Description
Looking for an expository paragraph writing unit for your 3rd graders? You’ve found it! Introduce expository paragraph writing by researching an exotic animal. This 6-day unit includes elementary research lesson plans that will take you from pre-writing to the final draft. Plans are step-by-step and easy to follow!
Students will choose an animal to research from the “San Diego Zoo for Kids” website, take notes in their own words, and draft a paragraph using appropriate linking words. They will finish the Writing Process with a revising/editing checklist and a final draft.
How do you teach expository paragraph writing?
Animal Research Unit includes:
- 6 days of lesson plans
- recommended kid-friendly research websites
- pre-writing organizer
- example pre-writing organizer to use as a model
- plagiarism notes
- list of linking words
- rough draft paper
- example rough draft paragraph with errors to correct as a class
- revising/editing checklist
- final draft paper
- example of an expository paragraph to use as a model
- anchor charts
- hamburger visual as a reminder to include topic, details, closing
- works cited pages
- expository paragraph rubric
- easy-to-grade expository paragraph assessment
Student handouts for “Expository Paragraph Writing Unit” are included in both color and B/W– you can choose what works best for you!
17 pages of student documents + 6 days of detailed lesson plans
Hyperlinked Table of Contents for easy navigation
Your next expository paragraph writing unit is sure to be engaging with these all-inclusive lessons!
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