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Adult education writing-essays activities
Persuasive Writing- Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers!
In persuasive writing, many students have trouble writing a clear thesis statement on what their essay is truly about. In the lesson Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers, students get to break down what is actually involved in a thesis statement and what happens when the statement is vague- as teachers we feel that we get misled often!
Movie trailers are a good tool to use in teaching thesis statements because it is relatable to almost every student- they have to admit they would feel
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mockingjay Novel Teaching Unit Tests, Questions, Projects, Vocab
Mockingjay Literature Guide Teaching Novel Unit
Complete teaching unit/literature guide for Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins from teacher author Tracee Orman.
This unit contains the following files:
Mockingjay Check Questions Quizzes and Discussion Questions
Mockingjay Alternative Discussion Questions Handouts and Answer Key
Mockingjay Supplemental and Enrichment Activities
Mockingjay Vocabulary Activities
Mockingjay Part I Test and Study Guide (includes Word version for editing)
Mockingjay
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing a Research Paper Escape Room: Engaging MLA Citation & Test Prep Activity
Have you been searching for easy and fun ways to engage students in your research paper unit?This escape room activity is perfect for any research paper/MLA format unit! It is lower prep than most escape rooms and uses ALL DOK levels! You can use this escape room in the middle of your unit, as review, or the end for fun. This resource is sure to keep your students engaged and working hard in your research paper unit!What's Included:Escape Room Tips & TricksClues!Google Form Option: Instead o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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College Application Essay - Personal Essay Editable Tutorial
College Application Common Application Essay Tutorial: This editable tutorial covers writing a personal (narrative) essay that can be used for a college application essay and the Common Application Essay, or just for teaching students to write narrative non-fiction essays.This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.Do your students need help writing their college application essays? This presentation will walk them through the steps of a successful application
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
In-Text Citation Practice - Citation Machines
This resource will assist your students in practicing MLA in-text citations. This will also help them integrate and explain quotes using the I.C.E. method. **Teachers - you will need to choose articles for your students to read based on the worksheet's activity. However, the topic is common. I left this open, so teachers can choose which grade level to use this for.**
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thesis Statement Independent Practice - Writing Prompts - Quiz - ELA Exit Ticket
Need to help your students write effective thesis statements? Use this activity to print and practice away! I love using this quick and simple resource to check for understanding. I have multiple prompts presented in multiple ways, so you can use what works best for your kids. Enjoy!This product includes:A Teacher's Guide The Activity
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Writing Skills Bundle
Essay Writing: Interactive Notebook Mini Flip Book
Do your students struggle understanding essay writing? If so, this essay writing mini flip book is going to be a huge help!This essay writing mini flip book includes all the information your students will need when writing an essay. The parts of the flip book represent the different elements in an essay: introduction, thesis, body, conclusion and important reminders. Two essay writing flip book options are included:(1) Print, assemble and reference(2) Print, assemble and writeHaving these two op
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
The Writer's Notebook Guide-- Handouts, Instructions, Charts, and MORE!
This guide includes explanations on how to organize the writer's notebook as well as the charts, handouts, graphic organizers, rubrics, etc. for students to use with the notebook throughout the school year. It also includes a Google Slides notebook template that you can use for a digital notebook option.The Writer’s Notebook is the heart of the English classroom. It is the place that holds a student’s reflections on literature and life. It is the place where a student goes to record important n
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Writing a Thesis Statement - PPT & Activities on How to Write a Thesis
The thesis statement is the most important sentence within an essay, establishing the content and structure of the entire piece. However, developing an effective thesis is a challenging process for many students. This resource provides the basics to developing an effective thesis statement for an informative or argumentative essay, including definitions, explicit instruction, thesis statement examples (and non-examples) and plenty of practice and assessment activities. CONTENTS INCLUDE:•24-SLID
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Macbeth Scavenger Hunt: Making Real World Thematic Connections
This activity has students making connections between Shakespeare's play Macbeth and the real world through the topic of corruption. In this scavenger hunt activity, students are to locate three Real World Macbeth figures who became corrupt as a result of their ambition. Students are then to write paragraphs that explain their connections using textual evidence from the play and from nonfiction articles.Included in this product you will find:The Scavenger Hunt Assignment Page with Common Core
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Blending Quotes for ESSAY WRITING with TCS (Transition, Context, Speaker)
This mini-lesson introduces students to blending quotations using the TCS method. This method asks students to integrate quotations into their own sentences with a transition that smoothly moves the reader into the evidence and then also includes the context/ speaker for the quotation to help the reader recall the quotation from the original text. Find this mini-lesson as part of our Literary Analysis MEGA BUNDLE, sold separately!Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!I use this method with my students
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA Lesson for Website Citations: Interactive, Human Puzzle Activity
This classroom-tested, interactive, hands-on, game-like activity is excellent for reinforcing MLA website citation. It is a skills-building activity to get students ready to write their own research papers with internal and external citations. I have provided a quotation from a news article on a real-world topic (bullying) as well as the citation information. The topic of the quotation is also a good springboard for discussion. Students then arrange themselves into the correct format for both an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Argumentative Essay Writing Middle School Challenge Activity Printable
Reviewing argumentative essay writing can be challenging but this engaging and interactive challenge activity will break it down and make it fun!Students are given a prompt, texts, and a checklist to write an essay. Each successfully completed step from the checklist earns a puzzle piece. On the appointed day, students are awarded whatever their puzzle shows that they earned!What's included:✅ A Challenge for embedded counterclaims✅ A Challenge for separate counterclaim paragraphs (These 2 chal
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Writing BIG BUNDLE for Embedded Counterclaims
Argumentative Essay Packet!
