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Writing-expository games under $5
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education
Paraphrasing Popular Songs
Paraphrasing is a necessary skill for students to master as they begin research and writing. Teachers often assume students can do this easily, but this is often a difficult skill that requires teacher demonstration and student practice.This is a power point game that paraphrases the lyrics of 8 popular songs. Students must read the lyrics and try to guess which song has been paraphrased. The powerpoint then shows the paraphrased version along side the actual version so students can compare t
Grades:
4th - 6th
Strong, Vivid Verbs Discount 3-Pack Bundle
This 3-Pack Verb Unit includes three of my products combined into one economical unit. The triple packet includes the Verb Chart from Part 1; Lesson Plans, Worksheets, and Answer Keys from Part 2; and the Strong Verb Memory Game. Together, these three will strengthen your students' vocabulary as well as encourage and instruct strong verb use in students' s writing. Plenty of practice and fun in this product!Click on the links below to see the 3 separate productsUse Strong, Vivid Verbs Part 1Us
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6th - 10th
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Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity
Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity: This argument writing reading escape room style challenge is a new and fun way to engage your students and improve their understanding of argument writing. The detailed presentation introduces the 5 main parts of an argument like claims, reasons, evidence, counterclaims and rebuttals with clear examples. The highlight of the resource is the engaging escape room-style challenge, where students read an original n
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: READING CHALLENGE FULL YEAR PROGRAM ESCAPE CHALLENGES | PRINT VERSION
Writing Process Battle Game
This is a fun game for students to play to get the steps of the writing process cemented in their brains.
It is a simple game that students will probably already know how to play. It has the same rules as regular card battle, but with writing process cards. Each step of the process is assigned a point value.
Included:
5 cards with writing process steps
3 blank cards
Instructions
If you purchase this set and would like it personalized to fit your needs, just email me and let me know. Inst
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
RACE Writing Review Google Slides Game and Worksheets
R.A.C.E. Writing Review Game and WorksheetsRestate Answer Cite Explain! Teaching R.A.C.E. with a little fun! This is a great, no prep, review game to use while teaching the R.A.C.E. writing strategy. You will also get a Racecar passage and R.A.C.E. practice worksheet.The Google Slides game covers all parts of the R.A.C.E. writing strategy.The Google Slides game also includes bonus questions reviewing how to restate a question while writing. A fun, easy to use, Google Slides game to help teach a
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Types of Writing Prompts Game | Writing Prompt Games | Writing Games
Are you looking for a way for your students to understand the difference between the 3 types of writing prompts-narrative, informative, and opinion? This fun game does just this. Students will use 3 SPOTS to determine which type of prompt they are reading. Once the team determines that they agree, the next player will go! At the end, students will record their findings on a worksheet that is included. This is a great assessment for the teacher to check their understanding of the 3 types of
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Paired Passages with Writing Prompts for FSA or State Writing Tests
Logical Fallacies Game for Middle School ELA
Don't let your students be fooled by faulty logic! Help them learn to identify and avoid common logical fallacies with this fun and engaging game.In this game, students draw game cards with logical fallacies, definitions, and examples. The first player to get a matching set of 3 is the winner!Each example card features a sports-related example that will appeal to middle-school students. Some are ridiculous . . . and some might seem just a little too familiar. After all, logical fallacies are all
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
★ Printable ★ Resources & Citations Customizable Escape Room / Breakout Game
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!This game was designed to help students learn about creating citations and finding resources.This breakout does require some work on the purchasing teacher’s end before it can be used. The breakout was created for resources that are accessible through my library, so on the guide, I’ve listed exactly what you need to find in your library/databases to customize the clue. Four of the five clues require mi
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Customizable Bundle of 11 ELA (Physical) Escape Room / Breakout Games
Sentence Writing
Tired of reading short, simple sentences? This dice game helps students with elaboration writing! Students race against the timer to elaborate by adding interesting words & phrases to sentence starters. This fun resource teaches students to use elaboration to improve their sentence writing. This packet includes the following:FUN, PRINTABLE GameSeparate Teacher and Student DirectionsProjector Slides for Teacher to Use During the GameTHREE Different Rounds of PlayA Blank Set of Sentence Star
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Camp Write-Along: A 4th grade Writing STAAR Review Game
This is the perfect review game to prep those 4th grade kiddos for that BIG writing STAAR test!
Can be used to in a small group setting as a review game, as a whole group SCOOT! game or as an independent practice activity
The game includes review skills in:
- basic test taking strategies
- the difference between expository & narrative
- editing questions
- revising questions
- basic 4th grade grammar questions
Product Includes:
- Directions
- Game Board (easily set up in file folder)
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4th
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WRITING READY 4th Grade Task Cards - Revising Drafts ~ BASIC SET 2
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Customers who used our 4th grade STAAR WARS Writing Task Cards loved them, and many emailed us asking us for more. So we listened! But instead of creating more STAAR review sets, we thought it would be even better to have task card sets that could be used WHILE you’re teaching, instead of just to review afterward. This way you can measure learning as you go. So, we decided to create task card sets for every TEKS Readiness Standard for reading, math, and writing. We will have 2
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4th
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Virginia English Writing SOL Blackjack Game Review: PRINT & GO! EOC/8th
This simple engaging activity uses Blackjack to encourage review of SOL Writing skills and exposure to possible prompts students may receive on the test.
Depending upon the number of the hand dealt, the HOW TO PLAY task card tells each student what s/he should do for a specific prompt!
