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Middle school writing-expository homeschool curricula
Informational Essay Writing and Thesis Statement Workshops w graphic organizers
5 paragraph informative essay writing and thesis statement centered workshops ELIMINATE all of the hard work of planning and prepping! Students will learn practical writing techniques with intense scaffolding and learn to craft a perfect thesis statement every time!These workshops are NOT formulaic. Rather, they teach students to expand their thinking! For the complete essay builder, each element of every paragraph is broken into manageable steps and scaffolded with mentor samples, 2nd person in
Grades:
6th - 9th
How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step
Does your learner need help with writing strong paragraphs?The How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step workbook teaches your students how to write a strong paragraph using a foolproof step-by-step process. Each incremental lesson teaches one step and contains practice examples to build their skill and confidence.Writing strong paragraphs is a key requirement for all school writing. Students without strong paragraph skills will struggle when it comes to essays or other longer writing tasks
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4th - 9th
Opinion Writing Unit - Lessons and Worksheets Digital & Printable
Use this as a Distance Learning Opinion Writing activity with your upper elementary students. This is a no-prep unit, meaning you can just upload to Google Classroom and have students work through each mini-lesson as you post them. I have included Opinion Writing Prompts, and digital Graphic Organizers for them to use with EACH lesson that is included. This is a FULL unit plan for an Opinion Writing. It includes 6 guided PDF or Google Slides lessons that teach students about all of the elements
Grades:
4th - 6th
Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft Checklist
Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft ChecklistThis Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft Checklist is the perfect writing checklist for ANY grade! Students check for capitalization, punctuation, correct spelling, and more! This checklist also requires students to...Read their essay out loud to make sure it makes sense ✓Take out any words or phrases that don't sound right ✓Replace boring adjectives with more exciting ones ✓Check for subject-verb agreement
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K - 12th
Research Project Template Research Graphic Organizer Essay Outline High School
This is a research graphic organizer essay outline for any research topic with a grading rubric. The intention of this research project template was to give teachers an easy-to-use, tried, and true research essay outline that they could use over and over with any subject or grade level. :) This research project template is designed for high school students needing to practice expository research skills. The step-by-step structure of this essay provides 7th or 8th-grade classroom success with th
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Public Speaking & Explanatory "How to" Writing 5 Lesson Mini-Unit
This is a 5 lesson mini-unit on explanatory/procedural writing and public speaking. The lessons at written for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. The lessons are printable and ready to use. Included in this unit are:2 Explanatory Writing Lessons: 1. How to Make a Sandwich 2. How to Build a Toy3 Public Speaking Lessons: 1. Best Book or Movie 2. Favorite Pet 3. Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms?1 Student Self-Evaluation1 Explanatory Writing Rubric1 Public Speaki
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Expository Writing Unit | Slideshow, Graphic Organizers, Writer's Handbook
Teach your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay with this digital Expository Writing Unit for in-person or Distance Learning. Your students will learn the basics of informative writing plus how to organize and develop effective essays.Interactive Expository Writing SlideshowIntroduce, reinforce, and review the basics of Informative Writing with the Interactive Google Slideshow. The right-hand margin on the slides is editable, so you can tailor it to meet your students needs. Add questions,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Informational Writing 4 and 5 Paragraph Essay and Thesis Statement Workshops
This 4 and 5 paragraph informative essay bundle allows differentiation for struggling and more advanced writers. Your struggling students can learn the same skills on a smaller scale. ELIMINATE all of the hard work of planning and prepping! Students will learn practical writing techniques with intense scaffolding and learn to craft a perfect thesis statement every time!These workshops are NOT formulaic. Rather, they teach students to expand their thinking! For these complete essay builders, ea
Grades:
6th - 9th
Weekly Writing Set: Daily Writing Practice for middle school grades
This Weekly Writing Set (Volume 1) includes one quarter of the year (9 weeks- 3 months) of daily writing practice. Students are exposed to all four types of writing (expository, informative, argumentative, and narrative/creative) each week, with writing tips, rubrics, & reflections to help write effectively. Each set is designed to have students write 10-15 minutes each day, including the pre-write/brainstorm section. The last day of the week is designed for reflection, using the CCSS aligne
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Weekly Writing Sets BUNDLE: Daily Writing practice for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Little House on the Prairie Lapbook / Interactive Notebook
A long time ago, before all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today had even been born, a little girl left her home in the Big Woods of Wisconsin to begin her American pioneering journey. Laura set out with her Ma and Pa and two sisters to travel across the prairie and make their home in the Indian Country. Although Laura was almost too young to remember the events, she later researched and put together her memories with the stories that she had been told, in order to record her adventure f
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Grades:
1st - 7th
ELA Writing Author Research Project Art Worksheets Middle School / High School
This product contains a famous author language arts/arts integrated project. Depending on class time available, the project is estimated to take approximately one week to complete. It helps meet common core standards for ELA in the areas of writing, language, and reading. There are differentiated versions in this resource. There are two research sheet options for differentiation. There are also three different paragraph length option sheets for the paragraph. This is a great project, especial
Grades:
6th - 12th
Ethos Pathos Logos Unit Plan: Worksheets, Fun Activities, Bundle Rhetoric, Notes
SAVE 25% OFF with this 8-week Ethos Pathos Logos Mega Bundle. Strengthen your middle and high school student’s rhetorical analysis, argumentation, communication, and persuasive writing skills with a variety of fun and engaging activities that teach argumentative writing. This bundle differs from other Ethos, Pathos Logos Unit Plans because each activity was created to intentionally bring fun into the classroom. this unit plan is a collection of all of my BEST SELLING ETHOS PATHOS LOGOS ACTIVITI
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writing 101 A Writing Curriculum
Writing 101 is a complete writing curriculum with three units on Narrative, Expository and Persuasive writing. The curriculum incorporates ELA standards and is aligned to the Common Core. I have created this curriculum for the past fourteen years and use it in my classroom daily.
