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Common Core W.8.3c resources under $5
Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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Transition Words and Phrases Lists, Worksheets, Task Cards, and Easel Activity
Transition Words and Phrases Lists, Task Cards, and Sorting Activities. Transitional words and transitional phrases are useful in writing clear and fluent paragraphs, but students need to be familiar with when to use them. Includes a Word Splash of Transition Words with a graphic organizer for word sorting, several different handouts with lists of useful transition words, and a categorizing worksheet for groups to work on and discuss, and a set of 36 task cards. Digital and Print: I have also ma
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5th - 8th
Transition Words Mini Lesson
This Transition Words Mini Lesson is the perfect resource to review transition words with your students! This produce includes a Google Slides presentation, notes & practice sheets, and 20 task cards (printable and digital). Connect with Me! InstagramPinterestFollow Me on TPT!
Personal Narrative Essay- Emphasis on the Writing Process- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Ignite your students' writing abilities with this personal narrative writing resource, thoughtfully aligned with educational standards to foster growth and proficiency in writing.With the convenience of a printable student workbook, this resource provides a guide that empowers each student on their journey towards crafting a compelling personal narrative essay. Within the workbook, students will navigate through a series of carefully designed activities and exercises, allowing them to develop es
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers | Editable | Digital Version Included
15 different graphic organizers for narrative writing! This is a great resource for helping students to plan and organize their narratives. Each organizer is Common Core aligned and created to seamlessly guide students through the narrative writing process. Printable, editable, and digital templates are included!**This resource is part of the Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle. It includes 45 different graphic organizers for teaching narrative, summary, argument/opinion, and expository writing
Grades:
5th - 8th
Differentiated Essay Graphic Organizer - Guided Writing - Writing Support
Empower your students in their journey to becoming confident essay writers with our Scaffolded Essay Organizer Toolkit. I understand that students often face challenges when it comes to composing formal essays. That's why I've designed this comprehensive resource to help both educators and learners.This toolkit features THREE meticulously crafted and differentiated guided essay writing graphic organizers, each thoughtfully designed to suit various academic levels. Whether you're working with mid
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Skills Bundle
Revising and Editing Bell Ringers Warm Ups Bundle - TEST PREP - STAAR - FSA
6 Weeks of Revising & Editing Bell-ringers - Task Cards! These warm-ups are standards-aligned and provide explanations for each answer. Use them as warm-ups, for formative assessments, or as task cards! Skills are grouped together for scaffolded learning. You will also receive 6 student practice sheets for a printable weekly option. Google Slideshow of warm-ups is included! Simply download the Teacher Instructions to access the link.What’s Included:Sets 1 & 21. Google Slideshow of Sets 1
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5th - 12th
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Memoirs in 100 Words - Writing with Mentor Texts - Personal Narrative Writing
Students use precise word choice and eliminate redundancy in their writing with this memoir lesson. Originally inspired by The Washington Post feature, “Life is Short: Autobiography as Haiku,” students write memoirs in 100 words or fewer. This lesson teaches students to “show” themselves in vivid details and carefully chosen words. The lesson has recently been updated to include Google slides and instructional YouTube videos for guided practice!In pre-writing activities, students journal about
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7th - 11th
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Writing Workshop Checklists and Conference Activity Sheets
Differentiation is easy in Writing Workshop with with these quick "Note from Your Teacher" conference checklists. On one side of the page, you assign exactly what students need to focus on in workshop, and students respond back on the other side. Make assessments easier and writing workshop more productive. Editable.What you'll get:editable checklists for the following modes of writing:NarrativeOpinionArgumentInformative/explanatoryResearchBlank form you can customizePlus, a note-taker sheet
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4th - 8th
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Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Discover this engaging bundle for enhancing your students' personal narrative writing skills with this resource, carefully curated to cater to all your teaching needs.Inside this resource, you will find not one, but two personal narrative writing resources, each offering a unique approach to empower your students' storytelling abilities. With a perfect blend of print-and-go convenience and the flexibility of a digital format, you have the freedom to choose the delivery method that suits your cla
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6th - 8th
Thank You, Ma'am Narrative Writing Mini-Unit for Grades 7-10
Wondering what to do for Thanksgiving in the middle school and high school ELA classroom? Thank You Narratives is the perfect mini unit that gives students the opportunity to show gratitude to people who have made an impact on their lives. Students read the mentor text "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. After a close read and careful analysis, they brainstorm their own Thank You Narrative using the provided brainstorming slides and plot line. Students draft their narratives, then use the pro
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7th - 10th
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Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activity | Writing a Spooky Short Story
*****ATTENTION TEACHERS:***** For just $2 more dollars, get FOUR more activities with the Halloween Activities BUNDLE (CLICK HERE)! _________________________________________________________________5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Middle School ELA English Halloween Activity Lesson: "Create a Spooky Story" | Guide for the Short Story Process Includes Templates and Guided Organizers for:Brainstorming Spooky Ideas and Topics Brainstorming Word WebExposition: Characters, Setting, Conflict (Guided Questions Chart)
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5th - 8th
Sentence Frames for Literary Analysis Essay Writing High School ELA, ELL & ESL
