Free writing-expository graphic organizers

Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Writing-Expository

Cause and Effect Text Structure: Paragraph Analysis with Graphic Organizer

Created by

Intelligent Instruction

Use this free product to review how information is organized using a cause and effect text structure. On each side of the worksheet, students will first read a cause and effect paragraph. After underlining cause and effect signal words, students will complete a graphic organizer to show the flow of information in the text. If you enjoy this free product, check out my many other high-quality text structure products! In honor of my newsletter feature, all my products are now 20% off! This means

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

FREE Thanksgiving Paragraph Writing- Prompts for Opinion, Informative, Narrative

Created by

Rachel Lynette

This set of Thanksgiving paragraph prompts includes six prompts, two each for opinion, informative, and narrative writing.These prompts will work perfectly with I Heart Paragraph Writing - Paragraph of the Week as a seasonal prompts. They could also be used with whatever paragraph program you are using, or you could simply use them as a jumping off point and use notebook paper for organizing, first draft, editing, and final drafts. They could also be expanded into 3-5 paragraph essays.WHAT’S INC

Subjects:

Thanksgiving, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Writing, Writing-Expository

FREE Christmas and Hanukkah Paragraph Writing Prompts - Fun Holiday Activities!

Created by

Rachel Lynette

Keep your students writing all December long with these 9 free no-prep holiday writing prompts! There are nine holiday prompts, three each for opinion, informative, and narrative writing about Christmas & Hanukkah!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:9 Paragraph Prompt Worksheets3 Opinion Writing3 Informative Writing3 Narrative WritingDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print9 Different Prompts (6 Christmas & 3 Hanukkah)Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: T

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Teaching Primary with Katelyn

Lined Writing Paper with Picture Boxes | Opinion Writing FREEBIE

Created by

Opinion writing blank paper for your Writer's Workshop or Literacy Centers! This is a three lined writing paper with extra writing page for you to use in your classroom.Included in this freebie:1 Printable with Picture Box1 Printable with Only LinesThis FREE resource is a part of my Opinion Writing Lined Paper resource!OTHER WRITING PAPER:Primary Writing Paper BundleNarrative Writing PaperInformative Writing PaperWeekend StoryGuided Reading Writing JournalAll new products are posted at 50% for t

Subjects:

Handwriting, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Outlines, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

Biography Graphic Organizer

Created by

Literacy in Focus

Set your students up for success with this biography graphic organizer! Built-in questions are included to guide students through the summary writing process, making it a perfect addition to any unit that includes that study of an influential figure! It works great for biography reports too! GET MORE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR SUMMARY WRITING!Download 10 editable, printable, & digital graphic organizers for summary writing! A template for summarizing every type of text is included! Make summary

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2

, CCRA.W.4

It's Time to Be Kind | Step by Step Paragraph Packet | Procedural Writing | FREE

Created by

Stylish In Elementary

World Kindness Day is celebrated in November, but every day is a day to show kindness to others! Our It's Time to Be Kind Paragraph Packet guides students step-by-step through the writing process as they write a well-developed paragraph about ways they can show kindness to others any day of the year!Our Paragraph Packets are designed to guide primary students through each step of the writing process while implementing a step-by-step method to help them create a well-developed paragraph that inc

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Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Resources for the Resource Room

CCSS:

...

Informational Writing: 3 paragraph essay. Grades 4, 5, 6. NO PREP

Created by

Writing lesson: Students answer a prompt about the sinking of the Titanic. This activity is designed to help students understand how to write a three paragraph essay and be sure to answer the prompt. NO PREP NEEDED! Use Youtube videos to help students do research on China's green algae and take notes. You can supplement with articles as needed, but it is not necessary for this to be a well rounded research lesson. For more scaffolded writing lessons, check out This Scaffolded Lesson, Using

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Worksheets, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

W.3.2

, W.3.4

, W.3.7

, W.4.2

, W.4.4

...

