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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Bernadine H. –
Great resource!
Shayla R. –
Great resource. My kids really enjoyed these lessons and activities while practicing essential skills!
Michelle D. –
I am loving this resource! This has helped my students utilize many different strategies to make their expository writing the best it can be.
Ariel C. –
These are a life-saver for test prep! Thank you!
Kelsie N. –
This resource has so many graphic organizers and tools inside of it! I highly recommend it especially when you are trying to plan essay writing. You can pick and choose what works for you.
Carla Brunini –
Really enjoyed using this resource!
Elizabeth Herseth –
great resource for my 4th graders!
Diana R. –
Lots of great resources and easy to use.
Heather C. –
This is a wonderful writing resource! There are so many options with this package, from anchor charts to graphic organizers. Using this in the classroom really helped my students with the writing process. Many of the resources were kept in their folder to reference throughout the year.
Danielle T. –
This is a great resource for me to use to teach and many anchor charts that can be printed to put in student notebooks. Students used these reference pages throughout the year.
Cheryl M. –
Great resource!
Crystle M. –
So many ways to use this resource. Thank you!
Hannah R. –
This was a great resources for going through the writing process with many options for lower and higher students.
Lauren R. –
Amazing product! Thank you so much 🙂
Sunshiney in Second –
I had this on my wish list and I am so glad I finally purchased it! I love using this in class with students! Great resource!
Felicia C. –
This is a great resource! I’m grateful for this resource as well.
Jane Neel –
This resource was a great find. These are a HUGE timesaver for me!!
Teachin’ Mrs B –
They love the layout! this group is very visual, so all of the material has been a big help!!
karlee davis –
I used these writing prompts in our writing journal.
Angelica B. –
Fun engaging resource to review in class topics and allow my students to review in an independant and engaging way