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High school writing-essays activities for Easel Activities
Argumentative Writing UNIT Common Core Grades 6-12 Editable
Teach your students to write solid argument essays step-by-step with my Argumentative Writing unit. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12. Newly updated to include EDITABLE handouts and rubrics in Google Drive (using Google Slides). This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES MEGA BUNDLE and is also included in my Argument Essay Writing Bundle + Editable Presentation and Handouts.Students won't struggle writing an argument with my graphic organize
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Persuasive Appeals Activity with Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
Make pathos, logos, and ethos memorable with this fun design-a-billboard activity! Students choose any product or brand to advertise, and they brainstorm emotional, logical, and credible methods of promoting the product. They then design a billboard to include these rhetorical appeals!This product includes the following:✅ Teacher tips page to get you started✅ Brainstorming Sheet ✅ Billboard Design Sheet ✅ Rhetorical Appeals Handout Make the rhetorical appeals fun and memorable with thi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Public Speaking Bundle
Biography Research Project
This step-by-step biography research project is a fun and creative way to teach students about any remarkable individual. Allow students to choose an interesting person to research or assign one to them. The directions and graphic organizers are easy to follow. This project was created for my advanced ELL students and they love it! Click on the preview button to see examples of the completed project.Here is what is included:★Biography Project Outline★Information Gathering Organizer★Introduct
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5th - 9th
Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay. The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse
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9th - 12th
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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Nothing Gold Can Stay Analyzing Poetry and The Outsiders
Your students will gain a deeper understanding of the themes of The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton when they analyze the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost and write their own "stay gold" poems.This resource includes:digital and print versionsInitial impressions & vocabulary previewParaphrase activityComprehension questionsTone analysisHigher order thinking questions -- connecting the poem & the novelEssay writing prompt (editable)Steps to write your own "stay gold" poemComplete ans
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Poetry Unit with Analysis and Poetry Writing
Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Argumentative Writing Bell Ringers to Frame Daily Lesson Plans & Teach Technique
Start each day of your Argumentative Essay Unit with an engaging lesson plan. This resource pack includes 10 different entry tasks and answer slides (when applicable) to guide your students through the process of writing a compelling argument essay. Topics include Philosophical Chairs for Introducing Argument, Persuasion vs. Argumentation, Building an Effective Argument, Redefining an Argument, Analyzing a Sample Argument, Argumentative Introductions & Conclusions, Argument & Audience
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9th - 12th
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Short Story Study | Growing Activity Booklet
Explore Ambrose Bierce's classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge with this printable booklet of 38 pages of activities and printable texts.Want ALL of my printable copies of texts for the cost of a coffee? Check out my $5 Pagecraft ELA Coffee Library | Full Printable Text Booklets | Growing Pack!Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hooks and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.This is als
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts - Road Not Taken and Harlem (Dream Deferred) - Essay Writing
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes. Then, facilitate their understanding of the central themes and speakers’ attitudes as they construct connections between the poems. Use this activity to provide practice with a prose constructed response (short essay).This 20-page product includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidebuilding b
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6th - 9th
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Lord of the Flies Essay Unit for Literary Analysis Writing With Lesson Plans
This Lord of the Flies essay is the perfect way to end your unit plan. This one week unit plan leads students through the writing process analyzing Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This pack includes five days of lesson plans using the Reader’s Writer’s Workshop format including topic development, pre-writing, essay drafting, & peer review. Includes: literary analysis specific rubric, incorporating textual evidence instructions, thesis development activities, a peer review checklist, a
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - We Wear the Mask and I'm Nobody! - Essay Writing Activity
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "We Wear the Mask" by pre- Harlem Renaissance poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. Then facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the poems. The lesson engages students with an icebreaker opening game of "Two Truths and a Lie" and culminates in a writing task that imitates the style of a standardized assessment. Additionally, this
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7th - 10th
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Paragraph Revision Activity - Peer Review and Self Review Worksheets
Are you ready for students to give meaningful peer feedback and make effective editing choices? This paragraph revision activity helps students tackle high-order and low-order concerns for an introduction and body paragraph. This is the perfect peer review activity or self editing exercise.✅ Informational and argumentative writing skills✅ Sample paragraph included✅ Paper or digital ✅ Low-prep day✅ Grades 7-10Your Paragraph Revision Activity includes:Introduction Review Worksheet (peer & self
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Peer Feedback Activities for Effective Peer Review
The Persuader! A Comic Adventure in Persuasive Writing. Activities Included!
