Expository Writing Teaching Resources for 6th Grade
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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Informative Writing - Fact Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing informative writing.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Doctors
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Eagles
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Elephants
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Paragraph Starters - Topic Sentence Cards
20 topic sentences to be used at the beginning of an informative paragraph.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Halloween Fact Sort
Practice organizing information for essay writing with this informative text passage and fact-sorting activity.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Lions
A fact file and a scaffolding template that can be used to write an informative text about lions.
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Identifying Informative Language Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to help your students identify informative language features in informative texts.
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Roll to Create a Treasure Map
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a treasure map, and then use it to write a procedural text.
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Writing An Informational Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an informational text.
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Sequencing Activity - Tyrannosaurus Rex (Informative Text)
A sequencing task using an informative text.
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Fact File Pack - Animals, Objects and People
A set of 6 fact files, covering a variety of topics.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Give students a jumpstart on writing about people with 24 sentence starters.
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Informative Paragraph Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing an informative paragraph.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Information Report Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the information report text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Description Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual description text type, including an annotated example.
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Olympic Host City Inquiry Task
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of being the host city for the Olympics in this 3-page inquiry task.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Writing Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.