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8th grade Common Core W.3.2 handouts
Informative Writing | Expository | Graphic Organizer | Outline | For Grades 3-6+
Help your students master informative and expository writing with our comprehensive Graphic Organizer and Outline! Designed to guide students through writing structured, evidence-based essays, this resource is perfect for developing strong writing skills in grades 3-6. Ideal for use with informational articles, it provides scaffolding to support students at every step of the writing process.What's Included:Three Graphic Organizer Options: Tailored to different levels of scaffolding.Definitions f
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
RADD Writing Support
This file contains two pages. The first one is a printable poster to display and the second one is student sheet that can be kept with the student as a resource wherever they are working. Both charts outline the same thing; parts of a RADD short response. This helps students organize the RADD short response using the correct words. This style of writing is specific expectation for Short Responses on the New York State ELA Test as well as the Common Core Short Responses.I have personally used
Compare and Contrast Writing in Two Formats
Teach your students how to use 2 formats to write compare and contrast paragraphs, compositions, and essays! Posters and other materials explain and model each compare and contrast format. You can display them on interactive whiteboards or bulletin boards and/or photocopy them for your students to keep in their writing journals as references. Using these 2 formats for their compare and contrast writing helps your students organize their ideas better and more logically. ✓ Please Note: * This c
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3rd - 8th
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Information/Expository/Non-Fiction Writing Student Checklist & Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of expository/non-fiction/informative texts, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of non-fiction writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist w
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2nd - 8th
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Back to School Archaeology Lesson Plan - Beginning of the Year Social Studies
Let your students pretend to be archaeologists and conduct a dig in their classroom in this back to school activity, or whenever you want to introduce them to the field of archaeology. Students will analyze artifacts and record their observations, then do a follow-up writing task. This activity will help your students develop their information writing, critical thinking, and vocabulary skills. ✓ Please note: * This resource is included in a money-saving Back to School Bundle, which you can fin
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Explain Your Evidence Text Based Writing Sentence Starters
Give your students a jump start in explaining their text based evidence using this set of sentence starters that are sure to strengthen their written responses.
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3rd - 8th
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The Painted Essay
I have created a visual of The Painted Essay that I use in my classroom. This version is a digital version that I will be using to upload on to my school LMS (Learning Management System). I will also be making a copy of this 2 sided product and include it in a folder that will be send home for all of my students. In addition to the color coded visual there are reference numbers that correspond to student friendly definition. This support has helped my students in their writing process.
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3rd - 8th
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FREEBIE Types of Writing Anchor Chart
This anchor chart provides basic definitions for narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive writing and supports Common Core writing activities. It works well as an addition to a writer's notebook or as a poster to hang on the wall or bulletin board.
Your questions are welcome, and your feedback is appreciated!
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Terms of Use: This digital resource may be printed and photocopied by the original purchaser for use in one cl
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3rd - 8th
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Ultimate Writing Checklist + Teacher Rubric BUNDLE *Editable* | 10 Genres
This bundle of student checklists and teacher rubrics for TEN different writing genres can be used to help guide students in the writing, revising, and editing process, and to help guide you in the grading process! Each of the completely editable checklists cover both the elements of each genre, as well as the conventions of writing that elementary/middle school students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily
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1st - 8th
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Hook It! A Writing Activity
Writing can be really challenging for students, especially when they are first introduced to essay writing. It seems that the hardest part of writing for a lot of students is the introduction. Whether it’s one sentence or a paragraph, students struggle to write it. When teaching my students how to write introduction sentences or paragraphs, I like to spend at least a day on hook sentences. It may seem small, but a great hook engages the reader, and often the student themselves, into writing abou
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3rd - 8th
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TREE Graphic Organizer for SRSD Opinion Writing
This color coded graphic organizer helps your students organize their argument/opinion writing. This goes along with the SRSD writing process.
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3rd - 8th
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Essay with 5 Paragraphs | Unit Plans
Looking for a sample essay with 5 paragraphs? This bundle has five! These examples of 5 paragraph essay writing are perfect for introducing a unit on descriptive, literary, persuasive (opinion), and informational writing in upper elementary. NEW! Now includes 2-weeks of lesson plans for each essay!Teaching How to Write An Essay with 5 ParagraphsEach essay comes with a checklist of literary elements specific to that type of writing. When introducing a unit, the teacher and students can identi
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3rd - 8th
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Write Away Bundle: Adventures in Introductions and Conclusions!
