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Common Core W.8.3c resources for Easel Activities
Paragraph Writing How to Write a Paragraph of the Week Grades 6-8 with Digital
❝ This resource is fantastic for teaching paragraph structure, adding details to writing, and supporting opinions with reasoning. My students enjoyed completing the paragraphs each week and I saw growth in their writing by the end of the year. Thank you! ❞ -Molly TParagraph writing just got easier! Whether you need print or digital, these ready-to-use pages (and slides) are an effective way to help your students learn and practice writing a paragraph.You'll get everything you need for argument
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6th - 8th
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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
Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric
Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this Personal Narrative Complete Unit Bundle for your middle school classroom. Start with the narrative writing steps in the PowerPoint or Google Slides. Students will learn how to brainstorm personal narrative writing with guided graphic organizers and templates
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Hero's Journey Greek Mythology Unit - Middle School
Achilles, Perseus, Atalanta, Theseus! The Greek Heroes and Heroines stories are among the most exciting in all Greek Mythology. Introduce middle school students to The Hero’s Journey or monomyth and eight Greek Hero myths with these fun and engaging resources and lesson plans!This No-Prep, Print-and-Go Greek Heroes unit will save YOU time and your students will enjoy the thrilling stories and engaging activities. Student assignments are balanced with practicing literacy skills, writing and creat
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
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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Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Greek Mythology Unit - Gods and Goddesses - Middle School
Greek Mythology is full of interesting characters, but perhaps none so intriguing as the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece! This FUN no-prep middle school unit examines each goddess and god individually. Students will be able to recognize each deity’s Greek and Roman name, his or her title or realm, the symbols associated with him or her and become familiar with the major myths involving each god or goddess. Not only will this resource save YOU time, but your students will enjoy learning abou
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Christmas ELA Activities Literary Devices Short Films Theme Character Plot
Short Film Workshop: A Christmas Star Super fun way to teach NARRATIVE writing and LITERARY ELEMENTS! This lesson is PACKED with engaging activities that will teach students real world use of literary elements and how writers use them to create great stories. Students will learn to transfer the techniques to their own literary writing. ❤ DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION AVAILABLE! CLICK HERENOTE: This workshop can be easily differentiated because their are a variety of difficulty levels and DOK wi
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5th - 8th
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Expository Writing Prompts Grade 6-8 STAAR and CC aligned
This complete unit has three parts: Do you need a FANTASTIC informational writing unit? This is it! This unit offers powerful collaborative to independent writing activities with many options for your writing instruction needs.Part 1: Teach the Informational Outline. Provides a prompt and resources to collaboratively write an essay to teach the organization and structure of effective informational essays. Prompt, Outlines, Graphic Organizer, Sample Essay, Introductory and Closing Samples, and C
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6th - 8th
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Transition Words Phrases and Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer Easel Activity
Lists of transition words and phrases with a digital and print writing graphic organizer. Use the paragraph writing graphic organizer to support student use of transitions. Two-page transition word handout lists many specific transitions and their functions to use in writing to help develop relationships between sentences, paragraphs, and ideas, such as addition, comparison, contrast, cause and effect, etc. Supports vocabulary activities by development of new connections. Helps students write be
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5th - 8th
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40 Fun Writing Prompts for Secondary Students Crazy Picture Prompts
This awesome set of funny and crazy picture prompts are perfect for inspiring even the least motivated too-cool Secondary English students to get into creative writing. A great range of images to help them get writing!Perfect for ELA English students from Year 6 to Year 10 or 11, depending on where you are. These fun creative writing prompt worksheets look best in color, but still look good and work well printed in black and white. Set out in separate worksheets, ready to print and go. Awesome f
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Picture WRITING PROMPTS for Secondary Students BUNDLE
The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle Novel Study + Quizzes Digital and Print
This resource provides an in-depth look at The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan. Great resource for grades 5-8 Grade! This novel study is perfect for whole class, independent, or reading circles. Each activity can be completed independently, in pairs, or in a group setting. Pick and choose which activities work best for your time frame and needs. There are a variety of activities that can be used at any level of learning including short answer, true-false, multiple choice, jou
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5th - 8th
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Wired for Fear Video Unit California Science Center HMH 6 Digital and Print
