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Writing-essays Common Core WHST.6-8.1 resources
Writing Our World™ Premium Curriculum: Grades 6th-8th
Are you looking to help your students with dyslexia unlock their writing potential? Do your students…• have a lot of ideas, but struggle to get them on the page?• tend to write in run-on sentences?• become overwhelmed with longer writing assignments?• produce disorganized pieces of writing? • write short, unelaborated paragraphs?• resist writing altogether? Cultivate confident writing and critical thinking skills in your students with Writing Our World™.Through this curriculum, students will lea
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6th - 8th
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P.E.E.L. paragraphs literacy writing mat scaffold in history (PEEL)
This powerpoint contains a writing scaffold to help students frame their paragraphs using PEEL. Most students are familiar with PEE in their paragraphs but the L is what makes students show their understanding to a higher level.The first slide is a writing mat with the sentence starters. This can been laminated and given to students to use with their written work, in particular for essays. It could also be photocopied and stuck into the students books for regular reference. My classes have bot
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5th - 11th
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American Immigration Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Build a strong base of evidence-supported writing and appreciation of the main ingredient to America’s world-renown success, the immigrant, with this project-based unit that asks, "What is our American story?" This unit coversCurrent-day immigration and ethnic makeup of theUSEllis Island "new" immigrants of the early 1900sGreat Migration migrants of the mid-1900sVietnamese refugees of the late 1900sThis unit strengthens core skills like Analyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and artist
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
America's Foundation Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Lay a strong foundation for your modern U.S. History course with an examination of the FORE American values (Freedom, Opportunity, Representation, and Equality) established by Founding Fathers as well as activists throughout the 1800s in this unit that asks, "Who founded America's values?" This broad picture thematic unit reviews the first half of American history with a more mature nuance, making it perfect for your high school US History course that focuses on post-Reconstruction to the presen
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Op-Ed Essay - Opinion Argumentative Writing - Civics ELA Research Project
Use this complete op-ed argumentative essay kit to upgrade your Social Studies or ELA class with an authentic project that makes your students real agents of change in their local community!Cultivating great writing skills isn’t hard. You just need the scaffolded, step-by-step directions and models in one low-prep, everything's-included project kit.This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with the real world to create
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
Edgar Allan Poe Murder Mystery
This set comes with the materials to create a hands on murder mystery. The packet includes letters, photos, quotes, and facts that are all historically accurate. It also includes an autopsy report (fake, but it is accurate about Poe's height, weight, etc.) Using the materials included, students will be put into groups and work as a 'CSI' team to gather evidence and ultimately make a claim on who they believe was the true killer of Edgar Allan Poe.After students have made their claim, their group
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7th - 8th
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How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step
Does your learner need help with writing essays?Do your students believe they can write an excellent essay?This practical workbook teaches your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay using a foolproof step-by-step process. Each mini-lesson lesson teaches one step and contains practice examples to build your learner’s writing skills and confidence.Every student will benefit from this confidence-building, reliable process that can be reused for any type of essay or assignment in any class.In Pa
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinking
BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinkingThis is a bundle with 115 pages and 21 Slides. It works with Easel, may be printed, or used interactively with Google Classroom.** PLEASE NOTE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES WITH THIS NOVEL AND MY EDITED PRODUCTS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS BY ASKING STUDENTS TO DO RESEARCH ON AUSCHWITZ AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.**THIS IS A BUNDLED PRODUCT. IT MAY BE USED WITH THE BOOK AND THE FILM. 30% DISCOUNT!• The Boy in the Stri
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient China DBQ Essay - 5 Documents, Writing Scaffolds, Key, Examples, Rubric
Wonderful Document Based Question (DBQ) Essay to use during your Middle School Ancient China Unit! Students build analytical and writing skills using this differentiated resource! Students of ALL levels and capabilities will benefit from the step-by-step writing scaffolds included!Includes Everything Needed to Teach DBQ Essay Writing:1) 5 Documents with Scaffolded Questions (Geography, Silk Road, Confucius, Achievements, The Great Wall of China)2) Skeleton Worksheet - Developing a thesis a
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5th - 7th
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Letter to the Editor Writing - Opinion Writing PBL Project for Civics or ELA
Use this letter to editor how-to writing kit for a real-world way to engage your Civics, Current Events, or ELA students. This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is sharing one's ideas with the real world to create change.The United States holds free speech and press highly, yet so few meaningfully use it. Town halls are sorely attended, and newspapers are struggling. And social media fails at meaningful conversations.Challenge your student
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
Argument Writing Rubrics Grades 6-8 Common Core
Common Core Argument Writing Rubrics for Grades 6-8
This digital download contains seven grades 6-8 argument writing rubrics (each one a variation).
