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Informational text Common Core W.5.1b resources
RACES Writing Strategy Posters | Citing Text Evidence | Text-Based Response
Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts)This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the text. --
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1st - 6th
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RACE Strategy Writing Prompts and Passages Text Evidence 4th 5th 6th grade
This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. Please note: the passages in this product are the same ones included in this Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy product. Do not purchase duplicates!Why us
Grades:
4th - 6th
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts
These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod
Grades:
4th - 8th
Writing Bundle: Personal Narrative, Informational, Opinion & Fiction 5TH GRADE
This HUGE BUNDLE includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess writing for the entire year! Students will complete four major units of study: personal narrative, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives.My fifth grade writing bundle includes 4 ready-to-use writing units to help you teach personal narratives, informational reports, opinion essays, and fiction narratives with ease. Each done-for-you unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor charts
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5th
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Opinion Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Opinion Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of opinion writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first opinion essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 13 lessons and should be used over the course of 3 to 4 weeks:Lesson 1: What is Opinion Writing?Lesson 2: Opinion Writing TopicsLesson 3: Selecting a TopicLesson 4: Brainstorm & OrganizeLesson 5
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Paired Passage with Writing ELA Test Prep 3rd 4th Grade SBAC Performance Task
ELA Test Prep made simple! These high-interest ELA performance tasks tie reading and writing together in meaningful ways for students. In each performance task, students will read two different informational passages to help them answer source questions, multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions. Need a 3rd source? Links with short videoes on the topics are included.This bundle includes 3 complete ELA Performance Tasks on different topics.Students will then take all the information tha
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3rd - 4th
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Opinion Writing | 3rd-5th Grades | Print and Digital
This opinion writing unit includes everything you need to teach opinion writing! Available as a printable PDF file AND Google Slides.This 6-week opinion writing unit includes 30 detailed lessons on how to write a high-quality essay. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, graphic organizers, and rubrics.Each opinion writing lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, work time, and share time. For additional student support, there is also a guided practice activity for each of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Writing Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative
Citing Text Evidence in Essays Lesson - PowerPoint - Worksheet - Anchor Charts
Want to teach your students about writing text evidence in their essays, but you're not sure where to begin? Look no more! This resource comes with a PowerPoint and a companion handout that makes it easy to teach students what text evidence is, how to smoothly incorporate it into their essays, and how to cite it- skills that can be challenging to teach. The 174-slide PowerPoint that comes with this product is very thorough and engaging. It tells students that they are like detectives, but instea
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3rd - 5th
Paired Passages and RACE Strategy Writing Prompts & Passages BUNDLE 4th 5th 6th
These 60 paired passages with constructed response writing prompts are perfect for students to practice writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling writers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-7th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a range of reading levels. This Download Contains: 30 paired passage sets (60 total passages) with short response
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4th - 7th
Eating Bugs Opinion Writing Prompt with 3 Passages - Graphic Organizers - Rubric
Should bugs be added to the school cafeteria menu? This unique opinion writing prompt comes with three passages/informational texts, an opinion writing graphic organizer, a sample essay, an opinion writing rubric, and many more extras to help students stay organized and write a detailed 5-paragraph essay. If your students take a standardized writing test that comes with passages, then this product is a must-have!*This resource now includes a comprehensive digital version. Scroll down to see more
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3rd - 5th
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Argumentative Essay Organizer: Claim, Reasons, Evidence (Includes Fillable PDF)
You've found the perfect graphic organizer—complete with a fillable PDF option—to help students visually and clearly connect the integral elements of any persuasive, argumentative, and informative essay: from the claim, reasons, evidence, and conclusion, students can better organize and map out their thinking while understanding the general essay structure. There is space for three reasons and subsequent evidences in support of these reasons. Language frames between the connections (e.g., becaus
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4th - 12th
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Paragraph Writing Unit & Paragraph Graphic Organizers - How to Write a Paragraph
Paragraph writing can be fun and engaging with the zombie-themed How to Write a Paragraph Unit. The paragraph writing unit goes into detail about how to write a topic sentence, a supporting detail sentence, a concluding sentence, adding transition words, and putting them together into a 5 paragraph essay. With print and digital versions and paragraph graphic organizers, the step-by-step unit will help students understand and practice the traits of each sentence type and help them recognize a qua
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3rd - 6th
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I Can Statements 5th Grade ELA | Editable Objectives