5 Sentence Paragraph Graphic Organizer

Created by

Carissa Moore

Use this graphic organizer to help students with the structure of a complete paragraph while writing. Includes a topic sentence, 3 detail sentences and a concluding sentence. 6 different colors included.

Subjects:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2

, CCRA.W.3

Hamburger Graphic Organizer

Created by

Katrina Lamonica

This cute hamburger graphic organizer helps your students write an expository/classification paragraph with a topic sentence, a 3-part body paragraph as well as a closing sentence. This graphic organizer also includes transition words to help your students link sentences smoothly.

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Grades:

1st - 6th

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Expository & Personal Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers: STAAR Aligned!!

Created by

Little Birdie Blue

"Fail to plan...plan to fail." - someone smart :)Every great writer knows that an essay is only as strong as the plan that supports it. This resource is all about planning. Want to prepare your students for their state writing assessment? Struggle with how to organize their ideas? Have some students that struggle with getting their ideas on paper?The resources I have created are designed to target personal narrative and expository, and create a clear vision for students PRIOR to the rough

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Paragraph Writing Planning Template FREEBIE

Created by

The Delighted Teacher

This freebie includes the perfect template for helping to set your students up for success with writing complete informative or explanatory paragraphs! It is color-coded so that students can clearly visualize where to begin (green=GO) and end (red=STOP) their writing. *Teaching Tip: When students write their rough drafts, they can underline the details in their writing to match the template to ensure that they have included all of the details as written in their Paragraph Planner Template.

Subjects:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.2.2

, W.3.2

, W.4.2

FREE First Grade Weekly Writing Space (opinion, narrative, informative)

Created by

More Than a Worksheet

This is a writing pack I created when I decided to homeschool my first grader. I wanted her to be immersed in words and have plenty of experiences to read and write about a variety of topics. I also want to make sure she is ready to jump back into second grade once COVID is over. Finally, I wanted to incorporate (sometimes loosely) science and social studies concepts. I created the writing organizers to help her with structure and the personal word wall to help her with alphabetizing and spellin

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Halloween, Writing, Writing-Expository

CCSS:

RF.1.1a

, RF.1.2

, W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

...

Also included in: First Grade Weekly Writing Bundle #1 (opinion, narrative, informative)

How to Catch a Monster Freebie

Created by

My Day in K

Your students will LOVE using their imagination to create and write about a monster. These writing pages pair well with the story How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace. After reading the story students can draw and write how they would catch their own monster. A variety of pages are included to meet the needs of all writers. Click HERE to check out my How-To Writing BundleWhat's Included:• How to Catch a monster-writing and drawing page• Monster description writing pagesYou Might Also Like:F

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.K.10

, L.K.1

Free Brainstorming Writing Ideas Template EDITABLE

Created by

Running Turtle Resources

Need an easy way to organize writing ideas in your classroom? Make this template the first thing your students add to their writing folders! Perfect for Back to School and Writing Workshop! Generate Ideas for Fiction, Persuasive, Informative/Research and Personal Narrative Writing! Students can use this as a reference tool when they don't know what to write about! This HELFPUL FREEBIE Includes:- Writing Ideas Template PDF- Writing Ideas Template in Powerpoint (with text boxes already inserted fo

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Back to School Writing Workshop Starter Pack

Animal Reports - Quick Facts Blank for ALL Research Projects - Print n Go!

Created by

Ainsley Karl

Animal Research Reports- Quick Facts. This is perfect for ANY level and ANY animal. This freebie is part of my bigger "Animal Research Project Templates". However this one pager can be used exactly as is for a quick, comprehensive mini animal report. Use these after a field trip for students to display everything they learned! ★TWO pages are included. One says I am "a", the other says I am "an" ★ Love this page? Interested in using the complete set for your entire research report unit? Clic

Subjects:

Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

Informative/Expository Writing Graphic Organizer

Created by

Rain Muhawi

Ready to print graphic organizer for your students! Help them brainstorm, plan, and organizer their writing for informational and expository essays. Includes space for...Introduction: Hooks, topic sentences3 Body Paragraphs: Transition words, topic sentences, and encourage using evidence and detailsConclusion: Guide on how to wrap up their writing

Subjects:

Handouts, Outlines, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.1a

, W.6.1b

, W.6.1d

, W.6.2

, W.6.2a

...

