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Common Core W.8.5 assessments
Informational Writing: 5 Informative Essays w/Guided Writing Templates 6-8
Writing informational essays will be exciting with this complete resource that breaks the process down into manageable steps! Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting their introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.Five original mentor texts are included for modeling, along with topic suggestions, pre-writing organizers, and rubrics. And with five different types of essays, you’ll have everything you need to teach informative writing with differentiation. Perfect for writi
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6th - 8th
Fake News Unit - Media Literacy Analysis Unit
This Fake News Unit contains 10 high-interest lessons about media literacy, fake news and digital citizenship to help 21st-century students learn to think critically about the information they consume from print and digital media sources. This is highly relevant to today’s learners as it contains lessons on social media content and algorithms as well as artificial intelligence and deep fakes. Teachers will use these fake news scaffolded lessons starting with an interactive QR code vocabulary sca
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment
Middle school teachers use this My Life in Logos Paragraph Writing Assignment, to unlock the creativity and self-expression of your students in a truly unique way.In this engaging activity, students will embark on a writing journey to describe logos that represent various aspects of their lives. From their closest friends and family to their favourite entertainment choices and foods, students will delve into the symbols that hold special meaning for them. Additionally, they'll uncover the logos
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Full Year Middle School English Language Arts Lesson Bundle 1
Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Need an all-encompassing argumentative writing unit that's scaffolded and meets the needs of a wide range of learners in middle school and high school? This argumentative writing unit is complete with activities that you can use to meet students wherever they are in their writing journey. It's created for the 8-10th grade range, but it would work well for advanced 7th graders or for 11th and 12th grade students who need more scaffolding. This argumentative writing unit for middle and high school
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8th - 11th
The Hobbit Bundle: Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocab Games, Projects, Test (Google)
Evaluate reading comprehension, promote vocabulary development, reinforce close reading practices, and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this comprehensive bundle for teaching J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. Included are the following: an introductory Google Slides presentation, a guided reading handout, plot-based quizzes, vocabulary application activities, close reading analysis worksheets for every chapter, crossword puzzles, word search games, creative project options (w
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6th - 12th
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Editing & Revising Bundle: Lessons, Activities, & Assessments for Writing!
Do your students struggle to turn in quality writing for the first draft or make visible changes to the second draft? Do they need help understanding the difference between editing and revising, or need help figuring out how to do them?
Use this collection of lessons, activities, and assessments to get better drafts of writing out of your students!
• Teach foundational skills to middle school students for the first time OR use these to review or differentiate skills in high school!
• Apply the
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7th - 12th
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Haiku Poetry Lesson - How to Write a Haiku Assignment Haiku Templates and Rubric
Teach students the history of haiku and about writing haiku poetry with this haiku poem workshop! This lesson includes haiku templates and a haiku rubric for assessment. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Writing Haiku Poetry Workshop:✏️ Haiku Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Guided Note for Haiku Poetry Lesson - Digital & Print✏️ Haiku Writing Assignment Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Differentiated Haiku T
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4th - 10th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 6 Growing Bundle Digital and Print
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 6th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 6. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, genre, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, narrative writing, informative writing, analyzing argument and counterclaim, imagery, character traits, inferencing, central idea, summary w
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6th - 8th
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Writing Competition, "Survive!" Writing Contest, End of Unit Writing, CCSS
UPDATE – You can learn more about this writing contest at my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46cEHf0UoOUTired of grading endless stacks of essays? Want to lighten your grading load while still having students write and receive meaningful feedback on their work? The answer is to host this writing competition.Students enter their writing into a series of peer-review competitions during this week-long activity. The beauty of this five-day lesson plan, which can work with any novel,
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8th - 11th
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Argument and Debate Mini Unit Topic Cards, Outline, Notes
Argumentative and Debate Topic Cards with Teacher's Guidelines and Instructions, Student Handouts, and Grading Rubrics (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards)
If you want to have a classroom debate but don't know where to begin or how to run one, this resource is for you. I've included topic cards, outlines for the format, handouts, and detailed instructions. But this can be used for more than just debating. The topic cards are perfect for having students practice writing argumentative a
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Free Verse Poetry Lesson - Poetry Writing Workshop with Pages for Blackout Poems
