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Holocaust RST Writing PARCC/NJSLA PREP

By Krista Maureen

This unit is a combination of research, close-reading, and PARCC-style writing. The students complete a variety of differentiated research activities before writing a Research Task. This unit includes the following:-Research Activity

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Research, Activities

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Argumentative/Opinon Writing/Research Simulation Task Prompts and Sources

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This product includes: -Four Research Simulation Task (PARCC-like prompts) -Should children be allowed on Reality TV? -Should everyone get a trophy? -Should video gaming be considered a sport? -Is

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English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Research, Printables

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Narrative Writing Review Activities/Narrative TEST PREP Fun!

By Krista Maureen

This unit can be used to introduce or review different techniques used in Narrative Writing/Essays. The unit includes an Activity List that explains FOUR different activities that are included. The activities focus on: Speech tags, Using Dialogue

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

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Argumentative Writing/Research Simulation Task/ PARCC PrepPrompts & Sources

By Krista Maureen

This unit contains four highly-relevant prompts for argumentative writing and model Research Simulation Tasks for PARCC Assessments. Topics include: The Danger of Selfies, Is Social Media Harmful?, Do Video Games Contribute To Youth Violence?, and

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ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Research, Activities

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Persuasive Writing Unit

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Persuasive Writing Unit - This unit contains a homemade, engaging video that uses popular music and images to illustrate the format and elements of Persuasive Writing. This unit also contains a "Task List" of differentiated activities, each with

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ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

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Showing, Not Telling (Descriptive Writing) Activities

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This unit contains four activities to practice "showing, not telling" and the use of sensory details with students for narrative writings. Activity #1: Students will view and listen a song and identify examples of sensory details through citations

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Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Handouts, Assessment

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Argumentative Writing Task: "The Gun" by Carol Ellis

By Krista Maureen

This unit contains the short story "The Gun" by Carol Ellis, an editorial titled "Gun Control: Five Reasons Why It Won't Work", an argumentative writing task, rubric, and student sample. The writing task is a great way to introduce argumentative

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ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment, Rubrics

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PARCC Prep Review Activities

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This unit contains an activity list for five review activities for students to use in order to prepare for upcoming PARCC assessments. The activities require students to practice writing thesis statements, to use transition words correctly, to cite

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Writing, Informational Text, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Handouts

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Restate & Citation Practice: Non-Fiction Texts

By Krista Maureen

In this activity, the students will read an article about a young boy overcoming obstacles to achieve his goal from a local newspaper. The students will then use the article to answer the questions on the sheet provided. The sheet requires

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ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Handouts

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Analyzing Arguments/Practicing Citations Activity

By Krista Maureen

This activity provides student choice and is an engaging way to practice analyzing arguments for argumentative writing. The activity lists four topic choices for the students and provides a website for each. Students then will analyze the

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Writing, Informational Text, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Research, Activities

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Using Dialogue Correctly: Practice, Notes, and Activities

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This unit was created to teach using dialogue correctly with appropriate capitalization, punctuation, and grammar rules. The unit contains a guided notes sheet and the link to a YouTube video I created in order to review the "Dialogue Rules". This

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables

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Conflict Analysis Chart

By Krista Maureen

This chart can be used along with any fiction text. Students identify and analyze the different types of conflict in a text and show support by providing citations.

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Reading, Short Stories, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Literature Circles

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Character Analysis Graphic Organizers: Citing Evidence Practice

By Krista Maureen

This product contains two different graphic organizers for Character Analysis of short stories or non-fiction text. Students are required to choose character traits, find citations (evidence from the text) to support the character trait they chose,

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ELA Test Prep, Literature, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Handouts, Centers

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Expository Writing - Quote Activities

By Krista Maureen

This unit contains differentiated and engaging activities that review elements of Explanatory essays (responding to a quote)

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Task Cards, Centers

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, ELA Test Prep, Literature, Short Stories, Writing, Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading