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Higher education writing-essays research
MLA Style & Format 9th Ed: Instruction, Practice, Examples Distance Learning
Teach your students how to cite their sources! Newly updated to include MLA 9th edition. This has also been updated for distance learning! Everything is included in an easy-to-use Google Slides document that can be shared digitally with students on a platform such as Google Classroom.MLA style and format for citations includes teaching instructions, practice exercises, interactive notebook flipbook, and many examples. The citations are those your students use the most. I wrote guidelines and exa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing a Research Paper Escape Room: Engaging MLA Citation & Test Prep Activity
Have you been searching for easy and fun ways to engage students in your research paper unit?This escape room activity is perfect for any research paper/MLA format unit! It is lower prep than most escape rooms and uses ALL DOK levels! You can use this escape room in the middle of your unit, as review, or the end for fun. This resource is sure to keep your students engaged and working hard in your research paper unit!What's Included:Escape Room Tips & TricksClues!Google Form Option: Instead o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Narrative Writing: Introduction to Narrative Nonfiction Presentation
Narrative writing isn't just creative writing; introduce your students to narrative nonfiction in this 71-slide editable Powerpoint presentation, complete with editable student handouts and answer key.Students will learn:• the purpose of narrative nonfiction, • the different types and forms of writing, • how it is structured, • the similarities and differences between narrative fiction and nonfiction, • how the elements in fiction (i.e. setting, subjects, point-of-view, voice and perspective, s
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Research Paper Pack - Paragraph by Paragraph
Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.There are seven separate handouts that take students through the process of writing a research paper. The seven handouts include: 3 Main Points, Thesis, Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Body Paragraph 3, and Conclusion. Each handout breaks the process do
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Find Credible Online Sources for Research & Information
This lesson plan is a teacher- student guided presentation with accompanying worksheet on how to identify credible online sources for research and information. It is often taught at the beginning of a school year, or reviewed before a big research project. The teacher will project the presentation & students will 'fill in the blanks' on the worksheet while the teacher guides them on which domain suffixes (.com, .org, .edu, etc.) are the most reliable sources.Then, as a class, students will b
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA Format Test with Answer Key (and Explanations)
**THIS TEST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO COMPORT WITH THE 8TH EDITION OF THE MLA HANDBOOK**This test covers MLA Formatting for:1. Setting Up a Basic Document2. Parenthetical/ In-Text Citations3. Integrating Quotes4. Paraphrasing Effectively5. Works Cited CitationsThe test is multiple choice, but it is challenging because it asks students to apply what they have learned. Included with the test is a one-page answer sheet that is ready to print and hand out to students. This will save you a lot of time and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ultimate Research Paper Bundle: In-text Citations, MLA Format, Work Cited & MORE
Amazing bundle to help kick start your research writing unit – clear, easy-to-read directions and adaptable documents to best suit your needs for an MLA format paper.
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- Initial directions and rules for students at the start of your Research Unit
- How to find good websites online (with a comparison example)
- How to make note cards to gather information
- MLA format guide for the header page
- MLA format Power Point (includes header page, Works Cited, and In-text
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
In Cold Blood, TEDTalk: Death Penalty
This handout, with key, requires that students analyze a TEDTalk (argument) about the death penalty. They must analyze how the speaker appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos. They must also identify logical fallacies (though specific terminology is not required). They must identify author's purpose and rhetorical strategies.
The TEDTalk covers themes very similar to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (how an unstable upbringing can "result" in murderers). This source would work well in a synthesis or
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
20 Research or Debate Questions for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
20 Research or Debate Questions for The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksThe 20 questions are based on controversial issues addressed in Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I’ve used these in different ways:1) I’ve used them as prompts for research. This allows students to select a research questions that interests them. Then, they can do preliminary research and take a position on the issue.2) I’ve also use this as a class activity where I pair up students and assign 1 qu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Research Paper Rubric - EDITABLE
This rubric will help teachers evaluate student research papers using a point system. It includes the following categories:WRITING SKILLSMECHANICSRESEARCH SKILLSIt is quick and easy to quantify. FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA AS IT APPLIES TO YOUR STUDENTS.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction Paragraph - Research Paper
Use this worksheet to help students plan an introduction paragraph for a research paper. Do you need support for an entire 5 paragraph research paper? Buy the paragraph-by-paragraph research bundleThe worksheet guides students through each sentence with a checklist of ideas, an example, and a space to write their own sentence. Students then rewrite the entire paragraph and make sure it flows. Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have posted to teach the process of an enti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Textual Evidence Student Handbook: MLA Style In-text Citations
Provides students with a reference for the following. Please note, there are not worksheets or assessments included in this. Just a 10 page reference booklet.1. Lesson 1: Introduction to Textual Evidence -What is it? -When do we use it? -Why does it matter? -Different kinds fo textual evidence (quotes, paraphrasing, reference)2. Lesson 2: Citing your Sources - Intro to MLA style - In-text citation rules for citing books and web pages, with original examples, inc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Research Paper Outline/Scaffold
A clear step by step outline and scaffold for each component of the AP Research paper. Including: - Introduction + Literature review- Method Section- Results Section- Analysis and Discussion - Limitations, Implications and Future Directions.Can generally be used across subject content but was framed and created mainly for social sciences/history/humanitites papers.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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MLA Exercise #2: Parenthetical Citations, Paraphrasing, Integrating Quotes
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO THE 8TH EDITION OF THE MLA HANDBOOK (published in 2016).
