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Free middle school writing-essays literature circles
Among the Hidden vs Real Life Common Core Activities
Common Core Aligned! For grades 4-8.
These activities are meant to be part of a novel study of Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Students will:
1 - View news video clip of profile of "illegal" second child living in China.
2 - Complete graphic organizer comparing the population laws in China to those in the novel Among the Hidden.
3 - Use graphic organizer to make an outline.
4 - Use the outline to write a short essay.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Writer's Checklists
Here are 3 Writer's Checklists for you to use with your class.
1. Checklist for Wonderful Writing
2. Check for Editing and Proofreading
3. Checklist for Revising
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Transition Words Anchor Charts
This is a free one-page sample of my full set of Transition Words for Writing Anchor Charts / Poster set. Just print it out, laminateit, and put it up. This freebie is great for a writing center or to put in student writing folders, portfolios, or binders. Easy enough for 3rd grade but suitable for older students as well. If you like this freebie check out my full product here:Transition Words For Writing Poster SetClick Here To Follow Me and Be First to Know When Sales Are Coming!
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Persuasive Writing- Cats or Dogs
Persuasive Writing PPT
WALT/WILF
Scenario
Visual stimulus
Vocabulary words
Paragraph structuring
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Fever1793 Socratic Circle Questions
Use this handout to guide students through a Socratic Circle or Socratic Seminar using the novel, Fever 1793. I typically give this to students at the beginning of reading the novel so they can begin thinking about their responses as they read. As the teacher, you should have already set up how to do Socratic Circles in your classroom. If you have not, this is a good sheet to use to begin the process. This sheet can also be used for the discussion questions as open-ended writing prompts or conv
Grades:
5th - 9th
Narrative Beginnings with Descriptive Words
Students will read an excerpt from Tusk Everlasting and highlight adjectives. They will discuss how the use of descriptive words help to paint a picture of the setting. Students will then use the web to brainstorm words/phrases that describe their favorite place. Finally, students will use the web to write the first paragraph/beginning of a narrative essay. This is practice for using vivid words to write a narrative beginning. Students aren't expected to complete the essay, but focus on setti
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Star of Fear, Star of Hope Activity Packet
"Star of Fear, Star of Hope" is a children's book written by Jo Hoestlandt and illustrated by Johanna Kang. The book is set during World War II and tells the story of a young Jewish girl named Helen who is forced to flee her home with her family as the Nazis invade her town. The story follows Helen's journey as she is separated from her family and taken to a concentration camp. Despite the harsh circumstances, Helen finds hope and comfort in her friendship with a fellow prisoner, a young girl na
Grades:
5th - 8th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-2 Questions
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1 and 2 QuestionsOne week of chapter questions are included free. Check out my page for the full suite of resources for this unit, including step-by-step directions on how to write a thematic essay on novel.
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8th - 12th
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Vocabulary Choice Board
Want to really get your students engaged in learning new vocabulary? Then put learning in their hands with this choice board resource that will allow students to master their vocabulary words in a way that is meaningful to them. Tasks involve creating games, comic strips, short stories, and skits to name a few! Easily adapted and fun for all age groups in a face to face or digital learning environment. Comes with colorful copy and black and white for printing purposes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
TANGERINE by Edward Bloor Book Club Tickets
Tangerine is a high-interest novel for middle grades girls and boys alike!
These FREE book club “tickets” are the perfect addition to my Tangerine novel study guide!
