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Free writing-essays unit plans
Informational Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric and Mentor Essay FREE
Informative writing kit for easy scoring/feedback, peer evaluation, and mentor sample evaluation. These tools will help your students quickly and thoroughly learn the elements and process of informational writing. Download for FREE. How to use: Students can color-code the sample essay to find all of the elements such as thesis statement, hook, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, etc. and discuss as a class or in stations.Students can use the rubric expectations to write their own essays.St
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6th - 10th
Compare and Contrast Essay Writing Grades 4,5,6
This (20 page) 5 day unit plan teaches the skill of comparing and contrasting. The students will use the writing process(planning, drafting,editing, and revising) to construct a 4 paragraph essay that compares two people. Each 45 minute lesson includes a minute editing practice, minnie lesson, work time, and embeded assessments. The writing prompt, scoring guide, and an example essay are also included. The lesson plans are modeled after the Success for All Writing Wings Curriculum. Writing Plans
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4th - 6th
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May DIGITAL Would You Rather Writing Prompts for Grades 2-5 for Google Slides
Looking for a fun way to engage your students in writing during the month of May? This pack of Would You Rather Writing prompts is completely ready to go for Google Slides and assignable in Google Classroom. This pack includes 20, no prep, writing prompts for the month of May. Use these activities for writer’s workshop, center time, homework, and technology integration. Your students will love the curious “Would You Rather?” prompts and you’ll love the ease of use and high engagement! Each page
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2nd - 5th
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Personal Narrative Writing Sample Grades 4-5 (From the Complete Guide Resource)
This is a few sample planning pages from my personal narrative writing "no prep" unit. In the full resource, all of the organizers and teacher models are included. This will help you get started with a personal narrative unit by providing your students with a prompt, elements of creative narrative, and character brainstorming lessons.Buy the full Complete Guide to Writing ResourceOr, just get the full creative narrative writing resource.Elements of Personal NarrativeBrainstormingPlanningRough Dr
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4th - 5th
FREE Second Grade Writing Scope and Sequence - Writing Workshop Lessons
Plan your writing instruction for the entire year with this writing scope and sequence for second grade. This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to Common Core writing standards for second grade: (1) Intro to Writing; (2) Personal Narrative; (3) Realistic Fiction; (4) Informational Writing; (5) Opinion/Persuasive Writing. UNITS INCLUDED:This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to CCSS:Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10
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2nd
Compare / Contrast Writing Unit for middle school (editable, scaffolded)
Editable compare / contrast writing unit for English Language Arts grades 5 - 8.
Everything you need to guide your students through the process of writing a comparison and contrast.
*No prep needed. Everything is already assembled!
*Guided, step-by-step instructions for both you and your students
*Rewriting & editing checklists
*Holistic and rubric grading forms
Help your students master the writing process by taking them through it step-by-step.
This compare / contrast writing unit inc
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5th - 9th
Also included in:Â Writing Units Bundle for middle school (editable, scaffolded)
FREE Personal Narrative Writing Pacing Guide l 15 Day Unit Plan
Trying to decide how to pace your Personal Narrative writing unit? This PDF includes a 15-day pacing guide that will make your planning so much easier! Simply follow along with the recommended mini-lessons, activities, and resources. You can even purchase my Personal Narrative Writing resources separately so that you have everything you need to teach writing a Personal Narrative Writing Essay! All activities are hyperlinked.Don’t forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits for future purchases!
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Upper Elementary Year Long Writing Mega Bundle | Units for the Whole Year
4th Grade Interactive Writing Units: Informational Text | Google Classroom
How they WorkCreated in Google for Google Classroom. There are five weeks of writing lesson plans for the Informational Unit! The plans follow Steps of the Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Publishing, and Reflecting.Includes the Following Products: 5 weeks of lesson plans (PDF)25 Informational Unit Mini Lessons (Google Slides)List of digital mentor texts using Sora, ReadWorks, and Epic!Informational Interactive Notebook (Google Slides) - Students will brainstorm topics,
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3rd - 5th
SDAIE Short Story Unit for 9th/10th Grade ELA - California State Standards
This is a Literary Analysis Unit designed to teach the concepts of Characterization, Point of View, Irony, and Figurative Language, reinforce the concept of basic essay structure, and allow students to practice gathering and evaluating the audience impact of evidence from a literary text. It is based on the California State Standards for 9th/10th grade ELA, but is easily convertible to Common Core Standards with few changes. It embeds SDAIE strategies throughout, and is hyper-scaffolded for the
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9th - 12th
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FREE 3rd Grade Writing Scope and Sequence - Writing Workshop Pacing Guide
Plan your writing instruction for the entire year with this writing scope and sequence for third grade. This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to Common Core writing standards for third grade: (1) Intro to Writing; (2) Personal Narrative; (3) Realistic Fiction; (4) Informational Writing; (5) Opinion/Persuasive Writing. UNITS INCLUDED:This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to CCSS:Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10 le
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3rd
FREE 4th Grade Writing Scope and Sequence - Writing Workshop Pacing Guide
Plan your writing instruction for the entire year with this writing scope and sequence for fourth grade. This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to Common Core writing standards for fourth grade: (1) Intro to Writing; (2) Personal Narrative; (3) Realistic Fiction; (4) Informational Writing; (5) Opinion/Persuasive Writing. UNITS INCLUDED:This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to CCSS:Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10
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4th
FREE 5th Grade Writing Scope and Sequence - Writing Workshop Pacing Guide
Plan your writing instruction for the entire year with this writing scope and sequence for fifth grade. This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to Common Core writing standards for fifth grade: (1) Intro to Writing; (2) Personal Narrative; (3) Realistic Fiction; (4) Informational Writing; (5) Opinion/Persuasive Writing. UNITS INCLUDED:This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to CCSS:Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10 le
