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5th grade Common Core W.8.1c resources
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts
These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod
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4th - 8th
Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Snapchat™ Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions
In this Snapchat Reading Comprehension Passage, your students will look at the pros and cons of the app, work on reading comprehension questions, and participate in argument writing. This product includes both a higher and lower-level article for differentiation purposes. Included with the article are reading comprehension questions for both levels, as well argument writing extension activities and worksheets.Snapchat™ is a popular app among teenagers, and my middle school students choose this a
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Argument Writing Bundle
Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence - Doodle Notes & 5 Learning Stations
When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a response that analyzes the evidence they have selected. This can be a daunting task! However, this fun and engaging Doodle and Do resource is here to help! It includes fun sketch notes or doodle note
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5th - 8th
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Writing Intervention Resource Library | Writing Lessons for 3rd-8th Grade
Yes, writing needs interventions too! If your students are still struggling to organize a basic paragraph or write an introduction paragraph, this writing intervention resource library will become your go-to resource. Packed with over 120 different 15-20 minute writing mini-lessons on a variety of key skills, you'll find exactly what you need to engage your writers and reteach key writing skills.There are 25 intervention units included in this bundle. We cover nearly any topic that your students
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3rd - 8th
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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!
Persuasive Writing Unit - Persuasive Essay Lessons, Examples, Prompts & Rubric
Teach students the elements of persuasive writing and help them breeze through their next persuasive essay! This unit breaks everything down about writing persuasive essays into easy steps and provides practice at each step. Your students will understand what to do and how to do it, so they actually will write! (And you will actually want to read it!) Before I created this unit, my students struggled with persuasive writing. I had made too many assumptions about their understanding of audience a
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4th - 8th
Persuasive Writing | Opinion Writing | Naplan Prep State Testing
Do you need a combination of resources to teach persuasive writing or opinion writing? This bundle of growing writing resources could be just the answer. Lessons and activities in this bundle focus on identifying the language and structural components of the opinion/persuasive genre. This writing bundle includes self-written mentor texts (no need to spend on books), print-n-go sheets, interactive notebook activities, Scavenger Hunts, flipbooks, anchor charts, posters, checklists, and marking rub
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3rd - 6th
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Whale Evolution: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity With Bonus CER Resource
Digital or Print - Choose Your Adventure! NOW WITH BONUS RESOURCE! ❤️Introduction to claim, evidence, reasoning - an easy to understand resource for you and your students to learn the how and why of argumentative writing in the science classroom! Uncover the amazing phenomena of whale evolution through this captivating two-part activity that seamlessly integrates science and ELA standards. Perfect for inquisitive minds, this exploration is designed to span two to three class periods.Part One -
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-2
Also included in: Evolution Bundle! {Covers NGSS MS-LS-2 & MS-LS-4}
Persuasive Writing Unit - Writing Ads - Graphic Organizers (w/ digital packet)
This 10-Day Persuasive Writing Unit will have your students analyzing advertisements, developing an understanding of the critical components of persuasive writing, and writing their own persuasive advertisements. Since students write persuasive ads (filled with figurative language, propaganda techniques, and critical persuasive components) about an imaginative product they invented, their engagement level is extremely high in this writing unit. Guided lessons and activities help students to ta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
Save and help your students develop the craft of writing with this Writing Unit Bundle! The bundle includes a Persuasive Writing Unit, Descriptive Writing Unit, and Myth Writing Unit...over 25 days of instruction!Digital Version Included - The writing units in this resource include a traditional PDF version of the student writing packet, as well as a link for Google Slides. This means that the writing units are ready for Google Classroom! The digital versions of the packets are accessible from
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5th - 8th
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SBAC Aligned Rubrics: Informative, Narrative, Opinion Writing (student-friendly)
These multi-use rubrics use student-friendly language, helping you to clearly communicate expectations and scores to students. They can be used for students to self-assess or for you to quickly grade informative, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.This resource is based on performance task rubrics developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). E-Rubrics can be filled out on your computer or printed and completed by hand. Both full color and black & white options are
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3rd - 8th
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How To Write an Argumentative Essay Writing Workshop Common Core
This 20 page lesson includes everything needed to teach 5th-8th graders the art of argumentative essay writing. A scaffolded lesson about Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem current event issue is included! Along with:1. Teacher Direction and Standards2. Student Checklist for Writing Argumentative Essay3. A Scaffolded Lesson on A Hot Topic: Is not standing for The National Anthem an abuse of First Amendment Rights?4. Background Information on the Hot Topic5. Step by Step Writing Template to
