3rd grade Essay Writing Worksheets

Informational Writing Graphic Organizer

Use this resource to help your students get organized. The labeled sections will guide them to follow the proper informative essay structure.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Favorite Food Opinion Writing

Worksheet

Favorite Food Opinion Writing

Let your students work up an appetite for writing with this opinion writing prompt. First students will consider their favorite food while they fill in the structured pre-writing planner, then they can use the second page to write their opinion essay.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Opinion Writing Check-Up

Worksheet

Opinion Writing Check-Up

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Informational Writing Check-Up

Worksheet

Informational Writing Check-Up

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills in responding to an informational writing prompt.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Story Organizer

Worksheet

Narrative Story Organizer

Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Check-Up

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Check-Up

Use this resource to assess your students’ skills when it comes to responding to narrative prompts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Organizing My Opinion

Worksheet

Organizing My Opinion

Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Learning Check

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Learning Check

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills as they respond to a narrative prompt.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Hooks in Informational Writing

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Hooks in Informational Writing

Use this resource with your students to practice writing a variety of hooks.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Informational Writing Check-In

Worksheet

Informational Writing Check-In

Use this mid-year assessment to catch a glimpse of your young writers’ style and voice, while simultaneously assessing their skills within the informational writing genre.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Elaborating on Feelings

Worksheet

Elaborating on Feelings

Feelings and emotions can be a bridge to naming details and helping students identify details to use in their writing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Color Code the Paragraph

Worksheet

Color Code the Paragraph

In this exercise your students will color code the key components of an example informative paragraph.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Informational Writing Learning Check

Worksheet

Informational Writing Learning Check

Use this resource to assess your students’ informational writing skills.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Story Map A Personal Narrative

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Story Map A Personal Narrative

Inspire your students to write about a personal narrative about a conflict in their own lives. This worksheet offers space to brainstorm about conflict, challenges, and feelings.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Check-In

Worksheet

Narrative Writing Check-In

Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Opinion Writing Learning Check

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Opinion Writing Learning Check

Use this resource to assess your students’ opinion writing skills. They will respond to a prompt by formulating an opinion and supporting it with reasons and evidence from two nonfiction texts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Informational Writing: Strong Support

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Informational Writing: Strong Support

Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about a specific topic.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Informational Writing: Linking Ideas

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