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Ideas are the main message of a piece of writing. A good idea is well developed, focused, and communicate a message. Ideas are the foundation of writing, and without a clear idea the writing crumbles.

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Organization is the structure of writing. A strong piece of writing has a beginning that hooks readers, a middle that provides meaningful details and actions, and an ending that is provides a sense of closure. When writing lacks organizations, readers become lost and confused.

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The voice of writing creates personal tone and emotion. It is unique and adds an authors ownership to the writing. A strong voice creates emotion and connects the reader to the author.

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Sentence fluency refers to rhythm and flow of writing. It is created through the use of well structured sentences, fluent transitions, and sentence variety. Without sentence fluency writing becomes choppy and mechanical.

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Word choice is the use of rich, lively words that give a piece of writing life. It add flavor and imagery to writing. Without well chosen words, writing becomes flat, dull, and boring.

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Conventions includes spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar. The proper and varied use of conventions enhances writing. Without conventions writing becomes hard to read and the structure is lost.

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This book is written like a diary and shows students how to jot down their own ideas in creative ways. It allows students to connect to the concept that they too can capture ideas.

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2.	The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski

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2.	The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski

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This is playful story will show students how different ideas can be formed from different perspectives. Students will giggle as they read the secret case files written about parent-rules.

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This story follows a girl who befriends the class bully. The events of the story are well defined, allowing the students to analyze the text and capture the idea.

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4.	A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

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4.	A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

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This unique story teaches students about the idea of peer pressure. The illustrations go along perfectly with the text and help the students visualize the idea.

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5.	*Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

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5.	*Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

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Students will learn the idea of loving yourself in a world where you think you don’t fit in. The main idea and very focused, allowing students to easily pick it up.

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6.	Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes

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6.	Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes

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Henkes uses supporting details to convey the main idea. Students can  analyze the supporting details and discuss the idea of bravery while reading this text.

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This breath-taking text teaches students the idea of perseverance. It is written to allow students to make inferences about the characters while providing details that support the main idea.

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Miss Rumphius will teach students about the idea of making the world a better place. The idea is clearly developed, and the illustrations enhance the concept.

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This unique story has a well-developed idea about the importance of taking care of our home, along with the idea that greed can be hurtful to others. The text is original and though provoking allowing students many opportunities to stop and share their thoughts on the idea.

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10.	*Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull

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10.	*Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull

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This non-fiction text teaches students the idea of hope and peace. The sequencing of information in this text helps readers understand the importance of the idea.

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This wordless picture book is great to teach young students how a story needs a beginning, middle and end to be complete. Each page showcases this by illustrating events in sequential order.

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2.	Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Conin

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2.	Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Conin

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Students will laugh while the follow this tale of cows that go on strike. The organizational structure of this story allows students to see how a story progresses with a hooking beginning, a full middle, and an ending that provide closure.

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This text shows students how to organize their writing in chronological order. It is also a great text to show how transitional words are needed to keep information organized and understandable.

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4.	*It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folktale by Margot Zemach

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4.	*It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folktale by Margot Zemach

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This text will hook students with its catching introduction and keeps them reading with its thoughtful sequence. It also exemplifies how a good conclusion gives readers a sense of closure.

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5.	If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

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5.	If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

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Numeroff created an excellent mentor text for organization as the story follows a logical sequence of an humorous topic. It is provides an excellent example how transitions are required for smooth reading.

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6.	How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting

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6.	How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting

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The superb organization of this text teaches students how to sequence events. The organization allows students to feel the difference in the characters emotions at the beginning and ending.

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7.	Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham

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7.	Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham

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This text starts off with a strong lead that captures student interest and models how to logically organize writing by location and time. The conclusion summarizes the story while also providing closure.

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8.	My Two Blankets by Irene Kobald and Freya Blackwood

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8.	My Two Blankets by Irene Kobald and Freya Blackwood

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Students will learn how to organize comparisons to support the structure of the narrative while maintain a logical story that is easily followed. The ending is superb for showing how a conclusion must tie into the entirety of the story.

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9.	*The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park

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9.	*The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park

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This touching story teaches students organization through as they read about the progression of a grandfather’s illness.  It teaches the importance of transitions to keep the progression in order.

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This text teaches students how to organize poetry. The structure of the sentences allows students to see where punctuation is necessary and where it is not when writing poetry.

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Through the use of alliteration, similes, and personification Steig created a strong voice that clearly shows the author’s connection with nature and perseverance.

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Hoffman uses powerful words that evoke emotion and thoughtfulness while reading. The words combined with the illustrations, allow the readers to easily and clearly identify the message and the authors passion.

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3.	When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

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3.	When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

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The use of voice in this narrative text allows readers to feel the emotions that the author had when growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Rylant’s use of repeated phrases and her personal experiences helps students feel the emotions of the author.

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4.	Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by: Kevin Henkes

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4.	Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by: Kevin Henkes

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Through the use of descriptive words, humor, and action verbs students will feel connected to the main character, Lily. Henkes created a story with powerful emotion that is unique to his stories.

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5.	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by: Judith Viorst

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5.	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by: Judith Viorst

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This text is an excellent choice for teaching students about voice for its use of strong emotional phrases and connected illustrations allow students to see the story from a different perspective. The emotions in the book make the reader connect with the characters and feel what they feel.

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6.	Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

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6.	Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

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This is a unique collection of wacky fables that keeps reader entertained. The sarcastic and humorous voices of the authors are unmistakable due in part to the descriptive language and way the characters change to animals.

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7.	We the Kids: A Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by: David Catrow

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7.	We the Kids: A Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by: David Catrow

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This book is a great resource to teach students about voice because it in highly unique and engaging. Students will learn about an important topic in an engaging and humorous way that is unique to Catrow’s work.

