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Elementary School Writing Organization Resources : Page 23

In this lesson, your students will explore the library in search of various genres of nonfiction texts. Teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to familiarize your students with the structure and organization of the library. 

nonfiction genres

Nonfiction Genres

Start Your Engines! It's time to teach your students how to summarize fiction text as you race down Summary Raceway. 

summary raceway summarizing fiction

Summary Raceway: Summarizing Fiction

Help your students become shining stars with this lesson about metaphors. Your class will hone art skills and practice comparison using figurative language.

marvelous metaphors

Marvelous Metaphors

Does your class enjoy watching movies? In this action-packed lesson, students will state their opinion on G vs. PG-rated movies in schools, and share three reasons to support it. No silent films here, as students will have a lot to say.



g or pg persuade me

G or PG? Persuade Me!

Create conversations about character changes! Use this lesson plan as a stand-alone lesson for practicing sequencing words in evidenced-based claims about a character, or before the Characters Change Just Like We Do lesson.

evidence of character changes

Evidence of Character Changes

Your students will practice searching for clues to uncover the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction texts about John Muir and Day of the Dead traditions around the world. 

hey whats the big idea

Hey! What’s the Big Idea?


Similes, metaphors, and idioms are some of the most widely used literary devices in both speaking and writing. Students will review each of these and practice creating some of their own. 


similes metaphors and idioms of figurative language

Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms of Figurative Language

Use this lesson to help your ELs understand inference, evidence, and schema. They'll analyze sentences to make inferences using evidence. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the Inferring With Pictures lesson plan.

inference making

Inference Making

This lesson combines an introduction to biomes with some fun Venn diagram exercises. Not only will students learn more about nature, they'll also learn how to make comparisons between different things in nature.

biomes comparing and contrasting

Biomes: Comparing and Contrasting

Give your ELs concrete experience with adverbs and adverbial phrases as a tool to discover details in nonfiction texts. Use this as a stand-alone lesson or as support to the Hey! What's the Big Idea? lesson.

discovering nonfiction details

Discovering Nonfiction Details

Use this lesson to help your ELs understand main idea and supporting details. They'll analyze non-fiction word, sentence, and paragraph structures. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the In Search of Main Ideas lesson.

main ideas and details

Main ideas and Details

Look at history! In this lesson, guide students through an exploration of the context, causes, and effects of the Transcontinental Railroad, and help them practice identifying the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

connecting the coasts effects of the transcontinental railroad

Connecting the Coasts: Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad

Use this lesson to help your ELs understand main idea and supporting details in the context of sentences and paragraphs. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson to the Power Reading lesson.

differentiating main ideas from details

Differentiating Main Ideas from Details

In this lesson, students will practice "reading" pictures. They will look at the details in pictures in order to make predictions about what happens in a text. This lesson can be used alone or with the Predicting Pictures lesson plan.

reading pictures

Reading Pictures

Use this lesson to help your ELs identify and discuss the author's point and the information that supports it. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the What’s the Point? lesson.

match authors point with evidence

Match Author's Point with Evidence

Fully adaptable, this lesson can be used to to highlight African American leaders, famous women, veterans, or any other group of individuals who have acted heroically and have positively influenced our nation!

activist heroes

Activist Heroes

Understanding the big idea of a nonfiction text and being able to write a succinct summary are key fourth grade skills. This lesson focuses on summarizing a nonfiction passage in three to four sentences.

whats the big idea summarizing nonfiction texts

What's the Big Idea? Summarizing Nonfiction Texts

Ahoy there! Ready to sail with your students on a treasure map summary? What's that matey? Your students need practice with summaries? Then take a journey and summarize to find the hidden treasure.

hidden treasure summarizing informational text

Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text

Once your students have drafted a persuasive letter, use this lesson to help them polish their writing. Students will use a checklist to ensure that all of the most important parts of their letter are included and the argument is solid. 


revising your persuasive letter

Revising Your Persuasive Letter

Once students have selected a topic related to a piece of literature they have read and mapped out their argument, this lesson will help them turn their prewriting into an essay. 

literary argument drafting your essay

Literary Argument: Drafting Your Essay

Your students’ organization and prewriting skills will shine as they introduce their topic, state an opinion, and list three supporting reasons.

supporting opinions with style

Supporting Opinions with Style

Your class' prewriting skills will burst with style as they state opinion and supporting reason sentences with descriptive adjectives.

stylish opinion topic sentences

Stylish Opinion Topic Sentences

Who doesn't love peanut butter and jelly? This lesson has the potential to get a little messy as you reinforce the letter S!

yummy peanut butter and jelly

Yummy Peanut Butter and Jelly

Young learners will love finding the main ideas in short informational texts. Featuring a bunch of fun worksheets, this lesson will help students learn about different topics while improving their reading skills.

in search of the main idea

In Search of the Main Idea

Your students will be introduced to the concept of a main idea in this fun lesson using props to support their thinking.

main ideas please

Main Ideas, Please!

Holy cow! Did President George W. Bush really have a longhorn named Ofelia as a pet? Students learn about wacky White House pets in this fun research activity that includes “president interviews” and a pet choice writing page.

presidential pets

Presidential Pets

Help your ELs learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text by using nouns and pronouns as guide words. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support to the lesson Explorer Letters.

main idea and supporting details

Main Idea and Supporting Details

This lesson will help students map out their argument essay after they have identified a topic. Students will learn the three basic components of constructing an argument: stating a claim, listing reasons, and providing evidence.

argument writing claim reasons and evidence

Argument Writing: Claim, Reasons, and Evidence

With this integrated lesson, your students will organize information and write an informative book about your current science unit. This lesson will help strengthen student writing while also reviewing and summarizing your current science unit. 

creating an informative picture book

Creating an Informative Picture Book

Up, up, and away! It's Peter Pan vs. Wendy vs. John in this reading comprehension lesson. Using the Peter Pan and Neverland workbook, students will use text excerpts and comprehension questions to write an essay comparing main characters.

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