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Writing-expository Common Core SL.7.1 resources
Biography Writing Unit: Biographical Sketches about Peers (Google-Compatible)
In this detailed, common-core aligned, 10-day unit, students will learn about biography writing and actively participate in the writing process. Students will write biographical sketches about a classmate. In their biographies they’ll include information about their classmate’s early life, personal life, and accomplishments. They’ll also include critical elements of biography writing. Students will research their subject with interviews, journal entry analysis, and photograph reviews. Throu
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Persuasive Essay Outline - Writing Assignment and Graphic Organizer OSSLT OLC4O
Guide students through the writing process with this persuasive essay outline! This assignment includes a persuasive writing graphic organizer, assignment instructions, and an editable rubric. Suitable for online learning with digital files for Google Drive®.Included with this Persuasive Writing Assignment:✏️ Persuasive Essay Assignment Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Writing Process Graphic Organizers - Digital & PrintPlanning Guide for BrainstormingIntroduction Paragraph OutlineICCER
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Grades:
6th - 12th
The Goonies Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included
This 10 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The Goonies (1985)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Part 1 is about pirates and let them know this is related to the movie; they have 20 minutes to complete this. Once finished, starting on question 1, you go around the room getting everyone’s feedback and then continue the same with the other questions, adding additional questions if you feel necessary. Part 2: Stude
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: 3 Pack Bundle - Adventure Movie Guide Questions + Activities
Information Paragraph Writing - Slideshow Lesson, Informational Writing Examples
Teach students how to write an information paragraph using the engaging slideshow lesson, informational writing examples, and scaffolding frameworks provided! Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Information Paragraph Writing Lesson:✏️ Writing an Information Paragraph Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Explore the characteristics of informational writingTe
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6th - 9th
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Back to School Writing Activity: Interview a Classmate and Write a Biography
Back to School Writing Activity. Write a Classmate's Biography Assignment. Good beginning of the year back to school writing assignment. Students have to interview a classmate, and then write their biography. Includes assignment sheet with interview questions, Explanation and ideas for writing a good introduction, 2 writing rubrics for grading, brainstorm sheet, graphic organizer, rules for interviews, writing process handout, teacher conference sheet and teacher directions for the activity. Ver
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6th - 9th
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Flowers for Algernon Ethics Debate Lesson Plan: Got Smarts?
Excellent two to three day plan that can be shortened, lengthened, and differentiated to suit your needs. This lesson includes a graphic organizer, writing frame, and class debate form, which work equally well with the short story or novel version. Students write, present, debate, and cross examine both sides of an issue. Elements of the Collins writing program help students write arguments, collaborate, and debate. Got Smarts? A Flowers for Algernon Ethics Debate by K. Zutali is licensed under
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Nonfiction Writing Bundle - Information Text Lessons and Writing Activities OLC
Break nonfiction writing down into engaging and approachable steps with this unit! This nonfiction writing bundle includes slideshow lessons, graphic organizers, writing activities, and scaffolding materials to help students master information writing. Includes digital resources for Google Classroom®!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save 20% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Nonfiction Writing Bundle:✏️ Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides® & PDF✏️ S
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6th - 12th
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Editable Plagiarism Policy - Plagiarism Questions, Worksheets, 4-Corner Activity
Avoid plagiarism with this editable plagiarism policy template and plagiarism questionnaire worksheet! This resource facilitates a 4-corner activity to measure students’ views and understanding of plagiarism and establishes classroom guidelines for handling plagiarism.Included with this Plagiarism Lesson:✏️ Plagiarism Questionnaire - Digital & Print✏️ Plagiarism Likert Scale Posters for 4-Corners Activity - Print✏️ Editable Plagiarism Policy Template - Google Docs® and Microsoft Word®✏️ Tea
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7th - 10th
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Memoirs Family Heritage Project ~ Distance Learning ELA
Oral history is lost forever if not uncovered and recorded. This beautiful project engages students as historians - creating a family heirloom heritage collection box, doing comprehensive interviews of an older relative with a large given bank of intriguing questions, creating a newspaper full of various modes and forms of writing showcasing the research of family history. Finally, the student prepares and presents their findings in an engaging oral presentation - sharing snippets of best lear
Grades:
4th - 9th
Create a Dystopia - Dystopian Presentation / Dystopian Short Story
In this comprehensive lesson plan, students will be introduced to the concept of dystopias before studying dystopian characteristics and creating their own dystopian societies. While doing so, students will practice peer collaboration, integrating technology into presentations, and writing strategies.What's included:- Common Core Standards- Teaching Guide- Pre-activity Questions- Real-life Utopias- Dystopian Characteristics- Dystopian Presentation Guide- Dystopian Worksheet- Short Story Rubric
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Dystopia Bundle - Create a Dystopia + 3 Short Story Lesson Plans
The Ron Clark Story: Expository Essay, Movie Viewing Quiz, Nonfiction Text Task
The Ron Clark Story is based on the true story of an amazing educator from North Carolina who moved to N.Y. because he heard there was a need for good teachers in Harlem. While there, he did an amazing job turning around difficult students and giving them hope for their futures. Students really enjoy this movie! The movie can even be found on YouTube. This lesson helps students delve into non-print text to determine characterization. This unit has been crafted so that each component has scaffo
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Engage NY 7th Grade Module 2B BUNDLE {Unit 1, Unit 2 & Unit 3}
Engage NY ELA units are complex these easy to follow Google Slides match each lesson of the 7th grade Engage NY curriculum Module 2B. They are aesthetically appealing and will help to keep you on track with the lessons. Students will find these helpful to know what pages to be on as you are teaching. Additionally, they can refer to the board to be reminded of the questions that they are discussing or answering.These slides are 100% editable so that you can make these lessons perfect for your cla
Grades:
7th
Better Communication Skills Bundle {Digital & PDF}
Together, these combined resources make up a unit of activities to help students become aware of the pitfalls of oral and written communication in the attempt that they come to realize the importance of order, clarity and specifics in their communication. Starting with listening, activities and basic points for effective listening are provided. Following this, tips for productive group discussions are considered, and students hold discussion groups on high-interest topics. Resources for student
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6th - 8th
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Expository Reading and Writing "Homework: Overkill or Essential?"
