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Essay Writing
Inspire your students to develop a passion for writing, practice reading comprehension, and build vocabulary and grammar skills with these language arts lesson plans.
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My Favorite Activity Printable
My Favorite Room Printable
Writing First Drafts Printable
Outlining Essays Printable
Writing From Experience Printable
Drafting and Revising Essays Printable
Writing About Memories Printable
Lesson Plans
My Favorite Activity (Grades K-2)
Encourage prewriting steps as well as both creative and persuasive communication with this easy lesson.
My Favorite Room (Grades 1-2)
Encourage students to describe their favorite places using sensory language.
Writing First Drafts (Grades 3-6)
Review outlining essays while you encourage your students to being the draft writing process.
Outlining Essays (Grades 3-6)
Highlight brainstorming and the elements of an expressive essay with this lesson!
NEW! Autobiographical Writing About Memories (Grades 6-8)
Lead a class discussion that helps students explore Fall memories that inspire autobiographical writing.
Writing From Experience (Grades 7-12)
Allow your students to dig into their own personal backgrounds to write an expressive essay.
Drafting and Revising Essays (Grades 7-12)
Emphasize the importance of drafting and revising essays with this lesson, and encourage students to use their imagination!