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Middle school writing-essays graphic organizers for Microsoft Word
Writing an Introduction Paragraph: Graphic Organizer
Every time my students begin writing their essays, they always get stuck on their introduction paragraphs. They stare at their blinking cursors or unmoving pens and constantly tell me, "I don't know how to start!" It's easy to go over hook sentences, connecting sentences and writing a thesis. It's easy to give practice versions of these three introduction elements (and students seem to get it). But once they are confronted with their own paper, their minds go blank.
This graphic organizer h
Grades:
7th - 12th
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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4th - 9th
Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Compare and Contrast Essay Graphic Organizers
There are five graphic organizers in this pack for compare and contrast essays. Two for the Block Method, two for the Point by Point Method and one Venn diagram. You can use these organizers for any compare/contrast essay assignment. They are perfect for the prewriting activity. This product also includes a grading rubric for a compare and contrast essay, which is the free preview file!
If you like this product, check out my PowerPoint on writing a compare and contrast essay.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Introduction Paragraph - Research Paper
Use this worksheet to help students plan an introduction paragraph for a research paper. Do you need support for an entire 5 paragraph research paper? Buy the paragraph-by-paragraph research bundleThe worksheet guides students through each sentence with a checklist of ideas, an example, and a space to write their own sentence. Students then rewrite the entire paragraph and make sure it flows. Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have posted to teach the process of an enti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FULL SCHOOL YEAR-Interactive/Online-Reading & Writing Activities-IEP Goal Data
*These activities were created for Distance & Online Learning. Upload these editable Interactive Word Documents to your Online Classroom! Reading & Writing Goals Included! Easily monitor goal progress on: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Writing using Text Evidence, Grammar activities, and so much more!*These Reading & Writing Interactive Word Documents were created using the books: "Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers," published by Scholastic. I purchased mine on Amazon, and
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4th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Scaffolded 5 Paragraph Essay Outline / Organizer
This 5-paragraph essay organizer is a helpful tool for students who need significant scaffolding and support. It can be used with students from middle school through high school. Many of the 9th graders at the urban high school where I teach benefit from such a highly structured format---at least for their first essay of the year. I've discovered that if you give a student a box, she is likely to write in it. Simply having a box to fill for every sentence of the essay makes the task feel less d
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5th - 10th
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Argument Essay Graphic Organizer Rough Draft with Sentence Frames
Many students have trouble organizing an essay so I created this graphic organizer with sentence frames for students to fill in their thoughts. Normally, I print two copies. With the first copy, I model for the students and have them copy my writing. Then, with the second copy, they can work in pairs or independently to complete the organizer. I usually use this as a rough draft.
I recommend the students already have their 3 pieces of supporting evidence chosen prior to using this graphic organi
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4th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer Pre-Write
I use this as a pre-write for my argumentative essay with my 6th graders. Easily adapted for older or younger grades and any topic.
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4th - 10th
APA Formatted Essay Template
This is an APA formatted essay template. I have created a template that students merely have to highlight and change the text so that it reflects their content being studied. It is a great resource to have on hand so that teachers can post it to a website and students can download it when needed. I have also included directions for setting up the Reference page as well as a resource to help guide students through the large variety of citations that may be required.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay Scaffold With Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph argumentative essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist
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5th - 8th
Hero Essay Assignment with outline
Students choose a hero, do research, and write a 5 paragraph informational essay. This product contains the prompt and scaffolded outlines for all 5 paragraphs to keep students organized. You will notice that I reference specific heroes we have studied in class - you can plug your own in here, as it's a Word document. The file has lines for students to write on. If you're virtual, you can easily adjust this to best suit your needs. It is set-up to be a time savor for you! The hard part is over!
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4th - 12th
Argument Writing (CER) Graphic Organizer; (CER) Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Complete 5-Paragraph Writing Template for Argumentative/Opinion Writing! Easy to use and editable! See preview!!!
Complete bundle available at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Argument-Writing-Bundle-Planning-Templates-Standards-Rubrics-2390951
Thanks!!!