This resource includes: one complete model essay four independent model paragraphs annotation questions and activities for model writing lesson and activities for writing a claimlesson and activities for writing a counter-argument and refutationGrammar for writing: topic sentences and transitions Practice prompts for writing claims, counter-arguments, and refutations
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Argumentative Essay Writing BIG BUNDLE for Embedded Counterclaims
Use these resources to teach your middle school students how to write text-based argumentative (argumentation) essays with embedded counterclaims.This is a BIG BUNDLE of 6 awesome resources that will give your students a solid foundation!★ Argumentative Essay Pixanotes: Differentiated Cornell notes with fill-in-the-blanks for content and pictures to illustrate key ideas. Creates a solid foundation for understanding critical content. INCLUDES a dominoes practice game!★ Argumentative Essays St
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6th - 8th, Adult Education
AP Literature Writing Resources: Preparation for the Q1, Q2, & Q3 Essays
Take a second to imagine your students actively engaged in discussion, movement, and activity as they prepare for the poetry, prose, and free choice essay on the AP Literature and Composition exam. Wouldn't that be lovely? This growing bundle includes a variety of my best writing resources: reciprocal teaching activities to boost comprehension and analysis of difficult texts, discussion carousels to prepare for analyzing poetry, a powerpoint breaking down the Q2 essay on the exam and what's expe
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Movie vs Book Comparison Activity (Fully Editable) Word version
Works with any story or book paired with any movie or play. Can be used with a portion of the story or the whole. Keeps students working while a movie or play is shown.This item is fully editable to fit any movie and book pairing.Contents:Comparison Table: includes spots for up to 10 points of comparison. Students or teacher can choose the points to compare. Plot points, characters, setting, and more are good options for the comparison. Students must be detailed in the book column, but may write
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Original Creative Writing Prompts
This is a list of 35 creative writing prompts for your 35 weeks of school. It is perfect for any English teacher that wants to increase writing skills in the classroom and build a trusting relationship with the students. This list has changed the lives of many students and my followers who were inspired to write after many years off. After downloading the 5 Paragraph Essay tips and template from my store, and inspiring them to think deeply about these prompts, your students will be ready to sp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Song Lyric Literary Analysis Essay Writing with Mini Lesson PDF
Great introduction to Literary Analysis! Student use a song of their choice to write a literary analysis. Students will walk through the steps of a literary analysis with the printables, then put the pieces together in an essay. The break down of steps is good for teaching students new to writing literary essays or for those who need a structured review of the process.This process has students start with the close reading, using the fill-in-the-blank student printable. After completing the wo
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Poetry Teacher Toolkit Bundle for Teaching Poetry- PDF
Argumentative Essay Writing Daily Review - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Middle School students will easily practice and review what they know about how text-based argumentative essays are organized and structured with this printable and digital daily review! Focused on original texts about nonviolent protest, students will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy.This resource includes:✅ A prompt✅ 2 original non-fiction texts about non-violent and violent protest✅ A set of questions for the introduction paragraph (hook, transition, thesis) - a total o
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6th - 8th, Adult Education
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Teaching MLA Format: A Comprehensive Teaching Bundle of MLA Resources
**THIS ENTIRE UNIT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO CONFORM TO THE 8TH EDITION OF THE MLA HANDBOOK!**This unit includes all of my MLA materials in one package. Save more by buying the entire bundle. Because there are a total of 124 slides/pages in this unit, please see my individual MLA materials in my store for good previews of each item (all of which are included in this package).The unit includes:1. MLA Format: Setting Up a Basic Document (Presentation)2. MLA Template Exercise3. MLA Format: Parenthetical
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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