Lap Book: Revolutionary War | Biography Genre Literacy Unit Freebie

Created by

Emily Gibbons The Literacy Nest

Please enjoy this free sampler version of my Revolutionary War Heroes Biography Unit and Lap Book product. If you are studying the American Revolution, this is for you! Reading and research using QR codes, note-taking and writing...this unit packs many skills into one engaging project! It works well with interactive notebooks too. Your students will read about the following patriots:Paul RevereGeorge WashingtonThomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinJohn HancockPlease preview before downloading!--Relat

Subjects:

Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Research, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Hamburger Paragraph Organizer and Anchor Chart FREEBIE

Created by

Snips Snails and Teacher Tales

There's no better way to get your students motivated than to relate their learning to food! Use this yummy template and anchor chart to teach your students how to organize information into a cohesive paragraph. Items included in this download: ✎Hamburger Paragraph Anchor Chart ✎Hamburger Paragraph Graphic Organizer Thanks for stopping by! Connect with Snips, Snails, & Teacher Tales Facebook Fan Page Instagram My Pinterest Boards Terms of Use Copyright © Melanie Redden (Snips, Snails, &

Subjects:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Research Graphic Organizer: Better than a Notecard

Created by

Spark Creativity

Want students to avoid plagiarism when using research in class assignments? The struggle is real, for you and them. But I've made you something to help. Go one up on the traditional notecard by giving students copies of this graphic organizer to keep track of their research and attribute sources easily. A notecard just isn't much of a guide, but this handout is! On the page, students have room to write down...Quotations (with page numbers!)Big Ideas (with page numbers!)Takeaways in their own Wo

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.9-10.7

, L.9-10.3a

How to Cook a Turkey FREEBIE

Created by

Jennifer Bates

Asking young children how to cook a turkey can be hilarious! Included:*How to writing organizer flow map*Sentence frame writing sheet*Decorative paper for a final draft*Class book cover pageCCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some f

Subjects:

Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

CCSS:

W.K.2

, W.1.2

, W.2.2

, CCRA.W.2

Paraphrasing and Summarizing Practice Activity | Digital

Created by

ELA Teacher Toolbox

Help your students learn to paraphrase and summarize effectively with this practice activity. These graphic organizers help prepare your students for writing a research paper by practicing basic reading and thinking skills in small doses—before they are overwhelmed with writing a paper.Students often paraphrase by looking up synonyms for "big words" and taking out the articles "a," "an," and "the," which often leaves an incomprehensible, garbled mess.With this easy-to-use activity, students will

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2

, CCRA.R.10

, CCRA.W.10

Free Writing Activity- 1st Grade Informative Explanatory Writing Lesson

Created by

Jessica Tobin - Elementary Nest

1st Grade Informative Writing Freebie This freebie comes from the 1st Grade Informative/Explanatory Writing Unit. In that unit, there are ten lessons. This specific free lesson focuses on writing strong introductions for informative pieces. The lesson activities may take between 3 and 4 days to complete. There are whole group, partner, team, and independent activities in each lesson to help the students break down each part of the standard. Combined with the other lessons in the unit and the cul

Subjects:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

Grades:

1st

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.2

Also included in: 1st Grade Writing Bundle - Common Core Writing - Lesson Plans, Prompts, and More

Multiple Paragraph Graphic Organizer for Expository Writing

Created by

Fit for Firsties

I have really been looking for something to help my firsties organize multiple paragraphs in their expository writing. I have created this to help them organize beginning,middle, and end of a longer piece. A breakdown: Page 1- For a 3 paragraph writing Pages 2-3- I'd put these front to back for a 4 paragraph writing Pages 4-5- I'd put these front to back for a 5 paragraph writing I hope this helps you! Please leave some love if you download. :)

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types: