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Writing-essays interactive notebooks for Microsoft Word
Inverted Pyramid Introduction and Conclusion for Argument Writing
I use this is 7th and 8th grade to help students write introductory and concluding paragraphs. The sheet has a sample paragraph and sentence by sentence rules for creating and intro and conclusion. Download is fully editable in MS Word. **Thumbnail image does not show shapes and text aligned but it is when downloaded. Click preview to see it better.**
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5th - 12th
Hooks and Starter Sentences for Expository Essays
This list of possible hooks may help students begin their essays when they just don't seem to know how to start.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Box Outline Graphic Organizer for Students
In Writing, I teach students to use this Box Outline to preplan their writing. It's simple and can be generated easily by students, on paper or in a notebook. Students can jot down their essay ideas with bullet points (no long sentences). At the end, you have a neatly organized 5-paragraph essay. Easy!
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Not Grade Specific
AICE/Cambridge International Command Terms Cheat Sheet
AICE/Cambridge International Command Terms Cheat Sheet: Sheet for students and/or AICE Teachers that breaks down the common command terms used on AICE assessments, such as to what extent etc. Command terms are divided based upon Source-Based and Analysis questions.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Thesis Statement writing graphic organizer
A graphic organizer decided to walk students through the process of writing a thesis statement. Step by step directions for writing an effective thesis statement. Primarily used for persuasive writing, be appropriate for all types of writing. STAAR aligned
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essay Organization Template - Planning - IBC - RACER - Passage Based Writing
Are your students struggling with how to organize their essay? Need a practical template that students can use to create their own plan by just using a piece of paper? Then the IBC is for you! Used along with "RACER" to help students remember what parts of an essay should go in their plan. Can be used for any type of writing, argumentative or expository. Notes template and blank template included.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
63 Conclusion Starters for Essay Writing
Me and my students did a internet scavenger hunt for starters. This list is compiled to help students when writing. Most times their hardest part is getting started. These are conclusion starter to help them start a conclusion sentence or conclusion paragraph. Look for Introduction starters in my store
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thesis Statement Anchor Chart/Student Brainstorming Template
Thesis statements are a work of art and this template provides students with an example to use for inspiration as well as a place to work through the process of developing their personal thesis statement for their opinion/argument essay! ****** Editable resource!
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4th - 8th
Practicing Essay Hooks
Sometimes the hardest part of an essay is getting students to write an exciting and intriguing hook (or eye-catcher).
This worksheet does several things and is editable to fit your students' levels and needs!
First, I assign an essay and tell the students that after developing their thesis, they will write 4 different hooks to choose from.
This assignment also encourages the use of other literary techniques such as imagery, parallelism, allusion, etc.
Second, I use an interactive notebook
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Persuasive Writing Body Paragraph Outline Sentence Stems
A graphic organizer designed to assist students with writing the body paragraphs for a persuasive writing piece Includes sentence stems and transition words STAAR aligned
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Persuasive Writing Hooks
Use to give students a better understanding of Persuasive Hooks as well as sentence stems for writing hooks. Updated 2022, Hooks categorized into For/ AgainstSTAAR aligned
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Persuasive writing - Conclusion graphic organizer handout
a graphic organizer handout to help students write a concluding paragraph for persuasive writing. sentence stems STAAR TSIStandardized test
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Essay and Paragraph Writing Desk Topper - claim, evidence, reasoning!
This has been transformative for my students. I have a 12 page writing guide that I have provided for my students, but when it comes to writing in class, it can often be too cumbersome to pull out their writing guide, have their outline on their desk, their notes, their chromebook etc....the desk is simply not big enough! So, with that in mind, I made a "desk topper" that is shaped like a triangle and as my students work through their writing prompt, they flip through the triangle. It helps to
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5th - 10th
Narrative Writing Flow Chart
Use this Narrative Writing Flow Map as a guide for students to help during the writing process. If your school is a thinking map school, this is a perfect resource for you to print out and give to your students or hang as an anchor chart in the classroom!
