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9th grade writing-expository resources for Microsoft Excel
Go-To Grading Rubrics
A collection of eight ready-to-use grading rubrics to fit nearly any writing or speaking assignment, including expository, persuasive, narrative, research, and literary analysis.
Every time I design a new writing assignment for my students, I have to come up with a fitting grading rubric so my students know what I expect and so I can grade the students' work objectively. Frankly, it's a pain in the behind! So I drew up a set of standard rubrics that will work for any essay to save myself some t
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7th - 12th
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Customizable Teacher Commentary Cards
Need to write up quick commentary for a writing assignment? Here's 30 cards in 2 bright styles, neon brick and neon stripes for a total of 60 cards! Matching full-page border is included in each style (qty 2).
Also included: 4 examples of commentary for each of 6 important parts of writing for a total of 30 positive statements of feedback to your students. Just copy the feedback that best fits a student's performance into a commentary card, print, and attach it to the writing.
Want to make
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4th - 9th
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Re'sume' Verbs Word List (Excel Spreadsheet)
This is a list of 366 carefully selected re'sume' verbs (formatted as a 8-page Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) arranged in the following categories:
communication/people 67
creative 35
data/financial 30
helping 37
management/leadership 60
organizational 43
research 31
teaching 29
technical 34
I have used the list to supplement a student re'sume' writing project in various ways:
1. To suggest appropriate action verbs to bolster student re'sume's.
2. To create word walls for student reference.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Essay Rubric - Literary Analysis, Beginner
Grading essays objectively can be difficult - a student may write well but miss the point, or have terrible style but excellent content. Use this rubric to assign 1-4 points in each of the covered areas; add up the points when you're done, divide by the total possible points (40) and you'll have your percentage grade, confident that you have taken into consideration all the areas that need grading!
Suitable for grading essays for beginner essay writers - approximately Grades 7-9 but can be use
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Academic Writing Data Tracker
This AWESOME master writing tracker has completely changed my life. It enables me to teach writing in a wholly new, targeted way that pinpoints each students' strengths and areas for growth to most effectively improve his or her writing craft.
Using a series of formulas, the tracker enables you to:
1) Use one consistent writing rubric to assess student writing growth (you can download my FREE Academic Writing Rubric here);
2) Easily compare an individual's growth from one essay to the next
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing Rubric Short Form
This is a small rubric (one fourth of a page - 4 on the page) that gives the basic outline of the Scoring Rubric for Kentucky On-Demand Writing for fifth-grade. It is an excel document with the four main components (Audience/Purpose, Idea Development, Structure, and Conventions) and brief descriptors of those components. It includes a scoring column that allows for either the 4 point scale or traditional percentage scoring as well as a total average score/grade. There are also a few lines for co
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3rd - 12th
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Writing Rubric for Expository
Rubric to help grade expository, explanatory, and opinion writing. This is an easy 100 point rubric and describes what teachers are looking for.
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3rd - 12th
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Research Paper Editing and Revision Checklist
Teachers and students can use this checklist to evaluate research writing.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Research Writing Resources
Rhyme-In-Time (Homophones Homonyms Multinyms Word List) (Excel Spreadsheet)
I use this list to drive a creative writing project called "Rhyme-In-Time".
It is an activity that I use to help me craft and refine song lyrics.
It is powered by a large list of word groups - 2 or more words per group - that rhyme in special ways.
Some are what I call "double rhymes".
These words rhyme phonetically (they end in similar sounds), but they also rhyme thematically (they relate as concepts).
For example, "nameless" and "shameless" comes to mind.
"Ruthless", "couthless", and "t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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How to Publish Secondary Student Writing
If you've ever wanted to professionally publish the work of your students, here are the planning tools to get you started. You can create a book without giving up your weekends if you use these tools. You can do it yourself, or work with me for help with formatting, publishing, ordering, and distribution. Included in this resource are tools for setting deadlines, communicating with staff, students, and parents, spreadsheets for keeping track of submissions and orders, and more.
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6th - 12th
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Revision Card Sort
Revision is a hard concept for students to grasp. If it is correct, why should they change it? In this activity, students will sort two options into correct and better. Done in pairs and/or small groups, this will inspire engaging discussions about WHY one sentence is clearer, stronger, more specific, or simply better. This set contains 14 different pairs asking students to evaluate for thesis, concusion, active/passive voice, and many other literary and rhetorical concepts that make writing bet
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6th - 12th
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Six Traits Grading Teacher Form
This is a form for teachers to have when grading written work according to the Six Traits Writing Guide.
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6th - 12th
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Six Trait Student Form for Assessment
This is a form for students assessing other or their own work using the Six Trait Writing Guide.
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5th - 12th
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Website Validity Comparison Key
This is the Key for the Website Validity Comparison
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Rubrics - Paragraph & Multi-Paragraph/2-Point & 3-Point
Writing Rubrics for both Paragraph writing and Multi-Paragraph writing assignments. Can be used in any content area as additional rows are available to add content-specific grading guidelines! 2-Point scale and 3-Point scales provide flexibility for lower/upper grades and the opportunity to add valuable feedback.
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6th - 12th
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Website Validity Comparison
This handout provides two website URLs for students to explore. Students answer a series of questions about the websites and then decide which of the two sites is a valid source for researching and which website is a hoax. Students are required to look "beyond the basics" to come up with the correct answer.
See also: Website Validity Key
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Persuasive Essay Outline
I use this persuasive essay outline for my AP Language and Composition course, however, it's simple enough to be used for any secondary grade level. Each paragraph includes helpful writing tips and there's an area for students to include their citations. This is an excellent resource for teaching students the proper way to organize a persuasive essay and how each paragraph serves the purpose of the essay.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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