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ELAGSE6-8W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
ELAGSE6-8W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
The lessons below are provided for the middle school classroom. However, a teacher must use his or her discretion to determine if the text (written text, art, media, video, etc.) and the topics are appropriate for use in his or her classroom. Even though all lessons are vetted for alignment of the standards, some of the readings included in the lessons have been edited in order to ensure that the material is appropriate for middle school use. Therefore, it is suggested that the text within the lessons is used instead of pulling the same text from another source.
Combined Lessons
Combined Lessons
Power Lessons
Power Lessons
Companion Lessons
Companion Lessons
Updated Final_Inf PL 1 combo .pdfOrganization Strategy for Information Writing: Part 1
Updated Final_Inf CL 1 combo.pdfOrganization Strategy for Information Writing: Part 2
6th Grade Materials Needed
6th Grade Materials Needed
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 6th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf6th Grade Part 1 Articles, Essays, and Essay Template
6th Grade Part 1 Articles, Essays, and Essay Template
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 2 -- 6th Grade articles, essays, and essay analysis template.pdf6th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, and Essay Analysis Template
6th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, and Essay Analysis Template
7th Grade Materials Needed
7th Grade Materials Needed
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 7th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf7th Grade Part 1 Essays, Analysis, and Essay Template
7th Grade Part 1 Essays, Analysis, and Essay Template
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 2 -- 7th Grade articles, essays, and essay analysis template.pdf7th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice
7th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice
8th Grade Materials Needed
8th Grade Materials Needed
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 8th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf8th Grade Part 1 Articles, Essays, and Essay Template
8th Grade Part 1 Articles, Essays, and Essay Template
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 2 -- 8th Grade articles, essays, and essay analysis template.pdf8th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice
8th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice
The lessons below are structured for multiple grade levels.
The lessons below are structured for multiple grade levels.
Writing Lessons
Writing Lessons
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Breaking the Color Barrier in Baseball.pdfPaired Passages: Breaking the Color Barrier in Baseball
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- The Worse of Two Choices -- Middle East.pdfThe Worse of Two Choices: Short Story on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cross-Curricular Short Story and Primary Source Analysis with Informational Essay Writing ResponseGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Writing an Informative or Explanatory Paragraph.pdfWriting an Informative or Explanatory Paragraph
Developing a Process and Plan for WritingGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- How Does ___ Work.pdfHow Does ___ Work?
Informative/ Explanatory Writing with ResearchGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Invasion.pdfPaired Passages: Invasion
Extended Informational Writing Mini-UnitGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Survival.pdfPaired Passages: Survival
Mini-Lesson Based on HatchetGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- The Bible as Literature -- The Tower of Babel.pdfThe Bible as Literature: The Tower of Babel
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Daffodils Visualization for Reading Comprehension.pdf"Daffodils"
Visualization for Reading ComprehensionGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Distinguishing between Text Structures in Informative Writing.pdfDistinguishing between Text Structures in Informative Writing
Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Apartheid in South Africa.pdfApartheid in South Africa
Cross-Curricular Paired Passage and Informational Writing PracticeGrades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.pdfTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Using Photographs to Inform an Op-EdPage updated
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