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10th grade writing-expository independent works
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
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
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Embedding Quotations in Writing - Teaching How to Embed Quotes - PRINT & DIGITAL
Teach your students how to properly embed, cite, and explain quotes in their writing with this comprehensive teaching lesson! Students will learn four different ways to embed quotes in their writing. This lesson includes ample activities for practice, and students can apply the skill all year long. Includes digital resources!From an extensive editable PowerPoint to multiple worksheets to help students practice the skill to invaluable student references, this embedding quotes teaching resource ha
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Ultimate Writing Bundle - Secondary ELA Writing
6 Graphic Organizers for Writing Informational Essays - PDF, PPT, & Google
***NEWLY UPDATED! This product includes the original PDF file along with an editable PowerPoint file and a link to copy the Google Slides Version***Hi! Thanks for stopping by my store and taking a closer look at this product!This product includes a set of graphic organizers to guide students through writing an informational essay. What’s Included?→ Outline – graphic organizer for outlining a complete essay→ Introduction – graphic organizer for introduction paragraph→ Body – 3 numbered graphic or
Grades:
4th - 12th
Embedding Quotations – How to Embed Quotes Pre-test, Lecture & Reference Sheet
Weary of students who slap quoted material into their essays without any framing or support? Fix this common mistake made by young writers with these interactive lesson materials.Begin with a “pre-test”/skill assessment of students’ knowledge regarding M.L.A. citation formatting and concrete detail/quote framing. Then, work through the answers to the skill assessment pre-test with a dynamic lecture (30 slides) that uses compelling examples and modern design to hold students’ interest. (Let's be
Grades:
8th - 11th
Argumentative Writing Middle School ELA Argument Essay PRINT & DIGITAL
Q- What makes argument essay writing easier to teach?A- An EDITABLE argumentative writing unit with well-written mentor texts and a step-by-step process! Students will LOVE this argument essay writing unit, as well as the real-life application and mentor texts included here.Update 1: I included 40 editable pages, a Google Drive link to the entire argumentative essay unit, and an extra rubric! As of January 2021, the digital file is even more interactive.Update 2: Buyers have been asking for at-a
Grades:
6th - 10th
Thesis Statement Tutorial: Write a Thesis Statement in 5 Steps DIGITAL INCLUDED
Thesis Statement Tutorial Write a Thesis Statement in 5 Easy StepsThis thesis statement tutorial will help your students master the persuasive essay thesis is a matter of minutes. Within the product you will find a student graphic organizer as well as a detailed example for students to use as a reference piece. Although this product is simple, it will help your students master the content very quickly. NOTE: As of July 10, 2020, there is a DIGITAL version of this resource included in the file
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Transition Words and Phrases
**UPDATE**
After using this for a couple years, I've added two new pages.
This now includes:
1. The original Transition Words and Phrases page detailed below.
2. Transitions for Primary Essay Paragraphs
(This page is what I use on a more day to day basis when teaching writing and appropriate transitions for different places in primary level essays. This page also includes Transitions to Text Evidence and Evidence Elaboration)
3. Ways to Hook Your Reader
This is a compilation of Transition W
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Expository Writing Unit
Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach expository essay writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive expository writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:Over the course of these 4 expository writing mini-units, students will master the techniques required to complete well-structured i
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Character Analysis / Study and Characterization Activity
Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready to use resource. Works with any novel or short story! These worksheets are easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages and lead students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay. A great way to dig deep into a character in a novel or short story. Uses the STEAL acronym to teach students about indirect characterization (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on other, Actions, Looks).FOR
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review: This movie review writing lesson is a comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of teaching students how to write a compelling movie review. With detailed presentation to guide the lesson and a variety of informational handouts and graphic organizers, students will have everything they need to successfully analyze and critique any film. The resource systematically breaks down the film review writing process, provi
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Graphic Organizer Multi-Pack
** NOW INCLUDES TEMPLATES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOTE LEARNING (GOOGLE SLIDES ONLY) **This fantastic collection contains everything you need to create beautiful, effective, customized graphic organizers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHAT'S INSIDE:✔ 15 EDITABLE graphic organizer designs: Change the fonts, edit the text, and resize, add, or delete any element on the page.✔ PowerPoint for Windows and
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Works Cited and Parenthetical Citation Step by Step MLA Research Project Skills
Here's everything you need to give students practice and confidence in the technical aspects of research skills that are often their biggest stumbling blocks: creating a works cited and using parenthetical citation ( in-text citation ).These four resources offer step-by-step guidance, extra practice, and cheat sheets so students have a ready resource.What teachers are saying about this bundle:"This product is amazing! It covers all of the skills my students are lacking!""Very helpful to have o
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Main Idea Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing
Writing a Summary: Common Core Informative/Explanatory Writing Activities - NO PREP - Just print and go!