After students read each part of the book, I have them fill out one of these tickets so that their book club group and I would know they are ready for their discussion. These tickets really help keep kids accountable for their reading, and makes them accountable to their book club teammates! Enjoy this FREEBIE as my gift to
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Writing Task Cards to Celebrate Our American Warriors
These task cards could be used in daily writing centers in grades 6-12. They could also be adapted for younger students. These prompts could be used for daily journaling for Veterans’ Day or Memorial Day—or any other time you need a thought-provoking writing activity! These are excellent for connecting language arts with social studies, possibly through a unit on wars. These prompts will also give our
military children a chance to share their stories, particularly if their parent
or parents are
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Non-Fiction Literature Circles and Persuasive Essay Outline
Are you having trouble getting your kids talking in class? This Non-Fiction Literature Circle Activity is perfect to get classes of all grade levels chatting and discussing. Wrap up this unit with a fantastic persuasive essay that uses all the articles from the discussions!Getting students to engage in rich dialogue can be a hassle. Students read an article, they get into groups and then they're staring at their feet unsure how to proceed, or they aren't comfortable with the other students in th
Grades:
8th - 12th
Literary Analysis Rubric
This is an essay writing rubric to guide elementary, middle school, and high school students in writing the proper literary essay format. It allows convenient scoring for the teacher, act as a thumb sketch guideline for the students to follow, and to have a reference for the students and parents who question the final score.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Character Analysis Essay: Guided Writing
Template to help with short essay creation with fill-in-the-blank paragraphs
Grades:
6th - 12th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Final Essay Assignment
This culminating assignment for the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson gives students three essay prompts to choose from. The essay topics are very descriptive and require students to use textual evidence.
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5th - 8th
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FREE SAMPLE: Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for "Masterminds"
Motivate your students towards active, engaging discussion with these open-ended discussion questions to accompany Gordon Korman's middle-grade book "Masterminds!" This product contains:- three questions per chapter in an easy-to-use printable chart, along with suggestions for encouraging your students to participate in discussions. - these questions created as printable handouts for students, so that they can be used for homework, comprehension checks, essay prompts, or even as group prepara
Grades:
5th - 7th
A Tale of Two Cities Slide Presentation
These slides include pictures, introductions, and chapter summaries- as well as a short survey of the themes, symbols, motifs, etc. in the book, a few essay topics, and a link to a helpful documentary on the French Revolution.
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7th - 11th
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Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay Workshop
Students can use this Step by Step guide to write an AP English Language/CLEP College Composition Style argumentative essay to go along with John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. The assignment includes an AP-Style prompt, brainstorming ideas, and peer review instructions. The rubric is included for the workshop alone. I would suggest using an AP or CLEP aligned rubric if you want students to complete a final draft. It works well for a literature circle, other cooperative learning, or whole g
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Common Core Writing Assessment Practice Prompt-1
Looking for prompts that students can practice that are correlated to the Common Core State Standards and new rubrics for the fifth, eight, and eleventh grade writing tests. If so, then this is the place for you. The first prompt in this series will be FREE. It takes a story that should be familiar to all students, The Three Little Pigs, and helps them transition from writing a fictional story to writing that is text-dependent. If you would like more prompts, become a follower so that you will
Grades:
5th - 11th
Sample Five Paragraph Essays
Here are several sample five paragraph essays about several different topics, including: The Taj MahalIce HockeyThe Battle of GettysburgRomeo and JulietStar WarsI use them in my class to demonstrate how five paragraph essays should be structured!
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5th - 8th
Elementos de un cuento
Elementos del cuentoIntroducciónNudo o desarrolloDesenlaceIncluye lista de expresiones para:Empezar un cuentoIndicar el ordenTerminar un cuentoSi te gusta, te agradecería enormemente que dejes un comentario. De esta forma, me animas a seguir creando y compartiendo material gratuito. Gracias :)
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2nd - 6th
"The House On Mango Street" & "Names/Nombres" Literary Analysis Practice
Prompt focusing on similarities and differences from the chapter of a memoir and a short story. The chapter and short story are very short, can be read in class, and analyzed using a Venn Diagram to help with the planning process. Students will get an introductory paragraph to help them get started with reminders of information necessary to complete the analysis. Teachers can implement this as modeled/guided writing with students as an introduction to writing.
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6th - 8th
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Adjectives Gumball Machine
Easy to print activities to display at Home, literacy centres, classroom etc. Print on Large A3 laminated and keep adding gumballs (laminated) with velcro as many adjectives as you can, keep rotating and changing around.
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PreK - 9th
Novel Study for Firestorm
Firestorm is a wonderful story written by Joan Hiatt Harlow. The novel is about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. My 5th grade students absolutely loved this book. They could not put it down. The Firestorm Novel Study is designed to focus on how the characters evolve throughout the text. It includes a vocabulary, setting/plot worksheets, short answer questions, group discussion topics, reflection worksheet, and an extension activity. In addition, it works great for teacher lead or student lead lit
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4th - 6th
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