Middle School Writing Mini-Lesson Student Videos – Paragraph and Essay Writing

Middle School Writing Mini-Lesson Student Videos – Paragraph and Essay Writing

Original price was: $167.00.Current price is: $99.00.

Are you looking for videos to do your writing instruction for you? There are 87 mini-lesson videos designed to scaffold writing through the writing process for STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® middle school. It includes sentence writing, paragraph writing using the hamburger paragraph, and essay writing for narrative writing, argumentative writing, and informative writing. You can download and place it in Google Classroom too! The videos were created to go along with Step-by-Step Writing resources for Grades 6-8. Most of the videos are less than 5 minutes. They are easy to pop on and let me do the teaching!

VIDEOS FOR INDIVIDUAL GRADE LEVELS CAN BE FOUND AT ROCKSTAR WRITERS.COM

I am giving a massive discount for the bundle of videos, so you have all the videos for the year!

How do you use the videos?

  • distance learning
  • writing center
  • absent student
  • homeschool student
  • substitute
  • educator

What is included in each video?

Depending on the lesson, some or all of the following are included in each video.

  • the mini-lesson information
  • practice
  • model the same prompt throughout the lessons (in essay writing)
  • encouragement to apply the lesson to students’ own writing
  • rock music at the end and says Go rock your writing!

Why use videos for writing instruction?

They are visually appealing, flexible, convenient, engaging, and offer a consistent quality of instruction.

Do you want to see how the lessons are presented? This example is from 3-5.

Check out this FREE COMPLETE SENTENCES VIDEO!

Sentence Structure Videos

SS1- Complete Sentences

SS2- Fragments

SS3- Run-On Sentences

Paragraph Writing Videos

P1- Topic Sentences and Indents

P2- Relevant Details

P3- Closing Sentences

P4- Transition Words

Narrative Writing Videos

N1- Narrative Elements

N2- Prewriting

N3- Task, Purpose, Audience

N4- Graphic Organizer

N5- Crafting a Plot- Suspense, Climax

N6- Introduction

N7- Body

N8- Character Traits

N9- Dialogue

N10- Conclusion

N11- Rough Draft

N12- DARE to Revise

N13- DARE- D- Delete

N14- DARE- A- Add details and transition words

N15- DARE- R- Rearrange

N16- DARE- E- Exchange- Rocking Beginnings

N17- DARE- E- Exchange- Million Dollar Words (Word Choice)

N18- DARE- E- Exchange- Sentence Variety

N19- DARE- E- Exchange- Jammin’ Conclusion

N20- Craft a Title

N21- CUPS- Capitalization

N22- CUPS- Usage

N23- CUPS- Punctuation

N24- CUPS- Spelling

N25- Peer Reflection

N26- Final Copy

Argumentative Writing Videos

A1- Argumentative Essays and Claims

A2- Argument Strategies

A3- Argumentative Elements

A4- Prewriting

A5- Graphic Organizers

A6- Task, Purpose, Audience

A7- Introduction

A8- Note-taking

A9- Body

A10- Conclusion

A11- Rough Draft

A12- DARE to Revise

A13- DARE- D- Delete

A14- DARE- A- Add- Details and Transition Words

A15- DARE- R- Rearrange

A16- DARE- E- Exchange- Rockin Beginnings

A17- DARE- E- Exchange- Keywords

A18- DARE- E- Exchange- Sentence Variety

A19- ARE- E- Exchange- Jammin Conclusion

A20- Craft a Title

A21- CUPS for Editing

A22- CUPS- Capitalization

A23- CUPS- Usage

A24- CUPS- Punctuation

A25- CUPS- Spelling

A26- Peer Reflection

A27- Final Copy

Informative Writing Videos

I1- Informative Elements

I2- Prewriting

I3- Task, Purpose, Audience

I4- Graphic Organizer

I5- Organization and Structures

I6- Introduction

I7- Notetaking

I8- Body

I9- Conclusion

I10- Rough Draft

I11- DARE to Revise

I12- DARE- D- Delete

I13- DARE- A- Add details and transition words

I14- DARE- R- Rearrange

I15- DARE- E- Exchange- Rocking Beginnings

I16- DARE- E- Exchange- Key Words and Phrases (Word Choice)

I17- DARE- E- Exchange- Sentence Variety

I18- DARE- E- Exchange- Jammin’ Conclusion

I19- Craft a Title

I20- CUPS- Capitalization

I21- CUPS- Usage

I22- CUPS- Punctuation

I23- CUPS- Spelling

I24- Peer Reflection

125- Heading, Graphics, Labels, Captions

I26- Final Copy

I27- Table of Contents, Glossary, Sources

The best way to use this resource:

Since this is set up like the step-by-step writing programs and professional development, it works best if you follow the videos in order. In the essay writing units, the lessons build upon each other. It follows through the writing process with one prompt.

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Pam