Writing Informational Text Lesson Plans & Worksheets

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Read Write Think: Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards

Teaching students to pay attention to headings and titles as they read? Here you'll find a practical application for using an expository text to apply the concept of using headings. Geared toward older elementary students, but...

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Read Write Think: Expository Escapade: Detective's Handbook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

Working on higher-level thinking skills with your readers is made easier with this lesson plan. You will have your learners connect with and analyze a mystery story at their grade-appropriate level. Lesson plan, printable worksheets, and...

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Colorado State University

Writing@csu Guide: Understanding Writing Situations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

In this guide, you can learn more about the situations in which writers and readers find themselves and the physical, social, cultural, and historical contexts that shape them. Click on each of the links on the right to learn about the...

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Read Write Think: Scaffolding Summarization With Fishbone Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards

Lesson that teaches students how to find important and significant information while reading text. After locating information through strategies, students learn how to summarize content-area text. A downloadable fishbone template is linked.

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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Why & How to Use Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This University of Sydney reference explains the importance of using reputable sources in academic writings. Then the site provides steps to follow to assist students with using bibliographic sources. Click on the sections list to...

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Read Write Think: Using Thieves to Preview Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards

Contains plans for three lessons that introduce a nonfiction prereading strategy with the acronym THIEVES, which stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence, Visuals and vocabulary, End Questions, and Summary. In...

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Be Succinct! Writing for the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This article gives helpful information on how to write effectively for the web. Gives information on short texts, scannability, and hypertext structure.

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Read Write Think: Compare/contrast Electronic Text With Traditionally Printed Text

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards

Lesson allows for middle school middle schoolers who are familiar with researching electronic sources to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of online resources versus traditional print.

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