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Writing-expository Common Core W.8.3 resources
Writing Interactive Notebooks: Writing Activities {Interactive Writing Notebook}
Writing Interactive Notebooks ~ Sentences and Paragraphs for Common Core 3-8. This Writing Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT Best Sellers for Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text.Get the *original* Interactive Writing Notebooks - Over 30,000 copies sold!This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.***********************************************Each of the 26 lessons includes a photo of the finished product, teacher’s notes, teacher’s
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Paragraph Writing How to Write a Paragraph of the Week Grades 6-8 with Digital
❝ This resource is fantastic for teaching paragraph structure, adding details to writing, and supporting opinions with reasoning. My students enjoyed completing the paragraphs each week and I saw growth in their writing by the end of the year. Thank you! ❞ -Molly TParagraph writing just got easier! Whether you need print or digital, these ready-to-use pages (and slides) are an effective way to help your students learn and practice writing a paragraph.You'll get everything you need for argument
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6th - 8th
A Year of Writing -includes Narrative, Informative, Persuasive Google-Compatible
Save BIG with this set of 12 writing units! Meet every single writing standard as students progress through 12 engaging and detailed units. This writing unit bundle includes units for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, Descriptive, Memoir, Biography, Speech, Opinion, Poetry, Letter, Myth, and Fable Writing! Each unit brings students through every step of the writing process! Together, the units total over 725 pages! Units cover 5 months of instruction! Cover every Common Core State Standar
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5th - 8th
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Writing Workshop Mini Lessons: Revision, Editing, Diagnostic Middle School ELA
Writing mini-lessons are the BEST way to teach revision and editing skills! Especially when they're used in conjunction with diagnostic tools for individual needs assessment.This is a tremendously helpful resource that I've wanted (and needed) for a long time. It starts out with a brief writing diagnostic that is easily evaluated using the class recording sheet to determine students' strengths and weaknesses. This data is then used to determine which mini lessons need to be taught. This unit inc
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5th - 8th
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Argumentative, Narrative, & Informative Writing DIGITAL VERSION Bundle
Narrative, Argumentative, and Informational Writing will be so much easier to teach with these DIGITAL step-by-step units that lead your students seamlessly through the process! All three writing units are so convenient for classroom or remote teaching. Grab this bundle at a nice discount and have all three standards-based writing units. You’ll love the scaffolded activities that make the tasks manageable and help students produce strong writing pieces! Original mentor texts that closely model
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5th - 8th
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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric
Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this Personal Narrative Complete Unit Bundle for your middle school classroom. Start with the narrative writing steps in the PowerPoint or Google Slides. Students will learn how to brainstorm personal narrative writing with guided graphic organizers and templates
Grades:
7th - 10th
Descriptive Writing Activities and Practice with Mentor Texts
PRINT & DIGITAL! Struggling to teach descriptive writing? This lesson will help your students flex and strengthen their descriptive writing skills. Students analyze, sketch, write, and review mentor texts and their own writing to really dig into what is needed to create descriptive compositions. More than just worksheets!What you'll get:Print, Google Slide, and PowerPoint versions2 examples of descriptive writing to sketchelements of descriptive writing“build your toolbox” reference shee
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5th - 9th
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Writing Workshop Checklists and Conference Activity Sheets
Differentiation is easy in Writing Workshop with with these quick "Note from Your Teacher" conference checklists. On one side of the page, you assign exactly what students need to focus on in workshop, and students respond back on the other side. Make assessments easier and writing workshop more productive. Editable.What you'll get:editable checklists for the following modes of writing:NarrativeOpinionArgumentInformative/explanatoryResearchBlank form you can customizePlus, a note-taker sheet
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4th - 8th
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Writing Our World™ Premium Curriculum: Grades 6th-8th
Are you looking to help your students with dyslexia unlock their writing potential? Do your students…• have a lot of ideas, but struggle to get them on the page?• tend to write in run-on sentences?• become overwhelmed with longer writing assignments?• produce disorganized pieces of writing? • write short, unelaborated paragraphs?• resist writing altogether? Cultivate confident writing and critical thinking skills in your students with Writing Our World™.Through this curriculum, students will lea
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6th - 8th
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Memoir & Personal Expository Essay for Middle School ELA
Memoir and Personal Expository Essay: Writing About Me!"Writing About Me!" is a fun mini-unit that can be used to teach memoir or personal expository essay writing. I've included lesson plans for 3 different ways to use these resources, but you will probably think of even more! It includes the following:Memoir CharacteristicsBold Beginnings- Writing the HookCompelling Closings- Writing an EndingLesson Plans with 3 Possible Ways to Use the ResourcesMemoir Text SuggestionsWriting About Me Brainsto
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4th - 8th
Narrative, Argument, Informative, and Research Writing Makerspace Bundle
Digital Resource! This writer's workshop for Secondary ELA is perfect for distance learning and includes all the tools students need to work independently through the writing process for argument, informative, research, and narrative writing. Tools for analyzing mentor texts, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, editing, revising, conferencing, polishing a final copy, and grading are all here in one digital work space. Linked tabs make navigating through the writing process easy and paperless. Li
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7th - 12th
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Personal Narrative Writing Common Core Mini Lessons Grade 8
No planning needed! These 21 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching narrative writing a snap! In one month, your students will go from generating an idea to writing a full narrative. And you'll have time to work with them every step of the way! Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:"I love how this resource breaks down each step of the process for students to make it more manageable.""Your organization is outstanding, and your thorough planning (with AL