Grades:
5th - 8th
Revising & Editing a 5 Paragraph Essay: ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
Students will take their previously completed five paragraph drafts and revise and edit them. After practicing these skills on a teacher model, students will be expected to use these tools to revise and edit their own writing.A different revision and editing checklist is included for the introduction, 3 body paragraphs and the conclusion.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Conclusion - ELA SkillsSet
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6th - 12th
Research Simulation Task (PARCC): Essay Structure/Outline
Teaching Research Simulation Task geared for PARCC? Distribute this reference sheet/outline to help your students understand the structure of the essay task. Please keep in mind, this is just one way to organize ideas. Students may be asked to respond a different way. Feel free to edit this product to include the terminology you used in your classroom. I used this outline with my students along with the Research Simulation Source Organizer to write the essay for both the 5th and 6th grade practi
Grades:
5th - 8th
Argumentative Persuasive Template Essay Examples Organize Test Prep 6 7 8 9 10
"What is a claim? What is a counterargument? How do I organize an argumentative or persuasive essay? How do I even start?" Students struggle with how to write a convincing argumentative or persuasive essay. Teach them how to organize it using all of the elements and classic structure. Give them a template to start!
This particular type of writing is typically on state tests, and can go very badly for students if not taught correctly. Students easily slip into just writing their opinions;
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6th - 12th
Informational Writing Graphic Organizer for Five Paragraph Essays
This is a simple graphic organizer I use with students learning to structure their five paragraph informational essays. It gives students sentence starters and transition words that align to the Common Core. Once students use this graphic organizer to site information and organize their information consistently, they will be able to write without the organizer. I see them use either the same or different transition words but understand the format in which to write to convey their ideas.
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3rd - 8th
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Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize Worksheet
This is a one page graphic organizer. The upper half of the page provides and example of a quote, paraphrase and a summary. The lower half asks students to create their own based on a provided quote.
I start this activity by asking students to consider McDonald's menu. A quote is like an adult size nugget meal. A paraphase is like a mighty kids meal with only six nuggets, and a happy meal is like a summary with four nuggets. The summary contains the essential part of the quote and no more.
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8th - 12th
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Paraphrases, Summaries, and Direct Quotes In Research Papers--Worksheet
This helps students understand how to summarize, paraphrase, and direct quote their sources within their own research papers. There is an accompanying powerpoint to review as a class before working on this assignment. Before doing this assignment students should have a working knowledge of citations and in-text citations. I have created citations for articles I found for a sample research paper about cell phones in school. Students are given the citation and a paragraph from the source, and they
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7th - 12th
Biography Mini-Research Paper Teaching Guide with Student Handouts and Samples
This file includes a fully editable Word document featuring a complete Mini-Research Teaching Unit with lesson plans, activity templates, student handouts, accountability documentation, and a rubric for grading. Additionally, this guide comes with sample notes from two sources, a sample draft paper, and a sample final paper to teach students all parts of the research process.
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Argument Essay Graphic Organizer with Sentence Stems
I have found that middle school students often don't know how to organize paragraphs in an argument essay so that they can cite textual evidence and their own experience evidence. I created this graphic organizer to help them properly structure an argument essay. It includes approximate number of sentences for each part of each paragraph, sentence stems, and transition words. Basically, they just choose one of the sentence stems and one of the transition words from the options on the organizer.
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5th - 9th
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Cómo escribir un ensayo de comparación y contraste | Compare & Contrast SPANISH
Graphic organizer, steps and vocabulary to use for a compare and contrast essay in Spanish. This will help guide students to help them organize their essay. Also includes rubric and vocabulary to help guide students!Organizador gráfico, paso por paso y vocabulario para escribir un ensayo de comparación y contraste en español. Esto ayudará a guiar a los estudiantes para ayudarlos a organizar su ensayo. ¡También incluye rúbrica y vocabulario para organizar el ensayo.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
ACT Aspire Reflective Narrative Planning Sheet
Elementary/middle school students all over America are now taking the ACT Aspire tests....Yikes! The writing test requires students in grades 3-8 to type their response in 30 minutes (if they don't have accommodations), so it's imperative that pre-writing skills are practiced early and often throughout the year to ensure success.
Using this planner for that practice is a must! It incorporates the necessary elements of reflective narratives to help your students "sparkle" on the Aspire in a kid
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Conclusion Paragraph - Research Paper
Use this worksheet to help students plan the conclusion paragraph for a research paper. The worksheet guides students to summarize their thesis statement, recap their main points, and leave the reader with a point to ponder or call to action. There is a checklist of things to consider, an example, and a space to write for each sentence. Finally, students recopy the entire paragraph to make sure it flows. Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have posted to teach the proce
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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