The rubrics are detailed and show the Common Core-alignment for each section/criteria.
These ARE included in the following bundles:
Common Core Argument Writing Unit for Grades 6-12
Argument Writing Rubrics for Grades 6-12
Created & Copyrighted by Tracee Orman
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6th - 8th, Staff
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Distance Learning Language Arts Performance Task Editable Google Template
Ready or not, SBAC and PARCC are here! Are your students ready? **Now with an editable Google Document template so the students can complete their work digitally!**Also updated to more accurately prepare students by giving three different writing prompts. All students could write on the same prompt, or it could be used as an assessment with students receiving different prompts Help your students tackle the most daunting aspect of these new tests, the performance task. In this performance task st
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5th - 6th
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6th Grade Informational & Argument Essay Writing - Test Prep Practice Prompts
Make teaching and practicing test prep easy and no-fuss with this expository and persuasive writing test prep resource! This resource was designed to prepare your students for their State Testing in Writing. This resource addresses 6th Grade Argumentative Writing and 6th Grade Informational Writing. This resource has clear student directions, is written as they would see a state test be written, and comes with templates and digital access!This packet includes paired passages and writing prompts
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6th
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Business Letter Writing Kit - Complaint Letter - Research Project PBL
This universal business letter kit will turn your students into real agents of change as they stand up for themselves and what they believe.This is the perfect PBL addition to any social studies or ELA unit.And the resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is speaking up to create authentic change.Challenge your students to “vote with their dollars” by researching and writing to a business or brand they love to express their position on a business
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
Bias Detectives: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Cross-Curricular Unit!
Welcome to Bias Detectives! This thematic unit is centered around the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred on March 25, 1911. In this unit, your students will immerse themselves in life from the 1910s, and examine first-hand primary sources, newspaper excerpts, and speeches that led to the reform of worker's rights and factory safety, and eventually the birth of OSHA many years later! All of these resources will help your detect the bias and argue whether the negligent building owners
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5th - 9th
E-E-A (Evidence-Explain-Analyze) Writing Anchor Chart
The anchor chart has sentence starters and questions that lead students to put their thinking into words on the page. They assist students in achieving work at higher Bloom's stages of evaluating and creating because it pushes them to think deeper, make real-world connections, and relate the material to society and their personal lives. The chart gives them ideas that generate their metacognition and apply it to new learning. EVIDENCE (What does the text SAY?)Questions to consider:What spe
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Not Grade Specific
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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Writing Module #1 | Problem-Solution Opinion Essay | Recycling | Grades 4-6
Your 4th to 6th graders got this! Got what? A final product they'll create in no time with step-by-step guidance and be so proud of: A Problem-Solution Opinion Essay about "The Recycling Problem," which is a type of argumentative writing perfect for this age group. STUDENTS READ & CITE AUTHENTIC SOURCES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH RECYCLINGStudents read and critically think about a very important, current, relevant issue people all over the world are grappling with right now - the problem with re
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Writing Modules | Grades 4-6 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
Perfect World Argument
Students are challenged to create a perfect world by exploring and deciding on all of the elements that make up a society. They are then writing an argumentative essay to explain why their world is perfect. There is a link to a Canva presentation with pre-set resources for students to use to investigate different aspects of the society to help them decide. On the final page is a link to graphic organizers to help students plot out their information. Included in the handouts are paragraph frams t
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7th - 10th
Our Living Constitution: A Comprehensive Unit on the United States Constitution
The bundle Our Living Constitution: A Comprehensive Unit on the United States Constitition covers everything a busy teacher needs for a dynamic, informative, and engaging unit on the U.S. Constitution. Using the "Into, Through, and Beyond" lesson plan model, the lessons start from the beginning with an Overview of the Constitution, the Origins of the Constitution, and the Seven Principles of the Constitution to introduce students to important facts, influences, and foundational concepts. In th
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6th - 12th
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Short Story "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Unit
Warriner’s “Rikki-tikki-tavi” Short Story Unit covers a classic story and compares it to the animated film. The lesson plans, annotated short story, games and activities in this unit are completely classroom-tested. I created and developed them in order to teach English/Language Arts to middle school students.
Students’ reading comprehension and writing skills increase as students acquire and develop knowledge of the elements of plot, character development, author’s purpose and figurative lang
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies R.A.C.E. Response: Everything students need on one page!
Give your students a checklist, anchor chart, and transition phrases for citing evidence and elaborating all right next to the area they'll write their R.A.C.E. response! This ultra-supportive template allows for lots of student independence.The template features:A space for writing the question-- I find this is best done as a class instead of already printed for them!A space to circle whether the question will require an informative or argumentative responseAn anchor chart that features each pa
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4th - 12th
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