Use sentence frames (also called sentence starters) for literary analysis in your ELA or ESL classroom to support all students! Research shows that sentence frames are an effective scaffolding technique. Use sentence frames for differentiated instruction and to support ELL and newcomer students. This is appropriate for 7th-12 grade.This resource is a 5-page handout that includes 12 types of sentence frames for writing about literature: Diction/connotation/denotation, hyperbole, setting, irony, j
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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Personal Narrative Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of personal narratives, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of narrative writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist with 10 goals they are w
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1st - 8th
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What is the Horror Genre By Sharon A. Russell HMH 8 Nonfiction Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive unit covering the nonfiction article What is the Horror Genre? by Sharon A. Russell. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 8.This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent nonfiction unit. Skills covered include main idea, context clue vocabulary, notes, inferencing, summary writing, comprehension question, and narrative writing.This unit now includes a copy of all the activities for Google
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
Dialogue in Narrative Writing Google Slides
Teach your students how to implement dialogue into their writing. This presentation teaches your students ...the definition of dialogue how to use dialoguespeaker tagspractice on identifying the parts of dialogueSIMILAR PRODUCTS:1. How to Write an Introduction Google Slides2. Ways to Start a Narrative3. Dialogue Practice WorksheetLET'S CONNECT:Instagram: @mrsmccoyinthemiddleTwitter: @mccoyinthemidKEY WORDS:writing, narrative, dialogue, quotation, elements of a narrative
Grades:
4th - 9th
Personal Narrative Sentence Starters & Writing Graphic Organizer
The Personal Narrative writing resource includes two pages: The Sentence Starters AND a blank Graphic Organizer. 1. The Personal Narrative Sentence Starters - A chart designed to help students know how to start each paragraph of their personal narrative written composition. It is conveniently separated in a color-coded graphic organizer by Introduction, Rising Action, Problem/Conflict, Solution, and Conclusion. Each section has unique sentence stems. This at-a-glance chart is designed to help
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Transition Words, Keywords, and Sentence Starter Reference Sheets
Transition Reference SheetsIncluded in this product are two reference sheets for students:Transition KeywordsTransition Sentence StartersThese serve as a great reminder for students to use while honing their skills in transitioning. Each sheet is organized by purpose, and so it helps students choose the right wording while applying the concept in their own writing.These are in PDF format.*****************************************************************************Check out my Other Teacher Reso
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5th - 12th
Storytelling with Rubrics | Middle School Writing | Creative Writing
You and your students will love this combination of creative writing, public speaking, and group collaboration! Plus, prepare your students, as self-directed learners, to be highly organized, well-planned, and how to work cooperatively in groups. This student-centered fun mini-unit resource is included in a bundle! Student ♥ Engagement Bundle of Language Arts Lessons for Middle and High SchoolAdaptable for all age groups - is this standards-based ELA mini-unit, a week of lessons culminate in an
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6th - 9th
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Transition Words Writing Activities and Revision for Writers Workshop
Students struggling with transitions? Is their writing choppy? Then they will benefit from this lesson on identifying, analyzing, and applying transitions to their writing. The lesson moves from teaching students to notice transitions in writing, determining how they are used, and then applying transition writing techniques to their own writing.Your students will get the practice they need in examining the writer's craft in creating writing that flows!By the end of this week-long lesson, your
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5th - 8th
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Children's Story Book Template | Creative Writing | Narrative Template
This Google Slides template is intended to be a "fill in the blank" outline for your students. This will help them develop an easy to read, easy to grade story with an audience intended for young children. A rubric is included!Lessons you should teach before having them work in this template: Character DevelopmentStory ElementsPlotDialogThemeand other specific narrative writing teaching points. *******************************************************************Editable products are still (c) to
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Fiction Writing | Children's Stories | Narrative Writing Bundle
Narrative Essay Writing Revision Stations/Task Cards for Middle Grades, CCSS
Help your middle school students improve their narrative essay writing by providing them with an opportunity to work in these stations! They will self-reflect, revise and edit, and help one another to make improvements on their essays! These stations provide checklists, examples, and ideas for taking their narrative essays to the next level. *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER students ha
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Narrative Essay BUNDLE, Narrative Writing Lessons, 6th-8th Grade
Narrative Writing Revision Stations | Editing & Revising | Customizable
Editing and revising is such an important part of the writing process, but where to begin? And how to change it up from the same old peer editing and revision checklist?These Narrative Writing Revision Stations make editing and revising an engaging and differentiated process. Use the Narrative Writing Revision Stations following the completion of a narrative rough draft and watch students take ownership of their writing! Adding & improving options meets students where they are in the writing
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5th - 8th
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Critical Book Review Project | Book Report | Independent Reading Assessment
This critical book review book report project includes everything you need for a no-prep post-reading assessment. A detailed scaffold walks your students through brainstorming their opinions about the work and drafting their review.A completed sample scaffold and full sample final book review are included. You can provide a copy to each student, or project them on the board and go over them together in class.This resource includes everything you need to teach, assign, and grade a critical book r
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Middle or High School Book Report / Post-reading Projects Bundle
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