Explore free verse poetry with this poetry writing workshop! Students will read modern free verse poems with the option to write blackout poetry, a collage poem, or an illustrative poem. Includes an editable poetry rubric, assignment instructions, and digital worksheets for distance learning!Included with this Free Verse Poetry Writing Workshop:✏️ Free Verse Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®✏️ Free Verse Poetry Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Writi
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6th - 11th
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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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6th - 12th
Argumentative Essay Writing Sorting Activity - Print and Digital - Editable
Empower your students with a hands-on, interactive experience that brings the fundamental structure of an argumentative essay to life! This sorting activity will transform the often daunting task of essay structuring into an exciting, hands-on adventure that'll ignite your students' creativity and understanding.Students complete the activity by sorting and assembling the pieces of an argumentative essay into the correct order. It's a puzzle that builds their confidence and competence.Here’s what
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7th - 10th
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Hero’s Journey Unit - Hero’s Journey Worksheets and Creative Writing Project
Your students will love this Hero’s Journey Unit! Includes Hero's Journey worksheets to explore Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and apply it to fan-favorite films PLUS assignment instructions, graphic organizers, and an editable rubric to develop students’ own Hero’s Journey outline Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! ⚡︎ Save 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎ Included with this Hero’s Journey Bundle:✏️ Hero’s Journey Informational Handout - Digital & Pri
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6th - 9th
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Avoiding Plagiarism Bundle - Types of Plagiarism Worksheets, Lessons, Activities
This bundle of lessons and activities will support your students in avoiding plagiarism in their writing. Explore different types of plagiarism and develop a classroom plagiarism policy using these informational handouts, worksheets, and activities! Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Avoiding Plagiarism Bundle:✏️ Types of Plagiarism Task Card Activity - Digital & Print✏️ Different Types of Plagiarism Informa
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6th - 12th
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Authentic Writing Project: Creating Teen Magazines (Standards-Aligned)
Your students will love creating teen magazines with this authentic writing project that directly aligns with ELA standards! In groups, students engage in Research, Persuasive, and Informative writing as they write, edit, assemble, and publish their own teen magazines. Working in groups of 4, 5, or 6, each student contributes 4 articles and 1 full-page advertisement as follows: -- one Research-based Feature Article-- one Persuasive Article-- two Choice Articles from a list of 14 "Open Topics" (s
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6th - 9th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing
This 8 day short story unit for "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as an adapted play, differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions.Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to thi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Task Cards
Reading and Writing News Articles - Slideshow Lessons, Templates, Rubrics OLC4O
Everything you need to teach students to master writing news articles and reading nonfiction text features! Includes sample news reports, reading comprehension questions, slideshow lessons, graphic organizers, assessment guidelines, and more! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets and activities for Google Drive®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Unit for Reading and Writing News Articles:✏️ Summarizing a News Report Slideshow Lesson - Micros
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6th - 12th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Reading Comprehension - ELA
The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit is filled with short story reading comprehension activities to teach the main idea, summary, theme, tone and mood, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school and high school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic macabre tale. You will be provided with all the resources you need to assess student understanding and help them develop their creativity and writing skills
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6th - 9th
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5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle | Middle & High School | Printable & Digital
Are your students writing their first 5-paragraph essay? Or maybe your class is full of struggling writers? Guide your students through their essays with this highly scaffolded 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle!This 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle includes everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph essay--from essay structure to writing theses to creating a Works Cited page. With lots of built-in review, short lessons, and step-by-step outlines included, your secondary
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8th - 11th
Personal Narrative Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of personal narratives, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of narrative writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist with 10 goals they are w
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1st - 8th
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MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
Differentiated Essay Prompts for ANY Novel
This product features 20 generic essay prompts that will work for any novel. They can be used within the classroom and for distance learning.These prompts are differentiated so that they appeal to all learners and give all students a chance to shine in their essay writing! After years of tweaking my essay prompts, I have created questions that are thoughtful and concise so that in turn, they reap excellent student responses.Example: How reliable is the narrator of your novel? Is the reader able
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7th - 11th
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