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Free middle school writing-essays internet activities
Argumentative Writing Sample Argument Essay Text FREE
Here's a FUN approach to learning the elements of an argumentative essay on Google Slides! Students can use the transparent highlights to identify the elements of argument. This can be used before teaching the unit, during, and/or for review. Great for in class and distance learning! *Slides Can Be EDITED.STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THESE ELEMENTS:❤ Hook❤ Background Information (introduction)❤ Thesis Statement❤ Counterclaim❤ Topic Sentences❤ Evidence❤ Transitions❤ Elaboration/Discussion/Reasoning❤ Co
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Films Hair Love Digital & Printable INFERENCE PLOT THEME CONFLICT
FREEBIE: Boxes and Bullets Google Slides Organizers
*5 Versions of Lucy Calkins Essay Writing Strategy: Boxes and Bullets
*Google Slides are editable, printable, shareable, and make collaborating a breeze!
*Fits with intermediate and middle school curriculums
*Graphic organizers are great for students who need help with organization, handwriting, and expressing themselves through writing
*Created by a special education teacher for students with autism and executive functioning needs
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3rd - 6th
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FREE 360 Digital Escape Room Middle School ELA Activities
Want to try a 360 digital escape room with your ELA students, but would like see how they work before purchasing? Or, maybe you would just like to check out the quality of DiGiGoods Resources? Grab this free one I created for you to explore! You can wander virtually and click links to make sure this digital experience is compatible with your tech specs and suitable for your students’ needs. 360 Escape Rooms are a blast! Students become fully immersed in the audio and visual spectacles, clever
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Short Films Hair Love Digital & Printable INFERENCE PLOT THEME CONFLICT
Thesis Statement/Topic Sentence Interactive Google Slides
Have your students practice and learn the difference between a Thesis Statement and a Topic Sentence. Students will see some examples, and practice writing their own. These slides can be customized to your liking- feel free to add more options for your students or use writing prompts from your own curriculum!
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5th - 8th
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Argumentative Essay Writing Activity FREE
Try out a digital rubric | checklist for feedback, scoring, and peer review for argumentative essay writing on Google Slides! This checklist and EDITABLE rubric will allow you to teach specific elements that should be included in an argument essay. Students will know exactly what is expected and you will have a simple way to evaluate! ❤ PEER COLLABORATIONThis resource doubles as a shared peer review collaboration tool. Students are asked to give 1 compliment and 1 piece of advice for improvemen
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6th - 9th
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Urban Legends Research Project
Students are challenged with researching an urban legend. Whether they choose to research Bigfoot or a particular ghost story such as La Llorona it doesn't matter. Getting the students engaged in what they are researching is so much fun to see. They are challenged with finding "credible" sources online and are not allowed to use sites such as Wikipedia. The students will make a foldable using 3 sheets of copy paper to create an offset booklet and must keep track of their research in it. They
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8th
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Argumentative Writing GOOGLE CLASSROOM Templates FREE
Argumentative Writing Distance Learning ToolFREE FOR A SHORT TIME ONLYSupercharge your students' PEER EDITING and COLLABORATIVE LEARNING process with these amazing tools. Students can make their essays visible AND accessible to the whole class for peer evaluation and REAL TIME teacher feedback. It's like you're sitting right beside them!CHECK OUT THE FULL ESSAY WORKSHOP!COLLABORATION SLIDE TEMPLATES VERY EASY TO USE!*Students can work together as an entire class, clicking in to each others' essa
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Argumentative Writing Google Classroom Distance Learning
Islam Webquest
Students will be exploring the differences and similarities of Islam and Christianity in order to construct an argument for tolerance. We will also explore the legacy of Islam and how Islamic civilization contributed to today's society
The final product is a 5 paragraph essay on religious tolerance
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
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Freebie- Introduction to Online Research- Editable PowerPoint Presentation
This is an interactive presentation I used with my class to prepare them for independent research.Each slide has sample notes to show you exactly how I used it in my classroom. This interactive PowerPoint has external links embedded that go along with the sample questions, but these links are editable. The Bitmojis are also editable! Preparing your kids for research and library skills? Check out my Research Resource Hunt here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Research-Resource-Hunt-Ed
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5th - 8th
Copyright Lesson Plan
A multimedia interactive lesson plan that goes over the details of copyright and why it is important to follow copyright laws.
The lesson plan incorporates fun videos and articles, including a Cracked.com article entitled "How Google Image Search Made Me a World-Famous Moron' by Soren Bowie, edited with permission to be suitable for the classroom. Other materials include a video by John Green on international copyright law and a 5 minute video on the basics of copyright.
Lesson includes disc
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6th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Prompts- with sources!
