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High school writing-essays handouts for Microsoft Word
"The Body" by Stephen King: Chapter Questions and Assessments
This package works effectively for all modes of teaching/learning (in-person, hybrid, remote) and for switching between the modes if required.This is a complete unit of study for Stephen King's novella, "The Body." The package includes chapter by chapter study questions with ANSWERS, a summary review, a test, and an essay assignment. Questions focus on vocabulary, close reading, higher order thinking, and making connections.Check out the complete preview. Package is in Word so you can modify.Her
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9th - 12th
How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay for the AP Lang and Comp Exam
This is a step-by-step guide that explains how to write a rhetorical analysis essay (14 total steps). When I started teaching AP Language and Composition, I found it hard to explain the rhetorical analysis essay to my students. I typed up this document to help clarify the process for my students (and for me!), and we referred to it all year. It's a simple and straightforward list of steps. Teachers can use it as a teaching map for themselves, as each step of the process needs to be explicitly ta
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Language & Composition Bundle
In Cold Blood, TEDTalk: Death Penalty
This handout, with key, requires that students analyze a TEDTalk (argument) about the death penalty. They must analyze how the speaker appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos. They must also identify logical fallacies (though specific terminology is not required). They must identify author's purpose and rhetorical strategies.
The TEDTalk covers themes very similar to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (how an unstable upbringing can "result" in murderers). This source would work well in a synthesis or
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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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Essay Writing: Personal Essay Assignment
Personal essays are an amazing way to tap into student writing! As open structure pieces of persuasive writing, they use techniques and content from a variety of other writing formats without the rigidity of formal literary essay style and structure. Instead, they allow students to use evidence they are more than familiar with (their own lives) and a natural voice (their voice) to develop their thesis. This is the kind of writing students see and do daily; in conversations, in ads, in emails, i
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Odyssey - Comparison Chart and Essay with O Brother, Where Art Thou?
After reading the Odyssey, students watch the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? which is a modern re-telling of the epic poem. They fill in the chart while watching the film, comparing and contrasting specific elements of both mediums.
After the chart is complete, students use this information to write a compare-contrast essay. A prompt and outline is provided in the handout.
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Odyssey - Comparison Chart and Essay with O Brother, Where Art Thou
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9th - 12th
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Synthesis Essay Prompt Graphic Organizer (AP Language and Composition)
This graphic organizer is intended to be used by students taking AP Language and Composition or other students who are writing synthesis essays. This helps students organize their thoughts and fit the sources to their reasoning rather than the other way around. There is also space for students to examine how sources relate to one another, which increases sophistication of synthesis writing. This can be used with any synthesis prompt or as a research writing activity. It can function as a sort of
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11th - 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
Writing Guide 1: Essay Thesis Statements (Explanation & Writing Activities)
This is a quick guide for how to write and improve on THESIS STATEMENTS. Package Includes:- Aspects of a good thesis- Examples of common issues and pitfalls when writing theses- A thesis improvement activity (with 10 theses for students to repair and improve)If you like this handout, you should check out our other products! Evidence & MLA Guide: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Quick-Writing-Guide-Incorporating-Evidence-MLA-5098962Essay Writing Guide: https://www.teacherspayteache
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
The Outsiders, Themes in the novel with page references
At the end of the novel study, students are asked to write about themes that are raised in the story. This is a quick reference guide to help students look up specific quotes in the novel from pages that deal with these themes. These are by no means the only pages, but it's a great jumping off point to help get the students started.
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7th - 9th
Hernan Cortes Hero or Villain? Aztec Conquest
This lesson comes with three primary sources that explore how Hernan Cortes could have been seen as a hero or a villain. After reading the primary sources students will decide if Hernan Cortes was a hero or a villain? They will then write an essay defending their answer based on what they have read.
This lesson comes with three primary source readings, a guide on how to write a five paragraph essay, a rubric, and sentence starters for struggling writers.
