Refine Your Results

Grades

Subjects

Resource Types

Standards

Get More Specific

20 resources with the concept essay structure

Color Coding Video

Color Coding

1 min 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Now what to do with all those notes! The color coding strategy outlined in a short video provides writers with an easy way to filter and organize the notes they took while researching. The video briefly models the process using a sample...
Get Free Access See Review
W.7.2 - Expository Writing: 7th Grade ELA Common Core
20 Item

W.7.2 - Expository Writing: 7th Grade ELA Common Core

7th
CCSS: Adaptable
Tell it like it is with a collection filled with resources that focus on expository writing skills. Seventh graders work on comparing and contrasting texts, analyzing current events, and structuring their essays in clear and understandable way.
See Collection
Thanksgiving Writing Lessons Lesson Plan

Thanksgiving Writing Lessons

3rd - 8th
Gobble up good writing with a Thanksgiving language arts packet! Young scholars work on informative, persuasive, and descriptive writing prompts about turkeys and holiday traditions.
Get Free Access See Review
Lord of the Flies: Outlining and Begin Drafting Lesson Plan

Lord of the Flies: Outlining and Begin Drafting

9th - 12th
Help young writers with the daunting prospect of a five-paragraph essay. Using William Golding's Lord of the Flies, learners work through a short process to shore up their brainstorming and prepare to write a longer essay.
Get Free Access See Review
Organize Information for an Argumentative Essay Video

Organize Information for an Argumentative Essay

4 mins 5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
Writing an outline can feel like a daunting task for young writers. This resource offers an approachable and effective way of beginning an outline using boxes and bullets to organize information. The narrator additionally encourages...
Get Free Access See Review
Organize an Informational Text Video

Organize an Informational Text

5 mins 5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
An organized outline is at the heart of a well-developed essay. Using a strategy of constructing boxes and bullets, your young writers will learn how to take the main points of their essay, add appropriate supporting details, and then to...
Get Free Access See Review
Connect Ideas in an Essay Using Example, Addition and Contrast Transition Words Video

Connect Ideas in an Essay Using Example, Addition and Contrast Transition Words

5 mins 5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
Adding transition words makes a text easier to understand for the reader and adds rhythm and flow to the piece as a whole. Your young writers will learn to how to read information in order to apply appropriate transitions to connect...
Get Free Access See Review
End-Of-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Analytical Essay About How Esperanza Changes Over Time Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

End-Of-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Analytical Essay About How Esperanza Changes Over Time

5th
CCSS: Designed
Close the unit on Esperanza Rising with an in-class analytic essay on how Esperanza changes over the course of the novel. Writers can use any of their notes and work from the unit as well as their drafts of the first two paragraphs of...
Get Free Access See Review
The TASP 5 Paragraph "Persuasive" Essay Presentation
1 In 1 Collection

The TASP 5 Paragraph "Persuasive" Essay

7th - 12th
Though this presentation is designed for the Texas Academic Skills Program's (TASP) writing assessment, it could work for any class that is preparing to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay. Slides take intermediate writers through...
Get Free Access See Review
The Last Word: Using Critical Thinking and Analysis to Reach a Decision Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

The Last Word: Using Critical Thinking and Analysis to Reach a Decision

5th - 9th
Want to explore the process of writing a persuasive essay and tie it in with the upcoming elections? Class members use Venn diagrams and the hamburger model of persuasive writing to write a five-paragraph essay on elections and...
Get Free Access See Review
Writing: Essay Introductions and Conclusions Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

Writing: Essay Introductions and Conclusions

5th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Middle schoolers use writing techniques worksheets to help them identify the components of the introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs of an essay. After this guided practice, they craft their own concluding paragraphs and exchange...
Get Free Access See Review
Informational Writing: Lesson 2 of 5 Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

Informational Writing: Lesson 2 of 5

3rd - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Introduce expository writing to your elementary learners. Young authors write a three-paragraph informational paper using the steps of the writing process. They follow guided lessons to experience each of five steps. Included are tons of...
Get Free Access See Review
Expository Writing: Idea Helper Graphic Organizer
1 In 1 Collection

Expository Writing: Idea Helper

6th - 7th
CCSS: Adaptable
Include the necessary components for expository writing with a helpful graphic organizer! It includes a place to identify the topic idea, an introduction, ideas for four paragraphs, supporting details, and a conclusion.
Get Free Access See Review
Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project Lesson Plan

Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project

5th - 7th
Teach your class how to camouflage themselves - and how to structure an expository paragraph - after learning about the Ndakinna Wilderness Project. They watch a video about observing nature, then discuss how to camouflage themselves....
Get Free Access See Review
Let Me Tell You About My State Lesson Plan

Let Me Tell You About My State

5th - 7th
State reports can be a lot of fun, especially when the learners get to choose the state they study. This research and writing-focused social studies lesson engages learners in collecting information, essay structure, research, and...
Get Free Access See Review
The Structure of an Essay Presentation

The Structure of an Essay

7th - 10th
Using the analogy of the human body, writing an essay is described in these slides. An overall look at writing, the analogy is meant to have writers consider how their paper functions as a whole. Details and instructions for writing are...
Get Free Access See Review
Visible Speech: A Short Course in the Fundamentals of Writing (Lesson 5) Presentation

Visible Speech: A Short Course in the Fundamentals of Writing (Lesson 5)

7th - 9th
Of these five slides, two consist of the title and directions; the other three list the parts of an essay and their purpose, as well as how to best begin an essay. In essence, this is a very brief PowerPoint that can be used as a...
Get Free Access See Review
Basic Paragraph Lesson Plan

Basic Paragraph

5th - 8th
Explore basic paragraphs. Young writers compose a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. This lesson is intended for use with a SMART Board, a software technology web link is induced. 
Get Free Access See Review
Parts Of A Paragraph Lesson Plan

Parts Of A Paragraph

K - 6th
Expose young writers to proper paragraph and essay structure. They construct a paper using several well constructed paragraphs, including introductory and concluding sentences. Great instructional activity to use prior to writing an...
Get Free Access See Review
Successful Paragraphs Lesson Plan

Successful Paragraphs

5th - 7th
Students write a five-sentence paragraph about three wishes in which every sentence begins with a different word. They complete revisions on the paragraph by checking for capitalization, punctuation, and completion of sentences, using...
Get Free Access See Review