Nonfiction Writing, Grade 6+

By Evan-Moor Educational Publishing

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Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Help your grade 6+ students practice nonfiction writing skills with guided instruction using the models and activities in Nonfiction Writing, Grade 6+.

Nonfiction Writing provides 16 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a specific nonfiction writing form and includes guided lessons with accompanying student pages that target skills essential to that writing form. The units are grouped into three sections: expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.

16 units cover the following nonfiction writing skills:

Expository Writing

Writing a Summary - Writing a Topic Sentence, Marking Up an Article, Paraphrasing Writing a Descriptive Essay - Using Sensory Details, Using Precise Language, Using Figurative Language, Avoiding Overwriting Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay - Writing a Topic Sentence, Organizing a Cause-and-Effect Essay, Adding Details Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay - Writing to Compare and Contrast, Writing a Topic Sentence, Organizing Details, Balancing Details Writing a Biography - Organizing Details, Writing Main-Idea Sentences, Removing Unnecessary Details Writing a News Article - Answering the 5Ws and H, Writing a Good Lead, Avoiding Bias, Using Quotations Writing a Response to Literature - Understanding the Prompt, Summarizing the Text, Marking Up the Text Writing a Research Report - Writing Topic and Main-Idea Sentences, Asking Research Questions, Taking Notes, Writing an Outline, Using an Outline to Write, Quoting and Paraphrasing, Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion, Listing Sources

Persuasive Writing

Writing a Persuasive Letter - Forming an Opinion Statement, Including Reasons and Details, Anticipating Arguments, Organizing a Persuasive Letter Writing a Persuasive Essay - Writing an Opinion Statement, Including Reasons and Details, Including an Opposing Reason and a Response, Writing a Conclusion Writing a Review - Including Important Information, Supporting Your Opinion, Using Your Voice Writing an Editorial - Writing an Introduction, Responding to Arguments, Writing a Call to Action Writing a Problem-Solution Essay - Stating the Problem, Supporting the Solution, Balancing Information Writing a Pro-Con Essay - Establishing Pros and Cons, Writing an Introduction, Adding Details, Balancing Pros and Cons, Writing a Conclusion

Narrative Writing

Writing a Personal Narrative - Narrowing the Topic, Using Sensory Details, Including Important Details, Writing Transition Sentences Writing Creative Nonfiction - Writing a Creative Introduction; Using Figurative Language; Including Strong Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs; Creating a Mood

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609631730
• ISBN13: 9781609631734
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher