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Writing-expository Common Core RI.9-10.9 resources
Persuasive Writing Unit - Lesson, Graphic Organizer, Essay Topics, and Rubric
This persuasive writing unit is suitable for online learning with digital materials for Google Classroom®. Scaffold persuasive essay writing using the slideshow lesson, graphic organizers, and student examples included with this bundle! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Persuasive Writing Unit:✏️ Persuasive Writing Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides® & Microsoft PowerPoint®✏️ Main Idea & Supporting Details Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides® & Micr
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6th - 12th
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What to the Slave is Fourth of July and Rhetoric
This resource focuses on analyzing Frederick Douglass's renowned speech, "What to the Slave is Fourth of July." Students will engage in activities such as reviewing concept vocabulary, exploring Douglass's life, reading background information on the speech, and answering close reading questions. They will also identify and analyze examples of ethos, pathos, and logos, define unfamiliar terms, and identify Douglass's main argument and call to action. In the extended version of this resource, stud
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetoric in American Speeches: Henry, Paine, Lincoln, and Douglass
Rhetorical Analysis Gettysburg Address Paired Speeches ESL Support templates
Studying rhetoric not only enhances communication skills but also fosters critical thinking, persuasion abilities, and social awareness, making it a valuable pursuit in both academic and practical contexts.In this set of resources students read the classic Gettysburg Address as well as two paired speeches. One from Mohammed Ali on his opposition and response to refusing the draft as well the the fictionalized (but based on true events) Gettysburg speech from Disney’s Remember the Titans. Student
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9th - 12th
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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
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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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.
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6th - 12th
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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
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10th - 11th
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Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
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6th - 9th
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.
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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
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
William Henry Harrison, Ninth President in the Presidential Series
Social Studies is the academic bedrock of our democracy, and the lives and careers of the Presidents clearly reflect the state of the nation and it policies and problems during each Commander-in-Chief's tenure, yet reading about the lives of the Presidents has been about as interesting as watching grass grow, until now. The Presidential Series accurately presents each President's life, career, tenure in the White House, problems, policies and challenges in an engaging faux-autobiography written
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7th - 10th
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
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8th - 11th
John Quincy Adams: Sixth President in the Presidential Series
The history of America in the early 19th Century, and the life, times and administration of President John Quincy Adams, come vividly to life and engage the readers with this faux-autobiography, written in real time. History can be so dry and lifeless, and yet it is perhaps one of our most important school subjects. so, this passage, written in the first person as a letter, gives students the feeling that the President is speaking directly to them! 25 professionally written, evidence based mult
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7th - 10th
Andrew Jackson: Seventh President in the Presidential Series
Torn between the power of the rich and greedy and the issue of slavery, America in the 1820's and 1830's was in political and social turmoil, but then came Andrew Jackson, unlettered, unrefined, but a man and President of the people. In this faux-autobiography the President speaks to your students in real time in the form of a letter. Engaging and accessible yet challenging and historically accurate (I double checked my dates and spellings, but the text is all original), the passage acquaints st
Grades:
7th - 11th
Indian Removal Act -- Close Reading and Writing
Close reading of speeches by President Andrew Jackson and Senator Theodore Frelinghuysen regarding Jackson's Indian Removal Act. Each speech has understanding and analysis questions with a summarizing writing task. A final cumulative task comparing both speeches is included. Rubrics for all tasks are included.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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American Revolution: Group Assignment
From Electric English...
This is a group-based project designed to familiarize students with several Revolutionary figures and writers at once. They will gain knowledge of the lives, accomplishments, and works of:
• Abigail Adams
• Benedict Arnold
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry
• James Madison
• John Adams
• John Paul Jones
• Paul Revere
• Thomas Paine
The students will take one of the above individuals and create a lesson, which they will then present to the class. This
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10th - 11th
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9th or 10th Grade Language Arts Standards Checklist for Reading Informational
This is a document containing an easy-to-use checklist for the Reading Informational (RI) standards used in the 9th and 10th grade common core standards.
Use as a teacher tool, a printable for students to track their progress with the standards, or print on a poster for tracking progress as a class.
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9th - 10th
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FREE New Year's Resolutions Writing Assignment
A short writing assignment that includes a brief introduction to the history of the New Year’s holiday along with a writing prompt about New Year’s resolutions. Also includes QR/internet links to online videos.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Winter Holiday Products BUNDLE
Puritanism: Group Assignment Example
From Electric English...
This is the example I created to accompany the group-based project on the Puritans. It is always good to provide the students with a visual of your expectations. Please use it to your advantage; it's FREE :)
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10th - 11th
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Rhetorical Analysis Power Point
This presentation helps students understand the elements of rhetoric. The TN writing assessment for 2014-2015 asks students to write informatively. By understanding the elements of rhetoric and analyzing examples, students will begin to understand how author's use rhetoric to advance their purpose. This presentation includes a link to JFK's inaugural address.
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7th - 12th
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American Revolution: Group Assignment Example
From Electric English...
This is the example I created to accompany the group-based project on American Revolutionary figures. It is always good to provide the students with a visual of your expectations. Please use it to your advantage; it's FREE :)
Grades:
10th - 11th
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GROUP RESEARCH ONE CLASS PERIOD
RESEARCH PAPER PROJECT DONE IN ONE DAY; COMMON CORE
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9th - 12th
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