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Higher 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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Screenplay UNIT: Screenwriting in Secondary ELA-- From Script to Trailer
One of the things I really enjoy is reading and writing screenplays. In this unit by Bespoke ELA, I have put together some of the key lessons that I've learned about script writing in a format that is user-friendly to secondary ELA students. Screenplay writing is a high-interest type of writing because all students love movies. For this project, students will create their own original screenplay concepts, write a character sketch and plot treatment, craft a ten-page screenplay sequence, creat
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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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
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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Peer Edit Checklist for Middle School and High School
Assign an in-class Peer Edit Checklist activity where students need to find one person to read their story and fill out this checklist. They will then make corrections and implement the ideas on how to improve their essay or story. Then the student will do the same for them.
User friendly! Looks really nice printed.
I've used this peer edit checklist during 5 paragraph essays, persuasive writing, creative writing, expository, and research papers.
One page.
Come Together! Connect with Me!
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5th - 12th, Higher 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:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
DISTANCE LEARNING - MLA Format Bundle: Worksheets, Presentation, Task Cards
It is essential that students learn how to embed and cite quotations correctly in order to write cohesive paragraphs and essays. A lot of students struggle with correctly embedding their research into their sentences and often rely on using one method, resulting in dull writing. This resource was created to allow students to practice the many different ways they can embed quotations in their writing. Once they learn how to correctly embed quotes, they learn how to cite their sources, another imp
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
MLA In-Text Citation Worksheets
We can talk every day about citation style and still see students struggle to work out how to create correct MLA citations. Practice is essential, regardless of how many samples we share with students. This resource provides 8 worksheets to help students practice the skills of creating in-text citations in MLA. With worksheets dealing with signal phrases, selecting material to cite, direct quotations and paraphrased citations, these exercises offer an opportunity for student practice while also
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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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:Â Writing Skills Bundle
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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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,AP Style
68 page unit on the poem! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 14 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 4 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 2 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS* 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS* 1 AP STYLE PROMPT* 14 VOCABULARY
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Bell-Ringers for the ENTIRE Year-40 WEEKS - EDITABLE PROMPTS w/ Mentor Sentences
This bundle of EDITABLE bell-ringers for the entire school year contains 40 weeks worth of prompts (323 SLIDES)!Each day of the week is assigned to a specific type of prompt to challenge students with various skills tasks. Here is the weekly key of prompts in this bundle:Mondays = Vocabulary TasksTuesdays = Debate TopicsWednesday = Mentor SentencesThursday = Literary Analysis ActivitiesFridays = Creative Writing Prompts Use these bell-ringers at the beginning of each class period throughout the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class
"The Matrix" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys
TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING FILMA 119 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Film course. This unit has the similar set up as all units in the Academic Lessons store. NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Unit includes viewing guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a samp
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
This bundle is going to become the most EPIC and ULTIMATE personal narrative bundle for grades 6-12. I am super excited to share resource that I create and use with my own students when they write personal narrative essays. I have also priced this bundle competitively so that you can get MORE for LESS.Here's what's included:Personal Narrative & College Essay Introduction Strategies: A Menu of OptionsPersonal Narrative/ Memoir Revision Forms & Mini-lessons PACKPersonal Narrative Essay B
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"COMPLETE UNITActivities,Tests,APStyle
74 page unit on the short story! NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, vocabulary, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Includes a sample essay. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)* 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)* 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz
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10th - 12th, Higher 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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Literary Analysis Essay & Elaboration Practice with Lyrics, Spoken Word & Film
Teach literary analysis by writing in response to inspirational and engaging videos! No prep student printables and Google Doc. Perfect for distance learning or google Classroom activities!TEST PREP is FUN with VIDEO CLIPS, SONGS + SPOKEN WORD!WRITING PROMPT: Choose a specific literary element (theme, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) or literary technique (symbolism, irony, dialogue, figurative language, etc.). In a well-developed paragraph show how the author used that element
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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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:Â Financial Literacy Growing Bundle of High School Lessons and Activities
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