This resource from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk defines various patterns of text organization and provides a brief essay example of each pattern.

Students read and examine the structure of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and then follow that pattern while writing about the most important things about various scientific topics. Printable handouts and student samples are...

Conversation skills are important for academic and social learning at all grade levels. This first-grade teacher teaches conversation skills very specifically, starting at the beginning of the year, and provides lots of structured...