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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Melissa Larusso –
Great resource for teaching writing
Genny W. –
Great resource for students.
CRYSTA Y. –
A great resource for teaching and organizing expository writing. My kids enjoyed using these and said that they were very helpful.
April B. –
Great resource. Well designed and student friendly.
Jennifer P. –
Excellent way to keep kids motivated with the interactive features, thank you!
JClair –
Lots here to use
Kathleen S. –
I used the assignments for 6th graders with difficulties in ELL. I liked how there were so many options available.
Debra S. –
Great resource for writing workshop
Jousette M. –
This was a great resource. Thank you.
Catherine Chatham –
Used for a college class.
Space City Education –
This was a great resource that I enjoyed using in my class!
Maghen C. –
Love this!
Gloria G. –
Great resource to help with expository writing
ROBYN H. –
Great resources to help my students with their expository writing!
Cacti and Confetti Classroom –
This was a great resource for my class! Exactly what I needed!
Denise W. –
Students who are typically terrified of the writing process found this resource for writing an essay less intimidating and more engaging.
Victoria G. –
This was fab!!
Ashleigh A. –
I was out due to a sickness and this had everything my kids needed in order to know how to write this paper! This was a fantastic resource!
Rebecca R. –
Great resource
Terri C. –
A great resource to use to help understand expository writing. Love your products!