Grades 6-8 Informational Writing

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.

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

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

Power Lessons

Companion Lessons

Informative POWER Lesson 2 Middle School.pdf

Facts, Details, and Quotes, Part 1

Informative COMPANION Lesson 2 Middle School.pdf

Facts, Details, and Quotes, Part 2

6th Grade Materials Needed

PL Power Inform 6th Grade Handouts.pdf

6th Grade Part 1 Handouts

CL Inform Companion 2 6th Grade Handouts.pdf

6th Grade Part 2 Handouts

7th Grade Materials Needed

PL Power Inform 7th Grade Handouts.pdf

7th Grade Part 1 Handouts

CL Inform Companion 2 7th Grade Handouts.pdf

7th Grade Part 2 Handouts

8th Grade Materials Needed

PL Power Inform 8th Grade Handouts.pdf

8th Grade Part 1 Handouts

CL Inform Companion 8th Grade Handouts.pdf

8th Grade Part 2 Handouts

Power Lessons

Companion Lessons

Updated Final_Inf PL 1 combo .pdf

Organization Strategy for Information Writing: Part 1

Updated Final_Inf CL 1 combo.pdf

Organization Strategy for Information Writing: Part 2

6th Grade Materials Needed

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 6th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf

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.pdf

6th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, and Essay Analysis Template

7th Grade Materials Needed

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 7th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf

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.pdf

7th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essay, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice

8th Grade Materials Needed

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 1 -- 8th Grade articles, essays, and essay template.pdf

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.pdf

8th Grade Part 2 Articles, Essays, Essay Analysis, and Guided Practice

The lessons below are structured for multiple grade levels.

Writing Lessons

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- A Leads to B.pdf

A Leads to B

Linking One Idea to Another in Informational Writing

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.pdf

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Using Photographs to Inform an Op-Ed

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Washington vs. DuBois.pdf

Paired Passages: Washington vs. Dubois

Cross-Curricular Paired Passages and Informational Writing Practice

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- The Worse of Two Choices -- Middle East.pdf

The Worse of Two Choices: Short Story on the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Cross-Curricular Short Story and Primary Source Analysis with Informational Essay Writing Response

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Invasion.pdf

Paired Passages: Invasion

Extended Informational Writing Mini-Unit

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Paired Passages -- Survival.pdf

Paired Passages: Survival

Mini-Lesson Based on Hatchet

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- The Bible as Literature -- The Tower of Babel.pdf

The Bible as Literature: The Tower of Babel

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Daffodils Visualization for Reading Comprehension.pdf

"Daffodils" Visualization for Reading Comprehension

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Distinguishing between Text Structures in Informative Writing.pdf

Distinguishing between Text Structures in Informative Writing

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Apartheid in South Africa.pdf

Apartheid in South Africa

Cross-Curricular Paired Passage and Informational Writing Practice

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Looking for Information -- Visualizing from a Vivid Piece of Text.pdf

Looking for Information: Visualizing from a Vivid Piece of Text

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Visualizing from a Vivid Piece of Text.pdf

Visualizing from a Vivid Piece of Text

Drawing Visual Images Using Fiction

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Revolutionaries Change the World.pdf

Revolutionaries Change the WorldA Lesson on Student Questioning

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