A comic book about a serious subject like persuasive writing? And one that’s actually amusing? It can be done! Award-winning cartoonist David Rickert and award-winning author Cheryl Miller Thurston have joined forces to create an entertaining and instructive comic book that teaches the basics about persuasive writing.It features a female superhero known as “The Persuader” and her sidekick “Bud,” who swoop in to give practical help to two struggling students. The 16 page full color comic also inc
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4th - 9th
Writing Introductory Paragraphs: A Week of Bell Ringers
This lesson is designed to help students build knowledge about writing great introductory paragraphs using a Common Core basis. The lesson can be taught in one of three ways. One way is for you or a substitute to teach this lesson in one to two class periods. A second way is for you to divide the days that have two pages and teach each page as a bell ringer on a separate day so the lesson will last for eight or nine days. The third way is the way I planned the lesson to be taught which is as mi
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5th - 9th
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Retirement Accounts Financial Literacy Activities High School Personal Finance
This retirement accounts financial literacy lesson focuses on planning for retirement and explores social security, pensions, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, traditional IRAs, and Roth IRAs. It is intended for high school students in an ELA classroom. The lesson includes a reading about Social Security and an argumentative essay focused on some of the problems facing Social Security. It is not a math resource although there is one activity which requires a few simple math steps. In this lesson you will find a
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Financial Literacy Growing Bundle of High School Lessons and Activities
The Great Gatsby Full Novel Study with Chapter by Chapter Questions & Activities
Explore F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby with this printable booklet of 86 pages of activities. Includes NEW Socratic Seminar materials!Simply print and go! Includes a wide range of tasks, from literary analysis to personal responses. Includes pre-reading hook and post-reading activities suitable as assignments.You might also like...FREE Teacher and Educator Bingo | Over 100 Printable Bingo CardsPositive Thinking Language | Puzzles and ActivitiesDrama or Theatre CodebreakerPoe
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9th - 12th
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Persuasive Argument Essay Writing Prompts with Rubric - Print and Easel Activity
Ten Argument Essay Prompts. Persuasive Writing Tasks with Standards Based Rubric. Writing an argument for an opinion. Practice for students in middle school, high school, or beyond. Includes ten writing prompts and the standards-based rubric. Real world relevant topics such as school safety, TV violence, homework, and more. Suggested lesson: Give out the rubric first and discuss, so students will know what is expected and strive for excellence. Then give them the writing prompt and let them work
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle for Middle Grades
End-of-the-Year Reflection Essay — Time Capsule, Writing, CCSS Rubric
Conclude the school year by giving students the opportunity to reflect on their experience in your class. Designed to work in any classroom grades 5-12, these scaffolded activities allow your students to remember and reflect on what they have learned while also providing them a final opportunity to hone their expository essay writing skills. Ideal for a final-week assignment or a multiple-day final exam, your purchase includes (See PREVIEW):A reflection essay assignment sheet with essay rational
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5th - 12th
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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
Persuasive & Argumentative Writing Outline & Drafting Pages for High School
This persuasive writing organizer is an excellent tool for students to create a detailed essay outline! Business Letter format is included along with detailed instructions for a properly developed persuasive letter / essay. Drafting pages are included as well! Use this simple tool to frame your entire essay unit! WAIT!!! This is included in my Persuasive Writing Unit with 2.5 weeks of detailed lesson plans, a student writing packet, sample student writing and other documents to make your persua
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8th - 11th
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5 Types of Essay Hook | Multi-Level Instruction | Opening Paragraphs
This differentiated pack of materials demonstrates five types of essay hook, provides four practice tasks with three levels of instruction, and four pages of exit ticket slips.This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.The examples and activities use the topics of video games, school exams, space tourism, boxing, chess and pets - easy for students to engage with!You might also like...PRINTABLE Character Autopsy Worksheets and BookmarksPeer Assessment Carousel | Essays and Exten
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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