5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing

A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:

"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)"

"One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!"

"I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize their essays and gave them something to refer to when they started to wander in their writing. Thanks for creating this."

"The "levels" idea helped my struggling fourth graders so much!"

----------------------------- ABOUT LEVELS OF WRITING -----------------------------

A fabulous tool for easily teaching students how to create a 5-paragraph essay. The first year I implemented this in my classroom, every student passed the Writing End of Grade test.

This effective technique is called the LEVELS OF WRITING. It teaches students to create different levels of writing (main idea, supporting details) and how to organize their essay into a cohesive story. It does this by giving students a simple outline that they can use for almost ANY prompt- they use the same outline, but they can create a multitude of different stories.

This is a wonderful way to teach a basic five paragraph essay. The idea is this: Level 1 is the main idea of your whole STORY. Level 2 is the main idea of your PARAGRAPH. Level 3 is the DETAIL in each paragraph. Guide students in filling out each level according to the prompt on the page. This outline can very easily be transferred to a real essay by creating full sentences out of each level.

It can be used with almost ANY style of writing. Once you teach your students this simple technique, they will be able to create wonderful stories for almost ANY prompt given to them.

Students can use their LEVELS practice sheets to create a detailed outline of their story in less than 5 minutes. ---Makes a great morning work assignment or entry task as students come into your room each day.

----------------------------- INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET -----------------------------

- detailed instructions on how to implement the LEVELS OF WRITING

- example of a story written with LEVELS OF WRITING

- LEVEL practice sheets (8 prompts provided).

- a blank LEVEL practice sheet for students can fill in when they are familiar with the process

- a LEVELS 'cheat sheet' for students to put in their journals or writing notebooks for quick reference.

- a writing toolkit sheet: a list of words to use to help transition your thoughts (ex: finally, in conclusion, etc)

A blank version has also been included so you can use your own writing prompt.

Did you love using the Levels of Writing? I have 4 creative writing projects that also use the Levels and teachings different types of writing: descriptive, expository, persuasive and narrative.

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