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4th grade writing-expository resources for SMART Notebook
Write from the Beginning: Personal Narrative
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Write from the Beginning: Expository-Informational
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Should There be Zoos? Social Justice - Persuasive Argument Comparison
Should There Be Zoos? SMARTboard Notebook File 14 pagesa) Social Justiceb) Cover Pagec) Pros and Cons Paged) T Charte) Argument For Zoos - Yes/No Research, Protection and Care, f) Class vote page.Some information pages. Have a discussion with the class about the issue. Use the Smart Notebook file as a guide to the discussion and then class vote.Please check out the rest of my products at:http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Geis19
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Write from the Beginning: Opinion
This smart notebook focuses on the writing process as laid out by 'Write from the Beginning.' It has pages specifically for teacher models, circle maps, tree maps, flow maps, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final. It allows the teacher to make sure every step of the writing process is clear. The lesson includes daily objectives and objective checks. It may be used for a two-week writing project.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Non-Fiction Expository Paragraph Writing Unit Smart Notebook
This is a 24 page smart notebook 2 week unit that walks students through the writing steps in order to create a non-fiction paragraph. There is NO PREPARATION required from the teacher with this unit. Each stage of the writing process is modeled for the students in a visually attractive and engaging way using Smart notebook. This is the perfect resource to model construction of topic sentences, supporting details, transitions, conclusions and much more. There is also a tech. integration elemen
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Stretching a Sentence Smartboard Going From Good to Great Sentences
This is a Smartboard activity. I have used this method to help my students go from writing simple sentences to visual sentences. It works in second grade and can work in upper grades. Kids love the way their writing improves when they start using adjectives and adverbs in their writing. You must have Notebook software to use this activity. 12 slides.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Writing Hooks - Fishing For A Hook Activity (Smart Notebook Version)
Students have a hard time understanding hooks, and the importance of a good "hook". This engaging lesson will have students literally "fishing for hooks". They will discover the importance of hooks in their persuasive writing. After students learn what a hook is, they will actually fish for hooks in a plastic swimming pool using a fishing pole and magnet. Once they fish out a "hook" they will read the hook and determine its effectiveness. This activity provides an engaging way to teach stud
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4th - 9th
Recognzing Different Types of Writing
This is a SmartBoard lesson that helps students recognize three different types of writing. It gives them quick exerts of each and then test their newly learned skills with a couple of fun games.
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Argument Game (Practise persuasive / exposition / debating language)
This is a notebook slide adapted from a simple 'argument' game. I used this in my fourth grade class as a fun game to practise persuasive language.
Two students at a time (could be played in teams). Each student presses interactive dice which determines which topic will be argued. Students then need to give 2 arguments for their side. Class can vote on who had the better points. Winner can continue with new opponent.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
SMARTBoard Polar/Arctic Region Animals Research Writing Project & Art Extenstion
This is a SMARTBoard .notebook 11 page file that includes background information on the polar/arctic region. Information about the climate, plants, and animals included as well as two maps with questions. Students are given task to create a powerpoint presentation on a polar animal and their habitat. A printable organizer is included to guide their research. Steps to writing a written report is also included. Finally, there is an art extension project where students create a snow globe that
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3rd - 5th
Persuasive Writing with the Hamburger Model
This is a lesson for persuasive writing that uses William & Mary's Hamburger Model. I took Lesson 10 from the Beyond Words unit and created it into an interactive SmartBoard lesson for students. Students will move objects, erase to reveal, underline sentences, and learn how this powerful graphic organizer can help them write powerful persuasive pieces!
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Writing a Summary Paragraph EDI Lesson
This is an EDI (Explicit Direct Instruction) Lesson using California Content Standards. It can be edited to be used with any state's content standards. It is written using 2nd grade standards and objectives but of course those may be changed to suit your grade level. For this lesson, I used An Octopus is Amazing to model and do guided practice
of the summary paragraph lesson. I used the story Ant, from our reading book for the independent practice, but you can use any story you wish. Non-fi
Grades:
2nd - 5th
PERSONAL NARRATIVE COMPLETE UNIT WITH LITERATURE AS INSPIRATION FOR SMARTBOARD
Personal Narrative
Writing Unit (about 2-3 weeks)
Grades 2,3,4 but can be adapted for older or younger grades
EACH LESSON INCLUDES A LEARNING OBJECTIVE!
This Unit incorporates the use of literature as inspiration for writing our personal narrative. It's created for a 2nd or 3rd grade Personal Narrative writing Unit.
