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Writing-expository Common Core RI.9-10.7 resources
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Informational Text Bundle: Nonfiction Articles, Reading Responses, Graphic Org.
Looking for informational texts for secondary students? This nonfiction unit includes lesson plans for current nonfiction articles as well as supporting documents for students to complete a reading response. This nonfiction activity set will get you through at least three weeks of lessons.Responding to nonfiction is a lifelong skill. Students will read a nonfiction article, work through questions, and write a response paper. Also included are a rubric, possible questions, and student guidelines
Grades:
9th - 12th
President Kennedy Source Review | Primary Sources of JFK Assassination
Study nonfiction sources written at the time of President Kennedy's death. These activities ask students to study various sources at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. Overview of this activity covering President Kennedy:This nonfiction reading response activity includes links to nonfiction articles and videos for a complete lesson about President Kennedy's assassination. This bundle includes close reading options, writing prompts, extension activities, and a complete lesson plan. Sp
Grades:
10th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Bundle | Growing Bundle for American Literature
AP Free Response SYNTHESIS ESSAY BUNDLE Scaffolding Worksheets and Assignments
Prepare for the Synthesis Free Response question on the AP Language and Composition Exam using the lesson, worksheets, and assessments provided within this bundle. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ OVER 20% IN DISCOUNTS! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Resources included in this bundle:1. RESEARCH SYNTHESIS ESSAY Writing Introductory Lesson Handouts Google ClassroomTeaching the AP Language and Composition course to Advanced Placement students, or simply covering the basics of the Research Essay
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Class Research Games
Need a fun way to get your students practicing their research skills? This set of 10 games will take your class from thesis statements all the way to references all while having fun.This set of games covers research skills like:Building 3-prong thesis statementsUsing specific search termsAssessing the credibility of sourcesExpanding on relevant evidenceChecking the efficacy of research paragraphsCreating accurate APA citationsChecking APA formattingYou'll get fun class games like:Thesis SwapSour
Grades:
6th - 12th
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9/11 Journalistic Study
Since September 11, 2001 is a significant historical event, this unit includes student interaction with two websites that allows them to use a journalistic approach. This approach allows them to report who, what, where, when, how and why through two responses. The first focus is about the day of September 11, 2001 and the second is about the recovery of Ground Zero. In addition, students are able to rhetorically analyze President George W. Bush's speech. This unit would take about seven school d
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Memoir Unit: Notes,Author Research/PACO Pre-Reading Slides + Handout - Editable!
Are you starting a memoir unit? Use this resource as a way to help students understand the definition of a memoir, learn how bias plays a role in memoirs, and explore how to conduct author research using P.A.C.O. (Purpose, Audience, Content, Organization)!These slides are editable, and a handout to the author research assignment is linked.
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6th - 12th
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Godzilla 3/4 Week Unit Bundle
This Drive folder contains the following:Total Lesson Plans for the 3/4 week unit complete with differentiation (Read Me)Pre-Reading / Short ResponseEnd of WWII (Japan-centered) PPT--statistics on Hiroshima and Nagasaki including picturesAllegory Presentation / Guided Questions for Allegory PPTModified Allegory of the Cave Active Viewing Questions Expository Essay Instructions and Writing Template Differentiated Expository Essay Chunking Worksheet
Grades:
10th - 11th
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Women's History Month Introductory Lesson And Biography Project (GOOGLE SLIDES)
A student lesson and interactive research project on Women’s History Month. Includes an introduction to the month with video note analysis, along with research slides on 10 prominent women in history and a student research graphic organizer.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Introduction to Journalism
ELA teaching activities for an introduction to journalism. This unit has a heavy focus on using critical thinking skills.This teaching packet is also available for Google Apps here.Included in the introduction to news and journalism learning packet:Teacher background information30+ Discussion Questions and/or Task CardsAnalyzing the news activitiesAnalyzing trending news activitiesCompare and contract news then and nowLearning to recognize good leads and write good leadsInverted Pyramid Poster
Grades:
7th - 10th
Puritanism: Group Assignment
From Electric English...
