Navigate Informative Writing – Starting with a Word Wall!

Do you have a group of struggling writers this year? We know the feeling. It is difficult for young writers to plan out an essay or nonfiction piece that makes sense, is organized, and contains all of the elements that a piece of informational writing needs. We’re here to help you do that with a simple yet highly effective informational writing word wall to support writers on their journey to an organized informative essay.

Print out and display these informational writing word wall cards in your classroom.

This resource is fully editable in Google Slides if you would like to make a change or add additional cards. Use the dropdown to select the Google Slides resource file, or you can select the quick-print PDF resource file.

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A 33-slide, editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about informative writing.

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Informative Text Writing Task - Eagles

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Build Academic Language with Exposition Writing Vocabulary Cards

Words include:

inform, explain, describe, instructions, procedure, description, recount, main ideas, and more!