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4th grade writing-essays lessons for Microsoft Word
Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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30+ Samples Un-Packing the Prompt- PARCC-Based
The Key to Un-Packing Prompts - PARCC-Based
Narrative?
Literary Analysis?
Research Simulation Task?
30+ Daily Do-Now Activities
More than 30 Practice Prompts
Paper and Online Options
Five Minute Pre-Writing Strategies for Responding to Prompts in Timed Writing Situations
Aligned to CCSS
This activity can be done as a daily, “Do Now” task or as a major writing unit in a week. I try to avoid talking about it in terms of state testing,” but rather as timed writing. I want my students to feel c
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3rd - 8th
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Sample Personal Narratives (Exemplars)
There are 5 sample personal narratives to use as exemplars to help kids understand the features that go into writing a personal narrative! They are all in Microsoft word format so that they can be altered/edited as necessary to help you meet your teaching goals!
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Prompt & Graphic Organizer/Template
Do your writers need support developing a multi-paragraph essay? This highly scaffolded narrative writing template breaks down essay writing for your students into manageable pieces -giving first a prompt: "Write about an event or experience that changed your life", then directions for an introduction, setting the scene of your story, describing the event in detail, and concluding their writing. This one page, 2-sided writing template also has some self-reflection questions at the end. It is a
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2nd - 12th
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Persuasive Argumentative Essay Writing Lesson Plan
A 6-page step-by-step guide on teaching how to write a persuasive/argumentative essay. Includes topic ideas, suggested assessments, and helpful internet links for support and other materials. Includes a link for a free PowerPoint download guiding students on writing their essay.This lesson is student-centered meaning:--it allows you to become a facilitator--happier teachers--happier students--happier administratorsCheck out these other awesome, related resources!Engaging and Interesting Journal
PARCC Literary Analysis Teacher Model (Example Essay)
This is an example essay for students to analyze. It responds to the following prompt from the 8th grade PARCC practice test, but it could also be used for other grades as an example of format.
In Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Remember to use details from both texts to support your ideas.
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4th - 10th
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Persuasive Essay Sample: iPads for the Classroom
This is a persuasive essay, following the five paragraph format. It is ideal for upper elementary and middle school writing classes. The author includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. The first body paragraph provides support for their argument, the second body paragraph tries to solve potential issues from the opponents' views, and the third paragraph one again adds support to their argument. Enjoy!
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4th - 6th
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Introduction, Conclusion, and Reasons Graphic Organizer for Opinion Writing
My third graders are having trouble writing complex introduction and conclusion paragraphs in their opinion writing. I created this graphic organizer to help them plan out each part and make a "juicier" paragraph! Hope this helps your classes too! I also added a page for them to plan their reasons with details and examples too.
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2nd - 6th
Opinion/ Persuasive Writing Example-- Should students wear uniforms to school?
I have used this writing to display an example of good craft and structure. We have spent a great deal of time focusing on the organizational structure of our writing. It is also a good example of how to support your opinion through multiple reasons. Not only are the reasons listed, but they are justified with details and examples.
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3rd - 8th
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STAAR SPANISH Written Responde Guide - Guía de respuesta escrita
La siguiente guía es para que los estudiantes sigan un proceso coherente al responder la pregunta de ensayo que encontrarán en su examen estatal. // The following guide is to help students follow a consistent process when answering the essay question they will encounter on their state exam.
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3rd - 6th
Dog is a Good Friend
This is a five paragragh essay that can be used as a mentor text for writing a literary essay on a character. It was used as a model during the first bend of a Teacher's College Unit of Study, The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction (Grade 4). It is based on the book, Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. The packet includes a checklist students may use when writing their essay. The checklist is based on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA).
Comparative Essay Packet- EDITABLE
This packet is intended for grades 4-6. It walks students through the process of writing a 5 paragraph comparative essay. It simplifies the process to help students. This packet also includes 3 rubrics to use for peer edits, self edits, and teacher grading.This file is editable, so feel free to make changes to address the needs of your students!
