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9th grade writing-expository dbqs
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!). â–º 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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Article of the Week: Implicit Bias
This Article of the Week follows Kelly Gallagher's protocol of multiple scaffolded reads of one informational text to increase comprehension. Students are asked to:infer meaning of complex vocabularyannotate for meaning while readinganswer questions varying in Bloom's Taxonomy depthThis article can be used to compliment a novel or can work alongside other short texts about bias.
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7th - 10th
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Investigating The Past Through Primary and Secondary Sources
Investigating The Past Through Primary and Secondary Sources is a five-day mini-unit for students in grades 8 through 10 addressing the effective use of primary and secondary sources when conducting research. The zip archive includes pdf and modifiable Word versions of the following resources:
1) a 2500-word informational text;
2) a corresponding graphic-organizer-based reading strategy and answer key;
3) a 12-slide Power-Point activity calling upon students to identify excerpts from histori
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8th - 10th
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American Imperialism in Hawaii Modified DBQ
This is a great reading and writing skill builder for either US History or US History AP. First, the documents ask students to engage in active reading using a "thoughts, questions, epiphanies" reading strategies. Next, the lesson builds expository essay writing skills in the "DBQ" format. Through the lesson students will be asked to to group documents and explain the groupings. The lesson finishes by asking students to write a sample thesis using what they have learned. The lesson teaches stud
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9th - 11th
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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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Also included in:Â Age of Exploration Unit: PPT, Test, Activities, & Projects! Multiple Formats
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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Roanoke Island CSI -Investigation/Essay Builder
Are you looking for a FUN way to teach students about the disappearance of the Roanoke Island Colonists? Over the years there have been many speculations about how the colonists disappeared, and some theories were just bonkers. This lesson will allow students to explore logical reasons for the colonists disappearance and some theories that may stretch the imagination. Credible evidence about how the Island of Roanoke came to temporarily hold inhabitants from the new world is explained in mini re
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7th - 9th
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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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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:Â 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:Â DBQ Bundle Pack: US History
180 days of Journal Prompts: Writing that Everyone Loves!
I've never done anything in my class that provoked the same reactions from my students! This packet includes 180 days of journal prompts. That's one for each day of the school year! If done properly, students will be able to use this as bellwork (a quick five minute activity) or as an exit activity. Students will be so excited to see what their next journal entry will be that they'll come in asking for more.
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5th - 10th
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
Lupita Manana: Document Based Essay Assignment
At the conclusion of our unit on immigration and after reading Lupita Manana by Patricia Beatty my students wrote this persuasive essay pertaining to illegal immigration. It is formatted to match the format of the document based essay on the New York State History Regents Exam. The documents that they use are the book and articles that we read as a class.
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7th - 10th
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Edit Essays for AP US History, Student Self-Edits
This file contains two self edits to help students edit essays on their own. The first is a grammar edit for students who need help with that skill. The second is a content edit that can be used as a self or peer edit. Both these edits help students correct errors before the essay is turned in. Once the teacher reads the edited draft, he or she can use the code sheets in this file to help students complete a final edit and draft.
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9th - 11th
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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
APUSH Long Essay Tutorial, Rubrics, and Sample Essays
The following packet contains two sample Long Essays, a Tutorial, a Rubric and two examples.
The first tutorial includes a sample step-by-step method with color coded sentences, prewrite, and example
The second tutorial provides a different method for writing by jotting down information for the topic and then writing. An example essay is provided as well.
The first essay is on Colonial America and the second on is on the effects of technology on farmers in the 19th century.
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9th - 11th
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