INFORMATIVE WRITING INCLUDES

★ Scripted Lesson Plans

★ Model Writing (Included for every mini-lesson)

★ 5 Informative Passages to use for Prompts

★ Anchor Charts

★ DIFFERENTIATED Interactive Pages

★ Practice Printables

★ Task Cards (Great for centers or extra practice)

★ ORIGINAL MENTOR TEXT and Suggested Mentor Text List

★ Notebook Cover Page and Tab

★ Informative Writing Checklist

★ Common Core Opinion Elements Checklist

★ Writing Goals Form

★ Peer Reflection Form

★ Self-Reflection Form

★ Tracking Progress Form

★ Informative Writing Rubric (3-point and 4-point)

★ Weekly Writing Guide for Students

★ Writing Prompt Cards

★ Choice Research Assignment

 

LIST OF MINI-LESSONS

1. What is Informative Writing

2. Strategies for Informative Writing

3. 5 Types of Claims

4. Informative Elements

5. Credible Sources

6. Types of Relevant Facts

7. Prewriting- How to Brainstorm

8. Prewriting- Using Graphic Organizers

9. How to Determine Task, Audience, Purpose, Formal Style

10. Organization Structures

11. Writing an Introduction

12. Writing a Body (Power of 3, facts and details)

13. How to Take Notes, Avoid Plagiarism, Citing Sources

14. Writing a Conclusion

15. Strategies to Write a Rough Draft

16. How to Plan a Writing Goal

17. DARE to Revise (How to Delete, Add, Rearrange, Exchange)

18. How to Write a Rockin’ Beginning (Strong Leads)

19. Using Transition Words

20. Adding Key Words

21. How to Provide Sentence Variety

22. How to Write a Jammin’ Conclusion

23. How to Craft a Title

24. CUPS to Edit

25. Editing Capitalization

26. Editing Usage

27. Editing Punctuation

28. Editing Spelling

29. Graphics/ Heading/ Picture Captions

30. Table of Contents and Glossary

31. Rules for Peer Reflections

32. Writing a Final Copy

 

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