This is a group-based project designed to familiarize students with several Puritan figures and writers at once. They will gain knowledge of the lives, accomplishments, and works of:
• John Winthrop
• William Bradford
• Anne Hutchinson
• Metacomet
• William Penn
• Mary Rowlandson
• Thomas Hooker
• Tomochichi
• Roger Williams
• James Oglethorpe
The students will take one of the above individuals and create a lesson, which they will then present to the class. This is a g
Grades:
10th - 11th
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Argument Bundle | Argument Unit | For or Against Screen Time
Timely and relevant! Students decide: Does screen time help or harm? Packed with sophisticated graphic organizers, useful posters, comprehensive lessons, engaging slides, complex sentence frames, examples to evaluate, extensive word banks, and more. Post on Google Classroom for student reference after teaching the lessons. Benefit from years of revision. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Take care of yourselves. Our world depends on it.Create critical thinkers. Prior to my Argument Uni
Grades:
6th - 9th
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All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Building Background Research Project
This is a fun and engaging group project meant to be completed while reading Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. You can teach this lesson anytime after reading through page 51 of the novel. This project is a fun way to build background on the topic of cursed gems. Anthony Doerr’s “Sea of Flames” stone was inspired by a “cursed” gem known as the Delhi Purple Sapphire, so this project explores the topic of cursed gems. This project will take about 3 (1 hour) class periods to complete, de
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writing Module #4 | Cause-Effect Informative Essay | Concussions | Grades 7-12
Your 7th through 12th graders got this! Got what? A final product they will create in no time with step-by-step guidance: A Cause-and-Effect Informative Essay (also known as explanatory and expository essay) about the causes and effects of sustaining a concussion.KIDS LOVE THIS TOPIC - AND THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE!Students read two scientific sources, watch two super short educational videos, and critically think about a very relevant, very important issue - what causes a concussion, what happens
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
TED Talks Youth Analysis Journal
An analysis journal for students to use when analyzing 10 TED talks from the TED Youth conferences. Includes internet QR links to each talk with an introduction, an analysis graphic organizer for each talk, and a grading rubric for the journal. Also includes two entries for students to choose a TED talk of their choice to analyze.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Back to School ELA Resources BUNDLE
Exposition Composition unit
This comprehensive composition unit focuses on exposition - the synthesis and analysis of informatory texts. The unit includes a instructional PDF powerpoint demonstrating the primary components of expository writing, several graphic organizers for research and writing, and an original outline and essay for analysis. This expository unit is cross-curricular interweaving writing and research skills, with a scientific essay. The skills developed from this unit are transferrable throughout the c
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
John Steinbeck: Video Questions
From Electric English...
Here, you have questions that align with the biography produced by A and E, "John Steinbeck" An American Experience". If you do not own a copy, you may be able to find this particular film on-line or check it out from your local library branch. The library, I find, always has a great selection of educational materials. The questions will stand on their own too; after all, the information is similar no matter what :) This documentary is a small part of a bigger unit I hav
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9th - 11th
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Mob Mentality Article
This includes an article by Beth Balen regarding "Mob Mentality" and why general mobs are led to riot, as well as questions to be responded to and discussed following the article. This article is two pages in length, and the questions (with spacing added) total three pages. Is a great article for introducing "Group Think" or expanding discussion on why dystopian societies become so within novels of literature.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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John Steinbeck: Video Questions Key
From Electric English...
This is the key that accompanies the questions for the biography described below...
The questions align with the biography produced by A and E, "John Steinbeck" An American Experience". If you do not own a copy, you may be able to find this particular film on-line or check it out from your local library branch. The library, I find, always has a great selection of educational materials. The questions will stand on their own too; after all, the information is similar no
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Inquiry Unit English 10 Myths, Fairy Tales, and Legends
Students will explore myths, legends, and fairy tales to study how these stories influence communities/cultures.
Students will be able to research myths, legends, and fairy tales from different cultures in order to make a connection with their own culture.
Students will work in groups to research different cultures so that they may understand how and why different stories are carried on through generations. Students will write a summative essay describing their own family culture and stories.
Grades:
10th
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Pinterest/Google Keep Research & Annotated Bibliography (Distance/Remote)
This activity is designed to help students stay organized while they research. For this activity, they will either use Pinterest or Google Keep to create "pins" of their research. Each pin will include a description of the research and ask them specific questions to make sure they are synthesizing their research for optimal use in their research assignments. This is ideal for remote/virtual/distance learners because they can share their boards with you and/or collaborate with their peers. Includ
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Breaking News Informative Writing Project
This is a an editable step-by-step project guide packed with resources and scaffolds for students, including links to a grading rubric, a grade recording sheet, and a student exemplar video. Students will create a breaking news segment answering the question, “Which of these developments had the biggest impact on the changing American society of the 20th century: atomic energy, the Civil Rights movement, environmentalism, increasing diversity, or another trend or development?” You could also
Grades:
9th - 12th
Mark Twain: Biography Assessment
From Electric English...
This is an assessment for the A & E Biography, "Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures". It asks students to make inferences from their reading, from Twain's life experiences, and from their class discussions, then apply that knowledge to the questions on the assessment. The questions for this assessment are more rudimentary than I normally like to ask, but hey, every once and a while, it's nice to throw the kids a bone. And, I mean that idiom in the best way :)
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Thomas Jefferson: Third President in the Presidential Series
Though the lives of the Presidents are inextricably related to the history of any given period, presidential biographies are difficult to find, and those that are available are often so dry and boring that reading them is sheer torture, resulting in students many times not reading at all. However, this faux autobiography of President Jefferson is narrated in real time, is engaging, easily accessible, relevant and historically correct (I double checked dates and spellings, but the text is all ori
Grades:
8th - 11th
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