This informational writing unit includes all lesson plans, teacher examples, and student printables! Engage your students with the high-interest topic and teacher models!
This is a “no prep” unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you’re all set to teach your students how to write incredible informational essays! This resource also includes a research portion with a unique organizer to help them cite their sources.
Easily connect this writing unit to your social studies block! This is great to apply some of what students have learned about historical events this year, or to encourage research*.
*There is a research and citing sources component in the resource. It is optional.
Click “preview” to see a list of the Common Core standards covered, as well as an outline of all the included lessons and organizers.
- Brainstorming
- Writing focus strategy
- Gathering information from print & digital resources (research)
- Citing sources
- Organizing ideas
- Transition words
- Topic sentences
- Writing an introduction
- Leads/hooks
- Thesis statements
- Writing a conclusion
- Revision
- Editing
- Adding text features
- Publishing
Includes a student-friendly rubric.
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