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Writing-expository Common Core RL.9-10.3 microsofts
Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado": A Short Story Unit Focused on Pre-AP Skills!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this one week unit includes engaging and challenging lessons to teach pre-AP skills to your students. You'll find 16 pages of original handouts, including a words and phrases scavenger hunt to teach connotation and mood, an interactive anticipation guide to introduce major thematic elements, an introduction to paraphrasing Poe, engaging lessons on irony, close reading, and annotation, and two key writing assignments. The first
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8th - 11th
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"The Flowers" by Alice Walker as a Mentor Text for Writing Setting
This lesson focuses on building student skills in identifying and analyzing SETTING AND CENTRAL IDEA through several INQUIRY-BASED activities and a close read of the short story “The Flowers,” by Alice Walker. This resource includes:A link to the text for students to highlight (using two different highlighters) the positive and negative descriptions of setting in the text. Graphic organizer to compare and contrast the beginning setting with the end + answer key. Small group discussion questions
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7th - 12th
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Nora Neale Hurston, Final Test, Novel Assessment
This is a final test for Zora Neal Hurtston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, including multiple choice, true false, quote matching, and short answer essay questions with an ANSWER KEY included. Possible answer examples for each short answer essay prompts are also included. I use the essay prompts for essay choice questions they can use for their expository essay at the end of the term as well.This assessment delves into the rich tapestry of themes, characters, and literary elements within the nov
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Final Test, Novel Assessment, Final Exam
This is a final test on To Kill a Mockingbird — a versatile assessment tool designed to evaluate students' understanding of Harper Lee's timeless masterpiece. This exam includes a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true / false, quote identification, and short answer essay questions to assess comprehension, critical analysis, and interpretation skills. Use and reuse the test from year to year and/or give it as a make-up test for absent students. An answer key including key po
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Text Based Evidence Analysis Writing
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an expository essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an expository writing graphic organizer, rubric, expository writing quiz, and an expository writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this
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9th - 12th
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Aiken ~ "Searching for Summer" MASTER PACKET (8 pages) COMMON CORE & KEY
The packet over Joan Aiken's short story "Searching for Summer" contains two different study guides containing a variety of activity at the three levels of questions (Knowledge & Comprehension, Application & Analysis, and Synthesis & Evaluation). There is also literary technique work, vocabulary, and other skills.
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9th - 11th
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Dead Men's Path - Supporting Claims
In my search for short, meaningful texts, I stumbled upon this short story by Chinua Achebe. Dead Men's Path allows us as teachers to continue the ongoing conversation about stereotypes, bias and even racism while also teaching the mechanics and structure of writing.Here, I have used the conflict between the Missionary school and the African customs presented by Achebe as a starting point for a lesson on making inferences and supporting claims. Pages included:The full text formatted for annotati
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Six Short Stories For Middle School - Full Text included
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Writing Prompt on Creating Surprise Plot Twists
Description of ProductThis is a writing assignment to accompany discussions on Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. This prompt requires students to think about unexpected plot twists and alternate story lines. An excerpt from the text is provided. This is a great addition to your literary lessons regarding this story's motifs and themes. This is a no-prep activity to assist you in teaching/discussing this story. It's a great composition prompt for middle school, high school, or college-level English
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ill-Fated Love in Romeo and Juliet and Modern Society
This PARCC-style assessment merges informational and literary texts into a performance assessment. Students will construct an explanatory essay to justify their explanations. Students will analyze a film parody, “Gnomeo and Juliet,” of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In the second section of the performance task, students will analyze a theme about ill-fate love and draw comparisons between how it is developed in Romeo and Juliet and 2 informational articles. They will construct an e
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9th - 12th
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Beowulf Writing Prompt-Students Analyze, Discuss Themes of Friendship & Loyalty
Description of ProductThis is a writing prompt is the perfect addition to your classroom discussion of the epic poem Beowulf. It's a no-prep writing assignment, and an excerpt from Beowulf is provided. Student writers will discuss the theme of friendship, the use of dialogue, and writing with adjectives. It's a great composition prompt for middle school, high school, or college-level English Language Arts & writing students. ❤️Check out the other Beowulf writing assignments in my store:Beow
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fahrenheit 451-Writing Assignment Teaching Dialogue, Personification, Plot Twist
Description of ProductThis is a writing assignment to accompany discussions on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This prompt requires students to create: a plot twist, an alternate storyline, dialogue, and personified characters. An excerpt from the text is provided. This is a great addition to your literary lessons regarding this story's motifs and themes. This is a no-prep activity to assist you in teaching and discussing Fahrenheit 451. It's a great composition prompt for middle school, high s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing-The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry-Literary Allusion-No Prep Essay Prompt!