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Essay Packets Bundle- EDITABLE
Text Based Argumentative / Opinion Writing - Students Grading Teachers
This product is a practice opinion/argumentative writing prompt with three source texts for students to reference in their writing. Students will read three texts in order to respond to the prompt, which focuses on whether students should evaluate or grade their teachers.I intentionally included language that students may see during their state writing test – such as claim, argument, proponent, critic, research study, report, evaluate, etc. It is a Microsoft Word download to allow easy editing a
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4th - 6th
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Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop Unit 2 Opinion 4th grade
A complete UNIT for Writer's Workshop Unit 2 Boxes and Bullets includes daily lesson plans, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. The unit also incorporates essential questions, enduring understandings, and CCSS. Students will write a personal essay and then turn it into a persuasive essay throughout this unit.In order to write good stories, writers need to practice daily with established routines and mentor texts.
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4th
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Also included in: Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop 4th grade BUNDLE
Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
This is a brainstorming graphic organizer for narrative writing. Students reflect on different types of memories to try to find an idea for their writing. The open boxes allow for writing or drawing depending on the age and ability of the student.
This also serves as a great template in a writer's notebook for continuously adding ideas to write about!
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1st - 4th
TC 4th Grade Unit 2 Writing lesson plans personal and persuasive essays
18 sessions from TC personal and persuasive essays
Unit 2
Units 1, 3, and 4 will be coming
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4th
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Also included in: 4th grade TC Writing Units
TC 4th grade Unit 1 writing narrative lesson plans
TC 4th grade Unit 1 writing narrative lesson plans
16 sessions
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4th
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Also included in: 4th grade TC Writing Units
Narrative Lesson, Sample, Brainstorm, Graphic Organizer & Checklist
This is an epic Narrative lesson! This narrative lesson includes a brainstorming section, graphic organizer, sample narrative, and checklist. Students will write well-developed story with a beginning, middle, and end. They will create a problem for their characters to solve. They will show the readers the setting using details and develop their characters using dialogue! This is ideal for students in grades 3rd through 6th. This narrative lesson works for either a fictional or nonfiction narrati
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Unit
One thing that I have learned in my experience with working with young adults is that they love to write about themselves and what inspires them. In this unit, included is a guide of how to teach narrative writing effectively. I have created a step-by-step manual to teach this unit, which includes: an interactive foldable, brainstorming, partner shares, building supporting details, adding effective transition words, creating a hook to capture the reader, and a fun way to publish this beautifu
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4th - 12th
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Opinion Writing Grade 4 Unit/ 10 great lessons aligned CCSS
This opinion writing unit is for Grade 4. It is aligned to CCSS and is a comprehensive package of everything you need from feedback forms,to templates to rubrics. Opinion writing can be difficult for this age..but I just used this exact unit in my school and trust me it was great!!
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4th
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Argumentative Essay Packet- EDITABLE
This packet is intended for grades 4-6. It walks students through the process of writing a 5 paragraph argumentative essay. It simplifies the process to help students. This packet also includes 3 rubrics to use for peer edits, self edits, and teacher grading.This file is editable, so feel free to make changes to address the needs of your students!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Essay Packets Bundle- EDITABLE
Narrative Essay Packet- EDITABLE
This packet is intended for grades 4-6. It walks students through the process of writing a 5 paragraph narrative essay. It simplifies the process to help students. This packet also includes 3 rubrics to use for peer edits, self edits, and teacher grading.This file is editable, so feel free to make changes to address the needs of your students!
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Essay Packets Bundle- EDITABLE
The Best Part of Me Mini Writing Unit
This is a 9-10 day descriptive mini writing unit, that incorporates the following writer's crafts: similes, adjectives, verbs, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Using the mentor text, The Best Part of Me, students will use various thinking maps to organize and plan their writing as they choose their favorite characteristic about themselves. Other mentor texts are suggested in teaching each writer's craft and "I can" learning statements are also included.
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2nd - 5th
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Expository Writing Packet- EDITABLE
This packet is intended for grades 4-6. It walks students through the process of writing a 5 paragraph expository essay. It simplifies the process to help students. This packet also includes 3 rubrics to use for peer edits, self edits, and teacher grading.This file is editable, so feel free to make changes to address the needs of your students!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Essay Packets Bundle- EDITABLE
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