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Writing-expository scaffolded notes for homeschool
Oviparous Animal Reports Amphibians Snakes Reptiles Nonfiction Reading Writing
Your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different oviparous animals: the platypus, python, tree frog, Komodo dragon, and newt. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students throug
Grades:
K - 2nd
How to Write a Paragraph: A Step by Step Guide to Paragraph Writing
Writing paragraphs has never been easier with this step by step color coding method! I use this to teach my students AND my own children paragraph writing and it has improved their writing tremendously!This strategy for writing paragraphs has transformed the way my students write their paragraphs, and in turn - their essays! The lesson teaches students how to use three different colors to add specific details to their body paragraphs. It is a step by step guide that does not overwhelm students.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Central Idea Main Idea Central Message Theme PRINTABLE BUNDLE
Everything you need to teach your Middle School students to determine Central Idea and Theme is in this easy-to-use and interactive Printable Bundle!Objective: Middle School students will learn how to determine a theme and/or central idea in 4 steps and then have an opportunity to practice with new text, take a quiz and then participate in remediation or enrichment before taking a final assessment.In this resource, you'll receive ALL of these materials:✅ A link to a video to use as an introduct
Grades:
6th - 8th
CCSS:
Formal Letter Writing - Business Letters
Help your students learn how to write formal (business) letters with this engaging, real-world writing project. Editable Google Doc documents and non-editable PDF versions are included, as well as a step-by-step lesson plan. Your students will be guided while writing letters of compliment or letters of complaint to local businesses. Our students loved this writing project!
This product contains:
Links to Google Doc Documents and Rubric (1 page)
Lesson Plan with Pictures (5 pages)
T-chart - Fri
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Viet
Writing a Memoir Scaffolded Unit and Word Search CCSS Grades 4-7 Print and Easel
Set out on a storytelling adventure with this Memoir Writing Unit, thoughtfully designed for student engagement and the exploration of personal narratives. This step-by-step scaffolded guide ensures that every student (general education, SPED, and ELL) is supported through each phase of the memoir writing process. Unit Highlights Include:Memoir Anchor Chart: Provides an outline of memoir characteristics for easy reference.Inspiring Read-Aloud Recommendations: Dive into the world of memoirs with
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Writing Bundle CCSS Grades 5-6 Print and Teach
Informational Writing 4 and 5 Paragraph Essay and Thesis Statement Workshops
This 4 and 5 paragraph informative essay bundle allows differentiation for struggling and more advanced writers. Your struggling students can learn the same skills on a smaller scale. ELIMINATE all of the hard work of planning and prepping! Students will learn practical writing techniques with intense scaffolding and learn to craft a perfect thesis statement every time!These workshops are NOT formulaic. Rather, they teach students to expand their thinking! For these complete essay builders, ea
Grades:
6th - 9th
Writing an Autobiography Scaffolded Unit +Word Search CCSS Grades 3-6 Print. Go.
Encourage students to set out on a voyage of self-exploration with this Autobiography Writing Unit. This unit is designed to bring personal narratives to life, encouraging students to document their unique stories. Ideal for fostering a deeper understanding of nonfiction writing, this unit is scaffolded allowing for differentiation and independence.Inside This Unit:Anchor Chart: An engaging chart to simplify autobiography writing.Resource Cover: Keeps student materials neatly organized.Clear Def
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading and Writing Bundle CCSS Grades 3-6
Informative Essay Writing with Texts Notes Interactive Notebook
Teach your middle school students the organization of text-based informative essays with Cornell-style notes, interactive notebook foldables, examples, and graphic organizers!It is laid out in a "chunked" fashion so that you can go through the process step-by-step. It's perfect for introducing informative essay writing!What's included:★ TWO texts - one non-fiction text at a 7.1 reading level and one fiction text at a 5.6 reading level.★ text mapping graphic organizer★ an informative prompt base
Grades:
6th - 8th
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE - Print and Go Worksheets for Analysis of the Documentary
The Columbine tragedy affected the world. It was the first in a wave of school shootings and people have fought to understand why and how it could have happened.Michael Moore's award-winning documentary seeks to unearth the background to America's gun crimes and questions everything from causes to culpability.This two-page worksheet is a comprehensive way to ensure that students are watching the 'Bowling for Columbine' documentary with purpose.This information can then be used for informative or
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Non-Fiction: Sentence Starters_One-Pager!!!
The document is a graphic organizer that includes non-fiction writing sentence staters when incorporating concrete details and analysis. Transitions and a how to for integrating in-text MLA citations are also included on the one-pager. Great for the front of students' binders!
