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Informative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Informative Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of informative writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first informative essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides or PowerPoint.This unit is broken down into 18 lessons and should be used over the course of 5 to 6 weeks:Lesson 1: Diving Into to Informative TextsLesson 2: What is Informative Writing?Lesson 3: Informative Writing T
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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4th - 7th
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
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Essay Writing - Guided and Structured Essay Outline - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students improve their writing today with this guided essay outline that comes as a PDF print and Google Docs™ teaching resource. This essay graphic organizer includes built-in differentiation, scaffolding, and instruction to help younger writers, struggling writers, and proficient writers improve their writing skills by planning organized, detailed essay outlines.Teaching students how to outline their essays has never been easier with these guided essay outline organizers. Students wi
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6th - 10th
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Ecosystems and Biomes Project - Lapbook & Informational Writing Activity
This resource provides materials for students to create a Biomes Lapbook. Designed with third through sixth graders in mind, this ecosystems & biomes resource includes materials for students to use while conducting research using informational texts, as well as materials for the presentation of their final writing piece, in a Biomes Lapbook. To complete this project, students:• read nonfiction texts,• use a graphic organizer as a prewriting tool to organize their writing,• write informativ
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2nd - 6th
Expository Writing Unit
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach expository essay writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive expository writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:Over the course of these 4 expository writing mini-units, students will master the techniques required to complete well-structured i
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7th - 10th
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Book Vs. Movie: Writing a Compare and Contrast Opinion Essay
Don't judge a book by its movie! Students LOVE to watch the movie version of a book they have just read, which presents teachers with a valuable opportunity to teach compare-and-contrast/opinion writing. This complete resource will take your students through the entire process of writing a 5-paragraph essay with 11 detailed lessons and supporting student planning pages.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. {Grades
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4th - 8th
RACE to Respond Writing
Help your students write thorough and thoughtful constructed responses with this easy to use method. Broken down in four parts, students are able to clearly respond to any question in all areas of the curriculum. This format is quick for students to understand and they will be able to successfully and independently apply it immediately!Included in this product:-Posters in two varieties-Note-taking pages in full size (excellent size for adhering into spirals) and half page (perfect to glue in c
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Bundle: Everything Constructed Responses
Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done. I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, a
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8th - 11th
Citing Textual Evidence Practice: CLAIM EVIDENCE AND REASONING Elaboration CER
Step-by-step workshop to teach textual evidence and elaboration. Culminating writing: FULL CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES. ARTICLES INCLUDED!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and elaboration for argumentative, expository essay writing, and short answer extended responses. Several methods are used for breaking down each element including C.E.R. & R.A.C.E strategy. Students learn each element in chunks, then gradually build the elements into responses,
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6th - 9th
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Research Paper - Complete Unit
Research paper complete unit.
Research papers made easy! This complete unit has everything you need to teach writing a research paper from start to finish.
Includes NEW MLA 8th edition citation guidelines.
For the APA version of this unit, click here:
Research Papers Complete Unit - APA Style
Everything here is classroom-tested with hundreds of students who have successfully written a research paper. There are 65 pages of teacher notes, handouts, worksheets, activities and examples, all
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Bundle
Argumentative / Persuasive Writing Tutorial Bundle Resources Mini-Lessons
Teenagers are awesome at arguing, but getting them to get all their thoughts down in a cohesive paper can be difficult sometimes. I have taught argumentative/persuasive writing for many years. I have combined the materials that I have found the most success with in this bundle. It provides everything you need to walk your students through writing an argumentative essay from start to finish. All the products included are listed below. Includes: *Step-by-step tutorial for writing an argumentat
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5th - 7th
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Paragraph Structure - WRITING OREO / TEEL / PEEL
PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE — OREO / TEEL / PEEL!... because there is such a range in preference, this resource includes a breakdown of the acronyms: PEEL, TEEL and OREO. These acronyms support students in writing effective paragraphs to ensure they are making a solid point, providing examples and reasons, whilst explaining their thinking and summarising their argument. TEEL: topic, example, explain, linkTEEL: topic, explain, example, linkPEEL: point, example, explain, linkPEEL: point, explain, example,
