Adult ESL Paragraph Writing Units Bundle with Activities, Worksheets, Rubrics

This paragraph writing units bundle is perfect for adult ESL students and high school ELL newcomers who are just learning how to write a paragraph. This bundle comes with three paragraph writing units: explanatory, cause and effect, and compare/contrast. This includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess writing. Created by a veteran ESL teacher, these units are designed to save you time and empower English language learners!

These step-by-step guides are for students who are just starting to produce academic writing in paragraph form. With these guides, you will teach students the basics on the writing process, paragraph structure, achieving cohesion and coherence in writing, and revising drafts.

Easy-to-use rubrics and editing symbols will make grading and giving feedback a breeze!

****This bundle comes with a BONUS file: Commas Punctuation Writing Guide and Activities for Adult ESL! ****

Learning Objectives:

After completing these writing units, students will be able to:

• Discuss different topics related to writing prompts
• Analyze and discuss example paragraphs
• Use the writing process to write paragraphs
• Use transition words, compare/contrast language, and cause/effect language in writing
• Write organized paragraphs with topic sentences, body sentences, and concluding sentences
• Use teacher feedback to edit, revise and improve paragraph drafts

Table of Contents for Each Unit:

• Teacher's Guide
• Background Building (Warm-Up)
• Read and Discuss
• Basic Paragraph Structure
• Example Paragraph Analysis
• Transition Words and Language
• Assignment Criteria with prompts and a checklist
• Grading Rubric
• The Writing Process
• Paragraph Outline Graphic Organizer
• Editing symbols guide for interpreting teacher feedback and revising

Teach your students these foundational academic writing skills and save precious prep time!

Note: This resource has non-editable, secured PDFs. I do this to protect my work. The worksheets have fillable form fields if you want to use them as digital worksheets.

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