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Middle school writing-essays assessments for Easel
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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Discussion Questions & Creative Writing I Korman's Slacker I Print & Digital
This packet contains two or more questions per chapter for Gordon Korman's middle-grade novel Slacker. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom.Included in this product:- Two or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, mini-essays, or preparation for group discussion.- Creative writing pr
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5th - 7th
Learning from The Lorax Conservation Mini Course CCSS Grades 3-6 Print and Go
Introducing the Lorax Conservation Mini Course: Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with a learning experience that combines reading, writing, art, vocabulary, and economics. This comprehensive mini course is designed to inspire students to think critically about environmental conservation.Key Features:Comprehension Guide: A two-page guide helps students explore the world of "The Lorax" and its themes.Resource Identification Activity: Students categorize resources (capital, human, natural) to rein
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3rd - 6th
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K-ESS3-3
Identify The Thesis Statement Worksheet
Each question is an introductory paragraph of an essay. Students are instructed to underline the thesis statement and predict the prompt. I use this as practice in identifying a thesis statement before I have students write their own. It really helps to see student examples of thesis statements first. Three questions are easier, with typical three reason thesis statements at the end of the paragraph. Three questions are a bit trickier because the reasons are in separate sentences from the actual
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Thesis Statement Worksheet Bundle
Cell phones in School: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet
Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? This is an argumentative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about cell phone usage and whether or not schools should ban cell phones. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.*Update* Available under TpT Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning. If you want the Google Drive editable version here it isLooking for more argu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Essay Writing
Paired Texts - Road Not Taken and Harlem (Dream Deferred) - Essay Writing
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes. Then, facilitate their understanding of the central themes and speakers’ attitudes as they construct connections between the poems. Use this activity to provide practice with a prose constructed response (short essay).This 20-page product includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidebuilding b
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6th - 9th
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Text Based Evidence Writing | Essay | Rubrics| RACES | Organizers
Teach the "write" way with this text-based evidence writing guide. The step-by-step lesson guides students and teachers through 10 detailed steps that teach how to write each sentence of an evidence-based essay. Teachers and students will love the easy-to-remember strategies for writing an introduction paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Students will also learn how to improve writing by including a hook sentence with a related effective ending. Apply the
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
STAAR English I & II Writing Prompts | Print & Google Forms
Preparing for ELA End of Course Exams can be stressful and time-consuming. Save time with writing prompts that are thoughtfully crafted to help your students prepare.After studying the newly release STAAR English I & II Exams, I came up with 10 written composition prompts to simulate the real STAAR English test and help your students become better prepared for the writing portion. The prompts include Expository, Persuasive, Narrative, and Letter Writing. Exposing students early can make a HU
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8th - 12th
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Expository Essay Rubric also for Explanatory & Informative Writing w/ Google
Use this common core aligned essay rubric to guide students through the objective writing standards for expository, explanatory and informative writing. This resource includes two different rubrics. The first is traditional with five categories: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Ideas/Content, and Conventions/Word Choice. The second rubric is designed for expedited grading with boxes to check for areas of growth. When I used the expedited rubric in my own classroom, I averaged 3-5 minut
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8th - 11th
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Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for Korman's Masterminds
Motivate your students towards active, engaging discussion with these open-ended discussion questions to accompany Gordon Korman's middle-grade book Masterminds! This product contains:- three questions per chapter in an easy-to-use printable chart, along with suggestions for encouraging your students to participate in discussions. - these questions created as printable handouts for students, so that they can be used for homework, comprehension checks, essay prompts, or even as group preparati
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions
Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Persuasive Writing Rubric for Essays or Letters, High School Essay Writing
Use this common core aligned persuasive writing rubric (scoring guide) to guide students through the objective writing standards for persuasive writing! This rubric has seven categories: Introduction/Appeal & Position Statement, Body Paragraphs & Supporting Detail, Conclusion/Call to Action, Persuasive Devices, Conventions, Citations & Works Cited Page, and Sending the Letter. Includes a version in Google Drive. WAIT!!! This is included in my Persuasive Writing Unit with 2.5 weeks of
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8th - 11th
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Fractured Fairy Tales Intermediate Writing Unit
This unit has students delve into some of their favourite fairy tales and re-write them from the perspective of another character! It's a great way to learn perspective and invoke imagination. Would we think differently about the story of Cinderella if we heard it from the Evil Stepmother's perspective? What does she have to say? It's also a great chance for students to role-play!Take a look at the preview to see what's included!If you're interesting in other writing units, check out my BUNDLE o
