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This real-life writing activity is sure to engage your students. Warm them up with a group activity that gets them practicing their descriptive writing skills; then, show them how to write a review using mentor texts. Finally, guide students through the process of writing and revising their own. (Now available on Google Drive for distance learning)
Included:
- Instructions and graphic organizers for students
- Three mentor texts - reviews for a restaurant, a book, and a TV series
- A slideshow to guide your discussion and instruction
- Activities that you can use to guide students through the process of writing a review
- An editable assessment checklist
- Editable slides so you can tweak your instructions
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What others say
Description
This real-life writing activity is sure to engage your students. Warm them up with a group activity that gets them practicing their descriptive writing skills; then, show them how to write a review using mentor texts. Finally, guide students through the process of writing and revising their own. (Now available on Google Drive for distance learning)
Included:
- Instructions and graphic organizers for students
- Three mentor texts - reviews for a restaurant, a book, and a TV series
- A slideshow to guide your discussion and instruction
- Activities that you can use to guide students through the process of writing a review
- An editable assessment checklist
- Editable slides so you can tweak your instructions
You might also like:
Expository Writing: Lessons that Teach Students to Inform and Explain
Connect with me for teaching tips and ideas:
