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Are you teaching argumentative, expository, or essay writing? Are you trying to teach your students how to write an essay introduction paragraph? This HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH teaches how to write introductions in a systematic way. Students will learn parts of an introduction paragraph that include hooks, background information, and thesis statements through mini-lessons and corresponding materials. This product is part of my HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY unit.Click here for the Goo

Are you teaching narrative or realistic fiction writing? Are you trying to get your students to take their writing to the next level using concrete writing crafts and tell a story moment by moment? This is a bundle for teaching students how to EXPLODE THE MOMENT in narrative writing by using concrete narrative techniques. This product comes with two ready-to-go and easy-to-use Powerpoint lessons, four strategies for "exploding the moment" in student writing, and two user-friendly printable graph

Are you teaching argumentative, expository, or essay writing? This HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY product teaches students how to write essays in a systematic way. All materials for the unit are included! Students will learn how to write introductions, how to write body paragraphs, and how to write conclusions. Click here for a Google Slides version, if that works better for you.This product includes:5 comprehensive mini-lessons on the parts of an introduction (hook, background info, thesis statement)

Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you wondering how to teach persuasive essays to 4th graders? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write in a systematic way? This BOXES AND BULLETS: PERSONAL AND PERSUASIVE ESSAYS COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays Grade 4 Unit 2" and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It inc

Slides and materials for EVERY SESSION IN EVERY UNIT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR! This UNITS OF STUDY 4TH GRADE WRITING: COMPLETE YEAR UNITS 1-4 will give you 4 complete units for Lucy Calkin's 4th Grade Units of Study. This NO PREP BUNDLE can be broken down by the following: Unit 1: The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic FictionUnit 2: Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive EssaysUnit 3: Bringing History to LifeUnit 4: The Literary Essay: Writing About FictionHere is more information about each unit t

Slides and materials for each session! Are you wondering how to teach persuasive essays to 4th graders? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write in a systematic way? This BOXES AND BULLETS: PERSONAL AND PERSUASIVE ESSAYS BEND 1 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays Grade 4 Unit 2" (Bend 1 - Writing to Learn) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins

Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you wondering how to teach narrative and realistic fiction writing to 4th graders? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write systematically? THE ARC OF STORY: WRITING REALISTIC FICTION COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' narrative writing unit: "The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction Grade 4 Unit 1" and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It i

Slides and materials for EVERY SESSION IN THE UNIT! Are you wondering how to teach opinion writing to 4th graders? Are you teaching students how to write the literary essay? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write systematically? This THE LITERARY ESSAY WRITING ABOUT FICTION COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "The Literary Essay Grade 4 Unit 4" and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Cal

Are you teaching narrative or realistic fiction writing? Are you trying to get your students to take his/her writing to the next level by using concrete writing crafts and strategies? My Lucy Calkins-inspired narrative writing unit plan is here! This unit is all-inclusive and comes with EIGHT ready-to-go and easy-to-use Powerpoint lessons, NINETEEN strategies for narrative writing (writing strong hooks, show don't tell, explode the moment, and writing strong endings) and NINE user-friendly corr

Are you teaching argumentative, expository, or essay writing? Are you trying to teach your students how to write a conclusion? This HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY CONCLUSION product teaches students how to write a conclusion paragraph in an essay in a systematic way. Students will learn parts of a conclusion that include restating the thesis, summarizing the main points, and leaving a lasting impression through mini-lessons and corresponding materials. This product is part of my HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY un

Are you teaching narrative or realistic fiction writing? Are you trying to get your students to take his/her writing to the next level using concrete writing crafts and write a captivating ending/conclusion? This is a bundle for teaching students how to WRITE STRONG CONCLUSIONS in narrative writing by using concrete narrative techniques. This product comes with two ready-to-go and easy-to-use Powerpoint lessons, eight strategies for "writing conclusions," and three user-friendly corresponding gr

Slides and materials for each session! Are you wondering how to teach persuasive essays to 4th graders? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write in a systematic way? This BOXES AND BULLETS: PERSONAL AND PERSUASIVE ESSAYS BEND 2 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays Grade 4 Unit 2" (Bend 2 - Raising the Level of Essay Writing) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Stu

Slides and materials for each session in the bend! Are you wondering how to teach opinion writing to 4th graders? Are you teaching students how to write the literary essay? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write systematically? This THE LITERARY ESSAY WRITING ABOUT FICTION BEND 1 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "The Literary Essay Grade 4 Unit 4" (Bend 1 - Writing About Reading: Literary Essays) and requires no prep for teache

Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It includes 23 ready-to-go mini-lessons including teaching points, turn & talks, modeling, active engagement, shares, and information about o

Are you teaching argumentative, expository, or essay writing? Are you trying to teach your students how to write a body paragraph? This HOW TO WRITE A BODY PARAGRAPH product teaches body paragraph writing in a systematic way. Students will learn parts of a body paragraph that include topic sentences, evidence, explanation/analysis, and concluding statements through mini-lessons and corresponding materials. This product is part of my HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY unit.Click here for a Google Slides ver

Slides and materials for each session! Are you wondering how to teach persuasive essays to 4th graders? Are you looking for concrete lessons and materials to help students write in a systematic way? This BOXES AND BULLETS: PERSONAL AND PERSUASIVE ESSAYS BEND 3 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' opinion writing unit: "Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays Grade 4 Unit 2" (Bend 3 - Personal to Persuasive) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy

Are you teaching paragraph writing? This HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH product gives students a step-by-step guide on how to write a paragraph that is clear and organized. This product comes with three ready-to-go and easy-to-use Powerpoint lessons and 14 corresponding printables (graphic organizers, activities, etc.) This is extremely user-friendly and requires minimal preparation. Click here for a Google Slides version if that works better for you.This product includes:3 ready-to-use PARAGRAPH WRI

Slides and materials for each session! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE BEND 3 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life (Bend 3 - Building Ideas in Informational Writing) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It includes six ready-to-go mini-lessons (via Powerpoint slides) and corresponding graphic organizers/material

Slides and materials for each session! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE BEND 2 product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life (Bend 2 - Writing with Greater Independence) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It includes nine ready-to-go mini-lessons (via Powerpoint slides) and corresponding graphic organizers/materials for

Slides and materials for each session! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE BEND 1 product pairs beautifully with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life (Bend 1 - Informational Books: Making a Conglomerate of forms) and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. It includes eight ready-to-go mini-lessons (via Powerpoint slides) and corresponding graphic org