in of the sentence pocket suggested in Marcia’s introductory notes. Click on the picture to see all the details up very close!
Online Writing Lab
Transition words for writing.
Great speech outline: .pdf file

SAT Preparation:

The SAT online question of the day
Go to this site to answer almost any question you may have about taking the SAT, PSAT, and more.
Great test preparation site. Looks great!
SAT Vocabulary Words
5000 Collegiate Words with Brief Definitions
SAT Flash Cards

Writing College Admissions Essays

Evaluations and Rubrics:

A great link for evaluating writing in grades 2-5. An interactive rubric for the student to use as a checklist.
Click here to evaluate writing for grades 6-8. Another great interactive student checklist!
I recommend you show a student his grading rubric (or better yet, have him help you develop one!) before he starts his project or writing assignment. Click here to develop rubrics automatically from this site for most types of evaluations!

Unit 1 – The Books of Moses

Week 1: Curtain Rises on Egypt: Gift of the Nile

Level 1: Click here or here for some neat online activities as you are teaching nouns. Use next week too!
Level 2: Nouns
Levels 3-7: For reviewing the steps in the writing process, click here.
Levels 8-11: More advanced explanation of steps in the writing process.

Week 2: Pharaohs & Pyramids

Level 1: Coloring pages: Moses, Pharaoh, the pyramids and more
Level 2: Pronouns
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible
Levels 4-11: Sense chart (pdf file), Describing wheel (pdf file), Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 5: Parts of Speech songs by Schoolhouse Rock.
Levels 7-8: Cluster diagram for more middle level students (pdf file)
Levels 9-11: More advanced Cluster diagram for oldest student, T-chart (pdf)
Level 12: More advanced explanation of steps in the writing process

Week 3: Egyptian Polytheism & the Judgment of God

Level 1: Coloring page of Israel being delivered from Egypt.
Level 2: Worksheet reviewing simple tenses.
Level 2: Grammar Worksheets
Level 3: Review the parts of speech with this online game.
Level 3: Parts of Speech song and Schoolhouse Rock songs!
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.
Levels 9-11: Common Proofreading Symbols

Week 4: Creation Through Noah

Level 1: Coloring pages: Adam and Eve and Noah’s Ark.
Level 2: Grammar Worksheets
Level 3: This site can be used as you are teaching or reviewing the parts of speech. You’ll enjoy matching, concentration, flash cards, and a word search.
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.
Levels 4-12: If you are beginning to learn or review prepositions this week in grammar, click here for a crossword puzzle that will reinforce this knowledge.
Levels 4-12: Another review: A preposition word search.

Week 5: Abraham & Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

Level 1: Ancient Egypt coloring pages.
Levels 3-5: Venn diagram, Cluster diagram (pdf file), describing wheel (pdf file), 5 W’s Chart (pdf file)
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.
Levels 3-6: Steps in the writing process
Levels 6-9: Types of paragraphs: expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive.
Levels 10-11: Formal Outlines
Level 12: Classical Comparison Paper

Week 6: The Patriarchs: From Canaan to Egypt

Level 3: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 3-6: dictation sentences from the Bible.
Levels 10-11: Analytical Essay

Week 7: In The Wilderness: The Tabernacle & the Law

Level 1: Click here for instructions on making a game for learning prepositions. Looks like fun!
Level 2: Grammar Worksheets
Level 3: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.
Levels 4-5: 5 W’s Chart (pdf file), Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 6-7: Cluster Diagram for more middle level students (pdf file)
Level 8: Transition words
Level 9: More advanced cluster diagram for oldest students.
Level 11: Go to these sites for helps and practice college application essays:

Princeton Review has loads of helpful information, and we found this very interesting page there.
Interested in Business schools? Princeton Review has this article on writing essays for admission to them.
AdmissionsEssays.com. Click on “college”, then scroll down and click on “FREE step by step analysis, structure, and writing guide!” Or, here is the direct link.
College Application Essays: written from a secular perspective, but with some helpful hints.
Sample College Essays

Week 8: In The Wilderness: Holiness – Worshipping God as God

Level 2: For further help with learning the steps of the writing process, click here.
Level 3: Describing wheel (pdf file)
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.