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Intermediate Themed Writing Units - FULL YEAR BUNDLE
Paired Texts - Speech by Patrick Henry and Story by Mark Twain - Essay Writing
Guide your students through close readings of two classic texts: “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the texts and write an analytical essay.This updated product file includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guide and vocabula
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Paired Texts - Gift of the Magi and How Do I Love Thee? - Essay Writing
This lesson with paired texts encourages students to explore themes of love through close readings of the O.Henry story “The Gift of the Magi” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.” Students synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This 27-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards -anticipation guide-journal-co
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7th - 10th
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Opinion Writing Unit | Analyze Two Texts on the Same Topic | Black Friday Unit
This resource is a comprehensive two-week opinion writing unit with paired texts on a real-world scenario. This opinion writing unit is perfect for upper elementary, grades 3-5 because it is designed to help students prepare for state writing tests. With graphic organizers and a step-by-step process, this resource will get your students writing and including quotes from the text in no time!⭐️ Checkout my opinion writing bundle with 7 different opinion units! Prompt: What time should Black Friday
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4th - 6th
5th | 6th | 7th Grade Essay Writing Rubric | Explanatory & Argumentative | CCSS
Looking for an "All Inclusive" standards-based essay rubric to use for assessing student writing? One that you can edit to meet your needs? This rubric is promised to become a staple in your classroom. In fact- it may be the last essay rubric you will ever need! Our rubric can be used to evaluate Informative, Persuasive, or Argumentative Essays. Written in student friendly language, this rubric can be used for teacher, peer, or self assessmentAppropriate for Upper Elementary School/ Middle Scho
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5th - 7th
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Persuasive Devices & Techniques With Jigsaw Activity, Notes, Lesson & Quiz
Teach six persuasive techniques, reinforce learning with a jigsaw activity and assess learning with a corresponding quiz. Answer key included! The six techniques include:Appeal to Authority, Bandwagon, Emotional Appeal, Poisoning the Well, Repetition and Rhetorical Question. The Jigsaw Activity includes teacher and student instructions as students teach the techniques to their classmates by creating posters and skits. The corresponding quiz contains 12 questions designed to assess students' gras
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8th - 11th
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7th grade Revising Practice , "Always Good to Know About Snakes"
A 7th grade level practice passage designed to familiarize students with the STAAR (state mandated assessment) objectives and format. Twelve test-like multiple choice questions follow the passage. As a companion piece, a PowerPoint presentation is also included. The PowerPoint presents only the multiple choice questions, using animation, opening up a variety of FUN ways to present this lesson.
BTW - This product is also included as part of a BUNDLE: Revising and Editing Practice, 7th Grade,
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6th - 8th
Argumentative Writing Essay Rubric and Peer Review FREE
FREE Argumentative essay writing rubric with feedback descriptors and peer review sheet. Blaze through grading your students' essays and give quality feedback simply by circling the descriptors that apply to your students' work. Descriptors cover the most common mistakes students make, and are easy for students to understand so that can use them to make improvements on their writing. This kit also includes a rubric without descriptors and a peer review sheet.RUBRIC/CHECKLIST INCLUDES:❤ Hook❤ Ba
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6th - 9th
STAAR Writing Prompts | Print & Google Forms
After studying the released STAAR 7th grade writing tests, I came up with 10 written composition prompts to simulate the real STAAR test and help your students become better prepared for the writing portion. The prompts include Expository, Persuasive, Narrative, and Letter Writing. Includes Google Forms Links and made Digital with TpT's Easel.(STAAR® is a trademark registered by the Texas Education Agency which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product.)Resource includes:- TEKS Br
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5th - 8th
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Revising Task Cards - Print and Easel Versions
These task cards provide students with practice revising - an important part of the writing process - by working on specific revisions one at a time. The specific revisions include:Removing unnecessary wordsAdding detailsReplacing common wordsUsing pronouns to replace nounsChanging word orderChanging tense or point of viewUsing active instead of passive voiceUsing direct quotesAdding figurative languageThere are 30 cards in the set. Most of the cards present four sentences with directions to ma
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Writing Process and Grammar Task Card Bundle - Print and Easel Versions
Narrative Writing Rubric Editable and Common Core Personal Narrative High School
Use this common core aligned narrative writing rubric to guide students through the objective writing standards for narrative essay writing. This rubric has five categories: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Ideas/Content & Word Choice, Conventions/Word Choice. Descriptions are detailed and specific with terminology directly from the Common Core standards – excellent for using as a teaching tool with your students! This editable resource also includes a revision checklist and a whol
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts - First Lesson and Those Winter Sundays - Essay Writing
Help your students practice close reading and essay writing by guiding them through two poems: “First Lesson" by Philip Booth and "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the poems and practice writing literary analysis essays.This 20-page resource includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidecontextual reading
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6th - 10th
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