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Informational text Common Core W.11-12.1b resources
Argumentative Writing - A Complete Argument Essay Writing Unit - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students master the art of argumentative writing with this argument writing teaching unit! I created this argumentative essay writing teaching unit with secondary ELA students in mind, and it includes step-by-step and engaging writing instructional materials. This argument essay writing unit includes everything you need for a complete argumentative writing instructional unit, including the print & digital materials. This essay writing instructional unit includes an editable instruc
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7th - 10th
Synthesis Essay Unit for AP English Language & Composition | Synthesis Question
Are your student struggling with synthesis skills? This ten-lesson writing unit slows down and stretches the process a student must use for the AP® Lang exam free response Question 1. What a student will do in May for Question 1 has been stretched to ten lesson plans here, each of which will take 60 to 90 minutes to facilitate. Each lesson plan includes materials needed, essential question, "I can" statement, activator, teacher input, student active participation, and summary. All materials are
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Language & Composition Synthesis Essay Bundle - AP Lang Exam
Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading and Speech Writing Lesson
Make your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. a literacy lesson with a primary source. Students complete a close reading of Dr. King's prophetic speech “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” and use their reading as inspiration for their own writing. In pre-reading activities, students learn about the context of the speech and define vocabulary. Next, they complete an activity to understand allusions, and then after reading the speech, they analyze its structure using a graphic organizer. They use the sa
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Bundle: Writing with Mentor Texts - American Authors
Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Synthesis Essay {A Growing Bundle of Argumentative, Analytical Writing}
Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is true love fantasy or destiny? Their job is t
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7th - 12th
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The Zombie Apocalypse-- Persuasive Speech Activity
In this activity, students will role play that they are trapped in their school by the zombie apocalypse. They have to decide whether to stay at the school... or whether to leave the school for an alternate location. In order to make this precarious decision, they must weigh the pros and cons of both scenarios and then craft a persuasive speech to convince the class (the rest of their group) to go or to stay.Now included as part of the Ultimate Zombie Literary Unit found HERE!In this high-inte
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE Ultimate High-interest Halloween Bundle for Secondary ELA
Infamous Criminals: A High-Interest Nonfiction Research Project
In this project, students will research the life of a famous criminal and compile a bibliographic research project to share with the class. The criminals included in this project range from fraudsters to gangsters and from pirates to drug lords. There are plenty of options here to captivate the interest of secondary students. After selecting a criminal, students will compile an annotated bibliography as they go through the research process while preparing to create their final projects. Stud
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9th - 12th
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Full Year High School English Curriculum: Secondary ELA 9-12 Common Core Aligned
If you are teaching a new high school English course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current high school English class curriculum, this full year ELA curriculum is for YOU! This Common Core Standards aligned English Language Arts curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours.This English curriculum is perfect for you if are looking for...creative, effective activities for you and yo
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9th - 12th
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High School Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages and questions, plus writing
This Christmas Informational Text lesson for high school students includes an engaging 3 page text passage: "Anti-Claus? Confessions of a Santa Dissenter" A one page handout that can be printed or projected includes: --discussion starters/free write prompts about students' background and opinions on the cultural impact of Santa or "The Santa Myth." --reading and vocabulary questions that lead students to identify the author's claim and reasoning for his stance on Christmas. A fully printable wri
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9th - 12th
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Analyzing Arguments Unit - Claims, Evidence, Counterarguments, & Fallacies
Empower your students to evaluate and create strong arguments with my Analyzing Arguments Unit! In this 12-day unit, students will evaluate and create claims, evidence, counterarguments, and fallacies.The Art of Arguing Workbook is a complete unit to teach students how to effectively use claims and evidence. This unit aligns to the AP English Language and Composition Conceptual Framework for Claims and Evidence, though it is appropriate for grades 9 through 12 and meets the standards for argumen
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9th - 12th
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Synthesis Essay Workbook
Teach your students how to analyze multiple sources and bring them together to form a cohesive argument. This is a great AP Language and Composition resource to teach the synthesis essay! It's also perfect as an introduction to research, analyzing sources, and defending claims. This workbook will walk them through the process step-by-step: 1) understanding your requirements2) understanding the task/prompt3) analyzing sources related to that prompt/task4) creating a thesis statement with a claim5
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9th - 12th
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Claim Task Cards (C-E-R Practice) for Middle or High School
