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This bundle contains 3 genre studies for narrative, persuasive, and informative writing. Each genre study is a 3-day unit designed to help students learn about the characteristics of each type of writing. Students will learn about the defining features of persuasive, narrative, and informative writing.
Students will create an engaging booklet for each genre filled with guided notes. In addition, they’ll develop their craft as writers as they respond to 15 different writing prompts and tasks.
This resource provides a solid and critical foundation for narrative, persuasive, and informative writing.
Great News! The student booklets and the grading guides are also available as Google Slides resources for students. In addition to the PDF versions, students can complete the booklets via a file sharing service such as Google Drive, Google Classroom, or in the internet “cloud.” The digital versions of the booklets are accessible from any computer and allows students to complete their work online.
About the Genre Study Mini-Units:
The mini-units in this bundle are designed to be interactive and versatile. You might use them:
- As an introduction to a specific writing unit.
- In combination with a current narrative, persuasive or informative writing unit.
- With students that need instructional support.
- In tandem to studies multiple genres at once.
All of the Genre Study Mini-Units Include:
- Detailed Overviews for Teachers
- Detailed Lesson Plans – 3 Days of Plans in each mini-unit
- Grade Tracking Guide – Included in case you’d like to provide feedback and grades during the mini-units
- Booklet Assembly Directions (with pictures) for all booklets
- Writing Booklet Pages – Critical components, skills, strategies, tips, and writing prompts
- All instructional answer keys
NARRATIVE WRITING – Skills and Content
During the Narrative Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, Audience, and Forms of Narrative Writing
- Narrative Writing Structure – Development of the beginning, middle, and end of a story
- Point of View – First-person, Omniscient, Limited Omniscient, Objective
- Narrative Techniques including imagery
- Story Structure Elements – Plot, Characters, Setting, Conflict, Theme
- The Writing Process – Prewriting, Writing, Rewriting, Revising, Proofreading, and Publishing
INFORMATIVE WRITING - Skills and Content
During the Informative Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, audience, and forms of informative writing
- Informative writing structure – key elements of the introduction, body, and conclusion
- Outlining to plan for an informative writing piece
- Critical components of the genre
- Transition words and phrases
- External text features
- Internal text structures
- Writing tips – introduction, thesis, conclusion
- The writing process – pre-write, write, revise, proofread, publish
PERSUASIVE WRITING - Skills and Content
During this Persuasive Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, audience, and forms of persuasive writing
- Persuasive writing organization – position, reasons, counter-argument, and conclusion
- Developing reasons and counterclaims
- Critical components of the genre
- Ways to support an opinion
- Propaganda techniques
- Pillars of persuasive writing – ethos, logos, pathos
- The writing process – pre-write, write, revise, proofread, publish
Here’s an idea! Teach these mini-units with these popular writing units.
More Writing Resources:
- 12 Writing Units – A year of writing instruction
- Timed Writing Exercises
- 101 This or That Writing Prompts
- 10 Writing Lessons to Build Better Writers
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Writing Lessons - Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive Writing (Digital incl.)
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Description
This bundle contains 3 genre studies for narrative, persuasive, and informative writing. Each genre study is a 3-day unit designed to help students learn about the characteristics of each type of writing. Students will learn about the defining features of persuasive, narrative, and informative writing.
Students will create an engaging booklet for each genre filled with guided notes. In addition, they’ll develop their craft as writers as they respond to 15 different writing prompts and tasks.
This resource provides a solid and critical foundation for narrative, persuasive, and informative writing.
Great News! The student booklets and the grading guides are also available as Google Slides resources for students. In addition to the PDF versions, students can complete the booklets via a file sharing service such as Google Drive, Google Classroom, or in the internet “cloud.” The digital versions of the booklets are accessible from any computer and allows students to complete their work online.
About the Genre Study Mini-Units:
The mini-units in this bundle are designed to be interactive and versatile. You might use them:
- As an introduction to a specific writing unit.
- In combination with a current narrative, persuasive or informative writing unit.
- With students that need instructional support.
- In tandem to studies multiple genres at once.
All of the Genre Study Mini-Units Include:
- Detailed Overviews for Teachers
- Detailed Lesson Plans – 3 Days of Plans in each mini-unit
- Grade Tracking Guide – Included in case you’d like to provide feedback and grades during the mini-units
- Booklet Assembly Directions (with pictures) for all booklets
- Writing Booklet Pages – Critical components, skills, strategies, tips, and writing prompts
- All instructional answer keys
NARRATIVE WRITING – Skills and Content
During the Narrative Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, Audience, and Forms of Narrative Writing
- Narrative Writing Structure – Development of the beginning, middle, and end of a story
- Point of View – First-person, Omniscient, Limited Omniscient, Objective
- Narrative Techniques including imagery
- Story Structure Elements – Plot, Characters, Setting, Conflict, Theme
- The Writing Process – Prewriting, Writing, Rewriting, Revising, Proofreading, and Publishing
INFORMATIVE WRITING - Skills and Content
During the Informative Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, audience, and forms of informative writing
- Informative writing structure – key elements of the introduction, body, and conclusion
- Outlining to plan for an informative writing piece
- Critical components of the genre
- Transition words and phrases
- External text features
- Internal text structures
- Writing tips – introduction, thesis, conclusion
- The writing process – pre-write, write, revise, proofread, publish
PERSUASIVE WRITING - Skills and Content
During this Persuasive Writing Genre Study mini-unit, students will learn about…
- Purpose, audience, and forms of persuasive writing
- Persuasive writing organization – position, reasons, counter-argument, and conclusion
- Developing reasons and counterclaims
- Critical components of the genre
- Ways to support an opinion
- Propaganda techniques
- Pillars of persuasive writing – ethos, logos, pathos
- The writing process – pre-write, write, revise, proofread, publish
Here’s an idea! Teach these mini-units with these popular writing units.
More Writing Resources:
- 12 Writing Units – A year of writing instruction
- Timed Writing Exercises
- 101 This or That Writing Prompts
- 10 Writing Lessons to Build Better Writers
Following is Fun!
Get the inside scoop on all store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage.
Let’s Stay in Touch!
*** Click HERE to receive the Brain Waves Instruction Newsletter filled with exclusive FREEBIES and Teaching Tips!
Thanks!
Brain Waves Instruction
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