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High school writing-essays simulation pdfs
The Why Why Why Game: Practice with Argument
A quick, engaging, higher order thinking, and fun activity elicits students' critical thinking skills to practice making claims, using data and establishing warrants to support arguments. It is a role-play, a pair and share, then a critical thinking discussion using quotations from Transcendental philosophers, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quotes can easily turn into persuasive writing prompts.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Also included in: Argument Bundle for AP Lang
Progressive Era and Gilded Age Project and Role Play
Meet John D. Rockefeller, Jane Addams, Teddy Roosevelt and more through your students' discovery of them. In this inquiry-based project, students research a major figure of the Progressive Era and Gilded Age and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project, a favorite among my students, puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. This project includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the teacher’s guide● Suggested figures of 30+ individua
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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CCSS:
The Outsiders by Hinton - Essay Packet and Fairness Debate of Gangs
Are you teaching The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and want an engaging discussion to take place regarding who has a better life - the Socs or the Greasers? Who are the actual "outsiders"? Do you want to also practice or teach persuasive essay writing, in a very structured, fool-proof way? If so, this 14-page lesson plan and writing assignment is for you! ☺ It includes the following:
1. How to set up a debate/simulation/role play in your classroom between the Socs and Greasers, including signs
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Would You Rather Freewrite
This uses the Would You Rather scenario as a basis for freewriting and eventually thesis development. This short activity can be used as a standalone introduction to thesis-based freewriting or modified to start a scaffolded multi-part theme lesson.
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Quiz: Body Paragraph Templates- Informative/Explanatory- PDF & Schoology
A sorting/numbering quiz/exit ticket to practice the template for body paragraphs for informative/explanatory paragraphs20 questions/paragraphsAfter you purchase, if you also use Schoology as your LMS, please contact me and I can share the ready-to-use question bank/or tests with you without any work on your part!Key included
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Quiz: Body Paragraph Templates- Argumentative- PDF & Schoology
A sorting/numbering quiz/exit ticket to practice the template for body paragraphs for argumentative paragraphs20 questions/paragraphsAfter you purchase, if you also use Schoology as your LMS, please contact me and I can share the ready-to-use question bank/or tests with you without any work on your part!Key included
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Presidents Harding Through Hoover Role Play, Notes, Graphic Organizer, Essay
The purpose of this activity is to help students understand the inaction of Presidents during the 1920s and how this lack of leadership effected people just before and during the Great Depression.
Cut out and pass the cards to students so they will be assigned “roles.”
For the students who select the Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, take their small cards and exchange them with the large cards. They will use these to respond to the other students.
Serve as moderator and call upon each student by
Grades:
10th - 11th
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Descriptive Writing Essay Topics
This FREE resource has THREE DESCRIPTIVE essay topics to use in your English Language Arts Classroom. It requires the learners to dig deep and really self reflect in order to fully immerse themselves in the topic and writing experience. The length of the descriptive essay would be as per the class or curriculum requirements and are not stated in the document.
Grades:
10th - 12th
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