Introduction Paragraph (GST): General Statements Charts

This chart scaffolds students to create general statements for their introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Please see our customizable templates for introduction (GST) and conclusion (TSG) activities.

This is the Spanish version of the 3–12 Transitions posters. A simplified version for K–2 is also available in both English and Spanish.

This resource provides a list of tips for creating K–2 TWR activities.

This is the Spanish version of the K–12 Question Words poster. This poster reminds students of the question words—Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Use this poster to guide students as they complete sentence expansion activities, develop questions, expand unelaborated sentences, and more.

In this activity, students write a conclusion paragraph using the provided introduction and their completed MPO as a guide.

In this activity, students write a conclusion paragraph using the provided introduction and their completed MPO as references. This customizable template is also available in English.

Explore Extreme Weather: Summer Storms and Droughts. From sudden downpours to relentless droughts, elementary students examine the causes and effects of extreme summer weather through engaging, content-rich articles. This resource supports the development of multi-paragraph informational writing by guiding students through reading multiple sources and organizing their ideas with intention. Adaptable to meet a range […]

Take secondary students on A Trip to the World’s Fair! This dynamic resource invites older learners to investigate the historical significance and technological impact of the World’s Fair, including innovations like the iconic ice cream cone and telephone, through a rich, content-based article paired with a full sequence of TWR activities. Students will practice sentence […]

Explore the impact of microplastics with this engaging secondary Earth Day unit. Through an informative article, students will examine how microplastics affect the environment and humans, as well as strategies to mitigate their impact. This resource supports writing development and reading comprehension with TWR sentence strategies and offers multiple pathways for extended responses, including SPO, […]

Explore Extreme Weather: Summer Storms and Droughts. In this secondary resource, students analyze the causes and impacts of extreme summer weather events—ranging from powerful storms to prolonged droughts—through engaging, content-rich articles. The materials are designed to support multi-paragraph informational writing by guiding students in synthesizing multiple sources and structuring their ideas effectively. Learners practice TWR […]