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Exhausted by Essays? 5-Minute Essay Grading System - Reclaim Your Weekends!
You want your students to receive meaningful feedback on their papers and grow as writers. You also, though, need to have time to recharge on weekends and holidays without the burden of endless essay stacks hanging over your head.With my five-minute-per-essay grading system, you’ll zip through your stacks of papers, saving HOURS of time. Before I created this system, it took me 15-to-20 minutes to grade an essay. Now, with the use of a detailed coding system and a content rubric that’s laser-foc
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Ultimate Literary Analysis Essay Guide: 20 Mini-lessons for Success
In this bundle, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. This book bundle of lesson reflects lessons that I've developed throughout my teaching career. I have worked hard to construct a bundle that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civil Rights Movement Unit: PPTs, Guided Notes, Worksheets, Test + Google Apps
The Civil Rights Movement Unit Bundled includes Civil Rights Movement PowerPoints, primary source doc worksheets, an activity, warm-ups, exit tickets, crossword puzzle review, a Kahoot! review game, and editable assessment, all bound together by daily lesson plans. Civil Rights PowerPoints with presenter notes are packed with primary source documents, and stunning visuals. I have used these lectures with AP, Honors and regular students. PowerPoints also include 9 embedded YouTube videos for stu
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Steve Jobs & Real World Rhetoric Analysis, Grad Speech, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address given by Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs. The speech, which is filled with warmth, humor, and meaning, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will learn the components of Aristotle’s rhetorical devices, view Jobs’ speech via a 14-minute video clip, and use a ful
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Feedback Comments for Student Writing
BEST SELLER!! Does it seem like you give students the same generic compliments on their writing over and over? Do you struggle to find kind, supportive ways to suggest improvements? Have you given up on detailed feedback because it's just too time-consuming to provide?This document contains hundreds of comment suggestions to help you give meaningful feedback to students on their writing assignments. You can use these comments to help guide your conversations during writing workshop and writing c
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Works Cited and Parenthetical Citation Step by Step MLA Research Project Skills
Here's everything you need to give students practice and confidence in the technical aspects of research skills that are often their biggest stumbling blocks: creating a works cited and using parenthetical citation ( in-text citation ).These four resources offer step-by-step guidance, extra practice, and cheat sheets so students have a ready resource.What teachers are saying about this bundle:"This product is amazing! It covers all of the skills my students are lacking!""Very helpful to have o
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Peer Editing Checklist Review and Feedback Sheets for Multiple Writing Genres
Make peer editing and review focused and effective for your students with these feedback sheets. Rather than using checklists that often result in shallow, vague suggestions, teach the elements of writing with focused tasks that challenge your students to find evidence from the paper.Students will provide better peer reviews, understand the writing requirements as they analyze a peer’s paper, and be able to analyze their own writing more effectively. Each editable task sheet focuses on a speci
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5th - 9th, Adult Education
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Claim Counterclaim and Rebuttal Counterargument 360 Digital ELA Escape Room
Make learning exciting! Counterclaim 360 Digital Escape Room and Google Slides Workshop. Students journey through medieval villages, castles, dungeons, and cool 360 scenes to learn how to write flawless counterclaims. This resource is packed full of activities, puzzles, games, sound effects, clues, and escape codes.❤ **STUDENTS DO NOT NEED A THINGLINK ACCOUNT**Students will learn:The purpose of writing counterclaimsWhere to place the counterclaimTo know the oppositionHow to introduce the count
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
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Harriet Movie Guide Questions in ENGLISH | Harriet Tubman 2019
Best movie guide out there! 27 Movie Guide Questions for the 2019 movie Harriet written in ENGLISH that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down.Rated PG-13 and perfect for any classroom! Includes Answer Key.Synopsis:Based on the thrillin
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Phrases and Clauses Grammar Worksheets, Presentation, Test, Flipping Book
Phrases and clauses can look similar, and my students confuse them. I made these phrase and clause activities to clarify the differences in these units of words. If your students struggle to identify subjects and verbs, sentence structure, or punctuate phrases and clauses correctly, these grammar activities should help. This grammar bundle is in print and digital formats. Overall, these activities to clarify phrases and clauses are great grammar scaffolding tools.This phrase and clause bundle in
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Seventh Grade Grammar Bundle | Sentence Structure, Phrases, Clauses
Works Cited Bibliography 9th Edition MLA Format Research Writing Activity
You'll love how easy it is to teach your students how to create a works cited page! This resource breaks down the technical skills they need to create an accurate, correct works cited page. Updated with the 9th edition MLA revisions and no prep. This lesson focuses on the hows and whys of creating a properly formatted works cited page using the current MLA standards. Scaffolded, so students get practice step-by-step and build confidence along the way. Everything you need is included:print and
