Description
Overview
These two connected 45-minute Grade 8 writing lessons move students from drafting a concise research-based explanatory text to revising that draft through structured peer feedback and audience-focused decisions. Lesson 1 uses the worksheet-supplied source passage as the research base; students do not need any additional reading passage or outside resource. Lesson 2 uses the drafts created in Lesson 1.
What Students Will Learn
- Produce a research-based explanatory text with organized evidence.
- Revise using peer feedback and audience needs.
What Is Included
- Teacher Guide
- Student Workbook
- Lesson 1: Drafting an Explanatory Research Paragraph with Organized Evidence
- Writing Prompt: Draft an Explanatory Research Paragraph
- Sentence Writing: Organize Evidence and Elaboration
- Short Response: Check Your Research Writing Choices
- Lesson 2: Revising Research Writing Through Peer Feedback and Audience Needs
- Sentence-Writing: Revision Goals
- Short Response: Evaluate Feedback
- Peer Editing: Revise for Audience Needs
Lesson Overview
- Lesson 1: Drafting an Explanatory Research Paragraph with Organized Evidence (45 minutes)
- Lesson 2: Revising Research Writing Through Peer Feedback and Audience Needs (45 minutes)
Designed For
8th Grade students studying Research Writing and Revision in Language Arts.
File Format
One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 23 pages and the Student Workbook contains 7 pages.
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