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Writing-essays Common Core RI.11-12.10 resources
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Real World Rhetoric #2, 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 article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #2 attempts to convince readers that parents who film their children’s punishments and post those videos online are creating more harm than good.This 5-page download inc
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8th - 11th
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Real World Rhetoric #3, 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 article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader. The essay in Real World Rhetoric #3 attempts to convince readers that the college admissions process would be improved by using a lottery-based system. This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Macbeth Scavenger Hunt: Making Real World Thematic Connections
This activity has students making connections between Shakespeare's play Macbeth and the real world through the topic of corruption. In this scavenger hunt activity, students are to locate three Real World Macbeth figures who became corrupt as a result of their ambition. Students are then to write paragraphs that explain their connections using textual evidence from the play and from nonfiction articles.Included in this product you will find:The Scavenger Hunt Assignment Page with Common Core
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Independent Nonfiction Book Project BUNDLE | AP Lang
This Nonfiction Independent Book Project BUNDLE includes the three products discussed below. I have my students work towards the book presentation for the end of first semester and the written argument book project for second semester in preparation for the argument essay on the AP Lang test.1. Independent Nonfiction Book PresentationThis creative presentation is an effective and fun way to create an oral argument for an independent nonfiction novel, using rhetorical strategies studied througho
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts. This 30-page resource includes the followi
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9th - 12th
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The CRAAP Test BUNDLE (Evaluate Sources) | Lesson, Handout, & Auto-Graded Quiz
Help students learn how to effectively evaluate the validity of the sources they use! CRAAP is an acronym method (series of questions) for readers to check if a secondary source is acceptable to use. The bundle includes a LESSON and a QUIZ --- Minds On warm updefinition of CRAAP Testinstructions on how to apply the CRAAP test to student assignmentshabits of academically honest studentsactivities for groups to practicereflection questions (metacognition)The Google Form Quiz for 16 points includes
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7th - 12th
The Things They Carried Chapters 5-7 Unit - How to Tell a True War Story
This 20-page unit on chapters 5, 6, and 7 of The Things They Carried ("Enemies," "Friend," and "How to Tell a True War Story") contains three lesson plans (60-120 minutes each), eight handouts, and one reading quiz. Materials focus motif, non-linear narration, and the comparison-contrast mode. It is a continuation of the three units linked below.Contents:Lesson 9: The Role of MotifLesson 10: Non-Linear NarrationLesson 11: Compare-Contrast of Paired PassagesWays to Use This Resource⭐️Use the mini
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: The Things They Carried Complete Unit BUNDLE - Tim O'Brien - Vietnam War
Source Synthesizer: How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and Cite Your Source in MLA
Every student loves to express their own personal ideas in their essay writing, but they sometimes neglect the importance of incorporating outside sources. When they do incorporate, there may be some technical errors in the execution. This lesson and worksheet helps students to master choosing and incorporating sources into their own original essays. Here is SPECIFICALLY what you'll find in this product: Topics in the How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and In-Text Cite Your Sources PowerPoint: Over
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8th - 12th
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Lesson Bundle - Close Reading and Essay Writing
These lessons and activities make teaching argumentative writing and rhetorical analysis easy! Use argument writing bell ringers, an argument research essay unit, rhetorical appeals task cards, research activities, paired texts, graphic organizers, and a rhetorical appeals trashketball game to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of individual students. These fourteen varied activities and lessons also help improve reading comprehension and prepare students for standardized assessments.A
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9th - 12th
Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle + Example Handouts-AP™ English Lang & Comp
Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle for AP™ English Language and Composition - Your Complete Resource for Mastering Persuasive CommunicationIntroducing our meticulously crafted Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle, the ultimate toolkit to empower your students in mastering persuasive communication. From understanding to application, this all-encompassing product equips you to guide your students through the intricacies of rhetorical devices using SOAP acronym. Prepare them for success in the AP™
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10th - 12th
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AP Language Synthesis Bundle - research project, essay organizer, slides, unit
This bundle contains everything you need to launch and keep the momentum going in your AP Language Synthesis unit. Each resource helps your students visualize their thinking, organize writing, and understand the process to producing a solid synthesis essay. Multiple scaffolds include writing organizers, writing stems, and visual cue cards to understand the essay writing process. This bundle contains two project-based learning experiences, each of 5-10 class periods, that combine skills for both