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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13th Movie by Ava DuVernay Guided Documentary Questions: Profit Donated
This 13th documentary movie guide will help students understand Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary. It contains 54 fill-in-the-blank questions that go along with the film, an answer key, and a writing prompt. Great for Black History Month and teaching about Black Lives Matter. A portion of the profit coming from the sale of this resource will be donated to Equal Justice Initiative: a group that works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.Click on the preview to l
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad
This power point presentation by Debra Bays tells the story of the role of quilt blocks in the journey north along the Underground Railroad. Often times, slaves were prepared for their journey North by using a quilt sampler to instruct about what tools to accompany them on the journey; crossroads and which path to take; maps and what clues to look for when seeking the right route to take; and which homes or churches were friends and could provide food, shelter and clothing. This presentation is
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Research Paper Bundle: Note Cards, Outlines, MLA 9th Edition | Digital
Make writing a research paper manageable for both you and your students with these easy-to-use digital resources!Digital Source CardsNote CardsGraphic OrganizersOutlines for Every Paragraph of the PaperInteractive Guide to MLA Style 9th EditionHow to Cite SourcesHow to Avoid PlagiarismHow to Paraphrase, Summarize, and QuoteParaphrasing and Summarizing Practice Exercises & Answer Key⭐ No more loose note cards! Manage every step of the research paper online. ⭐These resources will save you time
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Martin Luther King Jr. Clipart: {Creative Clips Digital Clipart}
This 45-image set is full of images relating to Martin Luther King Jr. and his life! Included are 36 vibrant, colored images and 9 black and white versions.
**Please note: This set has been updated with the images shown in the current preview. If you purchased the original set, you can also download those graphics in the current download. The set was updated with images of higher resolution with slight differences from the original**
The images will have high resolution, so you can enlarge th
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Real World Rhetoric #5, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #5 attempts to convince readers that students aren't motivated by cash rewards; they actually crave a surprisingly different prize.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Black History Month Posters! 16 Posters of Diverse African Americans in History
Celebrate Black History Month with these 11x17 posters recognizing 16 diverse African Americans for their achievements from the fields of science, art, sports, business, literature and public service. Posters can be scaled down to 8.5 x 11.Black History Posters include: Thurgood Marshall - first African American Supreme Court JusticeFredrick Douglas - abolitionist, writerW.E.B. DuBois - writer, social scientistDr. Mae Jemison - astronaut, medical doctorMaya Angelou - poet, entertainer, civil rig
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
Text-based evidence writing step-by-step lessons and writing resources to guide students and teachers. This bundle includes RACES paragraph sentences starters, writing rubrics, and a step-by-step guide for writing an essay. Sentence StartersPut your brain in gear before you put your writing in motion! These sentence starters not only help students determine the type of evidence to locate but also help students to construct the evidence into a text-based paragraph.Perfect ParagraphsEach step of
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3rd - 10th, Adult Education
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The Literary Analysis Thesis Statement: SIX Mini-lessons for Essay Success
This lesson contains a step-by-step guide for how to write a thesis statement for the literary analysis essay. It is a part of our Mega Lit. Analysis Essay Bundle, sold separately. Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!The most important part of the writing process is crafting the thesis statement because it is the "road map" or "blueprint" for the entire essay. Because this one, single sentence is so important, I have crafted six mini-lessons to insure that your students will have focused, argumentati
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Women's History Month Posters Bulletin Board Display Motivational Quote
Celebrate Women’s History Month and empower your students with these 30 powerful motivational quote posters. Featuring quotes from notable women in history, these posters are a perfect way to honor the legacy of women who have made a lasting impact on the world with their words and actions.Perfect for classroom decor, these posters feature uplifting messages that will remind your students to stay focused, work hard, and believe in themselves. Not just during Women’s History Month, but all year a
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Jesse Owens - Race movie questions
Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten.
This worksheet contains 35 questions and additional information about the potential U.S. boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics. A free Powe
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Autobiography Project - The Story of Me
This is a year-long autobiography writing project where students tell the story of their life. Included are: parent letter, student introduction sheet, list of requirements, project checklist, and twelve chapters, each with guiding questions to help students complete this project.
Chapter titles include: A Little Bit About Me, Before I Was Born, You Make an Entrance...and You're Here to Stay!, The Early Years, Childhood Memories, School Days, School Days, Special Times in Your Life, Your F
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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