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Write Your Essay

This worksheet will help your writers begin to craft their essay by walking them, step-by-step, through paragraph writing and structuring their ideas.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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What is a Narrative? Key Features

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What is a Narrative? Key Features

In this activity, students will consider the key features of a narrative, such as plot, setting, rising action, and characters.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Tips for Writing a Good Beginning Sentence

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Tips for Writing a Good Beginning Sentence

Young writers discover strategies for creating compelling introductions that capture a reader's interest in this writing worksheet.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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All About the Informative Essay

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All About the Informative Essay

Informative essays have a structure that is fairly easy to dissect. This lesson includes an anchor essay which students will mark up, a mixed-up essay outline for them to sort, and a web for them to organize ideas for their own essay.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

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Map Your Essay: Graphic Organizer

Young writers map out their essays with the help of this graphic organizer.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Practice Writing a Conclusion

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Practice Writing a Conclusion

Learners practice writing endings with impact in this nonfiction conclusion writing worksheet.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

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Informative Essay: Anchor Paper

Students will look at a sample essay and try to pick out the kind of details and big ideas that make an informative essay tick.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Argument Writing: Parts of an Argument

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Argument Writing: Parts of an Argument

Introduce your students to the five parts of an effective argument.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Outline an Informative Paragraph

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Outline an Informative Paragraph

Use this sample paragraph and outline to help students write their own informational paragraphs.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Argument Writing: Counter-Arguments

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Argument Writing: Counter-Arguments

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Argument Writing: Match the Evidence

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Argument Writing: Match the Evidence

While playing this fun memory game, students will find a piece of evidence that supports each claim.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Exploring the Narrative

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Exploring the Narrative

Teach your students to entertain readers with narrative writing. This lesson will help your students understand the genre, the different parts of a story, and elements such as character, setting, and conflict.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Burger Graphic Organizer

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Burger Graphic Organizer

Young authors will enjoy planning their writing with this memorable burger-themed graphic organizer.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Write a Persuasive Paragraph: Social Media

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Write a Persuasive Paragraph: Social Media

In this worksheet, learners will practice planning and writing a compelling persuasive paragraph on the topic of social media.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Three Sentence Structures

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Three Sentence Structures

Students will review and play with three basic sentence structures to liven up their writing.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Journal Writing Task Cards #1

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Journal Writing Task Cards #1

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Crafting Your Persuasive Letter

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Crafting Your Persuasive Letter

Knowing how to write an effective persuasive letter is a powerful tool. Students will learn how to advocate for their ideas by planning and drafting a well-supported persuasive letter on an issue of their choice.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Informative Essay: Mixed Up Essay

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Informative Essay: Mixed Up Essay

Students will organize and construct the skeleton of an informative essay with this engaging problem-solving activity.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Hook Your Reader!

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Hook Your Reader!

Students will study effective hooks and have the option to craft some hooks for their own writing.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Sequence Matters!

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Sequence Matters!

This worksheet helps underscore the importance of sequencing as students learn to structure their writing.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Persuasive Writing: Soda

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Persuasive Writing: Soda

Students compose a persuasive paragraph stating their opinion, including an introduction, three supporting arguments, and a conclusion, with the help of this worksheet template.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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Malala: Education Advocate

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Malala: Education Advocate

Students read about Yousafzai's life, then answer a series of thoughtful questions about both education and the issues they care about.

5th grade

Social studies

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Supporting Opinions

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Supporting Opinions

Children learn how to develop the thinking skills required to move from an opinion statement to a support statement in this three-part, self-guided worksheet.

5th grade

Reading & Writing

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