Each day requires:
*reading a book
*teacher models a graphic organizer
*students complete their own organizer
*short paragraphs written for each organizer
Skills touched upon in
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1st - 6th, Staff
Strategies to Improve Reports: a SmartBoard Presentation for 4th-6th Grade
As students move into the upper Elementary grades and Middle school, strong expository writing skills and research skills are critical. Students are inherently curious, ask questions and look for answers, but what do they do with their facts once they have found information and done the research? This presentation goes through 9 critical strategies for writing and improving research papers
In this interactive SmartBoard presentation, fourth through sixth graders will learn about:
1. Strateg
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Argumentative Reading and Writing CommonCore Lesson
The skills covered in this unit include: identifying multiple stances for a given claim, identifying the author’s claim on an argumentative text, vocabulary for argumentative writing, analyzing claims, evaluating author’s reasons, using ethos, logos, and pathos to back up an argument, the structure for an argumentative paragraph based on text, and graphic organizers. The text that was used in this example is from www.readworks.com and is titled “Making your Mark,” and presents claims about wheth
Grades:
4th - 8th
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PlayDoh Writing Process
SmartBoard slides to accompany a lesson that teaches the writing process using PlayDoh. Last slide is a compare/contrast chart to guide students through the similarities of creating art and creating a piece of writing! The lesson plan can be found on-line.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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A Paragraph is Like a Cheeseburger
This is a fun creative thinking/writing lesson that will help students build a clear understanding of the parts of a paragraph and can extend to the parts of an essay using an analogy between paragraphs and cheeseburgers. It would also be a fun review for paragraph writing.
Included is a SMART Notebook file which includes the teacher lesson plan notes and all materials needed for the lesson.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Habitats Research Organizer
This is a 6 page organizer for students to use as they research a habitat of their choice. It is great for younger grades (1st-3rd). I created it as a smartboard to use as a model and then printed the pages directly from there. This project can be topped off with students creating a biome at home to then bring in and share with the class. Students loved it and did a great job with it!
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Expository Essay
This smart lesson walks students through what an expository essay is and what makes a great paper! It is an interactive and very engaging lesson that is easy to follow. It is broken down into 4 categories: 1. Strong and personal connection to the prompt. 2. Organization: Introduction, 1st Reason, 2nd Reason, and Conclusion. 3. Accurate use of language and conventions. 4. Descriptive Language: Idioms, Similes, Metaphors, Alliteration, $100 words/RIP words, Ba Da Bings, etc...
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Writing - Compelling Beginnings - Opening Paragraphs
This Smart Notebook File is a presentation created following the process of writing a compelling beginning to a story as outlined in the teacher resource book The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever. The presentation describes and offers an example of each type of a compelling beginning (dialogue, action, question, sound effects, thoughts, thoughts & feelings). Throughout the presentation, the children are given opportunities to write their own compelling beginning for each type.
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2nd - 4th
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Cause and Effect
This is a short lesson on Cause and Effect. The first two pages are a short story and answer page.
The following pages involve 5 cause and effect sentences, which the students will either fill in the cause or effect for each. For example, a picture is provided of two babies (one crying, one laughing). The sentences reads, "Mom wanted to take their picture..." This would be the cause, the students will have to write the effect.
There is also a small explanatory writing prompt on the last
Grades:
4th - 7th
Subordinating Conjunctions : Interactive Lesson!
Teach your students subordinating conjunctions in an interactive and engaging way! Includes:Defining Subordinating ConjunctionsVisualsExamplesHochman Writing ProgramWrite your own!Complete the sentenceMultiple Choice QuestionsCreative Writing Prompt Movement ActivityAnd More!
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4th - 7th
Four Square Smartboard Presentation-The Entire Process
This is an extensive presentation that provides everything you need to teach students 3-6 four square from very beginning all the way through to the final editing process. It also includes step by step instructions, writing prompts, and ideas for descriptive writing, expository writing, reports, and autobiographies. This presentation revolutionized my classroom for the past 10 years! Pages in the presentation can be printed and copied for student practice and use.
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3rd - 6th
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SmartBoard: Writing Topic Sentences
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This SmartBoard lesson is a great way to get students to write and identify topic sentences. There are 15 total slides with many opportunities to practice the skill, so it takes me 2 language arts periods to teach this.
The lesson begins with sample topic sentences that are not well written; students discuss what is wrong with them and how they can make them better. Next, there are a few examples of groups of sentences where students need to find which sentenc
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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