Informative Essay Writing with Texts Notes Interactive Notebook
Teach your middle school students the organization of text-based informative essays with Cornell-style notes, interactive notebook foldables, examples, and graphic organizers!
It is laid out in a "chunked" fashion so that you can go through the process step-by-step. It's perfect for introducing informative essay writing!
What's included:
★ TWO texts - one non-fiction text at a 7.1 reading level and one fiction text at a 5.6 reading level.
★ text mapping graphic organizer
★ an informative prompt based on the texts
★ "chunked" information that is recorded with Cornell notes
★ example paragraphs
★ interactive notebook activities for the introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs
★ essay checklist
★ graphic organizer for planning an essay
In my classroom, I worked on the prompt and texts on the first two days with the text map, then worked with the introduction on the next day, the body on the fourth day and the conclusion on the fifth day.
I hope this helps you create a strong foundation for informative essay writing with your middle school students!
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