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Grades 4-11 Dissecting Released GMAS Writing Prompts
Prompt for Informative / Explanatory Writing
7th Grade Extended Writing Informational/ Explanatory Prompt GMAS 2018
MS Sample Informational Prompt: Paired Passages on Cave Rescues
Practice Developing an Informational Topic
GMAS Practice 1 (Selected, Constructed): Fake News
Examples of Prompt Formats Designed to Elicit Higher Order Thinking Skills
Animal Friendships: Teaching Strategy for Georgia Writing Prompt
Sixth Grade Seven-Point, Two-Trait Rubric: Trait 1 for Informational / Explanatory Genre
Seventh Grade Seven-Point, Two-Trait Rubric: Trait 1 for Informational / Explanatory Genre
Eighth Grade Seven-Point, Two-Trait Rubric: Trait 1 for Informational / Explanatory Genre
Middle School Informative Letter of Introduction and Rubric
Five Language Tips for More Formal Writing
Identify the Main Idea -- Nonfiction
Middle School Link-It Strategy: Activities for Sentence Composing
Paraphrasing: A Critical Writing Skill
Using paraphrasing when using another writer’s text
Thesis or Claim
Universal Themes Matrix
Using Mentor Sentences to Develop Writing and Grammar Proficiency
List of Transitional Words
GSE Informative / Explanatory Terminology Grades 6-12
How to Examine a Vertical Alignment of the Informative / Explanatory Standard: A Triple Vision Talk