Student Writing Models
Often, we receive student writing samples that are too long for our handbooks or that fall into a category already covered by another model. This is where we publish these additional student models.
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Click on the titles below to see the student models.
Grade 1
Back To Top- Personal Writing (1)
- Personal Narrative: Mexico
- Personal Narrative: A Happy Day
- Subject Writing (1)
- Expository Paragraph: My Favorite Pet
- Expository Paragraph: How Much I Know About Space
- Description: Spring
- Research Writing (1)
- Report: Parrots
- Story and Poetry Writing (1)
- Story: Happy Easter
- Story: Leaf Person
Grade 2
Back To Top- Personal Writing (2)
- Personal Narrative: My Dad
- Personal Narrative: The Horrible Day
- Poetry Writing (2)
- Poem
- Poem: Winter Words
- Subject Writing (2)
- Expository Paragraph: If I Were President
- Report: One Great Book
- Story Writing (2)
- Fable: A Fable
- Story: The Missing Coin
Grade 3
Back To Top- Personal Writing (3)
- Personal Narrative: The Sled Run
- Personal Narrative: The Funny Dance
- Friendly Letter: Dear Ms. Nathan
- Subject Writing (3)
- Persuasive Paragraph: Plastic, Paper, or Cloth?
- How-To Writing: How to Make Boiled Eggs
- Research Writing (3)
- Classroom Report: Cheetahs
- Writing Poems (3)
- Poem: Fire
- Poem: Hello Spring!
Grades 4-5
Back To Top- Personal Writing (4-5)
- Personal Essay: Rules
- Personal Essay: My Mother
- Personal Essay: Ann
- Personal Essay: Grandpa, Chaz, and Me
- Personal Narrative: The Day I Took the Spotlight
- Personal Narrative: Jet Bikes
- Personal Narrative: Indy’s Life Story
- Subject Writing (4-5)
- Description of a Place: My Favorite Place to Go
- Description of a Place: Shadow Fort
- Persuasive Essay: Adopting a Pet from the Pound
- Persuasive Essay: Letter to the Editor
- Book Review: A Story of Survival
- Story and Play Writing (4-5)
- Story: The Terror of Kansas
- Story: Chloe’s Day
- Story: The Haunted House
- Report Writing (4-5)
- Height-Challenged German Shepherd
- Deer Don’t Need to Flee to Stay Trouble-Free!
- Poetry Writing (4-5)
- I Am Attean
- Did You Ever Look at . . .
- The Civil War
- Sloppy Joes
- When I Was Upside Down
- Dreams
Grades 6-8
Back To Top- Personal Writing (6-8)
- Journal Writing: A Lesson to Learn
- Personal Narrative: The Racist Warehouse
- Personal Narrative: Giving Life
- Subject Writing (6-8)
- Expository Essay: The Great Paw Paw
- Expository Essay: Friendship
- Expository Essay (Problem and Solution): Cheating in America
- Persuasive Essay: Summer: 15 Days or 2 1/2 Months?
- Writing About Literature (Book Review): The Best Little Girl in the World
- Writing About Literature (Personal Response): Limadastrin
- Writing About Literature (Fictionalized Journal Entry): A Cowboy’s Journal
- Writing News Stories (Editorial): Hang Up and Drive
- Writing News Stories (Editorial): Fine Arts
- Writing News Stories (Feature): What Really Matters
- Creative Writing (6-8)
- Story: Linden’s Library
- Story: How the Stars Came to Be
- Poem: The Call
- Poem: My Backyard
- Report Writing (6-8)
- Mir Flies On for the Next Generation
- I Am Latvia
- The Aloha State
- Unique Wolves
- Observation Report:The Incredible Egg
- Workplace Writing (6-8)
- Business Letter: Dear Dr. Larson
Grades 9-12
Back To Top- Personal Writing (9-12)
- Extended Personal Narrative: The Climb
- Extended Personal Narrative: Caught in the Net
- Extended Personal Narrative: The Boy with John Travolta Blue Eyes
- Personal Essay: It’s a Boy!
- Personal Essay: Take Me to Casablanca
- Personal Essay: My Greatest Instrument
- Personal Essay: Snapshots
- Subject Writing (9-12)
- Descriptive Writing: H’s Hickory Chips
- News Feature: Internet Plagiarism
- Eyewitness Account: Anticipating the Dream
- Profile of a Person: Rosa Parks
- Profile of a Person: From Bed Bound to Breaking Boards
- Interview Report: Student Entrepreneur. . .
- Persuasive Writing (9-12)
- Pet Peeve Essay: Mosquito Madness Editorial
- Creative Writing (9-12)
- Patterned Fiction: The House on Medford Avenue
- Poetry: Mama’s Stitches
- Play: The KHS Press
- Academic Writing (9-12)
- Process Essay: Huddling Together
- Cause/Effect Essay: Save the Elephants
- Essay of Comparison: If Only They Knew
- Writing About Literature (9-12)
- Personal Response to Literature: Adam’s Train of Ghosts
- Personal Response to Literature: Diary of Gaspard
- Literary Analysis: My Interpretation of The Joy Luck Club
- Research Writing (9-12)
- Research Paper: Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Restaurants?
- Research Paper: The Killer Bean
- Workplace Writing (9-12)
- Memo: Mid-project Report
- Business Letter: Dear Ms. Cline