Includes:
Printable task cards (2 per page)
Procedure
YOU WILL NEED A DECK OF CARDS (or more) DEPENDING UPON CLASS SIZE
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Essay Football: Revision GAME for Secondary ELA
Want to play a revision GAME to take peer feedback to the next level? Play Essay Football to constructively pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of each student’s essay!In this game, 2 players use a system of penalties and compliments to gain yards across the field and score touchdowns. You can either keep game play simple, or you can use the optional scoreboard or playbook graphic organizers to help students keep track of what mistakes they made in the essay (so they know what to go home and r
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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WRITING READY 4th Grade Task Cards - Categorizing/Organizing Ideas ~ BASIC SET 1
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Customers who used our 4th grade STAAR WARS Writing Task Cards loved them, and many emailed us asking us for more. So we listened! But instead of creating more STAAR review sets, we thought it would be even better to have task card sets that could be used WHILE you’re teaching, instead of just to review afterward. This way you can measure learning as you go. So, we decided to create task card sets for every TEKS Readiness Standard for reading, math, and writing. We will have 2
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Grades:
4th
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Paragraph Scramble Game and Text Structure
-assemble puzzle strips to organize paragraph-seven (7) paragraphs with text structure described-answer key included-indentation of paragraphs useful for hinting and reinforcement of structure-includes concept that change in quotations indicate paragraph change -narrative/chronological, procedural/chronological, emphatic, spatial, descriptive by imagery, persuasive
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Avengers Theme - Revising Coloring Page OR GAME | Commas - Fragments | #Gamified
High-rigor can still mean high-engagement! In reviewing data from our benchmarks, I noticed my kids needed more practice identifying fragments, comma splices, and comma mistakes with sentences that actually use high-level vocabulary--lengthy sentences with statistics and numbers and prepositional and appositive phrases. My kids know dates and lists, but still struggle to eliminate errors on tests. And, of course, they are bored of worksheets and test prep yet obsessed with The Avengers. So... he
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Top 20 TeachRamos {Full Year BUNDLE} - Every skill in 8th Grade Reading!
Intro to MLA Works Cited - Lesson Pack
What makes teaching MLA Works Cited format more interesting and hands-on? Cool museums! Sports metaphors! Puzzle manipulatives! This teaching bundle will make it happen for your students!This pack contains two awesome MLA teaching resources. I usually do both of these activities within the same 90-minute class period when I first introduce MLA citation format. The engaging slideshow lesson (with guided notes) gets students thinking and relating MLA format to concepts that they already understand
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Expository Essays: Match the Support to the Thesis/Controlling Idea
This TIERED/LEVELED activity includes four sets of manipulatives. I recommend printing on cardstock and laminating for reuse.
The students will match expository essay thesis statements to the most effective and appropriate supporting paragraph.
Set one, three, and four have six pieces and set two (advanced) has eight.
Before the pieces are cut out, they correspond (are in order) so the teacher can create a key, if necessary.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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AVID Argumentative Writing - Thesis Statement Teaching Slides and Activity
Are you an AVID teacher or English Language arts teacher? Need to explain how to write a thesis statement in an argumentative essay to middle or high school students? In this product you will find everything you need to help your students craft their thesis statements!What You Get:✏️5 teach slides✏️"make it better" activity direction slide✏️7 bad thesis statements✏️7 better thesis statement examples✏️argumentative writing prompt✏️21 argumentative writing topic ideas✏️4 steps guiding students in
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Write The Doodle Task Cards - drawing and descriptive writing practice
This set of task cards brings together drawing, writing, and geometry - all in a simple and relaxed exercise. The students are asked to copy a simple doodle and then describe it in one or two sentences. In the process, they will sharpen their power of observation, tune their descriptive writing skills, and have a chance to use some specific terms from their geometry class ("perpendicular", "segment", "closed line",..).
You can also use the cards to play a game: ask a student to look at a card
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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WRITING READY 4th Grade Task Cards - Revising Drafts ~ ADVANCED SET 2
#testprepsale
Customers who used our 4th grade STAAR WARS Writing Task Cards loved them, and many emailed us asking us for more. So we listened! But instead of creating more STAAR review sets, we thought it would be even better to have task card sets that could be used WHILE you’re teaching, instead of just to review afterward. This way you can measure learning as you go. So, we decided to create task card sets for every TEKS Readiness Standard for reading, math, and writing. We will have 2
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Grades:
4th
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Citation Activity for Middle School ELA Research Writing
Do your students struggle to understand which statements need citations in their research papers? This fun and simple sorting game helps students see the difference between statements that need to be credited with in-text citations and those that do not. For a quiet, print-and-go version, cut out the cards and have student groups sort them into two piles--statements that need to be cited and those that don't.ORFor a fun and engaging twist, tape the cards to random objects and have the students s
Grades:
7th - 8th
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Nonfiction Vocabulary You Should Know Game Show PowerPoint
Nonfiction Vocabulary You Should Know Game Show PowerPoint. A fun teaching gameshow interactive game on vocabulary used in a nonfiction unit of study of informational text. Super fun vocabulary activity! Includes nonfiction, author's purpose, exposition, description, narration, and persuasion, types of nonfiction selections and their descriptions, nonfiction text structures, the difference between dialogue and dialect, as well as stereotype and bias. Good review for standardized testing. Reading
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Nonfiction Vocabulary and Structure Bundle - Grades 4 - 8
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