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This story uses color to evoke emotion in students in a way that only Dr. Seuss can. From cover to cover the expressive words and illustrations that flood the pages tap into a reader’s feelings.

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This graphic-novel is a semi-autobiography of author Bell who uses personal experiences to help the reader feel the emotions of the characters and author. The story also uses realistic and accurate information about deafness.

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10.	When I Was Your Age: Original Stories About Growing Up

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10.	When I Was Your Age: Original Stories About Growing Up

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This is a collection of autobiographies from various writers. The descriptive language, raw emotions, and connected sidenotes from each author share with students their individual voice and connects the reader to the author. It covers almost every emotion from the good to the bad.

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1.	Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher

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1.	Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher

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This lyrical story shows students how to varies the beginning of his sentences to maintain fluency. Students can analyze the rhythmic flow that makes it easy to read.

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Students can use this text to analyze the difference between simple and complex sentences. The complex sentences show students how it makes the piece stronger.

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This story is told through poems. The rhythmic cadence of the poems can teach students how to write poetry.

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This text will show students how fluency can be achieved through variation. It has excellent use of simple sentences, complex sentences and sentences that vary in length.

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This unique text takes students through a night out on a dogsled trail. Students will see how the structure of the sentences causes the reader to slide along with the dogs.

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This text is a great model to teach students about sentence variety contributing to fluency. There is excellent use of dialogue, complex and compound sentences.

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This is a non-fiction book with a wealth of information about whales. Students can analyze how the dialogue and how the different ways the sentences begin creates a fluent, enjoyable read.

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This unique book is excellent to teach students cadence and rhythm. It is also great to teach the idea of cultural diversity.

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9.	*Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

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9.	*Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

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This text is great for teaching students how to use a variety of sentences. Students will see how to form complex sentences and fluent dialogue.

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10.	Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh

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10.	Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh

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This a beautifully crafted book. Students will see how words and phrases are structured together to create a seamless flow of fluency.

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As students read about a night out on a dogsled trail, they will be immersed in descriptive words that are crafter to make them feel as though they are right in the action. Excellent use of lively verbs and adjectives.

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This is an excellent book for teaching word choice because the strong, varied verbs. Students will see how carefully chosen verbs can morph a boring story into an exciting and engaging story.

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The word choice in this book keeps students hooked. The specificity of the words helps students connect to the deep tone of the book.

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4.	The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds

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4.	The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds

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This text teaches students that words can evoke emotions and be powerful. It provides descriptions of how different words feel juicy and alive.

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5.	*Henry’s Freedom Box by  Ellen Levine

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5.	*Henry’s Freedom Box by  Ellen Levine

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The powerful word choice in this book helps students visualize the story and feel the emotions of Henry. It is excellent for its descriptive language.

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6.	The Great Fuzzy Frenzy by Janet Stevens

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6.	The Great Fuzzy Frenzy by Janet Stevens

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This text will teach students how vivid verbs transforms a story from bland to great. It has an excellent use of alliteration and onomatopoeia.

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This book has an excellent use of metaphors and sensory words. The word choice enhances the meaning of the story.

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8.	*Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra Pinkney

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8.	*Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra Pinkney

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This book exemplifies how to use adjectives to create detailed descriptions. It also has excellent use of metaphors to create meaning.

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Student will learn how onomatopoeia can be used to place the reader in the action and connect with the information. It also shows students how varied onomatopoeia can change the meaning of similar words.

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This text is excellent to teach students how adjectives can be used to tell more. Each sentence uses adjectives to enhance meaning.

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The author’s use of speech bubbles within the text helps students clearly identify the correct way to use quotation marks. It also teaches students how to various punctuation at the end of a sentence changes how you would read the text.

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2.	Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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2.	Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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This text is an excellent story to use to teach students about exclamation marks and questions marks. The font plays a large role in this book, for example, it gets larger as an exclamation point is used after someone shouts.

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3.	Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale by Jan Cara

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3.	Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale by Jan Cara

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Students will learn what happens when you incorrectly use an apostrophe. The illustrations match the text and provide a clear visual as to where an apostrophe is supposed to be and where it is not to be.

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4.	Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What is an Adverb? By Brian Clearly

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4.	Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What is an Adverb? By Brian Clearly

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This rhyming book in defines what adverbs are, explains how they help writing, and provides examples of their use. This book is entertaining and educational.

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5.	Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? By Brian P. Clearly

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5.	Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? By Brian P. Clearly

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Just like Cleary’s book on adverbs, this text is great to show students the power of strong grammar and knowledge of adjectives. It’s humorous tone keeps students entertained as they read what adjectives are and how to use them.

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6.	Children of the Earth Remember by Schim Schimmel 

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6.	Children of the Earth Remember by Schim Schimmel 

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This poetic text can be used to show students what proper verb-subject agreements looks like and models the use of pronouns. There is a large message to this text that is able to be clearly identified because of it’s easy readability.

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7.	Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver

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7.	Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver

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This picture book highlights the importance of punctuation by telling the tale of a day that a teacher decided to give punctuation a break. It provides students with an easy way to see how using correct punctuation makes reading easy and understandable, and then shows how hard it is to read and understand something when punctuation is not in place.

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Students can learn the importance of using proper word spacing and handwriting from this text as they read about a little girl who is writing a letter. The character works hard with her handwriting and formatting to make sure the person receiving her letter can read it.

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This list of mock grammar rules teaches students through examples. Every rule is hypocritical because it breaks the very rule it is saying should never be broken. Students can analyze the rule and explain why it is incorrect.

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This book is beautifully written and illustrated. Students will see how varied punctuation changes how a word is read while also seeing how to use punctuation to avoid run-on sentences.