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Writing-expository graphic organizers for Microsoft Word $5-10
River Valley Civilizations Comparison Chart and Essays
Comprehensive graphic organizer comparing the four ancient river valley civilizations, including blank chart and three essay questions based on the chart.
Grades:
6th - 11th
Writing a Research Paper--Step-by-Step Guide
This 15-page booklet is a step-by-step guide to writing a research paper. It takes the student through each paragraph (5 paragraph essay), with clear brainstorming, rough draft pages, and final copy pages. It explains how to write the paper in an easy-to-understand manner.
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3rd - 5th
Expository/Informational Essay Scaffolding Template
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I have used this template to assist students as they write expository essays. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity. What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as they complete this assignment so that they can incorporate wri
Grades:
5th - 8th
Expository/Information Essay Scaffold w/ Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph expository essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as
Grades:
5th - 8th
Fifth Grade Common Core Writing Standards - Lessons, Prompts, & Rubrics
This teacher friendly packet explains step by step how to teach the new Common Core Writing Standards for Fifth Grade. Included are prompts, rubrics, & graphic organizers - all in printable form that will allow you to teach lessons individually or use in a Progressive Writing Journal to reinforce concepts the whole year. The new narrative, informative/explanatory, and opinion/persuasive pieces are covered. Make the transition meaningful and effective. Prepared by Caren Carlisle Schmitz, Mast
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5th
Grade 9 Independent Novel Study
Can be used for an independent novel study, or you can use with pre-selected books (just change cover page). I have used this every year in my Grade 9 English classroom.This contains:- daily reading record- how to do dialectical journals (having to do 6 types)-options for written and art (creative) assignments- story frame graphic organizer (for Man. Dept. of Ed.)- outline for a book reportGreat "end of the course" project where you let the students show the skills acquired thorough the course.
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9th
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Non-Fiction Writing Lesson Plans, Organizer, and Rubrics - Common Core Aligned
This product is in alignment with common core standards for non-fiction writing. During this unit, students write a non-fiction book about a topic they know tons about. Examples of topics include camping, babysitting, fashion, technology, hunting, fishing, playing sports, being in plays, hobbies, etc. Once they have a topic, they move to the planning stage where they come up with chapters and three main ideas they will talk about in each chapter. They will plan out their layouts for each page of
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Writing - Persuasive/Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer (Editable)
This Persuasive/Argumentative Essay Organizer allows students to follow a sequence of steps for writing those essays. Great for ELA or Social Studies or any subject for this type of essay. This version is formatted in Microsoft Word (docx) so it is editable for your use.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
History of Ghost Stories with 3 Fictional Ghost Stories- Expository/Fiction
This lesson combines an expository lesson, fiction lesson, and a creative writing lesson.
It begins with an expository piece that includes 4 different sections about history of Ghost Stories. This first section also has a corresponding Graphic Organizer ensuring the students maintain involvement in the activity by taking notes.
The second part of the lesson is fictional reading including 3 ghost stories for children. The post reading activity for the ghost stories is an activity which ask
Grades:
7th - 12th
Weekly Writing Digital Pack 40 Writing Prompts for a Paragraph a Week
This online packet to be used in Google Slides has 40 writing prompts. 10 each in the following areas: Informational, Opinion/Persuasive, Narrative, and Research. The students brainstorm on Monday, come up with their details and explanations on Tuesday, edit on Wednesday, and publish on Thursday. The engaging prompts are a hit with students and this model helps students write detailed, complete paragraphs. A rubric is included each week. 172 pages of material
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2nd - 5th
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Planning the Synthesis Essay (FSA)
This graphic organizer is designed to assist students transition from reading the text set to planning and organizing either an argumentative or explanatory essay. The graphic organizer is designed for students in grades 9-11, but it will fit into the context of students in grades 6-8.
Grades:
6th - 11th
How to Write an Argumentative Essay for Beginners: Guideline & Graphic Organizer
This activity contains a graphic organizer that will guide students who are learning how to write argumentative essays. The graphic organizer is based on curriculum from IUSD and uses MLA format. Each section of the guideline includes a short summary of what can be addressed in that part of the essay. The document is interactive and students can directly type into the text boxes given.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Enduring Issues Document Analysis Templates!
