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Exhausted by Essays? 5-Minute Essay Grading System - Reclaim Your Weekends!
You want your students to receive meaningful feedback on their papers and grow as writers. You also, though, need to have time to recharge on weekends and holidays without the burden of endless essay stacks hanging over your head.With my five-minute-per-essay grading system, you’ll zip through your stacks of papers, saving HOURS of time. Before I created this system, it took me 15-to-20 minutes to grade an essay. Now, with the use of a detailed coding system and a content rubric that’s laser-foc
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"
***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an
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K - 6th
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Argumentative Essay Middle School - Argument Writing (Standards-Aligned)
Argumentative Essay Writing will be a breeze with this step-by-step resource designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all five paragraphs! Includes a sample essay to motivate student writers and model strong writing. Standards-aligned.Note: Amended pages are included for teachers who do not wish to include the counterclaim.From teachers who have used this resource:-- "PERFECT! Using with 6th
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6th - 9th
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Opinion Writing Passages and Prompts with Lexile Levels Rubric - 4th & 5th Grade
⭐ This opinion writing passages and prompts unit contains five sets of original Lexile leveled passages with corresponding opinion and persuasive writing prompts. Printable PDF & Digital Google Slides versions make this resource perfect for classroom and distance learning. Leveled specifically for 4th & 5th grade, students use the passages and corresponding prompts to write their own reports on each topic.⭐ This unit is perfect for standardized test prep or to be used as an assessment to
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4th - 5th
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STAAR ECR Extended Constructed Response Writing Prompts, Checklist & Rubric
Are you searching for a simple yet effective way to help your students achieve a high STAAR score on their ECR? Look no further! Our comprehensive set of ECR Writing Prompts and Planning Pages has got you covered. Whether you're an experienced teacher or just starting out, our teacher-tested resources will boost your students' writing confidence and familiarity with the STAAR Extended Constructed Response expectations.Looking for middle school?Expose your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to exac
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3rd - 5th
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Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
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2nd - 3rd
Argumentative Text - Reading Analysis & Writing - Digital + Print
Need a facelift for your argumentative text curriculum? This resource includes multiple activities (printable through PowerPoint and digital version in Google Slides) for analyzing and writing argumentative text! It will have your students thinking critically about valid claims, intended audiences, credible sources, supporting evidence, and opposing claims. Most of the activities are available to print or assign digitally via Google Slides.⭐PERFECT FOR LEARNING IN A DIGITAL CLASSROOM!⭐Included
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4th - 6th
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Classroom Debate Outline: How to organize a friendly class debate on ANY topic!
This classroom debate outline is designed to help teachers organize effective inquiry-based classroom debates. The documents within this file gives students a step-by-step outline of what they need to include in their debate, what they need to say, and when they need to say it! Debate is an important life skill, and students will learn the foundation to an educated debate. If you're looking for a new and interactive way to teach your students about everything that goes into the debate process (b
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7th - 12th, Staff
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COLLEGE ESSAY Writing Unit: Personal Narrative Advice, Examples, & Assignment
Updated for the 2024-2025 COMMON APP: This 30-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need to help your students write phenomenal college application essays. Here are some highlights from the 30-page curriculum: • How to Get Started (Handout #1): Tips for how to get started on one's college essay and overcome writer's block. (1 page)• Strategies for Crafting Vivid & Lively Prose (Handout #2): While the question of what students choose to write about will be important, the question of
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Post Card Template- Editable
This set of post card template is a great addition to any writing center! Have students design a post card from a place you have been studying, have students write postcards to family members or friends describing a topic you have been studying. The options are endless!
