Methods of Organization Handout Enhance Writing Skills in Grades 7-12 ELA Class

How do you put your writing together? What goes first? Second? And so on? Do you go part by part or put events in chronological order? If writing is the highest form of thinking, then thinking requires organization. Use the informational handout provided in this resource as an anchor chart or as part of your student-facing materials when assigning expository writing to middle and high school students. Note — this resource comes equipped with both a printable and digital version (PDF & Google Workspace).

The Resource Comes Packaged with the Following Features:

• 1 Set of Instructions on How to Use this Handout in the Writing Classroom
• 1 Writing Skills Handout on Methods of Organization
  • Practice Worksheet: Organizing Ideas
  • Practice Worksheet: Organizing Paragraphs
• 1 Persistent Link to a Student-Facing Digital Version
• 1 Standards Alignment Chart for planning

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