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5th grade writing-essays lessons
I "Mustache" Your Opinion Writing Unit | Prompts & Graphic Organizers
UPDATED 3/19: New Design, Same Content. Mustaches seem to be a big hit with kids right now! My own 5th grade daughter used the campaign slogan “I ‘MUSTACHE’ you to vote for me for President!” to win her spot on student council. For this product, I thought it would be fun to use the “craze” to engage my students in opinion writing. Aside from the catchy title, this unit provides students with tools to help them become excellent opinion writers. It includes all of the following items needed
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3rd - 5th
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Book Vs. Movie: Writing a Compare and Contrast Opinion Essay
Don't judge a book by its movie! Students LOVE to watch the movie version of a book they have just read, which presents teachers with a valuable opportunity to teach compare-and-contrast/opinion writing. This complete resource will take your students through the entire process of writing a 5-paragraph essay with 11 detailed lessons and supporting student planning pages.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. {Grades
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4th - 8th
Five Paragraph Essay Instructional Unit
Five paragraph essays have never been easier to teach! This instructional unit contains everything you need to take your students from sentence writers to five paragraph essay authors! I love the process of teaching writing to my students. They begin the year with short, incomplete sentences but by the time I’m done with them, they can write excellent five paragraph essays. I have had many teachers ask me to share my process for teaching the five paragraph essay. Until this point, I haven’t had
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Bundle
5TH GRADE WRITING - PARAGRAPH WRITING - NARRATIVE - 5TH GRADE OPINION WRITING
Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS®? This printable 5TH GRADE WRITING UNITS BUNDLE is filled with our signature STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® lessons with INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. It is a COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKSHOP PROGRAM with all the tools needed for the entire year. You will find simple yet engaging writing mini-lessons for Sentence Writing, Paragraph Writing, Narrative Writing, Opinion Writing, and Informative Writing.ORIGINAL AND ONLY REGISTERED STEP-BY-STEP WRITING
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5th
Full-Year Writer's Workshop Writing Curriculum Grades 3-5 Interactive Notebook
Grab your full-year curriculum for grades 3-5 (upper elementary)with interactive notebook. This printable writing program is everything you need for writer's workshop. Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS®? This printable WRITING UNITS BUNDLE for GRADES 3-5 is filled with our signature STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® lessons with INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. It is a COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKSHOP PROGRAM with all the tools needed for the entire year. You will find simple yet engagin
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3rd - 5th
RACE Strategy PowerPoint for Writing Responses with Text Evidence Support
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce the RACE writing strategy to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! Use this student-friendly PowerPoint to teach your students how to write a short response to a passage-based question. After reading a passage, students can use the RACE strategy to construct a formal response to the question that follows the passage. By teaching students this strategy, they learn how to
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4th - 6th
Also included in: RACE Strategy Bundle for Writing Responses with Text Evidence Support
Opinion Writing Unit Lessons Prompts Rubric Graphic Organizers 3rd Grade 4th 5th
Get your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students excited about opinion writing! This complete opinion writing unit includes lesson plans, prompts, graphic organizers, a rubric and more! Students will explore the entire opinion writing process in-depth, from brainstorming ideas to publishing their own piece of opinion writing. The opinion writing lessons included can be used in two ways:Students get their own ideas for their essay.Students write based on a prompt.✏️What is included in the opinion writing
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Bundle
Paired Text Passages - Cell Phones Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about cell phones. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final opi
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3rd - 6th
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Text Dependent Opinion Writing Unit
Most students would rather eat chocolate covered worms than have to write a five paragraph essay using evidence from the text.As teachers, we know this. But what can we do? Many state tests include text dependent essay writing. We need students to be able to read two passages, decide on their opinion and write an essay using text evidence, reasons and examples.That is where this mini unit comes in...In this unit, students will learn all of the skills necessary for writing a strong opinion essay.
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Text Dependent Test Prep Writing Units BUNDLE
RACE to Respond Writing
Help your students write thorough and thoughtful constructed responses with this easy to use method. Broken down in four parts, students are able to clearly respond to any question in all areas of the curriculum. This format is quick for students to understand and they will be able to successfully and independently apply it immediately!Included in this product:-Posters in two varieties-Note-taking pages in full size (excellent size for adhering into spirals) and half page (perfect to glue in c
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Bundle: Everything Constructed Responses
5th Grade Informative + Expository Writing | Unit 5 | 6 Weeks of Lesson Plans
Hey there, fellow 5th grade teachers,I've been right where you are, trying to navigate the complexities of teaching informative writing to our eager yet sometimes overwhelmed fifth graders. That's why I put together this 6-week Informative and Expository Writing unit. It's literally packed with all the goodies you'll need to make teaching this skill as smooth as butter.Here's why I think you're going to love it:Over 30 Days of Lesson Plans: I've laid out everything day by day to save you time an
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5th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Unit Bundle | An Entire Year of Writing Curriculum
Argumentative Writing, Narrative Writing, & Informational Writing BUNDLE (Print)
Narrative, Argumentative, and Informational Writing will be so much easier to teach with these step-by-step units that lead your students seamlessly through the process! Grab this bundle at a nice discount and have all three standards-based writing units. You’ll love the scaffolded activities that make the tasks manageable and help students produce strong writing pieces! Original mentor texts that closely model structure and writing requirements are included for all units. Ready to print and te
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5th - 8th
Paired Text Passages - Video vs. Board Games Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about whether kids should spend more time playing video games or board games. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. Th
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Text Passages - Engaging Opinion Writing Bundle - Print & Digital
Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Bundle
This bundle contains our Narrative, Opinion, & Informational Writing Units. Click the links below or inside the preview to check out the individual units. My Opinion Matters! {An Opinion Writing Unit}My Life is A Story {A Personal Narrative Writing Unit}I'm the Expert! {Informational Writing Unit}Each unit contains ...*Writing Notebook Anchor Charts (you may see some overlapping, but each have been tweaked to suit that particular genre. *Anchor Charts for the Classroom or Writing Center*R
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3rd - 5th
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Persuasive Writing- Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers!
