WRITING SKILLS LESSONS BUNDLE Informational Research Unit PPT Notes Practice

***BUNDLE & SAVE 25%!*** Help students gain informational writing skills with this no-prep, 321 page/slide, 12-unit Informational & Research Writing Skills Lessons Bundle. PowerPoints, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Teacher Directions, CCSS-alignment, and Answer Keys are included for all skills, and most skills include additional practice, activities, and/or assessments. This TWELVE LESSON BUNDLE provide 10+ weeks of scaffolded lessons for your ELA classroom!

The easy-to-follow Guided Notes process will allow students to learn and practice a variety of research and informational writing skills including the following: Avoid Plagiarism (Summarize, Paraphrase, Quote), Descriptive Writing, Introductory Hooks, How to Research (Keywords & Skim & Scan), Organized Paragraphs (Introduction, Details Conclusion), Reliable Sources, Revise & Edit, Text Structure Identification, Transition Words, Text Structure Writing, How to Make a Slide Presentation, & Slide Presentation Planning Sheets.

These Informational Writing Lessons Are Included:

•How to Avoid Plagiarism: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Multiple choice practice

•How to Use Descriptive Writing: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Multiple choice practice, Scavenger Hunt activity

•How to Hook Your Reader: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice

•How to Research: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice Link to Scavenger Hunt

•How to Write an Organized Paragraph: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Multiple choice practice

•How to Avoid Fake News with Reliable Sources: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Link to Online Scavenger Hunts

•How to Revise & Edit: Revising PPT, Revising Guided Notes, Revising Guided Practice, Revising Checklist, Editing PPT, Editing Guided Notes, Editing Checklist

•How to Identify Text Structures: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, 3 multiple-choice practices, Sentence writing activity, Multiple choice quiz

•How to Use Transition Words: PPT, Guided Notes, Guided Practice, Sentence writing activity, Anchor chart (4 sizes)

•Text Structure Writing: Handout, Graphic Organizer, Writing Frame, DIY Paragraph Sheet, & Rubric for these structures: Sequential, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Descriptive, & Story Summary

•How to Make a PowerPoint/Google Slide: Step-by-step directions to create a PowerPoint or Google Slide Presentation

•Slide Presentation Planning Sheets: Editable PPT/Google Slide Planning Template

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Ways to Use These Informational Writing Lessons:

•Informative Writing Mini-Lessons

•Introduce writing topics

•Test Prep for skills students need more explicit practice with these skills

•Pair with an informative writing project like the Country Research Report

•Small groups

•Post on LMS and have students complete on their own

•Leave for a sub

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Check out the Informational Writing section of the Megan Memories store for these related resources:

• Descriptive Writing Mini-Lessons
• Key Words Mini-Lessons
• Organizing Your Writing Mini-Lesson
• Revising & Editing Your Writing Mini-Lessons
• Text Structures Mini-Lessons
• Quoting, Summarizing, Paraphrasing Mini-Lesson
• Transition Words & Phrases Mini-Lesson
• How to Research Mini-Lesson
• Countries Research Report
• Countries Research Presentation
• Countries Research Project
• Countries One Day Research Sheets
• It’s a Small World Presentation Party
• Around the World Day

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