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Organizers for Each Writing Plan

A News Article recounts events and provides important information.

Students might use a News Article to explain the results of a local election, announce exciting events at your town’s new park, or highlight important scientific discoveries made by NASA.

Title

Lead

Main Idea

Details

Quote

Conclusion

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Story or Narrative gives a true or fictional account of characters and their experiences. 

Students might use Story/ Personal Narrative to write a fictional tale about dragons, record the exciting day you learned a new skateboarding trick, or describe an Olympian’s journey to win a gold medal.

Title

Exposition: Settings and Characters

Problem or Goal

Attempts to solve problem or reach goal

Solution

Consequence
or
Resolution

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An Op-Ed or Review provides strong evidence to support a writer’s opinion about a topic or idea. 

Students might use Op-Ed/Review to review your favorite movie, convince your classmates to vote for you in your school election, or persuade your principal to buy new soccer balls for recess.

Title

Introduction

Opinion or Point of View

Reasons and Evidence

Quote

Conclusion

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Sequence explains events or steps of a procedure in chronological order.

Students might use Sequence to teach about the life cycle of a butterfly, explain the events of a natural disaster, or describe the steps needed to make a chocolate cake.

Title

Introduction

Step or Event

Conclusion

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Cause and Effect explains the causes of an event and the resulting effects. 

Students might use Cause and Effect to explain how dinosaurs became extinct, teach how British laws led to the American Revolution, or explain how our bodies benefit from a healthy lifestyle.

Title

Introduction

Cause

Effect

Conclusion

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Compare and Contrast examines how two or more things are similar and different.

Students might use Compare and Contrast to describe similarities and differences in food around the world, explain how different art tools will be best, or worst, for your art project, or teach about the ways that dolphins are similar and different to sharks.

Title

Introduction

Similarity (Compare)

Difference (Contrast)

Conclusion

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Problem and Solution describes a problem and explains how it was or could be solved.

Students might use Problem and Solution to explain how to solve a problem by suggesting ways to reduce deforestation by creating new materials, or by helping a losing soccer team win their next game.

Title

Introduction

Problem

Solution

Conclusion

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Description explains a topic by stating a claim or big idea and supporting it with important details. 

Students might use Description to describe city life in Ancient Rome, explain important features of a three-toed sloth, or tell a friend about the theme and decorations at your last birthday party.

Title

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Conclusion

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How it Works

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Step One

After your students plan their writing in their graphic organizers, they can head over Pressto, where they can use their plans with the corresponding writing plan.

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Step Two

The writing plan includes supports such as writing blocks and signal words to motivate students as they write.

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Step Three

Give students feedback and support them as they revise and edit, then celebrate by publishing their final zines