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5th
Persuasive and Opinion Writing Prompts 12 Topics Ideas to Write About for Essays
Get your students' creativity flowing with these 12 writing prompts! These are relevant to students' lives. They will make meaningful connections leading to engagement throughout the writing process.You may also enjoy...Persuasive Writing Reusable Anchor ChartsThe Kentucky Derby: Cool or Cruel? Persuasive Writing UnitZoos: Cool or Cruel? Persuasive Writing UnitPick a Prompt: Persuasive Writing Unit
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Fairy Tale Writing Pacing Guide l 15 Day Unit
Trying to decide how to pace your Fairy Tale writing unit? This PDF includes a 15-day pacing guide that will make your planning so much easier! Simply follow along with the recommended mini-lessons, activities, and resources. You can even purchase my Fairy Tale writing resources separately so that you have everything you need to teach writing a Fairy Tale!If you purchase this product, please leave feedback....even if it's just two words...thank you. I would really appreciate that. Before leaving
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Fairy Tale Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP
FREE 1st Grade Writing Scope and Sequence - Writing Workshop Pacing Guide
Plan your writing instruction for the entire year with this writing scope and sequence for first grade. This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to Common Core writing standards for first grade: (1) Intro to Writing; (2) Personal Narrative; (3) Realistic Fiction; (4) Informational Writing; (5) Opinion/Persuasive Writing. UNITS INCLUDED:This scope and sequence includes 5 writing units that are aligned to CCSS:Unit 1: Introduction to Writing This 2-week unit includes 10 le
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1st
FREE Opinion Writing Pacing Guide l 15 Day Unit Plan
What's Included:Trying to decide how to pace your Opinion writing unit? This PDF includes a 15-day pacing guide that will make your planning so much easier! Simply follow along with the recommended mini-lessons, activities, and resources. You can even purchase my Opinion Writing resources separately so that you have everything you need to teach writing an Opinion Writing Essay! All activities are hyperlinked.If you purchase this product, please leave feedback....even if it's just two words...tha
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Opinion Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP Activities
Informative Writing Unit - 1st/2nd/3rd
This informational writing unit is perfect for introducing your students to research papers. Includes 2 graphic organizers to sort their research, a rough draft template, a final draft template, and a rubric. “I can” statement: 2nd grade, writing, 2: I can write an informative piece where I introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop a point, and provide a concluding statement or section. Writing Prompt: Research your favorite zoo animal and write about what you learn. Standards: W.2
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1st - 3rd
Paragraph Writing Unit {{freebie}}
This is a sneak peek at my Paragraph Writing Unit! Use these free pages to help you begin planning out your paragraph unit. The full pack, found here, includes:A 2 week unit made up of mini-lessons that are “tried and true” in a second grade classroom.. * Lesson Plans* Posters* Examples* Writing Pages
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
FREE Informative Writing Multimedia Presentation Pacing Guide l 15 Day Unit Plan
Trying to decide how to pace your Informative writing unit? This PDF includes a 15-day pacing guide that will make your planning so much easier! Simply follow along with the recommended mini-lessons, activities, and resources. You can even purchase my Informative Writing resources separately so that you have everything you need to teach students how to create a multimedia presentation in Google Slides on a natural disaster informative writing topic! All activities are hyperlinked.Don’t forget to
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Informative Writing Multimedia Presentation Report Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days
FREE Letter Writing Pacing Guide l 15 Day Unit l Friendly Letter Personal Letter
What's Included:Trying to decide how to pace your friendly / personal letter writing unit? This PDF includes a 15-day pacing guide that will make your planning so much easier! Simply follow along with the recommended mini-lessons, activities, and resources. You can even purchase my letter writing resources separately so that you have everything you need to teach writing a letter!If you purchase this product, please leave feedback....even if it's just two words...thank you. I would really appreci
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Personal / Friendly Letter Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP
Persuasive Writing Resource
8 pages to help you and your class reach persuasive success. This is pitched for a younger age group but could very easily be appropriate for older grades depending on prior knowledge and ability. This "recipe" provides a very clear and user-friendly approach to map out a plan for producing a basic persuasive written piece by presenting an argument and backing it up with planned paragraphs. -Brainstorming template-A visual prompt to guide you and your students with how to plan and work towards t
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K - 6th
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FREE STEM Opinion Essay/Persuasive Essay Unit
This is a complete Persuasive Essay Writing Unit. It includes the lesson in the 7E STEM format. It also includes teacher and student examples along with student handouts and rubrics. Aligned to Common Core Writing Standards, this unit is perfect for grades 5-8. And best of all, it's FREE!
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Memoir Writing for Middle School Students
Perfect week-long lesson to use for memoir writing and as an introduction to more in-depth narrative writing in the upper-elementary and middle school levels. This is a perfect lesson to use in late September and early October when your writing curriculum is being developed and students are becoming more comfortable with each other and the classroom. This lesson also utilizes writer's workshop in a way that gets students and the teacher familiar with the process if it has not been used before. T
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5th - 8th
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FREEBIE- December DIGITAL Would You Rather Prompts for Google Classroom
This pack of Would You Rather Writing prompts is completely ready to go for Google Slides and assignable in Google Classroom. This pack includes 4 writing prompts for the month of December. They are winter themed and ready to engage your students in the writing process.The pack is a Google Slides file with 4 prompts, but directions are included showing you how to separate each page for students. Each page asks students to first state their opinion using a topic sentence, then to include details
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2nd - 5th
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