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Informational Writing Informative Essay and Thesis Statement Workshops
Engage your students with these digital informative / informational essay writing and thesis statement writing workshops. This bundle includes everything you need and breaks the writing process down into manageable steps! Simple writing templates guide students in drafting a thesis, introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.This workshop includes:Thesis writing activityStep-by-step instructionsMentor samplesTemplatesEmbedded videosRubricSample essay breakdownLessons Plans and moreNEWLY UPDA
Grades:
6th - 9th
Narrative, Expository, Descriptive, Opinion Writing Digital Activities | SOL 4.7
Understanding the organizational structures of narrative, expository, descriptive, and opinion writing can be difficult for our young writers. These digital, interactive activities are a helpful way to organize your lessons on the different forms of writing and their organization, especially for distance learning!Students will use this resource right in Google Slides™! These time-saving instructional and practice slides will make a great addition to your writing workshop lessons!Students will re
Grades:
4th - 5th
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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 Not
Grades:
4th - 8th
How to Write Argumentative and Informative Essays Parts of an Essay BUNDLE
Get all 3 of my best essay writing resources in one BIG Bundle:★ How to write a Text-Based Argumentative Essay: Step-by-step organization lessons with Cornell Notes, graphic organizers, models and interactive notebook activities. There are two original texts about Easter Island included.★ How to write a Text-Based Informative Essay with step-by-step organization lessons complete with graphic organizers, models, interactive notebook foldables and Cornell notes all along the way. Two original
Grades:
6th - 8th
Informative Essay Writing Text Based Unit Printable AND Digital
Teaching Middle School students to write informative essays can be challenging but this will make it so much easier! The step-by-step interactive guided notes and video lessons will break things down and engage your students as they learn how to write text-based informative essays with ease.This resource is both Printable AND Digital! :)This unit teaches:➡️ The Writing Process: Read the prompt, Flip the Prompt, Read and Mark the Text, Plan➡️ Introduction: hook, arch (bridge transition senten
Grades:
6th - 8th, Adult Education
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Teaching Writing Using the Writing Process for High School Composition Mini Unit
Show your high school students how to make the writing process work for them!This resource includes PowerPoint lessons for a mini unit and corresponding scaffolded notes. It is an interactive, in-depth look at the writing process, and how to implement each step on a practical level.It gives insight into correcting common writing struggles such as making a short piece longer, coming up with content to write about, improving your writing style, and more.Use this resource to introduce the writing p
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Email Etiquette for Kids
Help your students learn about the dos and don'ts of sending emails by using this lesson plan and corresponding graphic organizers. Students will take notes to learn about email etiquette and then apply what they've learned to write purposeful emails. These activities will last about 3 class periods and will help set the stage for your students to become responsible digital users. This is a great activity to integrate expository/informational writing with technology.Students will also compare an
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Viet
Informational Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric and Mentor Essay FREE
Informative writing kit for easy scoring/feedback, peer evaluation, and mentor sample evaluation. These tools will help your students quickly and thoroughly learn the elements and process of informational writing. Download for FREE. How to use: Students can color-code the sample essay to find all of the elements such as thesis statement, hook, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, etc. and discuss as a class or in stations.Students can use the rubric expectations to write their own essays.St
Grades:
6th - 10th
ACE Expository Writing Strategy Interactive Guided Notes
Do you teach the ACE method for writing expository paragraphs? Have your middle school students learn what each letter of ACE stands for (Answer, Cite, Explain) with these handy, differentiated Pixanotes™! Then use the included writing frame that features the visuals from the Pixanotes™ to help your students craft a super expository paragraph!What are Pixanotes®?Pixanotes® are a blend of traditional 2-column notes and interactive notebooks that use visuals to boost comprehension and recall! S
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Reading and Writing Vocabulary Interactive Guided Notes BUNDLE
Television News Report Scaffold Outline Weather Script Media TV English Speaking
This resource is perfect for junior or middle schoolers (Australian grade 5 - 10) who are producing and creating their own news bulletin, segment or stories. This detailed explainer and scaffold provides a great launchpad for extension of ideas and techniques associated with reporting the news!Television News Report Scaffold includes: - a layout and suggested order of working to create a nightly TV news bulletin- opening sequence for the news bulletin- two feature news reports - linking devices-
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea - CCSS Persuasive Writing Activity
It seems impossible. How can a pig parade be a terrible idea?! However, Ian Michael Black is very persuasive in his book with the same title. I love using children's literature to springboard writing concepts with my third graders all the way up to my AP Lit students. After reading this story, I use this bundle to teach the concept of persuasive writing. Through a series of steps (baby steps!) students will analyze the story to find that while wildly funny, it is actually just a persuasive state
Grades:
3rd - 9th
FAKE NEWS OR CREDIBLE SOURCE Lesson Evaluate Reliable Online Research Skills
Introduce or review how to accurately research with this no-prep, 28-page/slide How to Avoid Fake News Identify, Use & Cite Reliable Sources Lesson. The easy-to-follow Guided Notes process will help students learn how to use the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of a website to identify if the information is accurate. Plagiarism and an overview of citing sources are also discussed. A PowerPoint, Guided Notes, an online research Practice Activity, and a link to online scavenger hunts for a
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Informational Writing 4 paragraph Essay
This 4 paragraph, thesis statement centered, informative essay writing workshop ELIMINATES all of the hard work of planning and prepping! Students will learn practical writing techniques with intense scaffolding using this complete resource designed to build a full essay. Each element of every paragraph is broken into manageable steps and scaffolded with mentor samples, 2nd person instructions, video links for differentiation, and templates for building paragraphs. This workshop is NOT formulaic
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Informational Writing and Thesis Statement Workshops 4 Paragraph
Thesis statements made easy
Share this interactive Powerpoint with your students to build a clear understanding of thesis statements. This is a scaffolded lesson leading students from simple, basic statements to well-developed and complex sentences. Filled with fun examples, interactive questions, and active participation activities. Students will learn through movement, hands-on activities, and application exercises.
This lesson provides a solid introduction to expository writing and leads smoothly into the construct
Grades:
5th - 9th
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