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Writing-expository unit plans under $5
Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project
Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
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3rd - 6th
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State Report Editable Template - Informational Report Writing Research Project
Looking for an organized way to help you guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched reports? The research project includes a student-written example, editable student directions, research pages, writing pages, and an editable rubric. Everything you need to teach and organize this social studies unit is included in this time-saving unit!It includes: A Student Written State Report ExampleList of States (I pull sticks and let the kids choose. This is my checklist.)Student Directions
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4th - 6th
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Native American Report - Native American Research Project
This Native American Report allows students to use higher level thinking skills to locate important information and create a research report highlighting their new knowledge. This unit includes everything you need to organize the project, including a sample report. All of the directions and the rubric are 100% editable in PowerPoint!This unit includes:Student Project Directions (editable)Presentation Directions and Outline (editable) Research Note Pages (editable)Report CoverReport Pages (editab
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3rd - 6th
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Hamburger Paragraph Craft and Organizers
This packet includes everything you need to teach the Hamburger Paragraph!lesson ideascraft directionscraft templatesgraphic organizers {blank, lined, and primary lines in black and white and color}sample writing prompts for narrative, informative, explanatory, and opinion writing"My students really grasped this concept when using the hamburger. It was a lot of fun for them and I enjoyed teaching it!" -Emma S. "Just what I was looking for when introducing paragraph writing! The students loved u
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1st - 2nd
Explorers | Explorers Report | Explorers Research Project | Explorers Project
Looking for an organized research project to help your students learn about explorers? This Explorers Report Project will help you guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched explorer reports. The research process included will help your students practice researching, note-taking, organizing, and writing skills.Included in this unit are:A List of Explorers (I pull sticks and let the kids choose. This is my checklist.)Student Directions Handout (Editable)Research Notes (Editable)Map
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Informational Expository Writing Paper
Looking for paper to draft or publish for your nonfiction/ informational writing unit?I use this paper to support implementation of Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop Unit of Study for 2nd grade.This 23 page PDF document includes:Cover/title pageTable of Contents11+ designs of various writing paper to promote student choiceGlossaryIndexMost suitable for 2nd grade-5th Grade.
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2nd - 5th
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2nd Grade Informational Writing | Backwards Design Unit Plan + Materials
I created this resource to accompany my "Informational Writing for Kids" videos on YouTube! This product includes:•4-week backwards design informational writing unit (20 lessons)•individual student conference log•2 brainstorming options•student book cover template•2 table of contents options•3 writing paper options•2 glossary options•partner editing checklist•informational writing checklist•informational writing rubricHelpful Hints:•The writer’s workshop model allows students to work at their ow
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2nd
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Career Research Report Informative Writing Career Fair
This career research report is a short informative writing project great for letting kids explore a future career. Planning pages, writing process pages, and an optional in-person career fair included! Common core aligned! Can be a digital writing unit or done in person! Both versions included. In this career research unit students take a career quiz, choose a future career, research and take notes, write an outlined rough draft, and publish! I let my students make a big poster to accompany the
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2nd - 5th
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Writing Paragraphs Mini-Unit
This paragraph pack is your quick to use life saver for teaching primary grade kiddos how to write paragraphs! I use this every year in my second grade classroom!What is Included:Posters explaining each part of a paragraph Daily Lesson plans (Hello life saver!!) I leave these for subs when I am out!Worksheet for topic sentence, closing sentence, and detailsEditing Practice WorksheetParagraph mix-up gameGraphic Organizers (I put these in my writing center after I have taught the students to use
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Writing Mega Bundle! {Descriptive, Paragraph, Persuasive, Informational}
Informational Writing Unit, Scaffolded 5 paragraph essays
Student writing book pages, complete with graphic organizers, Rough Draft and Final Draft Page. Meant to be OVER ONE MONTH of writing prompts.
Teach Students to:
**Do research on a topic to write a complete Informational essay.
**Create an Interesting Introduction
**Use Transition words
**Write in Paragraphs
**Create an Excellent Ending
**Edit and Revise Writing with an Informational Writing Checklist
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Restaurant Review - Engaging Persuasive Writing Unit/Project
A huge hit each and every year! The students actually beg to work on it! Easily usable for fourth through eighth grade. A great unit through which to address narrative and expository style writing, developing and supporting a thesis, descriptive writing, similes and metaphors, using mentor texts, composing formal letters, and addressing envelopes. Plus, it is a lot of fun!
Local restaurants have responded really well to the project and have actually written students back (and even sent gift car
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4th - 8th
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Writing Informational Non-Fiction Books: Weather | 5 Week Writing Unit
Elevate your writing workshop with our comprehensive "All About/Informational Writing" resource! Engage your students in an exciting journey as they delve into the captivating world of weather storms, conducting research and crafting their very own non-fiction informational books.What's Included:5 Weeks of Engaging Writing Plans:Seamlessly integrate this resource into your curriculum with a carefully planned five-week writing schedule, ensuring a structured and engaging learning experience.Sugge
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1st - 4th
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1st Grade Informational Writing | Backward Design Unit Plan + Materials
This resource includes:•Backward Design Unit Plan for 1st Grade Informational Writing•3 Weeks (15 days) of Daily Lesson Ideas•Writing Conference Log•Brainstorming Graphic Organizer (2 options)•Planning Graphic Organizer•Informational Book Cover Template•Introduction Template (3 options)•Writing Paper Template (3 options)•Closing Template (3 options)•Partner Editing Checklist•Informational Writing Checklist for Student Self-Assessment•1st Grade Informational Writing Rubric•This resource supports
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1st
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Nonfiction Text: Topic vs. Author's Purpose
Non-fiction Text: Topic vs. Author's Purpose
Sometimes figuring out the difference between a topic and purpose of a text can be tricky.
With “Let’s Investigate: Non-Fiction Text: Topic vs. Author’s Purpose” you will teach your students to determine the difference between the topic of a non-fiction text and the author’s reasons for writing it. Students are asked to look beyond the typical Persuade, Inform, and Entertain and use clues from the reading to figure out the deeper reason a non-fi
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Text Unit Bundle
Lucy Calkins Writing First Grade Unit 2 Outlines – editable
This is a word document of all 20 Sessions in the Unit 2 “Nonfiction Chapter Books” manual for Lucy Calkins first grade writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that first-grade teachers teach this unit in Nov/Dec. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected. Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointshare Each outline is a maximum o
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1st
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Also included in: Bundle Lucy Calkins First Grade Reading and Writing - editable
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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Informational Writing and Research Unit on Animals
This INFORMATIONAL WRITING and RESEARCH unit includes everything you need to teach, practice and assess 2nd Grade writing and research standards. Students will be learning all of the skills necessary to write research and write an information piece with a strong lead, interesting details, topic and concluding sentences. This informational writing and research unit is a great resource for your primary classroom. It touches on nonfiction text features and ALL the elements of good informational wr
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1st - 4th
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Scholarship Letter: Fun and Authentic Persuasive Writing Unit TEL-Con
Persuasive / Argument Writing now has a fun and authentic purpose! Students will 'apply' for a fictional scholarship to a dream high school. They will write a cover letter in which they convince a scholarship review committee that they are an exceptional student and the perfect candidate for their school.
I have found great success with this writing unit for the past 6 years. Students get to write about what they know best: themselves! They are experts of their own content, which frees them up
Grades:
7th - 10th
SIOP Model Lesson Plan - Recipe For Writing A Persuasive Letter
This is a Middle School level, SIOP Model Lesson Plan for writing a persuasive letter.
The lesson plan is carefully prepared following the SIOP model for English Language Learners but can be used in an level of Language Arts classroom. The lesson plans includes the following elements:
Preparation
Content Objective
Language Objective
Key Concepts
Supplementary Materials
Adaptation of Content
Meaningful Activities
Building Background
Lesson Delivery
Review/Student Assessment
Review/Teacher
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7th - 9th
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Raving Reviews-Sampler Opinion Writing Unit on Book Reviews
This product is a small piece of my Book Review Unit that is growing larger than I imagined! In my 4th grade classroom, we completed a small Opinion Writing Unit on Book Reviews. My kids LOVED it! I began this unit by explaining to my students that “reviews” are a special type of Opinion Writing that a writer writes based on their experience. There are reviews on EVERYTHING! Restaurants, Movies, Video Games, EVERYTHING! I also told my students a funny little story about when I went to try a
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading & Writing Bundle
Persuasive Writing Unit with Persuasive Letter Writing SECOND GRADE
This is the perfect resource to complement your SECOND GRADE Persuasive Writing Unit with Persuasive Letter Writing and Researching a Persuasive Writing Topic. Includes teaching posters, graphic organizers, and writing papers. Students will learn about how to write an argument and support it with reasons and examples. There is several pages with writing prompts, questions and sentence starters. There are several different graphic organizers and writing pages plus a Persuasive Writing Checklist w
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2nd - 3rd
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Christmas independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans crafts Early finishers
Christmas All around the world English language arts, The Christmas theme is math & writing reading activity, the winter holiday vacation topic is English language art activities, Christmas icebreaker game BUNDLE, December, Santa Claus, Snow, snowflakes, mistletoe, reindeer, Jesu writing craft activities, winter break morning work reading for an early finisher, back to school after winter break phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, wintertime substitute, winter unit brain breaks Classr
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Planet Writing Research Project for Primary Grades (Solar System)
Want a simple and straightforward informational writing unit to coincide with your science unit on planets? Well, this bundle contains all the materials necessary to implement a Planet Research Writing Project. Each printable document comes in color, ink saving, and black/white for your preference.
This bundle includes:
-Instruction on implementation (Optional, obviously! You know your students best!)
-2 different note taking sheets
-Template for rough draft with self-assessing check boxes for
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K - 3rd
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Nonfiction / Informational Writing Unit (Common Core Aligned)
Are you ready to have your kids write in an effective way about the world around them?This complete writing unit guides students along the writing process from brainstorming, drafting, editing, revising, and finally publishing.The unit begins with an easy to follow method for generating ideas for students to write about. After picking their favorite topic students will be introduced to the drafting stage.Once in the drafting stage simple to understand instructions on writing strong introductions
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: The Complete Common Core Aligned Reading and Writing Bundle
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