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Persuasive Writing: Bundle
How to Write a 5th Grade Promotion Speech
How to Write a 5th Grade Promotion SpeechIn this step-by-step presentation students will learn how to write an effective promotion speech. It clarifies the difference between graduation and promotion and uses a graphic organizer to help students organize their ideas. It includes a graphic organizer and a rubric for grading oral presentations.Can be applied to 8th grade promotion and 12th grade graduation too. All files are Canva template links which means you can edit and modify all parts of
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5th - 12th
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RACES Paragraphs |Text Evidence Writing | Sentence Starters | Graphic Organizer
RACES writing strategy helps students practice and master evidence-based paragraphs with extended information that shows compare and contrast, proof, additional information, or their own examples. Each step of the RACES writing strategy contains a resource page with sentence starters organized into categories to help students create sentence variety. Examples of PERFECT paragraphs are also included. Put your brain in gear and writing in motion! Stop writer block once and for all and increase
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
Myth Writing Unit - 8 days of writing lessons! (PDF and Digital Versions)
In this eight day, CCSS-aligned Myth Writing Unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of the myth genre as they write their own myths. The unit begins with a review of the characteristics of myths and student analysis of a sample myth. Then, following a step-by-step process that includes pre-writing, writing, revising, editing, conferencing, and then writing a final copy, students will write an original and creative myth. In this unit students create a myth that creatively presents an ex
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
Writing an Argumentative Claim or Thesis Statement: Lesson and Activities
The thesis statement or argumentative claim is the backbone of solid writing! If your students' claims are lacking in confidence, knowledge, clarity, or formality, this mini unit is what you need!This thesis statement (argumentative claim) lesson focuses specifically on writing solid, effective thesis statements for argumentative essays. I use it as part of the pre-writing process as students are researching their topic.ARGUMENTATIVE CLAIM / THESIS STATEMENT MINI UNIT CONTENTS:*This mini unit us
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Explaining Evidence Sentence Stems
When students write a constructed response, citing evidence is crucial. However, defending and explaining that evidence becomes key in developing comprehension and assessing knowledge of the text.By providing students with stems to help them explain the evidence they've selected, writers are able to defend their claim and fully describe how the evidence supports their answer. This is, typically, a difficult skill for students to master and these stems provide an outline and a structure to the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Bundle: Writing Successful Constructed Responses
Literature: Writing a Literary Essay Unit
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach literary analysis writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive literature essay writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:Think of this as literary analysis boot-camp: over the course of the unit, students will be introduced to the concept of anal
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8th - 11th
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Information Report Writing Prompts
Set up an Information Report writing activity with these 10 Informative Writing Prompts. Your students will love learning about various animals while planning their text.Each prompt card includes a photo and information that can be used to write an Information Report about an animal.Like this? Check out the Australian Animal version, here and the Mini Beasts Version!Have a question? Use the Product Q & A or email me at talesfrommissd@gmail.comInformation Report ResourcesInformation Report Wr
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2nd - 6th
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose: this packet will help your students practice determining the purpose of the author: PIE= Persuade, Inform and Entertain. The activities are meant to be additional and should be used once your students have been presented to author's purpose.
This pack includes:
6 posters
3 Graphic organizers
28 Task Cards
The Great P.I.E. Hunt Activity
3 Writing Activities Using Each Purpose
3 Picture Activities
5 Writing Activities Using the 3 Purposes
1 Blank Writing Sheet
Answer Key
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3rd - 6th
Partner Biography Writing Assignment
Get your students communicating and collaborating with this biography writing project. Included in this product:-Full size and student size anchor charts for biographies, autobiographies, and thesis statements-24 Interview questions-Biography planning graphic organizer-Draft paper-Publishing paper (many options)-Bonus: Autobiography resources, too!-Detailed explanation of how each component can be usedLooking for writing projects each month? Grab the entire bundle and cover the genres with enga
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Activity & Literary Analysis Graphic Organizers
The Literary Analysis resource is a great way to simplify teaching your students how to write a literary essay! The Literary Analysis Essay Writing Activity is exactly what you need to teach this challenging writing genre to your 5th-7th grade students. This step-by-step scaffolded literary analysis writing unit includes a rubric and a literary analysis essay example, so all students can succeed. The focus is on analyzing the basic literary elements of plot, setting, character, and theme.✏️ The
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5th - 7th
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