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Writing-expository Common Core SL.9-10.4 resources
Debate - Slides, Organizers, Worksheets, Handout, & Topics for Classroom Debates
Debate - Slides, Organizers, Worksheets, Handout, & Topics for Classroom Debates: Elevate your classroom debates with this ready-to-use resource that has absolutely everything you need to set up and implement formal debates in your classroom. Debates are an excellent tool to enhance your students' research, writing, speaking, and listening skills. This resource provides a complete package, featuring slides, organizers, worksheets, handouts, and a selection of engaging debate topics. You will
Grades:
8th - 12th
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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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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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Research Project: Start a Social Media Movement
Want to help your students see how social media can empower young people and make positive change? Want them to research in a context that really matters to them?Try this unique research project. Students will identify an issue they care about, do the research to build a concise and well-informed argument around it, and create the assets to launch a comprehensive social media campaign around it. Along the way, they'll use their critical thinking and develop real-world skills within a context tha
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9th - 12th
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Heroic Journey Project | Finding the Hero's Journey in a Book or Movie You Love
Students choose a book or movie they love and trace the hero's journey throughout. Students also present their findings in a written report and multi-media presentation. This is an authentic assessment of student understanding of the heroic journey and its archetypes. This project pairs perfectly with my Heroic Journey PPT!As I teach the heroic journey, I want students to see it in the world around them. Heroes aren’t just in myths, but they permeate so many aspects of our own modern-day cultur
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Research Paper Extension Project - Real-World Resource Assignment - End of Year
This authentic assessment has students create a “real-world resource” as an extension of their research paper! Students can publish an infographic, pamphlet, brochure, documentary, or any other medium of their choice. This project is a great end of the year activity for English Language Arts!Included with this Research Paper Extension Project:✏️ “Real-World Resource” Assignment Instructions✏️ 4-Level Rubric - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Student Example - “Let’s Talk about Domestic Abuse”✏️ T
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9th - 12th
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Family Tree Research Project - Independent Assessment
The Family Tree Research Project includes instructions for each activity, 20 family history interview research questions, individual Family Member Fact Cards, and a student reflection paper assignment. The project includes plan sheets for the visual display projects and reflection paper featuring guiding questions for student success.The Family Tree Research Project features informational writing, speaking and listening, and active research in order for students to apply their skills and invest
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7th - 12th
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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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Advanced Argument Writing Unit: Counterargument, Voice, Sources, and more
Writing a quality argument is a creative process, but it can be hard when kids are spread across different levels. Some of your students leave their quotations hanging with no analysis, while others are ready for counterargument and bringing more of their voice into their writing - so what are you supposed to do?With this advanced argument unit, meet kids where they are. Through varied graphic organizers, mini-lessons, writing prompts, and argument hexagonal thinking, you can guide your students
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Research Projects- Questions and Guided Organization Worksheets
This file includes the following documents:
#1- Explanation of what a Research Paper is about: 8 page paper that is based on the answer to a question. The students are required to read through the directions, then read through 50 dynamic, interesting questions and highlight 5 that seem interesting to them. The topics range from changing the draft age, to mandatory recycling, to the transition from pagan celebrations into Christian holidays. These are not your typical Research topics!
Once stu
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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60 High-Interest Persuasive Essay and Research Paper Topics
Each of these topics comes in the form of a question that students can react to immediately; hence they make excellent prompts for on-demand, in-class, timed essays. At the same time, any of them could be used as a springboard for a fully developed research paper, one requiring time spent exploring--and documenting--support for the writer's position. They also make excellent topics for informative or persuasive speeches that you might assign.One of the guiding criteria for this list is that it b
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Boys in the Boat Journal Prompts & Essay Topics / Nonfiction Resource
The Boys in the Boat YRE by Daniel James Brown is one of my favorite nonfiction books to teach my high school students. My students love this true story of rowing, resilience, athleticism, and teamwork; they are shocked by the obstacles that Joe Rantz faced in his life, and they are hopeful when they learn how Joe overcame them. Although my students are familiar with Nazi Germany, they really didn't know much about the 1936 Olympics until they read this book. Students glean so much from this qui
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7th - 12th
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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
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6th - 12th
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The Science of New Year's Resolutions - ELA Research Assignment
A short research project that culminates in either an article, a video, or a presentation. Great for ELA or psychology classes.
New Year's resolutions might not seem like the most scientific things in the world, but a surprising amount of scientific research has gone into the topic. In this project, students (individually or in groups) explore this research and then prepare a final product (anything from a research article to a Ted-Talks-style presentation) that demonstrates what they know.
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: MY FULL STORE! - A bundle of every single product I have
Distance Learning Google Slides for research projects
Use this template after students conduct research. Students use this file to present their information using this google slides template. This is a great alternative to writing a traditional research paper. A title slideA slide for students to place their research questionSlide for whatSlide for when Slide for whereSlide for howSlide for whySlide for summarySlide for implications titled "So What". Sections and slides to allow students to add images.Owners can add/subtract and change the slides t
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Not Grade Specific
Wax Museum, State, & Country Research Projects with Travel Brochures BUNDLE 9-12
Get your students excited about research reports with these fun and engaging social studies history research projects! This ready-to-go EDITABLE Biography Wax Museum, Ancient History Wax Museum, State Fair, EDITABLE Countries Around the World, and an EDITABLE (city, state, country, and continent) Travel Brochure bundle is for the entire year! Students can write a 9 paragraph research report or the graphic organizer can be used in place of the report for differentiated instruction. There are man
Grades:
9th - 12th
Printable Countries Around the World - Rubric & Graphic Organizer Templates 9-12
Get your students excited about research reports with this fun and engaging Country Research Project! Students will create a trifold or float, and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills. Students gain and apply skills by working on a long project. They complete an in-depth inquiry into a specific topic. Students love the choice option! This engaging project has been modified from the original version for differentiated instruction. This No PREP project also inv
Grades:
9th - 12th
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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The Pedestrian Expository Writing Assignment and Rubric - Information Paragraph
Explore overarching themes in Ray Bradbury's “The Pedestrian” with this expository writing assignment! Students will learn how to write an information paragraph using the writing process with the worksheets, outlines, and editable rubric provided with this unit. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Expository Writing Assignment for Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian”:✏️ Expository Writing Informational Handout - Digital & PrintIntroduce the characteristics of an
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9th - 12th
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DEARMAN Writing- 2-Day Argumentative Writing/Speaking w/ Lesson Plan, PPT, WS...
This is a one or two-day lesson on arguing/speaking/debating/writing with DEARMAN, a DBT strategy that defines the outline of a good argument. This lesson includes everything you need - - A PowerPoint - Guided Notes- An in-class assignment- A homework sheet- Crossword Puzzles, one with a word bank, and one without (with answer keys)- Lesson Plans for both daysThis is everything you need for a last minute English assignment useful for a debate, for Social-Emotional Learning Lessons, or to introd
Grades:
8th - 11th
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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
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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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
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