Expository Writing- CCSS: Essay Parts, Purpose, Tone & Syntax Lessons/Activities

Write Right! Essay Writing Made Easy 2020

Writing is a major focus in my classes, second only to teaching middle and high school students to think and analyze what they read and hear. "Writing: Write Right! Essay Writing Made Easy" shares what and how I teach expository writing. The lessons and activities activities included in this packet encourage students to strengthen their writing prowess, confidence and sense of ownership. This detailed handbook addresses how to teach every part of an essay, and offers corresponding activities. The Focus topics in the Table of Contents show how I break down the writing process to make it less overwhelming to young people.

Each Focus section beginning with the 8th Topic, "Essay Parts, Purpose, Tone, and Syntax," and ending with the 26th, "Student Essay Sample," is reinforced with 1-4 activities so students may connect the information on the topic with their writing.

FOCUS

Introduction

Common Core Standards

Bloom's Taxonomy

Teaching Suggestions

Great Ideas Chart

Proficiency Assessment Chart

Activity: What Do I Know? How Do I Know It?

Essay Parts, Purpose, Tone and Syntax

Hooks

Overview Statements

Thesis Statements

Transitional Devices

Introductory Paragraph: Culminating Activities

Body Paragraph: Main Ideas

Body Paragraphs: Elaboration/Development

Concluding Paragraph

Activity: Unity, Coherence, Syntax and Tone

Complete Essay: Drafts 1- 4

Essay Outline: Put It All Together (For any essay prewriting)

Activities: Proofreading and Revising

Symbols for Grading

Activity: Student Self-Assessment

Essay Grading Rubric

Blank Notebook Format Handout

Writing Topics: I Don't Have a Clue What to Write

Student Essay Sample

Blog Posts: These 16 dos and 10 don'ts form "Writing? Yes!" Classrooms & 3 Teacher Survival Lessons

Closing Thoughts

For students - whether rookies just starting to follow the proper essay format, or veterans building writing muscle - this product offers lessons and activities that will help teachers create a “Writing? Yes!” atmosphere in their classrooms.

My Show Them, Help Them, Let Them teaching concept forms the structure for the scaffolding-oriented lessons and activities. In each segment of this technique, the teacher presents lessons about the Focus and then students complete coordinating activities.

As always, this activity- PDF version- may be downloaded and printed for classroom use. Also, an Easel Activity is ready to be used for Google Classroom. Teachers may choose to add an interactive layer of their own for digital use by clicking on the red "Open in Easel" rectangle on the product's page.

For 14 pages of effective and student friendly critique forms and rubrics, download

Writing: Write Right! Incredible Critique Forms and Rubrics

Also, students will strengthen their writing with:

Writing: EDIT THIS! Revise & Rewrite Right

For another activity that develops students’ writing skills, check out:

Writing Analysis Portfolio Activity: Scavenger Hunt

Enjoy a Teach It Now Day Every Day,

Connie

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