Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity
The Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity helps 3rd to 5th Grade students plan an expository text and publish it as a newspaper article. Answer key included.
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Description
Expository writing explains or teaches. A strong expository text has an introduction with a hook, main ideas backed up with details, and a conclusion that sums everything up. The Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity walks 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade students through each of those parts, then lets them publish their work as a real-looking newspaper article.
Students pick one of 12 topic cards, such as Bees, Bike Safety or Hibernation, or choose a topic of their own. They plan their text on the Essay Planner, with boxes for the topic, the introduction, three main ideas with details, and the conclusion. Then they write the final article on the Classroom News page, add a headline and byline, draw a picture and write a caption. A practice page has students read sentences from an essay about sleep and decide whether each one belongs in the introduction, the details or the conclusion.
What’s Included
- A cover page and a How to Use page
- 12 topic cards, each with a guiding question
- An Essay Planner graphic organizer
- A Classroom News newspaper article page
- A 4th Grade practice worksheet
- A sample filled-in planner and the practice answer key
Why It Helps Kids Learn
First, the planner breaks a big writing task into small, clear steps. Second, sorting sentences by their job helps students hear how an introduction, a detail and a conclusion each sound. Third, publishing a newspaper article gives students a real audience and a reason to write their best.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this 3rd grade expository writing activity during writers’ workshop, in a writing center, or as a research project. Display the finished articles on a bulletin board or staple them into a class newspaper. The Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity also works at home for a weekend writing challenge.
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