This is a comprehensive nonfiction unit covering the video Wired for Fear from California Science Center. The activities, questions, and standards are all aligned with Into Literature HMH 6. This is a great resource to use as a companion to the textbook or for an independent nonfiction unit. Skills covered include main idea, narrative writing, compare and contrasting two sources about the same topic, comprehension, and supporting answers with textual evidence.This unit now includes a copy of al
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
25 Point of View Writing Prompts for Secondary English Students
This awesome set of engaging Point of View Picture Writing Prompts are perfect for inspiring even the least motivated too-cool Secondary English students to get into creative writing. Each image has two choices of character or POV to write from, and students choose to put themselves in the shoes of whichever one they choose. A fun idea to get them writing from a different perspective and thinking about deliberate language and style choices when writing.Perfect for students from Year 7 to Year 12
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Picture WRITING PROMPTS for Secondary Students BUNDLE
Realistic Fiction Writing Checklist
Realistic Fiction Writing ChecklistYour students can use this easy-to-read checklist during the revision process - making sure to include an introduction, problem, and solution with elements that “show instead of tell.” Educators may use the checklist to develop learning targets for lessons. Assign to your students on Easel, print one copy per student, or laminate for future use! Checklist includes -Introduction:I have a realistic setting that tells when and where my story takes place.I used a f
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Writing Checklist Bundle - 7 Writing Checklists for Elementary Students
Sentence Sequences for Complex Sentence Development
Using sentence sequences is a natural way to get students to practice using complex sentences. There are two lesson forms available with this download; task cards and EASEL. The EASEL activitycan be used with digital devices and gives immediate feedback to an answer choice by indicating correct answer when it is chosen. The task cards can be given to individual students or used in small groups. There is a self checking feature available through the use of a Bar Code reader. QR codes
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Complex Sentences Bundle for Development and Comprehension
Free Fall Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a fall themed practice narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed when writing a narrative. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is g
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Unit + DIGITAL UNIT
This unit leads students STEP-BY-STEP through the writing process:Modelled WritingShared WritingGuided WritingIndependent WritingThis product includes:A comprehensive unit for in-class instructionA digital version for Distance Learning OR students requiring access to technology. The digital unit comes as an EDITABLE pdf file that can be posted directly to Google Classroom. Teachers are also able to add their own instructions to digital worksheets. The digital copy of this unit follows along less
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE!
Free Winter Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a practice winter themed narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed in narrative writing. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is als
Writing Prompts for November -- Creative and Self Paced Activity
These creative November-themed writing prompts will engage your students' imagination with quirky and fun topics. Plus, students will be challenged to add sensory details or grammar structures along with challenging vocabulary.Ready to use - print, digital, task cards, slides ... you'll love how easy they are to share and how much your students enjoy writing in response.What's in this resource:ten different prompts with titles like: "No Lima Beans" and "You Have a Pet What?"each prompt directs
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6th - 8th
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Fact or Fiction? UFOs and Aliens Comprehension and Essay Response: GR 8
This 14 page packet includes information about reported sightings of UFOs and UAPs in the 20th and 21st centuries. The passage is followed by complex comprehension questions which students must answer and then provide the location of evidence for their response in the passage. Using a graphic organizer, students are then to write a creative story about a UFO/UAP sighting, using transition words provided in a graphic. Space is provided for writing and illustrating. The passage is written on a gra
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7th - 10th
Distance Learning Short Story The Monkey's Paw Close Reading Writing Research
The short story, The Monkey's Paw, is a great story to introduce students to the horror genre. There is an annotated text included via a Google Slides link to encourage students to practice note taking and identifying areas they might be confused.This lesson includes working with:- Literary Devices- Vocabulary- Inferences- Theme- Plot- CharactersThis lesson includes : (with rubrics)- Argument Writing- Creative Writing- Inquiry-based Research Writing ProjectCheck out these other close reads avail
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Monkey's Paw Short Story Close Reading Test Bundle Distance Learning
Procedural Writing: Hand Washing Activity
This package breaks down procedural writing for a junior or intermediate student by stated the characteristics and requirements of a procedural text as well as providing a procedure to wash your hands effectively as an example. In this collection, the educator will be provided with a rubric, worksheet, and checklist of level 4 procedural writing. Excellent source for a diagnostic assessment piece when starting the unit or when very early into the unit.
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5th - 8th
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