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ENGLISH 1 & 2 STAAR | Extended Contructed Response (ECR) or Expository Essay
This unit focuses on the UPDATED STAAR extended constructed response or ECR. This was formally the expository and persuasive essay. To ensure student STAAR success, this unit comes with simplified steps and interactive notes and activities that step struggling students through the writing process. To save you time, each lesson comes with detailed instructions, speaker notes with TEA information, answer keys that show possible responses, notes on how to adjust with time contraints, and ready to p
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9th - 12th
Hamburger Paragraph Writing Powerpoint
This 21 slide powerpoint walks students through how to write an effective paragraph in a fun way. It includes opportunities for student practice, a name that book ending game and a hamburger paragraph graphic organizer.
-Here is a detailed list of the contents:
-Opening Slide
-Importance of learning how to write a good paragraph
-Top bun- introduction sentence
-Chart of different openings for writing
-Student practice- write a introduction sentence
-Student practice- now rewrite the sentence to
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3rd - 7th
Teaching Expository Writing - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Writing Activities
This digital download makes teaching how to write an expository essay fun and effective. Your students will use the layout of a sandwich to understand the parts of an essay.
The step-by-step instructions teach about the introduction, the main ideas, and the conclusion. Multiple graphics for display purposes and student templates make this a fun and interactive week of writing workshops.
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This packet comes directly from my Expository Writing for
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3rd - 5th
Daily Writing Prompt Bundle 4th Narrative Informative Persuasive Journal Prompts
Students need to write every day, and this bundle contains 90 writing prompts! The 30 narrative, 30 informative, and 30 persuasive writing prompts are a fast and easy way to incorporate daily writing practice. This set includes 90 writing prompts, with a 4th grade-specific rubric by each prompt. These prompts are specific to 4th grade, and are perfect for projecting on the wall as a prompt for Work on Writing in Daily 5, as morning work, as an engaging activity after lunch, or however meets your
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4th
Personal Narrative Essay Mini-lesson: Adding VOICE-- EDITABLE
In this activity, students are guided through SIX revision steps in which they add voice to their personal narrative or college essay drafts. Voice is one of the most important skills of the personal narrative/ college essay, and this activity challenges students to inject imagery into their writing through making associations and brainstorming similes, metaphors, and personification-- all based on those over-used abstract words. It also guides students through revising their diction to be mor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
Personal Narrative Essay Brainstorming Activity
This PowerPoint activity takes students through a brainstorming exercise in which students are presented with various categories and quickly list memories/ thoughts that come to mind.At the end of the brainstorming exercise, students have a nice bank of ideas from which to select a personal narrative story topic. I typically have my students do this activity at the start of a personal narrative unit and then have them draft 3-5 different stories from their lists. This activity is an excellent,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
Thanksgiving Activities and Games Mega Bundle
This Bundle is perfect for the week before Thanksgiving. There are so many Math and ELA resources included for your little turkeys!What's Included?1. Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Centers Grades 3-42. The Real First Thanksgiving Interactive PowerPoint and Booklet3. Turkey Persuasive Writing Craftivity4. Addition Turkey Talk Brainbreak5. Multiplication Turkey Talk Brainbreak*****************************************************************************Thanksgiving Math and Literacy CentersHave a
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3rd - 4th
Daily Narrative Writing Prompt, Write Every Day, Narrative Journal Prompts 4th
Students need to write every day, and this collection of 30 narrative writing prompts are a fast and easy way to incorporate daily writing practice. This set includes 30 writing prompts, with a 4th grade-specific rubric by each prompt. These prompts are specific to 4th grade, and are perfect for projecting on the wall as a prompt for Work on Writing in Daily 5, as morning work, as an engaging activity after lunch, or however meets your needs! Simply project, and students write in their writing n
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4th
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The College Application Essay or Personal Statement Writing Process Bundle
Writing a personal statement for a college application essay or a job application is tough. As educators, our greatest achievement is making our students successful in life. The activities in this bundle facilitate the writing process from brainstorming, drafting, revisions, and publication to produce a work of which students can be proud, helping them to achieve their future goals. Included in this product:Teaching guides and grading rubrics for each lesson.Google slide lessons Brainstorming ac
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
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4th - 12th
Adding Rhetorical Devices to Essay Writing for Persuasive Power
This PowerPoint presentation takes students through a revision of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of any essay. It guides them through sampling different rhetorical devices as well as rhetorical punctuation including:--Parallel Structure--Antithesis--Epistrophe--Anaphora--Conjunctive Adverbs--Dash --Short SentenceThis Power Point presentation provides definitions, includes revision exercises, and gives examples of each device. At the end of the revision activity, students select rhe
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8th - 12th
Linking words for writing and speaking - BASIC
Linking words or discourse markers are our best friends when it comes to connecting ideas and expressing ourselves clearly. Teach BASIC linking words in a visual and fun way with our FLASHCARDS and WORKSHEETS. Perfect for introducing basic linking words for speaking and writing like F.A.N.B.O.Y.S and their synonyms. Includes a visual poster with basic linking words, a PDF interactive worksheet with exercises and an answer key.
