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.

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

The lessons below are provided for the high 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

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 Templates

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Organizational Strategy for Information Writing Part 2 -- 7th Grade articles, essays, and essay analysis template.pdf

7th Grade Articles, Essays, 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 -- The Power of Connotations.pdf

The Power of Connotations

Connotations and Denotations

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Cohesion -- The Key to Understanding the Message.pdf

The Key to Understanding the Message

How Transitions and Sentence Combining Are Necessary for Cohesion and Understanding Message

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 -- Washington vs. DuBois.pdf

Paired Passages: Washington vs. DuBois

Cross-Curricular Paired Passage and Informational Writing Practice

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

Revolutionaries Change the World

A Lesson on Student Questioning

Grades 6-8 -- Lesson -- Informational -- Vocabulary Strategy -- 5 Cycle Process for Reading.pdf

5-Cycle Process for Words Centered Around Theme/Central Messages or Readings

Cross-Curricular Vocabulary Strategy

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