Description
Transform your students into confident, organized writers with this Expository, Informational, How-To, Persuasive, and Essay Writing Packet! Are you searching for an engaging and easy-to-teach resource that helps students master informative essays, how-to writing, and persuasive paragraphs? This comprehensive packet includes everything you need to teach your students how to plan, draft, revise, and publish expository writing with confidence!
With anchor charts, detailed organizers, writing prompts, rubrics, and publishing templates, this resource provides both structure and creativity. Students will learn how to explain, inform, and share ideas clearly—while you’ll have the support you need to deliver focused, step-by-step instruction in your classroom or writing workshop.
INCLUDED:
- Print and Digital and Color and Black-and-White formats
ANCHOR CHARTS & POSTERS
- Expository, Informational, Persuasive, How-To, and Essay Writing definitions
- Writing Process, Thesis, and Strong Word Choice
- Using Evidence & Details, Text Structures, and Transition Words
- Hooks, Introductions, Conclusions, and Paragraph Structure (T.E.E.)
- Writing Goals and Effective Leads & Endings
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS & PLANNING PAGES
- Brainstorming webs, idea lists, and main idea maps
- Planning sheets for thesis, introduction, and supporting details
- Text structure, sequencing, and paragraph organizers
- How-To Writing step-by-step templates
- Book Review and Informative Essay planning pages
STUDENT WRITING PAGES
- Rough draft and final publishing pages
- 10 Expository Writing Prompts in 6 differentiated versions:
- Checkpoint version with built-in reminders
- Prompt with small illustration box
- Prompt with large illustration box
- Prompt with lines only for extended writing
- Extra final draft pages for publishing
BONUS EXTRAS
- Grading Rubric for teacher and student assessment
- Expository Writing Flip Book for interactive notebooks
- Bulletin Board Pennants for publishing and display
PERFECT FOR:
- Teaching Informational and Expository Writing Units
- How-To Writing and Procedural Texts
- Persuasive Writing Practice and opinion essays
- Writing Centers, Workshop, or Sub Plans
- Cross-curricular writing (Science, Social Studies, Biographies, etc.)
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Heather H. –
Nice resource
Shernelle B. –
god resource that can be adapted and used in my classroom. thanks
Tara F. –
thanks
The Crazy Cat Teacher –
Love the brainstorming sheet and definition posters, they’re a great reference for my kids… and myself as well! 🙂
Brandon Watkins –
Great!
Sara M. –
Great
Seuch Smart Support –
Very thorough – thank you for allowing my fifth grade social studies writing project to be a whole lot easier than it could have been.
Marcy’s Mayhem –
Thanks! This is what I was looking for!!
Katherine S. –
Slit of great ideas to use.
Kristen Simpson –
Great!
Buyer –
So helpful! Thank you!
Just Add Students –
Jam-packed full of support for teaching writing!
Buyer –
I am so glad you created this product. There is such a big need for this and finding quality resources is more difficult than you would think.
Teaching Through Middle School Mayhem –
This works great for the kids:)
Buyer –
Thank you so much!
Shannon T. –
This is exactly what I needed to help my students with expository writing. Thanks!
The Little School Boutique –
LOVE this activity! Thanks so much for sharing!
Christine F. –
This product has been really helpful to help my writers practice expository in the classroom. I also use with my tutoring students and am already seeing improvement!
T E. –
Thank you!
John H. –
Perfect for what we are studying! Thank you!