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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Kathleen M. –
This resource included a lot of options and it worked well in my writing unit!
SARAH W. –
Amazing resource!
Shellie M. –
This was a great resource. Exactly what I needed!
Torie L. –
Great resource!
Maria Villarreal –
I love how this is a no prep pack. great for sub days or when you are needing something extra in the classroom
Mrs Holmquist –
Kids loved it!
Emily G. –
Great resource! Exactly what I needed! Great organizers to organize student thinking before writing!
Amber Elkins –
Made Expository Writing EASY!
Amanda Beniaris –
These sheets made it so easy to do expository writing with my students!
Marissa N. –
Very helpful for my students!
April phengsy –
Great resource! I will definitely use it again!
Bridgett Church –
Great for distance and in-person learning! Will use in the future, for sure!
Laurie G. –
I just downloaded this a few days ago and only used part of it. What I did use, the student’s love. I teach a sped class and I have to find easy , functional activities to engage these otherwise not so engaged students. I can’t wait to try it with my virtual class!!!
Christie B. –
Found this resource versatile with lots of options for different students.
Andriana G. –
This resource is a gem. My students are writing better beginnings already because we used this resource. Thank you!
Heidi S. –
Loved the check in points. went very well with my classroom
Laura B. –
My students really loved these!! I would love to have more of these to use for review. Thank you so much.
Rachel A. –
This was amazing!!!!! So many graphic organizers. This powerpoint has kept my students engaged for 3 weeks to complete their writing, I will also be using it again 🙂
Shayla P. –
I love this resource! It was exactly what I needed and more!
Brittany R. –
love the prompts!