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12th grade writing-expository dbqs
A Modest Proposal quiz, key commentary, text, and rhetorical analysis prompts
26 rigorous, AP-exam style quiz questions, formative or summative. Includes notes and suggestions for use (I use a nontraditional approach to quizzes of this type). Key and commentary with notes for discussion of questions. Includes a Word doc version of the text (public domain) with graphics from the original frontispiece. Includes a series of rhetorical analysis prompts and suggestions for composing AP Exam FRQ responses.
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11th - 12th
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Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Kingdoms of West Africa (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai) DBQ Document Based Question
This Document Based Question has 8 documents for students to examine that are about Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. I have my students answer the questions, "How wealthy was West Africa during the kingdoms period of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? What was the outside perception of the region and the leaders like Mansa Musa?" by using the documents. I have a grading checklist on the last page that is based on the AP grading system. I also have a box for each document for students to take notes in.This co
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9th - 12th
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Black Lives Matter & Civil Rights Movement Project
An incredible hoard of primary and secondary source documents for students to research, analyze and synthesize into a comparative essay on the civil rights movement and modern day movement for Black lives. Students will have 3 different topics to choose from, all with guided research scaffolds (text sets and questions to guide inquiry): "civil rights", "policing", "students and youth", and "creating social change". Included is an intro lesson on Black Lives Matter, a rubric for the writing proje
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Cancel Culture: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Assessment, Activities, Rubrics & More
Unlock the Conversations of Tomorrow, Today!Are you ready to introduce your students to one of the most gripping and relevant discussions in our society? Our "Dive into Cancel Culture" lesson plan is tailor-made for secondary educators, eager to spark critical thinking, debate, and understanding around a topic that's shaping our digital and real-world landscapes.Inside Your Comprehensive Toolkit:Dynamic PowerPoint Presentation (40 mins): Jumpstart the dialogue with an engaging presentation desig
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Age of European Exploration DBQ - Document Based Question: Print & Digital
This DBQ contains 8 documents for the students to write an essay on. It was created for an AP European History course. There is a checklist and grading list for the students to follow for assistance. I also left an area for the students to write notes in to assist them as they get use to the process. There is no official key as essays will slightly vary, but the documents are straight-forward and easy to understand.Rubric Included.Multiple Editable Formats: I have it in multiple formats so y
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9th - 12th
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Politics of Mental Health
Structured questions to initiate active elf reflection of brainstorming notes and thoughts to be compiled and submitted in a comprehensive essay. Essays will be based on reflection from individual student's personal thought processes, incorporating supporting evidence for their final essay's constructive reasoning with examples of information from the required resources and materials assigned and linked in the instruction portion of the assignment. Final essays will focus on writing about
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Due Process: Primary Source and QuickWrite
Students will be given a cartoon about Miranda Rights, as well as a definition of the term due process. After evaluating the source, students will be asked to answer a short writing prompt dealing with the due process amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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7th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Writing Guide
This resource is a guide, with an example, for students to write a position paper, logical argument, or summary after a class debate. I have used it to write a response to a news article, to summarize the work we have done on a controversial topic, even for a short research summary. It gives students a very clear, yet versatile framework. **All pictures, graphics, and artwork in our lessons are either purchased legally for use or are created by Science in the City**Terms of Use:• Purchase of t
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9th - 12th
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Women of the Scientific Revolution DBQ (Document Based Question)
This DBQ on the Women of the Scientific Revolution contains 8 documents for the students to write an essay on. It was created for an AP European History course. There is a checklist and grading list for the students to follow for assistance and a one page organizer for the students to utilize. I also left an area for the students to write notes in to assist them as they get use to the process. There is no official key as essays will slightly vary, but the documents are straight-forward and easy
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9th - 12th
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DBQ: Julius Caesar Primary Source Analysis and Essay
Thank you for downloading my product!Students will uncover the reasons why Julius Caesar was brutally killed by the Roman Senate. Students will analyze primary sources and write an argumentative essay. This resource is great for 6th-7th Grade History or ELA classes. Please rate and comment if you enjoyed the free resource. Thank you!Included in the free resource: 1. One page Lesson Plan- with Essential Questions, Big Idea and Student Objectives2. Timeline and Introduction (to establish context)3
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6th - 12th
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19th Century Nationalism DBQ: 9 Documents & an Essay Organizer
This DBQ analyzes the various reactions to 19th century nationalism and the push for independence or unifications that occurred. It contains 9 documents for the students to write an essay on. It was created for an AP European History and I also sometimes use it in my AP Modern World History course. There is a checklist and grading list for the students to follow for assistance and a one-page organizer for the students to utilize. I also left an area for the students to write notes in to assist t
