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Common Core W.11-12.1b handouts
Argumentative Essay Writing, Argument Writing How to Guide, Topics, Rubric CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students win their written arguments with these easy-to-follow essay writing materials. This bundle of interactive, step-by-step materials inspires even my most reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements will guide your students as they learn to craft their own meaningful and effective argumentative essays. Easy prep for you; excellent growth for your students’ writing skills.Just print and teach!I
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8th - 11th
Organizational Skills and Time Management and Study Skills Activities Bundle
These activities are perfect for teens and young adults to explore and learn organizational, time management, and note taking skills. This bundle includes interactive hands-on activities with step-by-step instructions, an organization survey, multiple tips, worksheets, and much more to keep your students organized and less stressed as they navigate their many responsibilities.This resource includes:Step-by-step activity directionsHow Organized Are You? SurveyAnswer KeysOrganization and Study Ski
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Argument Writing Bell Ringers - Claim, Evidence, Counterargument & Refutation
Students practice argumentative writing with these bell-ringer handouts that require them to consider evidence for claims, brainstorm counterarguments, and provide possible refutation. Each handout starts with an engaging topic for adolescents, including some of the following: cameras for online classesvapingdistracted drivingelectronics in classthe high school dropout ageemployment restrictions for teenscyberbullyingcollege entrance exam requirementspublic displays of affectiontanning bed age
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Argumentative Writing Bell Ringers Bundle - Claim, Evidence, Counterclaim
Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Frankenstein Unit Plan for AP Literature and Composition
Frankenstein is an iconic text. And it is one that students love. They love the conflict and the science fiction and the Gothic. This unit builds on the schools of literary criticism which I introduce earlier in the year (however, the way the assignments are developed, you could do all of them without previously introducing any of them). It incorporates historical criticism with an introduction to the Romantic Period though poetry. It incorporate ethical criticism first through looking at
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Big AP Literature and Composition Bundle
Literary Movement & Time Period Short Fiction Bundle for AP Lit
This bundle of six mini-lessons, designed to meet the criteria for AP English Literature ® Short Fiction III (Unit 7), guides students in understanding six major literary movements and studying excerpts from various short fiction from those movements. These movements include: RomanticismRealismThe Harlem RenaissanceModernismPostmodernismMagical RealismEach mini-unit is designed to last 1-3 days (depending on your school's schedule) and includes:an introductory analysis activitythree excerpts for
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11th - 12th
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Argumentative Essays - Complete Unit
Argumentative Essays - Complete Unit. Writing an argumentative essay is an essential skill for secondary students. This unit is CCSS aligned, with grading rubrics for each grade level 7 - 12 that reflect the standards. This unit has everything you need, in a logical order, with teacher notes, handouts, assignments, instruction, grading rubrics, and supplemental material to support more advanced instruction. There are examples for each concept, and a full sample student essay. Includes updated ML
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Writing Mega Bundle
Shakespeare: The Tempest Unit Bundle. Top Ten Resources. Writing & Comprehension
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 10 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, figurative language and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Scene-by-scene questions break the play down into bite-size chunks· There are numerous creative tasks which will be enjoyed by students of all levels · There are beautifully c
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9th - 12th
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Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction.Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart by Po
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Argumentative Writing Bell Ringers Bundle - Claim, Evidence, Counterclaim
Students practice with argumentative writing with these bell-ringer handouts that require them to consider evidence for claims, brainstorm counterarguments, and provide possible refutation. Each handout starts with an engaging topic for adolescents, including some of the following: cameras for video classesvapingdistracted drivingelectronics in classthe high school dropout agecyber bullyingcollege entrance exam requirementslearning to codedrug testing student athletesrecycling in schoolslowering
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8th - 12th
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Write Your Own Film Review - Fun Persuasive Writing Assignment, CCSS
This is a fun persuasive writing assignment in which students write a movie review. Students will: Use rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), cite sources, analyze plot elements, and support their argument with evidence. You can have students analyze their own movie or you can assign a movie that you watch as a class. Product includes: OverviewLesson PlanRhetorical Devices Graphic OrganizerPlot Analysis Graphic OrganizerCriteria handoutWriting sheetsNote: You can also get this item in our Cr
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Creative Writing Bundle - 8 Fun & Engaging Resources to Practice Writing
SBAC CAASPP ELA Performance Task Simplified Writing Rubrics + Checklists
Empower your secondary ELA students to dominate the SBAC (or CAASPP) Performance Task like never before! Say goodbye to mystery and hello to mastery with this simplified rubric guide, showcasing exactly how those precious points are earned across all three writing types: Narrative, Explanatory, and Argumentative!Each rubric comes fully equipped with handy checklists, empowering students to become their own writing champions by checking their work like seasoned pros!As an added bonus: everything
