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2nd grade writing-expository resources for SMART Notebook
Write from the Beginning: Personal Narrative
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Write from the Beginning: Expository-Informational
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Write from the Beginning: Opinion
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Non-Fiction Expository Paragraph Writing Unit Smart Notebook
This is a 24 page smart notebook 2 week unit that walks students through the writing steps in order to create a non-fiction paragraph. There is NO PREPARATION required from the teacher with this unit. Each stage of the writing process is modeled for the students in a visually attractive and engaging way using Smart notebook. This is the perfect resource to model construction of topic sentences, supporting details, transitions, conclusions and much more. There is also a tech. integration elemen
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Stretching a Sentence Smartboard Going From Good to Great Sentences
This is a Smartboard activity. I have used this method to help my students go from writing simple sentences to visual sentences. It works in second grade and can work in upper grades. Kids love the way their writing improves when they start using adjectives and adverbs in their writing. You must have Notebook software to use this activity. 12 slides.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Recognzing Different Types of Writing
This is a SmartBoard lesson that helps students recognize three different types of writing. It gives them quick exerts of each and then test their newly learned skills with a couple of fun games.
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Writing Process First Grade 1 Lesson
THIS IS A SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE FILE. YOU MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE OR DOWNLOAD IT TO OPEN THIS FILE.
This interactive SMART Board lesson is for first grade but can be added to to make it for a higher grade level. It is a multi-day lesson that walks students through planning, drafting, editing, and publishing a paragraph about a topic. The topic in this lesson is "What do you miss about Summer?" but can be changed. Later in the year I also add to the big idea box a space for plann
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K - 2nd
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Persuasive Writing with the Hamburger Model
This is a lesson for persuasive writing that uses William & Mary's Hamburger Model. I took Lesson 10 from the Beyond Words unit and created it into an interactive SmartBoard lesson for students. Students will move objects, erase to reveal, underline sentences, and learn how this powerful graphic organizer can help them write powerful persuasive pieces!
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Writing a Summary Paragraph EDI Lesson
This is an EDI (Explicit Direct Instruction) Lesson using California Content Standards. It can be edited to be used with any state's content standards. It is written using 2nd grade standards and objectives but of course those may be changed to suit your grade level. For this lesson, I used An Octopus is Amazing to model and do guided practice
of the summary paragraph lesson. I used the story Ant, from our reading book for the independent practice, but you can use any story you wish. Non-fi
Grades:
2nd - 5th
PERSONAL NARRATIVE COMPLETE UNIT WITH LITERATURE AS INSPIRATION FOR SMARTBOARD
Personal Narrative
Writing Unit (about 2-3 weeks)
Grades 2,3,4 but can be adapted for older or younger grades
EACH LESSON INCLUDES A LEARNING OBJECTIVE!
This Unit incorporates the use of literature as inspiration for writing our personal narrative. It's created for a 2nd or 3rd grade Personal Narrative writing Unit.
Each day requires:
*reading a book
*teacher models a graphic organizer
*students complete their own organizer
*short paragraphs written for each organizer
Skills touched upon in
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Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
Six Traits Organization Smartboard Lesson
This Smartboard lesson will help your students understand how to organize their writing. Included is a story that can be read and listened to see how it is organized. After reading there is a sequencing activity to go with it. Created by dijobaker.
Six Traits, Six Traits Lesson, Six Traits Organization
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Six Traits Word Choice Smartboard
Use this Smartboard lesson to help your students master the concept of word choice. Students need to be aware that they have an audience for their writing and so their objective is not only to inform but entertain. There are several slides devoted to brainstorming for interesting word choices to help students write more vividly. There is also a story to listen to and talk about interesting, descriptive words.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Habitats Research Organizer
This is a 6 page organizer for students to use as they research a habitat of their choice. It is great for younger grades (1st-3rd). I created it as a smartboard to use as a model and then printed the pages directly from there. This project can be topped off with students creating a biome at home to then bring in and share with the class. Students loved it and did a great job with it!
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Writing Process First Grade 1
THIS IS A SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE FILE. YOU MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE OR DOWNLOAD IT TO OPEN THIS FILE.
This interactive SMART Board lesson is for first grade but can be added to to make it for a higher grade level. It is a multi-day lesson that walks students through planning, drafting, editting, and publishing a paragraph about a topic. The topic in this lesson is "What do you miss about Summer?" but can be changed.
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K - 2nd
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Writing - Compelling Beginnings - Opening Paragraphs
This Smart Notebook File is a presentation created following the process of writing a compelling beginning to a story as outlined in the teacher resource book The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever. The presentation describes and offers an example of each type of a compelling beginning (dialogue, action, question, sound effects, thoughts, thoughts & feelings). Throughout the presentation, the children are given opportunities to write their own compelling beginning for each type.
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2nd - 4th
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Grade 2 Informational Paragraph Smartboard
This lesson is seperated into four days. It teaches how to write an information paragraph. The teacher models with Pioneers to the West and the children can use any book. This can be edited to be used for more or less days or with any book. Rubric, graphic organizer topic sentences, writing process... CCSS Aligned. I used with ReadyGen Unit 5 Module B and can be used with Journeys grade 2
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Character Setting and Events Interactive Writing Smart Notebook Activity
This character, setting, and event Smart Notebook file is a great tool for students to use in selecting a topic for writing. No more brainstorming! Use this file to let your students pull out a character, setting, & event for their story. There are 21 of each character, setting, and event story starters on each of the pages. Students click the book boxes to go to each section & choose one from each.
My students love using this for writing ideas. Many of the graphics used are from thistl
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1st - 5th
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X-PLANE Sentence Strategy
The X-PLANE Sentence Strategy is a unique approach to teaching your students how to explain their thoughts when they write. We came up with this strategy when our students struggled to explain their thoughts and support their answers. Teaching this strategy with the SMARTboard file will allow the students to visually understand the difference between an okay paragraph and an exceptional one by using X-PLANE sentences. This particular lesson teaches the strategy while writing a "How To" paragraph
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Writing Process First Grade
THIS IS A SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE FILE. YOU MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE OR DOWNLOAD IT TO OPEN THIS FILE.
This interactive SMART Board lesson is for first grade but can be added to to make it for a higher grade level. It is a multi-day lesson that walks students through planning, drafting, editting, and publishing a paragraph about a topic. The topic in this lesson is "What do you miss about Summer?" but can be changed.
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K - 2nd
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Informational Research Report Smartboard
This 7 day lesson for the smartboard has 52 slides. There is a rubric and an anchor piece. I wrote this to go with the ReadyGen Unit5 Grade 2 Module B Text Pioneers to the West. That is what my anchor peice is on. This unit can be used with grades 2, 3, or 4. The essay has an introduction, 3 supporting paragraphs with topic sentences and a closing. It walks the students step by step through the essay process. It can be edited to be used with any book. Common Core Standards
Grades:
2nd - 4th
What is a sentence
What is a sentence? This addresses CCSSL.1.1-2. It distinguishes the difference between a phrase and a sentence. It also adresses conventions of writing such as capital letter, spaces and endmarks.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Living History Wax Museum SMART File
SMART file to introduce and teach inspirational people research to create a living history wax museum. You must have SMART software to use this file.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Living History Wax Museum Bundle
Broad Yet Distinct Main Ideas
A SmartBoard Lesson that helps students create main ideas that are precise and not so broad. It teaches them to see the difference between a good idea that can have specific details as opposed a broad idea that is hard to create specific details for.
Grades:
1st - 5th
Introduction to 3 Paragraph Expository Essay SMART File
Interactive lessons to teach 3 paragraph expository writing. You must have SMART software to run this file.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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