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Middle school writing-essays dbqs for Microsoft Word
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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DBQ Essay Writing: Graphic Organizer, Template, & Rubric (1:1 Compatible)
I really struggled to get my kids to write in the humanities subjects with a claim, evidence, & reasoning. However, once I was able to break this down into a graphic organizer and scale it back up into an essay, I saw immense results! These have been incredibly valuable to my learners, as it gives them the scaffolds they need while still holding them accountable for the content. After several months of practice, my student have really started to understand how to write within the humanities
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8th - 12th
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DBQ Rubric
This is a solid rubric to follow when assessing your students' DBQ assignments. I hope you find this useful!
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6th - 8th
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DBQ Breakup!
This DBQ gives students an introduction to what a DBQ is using a topic familiar to middle and high school students: student relationship drama! Students will analyze various documents and learn to bucket these sources into proper segments in order to determine who caused the relationship to end
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7th - 10th
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Analytical Essay Prep Sheet | Graphic Organizer for Social Studies Writing
The Analytical Essay Prep Sheet | Graphic Organizer for Social Studies Writing is a document designed to be given to students to help them organize their thoughts ahead of an analytical essay. This is a great resource for Social Studies essay writing but can work across other subjects such as Language Arts. The prep sheet is inspired by APUSH standards and is divided into the following sections:1. Thesis2. Topic Sentences3. Evidence4. Analysis5. Conclusion
Grades:
7th - 10th
DBQ Essay Outline (2 Body Paragraph Version)
Helpful outline for students to organize their Document Based Question essays in Global or US History. It well ensure that they have an introduction, thesis, main ideas, document citations, outside information, and a conclusion!It is particularly helpful when preparing for NYS Regents exams or other state tests which require DBQ Essays!The best part is that you can reuse this for every single DBQ Essay you assign! Students will get used to the structure and begin to write better essays!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Outlines Bundle!
ANDREW JACKSON: HERO OR VILLAIN? Essay Project - American History Text Analysis
WAS ANDREW JACKSON A HERO OR A VILLAIN? ESSAY PROJECTThis printer-friendly and editable project set requires students to analyze sources that provide different perspectives on the actions of Andrew Jackson, a controversial president known for Jacksonian Democracy, war with the banks, and the Trail of Tears. This is a great way to conclude a unit on the rise of sectionalism, westward expansion, the Trail of Tears, or the road to the American Civil War, or a way to engage students in writing in th
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6th - 11th
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Just Add WATER (Simple Strategy for TDA, DBQ, Constructed Response...)
Response to Reading, Text Dependent Analysis, Constructed Response, Document Based Questions...Writing about reading comes in many names. This strategy - complete with notes, notes page, explanations, a sample paragraph, and a strategy assessment chart - will provide students with a scaffold for writing quality responses.
Engaging students in the act of writing about what they read can be challenging. This sometimes occurs when students are not engaged in the reading, but it more often h
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4th - 8th
JOHN BROWN: HERO OR VILLAIN? Essay Project - American History Text Analysis
WAS JOHN BROWN A HERO OR A VILLAIN? ESSAY PROJECTThis printer-friendly and editable project set requires students to analyze sources that provide different perspectives on the actions of John Brown, a controversial abolitionist leader known for his infamous raid on Harpers Ferry. This is a great way to conclude a unit on sectionalism or the road to the American Civil War, or a way to engage students in writing in the Social Studies classroom. LOW PREP & PRINTER FRIENDLY: The document is easi
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6th - 11th
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McCarthyism/Cold War DBQ
This activity includes the use of 7 primary source texts (speech excerpts, photographs, and comic strip) to engage students and encourage them to interact with text and cite specific evidence. Each document comes with at least 3 questions. The questions build upon each other to help students see both sides of the issue with McCarthyism during America's Cold War Era. At the end, students will take the information they have gained while analyzing the documents and construct an argumentative essay.
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6th - 12th
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General DBQ Guided Essay Template
This is a simple guide to help students write an essay. I used it for middle school SPED students as a differentiation tool, but I also have used it for high schoolers when I have them read & write a DBQ in 1 day (& no time to outline).
This template helps make the process much less overwhelming compared to a blank sheet of paper!!!
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6th - 9th
A Christmas Carol Writing Prompts Distance Learning CCSS
Please click the little green star in the upper right section of this page and select to "Follow" me. I promise you my creative lessons and common core based designs will not disappoint you.I have included 11 constructed response items based on A Christmas Carol. This is one of my favorites. These one page writing assignments can be used as a formative or cumulative assessment for the novel. They are written in the style of the common core MSL and EOC.I have also included 2 rubrics: one for a on
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7th - 11th
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Also included in:Â A Christmas Carol Unit Bundle of Lessons Distance Learning
Globalization DBQ
*Full DBQ with rubric, documents, and questions!