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: 19th Century Nationalism & Nation-States in Europe Unit
A Comparative Study of Martin Luther King Jr & Malcolm X
A complete unit of instruction - include ALL answer documents - comparing and contrasting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X's early lives & speeches.This unit of study, which can be taught as a complete unit, or separated into 13 distinct activities gives students an opportunity to take a deeper look into each man and one of his influential speeches. It is created with ease in mind for the instructor, whether an experienced certified teacher or a home-educator new on the job. Everything
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9th - 12th
DBQ: The American Revolution Packet (US History)
In the 1760s, shortly after the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British Parliament passed a series of laws and taxes on the American Colonies. The colonists disagreed with Great Britain on the fairness of these laws and taxes, which led to conflict between the two sides. Eventually, this conflict erupted into the American Revolution.There are 8 document-based questions with a Vocabulary Matching at the end.Vocabulary words are:tyrantimportsresistmassacrepropagandaDocuments are about
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: DBQ Bundle Pack: US History
Outline for Expository Essay or DBQ Essay
This product is jam packed with information to help scaffold essay writing for struggling writers or students who are right on track. This DBQ outline include information for the DBQ on the Salem Witch Trials. However, you can delete that information (or use it as an example!) to help support your writers. This outline also includes sentences starters for each chunk of an expository body paragraph. It also details how to write an effective introduction and conclusion! Great Formative Assessment
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5th - 12th
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MLA Format with Google Docs Guide
This guide can be a handout or online guide to MLA Format in Google Docs. The side information helps to guide students step-by-step on how to create an essay in MLA format. There is also a YouTube video linked at the bottom to give multiple methods for understanding how to set a paper up in MLA format. This is part of the "WICOR" resource collection.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Death of Salesman DBQ - Diagnose Willy
Prior to Willy Loman committing suicide, students will read five documents about mental health and diagnose him with a disorder. Next they are to write a detailed letter about the diagnosis citing evidence from both the play and the mental health research. The assignment includes detail directions, graphic organizers, sample outline and introduction, mental health articles, guiding questions, and scoring rubric,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Document-Based Essay 8 "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe
Students read a poem - Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" - and are given an FSA-style explanatory prompt wherein they are asked to use the poem given and provide textual evidence within their essay.
Check out the rest of the DBE's! There's one for each of the nine weeks!
I had my students complete these for homework, giving them one week to complete each. Students graded each other's essays in their groups using the FSA rubric.
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8th - 12th
Steps for Paraphrasing Bundle
For students who benefit from graphic organizers, checklists, and direct instruction on writing skills when putting information into their own words. This tool includes:
• A graphic organizer for key words and ideas in a document or quotation
• A graphic organizer to organize the clauses or thoughts and ideas in a sentence
• Directions to guide students in writing their own sentence.
• A how-to handout listing four steps to a “perfect paraphrase”
• A checklist for students to help them reflect
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6th - 12th
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"The Great Gatsby" PreReading Activity
Use these 10 thought-provoking statements to get your students thinking about the themes seen in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby! Students will be prompted to read a statement and choose whether they agree, disagree or are undecided in how they feel; either way they provide a response as to why they answer how they do!
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9th - 12th
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Understanding Scarcity Unit 1 SBAC Aligned Close-Reading
I use a series of these three column close-reading articles to help drive instruction for my seniors, to supplement simple definitional textbook readings. This particular reading is on water scarcity and the growing consumption which seems to increase yearly.
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12th
Synthesis Source Evaluations and Creative Conversations
You can access all of my material for free by going here: GardenofEnglishresources.weebly.com I do ask, however, that you consider donating. There you can donate as you see fit. This is a graphic organizer for students intended to help them evaluate sources and their credibility. It forces students to focus on potential biases of source speakers and audiences, in conjunction with prompting them to look at sources as being different perspectives in a larger conversation. Students are also
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9th - 12th
Synthesis of Learning: Athenian Democracy vs American Democracy Part 2 of 2
This is Part II. - Or may be used individually as a reserach-based writing activity on Athenian and American Democracy. It includes a clear writing prompt. Asks students to synthesize their information includes Rubric, scale and instructions, lines for writing and a note to include separate paper if student requires more space. SS Benchmark SS.6.C.1.1. and 3 common core benchmarks. Designed to be printed on back of Part I Venn Diagram.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Document Based Essay Product and Process Rubric
When I give my students a final essay, we work on it i class for a minimum of 5 class periods. The steps that we take to reach the final product are as important as the final product itself. In order to reinforce this to my students, I give them two grades. One on the final product and one on the process. The steps in the process include the outline (thesis/assertion/evidence sheets), the first draft, peer review sheets which the fill out after reviewing one another's papers, editing checkli
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7th - 12th
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