“Homework: Overkill or Essential?” is an expository reading and writing unit developed for seventh grade and will take approximately two weeks of class time. Students will read and analyze claims made about the importance of homework in a variety of articles. After completing several pre-reading and reading strategies, the final writing assignment asks students to demonstrate understanding of the debate about homework, to take a position, and present it in the format of a persuasive letter to t
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6th - 8th
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Short Story Unit
You will get 61 pages of resources to teach vocabulary, comprehension, text-based answering strategies, archetypes of literature, FOIL characters and assign a flip book project.
You will receive:
1. Student Packet and complete answer key
2. Text -based answer strategy presentation with note-taking sheet
3. Archetypes lesson with presentation and note-taking sheet
4. Exit Tickets
5. Plot Chart graphic organizer
6. Sleepy Hollow Final Test and Answer Key
7. A presentation with student sa
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Complete Common Core Aligned Novel Unit for The Outsiders
Comprehensive Unit Plan with Common Core focus standards, learning objectives and instructional activities. Chapter-by Chapter activities and both an objective test and an essay test as well as an alternate culminating activity
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7th - 8th
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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up! Unit
Students will engage with this award- winning story about Fred Korematsu, an unassuming hero for social justice. The story is told in poetry form with sections devoted to historical background about the events surrounding the interment of Japanese Americans during WWII .This is a self contained unit that can be completed within 3 weeks, depending on how much is assigned as independent work versus in-class work. After introductory slide shows to establish background knowledge, there are worksheet
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Scientific Method Activities - Poster, Word Search and Paragraph Writing Task
Use these scientific method activities to reinforce your students’ learning. The poster is a great scientific method introduction activity that explains what it is and how it’s used. The word search puzzle is a fun activity that helps familiarize students with scientific method vocabulary. The writing task helps students review what they’ve learned about the scientific method.Resource at a Glance:★ What will students learn?* What the scientific method is and how it is used (the poster).* Vocabu
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Engage NY 7th Grade Module 2B Unit 3 Google Slides
Engage NY ELA units are complex these easy to follow Google Slides match each lesson of the 7th grade Engage NY curriculum Module 2B Unit 3 Lessons 1-13. They are aesthetically appealing and will help to keep you on track with the lessons. Students will find these helpful to know what pages to be on as you are teaching. Additionally, they can refer to the board to be reminded of the questions that they are discussing or answering.These slides are 100% editable so that you can make these lessons
Grades:
7th
Also included in: Engage NY 7th Grade Module 2B BUNDLE {Unit 1, Unit 2 & Unit 3}
Expository Writing: The Great Block Connect Challenge
WRITING DIRECTIONS: THE GREAT BLOCK STACKER CREATION CHALLENGE
PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY: Writing directions is often hard to keep kids engaged. This activity engages students throughout the process as they imagine that the company Block Connect has hired them to create a new design using only six random Block Connect (L>E>G>O) pieces. They will be put into a competition with one another to see whose Block Connect creation will be picked as the new design. This lesson includes a “letter from
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Portfolio Assessment: An Alternate to a Final Exam in English 7
This is a student-centered alternate means of assessing growth and mastery. Included are a comprehensive introduction, a parent brochure, FAQs, 14 crafted Portfolio Activities and rubrics. It is a way for you to assess your students beyond the traditional final exam, allowing them to showcase their learning in a valued final product.
Grades:
7th
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Author's Study: Agents & Advances (A Literacy Simulation)
Are you looking for a creative and fun way to have students engage in an author's study? The simulation Agents & Advances calls on students to serve as literary agents as they work to secure an advance for the author they represent. During this five week unit students will learn background information about an author they select, read multiple books, understand how their author uses literary elements to enhance their writing, and craft a business letter showcasing what they have learned. T
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Desertification
Package includes:
1. Slide presentation (14 slides)
2. Visuals and prompts.
3. 2 assignments, 1 summative
4. Worksheets, assignment handouts and rubrics
Intro:
This unit gives students the opportunity to inquire into a current social, political or economic issue. Desertification is one such issue – an economic and environmental phenomenon that transforms arable land into desert, dislocating populations and eroding the environment’s capacity to support life. As a metaphor, it emphasizes the
Grades:
7th - 9th
Social Justice: Eva Longoria
Encourage your students to connect to social justice issues within their world by reading about a trail blazer for Latinos. Discuss the issues confronting Latinos in the motion picture industry in whole class or small group discussions. This can be used as: 1) a whole class discussion 2) a small group discussion or 3) Independent work assignment.Included in this lesson:1. Introductory slideshow2. Resources to read/view and discuss3. Evidence based writing practice with quote sandwich prompts3
Grades:
6th - 12th
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