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Not Grade Specific
Writing Thesis Statements /An Interactive Activity to Develop Effective Writing
Given the definition and components of a thesis statement, along with a sample writing prompt with pre-written thesis statements, students will be able to distinguish the better of three thesis statements by correctly identifying it.This resource is an interactive presentation that guides the students to learn about the good thesis statement and how to write a thesis statement and develop their writing skills.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing Powerful Paragraphs Lapbook and Lessons
Teach your students to write powerful paragraphs with this resource. We are excited to introduce the SEE approach to organizing body paragraphs as we believe it holds the key to writing paragraphs that are both organized and detailed.
Our goal is for the SEE Method to make as much difference in your students’ writing as we have seen in our classrooms over the past few years! In this package, we have tried to anticipate and include everything you need to learn the SEE Method and to start using
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3rd - 6th
Writing Prompts Digital Spinner
Ahh!! These spinners are SO MUCH FUN! They have reinvented the way my students view writing! Show these spinners on your Smart Board or have the students use them on a device in the classroom (centers, independently, etc.) The spinner spins and the students see their writing prompt! They are so easy to use and the writing prompts are engaging and help students prepare for standardized tests!
View the short video to see how it works.
Instructions (also included in the product)--
1.Pull up the
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
College Application Essay or Personal Statement: The Writing Process Slide Guide
"Will you help me with my college application essay? I don't even know how to get started." This is a great opportunity to get to know your students, review the writing process, and make some parents happy. If your students have different plans than college, a biographical personal statement is still a valuable work to have for scholarships and job applications. This slide presentation is a guide of the writing process from brainstorming to publication, enriched by links to popular media. Includ
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
End of the Year Digital Spinner
Ahh!! These spinners are SO MUCH FUN! They have reinvented the way my students view writing! Show these spinners on your Smart Board or have the students use them on a device in the classroom (centers, independently, etc.) The spinner spins and lands on a letter. The students then find that letter on their task card and answer the corresponding question.
Instructions (also included in the product)--
Pull up the PowerPoint.
1. Click VIEW—then READING VIEW.
2. The spinner will come up. Make su
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Writing Prompt Photos | Photographic Writing Prompts for Creative Writing
These wordless writing prompts will inspire your students to write interesting and unique stories. Perfect for creative writing prompts, this 50 slide document contains photographs of a variety of subject matter…plants, people, animals, strange scenes, and natural wonders! I suggest displaying a photograph on your SmartBoard and inviting students to write a piece that is inspired by the photo. You may choose to direct their writing by asking them to write a fiction piece, a nonfiction piece, a
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4th - 6th
Vocabulary Digital Spinner (English and Spanish Versions)
EDITABLE! Add your own vocabulary words for your students!
English and Spanish Versions Included!
Ahh!! These spinners are SO MUCH FUN! They have reinvented the way my students view writing! Show these spinners on your Smart Board or have the students use them on a device in the classroom (centers, independently, etc.) The spinner spins and the students see the word, then choose a task to complete with the vocabulary word!
Instructions (also included in the product)--
Pull up the PowerPoint
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2nd - 5th
Book Report Teachers Edition PowerPoint
This Teacher's Edition for the Book Report Writing Program is a PowerPoint presentation. The slides guides you through each page of the student workbook - Book Report Student Workbook, giving the teacher ideas and suggestions for teaching the new material. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The students complete the program with a well-written and meaningful Book Report.
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2nd - 4th
Biography Workbook Teachers Edition - Includes Narrated Mentor Text
This Teacher's Edition for the Biography Writing Program is a PowerPoint presentation. The slides guides you through each page of the student workbook, giving the teacher ideas and suggestions for teaching the new material. Four Mentor Texts are included. One of the Mentor Texts are narrated, the one titled Anne Frank, A Light In The Dark. Clear instructions are given so that the teacher uses the Mentor Texts to model the new skills.
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5th - 8th
Topic Sentence Intro & Practice
This slideshow is a mini lesson tool designed to introduce (or review) and practice the idea of a general topic sentence. The slides give an explicit definition of a topic sentence, examples to use and discuss, then topics for students to practice writing their own topic sentences.Slide notes including suggestions for lesson and pacing are included.It is an easy, non intimidating way to jump into expository writing. This slideshow is a teaching tool but should be augmented with student interac
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2nd - 5th
Story Stems Digital Spinner (English and Spanish Versions)
English and Spanish Versions Included!
Ahh!! These spinners are SO MUCH FUN! They make checking for comprehension extremely engaging! Show these spinners on your Smart Board or have the students use them on a device in the classroom (centers, independently, etc.) The spinner spins and the students see the question they are to answer about a book they have read or a read aloud you have done! They are so easy to use! The questions make the students think and help students prepare for standardized
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2nd - 5th
FSA Writing Informative Essay - Rubrics, Examples, and Group Collaboration
This particular presentation is an overview of the rubrics used during the FSA Writing Assessment in Florida, focusing specifically on the rubrics for the Informative Essay prompt option written in 8th grade. Using the FSA website resources, this is a great group activity to familiarize your 8th grade English students with the FSA informative rubric and includes individual work (reading and highlighting the text) as well as group work (discussing what score you would give the essay within groups
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7th - 9th
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