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Free writing-expository games
Free Paragraph Writing Intervention | How to Write a Paragraph | 3 Free Lessons
This is a free set of 3 hands-on activities to help your writers practice paragraph writing. This is a great intervention for struggling 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade writers who need extra paragraph writing practice.Each of the lesson included in this resource are part of my larger paragraph writing unit. You can check out my entire writing intervention lesson below.⭐️ Writing Intervention Library⭐️ To learn more about using this resource, check out this video.****************************************
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Holiday Fun! FREE White Elephant Party and Real-Life Writing Instruction Lesson
Who says high school kids can’t have holiday parties? As long as you tie your class party to a Common Core writing standard, you can justify having a little fun before leaving for your winter break.In this lesson, students will be introduced to the idea of a White Elephant gift exchange, receive a small bit of the idiom’s background, and bring an item from home to donate to the class gift exchange. Then, after the fun of the swap is over, have students learn to write a properly formatted thank y
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Persuasive Writing Techniques Dice Game
A roll the dice game that gets students to use different persuasive writing strategies when sharing their arguments.
In pairs, students select a topic from a pile to argue about. They select whether they are going to be agreeing or disagreeing. One student then rolls the dice. Whichever technique they land on they need to use when they share (verbally) their reasons with their partner.
The techniques include:
- Modality
- Rhetorical Questions
- Fact and Distortion
- Emotive Language
- Technic
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Argument Game (Practise persuasive / exposition / debating language)
This is a notebook slide adapted from a simple 'argument' game. I used this in my fourth grade class as a fun game to practise persuasive language.
Two students at a time (could be played in teams). Each student presses interactive dice which determines which topic will be argued. Students then need to give 2 arguments for their side. Class can vote on who had the better points. Winner can continue with new opponent.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Missing Vowel Clip Cards - Level 2 - FREEBIE
These clip cards go right along with Unit 1 in our Level 2 phonics program! Perfect for a themed room, tutoring, early finishes, etc.
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Phonics Fun - Level 2 - Ocean/Summer Themed centers.
Get Ready to Pop
We’re going to use this in our Zoom meetings with Kindy/Prep. There are 20 pages. We’ll use it over two days. We’ll curl up like a popcorn kernel and pop if we identify with any of these statements.Please let me know if you would like any changes made. Email: cfraser@avondaleschool.nsw.edu.au I will so much appreciate having your feedback! :) If you’re not completely happy with your purchase please let me know how it can be improved when you provide feedback.Don’t forget feedback earns you credi
Grades:
K - 1st
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Brown Bag Hook Sentences Center
Have a writing center set up? Do your students need help with hook sentences? Well here is a freebie just for you!
When I was first tried teaching hook sentences it was quite a challenge. So in order to make it fun for my students, I created this brown bag writing center that my students couldn't get enough of! I always edited and added new prompts every few weeks to give the kids as much practice as possible. This activity was made on Microsoft word to make it easier for editing! You can add
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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1 John 4:19 Poster
This is a verse poster for 1 John 4:19. I used this on World Kindness Day and cut the verse into individual words for my first graders to unscramble.
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Not Grade Specific
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Research Scavenger Hunt
Are you looking for a high-interest way to teach or review the basics of research? Look no further! This activity will walk your students through a series of questions about the research process, asking them to use their answers to solve a mystery code. This can be done on paper or digitally for remote learning.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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The Amazing Writing Chips
The objective of this game is to teach your students the connection between evidence and elaboration in writing. Additionally it will teach your students the importance of choosing relevant evidence, that is evidence that directly supports a thesis or a claim.It has been written for 6th grade, but could be adapted to any grade level.Game file includes:Student DirectionsTeacher Instructional Guide (with suggested objectives, helpful hints, and pacing)Game Cards (Some thesis statements are tied t
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Tell It X 2 Game Card
Tell It X 2 Game Card from the book Teach Writing Without a Pencil
An activity for expository and personal narrative writing, this activity brings fun back to writing.
Download Printable valued at $2.99 - Price:$.00 free for single user copyright license
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
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NEVER ENDING STORY! (To Teach the Elements of Plot)
Use this creative activity to engage your class to aide in teaching the 5 elements of plot. This activity is extremely engaging and can be used in a multitude of settings.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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FREE Halloween Creative Writing Activity and Contest
Looking for a Halloween activity? This is a great way for students to practice their use of details, suspense, and creative writing skills while also having fun! Students will be given four different scary story prompts. They will choose one of the prompts and continue the story. Their goal is to write the most suspenseful and creepiest story they possibly can! I turned this into a contest and give extra credit to the scariest story (or multiple stories).This can be used for both in person teach
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Not Grade Specific
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Game of Concrete Nouns
The students play with the differences between abstractions and concrete nouns. Writing concretely is an important step toward writing vividly. See my Atlantic article on the subject. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/10/the-secret-to-good-writing-its-about-objects-not-ideas/263113/
This game helps train students to be vivid and specific and keeps them from floating away on a tide of abstract ideas.It requires a white board and an actively listening instructor.
You do it after
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Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Who Wants to be a writer
Powerpoint of the gameshow who wants to be a millionaire that prepares students for the Florida Writes writing test. It is geared for 4th grade and includes questions about grammar, sentence structure, test prep, narrative and expository writing prompts and more. The game includes music and it is a fun way for students to prepare for the test.
Grades:
4th
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Writing with a lead: Halloween Practice
All great writers know their writing piece needs a lead, to catch their reader's attention. These cards are a fun seasonal tool for students to match the lead with the mini-reading passage. This product features four mini passages and four leads to match with!
-Clipart by Fun Clips
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Expository Essay Matching Game-Worksheet
B/I...D/J....F/E....G/C....A/HAssignment to pair with the writing samples posted.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: Expository Essay Matching Activity
Common Core ELA Woodchucks aka Groundhogs Expository Unit FREEBIE GAME
Here is a free game that goes with my Groundhogs Writing Unit for grades 3 to 5. This unit focuses on Expository Writing and Compare/Contrast skills for Grades 3 through 5!
You can purchase the full unit:
HERE
You are also invited to get free information and downloads related to writing, especially Common Core expository writing for the lower grades, by Click here to visit my Woodchuck Writing Workshop.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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CCSS:
Fact and Opinion Cards
32 cards of corresponding facts and opinions, appropriate for sorts and comparing/contrasting.
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Not Grade Specific
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Expository Relay
This is a fun activity to do when preparing for the writing state exam like STAAR. Kids compete with each other to brainstorm and create a graphic organizer. Make them think harder by putting them into a team and have them work together. This is a fun relay type activity that has them building that graphic organizer. Practice, practice, practice!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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