Paragraph writing is a critical foundational skill for becoming a good writer. This paragraph of the week writing resource is the perfect way to get your students to write well-organized paragraphs in a fun and enjoyable way! Learn how I use Paragraph of the Week in my classroom and how to effectively use it to help your students.
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This writing practice resource includes…
- 60 EDITABLE Paragraph of the Week writing prompt cards
- Narrative – 20 Prompts!
- Informational – 20 Prompts!
- Opinion – 20 Prompts!
- A DIGITAL Version created in Google Slides. Created so students can type on the slides, and they can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
- A PRINTABLE version created in PowerPoint
- Optional Drafting Pages for students to use when writing their 1st and 2nd draft (3 variations to choose from)
- A Revising and Editing Checklist
- A Rubric to use when grading your students’ writing
How I use Paragraph of the Week
Each week, either as homework or as a weekly writing center, I would give my students a “Paragraph of the Week” writing prompt.
- On Monday, students brainstorm ideas for their writing.
- On Tuesday, students write their first draft.
- Wednesday, students revise and edit their paragraph
- Finally, on Thursday, students rewrite their final draft.
- On Friday, I like to collect the paragraph writing activities and allow students to share their work.
Benefits of using Paragraph of the Week!
- My students’ quality of writing improved.
- They were now getting more opportunities to use the strategies I taught them in class.
- Students were benefiting from the weekly feedback they were getting from me.
- It was much easier to provide individual feedback on a paragraph rather than a long paper.
- Parental involvement increased! For the first time in my classroom, parents were seeing their child’s writing progress on a weekly basis.
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What teachers are saying…
I really love this!! I modeled it in class a few times, and we did some together. Now I use it for weekly homework for practice. It is great, and I use it as a weekly writing grade.~ Valerie L.
I am in LOVE with the ease of this resource. I am using the Google Slides version and assigning it in Google classroom. My students love working through the writing process and are so proud of their final creations. Thanks for making writing fun!~ Lee R.
The kids LOVED these! I sent them home for homework on Monday and the kids had until Friday to write the final draft. When I skipped a week, they were begging for more! The parents also loved the idea of incorporating more writing into homework. Excellent product! Thank you!~ Rebecca F.
