Analyze Writing

Writing samples for your students to read, analyze, evaluate, and maybe even mimic.

Paragraphs: Systems of Sentences

Part 1 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Want students to understand how a paragraph fits together? Explode one and make them reassemble it using the clues in each sentence! I even wrote a little app to bust a paragraph up for you.

Analyze Paragraphs: Baseball

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Robot Writing: The Bridge

Part 1 of Robot Writing

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Robot Writing: Volcano

Part 2 of Robot Writing

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Analyze Paragraphs: Tomatoes

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Earthquakes – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 2 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about earthquakes back into the correct order?

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Falling)

Writing Sample: The Wind in the Willows

Writing Sample: The Velveteen Rabbit (The Toys)

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

Writing Sample: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Writing Sample: A Christmas Carol (Cold)

Robot Writing: Acropolis

Part 3 of Robot Writing

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Part 4 of Robot Writing

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Writing Sample: Anne of Green Gables

Writing Sample: Peter Pan

Automobiles – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 3 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about automobiles back into the correct order?

Writing Sample: White Fang (The Wild)

Coral Reef – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 7 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about the coral reef back into the correct order?

Writing Sample: The Fall of the House of Usher

Trains – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 5 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about trains back into the correct order?

Washington, DC – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 4 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Washington, DC back into the correct order?

Writing Sample: The Jungle Book (Bagheera)

Rainclouds – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 8 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about rain clouds back into the correct order?

The Moon – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 6 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Moon back into the correct order?

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 11 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 9 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

Pluto – Mixed Up Paragraph

Part 10 of Mixed Up Paragraphs

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?