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6th - 11th
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Argument Bell Ringers #2: Claim, Counterargument & Refutation - Writing Prompts
Students practice writing arguments with these bell-ringer handouts that require them to consider evidence for claims, brainstorm counterarguments, and provide possible refutation. This is a second volume with new topics!Each handout starts with an engaging topic for adolescents including some of the following: allowing music in classlearning to codedrug testing student athletesrecycling in schoolslowering the voting agebanning pit bullsregulating artificial intelligencerequiring preschoolbanni
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Argumentative Writing Bell Ringers Bundle - Claim, Evidence, Counterclaim
AP Literature Full Short Story Bundle
****Save 30% when you Bundle**** This bundle includes everything you need to teach short fiction for AP® Literature: a wide variety of short stories, anchor charts for note taking, units plans, task cards and more.This Product includesFlash Fiction Unit (Unit 1--includes 6 short short stories)Coming of Age Short Story (Unit 2--thematic unit, 5 short stories, some texts not included)The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin (Feminist Reading)The Other Wife by ColetteThe War Prayer by Mark Twain Snow by
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11th - 12th
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Argument Essay Outline Writing Template | Step by Step | Middle & High School
Use the following essay outline to guide and assist your students, while they gather information and organize their thoughts on an argumentative writing topic.Outline breaks down a multi-paragraph essay and each part that helps build a quality, well-developed argument.FOCUS:-Introduction Paragraph-Hook/ Lead-Background Information-Thesis-Transition Words-Evidence from the Text-Examples from the Text-COUNTERCLAIM-REBUTTAL-Conclusion ParagraphStudents will learn how to expand their writing abiliti
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8th - 11th
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AP Literature and Composition Short Story Unit 1 | AP Lit & Comp Curriculum
Looking for an engaging, rigorous, and fun AP short story unit? The beginning of the school year is so essential to setting the tone for the rest of the year, yet AP teachers also feel so much pressure to get everything right from the get-go. With limited time and so many requirements, it’s easy to feel like you don’t have time for fun or engagement. But when your most driven students get the message that literary analysis is all about dry questions and memorizing inane terms, they’ll quickly
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9th - 12th
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ChatGPT: 64 Pages of Engaging Lessons for Using It to Improve Student Writing
ChatGPT is a powerful new tool. Much has already been made of its potential pitfalls, but what about how it can be harnessed in the classroom to actually improve student writing and encourage kids to become more thoughtful and engaged authors?This set of lesson plans is designed to achieve just that. It views ChatGPT as an opportunity to push students to become better writers by leveraging the strengths of ChatGPT and better understanding its weaknesses.Here are the sections you will find in the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Appeals Writing Prompts, Bell Ringers, Task Cards
Extend student understanding of ethos, logos, and pathos with this activity that directs students to use rhetorical appeals in their own words. Over 30 varied topics use real-world connections and relevant issues to engage secondary students. When students use rhetoric in their writing, they gain a better understanding of their analysis and reading of arguments. In addition to using the prompts, students can write their own claims and points of view with the blank template. This 36-page resource
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8th - 11th
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Sentence Frames for Research Papers and Synthesis Essays
Looking for sentence frames to help your students write better research papers and synthesis essays?Sentence frames have been a game-changer in my classroom because they help students articulate their ideas in a more sophisticated way, allowing them to learn more complex argumentative techniques, such as a counterclaim and rebuttal or concession and refutation. After seeing how sentence frames helped my AP Language and Composition students as they wrote their synthesis and argument essays, I sta
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Coach Hall's AP® Lang Sentence Frames Bundle
The Great Gatsby Writing Prompts: Essays, Creative Writing, & 136 Bell Ringers
Want to get your students writing better, thinking deeper, and analyzing the bigger ideas and themes of the novel?The prompts, guides, handouts, rubrics, and suggestions here are all proven to work based on sixteen years of teaching writing to all levels of high school. It’s not easy to take students through a writing assignment or to get them to improve their skills, but with the right tools, it can be done. When you teach with these writing prompts you will:• conquer your students’ fear of wri
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9th - 12th
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Romeo & Juliet Unit Bundle: Top 15 Resources Comprehension, Writing & Creativity
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 15 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, creative writing, figurative language, imagery and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Questions on every scene break the whole play down into bite-size chunks· Play Summary·Close Reading and Comprehension exercise - sixty pages of det
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9th - 12th
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Ultimate Argumentative Essay Bundle
Save big with this mega bundle that includes everything students need to know to write argumentative essays:Writing IntroductionsHelp students craft strong introductions for their essays by mastering the hook, transition, and thesis statement. Students will take notes on each and then color code an example introduction on the use of similes in the Odyssey. Multiple examples and explanations are included throughout, as well as links to additional video support.Writing Body ParagraphsStudents will
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6th - 12th
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