9th grade writing-expository resources for parents

Graphic Organizers, For Parents

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Sample Critical Essay Response on Teaching English Language Learners

Created by

LovePlayMeditate

Feel free to use this essay as a template for teaching critical short answer responses. I used this in graduate school in response to a self-selected strategy on how I teach my subject to my students.

Subjects:

Reflective Journals for Teachers, For Parents, For Principals & Administrators

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Spanish: Produce Your Own Cooking Show

Created by

Michele Jeanmarie

From Michele Jeanmarie, take your students on a journey in producing their own TV cooking show in Spanish. As you guide them through this lesson idea, students will learn about expository writing in a second language, Spanish. This step-by-step lesson will imbue camera shy students with the confidence needed for oral language communications, in Spanish. Students learn about the process of cooking, learn to say the words in Spanish as they produce their own TV show.

Subjects:

Cooking, Spanish, Writing-Expository

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities, For Parents, Cultural Activities

Template for Writing a Speech

Created by

Lucy Pritchard

A user-friendly template for writing a speech. Students simply fill in the gaps.

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Homework, Graphic Organizers, For Parents

Spanish Mother's Day Digital Learning Google Slides Template

Created by

Bilingual Diaries

This SPANISH template is ready, editable, and easy to assign to your students in Google Classroom!2 Different Designs to choose from:Pastel ColorsBright Colors6 Slides Each:CoverFavorites PageStudents type a letter or composition (essay)2 Slides for memorable moments and captionsEnding quoteStudents can completely customize this presentation by adding photographs, illustrations, videos, and/or text. I hope you enjoy!XOXO,Bilingual Diaries

Subjects:

Spanish, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

For Parents

Topic Sentence Builder for Struggling Writers and Foundational Writing Skills

Created by

Robert Urowsky

Here is a reference sheet with 11 model topic sentences for those who "don't know how to start" or "those who don't know what to write." For example, when writing about a person write "___ is a person who..." Sample sentences are given. This is what many students need to look at to get started and to begin to internalize and become fluent with standard academic language. There are also sentence starts for places, "anything important," telling how to do something, why something happens, and o

Subjects:

Handouts, Homework, For Parents

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Government - Issue Night

Created by

MrChipsTeaches

Lesson summary The lesson will begin with students and the teacher demonstrating common public speaking mistakes. That activity is designed to make students feel more comfortable with the process and to remind them how common it is to make a mistake when public speaking, but at the same time it is no big deal if they do so. The teacher will then introduce the idea of an issue night as well as provide students a brief overview of issues. During this time, students will line up in a continuum in t

Subjects:

Civics, Government, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, For Parents

Evoke an Imperative Narrative

Created by

Study Skills, Writing-Expository

Process writing and the six traits of writing together in one book!This two-week, ten day lesson plan walks students through the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publishing a significant life event narrative. The focus of the first five lessons is on generating, structuring, and developing ideas, while the last five improve word choice and sentence fluency.The narrative writing unit plan contains 60 pages packed with fun, interactive partner activities.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Types of sentences posters

Created by

Cat Mason

12 colourful posters that explain different sentence types. Choose a couple of different sentences to focus on during a writing task, and pin these posters to the front of the room to assist students. Sentence types include:HyperboleRhetoricalChiasmusAntithesisDeclarativeInterrogativeImperativeExclamatorySimpleCompoundComplexCompound-complex

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, For Parents, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2

, CCRA.W.3

Also included in: Poster Pack for the Elementary/ Primary classroom

Writing an Essay

Created by

BetteFetter

This activity is designed to help young elementary students get their thoughts on paper, before they start writing. Talking things through before writing helps get the creative juices flowing and brings specific memories to the surface. As the thoughts start flowing, have your child write down simple words (nouns and verbs) that will help when it comes time to do the actual writing.

Subjects:

Activities, Handouts, For Parents

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Excellent Performance in English Writing

Created by

Certifiably Cute

This adorable watercolor certificate is a fabulous way to encourage your students in their writing!__________________________________________________Printable as a single certificate per A4 sheet, this award is easily re-sized for multiple certificates per page. I generally print two per page to save card. Most of my certificates and awards are best printed on heavy 220gm white card stock, or matte photo paper. Please note that at this point in time this certificate is designed to be printed as-

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Printables, For Parents, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

The Fox and the Goat

Created by

Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

So you're looking for a way to model paragraph structure with fun, engaging content?This mini-lesson is exactly that. After reading one of Aesop's fables, students engagein story discussion, complete a paragraph guide where they supply the missing content for the paragraph, and then retell the original story from a unique point of view. What fun students have with the story and its accompanying writing activities!The mini-lesson file includes the featured Aesop's fable story link, discussion que

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

The Rare Compare: Expository Writing

Created by

Study Skills, Writing-Expository

Process writing and the six traits of writing together in one book!This two-week, ten day lesson plan walks students through the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publishing a comparative paragraph. The focus of the first five lessons is on generating, structuring, and developing ideas, while the last five improve word choice and sentence fluency.The comparative writing unit plan contains 48 pages packed with fun, interactive partner activities.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Walk the Talk: Illustrative Writing

Created by

Study Skills, Writing-Expository

Process writing and the six traits of writing together in one book!This two-week, ten day lesson plan walks students through the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publishing an illustrative paragraph. The focus of the first five lessons is on generating, structuring, and developing ideas, while the last five improve word choice and sentence fluency.The illustrative writing unit plan contains 40 pages packed with fun, interactive partner activities.

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Show What You Know

Created by

English Language Arts, Study Skills, Writing-Expository

Process writing and the six traits of writing together in one book!This two-week, ten day lesson plan walks students through the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. The focus of the first five days is on generating, structuring, and developing ideas, while the last five improve word choice and sentence fluency.The unit plan contains 40 pages packed with fun, interactive partner activities.

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

The Frog and the Ox

Created by

Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

So you're looking for a way to model paragraph structure with fun, engaging content? This mini-lesson is exactly that. After reading one of Aesop's fables, students engage in story discussion, complete a paragraph guide where they supply the missing content for the paragraph, and then retell the original story from a unique point of view. What fun students have with the story and its accompanying writing activities! The mini-lesson file includes the featured Aesop's fable story link, discussio

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

The Cat-Maiden

Created by

Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

So you're looking for a way to model paragraph structure with fun, engaging content?This mini-lesson is exactly that. After reading one of Aesop's fables, students engagein story discussion, complete a paragraph guide where they supply the missing content for the paragraph, and then retell the original story from a unique point of view. What fun students have with the story and its accompanying writing activities!The mini-lesson file includes the featured Aesop's fable story link, discussion que

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

The Bundle of Sticks

Created by

Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

So you're looking for a way to model paragraph structure with fun, engaging content? This mini-lesson is exactly that. After reading one of Aesop's fables, students engage in story discussion, complete a paragraph guide where they supply the missing content for the paragraph, and then retell the original story from a unique point of view. What fun students have with the story and its accompanying writing activities! The mini-lesson file includes the featured Aesop's fable story link, discussio

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Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

The One-Eyed Doe

Created by

Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

So you're looking for a way to model paragraph structure with fun, engaging content?This mini-lesson is exactly that. After reading one of Aesop's fables, students engagein story discussion, complete a paragraph guide where they supply the missing content for the paragraph, and then retell the original story from a unique point of view. What fun students have with the story and its accompanying writing activities!The mini-lesson file includes the featured Aesop's fable story link, discussion que

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types: