PROCEDURAL WRITING - Grades 3 & 4

One of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE units to teach! Kids LOVE these simple recipes which make this cooking & writing unit SO MUCH FUN!

This unit leads students STEP-BY-STEP through the writing process:

Modelled Writing

Shared Writing

Guided Writing

Independent Writing

This product includes:

• A comprehensive unit for in-class instruction
• A digital version for Distance Learning OR students requiring access to technology. The digital unit comes as an EDITABLE file that can be posted directly to Google Classroom. Teachers are also able to add their own instructions to digital worksheets. The digital copy of this unit follows along lesson for lesson with the in-class version.

NOTE: Digital Units are now called "EASEL" Activities on Tpt

• Mentor Texts
• Success Criteria
• Brainstorming Frameworks
• A Daily Vocabulary Study
• Worksheets

... AND MORE!

Vocabulary warm-ups use preselected words to teach grammar. NO PREP REQUIRED!

In the end, students will independently produce a well-written procedural text for you to assess.

Procedural Writing Unit

Lesson 1 - Modelled Writing

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study
• Task 2- Deconstructing a Mentor Text/Co-construct Success Criteria

Lesson 2 - Success Criteria

• Task 1- Vocabulary Study
• Task 2 - Teacher Models Using Success Criteria
• Task 3- Bump Up Text - Students Practice Using Success Criteria & Giving Feedback

Lesson 3 - Shared Writing - Brainstorming

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study - Sequence Words Activity
• Task 2 - Generating Ideas/Introducing Brainstorming Framework
• Optional Cooking Activity
• Task 3 - Shared Writing

Lesson 4 - Guided Writing - Brainstorming

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study
• Task 2 - Topic Selection
• Optional Cooking Activity
• Task 3 - Generating Ideas/Brainstorming Framework

Lesson 5 - Guided Writing - Introduction

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study - Million Dollar Words Worksheet
• Task 2 - Guided Writing

Lesson 6 - Self &Peer Evaluation/Revision

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study/Giving Positive Feedback
• Task 2 - Self-Evaluation
• Task 3 - Peer Evaluation
• Task 4 - Revision

Lesson 7 - Independent Writing

• Task 1 - Vocabulary Study
• Task 2 - Independent Writing
• Assessment Rubric