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Writing-expository Common Core L.8.2a resources
Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Analysis, Team Activity, CCSS
Make the words of Transcendental philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson come alive for your students with breath-taking photography in this two-day class group activity with optional independent writing supplement.This packet includes visually stunning images from nature coupled with quotations from Nature and Self-Reliance, two of Emerson's most-noted works. This 17-page PDF also includes a detailed suggested lesson procedure along with 10 half-sheet student handouts for teams to use as the
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
In-Text Citations Worksheets and Activities - MLA 9 - How to Write Citations
Updated for MLA 9th Edition! Teach students how to write in-text citations using MLA 9 with these scaffolding worksheets and activities. Includes anchor charts with in-text citation examples! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with these In-Text Citations Worksheets for MLA 9:✏️ “Skeleton of a Citation” Reference Poster with MLA Citation Examples✏️ Anchor charts for Parenthetical and Narrative In-Text Citations✏️ Multiple-Choice Questions: For
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Grammar Interactive Notebook Starter Kit
This grammar interactive notebook starter kit covers basic grammar concepts with truly interactive pieces. It is intended for diverse use - multiple grade levels and abilities. The pieces allow for teacher to decide what to include - rules, definitions, lists, whatever you need!
Included:
• Three cover pages - use for the front of interactive notebooks.
• Lined pieces for note taking
• Comparative pieces of each part of speech, each type of sentence (imperative, demonstrative, interrogative,
Grades:
5th - 8th
Research Paper Project: Famous Writers (Middle School)
This research project resource is a comprehensive packet designed for middle school students to conduct a research project on a famous writer. It includes 21 pages of instructions, guided questions, research paper graphic organizers, and a checklist for writing essays. It also includes citation examples (both MLA and APA). Students research three aspects of a famous writer’s life while citing sources used. What’s included in this resource:Optional list of famous writers, including authors and po
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
World War I Battles of 1914 & 1915 – Causes of WWI – World War I Activities
THREE COMPLETE Lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text, a balanced mix of engaging hands-on activities, and SIX Interactive Notebook assignments to teach students about the Battles of 1914 (the Schlieffen Plan, Battle of the Marne, Race to the Sea, Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Masurian Lakes) 1915 (the Straits of Dardanelles, the Gallipoli Campaign), and Trench Warfare:Lesson One – Battles of 1914Nonfiction Informational Text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational T
Grades:
5th - 8th
Reporting the News Journalism Writing Resource with Prompts (Middle School)
This handy resource teaches students how to write a newspaper article while allowing them to write about fictional events, making it an easy assignment to complete in the classroom. Students develop journalism skills by learning about the objectives of journalism, the parts of a newspaper article, and the 5 W’s of journalism. An example article is included to further illustrate how newspaper articles are written. There are twelve cards with fictional events to help students generate ideas for th
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Middle Grade Essay Writing PROGRESSIVE BUNDLE (Lectures & Graphic Organizers)
This bundle will grow as more resources are uploaded!This bundle includes resources to teach persuasive essay writing and narrative essay writing to middle graders, including detailed lecture slides, a Google Docs graphic organizer for each type of essay, a lecture specific to persuasive tools (including imagery and figurative language) and an activity to teach narrative arcs.Additionally, it includes a graphic organizer for writing literary analysis essays for 8th and 9th graders. Lecture slide
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Theme Park Newspaper Article (Expository Writing Assignment for Middle School)
This fun expository writing assignment supports language arts and journalism curriculum! Students brainstorm an imaginary theme park and pretend to be newspaper reporters who will be writing an article about it. There are two options for the topic of the article. Students can either write about the park’s grand opening, or they can write about a special event that is going to take place at the park. In addition to brainstorming graphic organizers, clear guidelines are included for formatting the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Writing about a Picture - Informational and Narrative Writing Grades 6-8
This resource includes instructions and graphic organizers for both informational writing and a narrative writing project. Students will analyze an intriguing picture that features elements like a dragon and a castle. They will start by composing an informational paragraph based on the image, followed by three drafts to refine their writing. The process teaches students about important steps of the writing process. Subsequently, the same picture serves as a narrative writing prompt, with accompa
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
FEBRUARY Creative Writing Journal Prompts, Language Arts
February Creative Writing Prompts for Every DayLanguage Arts & Thinking SkillsDo your students need practice writing by hand? If so, practice is key. Daily writing gives students the opportunity to practice. However, many students struggle to come up with what to write by themselves. February Creative Writing Prompts will help give your students daily ideas of what to write about. Just print these pages and give your students 5-10 minutes per day to just write freely, about the topic of the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Sixth Grade Growing Bundle
e-Learning Module: Informative Writing Through Journalism (SCORM 1.2)
This is an e-Learning module created through Articulate 360. It's highly interactive and ideal for hybrid learning environments or to use in place of a textbook. This course features 11 mini lessons on the basics of journalism:IntroductionWhat Journalists DoPrewriting: Identifying NewsDetermining NewsworthinessWhat's the Angle?DraftingInterviewing and Quoting SourcesGeneral Structure of a News StoryWriting a LedeDeveloping the StoryWriting a HeadlineWriting StyleAP StyleEditing and RevisingConcl
Grades:
8th - 10th
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3.1- Combining Clauses
This lesson provides a review/overview on sentence structure by focusing on correctly combining clauses. The lesson reviews compound, complex, and compound complex sentences structures. Teachers can elicit evidence and gauge student understanding through the practice problems. Students will prove mastery through quizzes and then apply their understanding of punctuating clauses by incorporating them into an assigned writing prompt.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Compare and Contrast Paragraph Frames: "Good" vs. "Bad" Teachers & Students
Great for back to school...Careful--they may enjoy this too much! An excellent conversation starter! Very enlightening and yet another way to get to know your students! The two paragraph templates feature graphic organizers, sophisticated sentence frames, extensive word banks, embedded transitions, differentiated versions with more white space, and a complex writing rubric, plus a student-editable Google Slides version and accompanying lesson. Compare and contrast "good" teachers and "bad" teach
Grades:
5th - 9th
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