Dive into the world of writing with our 'Write Away Bundle: Adventures in Introductions and Conclusions!' This bundled product is a powerhouse of teaching resources crafted to make the teaching of informational writing enjoyable and effective for elementary educators and their students.Adventurous Introductions: A Kid's Guide to Exciting Beginnings!Embark on a writing adventure with 'Adventurous Introductions,' a mini lesson presentation that introduces students to the art of crafting captivatin
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Log Question: Daily Questions or Bell Ringer Worksheet Template
We always need to determine whether or not the students understand the material that we cover in class. You can put a question on the board either as a pre-assessment (about the lesson you are about to teach) or as an informal assessment about a previous lesson. For example, "List and describe the three major rock types."The students can fill out this worksheet every day as the bells rings or as they walk into your classroom. This allows them to have something to work on when they arrive and it'
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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Also included in:Â Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets
RUPR & FATP-Deconstructing the Prompt Bundle
RUPR & FAT P help students to deconstruct a writing prompt that is given to them. Writing prompts can be hard for students to deconstruct what the prompt is asking them to do in their writing. This bundle helps by providing a 5 day lesson plan, an anchor chart that you can create or blow up into poster size, journal entries, informational/persuasive graphic organizer and a bonus narrative graphic organizer for students. Helping students to deconstruct a prompt is important in creating succes
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K - 8th
Minimal SPANISH Informational Writing packet - Paquete de Escritura Informativa
** March 2024: The packet has been completely restructured with over 7 additional pages! **As a teacher, I have a lot of tasks I'm juggling at once. Throughout the years, I've created many writing supports, but had never compiled everything. This writing packet contains all the informational writing supports that I use in one central location. Built into this packet are supports for Using an informational writing outlineTopic selection Capturing the reader's attention (adjectives, sentence start
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2nd - 8th
How to Dissect a Writing Prompt - Complete Teaching Toolkit
Overview: Unlock the secrets of effectively responding to writing prompts with our comprehensive "How to Dissect a Writing Prompt" toolkit. Designed specifically for middle school students, this resource equips educators with everything needed to teach students how to identify, analyze, and respond to various types of writing prompts. From argumentative to narrative, this toolkit covers all major writing styles, fostering a deeper understanding and mastery of writing techniques.What’s Included:S
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6th - 8th
Essay Writing Transition Words and Phrases
This comprehensive list includes transition words and phrases for the following categories: sequence/order of events, providing examples and explanations, adding on, compare and contrast, emphasizing a point, stating an opinion, introducing a paragraph or topic, and concluding an idea or essay. These transition word list helped my students become more confident writers, and I hope it will help yours too!
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2nd - 12th
Top Hat Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to aid students in organizing their writing when comparing and contrasting two ideas. Easy to use and a different visual compared to the venn diagram.
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1st - 8th
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Sentence Frames and Scaffolding for 4 paragraph informational essay
Use for Well Scaffolded writing lessons!
2 different Graphic Organizers: use a one that demands more detail from higher writers or shorten/modify the assignment.
NO PREP NEEDED!
Use Youtube videos to help students do research on China's green algae and take notes. You can supplement with articles as needed, but it is not necessary for this to be a well rounded research lesson.
Then use the sentence frames to help students create:
**Introduction Paragraph
**2 body paragraphs
**Conclusion
Earn
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3rd - 9th
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Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer
Teach the basic steps of a good paragraph with this graphic organizer! I've included an example paragraph including a topic sentence, 3 supporting details, and a conclusion. Use this as the first step in the writing process! There are 3 different topics to practice writing about including one of the students' choice.
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2nd - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Stationary - MLK Day - DIFFERENTIATED
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with this MLK Day-themed stationery download! This downloadable set is designed to inspire and engage students as they reflect on the profound impact of this civil rights icon.The download comes with different line sizes of each design, so this activity can work for any grade!These templates provide the perfect backdrop for students to express their thoughts, feelings, and aspirations related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
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K - 12th
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Informational Conclusion Adventures: A Kid's Guide to Writing Exciting Endings
Description: "Embark on a journey of writing excitement with 'Adventurous Conclusions,' a comprehensive mini lesson presentation designed for elementary educators to teach students the art of crafting captivating conclusions for informational writing. This engaging product is perfect for teachers looking to make the teaching of writing both enjoyable and effective for their young learners.Inside this resource, you'll find a kid-friendly explanation of what a conclusion is and its purpose, making
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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