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7th - 12th
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How to Write an Introduction Paragraph: for Research and Expository Writing
This lesson plan/handout breaks down the introduction paragraph into color-coded components to help students identify how to write an attention-grabbing and organized introduction paragraph. This is formatted for an MLA-style paper, but the components can be applied across disciplines and citation style. With examples from US History (the Battle of Gettysburg and Orphan Trains) and Science (the unique endangered Sea Otter), this introduction paragraph lesson is truly cross-curricular! I have use
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6th - 12th
How to Use Paragraph Transitions - Mini-Lesson & Handout
A mini-lesson and handout for students explaining how to use transitional phrases or words to connect ideas and paragraphs within an essay or other form of writing. Common Core aligned (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W)
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5th - 10th
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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Annotated Sample Argumentative Essay High School
*Check out my all-inclusive writing resource with this essay and more! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Consumable-Book-of-Sample-Essays-and-Resources-for-Middle-and-High-School-6318203 **Also available now: ANOTHER Annotated Sample Argumentative Essay, this time with the prompt, graphic organizer, articles for textual evidence, and complete annotated essay. Printer friendly this time, without relying on colors. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Argumentative-Essay-PromptPas
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Bundle
RESTATE the QUESTION when you ANSWER! worksheet drills
For students who never restate the question in their answer, this is a fun, short exercise perfect for a warm-up or homework assignment. On this worksheet, students receive fake questions, and they construct an answer sentence for each, filling in a goofy word where the answer would go. A little silly, but an effective drill in making sure they restate questions in their responses!
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7th - 10th
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DBQ Outline: A Blueprint for AP Writing Success
This NEW outline (updated to the 2023 rubric) will help guide your students to complete a highly structured and effective DBQ essay based on the core requirements for the redesigned AP World, European, and U.S. History exams. I use it every year to introduce the DBQ essay to my students. I can't imagine teaching DBQ writing without it!
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9th - 12th
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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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Water Wings Writing Templates for AP English Literature & Pre-AP English
In teaching ESOL, Gifted language arts, and seven years of teaching AP English Literature, I have discovered that students even in advanced classes frequently do not have the building blocking to write strong analytical timed essays.
I order to aid students in developing their writing skills I have broken down various approaches to the poetry, prose, and open question prompts of the AP English Literature Exam into templates – “Water Wings” to aid them in “breaking the surface” of analytical wr
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11th - 12th
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ESSAY: Peer Edit Guide & Checklist - Student Peer Revision & Editing
Have this sheet handy for students to edit and revise one another's work.I have students complete this guide when they finish drafting a complete 5-paragraph essay.This handout includes:1. Short Answer Questions about the organization of their peer's essay2. A Checklist for students to assess overall grammar and readability of the essay3. A place for students to use RADaR to revise their partner's essay-Replace-Add-Delete-Reorder4. A space for students to rate their peer's essay based on a compl
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5th - 12th
Writing Guide 5: Editing for Clarity and Concision
A quick writing guide on editing for clear and concise writing!Teaching your classes to edit their work for clarity and concision means that everything you read of theirs will be better!This package comes complete with a 1-2 hour tone writing activity where students discuss an example of editing for clarity and concision, they then group edit some examples, and are then given the chance to practice editing independently.THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES:Explanation of Clarity and ConcisionEditing Tips for c
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
THE ULTIMATE GED ESSAY-WRITING GUIDE WITH SUPPORT AND WORD BANK
SENTENCE-FRAMES WITH FILL-IN-THE-BLANKMODELS THINK-ALOUDWORD BANK COMPARES GOOD/POOR ARGUMENTSDOMAIN-SPECIFIC PERSUASION TERMSCAN BE APPLIED TO ANY TWO ARTICLES
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: GED BUNDLE!
Writing an Op-Ed Handout - Editorial opinion piece Creative Writing Journalism
This is a one-page handout for a writing assignment that can be used for creative writing or journalism class. The assignment is for students to write a 2-3 page op-ed piece on the subject of their choice, as long as the subject has an impact on the public. Topics should be relevant, and the issue should be important to them. The assignment is explained in detail in this assignment, and there is also a 10-point checklist for students to self-evaluate the quality of their work before they turn it
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9th - 12th
6 Synthesis Thesis Templates with Examples (AP Lang)
This includes a prompt that asks students to explore the way horror-based entertainment influences how individuals respond to the unknown. There are 6 complex templates that are shown in this document, and examples are provided that are both pro and con in relation to the topic. The sources ARE NOT included with the prompt due to copyright; however, if you reach out to me, I'll provide the sources for free.
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9th - 12th
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