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High school writing-essays activities under $5
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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Volume 1: MLA Citation Practice: In-text Citations
**Perfect for print-and-go sub plans!**Students will practice their skills with MLA in-text citations and answering questions using text evidence. Also, who doesn't love an excuse to use Harry Potter quotes in the classroom :-)An answer key with suggested responses is included. Note: There are multiple correct answers to most of the questions. My answer key just offers guidance on what I was looking for from my students.This resource is great for early middle school enrichment, late middle schoo
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â RESEARCH UNIT GROWING BUNDLE - Complete Research Unit from Lessons to Essay
Avoiding Plagiarism Paraphrasing Activity with Movie Quotes
With the ease of copy-and-paste functions, teachers must be extra vigilant to teach students the art of effective paraphrasing. This fun activity gives teachers the perfect chance to do help their students avoid plagiarism for good. Students are divided into groups and given quotes from favorite animated movies, along with 5 possible paraphrases. Then students must analyze each paraphrase and order the options from best to worst, according to the following criteria: accuracy of ideas and ori
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Movie Quote Paraphrasing Bundle
Thesis Statement Practice Activities Informational Informative Writing Worksheet
Thesis statement practice for informative / informational / expository / explanatory writing should be fun and engaging! These activities are awesome for stations and for individual learning, and will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in no time. This is a MUST-DO lesson before teaching essay writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. This workshop can be used for a 2 pronged or 3 pronged thesis statement. ANSWERS INCLUDED --- NO PREP
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6th - 9th
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The Ultimate COLLEGE ESSAY Writing Workshop Bundle for HIGH SCHOOL
This is the ULTIMATE college essay bundle for any English teacher or tutor who helps students with college admissions essays. This bundle includes the following lessons along with TEN sample college essays: Introduction, Pacing Guide, and Table of Contents College Essay Skills Scope & Enduring Understandings College Essay Bloopers College Essay Brainstorming Guide College Essay Bundle Includes: • College Essay Observation Guide with 10 Sample College Essays • Basic College Essay Pro
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9th - 12th
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Credible Sources Media Literacy Online Research Slides & Activities - Digital
Credible Sources Media Literacy Online Research Slides & Activities - Digital: Equip your students with the essential skill of discerning credible sources from unreliable ones with this comprehensive resource. In today's digital age, the ability to navigate online information effectively is paramount. This Google Slides presentation and accompanying digital activities guide students through the process of evaluating source credibility, considering factors such as authorship, publication date
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7th - 10th
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Plagiarism Lesson - Presentation, One Pager Assignment, and MLA Formatting Book
Plagiarism Lesson - Presentation, One Pager Assignment, and MLA Formatting Book: Provide your students with the knowledge and skills to avoid plagiarism and uphold academic integrity with this ready-to-use plagiarism lesson, presentation, and creative assignment! This comprehensive resource includes everything you need to teach students about what plagiarism is, its consequences, and strategies to avoid it. The lesson also includes information on how to use MLA formatting to avoid plagiarism wit
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6th - 12th
Thesis Statements Sorts Activity
Thesis Statements Sorts Activity → Editable! Better than a worksheet! This thesis statements sorting activity allows students to work in small groups to categorize dozens of thesis statements as strong or weak. Working in groups, students will also determine reasons for their sorting decisions. At the end of the lesson, students receive a handout designed to help them review strong and weak thesis statements. This is an inductive learning activity that students find truly engaging. Designed
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9th - 12th
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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:Â Public Speaking Bundle
Differentiated Writer's Workshop Editing & Proofreading Stations
Differentiated Writer's Workshop - Grades 6-12This product provides an alternative way to conduct a writer's workshop for any type of essay. Includes:- 6 station cards (for strong, average, and struggling readers/writers)- Teacher instructionsWith this writer's workshop, students will finally receive the peer editing they deserve!! :) Enjoy!vfConnect with Me SuperHERO Teacher BlogFind me on FacebookFind me on InstagramFind me on PinterestFind me on Snapchat: Â Superheroteach
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6th - 12th
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Scaffolded Argumentative Writing Introduction Paragraph Unit - Digital and Print
Do your students struggle with attention getters? Do they get confused about how to connect their hook to their claim or thesis statement? This scaffolded introduction paragraph mini unit is intended to help reduce frustration and support students through a simple step-by-step approach to writing effective opening paragraphs for argumentative essays. Argumentative Writing Introduction Paragraph Contents:Suggested sequence and lesson plan ideasEditable presentation with a mini-lesson for each par
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Blending, Embedding Quotes Stations for grades 6-10 ELA
Elevate your middle school and high school ELA classroom with these Blending Quotes Stations, specially crafted to empower students in grades 6-10 to master the skill of seamlessly incorporating quotes into their writing. These stations offer a comprehensive approach to quote integration, covering techniques such as introducing quotes with a colon, employing an explanatory phrase, blending quotes into sentences, and succinctly shortening and choosing the most powerful quotes.Engage your students
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Writing Revision Stations Bundle for Every Genre
Peer Feedback Speed Dating - Engaging, Meaningful Peer Feedback Activity
Tired of peer feedback flopping? Facilitate meaningful peer feedback and engage ALL students with this unique speed dating peer feedback activity. This peer feedback lesson will teach students to think like writers and allow them to revise before you even glance at their essays to give feedback! Speed dating peer feedback provides just the right amount of structure and guidance to scaffold your writers throughout the revision process.This activity takes students through 13 different rotations (o
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Writing Workshop Minilessons GROWING BUNDLE!!! - Distance Learning
How to Write a Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences
This bundle explains what a thesis statement is and includes step-by-step directions for writing one yourself. It then does the same thing for topic sentences and explains their importance and the differences between them.The bundle includes:1. How to Write a Thesis Statement PowerPoint (17 slides) --> includes an activity where I put students into groups of 3-4 students, give them an essay prompt, and have them come up with a thesis statement together. There are 3 different practice essay p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Paragraph of the Week: 25 Texts, 25 Student Samples for Grades 9-12
This bundle contains 25 prompts for "Paragraph of the Week" in grades 9-12. Each prompt contains a passage from a text and a prompt. The texts range from poetry to prose to non-fiction. The paragraph prompts range from persuasive to descriptive to personal narrative to literary analysis. This bundle is FULLY EDITABLE and includes a student sample for EACH prompt to use as a model.Paragraph of the Week is a teacher-created, student-tested, step-by-step process for teaching students how to wri
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9th - 12th
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How to Write an Essay Introduction Paragraph Lesson
Do your students struggle with essay writing? Are you looking for a step-by-step guide to help them with writing an introduction paragraph? This lesson outlines EVERYTHING your students will need to write the introduction paragraph of an essay, in an easy-to-follow format. Students will grasp the art of writing a proper introduction (including a thesis statement) with these detailed explanations, practice activities and visuals to guide them in their writing.