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1st - 8th
Expository Writing Sentence Stems for Details
Use this chart with different types of sentence stems to help students build stronger sentences that support main idea paragraphs in expository essay writing. 4 types of details to choose from:What is my main idea like?Why is my main idea important?One fact about my main idea.A memory or wish I have for my main idea.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
FATP Form: Deconstructing Writing Prompts
By analyzing form, audience, task, and purpose of an essay or composition (and what each of these aspects mean), writers will gain a deeper understanding of the task at hand. Know their task is half the battle, and testing language can be very "fancy." Work with them to break it down using this form! It's HIGHLY effective. I use it for PARCC prep with my 'Deconstructing the Prompt' packet, also available for purchase.
This FATP is perfect as a pre-writing tool, or as practice for breaking down
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Grades:
5th - 12th
FLIP IT AND PICK IT SENTENCE-BY-SENTENCE PARAGRAPH STUDENT NOTEBOOK
includes color-coded essay example to show each part of essaystudents just flip the page and circle a sentence framehooks/ attention-getters are provided with examples of each kindmany types of essays are covered (narrative, memoirs, descriptive, cause-effect, research, expository, procedural, compare/contrast, character analysis, literary analysiscommon core standards are attachedscaffolded design for students with disabilitiescan be used as a rubric (self-assessment)Color-coded pages guide st
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9th - 12th
Opinion Writing Transition Words/Phrases
Transition words and phrases for opinion writing. Add your favorite font for a custom flair in your classroom!
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2nd - 8th
Help with Essays and Stories FILL-IN the Blank Essays
Helps with learning how to write an essay and learning how to use varied transition sentences.
Contains:
Descriptive Essay Oreo fill-in
Westing Game Persuasive Essay fill-in
Transitions for Stories fill-in
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
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7-12 Grade Common Core Writing Workbook: Simple Sentences to Research and Poetry
Do your students stare at empty graphic organizers and ask, "What do I write?" Well, now you can ask the questions. Socratic method of teaching writing, useful as scaffolding. It teaches and guides with careful questioning. Students just answer questions, and they're done with their first draft! Simple and straightforward for all types of writing. Ascending in challenge, students can start where they need to while more advance students can work ahead.IEP compliant for many IEP's due to Ascending
Grades:
9th - 12th
To Kill A Mockingbird- Expository Essay Notes
By using these notes, your students will have a step-by-step guide and examples to lead them through the planning and writing stages of an expository/explanatory essay.
Each section of an expository essay (introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) includes an outline of how the paragraph should be structured and an example of a properly formatted paragraph.
The examples are based off of an essay prompt about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Students were also assigned an additional e
Grades:
8th - 12th
Write Like a Scientist...Claim/Evidence/Reasoning
On page two,a graphic organizer is given that shows each part of an extended response for science writing based on the Next Generation Science Standards. Within each part of the graphic organizer, it explains what is expected of students. This graphic organizer can be printed and pasted onto students writing folders or evidence notebooks. The graphic organizer is color coded. Teachers can use the same colors when modeling writing. Students can use colored pens or pencils to edit their
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2nd - 6th
58 Introduction Starters for your students
This document has 58 Introduction starter and 10 bonus conclusion starters. Students can use when essay writing to help find creative ways to start a essay, can also have your students memorize a starter a week in preparation for the LEAP writing assessment at the end of the year. Student will be well equip to write a creative essay.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Interactive Notebook Rubric
This is the rubric I use with my novel interactive notebooks. It is basic enough to print and go, though it is an editable Word file which you can tailor based on your class and needs. I love the concept of Interactive Notebooks, and there are a lot of great resources online. However, I found assessment instructions lacking in the upper grades of ELA, so thought this would be a simple resource to help out! I know a lot of teachers don't 'grade' interactive notebooks and simply monitor student
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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