Writing a strong informational paragraph doesn’t have to be scary for all involved. 👀 Let’s talk about a simple way to motivate our writers and give them a strong visual that will act as a future tool for ensuring that our students include essential pieces of an informational paragraph. Have you ever asked your students to revise their writing, and 10 minutes later, they bring you the Same! Exact! Paper? This is for you. #1 Teach the structure: I have always found major success with the hamburger model paragraph. So, I teach my students the structure using this model. Top Bun = Topic Sentence. They must have three key details to represent the meat on their burger. Then we expand each detail with the extra examples - lettuce, ketchup, mustard. Finally, we complete our burger with the bottom bun = closing sentence. But since it’s Halloween, let’s transform the ordinary burger into a MONSTER burger. #2 Practice: How does this structure tie into the revision process? I have them use ...