This set contains 545 pages of I can statements in kid-friendly language. There are I can's that cover ALL the standards in the 5th grade Common Core English Language Arts curriculum. I have also included 9 pages of standards checklists to help you keep track of what standards you have covered and what still needs to be taught.Language Arts Topics Covered in this PackReading: LiteratureReading: Informational TextReading: Foundational SkillsWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguageWhat's Included:86
Grades:
5th
Also included in:Â I Can Statements Bundle 5th Grade
RACE Writing Strategy with Animal Passages
This product includes a reference page, graphic organizers, bookmarks, high interest reading passages about animals with RACE prompts, and an example to share with students. The guided steps in each page's directions and checklist will help aide students in constructing strong written responses to text based comprehension questions.Passages include:-Service Dogs-Honey Bees-Pufferfish-Koalas-Sloths-ChameleonsWant more practice?RACE Writing Strategy with US Landmarks PassagesRACE Writing Strategy
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â RACE Writing Strategy Bundle of Animal, US Landmarks, and Dinosaur Passages
7 Opinion Writing Units | Analyze two texts | Writing Test Prep | 3rd - 5th
If your students are struggling to connect with their writing, this is the perfect resource for your class! This resource is a set of SEVEN comprehensive opinion writing units with paired texts on a real-world scenario. These opinion writing units are perfect for upper elementary, grades 3-5, because it is designed to help students prepare for state writing tests. With graphic organizers and a step-by-step process, this resource will get your students writing and including quotes from the text i
Grades:
4th - 6th
RACE Strategy Practice, Digital Nonfiction Writing Passages Grades 3-5
This is the digital version of my RACE Nonfiction Practice Passages to use with google classroom. Please watch the video preview on how to use the color coding and race text boxes digitally!This product combines reading comprehension and writing to provide easier instruction and practice for students. Students will be color-coding/highlighting key details in interesting nonfiction reading passages. They will then answer questions using a R.A.C.E. constructed response. Students will enjoy reading
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â RACE Strategy Passages and Writing Practice Digital and Paper Bundle
Who Was Biography Series Activities for Any Book
Students love the Who Was and Who Is biography series! Many explorers, presidents, inventors, artists, and athletes are highlighted in these biographies. From Jackie Robinson to Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln to Malala Yousafzai, from Rosa Parks to Anne Frank, and from George Washington Carver to George Washington, these biographies engage and intrigue students. This Who Was, Who Is Biography Series Comprehension Activity for ANY Book pack comes with a wide variety of over 25 resources so teachers
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4th - 6th
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Autobiography of a Fifth Grader: A Memory Book Project
This autobiography template and graphic organizer is a fun resource to use throughout the school year or as an end of the year memory book project. I use this autobiography as a final writing assignment with my fifth grade students. I bind the pages together and laminate the cover and the back page to give to students at the end of the year. It turns into a GREAT keepsake! View the preview to see an example of a final version. This bundle includes: 1. Teacher instructions and resources2. Five r
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5th
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Paired Passages Writing Center: Citing Text Evidence in Essays - TEACH Method
Do your students need to cite evidence across paired or multiple texts? The writing center includes high-interest paired passages on 3 reading levels for both opinion and informative writing, as well as other resources to use in a center and as references in student writing folders.This unit has everything needed to use the TEACH method for writing essays with text evidence. The TEACH method helps students add important and relevant facts to their essays. The steps are easy to remember, and it
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4th - 6th
Classroom Pets: Persuasive/Opinion Writing (Make a Claim 3rd-6th grades)
Students and teachers across the planet have pets within their classrooms. Some teachers say the pets are for educational purposes, while others suggest that these pets help build responsibility in their students. A whole other group of teachers and students believe that classroom pets are simply a pain, and create nothing more than a distraction in the classroom. Now have your students decide if classroom pets should be allowed in classrooms. Students are given an article with opposing views of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Persuasive Writing Bundle: Articles, Infographics, and Prompts
The First Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Activities - Reading Comprehension
Teach the real facts about The First Thanksgiving with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource! Perfect for 4th grade and 5th graders as well as some 6th grade classes. The informational book with several interactive activities not only teach the real facts about Thanksgiving but also give students practice with skills and higher-level thinking. Use in your Language Arts or Social Studies/US History classes. There is a digital version of this resource available. Click HERE.Higher-Leve
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
How to Write a Paragraph: A Step by Step Guide to Paragraph Writing
Writing paragraphs has never been easier with this step by step color coding method! I use this to teach my students AND my own children paragraph writing and it has improved their writing tremendously!This strategy for writing paragraphs has transformed the way my students write their paragraphs, and in turn - their essays! The lesson teaches students how to use three different colors to add specific details to their body paragraphs. It is a step by step guide that does not overwhelm students.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Close Reading with Informational Text
Get your students closely reading and writing about informational text. Teach your students to highlight key ideas, take annotative notes, form opinions, debate, cite evidence, and write persuasively!This resource outlines for teachers how to implement close reading instruction with informational articles.Do you use informational articles from Scholastic News, Storyworks, Time for Kids, National Geographic for Kids, etc. in your classroom? If so, this resource is perfect for you!This resource
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Informational Text Bundle | Reading & Writing | Print & Digital
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