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Summarizing is a life-long skill. Our students will enter the real world soon and will find themselves having to summarize many different types of work for employers, employees, and even clients. It's essential that we teach them this valuable skill.
This pack focuses on summarizing nonfiction pieces. Students
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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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5 Paragraph Essay Writing Presentation and Essay Graphic Organizers and Rubric
5 Paragraph Essay Writing Presentation and Essay Graphic Organizer Outline - Teach essay structure with this ready-to-use lesson that reviews the most important elements students should know to write and format a 5-paragraph essay. The presentation includes information and clear examples for students and uses a metaphor which compares writing an essay to making a sandwich. Your students will feel totally confident trying their hand at writing an essay after this lesson. Also included are four es
Grades:
7th - 10th
Annotated Bibliography MLA Format | Evaluate Sources | Summarize Articles
An annotated bibliography helps you make sure your students are reading their source material. This pack contains4 assignment sheets which allow you to choose whether to require one paragraph or 2 paragraph annotations and to choose either a standard 5 source annotated bibliography or fill in your own number of sources.2 Rubrics with and without suggested point values Sample 1 and 2 paragraph annotated bibliography entries.A reference sheet that explains what an annotated bibliography is and ho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Top 10 End of the Year Writing Activities- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Celebrate the end of the school year with this Google Drive resource that invites your middle school students to reflect upon their educational journey and cherish the memories created along the way. Designed to foster introspection and engagement, this activity serves as a perfect finale for the academic year.Upon purchasing this resource, you will gain access to teacher instructions and a convenient link to download the activity in Google Slides. With no preparation required, you can seamlessl
Grades:
6th - 12th
Research-Based Writing for Teens, Use Blog Approach to Practice Research, CCSS
Tired of reading page after page of uninspired research papers? Let’s face it – our kids hate writing research essays, causing us to be exhausted when reading their half-hearted efforts. A far better approach to teach the Common Core informative/explanatory writing skills our students need is to use a blog-style treatment as students practice their research skills on high-interest topics.Begin by introducing the elements of a strong blog post and discussing the unique style of this type of writi
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Essay Writing Mega Bundle: ALL of my Current and Future Essay Lessons!
My students spend a lot of time mastering the foundations of essay writing so they are well-prepared for upper grade levels, standardized tests, and college. Download ALL of my best essay-writing lessons and save yourself TONS of time with classroom-tested resources!
This bundle includes ALL of my current and FUTURE essay-specific lessons/units. It will be updated each time I publish a new resource, and you get FREE updates for life! (Please note that this bundle's price may increase over time
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Argumentative / Opinion Essay Graphic Organizer and Outline
This is great for grades that do argumentative or persuasive papers. This will help them sort their thoughts as they read the grade level articles and develop a well thought out essay. It transfers over to a five paragraph paper and I have seen tremendous results with it in my classroom. It can be turned into a self made graphic organizer so they can prepare themselves to be tested on this type of writing. It includes reasons, explaining reasons, evidence, explaining evidence, concluding paragra
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: Writing Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE* Informative and Argumentative
Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Analysis, Team Activity, CCSS
Make the words of Transcendental philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson come alive for your students with breath-taking photography in this two-day class group activity with optional independent writing supplement.This packet includes visually stunning images from nature coupled with quotations from Nature and Self-Reliance, two of Emerson's most-noted works. This 17-page PDF also includes a detailed suggested lesson procedure along with 10 half-sheet student handouts for teams to use as the
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
The Hunger Games Book vs. Movie Activities
"The Hunger Games" Movie vs. The Novel Activities
With the availability of the DVD, showing the movie to your class and making it an enriching and educational activity has never been easier. My packet is aligned with the Common Core State Standards, so it will be easy to justify the lessons, as well. NOTE: there are at least five exercises/handouts that can be done WITHOUT watching the movie. See the free preview download for a list of all the activities.
This packet has multiple activities tha
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Phrases and Clauses Grammar Worksheets, Presentation, Test, Flipping Book
Phrases and clauses can look similar, and my students confuse them. I made these phrase and clause activities to clarify the differences in these units of words. If your students struggle to identify subjects and verbs, sentence structure, or punctuate phrases and clauses correctly, these grammar activities should help. This grammar bundle is in print and digital formats. Overall, these activities to clarify phrases and clauses are great grammar scaffolding tools.This phrase and clause bundle in
Grades:
7th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Seventh Grade Grammar Bundle | Sentence Structure, Phrases, Clauses
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