Week 9: In The Wilderness: Slaves to Warriors

Level 3: Very simple story map (pdf file).
Levels 3-6: Sample dictation sentences from the Bible.

Unit 2 – All Governments Are Established by God

Week 10: The Indus Valley, Hinduism, & Buddhism

Level 2: Sense chart (pdf file), Describing wheel (pdf file)
Level 3: Venn diagram
Level 6: Story Map

Week 11: Ancient China: Confucius & Taoism

Level 1: Need extra worksheets for working on capitalization? Click here.
Level 2: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 3: Venn diagram

Week 12: Ancient Americas

Level 2: Very simple story map (pdf file)
Level 3: Venn diagram
Levels 4-5: Use an online dictionary/thesaurus.
Levels 4-5: Online thesaurus
Levels 4-5: Using a Thesaurus

Week 13: Early Greek Cultures of the Bronze Age

Levels 1-8: Scholastic site for writing and publishing your own poetry.
Levels 3, 6, 8: For more helps in teaching your poetry unit, click here.
Levels 3, 6, 8, 10: For further helps on teaching your poetry unit, click here.
Levels 4-5: Cluster diagram (pdf file)

Week 14: Early Greek Cultures of the Archaic Period

Level 1: Greek Myth coloring pages. Click on the right side of the screen.
Level 2: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 3, 6: You won’t want to miss this site for teaching your poetry unit. Excellent!
Levels 3, 6, 8, 10: For further helps on teaching your poetry unit, click here and here.

Week 15: The Promised Land: Conquest & Settlement

Level 2: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 3, 6, 8: A poetry page on haiku with links to other websites.

Week 16: Israel’s Judges and Neighbors

Level 2: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 3: Learn to write a cinquain.
Level 6, 8, 10: Learn to write a limerick.
Level 7: Describing wheel (pdf file) or sense chart (pdf file)
Level 11: Story map
Level 12: Instructions for building your own website.

Week 17: The Rise of Saul & the Philistines

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Week 18: King David and the Phoenicians

Levels 3, 6, 8, 10: Use this site for your lesson on Hebrew poetry.
Levels 4-5: Here is a cover that you can use for your state notebook. (pdf file)
Levels 4-5: Click here for a ready-to-use Table of Contents for your notebook. (pdf file)
Level 9: Grading rubric for writing a research paper.
Level 12: Review this site for an extensive list of business communiques.

Unit 3 – Preparing the World for its Savior

Week 19: Solomon’s Divided Heart

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Level 3: Describing wheel (pdf file), Story Map, Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 5: Story map
Level 9: Finding and Gathering the News

Week 20: The Divided Kingdom

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Level 3: Describing wheel (pdf file), Story Map, Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 5: Story map
Level 6: Guidelines for a business letter
Level 8: Literary terms

Week 21: The Assyrian Scourge: The Northern Kingdom Is Deported

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Level 3: Describing wheel (pdf file), Story Map, Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 5: Story map
Level 6: Internet Safety, Kid Rules for Online Safety, and Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources
Level 10: Venn Diagram (pdf file) to use for prewriting
Level 11: Good site, with an example definition essay.

Week 22: The Chaldeans (New Babylonians) and the Babylonian Captivity

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 1: Coloring page: Daniel
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Levels 3, 6: Story Map
Levels 3, 6, 9: Learn how to write plays from the Scholastic website
Level 5: Story map
Level 10: Venn Diagram (pdf file) to use for prewriting

Week 23: The Medes and Persians: The Israelites Return Home

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Levels 3, 6, 9: Learn how to write plays from the Scholastic website.
Level 5: Story map
Level 10: Venn Diagram (pdf file) to use for prewriting

Week 24: Persians and Greeks: The Persian Wars

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Levels 3, 6, 9: Learn how to write plays from the Scholastic website.
Level 5: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 5: Fifth grade book report instructions and outline form
Level 8: Venn Diagram (pdf file) to use for prewriting
Levels 10-12: If you are interested in a formal debate and communications association, read more at National Christian Forensics and Communications Association.

