Learn skills to plan, draft, revise and publish writing pieces that share ideas and stories.
Writing Foundations
Activities
Elementary
Grade 1 Language
Discover different parts of a story and learn how to write in past, present and future tense.
Grade 2 Language
Explore the parts of an exclamatory sentence and see how these sentences are used within letters.
Grade 3 Language
Discover how adjectives and metaphors are used in writing to create imagery.
Grade 3 Language
Explore the parts of a paragraph, transition words to connect ideas, the drafting and editing process.
Grade 4 Language
Build understanding of how-to videos and explore words that can help to show a sequence of events.
Grade 5 Language
Explore how commas, colons and periods are used in the text of video games.
Grade 6 Language
Learn about punctuation and complex sentences while exploring artwork created by Christi Belcourt.
Grade 7 Language
Discover the elements of a poem and create your own poem about the land.
Grade 7 Language
Build understanding of the writing process and consider ways to apply the process in a digital context.
Grade 8 Language
Age Restrictions on Social Media: Necessary or Not?
Learn about what to include in your outline for a persuasive essay.
Secondary
Grade 12 OLC4O
Opinion Pieces: Writing the first draft
Learn about how to plan and write the first draft of an opinion piece.
Grade 12 OLC4O
Opinion Pieces: Revising and the final draft
Explore how to revise and improve your writing before producing a final draft.
Videos
Grammafied
Grammafied is a fun, engaging educational video series designed to help young learners understand the importance of punctuation, conjunctions, contractions and sentence structure in a lighthearted and memorable way.
Phono-Fi
Welcome to Phono-Fi, where phonics learning is fun and engaging! This exciting series is designed for Grade 1 students to help them master letter sounds, spelling patterns, and reading fluency.
The Process - The Writing Process
Learn about the writing process by listening to the experience of professionals.
The Agenda - Writers Week
A series of The Agenda episodes that feature answers from Canadian writers.
TVO Today: Interviews with Authors, Filmmakers and Creators
Explore a series of interviews with Authors, Filmmakers and Creators.