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7th - 9th
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EXPOSITORY WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVE ESSAY 6 - 8th Grade - CC Aligned
This 6 - 8th-grade CC aligned narrative essay asks students to write about a significant event in their lives. In the lesson students will be covering:1. Introduction - hook and conflict2. Body - holds interest, rising action, falling action3. Resolution - wraps up by following experiences and events4. Narrator and or protagonist/antagonist with character traits 5. Use of dialogue where appropriate and pacing and description to develop experiences and events6. Vocabulary - uses transiti
Grades:
6th - 8th
Essay Writing Bundle: Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative/Persuasive
Prepare your students to succeed on writing assessment tests! These middle school graphic organizers and anchor charts make writing essays manageable (and less stressful!) for your students and you. These practice writing prompts, graphic organizers, and revision strategies will give your students confidence and help them succeed.Ideal for writing assessment tests and portfolios, these tools walk students through every step of the writing process.Notes on the basic elements of each mode of writi
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8th - 10th
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
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6th - 12th
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WRITING Argumentative Narrative Informative Literary Analysis & ELA Test Prep
FULL YEAR OF ENGAGING WRITING FOR EVERY MAJOR WRITING REQUIREMENT. NARRATIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE, INFORMATIVE | EXPOSITORY, LITERARY ANALYSIS, TRANSITIONS, AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE WRITING WORKSHOP BUNDLE. This year long course is designed for independent learning. Each unit has been scaffolded to thoroughly to meet the needs of ALL students. NO PREP! Share and Go!Students find these workshops easy to follow and engaging, parents can easily understand them, and teachers love the convenience and effec
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7th - 10th
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Create-Your-Own Podcasts Units BUNDLE (Narrative + Expository)
Podcasts have blown onto the scene the past few years because of their wide variety of topics, delivery style, and their ease of access. The beauty of podcasts is that anyone can create one...even your students! So if you're ready to take your students creativity to the next level while practicing writing, reading, and speaking and listening skills, this is the bundle for you. This bundle includes:The CREATE-YOUR-OWN NARRATIVE PODCAST UNIT follows in the footsteps of podcast juggernauts such as:
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Argumentative, Informative, and Narrative Mini-lessons & Printables
This resource includes a number of mini-lessons and printables to support student writing. THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN MY CREATE A WRITING UNIT RESOURCE. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU OWN THAT UNIT.
Included:
★ Making Strong Claims
★ Concluding Statement
★ Argumentative Leads
★ Counterarguments
★ Bias
★ Writing a Thesis
★ Writing Hooks
★ Flashbacks
★ Foreshadowing
★ Dialogue and Quotations
★ Descriptive Language
★ Point of View
★ Perspective
★ Mood and Tone
★ Character Develo
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5th - 8th
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Weekly Writing Sets BUNDLE: Daily Writing practice for the ENTIRE YEAR!
This Weekly Writing Set BUNDLE includes four quarters (36 weeks- 9 months) of daily writing practice and will last you the whole school year. Students practice all four types of writing (expository, informative, argumentative, and narrative/creative) each week. Writing tips, CCSS aligned rubric, & reflections are included to help them write effectively. Each set is designed to have students write 10-15 minutes each day, including the pre-write/brainstorm section. The last day of the week is
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5th - 8th
Writing: Interacitve Foldable Organizers and Practice
Bring your students’ writing notebooks to life with folding writing organizers and lessons for each writing task!
This product contains everything you need to teach writing. Step-by-step guided instructions with photos, writing prompts, examples for modeling, and dozens of folding organizers are included!
Like many teachers, I often used graphic organizers to help students plan and organize their ideas for writing. Unfortunately, students are easily bored by regular organizers and many kids pr
Grades:
6th - 8th
Writing a Personal Narrative Essay - Distance Learning Compatible
In a personal narrative essay, a writer shares his or her thoughts and feelings about an event in his or her past with an audience. In this pack, students will move through the writing process to compose a personal narrative essay.The pack includes a step-by-step process, brainstorm/planing page, peer edit checklist, suggested marking rubric, and example essay.UPDATE: This includes both a printable PDF version and a digital version using Google Slides.See also my Writing a Persuasive Essay pack
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7th - 12th
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Word Choice, Mood and Tone in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass: Found Poem and Analytical Essay Project
Use with Frederick Douglass's book "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
Perfect for Black History Month! Teach history, mood, tone and word choice.
This resource contains all the materials students will need to complete a project that analyzes the development of mood and tone in chapter 1 of Frederick Douglass’s book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave.” This project contains the
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7th - 10th
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Weekly Writing Set: Daily Writing Practice for middle school grades
This Weekly Writing Set (Volume 1) includes one quarter of the year (9 weeks- 3 months) of daily writing practice. Students are exposed to all four types of writing (expository, informative, argumentative, and narrative/creative) each week, with writing tips, rubrics, & reflections to help write effectively. Each set is designed to have students write 10-15 minutes each day, including the pre-write/brainstorm section. The last day of the week is designed for reflection, using the CCSS aligne
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Weekly Writing Sets BUNDLE: Daily Writing practice for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Halloween Writing Task Cards & Rubrics
Happy Halloween!
Task cards are so versatile; they can be used for writing stations, bell ringers, exit slips, or timed writing exercises.
These Halloween writing task cards offer 28 prompts: 8 argument/persuasive, 12 informative/explanatory (expository), and 8 narrative. Your students can choose from a variety of different prompts and story starters.
Rubrics aligned with the Common Core State Standards are included!
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6th - 9th
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