Description of ProductThis is a writing prompt requiring students to think about literary allusion in The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Student writers are asked to discuss the concepts of making sacrifices, compassion, and giving. This is a great addition to your literary lessons regarding this story's motifs and themes. It's a no-prep writing prompt, and it can be used during or after your discussions on the text.❤️❤️Check out the other Gift of the Magi writing prompts in my store."Analyze Se
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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5 Paragraph Essay Tutorial for Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Everything you need to teach your students how to write a 5 paragraph analytical essay about Mildred Taylor's novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Includes assignment sheet, thesis instruction, introductory paragraph instruction, body paragraph instruction, how to include quotations as evidence in writing, body paragraph checklist, concluding paragraph instruction, essay checklist, and essay rubric score sheet.
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6th - 9th
The House on Mango Street | Literary Devices | Worksheet | Graphic Organizer
This document includes blank charts your students can use to annotate their thoughts as they read through Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street. It asks them to consider :Motifs: Identity, Gender, Cultural Identity, Hopes, Dreams, Growing UpCharacter Development: Changes, Traits, RelationshipsOther Literary Devices Used (and their purpose!)There is a space for the vignette title, a space for MLA cited text evidence, and a space for their analytical thinking work. This would work perfectly
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7th - 10th
Godzilla Expository Essay Instructions
This is a set of instructions for a potential essay regarding analysis on Godzilla 1954 and can be combined with the differentiated chunking exercise for an expository essay. It also includes a basic 5-paragraph Aristotelian expository essay template.
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10th - 11th
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Also included in: Godzilla 3/4 Week Unit Bundle
Beyond the Chocolate War Objective Test & Essay Prompt, Planning Sheet & Rubric
This packet contains two forms of assessment related to the novel. The first is a 50 question test that assesses literal comprehension of plot, setting, and characters using matching, quotation identification, and True/False formats. An answer key is provided plus a page reference sheet linking answers to the pages on which they are found in the Beyond the Chocolate War paperback published by Dell Laurel-Leaf, 1985.
The second item is a performance assessment in the form of an expository essay w
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9th - 10th
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Animal Farm By George Orwell Academic Essay Assignment and Plan
Guide your students to create a five paragraph academic essay based on George Orwell's Animal Farm novel. Includes assignment overview, brainstorming pre-essay assignment, introductory paragraph outline, body paragraph outlines (using quotations as evidence), concluding paragraph outline, essay checklist, and essay scoring rubric. Students will use quotations from the novel as evidence of their claims.
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7th - 10th
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Citing Textual Evidence sentence starters
This is a quick lesson I use to go over how to cite textual evidence with my students! It pairs well with my embedding quotes review! As a class, I like to have us all create some sentences using the sentence starters, then the students will make some on their own and we share aloud, then we work on some individual sentences within our literary analysis paragraphs/essays.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Elements of Fiction, Literary Analysis, and Citing Textual Evidence
Final Essay Test for Of Mice and Men
For this test, students write two essays. All students write on the first topic and then have their choice of one more from a list of four options. The first prompt is based on the definition of the literary term "naturalism." Your students may already be familiar with this term (as it is often incorporated into the study of this novel) but if they aren't, it's not a problem since a detailed definition of the term is included in the prompt.
Regardless of ability level, if your students have re
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9th - 12th
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House on Mango Street Characterization letter (Editable)
This project will ask students to write creativity in order to demonstrate comprehension, analyze characterization, and make inferences. While writing from Esperanza's perspective in order to answer some questions from the end of the book, students will write letters to either Esperanza's parents, friends, or educators.
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9th - 10th
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Siddhartha Reading Check & Student-Generated Study Guide
One thing I love about teaching Siddhartha is how unlike other novels it is, both in content and style. But this difference makes it hard to assess in a traditional way, like reading checks or tests. So how do you make sure your students are reading each night without giving them a reading check? I developed these logs so my students could practice the art of clear, concise summary writing. Each entry is also paired with space to reflect on their own ideas about the book and its themes. This log
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8th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Chapter Writings Assignment: A Journal Project
This is a dialectical journaling assignment that asks students to write a page per chapter. Essentially, students will be exploring their own ideas about the book, using what characters say and do to fuel their opinions. This assignment gives them opportunities to improve their expository writing and develop voice. I encourage students to take risks and to write without worrying about perfect grammar. The important thing is that they write and analyze what's going on.
This can be altered to sui
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9th - 12th
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Constructed Response/Academic Paragraph Prompt - Long Way Down
This is a prompt for a RACE constructed response or academic paragraph based on the novel Long Way Down. It includes a model paragraph for teachers to show students if needed.
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Not Grade Specific
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Lord of the Flies (LOTF) Evidence Search
This graphic organizer will help the students find and rationalize evidence from the beginning of the novel all the way until the end of the novel. This graphic organizer is designed to help the students gather evidence for their expository essay.
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9th - 10th
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