Are your students struggling with writing claims? Maybe you're just looking for a fun way to teach the C-E-R writing framework in your class? These 24 two-sided task cards will turn your students into claim pros whether they're learning face-to-face or virtually!Students will identify, evaluate, and create original claims using these task cards. Throughout these 24 two-sided cards, students will have to look at, analyze, and think about claims from multiple angles. The best part is that once the
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9th - 12th
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High School Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Serial Podcast Evidence Board Project
This resource provides teachers with two different options for Serial, Season 1 Final Projects . Both options address multiple CCSS and engage students by requiring them to listen closely, take accurate notes, develop theories, work together, organize their work, and present their findings to their peers. Option #1: Cereal Box Serial Analysis (rubric and example responses included)Includes evidence analysis, identification of important people, podcast evaluation, and argumentative writing promp
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9th - 12th
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Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Activities: High School Research Project, TED Talk, Lit
Frustrated with students who refuse to accept feedback or take on any new challenges? When students have a fixed mindset about your class, they can be almost impossible to teach. Some feel hopeless, convinced that they are simply “bad" at English, and sure that there is nothing that they can do to improve the situation. Others define themselves as “good” at English, but never want to push themselves or try anything new—they’re so terrified of failure, that they want to play it safe at all times
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9th - 12th
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Mini Research Project: Create a Social Justice Leaflet | Printable & Digital
Engage your students with social justice issues with this Social Justice Leaflet Mini Research Project! This digital and printable Social Justice Leaflet Mini Research Project is designed to engage students with social justice issues and work on their research skills in a project that won't take weeks and weeks of time. During this mini-research project, students will first learn about the group "The White Rose." The White Rose was a group of young people who used their words to fight the Nazi p
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9th - 12th
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11th Grade Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST one-page reading comprehension passages 11th grade students enjoy paired with tasks targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus a job description with practice writing a cover letter, memoirs, multiple perspectives on the renewable energy topic, a co
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11th
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Main Idea Supporting Details - Citing Evidence - Quotes as Supporting Evidence
Teaching how to use quotes as supporting details has never been easier! This lesson includes an introduction and thorough explanation of how to incorporate quotes used as supporting evidence in an essay. Additionally, anchor paragraphs using a quote as supporting evidence provide students the opportunity to see how the writing process works. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers something for everyone. The no prep lesson can be used in class or assigned for di
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9th - 12th
High School Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages with ELA tasks 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students enjoy. Targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus slave narratives, memoirs, arguments, and more.A PASSAGE & TASK FOR EVERY READING STANDARDStudents pr
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Writing With Articles: Mentor Text Analysis, Peer Checklist
Looking for a comprehensive argument essay writing unit that will take your students from inspiration to finished product? Teaching students to write argument essays based on evidence is a daunting task—there are so many high-level skills required that it’s hard to know what to prioritize, and if you try to simply “cover” everything with power point presentations or lectures, students will never truly learn the skills they need.Even worse, when students see argument writing as an irrelevant tas
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9th - 12th
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Peer Editing Form Guide and Rubric for Argumentative Essay
⭐ Ready for your students to review, revise, and edit their argument essays? Peer-to-peer or collaborative revision is one of the more effective ways for students to learn about essay fluency and taking objective advice when it comes to improving their writing.This peer editing guide is a step-by-step process designed for a partner to complete multiple readings and revision suggestions on a peer's argument essay.⭐ The following steps are taken in the revision process:✅ First read with no marks,
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9th - 11th
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Reading & Analyzing Bryan Stevenson's "We Need to..." Speech (NO PREP Lessons)
Dive into Justice with Bryan Stevenson's TED Talk! Are you ready to engage your students in critical conversations about justice, equity, and the criminal justice system? My comprehensive multi-lesson unit on Bryan Stevenson's "We Need to Talk About an Injustice" TED talk is the perfect resource to ignite thoughtful discussions and inspire action in your classroom. Explore Historical Context: Take your students on a journey through history with my dynamic Google Slides presentation. From the imp
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9th - 12th
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Chivalry Jigsaw - Info Text Cooperative Learning for the Medieval Romance
Do you struggle with making group work meaningful for students? This Jigsaw Lesson on Chivalry gives students an introduction to the Medieval Romance by examining exactly what the tenets of chivalry were in the Middle Ages. This is a great introduction to Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Wife of Bath's Tale from The Canterbury Tales. A Medieval Romance reading guide is also included.THE RESOURCE INCLUDES:⭐️ Instructional Slideshow (EDITABLE) for guiding students throug
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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