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS Aligned Paired Non-fiction - #Selfies - High School ELA
Integrating non-fiction, informational texts to align with the Common Core is a challenge for every ELA teacher. Use these two expository articles about Selfies to grab kids’ attention, get them working and critically thinking in groups, and extend their learning in a self-reflective short response writing assignment. This lesson contains a hook and engage PowerPoint featuring the art of Vincent Van Gogh and Frieda Kahlo, two challenging non-fiction texts, and a set of deep-thinking questions (w
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9th - 12th
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Assessing Valid Sources 3-Quiz BUNDLE | CRAAP Test, MLA Format, & Bias Types
I enjoy teaching students how to locate (and create) VALID SOURCES in print or online (as well as how to spot explicit and implicit bias in those sources) before responsibly creating content with source citations (MLA). But I need a way to check and track (quickly) that ALL my learners, indeed, are on the right track with related concepts and terms!This comprehensive Read & Write Valid Sources 3-Quiz bundle is designed to quickly and effectively review and assess students' familiarity with i
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7th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Unit, Extensive Slide Show
This is a complete rhetoric study on one slide show. No more need to search for Aristotle's appeals in one place, rhetorical or literary devices in another, and propaganda techniques and logical fallacies in yet another. Everything you'll possibly need for rhetorical analysis is here. A very comprehensive (160 slides), but well-organized and visually appealing, slide show covering rhetorical strategies and devices. All devices are broken into convenient categories, and each section begins with t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Paired Texts - We Shall Overcome and Second Inaugural Address - Essay Writing
In this lesson, students complete close readings of Lyndon B. Johnson's speech "We Shall Overcome" and Abraham Lincoln's "Second Inaugural Address." Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in each speech.This 28-page resource includes the following:-explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guides-think aloud with sample annotation passage
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8th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay - I Have a Dream - Speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Teaching rhetorical analysis essays doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Google Slides version
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8th - 11th
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Media Lesson - Exploring Podcasts with Rhetorical Analysis (4 class periods)
Have you been wanting to teach podcasts in your class but you aren't quite sure where to start? This lesson is an exciting, modern, and rigorous resource for you to use in your high school, college, or home school classroom. Students will be introduced to the popularity and effectiveness of podcasts in our 21st century society, and then they'll analyze their own podcast episode for rhetorical strategies.
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+A PowerPoint presentation that will take you through each portio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Q2 Analysis Practice: Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention
This is an essay that my AP English Language and Composition class wrote this year. The prompt asks students to analyze the rhetorical devices that Patrick Henry uses to create his argument. The assignment could be adapted for any American literature class as well. By annotating the text together and discussing the speech in class, by standard level students were also successful with this essay. The text of the speech, a graphic organizer, instructions for annotating, and a rubric for gradin
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9th - 12th
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Essay Handouts/Anchor Charts Bundle for Language & Composition / College
This unit bundle provides a sets of handouts/anchor charts of strategies & structures for 3 types of essays commonly assigned in Language & Composition courses. Includes:Parts of an Argument Essay Handouts (Introduction Strategies, Thesis Statement Structures, Using Evidence, Organizational Patterns, & Conclusion Strategies)Parts of a Rhetorical Analysis Essay Handouts (Introduction Strategy, Thesis Statements Structures, Body Paragraph Organization Methods, Process for Explaining Ev
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER STARTER KIT [BUNDLE]
This AP English Language Teacher Starter Kit product gives instructors a one-stop place for resources and materials needed to develop a phenomenal Advanced Placement English Language Class. An AP Summer Packet Assignment, A Sample Syllabus, The Rhetorical Triangle, Literary Criticism Sheet, Tone Vocabulary, and more are featured. This Starter Kit Bundle allows fledgling or seasoned AP teachers to start the year off from the summer assignment and use the resources through the days before the exam
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10th - 12th
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Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Response
This document is a color-coded sample response of the previously posted sample argument task for the NYS English Regents exam. The colors correlate with the cheat sheet, which is the third document needed to fully teach students how to successfully compose a Part 2 response to the NYS English Regents exam.
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9th - 12th
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Teaching the Argument: Breaking Down Part 2 of the NYS English Regents Exam
This array will provide you with instant handouts for your learners and includes:Sample Argument TaskArgument Cheat SheetSample Argument Response
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9th - 12th
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