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5th - 8th
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Advertising Mini Unit & Poster Set
Perfect for the little entrepreneurs in your class. This advertising unit will have your students actively learning about attracting, targeting and persuading techniques in advertisements. Students will be asked to identify and create their own techniques in a series of wonderful activities. This unit includes graphic organizers, checklists, rubrics, teaching tips, self assessments and more. Also included is a colorful and engaging poster set about the purpose of advertisements. You will rec
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2nd - 8th
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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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Argumentative Writing - Thesis & Evidence, Claim & Counterclaim
Help students gain a clear understanding of the appropriate evidence to include with thesis statements in argumentative writing as well as how to identify and write claims and counterclaims. This digital & printable resource uses drag-&-drop activities in addition to analyzing argumentative paragraphs. Students will know exactly what to include in a strong argumentative paragraph or essay.Save 20% by purchasing this in the Argumentative, Informational, & Narrative Essays & RACES
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5th - 8th
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Go-to-Guide for Teaching CERs - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning - Multiple Resources
Do your students struggle with CERs? You aren't alone. This product gives you the tools you need to help your students understand the difference between the claim, evidence, and reasoning. Use this resource in class or online using Google Slides™. This Product Contains Multiple Resources: 1 handout for your student's interactive notebook that explains the components of an argument (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning) 3 Sample Arguments to help students identify the claim, evidence, and reasonin
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5th - 11th
Also included in: CAST (CA Science Test) Skills Review Bundle
Escape the Zombies! Paragraph Review Escape Room - Transitions - Text Evidence
Use this escape game to review topic sentences, transitions, and citing text evidence. Just print, review the answers, and go! This activity will take about 45-60 minutes to complete based on the ability of your middle-level learners. No technology is required!
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Writing Skills Bundle
Transitional Words: Spice Up Writing with Standards-Based Activities
Use the 32 slides with engaging activities, appropriate primarily for Grades 4-8, to convince students to use transition words to spice up their writing. High school students, who need differentiated instruction concerning the use of transitional words, can benefit from this resource, as well. Research shows explicitly teaching writing strategies such as the use of transitional words has a strong impact on the quality of all students’ writing, and it has been found especially effective for stud
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4th - 10th
RACE Writing Strategy ELA DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM Constructed Response Paragraph
Looking for a seriously fun way to teach constructed response writing? R.A.C.E. strategy Digital 360 escape rooms are the most interactive, immersive, and effective way to learn, and students LOVE them! ENGAGEMENT GUARANTEED! This RACE ESCAPE comes with an informational text, a fictional story, and is packed full of rich CCSS content, mini-lessons, examples, knowledge pit stops, puzzles, games, sound effects, clues, and escape codes. Highly scaffolded!❤ OBJECTIVE:Students will progressively bu
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5th - 8th
High-Interest Informational Articles + Questions 1 Middle School Digital + Print
Informational Articles and Questions for Middle School Volume 1 contains 3 high-interest topics that are great for gaining interest and practicing analyzing nonfiction texts in your classroom. The topics Parkour, Ramen Noodles, and Self-Driving Cars will help engage your students and help them prepare for any Common Core State Assessment. Your students will enjoy reading and learning about these three topics because my middle school students picked them.These nonfiction text sets are perfect for
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: High-Interest Informational Articles Bundle for Middle School
Cell phones in School: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet
Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? This is an argumentative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about cell phone usage and whether or not schools should ban cell phones. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.*Update* Available under TpT Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning. If you want the Google Drive editable version here it isLooking for more argu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Essay Writing
Argumentative, Informational, & Narrative Essays & RACES Writing Strategy Bundle
Students will be able to easily write a strong argumentative, informational, and narrative essay as well as the RACES writing strategy with constructive responses. These easy to follow, step-by-step directions walk students through the essay writing & RACES process. Each resource comes in printable and digital format. SAVE 20% when you purchase this bundle!Argumentative Essay UnitSuggested Lesson PlanMentor texts - 2 model argumentative essays- one on why students should be in school during
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5th - 8th
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Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Your students will love these fun, creative writing prompts that are perfect for the crazy days before the holidays!You'll have everything you need to keep your students engaged and writing! And as a bonus, you'll get a set of editable lesson plans.How will this bundle help you do this?This what you'll get in the "Dear Santa" resource:writing prompt that sets the purpose for the letterfriendly letter format for easy referenceprewriting: audience & purposeprewriting: what is your evidence th
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3rd - 8th
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