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K - 5th
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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
Goal Setting Lessons and Templates for SMART Goals - Growth Mindset Activities
Teach students to set SMART goals with these classroom goal setting lessons and worksheets. By the end of the unit, students will understand what it means to set SMART goals. These five goal-setting lessons have a whole group lesson plan as well as small group and individual activities to help students see and understand the individual components of setting SMART goals. It's also great for SEL or Social-Emotional Learning!Through these lessons, students will have a deeper understanding of wha
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Goal Setting & Data Portfolio BUNDLE - SMART Goals for All Grade Levels
Intro to Poetry Complete Unit - Aligned AP English Literature Unit 2 Poetry I
This bundle has been overhauled to represent the 2019 changes to the AP English Literature course description and meets the AP Lit ® Skills for Unit 2 (Poetry 1). This bundle includes all of the materials you would need to introduce poetry analysis to AP® Lit students or other advanced literature students, as well as supplementary material to expand it as you need. It includes a unit plan and student objectives, which are not sold separately. This bundle includes the following resources, also so
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11th - 12th
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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
Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 3 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 3. Compatible with Google Slides.Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. Volume 2 is sold here on TpT as well. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will have taken an entire trip around the world! In 2018, Picture of the Day won an international award i
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K - 8th
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Opinion Writing Graphic Organizers and Paragraph Organizer with Checklist
I created these scaffolded organizers to use with my students who were struggling with organizing opinion writing for the 5th grade ReadyGen program tasks, however they can be used with any students who need help planning and organizing opinion writing using text evidence as support. The organizers are PDFs and then I have also included an editable opinion writing checklist in Microsoft Excel** Update 1/20/16 as per request I have included editable power point slides of the PDF however, if you d
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3rd - 6th
Cognitive Abilities Test Study Guide and Practice Tests (CogAT) Bundle
Your students are gifted! But, standardized tests are scary! Especially when it's a student's first time using a Scantron and the stakes are high! Help your students show how smart they are by preparing them for the CogAT!This product has everything you need to prepare your students for Cognitive Abilities Test in second or third grade! You will get 2 mock tests, each with 8 questions that are modeled after the test tasks.Students will gain confidence filling out the CogAT style Scantrons.In a
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2nd - 4th
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College Admissions Essay/Personal Statement: Writing Unit (2022-23 Edition)
NOW WITH GOOGLE: Up-to-date for 2022-23 Common App & Coalition App. The Common App prompts did not change this year.The Coalition App prompts DID change, and the lesson has been updated.College application essays are very different from other forms of writing done in school, and your students can’t do it alone! Help them increase their odds of admission with this lesson and writing set!These materials teach students how to BOTH follow the rules AND stand out from their peers enough to leave
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11th - 12th
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Math Thinking Posters
These math thinking posters are an easy teaching tool for teachers and students!ELEVEN choices of math posters to choose from in color and black & white.The posters make it easy to assess learning, monitor math strategies, and track progress very quickly. Pull sticky notes of students you’re concerned about to meet with individually or in small groups. Pull sticky notes of students you need to challenge or enrich and meet individually or in small groups.The number system makes it easy for yo
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Sticky Note Poster Bundle | Exit Slips | Assess Student Learning
Writing Our World™ Basic Units 1-8 BUNDLE
The Writing Our World™ Basic Units include:• 8 Units aligned with the scope and sequence of The Writing Revolution®* Chapters 1-8• 15-minute mini-lessons with teacher directions• Student materials to accompany each lesson• Unit-aligned rubrics and directions for progress monitoring through writing sample collection• Recommendations for incorporating tier two vocabulary instruction • Easily adapted to match the content area curriculum your students are currently studyingThe Writing Our World B
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Not Grade Specific
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Writing Workshop Bundle: 1st & 2nd Grade Writing (Narrative, Inform, Opinion)
‘Writing’ the subject that drives fear into the hearts of teachers and is so often ignored/forgotten because “We do a lot of writing in reading.” Nothing can replace explicit writing instruction, mentor texts, time spent writing, and students sharing their writing.Using a workshop model, students have opportunities for direction instruction, writing time (with conferring), and sharing their writing each day. This familiar routine keeps me focused on incremental growth and is predictable for stud
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1st - 2nd
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Force and Motion Worksheet Reading Passages for 2nd Grade Science- Push & Pull
Force and motion comprehension passages with questions, a bonus experiment, and a push-and-pull sort are perfect for integrating science into the reading block while also giving back time to do hands-on science. This pack is also great for sub plans. This resource covers topics like force, motion, friction, gravity, magnets, and science vocabulary. The included "Push or Pull Sort" activity reinforces understanding of these concepts. Additionally, the science experiment "Investigating Pushes and
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2nd - 3rd
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STAAR ECR Practice Prompt Extended Constructed Response Writing ECR Checklist
Are you searching for a simple yet effective way to help your students achieve a high STAAR score on their ECR? Look no further! Our comprehensive set of ECR Writing Prompts and Planning Pages has got you covered.Whether you're an experienced teacher or just starting out, our teacher-tested resources will boost your students' writing confidence and familiarity with the STAAR Extended Constructed Response expectations.➡️ Looking for Elementary or High School? Expose your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade s
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6th - 8th
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Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 105 Question Stem Cards MATH EDITION
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With the new assessments coming into play, students will be expected to answer more complex questions. Are your students answering higher-order questions properly and regularly? If not, use these questioning stems to get kids thinking more deeply about their learning.
This set of DOK Level 1-4 cards, makes it easy to scroll through and select various levels of questions before, during, and after instruction. They are
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PreK - 12th
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