Text Based Essay Informational Writing on Bees Differentiated Paired Passages
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Grade Levels
5th - 6th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSCCRA.W.2
CCSSCCRA.W.4
CCSSCCRA.W.5
CCSSCCRA.W.7
CCSSCCRA.W.10
Formats Included
- PDF
- Easel Activity
Pages
15 pages
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Easel Activity Included
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These were great passages to use as we reviewed for our state tests. The students found the passages very engaging and interesting.
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Description
Do you need state writing test prep? Your students will do a close reading of two articles on bees and beekeeping with an expository writing prompt. Both texts come in two reading levels, allowing you to differentiate instruction. Then, your kids will fill out graphic organizers for either five paragraph, four paragraph, or one paragraph essays. A teacher's guide gives you instruction tips and an editable rubric makes grading easier. You can print them all or assign them digitally through TPT's Easel.
This resource includes:
- No-prep, editable digital pages through Easel that allow you to assign this resource through Google Classroom and let students complete all activities on a device.
- A PDF version that can be printed for in-person learning.
- A three-page teacher's guide that gives tips on teaching text-dependent writing.
- A set of paired passages: An informational article about bees and a non-fiction story about a teenage beekeeper. Both texts come in two reading levels to allow you to differentiate instruction.
- A prewriting web that helps your students organize their thoughts.
- Three prewriting graphic organizers: one for a five-paragraph essay, one for a four-paragraph essay, and another for a one-paragraph essay.
- A set of lined, themed writing paper.
- An editable rubric as well as a print-and-go version.
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Total Pages
15 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSCCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSSCCRA.W.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSSCCRA.W.5
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
CCSSCCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
CCSSCCRA.W.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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