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This +140 page Informational Writing 101 Unit covers EVERYTHING you'll need to teach informational writing in six weeks. Let me do the lesson planning to make your life EASIER!

Please click on the preview above to see everything you'll receive when purchasing this resource.

➡ This resource can be printed and used electronically in Google Classroom (or your district's learning management system).

Click on the links included in the resource to gain access to the Google Slides versions.

This resource is a complete Informational Writing Unit, you won't need any additional supplemental materials or activities. I've spent over a year compiling this unit based on what works with my own students. By the end of this unit, your writers will be informational writing superstars.

Included in this unit are the following:

► Six weeks of lesson plans

► Pre- and post- assessments - "Why are so many animals endangered?"

► Vocabulary instruction and word wall cards

► Daily learning target slides

► Links to research articles for the research phase

► 44 student book pages/graphic organizers to keep your students organized

► 13 daily exit slip response journal prompts for quick formative assessment

► Lessons on brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising and editing

► 4 quizzes that focus on development, structure and conventions

► Rubrics for easy scoring of all essays

► A student assessment data tracking recording sheet to keep track of student growth and progress

After purchasing this unit, you'll never have to stress over teaching informational writing again!

If you like this unit, check out my FREE Paragraph Writing 101 mini unit HERE.

Also Available: Opinion Essay 101 and Literary Essay 101

Coming soon: Text Dependent Essay 101 and Personal Narrative/Memoir 101 units

You might also be interested in these other writing resources available in my TPT store:

Writing Exit Slips BUNDLE for the whole year (personal narratives, informational writing, opinion essay, memoir)

Writing Workshop Teacher Binder - to keep you consistent and accountable during writing workshop

ELA Vocabulary Word Wall Cards

FREE Guide to Using Google Classroom during Writing Workshop

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Total Pages
142 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 months
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

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