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Unit 1: Narrative Writing
An overview of the writing process with example essays. Includes 8 narrative prompts
Unit 2: Expository Writing
An overview of expository writing with model essays and 5 prom
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Creative Writing: Fiction Writing Workbook for Teens
All new Fiction Writing Workshop for Teens. 44 pages of lessons and workshop activities. My creative writing students loved these exercises! Includes fiction elements, sci-fi and fantasy, and writing for children. Includes handouts. Or you can print the whole book (50 pages), bind it, and give one to each student!
Grades:
8th - 12th
Informational Writing Informative Essay and Thesis Statement Workshops
Engage your students with these digital informative / informational essay writing and thesis statement writing workshops. This bundle includes everything you need and breaks the writing process down into manageable steps! Simple writing templates guide students in drafting a thesis, introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.This workshop includes:Thesis writing activityStep-by-step instructionsMentor samplesTemplatesEmbedded videosRubricSample essay breakdownLessons Plans and moreNEWLY UPDA
Grades:
6th - 9th
WRITING FOUNDATIONS: Organization, Elaboration and Conventions
This is a foundational writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write basic paragraphs. The prompts are designed to engage and interest students.
Included are mini-lessons on:
indenting paragraphs
focusing on one main idea in a paragraph
checking spelling
using capitals with proper nouns
adding elaboration
using anecdotes
pre-writing
Students are given two specific prompts for every mini-lesson designed to pra
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Practice Activity | Digital
Help your students learn to paraphrase and summarize effectively with this practice activity. These graphic organizers help prepare your students for writing a research paper by practicing basic reading and thinking skills in small doses—before they are overwhelmed with writing a paper.Students often paraphrase by looking up synonyms for "big words" and taking out the articles "a," "an," and "the," which often leaves an incomprehensible, garbled mess.With this easy-to-use activity, students will
Grades:
7th - 9th
Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
This comprehensive unit bundle on Informative / Expository Writing is meticulously aligned with Common Core Standards. Designed for educators who are passionate about enhancing their students’ writing skills, this full bundle offers a wealth of resources to make teaching informative writing not only effective but also engaging, rewarding for both students and teachers. From detailed lesson plans to interactive evaluation tools, this bundle is your all-in-one solution for teaching informative and
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Grades:
7th - 12th
How to Write an Opinion Essay- A Step by Step Digital Guide
Are your online digital learners having a difficult time organizing their writing or even completing a multi-paragraph essay? To help online learners organize their ideas, I've take the traditional flipbook and made it virtual! This resource will guide students through the process of writing a focused, organized and elaborated opinion essay.Each page in the digital flipbook gives students tips and instructions on how to write each part of an opinion essay (i.e. the introduction, body paragraphs
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3rd - 6th
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Hamburger Paragraph Writing Template / Graphic Organizer: Always FREE
This is a FREE graphic organizer for writing hamburger paragraphs from The Frugal Homeschooling Mom blog. Use this hamburger paragraph template to teach your kids how to write a concise, focused paragraph in a fun, memorable way.SAVE MONEY ON FUTURE PURCHASES ON TPT BY LEAVING REVIEWS ON YOUR PAST DOWNLOADS! (Just a little tip! Did you know you earn purchase credits that way? Plus, I really appreciate it!)♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥All my
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Childhood Memoir - A Guided Writing Project
Childhood Memoir - A guided writing projectWe’re back with an all new guided writing project! These take all the guesswork out of teaching research and writing and equip students to gather information and write well thought out essays. The Childhood Memoir will take students through activities of conducting interviews and collecting information about their earliest years - a time where most of us have childhood amnesia. The resource includes 4 guided writing projects plus a bonus design project
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Grades:
6th - 10th
How to Write a Paragraph
How to Write a Paragraph teaches students the fundamentals of paragraph writing. Students learn the basic structure of a paragraph—topic sentence, supporting details, and clincher or concluding sentence.
The lessons are structured so that students learn about paragraphs by writing paragraphs of various types. As they complete the exercises, students will learn how to brainstorm their topic, create an outline, write their paragraph, and edit their writing.
Paragraph Structures Included
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Medieval Church Reading Activities
These Medieval Church reading activities allow students to think about the text. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they have read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment, they gather evidence to suppor
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Medieval Europe Informational Text Bundle Part 1
Horror Movies Paired Text Set w/Optional Informational Writing Prompt
October is the perfect month to use high-interest texts about scary topics that give students the opportunity to practice vital literacy skills! This activity is perfect for secondary classrooms. This activity pairs two texts that explore horror films:What Makes Horror Movies Scary? “We do,” Says Baylor Film ExpertWhat Horror Movies Do To Your BrainOnce students close read the texts, they complete a variety of activities, including:comprehension questions on both textsa written summary of one o
Grades:
8th - 9th
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