In persuasive writing, many students have trouble writing a clear thesis statement on what their essay is truly about. In the lesson Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers, students get to break down what is actually involved in a thesis statement and what happens when the statement is vague- as teachers we feel that we get misled often!
Movie trailers are a good tool to use in teaching thesis statements because it is relatable to almost every student- they have to admit they would feel
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Step up to Writing Inspired - Writing a Personal Narrative Unit
Looking for a comprehensive and engaging way to teach personal narrative writing for your 3rd or 4th grade students? Look no further! This Step Up to Writing Inspired Personal Narrative Unit has everything you need to help your students write compelling and well-structured personal narratives. This resource will help take the stress out of teaching personal narrative writing!13 lessons complete this writing unit and includes lesson plans, worksheets, reference pages, color posters/anchor charts,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Step up to Writing Inspired Narrative Writing Bundle
How to Write a Friendly Letter Writing Mini Unit
This Friendly Letter Writing Mini-Unit is perfect for upper elementary and middle school students. First, model how to format a letter and envelope and practice with a sample passage. Students will then follow the template to write their own letter.This unit is designed to cover 4 lessons but can be easily adapted to fit your needs. It is appropriate for many upper elementary and middle grade levels. Unit Includes:Teacher lesson plansGoogle Classroom linksSample letter and envelopeSample letter
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Mini Unit BUNDLE for Upper Elementary and Middle Grades
Interactive Research Papers & Essays for Common Core Writing Grades 4-6
This is the companion to my Interactive Writing Notebooks, picking up where it leaves off with more advanced writing assignments. Just like my other products, all of these lessons are differentiated and scaffolded to meet ALL of your students' needs.
This product includes 5 very detailed writing units that will likely take between 1-2 weeks to complete each one. These units can be done in any order but do increase in difficulty with each one.
You do not have to have my Interactive Writing Note
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4th - 6th
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Expository Writing graphic organizers | step by step informative writing 4th,5th
This expository writing graphic organizer resource will help explain how to write an informative essay for your 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th-grade students. This resource gives step-by-step directions for the different parts of an expository paper. Also included are additional resources for students to learn how to write an effective introduction & conclusion. This expository essay project will explain the steps needed to write a strong expository paper.To begin, the teacher will use the model p
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4th - 6th
5th Grade Writing Units BUNDLE Personal Fictional Opinion Informational
Do you want your writing block to be more fun and engaging for your fifth graders? This bundle includes writing units that are KID-FRIENDLY and make teaching writing a breeze! We’ve got everything you need to get your students writing narratives, informational reports, and opinion pieces! The writing units bundle includes SIX writing units!EACH of our 5th grade units includes everything you need to teach writing!✏️Here’s what you get:✏️Mentor Texts that you can teach fromKid-friendly rubrics and
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5th
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Paired Text Passages - Volcanos Informational Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger informational (explanatory) essays using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about volcanoes. First, students read these perfectly paired passages to gather information about the topic. Students search the texts for facts, reasons, definitions, details, and quotes, then organize their information on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final informative essays, complete with all components necessary
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Text Passages - Geology Informational Writing - Print & Digital
Persuasive Writing Unit - Persuasive Essay Lessons, Examples, Prompts & Rubric
Teach students the elements of persuasive writing and help them breeze through their next persuasive essay! This unit breaks everything down about writing persuasive essays into easy steps and provides practice at each step. Your students will understand what to do and how to do it, so they actually will write! (And you will actually want to read it!) Before I created this unit, my students struggled with persuasive writing. I had made too many assumptions about their understanding of audience a
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4th - 8th
Paired Text Passages - Social Media Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about social media. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final op
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3rd - 6th
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Writing & Craftivity {Persuasive & Descriptive Writing}
Sometimes is it hard to get students to want to write, especially during the Winter when some of them seem to already be on vacation! So why not make writing fun with this creative project that allows them to create their very own Ugly/Tacky holiday Sweater?! This set has 3 mini lessons and 3 thinking maps to help even the most hesitant writers succeed.
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-1 Expanding Sentence Mini Lesson Activity- This is a great pre-story writing review of moving beyond simple sentences
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3rd - 5th
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