Expository Writing Lesson Plans

Fifth graders review what they've learned about expository writing. First, they choose a topic and develop questions they want to answer in their writing.  Then they list facts they are already aware of and share information they already know about a given topic. Finally, they conference with the teacher about their writing.

Students design a brochure to urge people to move to a specific community.  In this expository writing lesson, students review and swer questions about their area of choice.  Students write a three paragraph persuasive essay.

Fifth graders practice expository writing using its organizational structure to layout their ideas. In this expository writing instructional activity, 5th graders gather ideas in a logical and clear manner, then record their work in their writer notebooks. Students expand on prior topics as they become stronger writers.

Explore expository writing with this activity, which uses prewriting techniques and graphic organizers to plan an essay. Middle schoolers use formatting to organize their essay.

Fifth graders choose a topic for research.  For this writing lesson, 5th graders review the use of expository writing and practice narrowing down topics in preparation for writing.  Students keep their topics so they can research them later in the week.

Students write a letter of inquiry. In this expository writing lesson, students find the parts of a business letter and work as a class to correct a business letter missing some of these parts. They write their own letter to an organization.

Students examine articles from a number of sources to determine their main ideas and details, and discuss them as a class. Using a worksheet, they practice outlining a report after watching a teacher demonstration of the outlining process. Finally, they visit the library to choose a piece of expository writing to outline.

Fifth graders practice expository writing while integrating content from core curriculum. They write business and friendly letters and nonfiction and fiction book reports.

Third graders write a five-paragraph expository essay on what kind of friends they like to have. They organize their thoughts using a Think-Sheet graphic organizer, write the five-paragraph essay, edit their essay with a partner, and read their paragraph aloud to the class.

Students write a character sketch about somebody they know. In this writing lesson, students listen to a model character sketch and identify the characteristics of expository writing. Students create a character sketch independently.