Digital Expository Paragraph of the Week

Looking for engaging expository paragraph writing activities for your middle school ELA students? This Expository Writing Paragraph of the Week resource is the perfect way to teach students how to write clear, focused, and organized informational paragraphs using the TALES paragraph structure.

This no-prep, week-long writing activity includes daily writing tasks that scaffold the process of formal paragraph writing. Students will read a high-interest informational article and respond using the TALES acronym:

• T – Topic Sentence
• A – Add a Claim
• L – Lift a Line (Cite Text Evidence)
• E – Elaborate
• S – Sum It Up

Perfect for:

• Informational writing units
• paragraph of the week programs
• writing warm-ups
• test prep practice
  

By the end of the week, your students will have written a complete and polished expository paragraph with text evidence, sentence elaboration, and a strong conclusion.

⭐️ WEEK ONE includes detailed scaffolding and explicit instruction, modeling, and examples to guide students through the entire TALES paragraph writing process.

Here’s what each day includes:

• Monday – Read the article and write a strong topic sentence
• Tuesday – Develop a clear and focused claim
• Wednesday – “Lift a line” by citing text-based evidence
• Thursday – Elaborate using academic language and sentence stems
• Friday – Put it all together into a cohesive expository paragraph

What Other Teachers Thought of This Product…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Christine D said, This is awesome! I can assign this in my lms and let students go! They are scaffolded through each step and I can really guide the students that need me most during our Workshop time. I teach ELA Intervention classes, so this is a valuable resource for me! I have other products from this seller. They are all wonderful.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Andrea D said, Thorough resource that takes the work off of the teacher! My students work independently and I am able to facilitate instead of spending time creating the material.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Annie S said, My students found the scaffolding and pace of the paragraph writing helpful. It worked beautifully with Google classroom. I am seeing improvement in their paragraph writing. This was a good investment. Thank you. I will be looking in your shop for more products like this.

In this product, you will receive:

1.   Daily Expectations

2.   Example Slides-Digital

3.  10 Weeks of Digital Expository Paragraph Prompts-Each week is linked to an article for the students to read. In week one, the entire process is scaffolded for the students.

4.  Digital Rubric

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