Paired Passages with Informational Writing Prompt on Hurricanes – 5th Grade
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Use these paired passages all about hurricanes with a highly engaging writing prompt to keep students engaged during your dreaded writing block! Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph informative essay. Informational writing prompts using articles are the best way for students to practice writing skills.
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Use these paired passages all about hurricanes with a highly engaging writing prompt to keep students engaged during your dreaded writing block! Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph informative essay. Informational writing prompts using articles are the best way for students to practice writing skills.
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This Paired Passages Informative Writing Prompt Includes:
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Text Source #1
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Text Source #2
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Writing Prompt: What are the causes and effects of hurricanes?
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Planning Sheets
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Writing Paper
Spark a love of writing with this high-interest writing prompt. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.Â
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Standards:
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
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Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
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Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
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Ideas for Use:
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Individual Writing Practice
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Whole Group Instruction
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Partner Practice
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Substitute Plans
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Send Home as Practice
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ELA Work Stations or Centers
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Assessment
I am the author of each text, I just used different author names so students could practice citing different names.
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*This was designed to be perfect practice for state writing tests! Directly aligned with Florida’s FSA format, but probably similar to your state, too!
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Katrina K. –
I used this in my writing lessons to give students a choice for their informational essay. It was full of evidence that was used as sources for their writing.
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Em’s Essentials –
This was an excellent resource and perfect for my classroom. Thank you!
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Melissa E. –
This was great in helping students identify evidence from different passages on the same topic. The students seemed to understand using this resource.
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Lessons with Lauren –
These passages are perfect for my students to practice their expository essay writing for the Florida FAST writing assessment.
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