These are six prompts I gave as options for my 7th graders to write their persuasive essays. Each prompt has several online sources- both sides represented. There is also a list of 15 additional prompts without sources. I designed this essay so that students had a lot of freedom. They could choose any prompt as long as they defended it in the claim approval assignment. They also had freedom to organize their essay however they wanted as it fit the rubric requirements. I posted other materials fr
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6th - 9th
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Computer Science Research Project for Google Docs/Google Slides
This is a file containing information for a research report for a middle school computer science class. The project consists of research questions, Google Docs requirements and requirements for a Google Slide Presentation.
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7th - 9th
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R.A.C.E. (restate, answer, cite, explain) Writing Prompt Graphic Organizer
Perfect for students who practice citing text evidence! Can be adapted for any prompt, as it is a Google Doc!Sentence starters are included for "cite text evidence" and "explain."
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3rd - 12th
Evaluating Websites/Evidence
Students can fill out this form while researching to find evidence to support their topic during writing.
Students will able to quickly identify whether or not the website is a reliable source.
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3rd - 12th
Research Skills
This PDF template will help students further develop online research skills. This template will also facilitate better note taking skills when the student is using the internet for sources, references and general to specific facts.
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3rd - 7th
Claims and Evidence Ideas for Argumentative Essay!
In this slideshow, students will be able to brainstorm ideas they might want to write about for their argumentative essay. Students will think of 3 ideas they want to write their essay about and make each one a claim. Then, find three pieces of evidence to support that claim! The slideshow goes over what makes a good claim and evidence, so students can use that for reference.
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6th - 8th
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Argument Essay Practice: Self Checking Paragraph Building Activity
Reinforce writing concepts that we often see middle and high school students struggling with: arranging evidence into body paragraphs choosing the right evidence to support a thesisIt can be used for independent practice or even for guided practice with explicit instruction. You can choose to use it as a bellringer, independent work, or as an exit out the door to see which students mastered the lesson taught and who will need reinforcement later.Other Writing ResourcesFollow the store to know w
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6th - 10th
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Text Analysis Essay FREE Close Reading Sample Activity
This FREE sample of my text analysis & close reading digital activity teaches students to use a successful reading strategy for their next text analysis essay. I use this process to kick-start text analysis essay writing and help my students become confident, independent thinkers.Be sure to check out the FULL resource, complete with student models and ALL the activities and practice opportunities for student writers.Focus Questions:How does an author use symbolism to create meaning? How can
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7th - 10th
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Interactive PPT FAST FASHION Informational Text - Coronavirus/ Modern Slavery
This is an interactive PowerPoint created to help students analyze current nonfiction news articles pertaining to modern day slavery - its effects on pollution, and how the coronavirus is affecting these workers in less developed countries; includes: vocabulary, listing, summarizing, essay prompts. The entire PowerPoint is interactive with answers just a click away as well as essay extension assignments. Please see outline and thumbnails for more detail. Part 1 Fast Fashion I Vocabulary Introdu
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6th - 9th
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Dystopian Fiction: How Stories Transform Your Mind Handout
This handout should be given to students before showing the Ted Ed video "Dystopian Fiction: How Stories Transform Your Mind" on youtube. Students will fill in the blanks as they watch, and then you can go over the answers with the class, discussing any points that relate to your class.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cause Effect Digital Interactive Model Essay
Model texts are essential to use with students so they can see examples of good writing. It starts with one full cause and effect essay in which students label and analyze parts of the essay such as hook, thesis, transition words, and the conclusion. The second page focuses on two specific paragraphs, taking a look at topic sentences and examples. This resource is for digital use and is interactive. It requires students to move items around the screen and type in provided text boxes. Take a look
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6th - 9th
MLA Citation Reference Sheet & Practice
I had issues with students not knowing how to create citations for any research they have done, so I created this document. It is very basic, but it gives them an idea of what to do and gently introduces them to the world of citations. Feel free to download and share! Also, I am an agriculture teacher so I used an Agriculture book for one example, you may use your own.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: 2023-2024 Teacher Bundle
What can YOU do to defend human rights?
It is important for us to understand universal human rights, but that's just the start! It's also important that we think about how we can live our day-to-day lives in support of human rights in our own small and unique way. In this discussion we will practice doing our own external research, summarizing current events, and proposing different ways that we can be a part of the solution. Click here to see the discussion prompt.
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4th - 12th
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100th Day of School Digital Scavenger Hunt
This activity is a great way to introduce students to the internet. The students will complete basic research on well known topics. This activity also provides students with the opportunity to express themselves through their writing while providing an opportunity to think about the future.
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4th - 6th
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