Week 25: The Golden Age of Greece and the Peloponnesian Wars

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Levels 3, 6, 9: Learn how to write plays from the Scholastic website.
Level 5: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 8: Venn Diagram (pdf file) to use for prewriting
Levels 10-12: Detailed site explaining how to debate.
Levels 10-12: Learn about debates from the HSLDA website.
Levels 10-12: If you are interested in a formal debate and communications association, read more at National Christian Forensics and Communications Association.

Week 26: Greek Achievements: Science, Mathematics, and Philosophy

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 1: Coloring page of Greek pottery
Levels 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Level 5: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 6, 8, 9: Venn diagram
Levels 10-12: Detailed site explaining how to debate.
Levels 10-12: Learn about debates from the HSLDA website.
Levels 10-12: If you are interested in a formal debate and communications association, read more at National Christian Forensics and Communications Association.

Week 27: Alexander the Great: Preparation for Proclamation

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 2, 4, 7: Newspaper writing
Level 5: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Levels 6, 8, 9: Venn diagram
Levels 10-12: Detailed site explaining how to debate.
Levels 10-12: Learn about debates from the HSLDA website.
Levels 10-12: If you are interested in a formal debate and communications association, read more at National Christian Forensics and Communications Association.
How to write business letters.

Unit 4 – In the Fullness of Time

Week 28: The Etruscans and the Founding of Rome

Levels 1, 4: 12 Essential Paragrah and Essay Writing Skills Exercises and Worksheets (including cluster diagrams) (pdf file)
Levels 2, 4: Teaching story maps (pdf file)
Level 5: Biography Worksheet (pdf file)
Level 5: A user recommends Note Taking By Crayon for this week’s biography paper.
Levels 8, 9: A checklist for taking essay tests.

Week 29: The Roman Republic: Everyday Life

Level 1: Very simple instructions for writing friendly letters.
Levels 3, 5: 12 Essential Paragraph and Essay Writing Skill Exercises and Worksheets (including cluster diagrams) (pdf file)
Level 3: Basic information about expository writing.
Levels 8, 9: A checklist for taking essay tests.

Week 30: The Roman Republic Expands: The Punic Wars

Level 1: 12 Essential Paragraph and Essay Writing Skill Exercises and Worksheets (including cluster diagrams) (pdf file)
Level 2: Teaching story maps(pdf file)
Level 3: Basic information about descriptive writing.
Level 5: Biography Worksheet (pdf file)
Level 7: Write a book report.
Level 10: Write a biography.

Week 31: From Republic to Empire

Level 1: 12 Essential Paragraph and Essay Writing Skill Exercises and Worksheets (including cluster diagrams)(pdf file)
Level 2: Teaching story maps.
Level 3: Checklists for Narrative, Opinion, Informative, Descriptive, and Persuasive writing (pdf file)
Level 7: Essay Writing: Writer’s Checklist (pdf file)
Level 8: A Character Sketch and Advanced Story Map: scroll down to the attached worksheet
Level 10: Write a biography.

Week 32: Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Atonement

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 2: A very simple story map. (pdf file)
Level 6: How to write a research paper.
Level 8: A nice character sketch form.
Level 9: Write a speech.
Level 10: Write a biography.

Week 33: The Zenith of Imperial Rome: Backdrop to the Early Church

Level 1: Cluster diagram (pdf file)
Level 2: Great information on how to write a book report.
Levels 4, 5, 7, 9: Write a speech.
Level 6: How to write a research paper.
Level 8: A nice character sketch form.

Week 34: Rome Decays: Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church

Levels 4, 5, 7, 9: Write a speech.
Level 6: How to write a research paper.
Level 8: A nice character sketch form.
Level 10: Business Letters, Memos, Resumes

Week 35: Christianity Conquers Rome: Of Church Hierarchies

Levels 4, 5, 7, 9: Write a speech.
Level 6: How to write a research paper.
Level 8: A nice character sketch form.
Level 10: Instructions for building your own website.

Week 36: Western Rome Falls: Theology and Church Councils

Levels 4, 5, 7, 9: Write a speech.
Level 6: How to write a research paper.
Level 8: A nice character sketch form.
Level 10: Instructions for building your own website.