Having trouble with the NEW SOCIAL STUDIES FRAMEWORKS? Need a QUICK and HANDY way to INTEGRATE the NEW FRAMEWORKS into ALL your social studies CURRICULUM?"Snap Resources" does it again with FULLY EDITABLE, ready-made TEMPLATES - ADD ANY DOCUMENTS! "Snap Resources" has done all the hard work for you! With each template students can clearly see necessary defintions/reminders: Historical Context, Geographic Context, Audience, Purpose, Point of View, etc. necessary to fully analyze documents and p
Grades:
7th - 10th
STAAR Writing Expository Essay Strategies
One-page editable guide to expository essay writing for the STAAR Writing exam. Teachers may use it to guide their own instruction, step-by-step and/or pass it out to students as a handout.Includes pre-writing tips, a sample prompt, sample brainstorm, sample visual organizer, sample outline, sample thesis statement.My very low-scoring students improved an average of 250 points using these pre-writing strategies and tips. (My students are often LEP/ELL and come from low-income homes. My passing r
Grades:
7th - 12th
Product Placement: Informational Writing Task: Self Guided/ Google Classroom
This is an informational/explanatory writing assignment. Common Core aligned and self-guided with step-by-step directions so that students are not overwhelmed if they are working on this from home. It also helps teacher's focus more on doing mini-lessons on thesis statements etc. versus trying to create the entire process and assignment themselves. This is ready to be uploaded to Google Classroom Video Links and Source is included. This includes: Writing Prompt: Directions on how to analyze and
Grades:
6th - 10th
Explanatory Writing 3-Day Lesson - SCAMPER strategy
This lesson plan focuses on having students think about what strong explanatory writing looks like. Students will analyze a poorly written piece of writing and will use the SCAMPER strategy to analyze and evaluate that writing before moving onto their own writing. The lesson includes pre-writing strategies as well as a guided release model to help students analyze writing.
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6th - 8th
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How to Write an Expository Essay for Beginners: Guideline and Graphic Organizer
This activity contains a graphic organizer that will guide students who are learning how to write expository essays. The graphic organizer is based on curriculum from IUSD and uses MLA format. Each section of the guideline includes a short summary of what can be addressed in that part of the essay. The document is interactive and students can directly type into the text boxes given.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Winter Olympics Research Writing
Directions and graphic organizers for Winter Olympic athlete research are included.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Freshman Level Walk-through for Commentary (CDCM) Writing
This a mini-lesson/reference document that I created for my freshmen to explain each sentence of a commentary paragraph. This is based on paraphrasing instead of directly quoting, and this was created before my students had to deal with full-blown MLA parenthetical citations. However, it gives an explanation and purpose for each sentence of the eight sentence paragraph.
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Grades:
9th
Impromptu Speaking Planning Sheet
This planning sheet helps young speakers organize their thoughts for an impromptu speech.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Literary Analysis Theme
Students will compare two books with a similar theme. This week long unit details all of the steps to write a literary analysis comparing two books. Students will be guided through the process with specific examples and an outline that formats the entire essay. Printable graphic organizer, planning page, and outline included. Despite the preview, the pages will download with correct format.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Essay Writing Unit/Writing Process: Intro, Body and Conclusion Scaffolds, Topics
Parents and Teachers,Teaching good writing has been a passion of mine for over twenty years, whether in a French, Spanish or English classroom. This program is the end product of all my experience and hard work. This product will provide a complete one to two week unit on how to write an essay, taking information from multiple sources and working very kid-friendly examples until gradually releasing the material for them to do. In other words scaffolding the entire process. Non-readers, ESE and a
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write a Five-Paragraph Expository Essay
This is a step-by-step worksheet to teach students how to write a five-paragraph expository essay. I've used versions of it for the past four years to teach students who can already write one-paragraph essays how to advance to the five-paragraph model. This worksheet shows students what to include in every single sentence of a five-paragraph essay. It can be used for any expository essay topic. I have used it successfully at the end of literature units on The Chosen and The Merchant of Venice to
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Research Project For Any Topic (SL.3.4 Report on a Topic)
This file contains project instructions, guidelines, organizers, checklists, drafting and publishing paper, as well as a grading rubric. It can be used to research any topic.
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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