*A multiple choice version also included to be used as a modified version, or for younger grade.
*Great for a final assessment when teaching Globalization
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6th - 12th
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South Carolina History 8-1 - DBQ: Why Settle in Colonial South Carolina?
This self-constructed DBQ contains five sources and asks students the key question, Why did individuals settle in South Carolina instead of the other colonies? It contains one letter (Doc A), two slave adverts (Doc B), one painting (Doc C), excerpts from the Carolina Charters of 1663 (Doc D), and a pamphlet on religious intolerance (Doc E). The DBQ contains a source citation as well as a link to each document. This is particularly important for the painting and the pamphlet, which will likely
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8th
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5th Grade Weather Interdisciplinary Final Project
This is a final weather project that will give students the opportunity to demonstrate a deep understanding of weather concepts, analyzing multiple perspectives and excellence in persuasive writing. The project is interdisciplinary in that it meets fifth grade reading, writing, and science common core standards. The project spans a week and includes opportunities for students to collaborate and deepen their understanding of weather and persuasive techniques.
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5th - 6th
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DBQ: A Complete DBQ for the Industrial Revolution
This is a 9 page DBQ assignment that will take your students from start to finish. This is a great assignment to give students who are just starting out with writing a DBQ. It includes the following:
1. A DBQ Guide
2. Three documents on the Industrial Revolution
3. Scaffolding questions
4. Important Vocabulary with Word Bank
5. An Essential Question
6. Partner Feedback Sheet
7. Writer's Reflection Sheet
Not only is this a great way to introduce your students to a DBQ but it also has everythin
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6th - 8th
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World History: Comparing Feudalism DBQ
World History DBQ: Compare political, economic, and social institutions and conventions in Shogunate Japan and feudal Western Europe.Documents and Questions are Separate from each other as I print off a class set of Documents.Students read documents. Analyze Information. Answer Questions, and then writes a short essay over the prompt.11 Documents and Essay Page include:
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7th - 11th
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Taxation/Types of Taxes DBQ
Students will read about the different types of taxes (Flat, Progressive, Regressive) found in the US, They will then be given a persuasive essay prompt for them to determine which type of taxes system they endorse.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BUNDLE: U.S. History Colonial Era DBQ Writing, Reading, and Guided Notes Lessons
Bundle includes a need-to-know review packet, Colonial Era review timeline, Mayflower Compact guided Prezi Notes and source analysis, chunked readings with SAQ written response portions, and two DBQ source/document analysis assignments regarding the three distinct regions of the 13 British North American colonies (New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies).
Grades:
8th - 12th
Micro-Argument:Argumentative prompt Hinduism vs. Buddhism
This is a quick micro-argument (small argumentative paragraph students do that is primarily based on one piece of evidence) students can do to assess whether Hinduism and Buddhism are more similar or more different.
Includes scaffolds: doing a comparative activity, essay brainstorm, and then actually writing it out.
Sold as a power point file as well: Listed separately as Argumentative Prompt: Hindusim vs. Buddhism power point
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7th - 12th
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History Essay Outline: General Template
A general template for a research based, historical essay.
I used this template for all the major essays my classes wrote. It is easily adaptable for any historical topic AND can be scaled for length.
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8th - 11th
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Distance Learning Should NASA be funded? Space Race Cold War Writing Activity
This DBQ has it all! Background Reading, Documents (A-I), Document Analysis Organizers, as well as Sentence/Paragraph starters to help all students succeed. Students research and come to a conclusion on if NASA should continue to be funded by the U.S. government. A variety of sources (9) are provided from current event readings, to pie charts, and also video links. Teachers can modify the sources as necessary but these should be accessible to students in upper middle school through high school.
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8th - 12th
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The Outsiders Writing Prompts
Includes 3 prompts, directions/teacher info, lessons, CER, essay
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8th - 9th
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Also included in:Â The Outsiders: Plans, Assignments, Assessments, Activities
DBQ Guide/Peer Evaluation/Rubric Bundle - for all DBQs
DBQs or Document Based Questions are a great way to teach Social Studies in both Middle and High School. I've been using them for over a decade with my classes - mostly from the DBQ Project Binders of Mini-Questions in U.S. History. Over that time I've developed some guide to enhance the teaching and learning of DBQs. This bundle contains the Stages and Steps of writing and DBQ in a simple one-page guide; a Peer/Self/Parent Evaluation checklist for students to check the rough drafts of their ess
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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