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• Detailed notes
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Writing Resources BUNDLE
Controversial Issue Argument Essay Unit
Your high school students will enjoy researching, writing, and debating about controversial issues in this argumentative essay project.This download includes everything you need to assign a controversial issues essay to your students! This file includes:Essay Assignment SheetList of More than 50 Controversial IssuesList of Rhetorical DevicesList of Logical FallaciesOrganizers for a Mini Classroom DebateMultiple Brainstorming and Researching OrganizersEssay Writing OrganizersEssay Outlines for a
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Argument Writing: Hot Topics and Controversial Issues (Print + Digital)
How to Write a Thesis Statement Mini Lesson and Activities
This mini lesson is a simple and straight to the point method to teach how to write an effective and solid three-pronged thesis statement. No prep needed! Lesson Download Includes:1. Hook Activity- In order to get students engaged in the topic, they will play a game of Take a Stand! Game Cards and Instructions Included. 2. Mini Lesson- 7 colorful and creative slides that walk students through how to develop a thesis statement. Students will learn the definition and purpose for thesis statements,
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Argumentative Writing Unit Lessons and Practice Activities
Narrative Essay and Reflective Essay Templates - Fill-in-the-Blank Essays
Reflective and Narrative Sample Essays and Fill-in-the-Blank Templates! Includes one page of notes on reflective and personal narrative essays, one page on how to create a narrative step-by-step, three sample student essays*, and three fill-in-the-blank five-paragraph essay templates; one reflective, and two personal narrative. *Sample student essays are REAL student essays, and are deliberately provided to be "real world" examples -- not examples of perfect writing!Students are given an essay w
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Basic Essay Writing Lessons, Activities: Before the 5-Paragraph Essay BUNDLE
Argumentative Essay Writing Graphic Organizers
Help your students by providing them with these argument writing graphic organizers! They will have the opportunity to organize their thoughts, opinions, and evidence findings! With these graphic organizers, your students will improve their writing skills by breaking apart and drafting their own argumentative essays!Writing can be one of the toughest subjects because of its tendency to become overwhelming! I have created graphic organizers that can help students to put their thoughts onto paper
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6th - 12th
Paired Passages Activities: Argumentative Writing 8th & 9th Grade IG v. TikTok
Paired passages are a perfect opportunity to include argumentative writing! This Argumentative Writing GOOGLE CLASSROOM READY Paired Text Set will keep your students interested in reading and answering questions. Not only does it cover interesting topics (Instagram vs. TikTok), but it also has Common-Core aligned questions and writing prompts to go with it.Product Includes:2 Passages Teacher GuideQuestion BreakdownQuestion SetsContext CluesEvidence Based Questions3 Multiple Choice1 Multiple Sele
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8th - 9th
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Also included in:Â DIGITAL Paired Text Passages - DIFFERENTIATED BUNDLE: IG v. TikTok
The Zombie Apocalypse-- Persuasive Speech Activity
In this activity, students will role play that they are trapped in their school by the zombie apocalypse. They have to decide whether to stay at the school... or whether to leave the school for an alternate location. In order to make this precarious decision, they must weigh the pros and cons of both scenarios and then craft a persuasive speech to convince the class (the rest of their group) to go or to stay.Now included as part of the Ultimate Zombie Literary Unit found HERE!In this high-inte
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â THE Ultimate High-interest Halloween Bundle for Secondary ELA
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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Argument One-Pager Activity l writing arguments graphic organizer
Looking for an engaging way to practice argument? Love one-pagers? Try argument one-pagers! This creative twist on a traditional argument paper makes a great finale for any literature unit, OR you can use it as a helpful pre-writing activity to get your students clear on their theses, quotations, main points, and big ideas. This guided one-pager helps all students have a clear path toward success, even the art-haters. The templates contain clear instructions for what goes where, taking the intim
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Argument writing prompts l writing arguments graphic organizers Mega-Bundle
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