Writing Boot Camp Test Prep Activities BUNDLE Informational and Opinion Writing

Are you ready to elevate your students' writing skills in the most exciting way? This Writing Boot Camp Flip Book and Stations will help your students practice opinion writing and informative writing skills. The flip book is full of advice, tips, and checklists for important writing skills like: editing, how to hook your reader, opinion words and phrases, informative words and phrases, transition words, higher level vocabulary, revising checklists, etc. In addition to the flip book, students will eagerly tackle 5 writing missions, from sorting figurative language sentences to crafting complex sentences. Let's upgrade your writing lessons today!

Writing Boot Camp Stations Includes:

• 5 Secret Missions / Writing Stations
• Step-by-step student directions for each mission
• Recording sheets to hold students accountable
• Fun sorting cards to turn each mission into a hands-on experience
• Answer Keys to make your life easier
• Writing Station Signs in both Camouflage and Black/White for all of your printing Needs
• Camouflage Military Labels (use as name tags, station labels, group names, etc.)

Writing Stations:

1. Informative vs. Opinion Writing Prompt Sort: Students dive into prompts, categorizing by type.

2. Figurative Language Sort: Help students identify different types of figurative language.

3. Correct Punctuation: Students will add correct punctuation to each of the sentences: quotation marks, commas, capital letters, ending punctuation, etc.

4. Their, There, and They're Sort: Students will say practice these homophones by sorting them into correct categories.

5. Create Stronger Sentences by Writing Complex Sentences: Students will go from writing simple sentences to strong, high-level sentences that will captivate their readers.

Each station comes with signs, directions, recording sheets to hold students accountable, and answer keys.

Writing Flipbook includes:

• Flipbook Cover with Boot Camp Theme
• Opinion Writing Checklist
• Informative writing Checklist
• Ways to Hook Your Reader
• Opinion Words & Phrases
• Informative Words & Phrases
• Transition Words
• Ways to Improve Vocabulary
• Figurative Language
• Sentence Stems for Text Evidence (2 versions)
• How to Use Quotation Marks
• Editing Checklist
• CUPS (Editing Strategy)
• ARMS (Revision Strategy)
• Steps to Write an Informative Essay
• Steps to Write an Opinon Essay (3 versions)
• SWAG (Sentence Writing Strategy)
• RACE (Paragraph Writing Strategy)
• TREES (Paragraph Writing Strategy)
• OREO (Paragraph Writing for Opinion Strategy)
• Boot Camp Theme Signs & Props

Ideas for creating a fun Boot Camp experience:

• Use provided dog tags to assign students to groups. Each student who receives the “Navy” tag will be in the Navy group, etc. Split students into "platoons" and use the labels to make them official.
• Use camouflage strips to decorate your classroom prior to “boot camp” starting
• If you are able, purchase camo ribbon, military accessories, etc. to get your students excited about writing boot camp!
• Spice things up with a timer for an added thrill where students race against the clock.
• Have students "earn their stripes" by adding medals or badges for correct answers.

Your students will love the Writing Boot Camp and won’t even realize how much they are learning.  A great test prep activity or use any time of the year for a writing intensive.  Perfect for FSA / STAAR / AIR / State Standardized Test preparation.

Teachers Like You Say:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students loved this resource! I used it for tutoring and did the stations and it worked AMAZING! Great resource to teach writing and practice writing skills. "

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students loved this resource. They loved working together as a team to solve the writing tasks. All students were engaged!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was the perfect way to create a helpful guide for my students to use during writing. It was very concise and they enjoyed making their own resource booklets."

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