Teach your students how to write clear, organized, and engaging informational essays with this complete Informational / Expository Writing Unit.

This ready-to-use resource includes editable lessons, scaffolded activities, graphic organizers, and a standards-aligned rubric to guide students through the writing process from brainstorming to final draft.

Available in digital and print formats, this unit is perfect for writing workshops, essay instruction, or test prep.

This Informational Writing Unit Includes These Resources:

• A pacing guide/unit outline aligned to writing standards
• Editable teaching presentation for introducing informative writing
• Multiple informational writing graphic organizers to support structure and planning
• Brainstorming and prewriting activities
• Informational essay assignment with a list of topic options
• Peer review worksheet to guide constructive feedback
• A clear and comprehensive 100-point informational writing rubric
• All materials available in both print and digital (Google Slides + Docs) formats
• Editable informational writing templates for flexible use in any classroom

Save hours of planning time while helping students confidently write strong, evidence-based essays. Ideal for middle school and early high school ELA classrooms.

Designed for middle and high school students, this resource includes everything you need to teach, model, and assess informative writing and explanatory writing. Whether you're working in print or digital formats, this flexible unit will help your students understand structure, clarity, and purpose in informational texts.

This unit is ideal for launching an informational writing and expository essay unit, guiding students through the entire writing process—from brainstorming and outlining to drafting, revising, and publishing. With clearly structured materials like informational writing graphic organizers, informational writing prompts, and an informational writing rubric, this unit saves planning time and supports strong writing instruction.

Perfect for English Language Arts teachers seeking ready-to-use resources that guide students through the writing process, this informative writing unit can be used for whole-class instruction, writing workshops, or as an independent study unit.

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