This handout/ worksheet includes exercises for students that give them practice using parenthetical citations in MLA format, integrating quotes into sentences, and paraphrasing sources effectively. It can also be used as a quiz or test.
This handout goes well with my presentation on MLA Format for Parenthetical (In-Text) Citations.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ultimate Digital RESEARCH SYNTHESIS ESSAY BUNDLE for AP Language and Composition
Teach the synthesis essay prompt on the Advanced Placement Lang and Comp exam using these ready-to-print research essay worksheets and digital slide decks for Google Classroom®. This bundle contains everything you need to guide students through writing their own independent research synthesis essay. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ OVER 30% IN DISCOUNTS! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Resources included in this bundle:1. RESEARCH SYNTHESIS ESSAY Writing Introductory Lesson Handouts Google ClassroomTeaching the AP Language and Composition cours
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
The Anatomy of Influence: American Literature Persuasive Research Essay unit
This capstone research paper is geared towards juniors or seniors, and instead of analyzing a work of literature, they analyze the impact that the book had on America as a whole. They research issues of censorship, popular culture, criticism, reception, and technology related to the book. It is treated as a persuasive or argumentative paper in which the students argue why their book was important to American society (and literature). The assignment uses research, MLA citation style, and is a gre
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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9 RESEARCH ESSAY Prompts on Literature for AP Dual Enrollment or Honors English
Are you tired of reading the SAME paper in your advanced English courses? I am too. Because of that, I spent countless hours writing 9 ORIGINAL prompts that fulfill the researched literary analysis paper requirement guidelines for my 12th grade Dual Enrollment Composition II class. These are ADVANCED, original prompts appropriate for AP, Dual Enrollment, or Honors courses.
I have found that while my students were not plagiarizing, they had been regurgitating analysis available on the internet,
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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ESSAYS: How to Write Them: A Literary Analysis of a Character Trait
Your complete guide for writing essays and paragraphs.This writing resource has 70 pages of examples, handouts, and how-tos for:thesis statementstopic sentenceshooksevidenceelaboration/analysistransitionsconclusionsThis is a how-to for writing stand-alone paragraphs and complete essays for students in grades 5–10.It also includes:TBEAR definitions, breakdown, and color codingteaching timelineanchor essay and text for the story, "The Emperor and His New Clothes."frames for new conceptsUnderstand
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Research Projects- Questions and Guided Organization Worksheets
This file includes the following documents:
#1- Explanation of what a Research Paper is about: 8 page paper that is based on the answer to a question. The students are required to read through the directions, then read through 50 dynamic, interesting questions and highlight 5 that seem interesting to them. The topics range from changing the draft age, to mandatory recycling, to the transition from pagan celebrations into Christian holidays. These are not your typical Research topics!
Once stu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Narrative Writing Prompt Pack, Personal Narrative: Fear
This no prep narrative writing prompt pack would work well for an ELA classroom or even a drama classroom looking to write a personal narrative from a text-based stimuli. This personal narrative writing lesson would be perfect for Halloween!Included in this teaching pack:-- fully developed prompt on fear-- one complete essay with citations-- annotations for teaching -- a score with annotations-- one narrative text stimulus--common core standards for secondary ELA-- graphic organizer-- 100% edita
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Anthropocene Reviewed Essay Inspired by John Green
I created this essay assignment after reading John Green's anthology of thoughtful essays, The Anthropocene Reviewed. I used this sheet with my high school juniors and it resulted in one of my favorite essay assignments of the year!As written on the book's dust jacket, the essays celebrate the Anthropocene, the current geologic age, "in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity." To accomplish this, students choose topics (events, people, objects, inventions), then ex
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Unpacking 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': Short Story Discussion & Lesson
Engage Adolescent English Language Arts students (Grades 10-12) with Flannery O'Connor's classic short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find."O'Connor's short story is compelling, dealing with issues related to class, race, moral hypocrisy, and violence. In the story, a woman from the American South goes on a family vacation to Florida. But not everything turns out as expected . . .Use this Digital Download for a Two-day English Language Arts Lesson Using my tested-in-the-classroom resources, teenag
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA Lesson #2: Parenthetical Citations, Paraphrasing, & Integrating Quotes
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO MLA 8TH EDITION!This presentation covers MLA Format for parenthetical citations, and it also includes instruction on integrating quotes and paraphrasing. This presentation goes along perfectly with my worksheet/quiz/test on MLA Exercises: Parenthetical Citations, Integrating Quotes, and Paraphrasing. Check out my store for a preview of it as well!This presentation only covers parenthetical citations and not all of MLA Formatting because I teach it in three dif
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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