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7th grade Presidents' Day writing-expository resources for Microsoft Word
Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
In this bundle, you will get all FOURTEEN logic puzzle holiday products and their academic bonuses at a discounted price of 50% off! There are a total of 92 logic puzzles of varying difficulty, ready to use, plus thirteen academic activities related to the holidays or seasons. The themes of the logic puzzles and specific information can be found at these links:Fall Fun Logic PuzzlesHalloween Logic PuzzlesThanksgiving Logic PuzzlesWinter Holiday and Christmas Fun Logic PuzzlesPresident’s Day Fu
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Persuasive & Expository Essay Outlines
Narrative, Persuasive (Argument), and Expository (Explanatory/Informative) essay outline templates for students offered in editable Microsoft Word .doc so it can be modified to fit your needs.
This IS included in my Essay Writing Resource Bundle: Common Core Aligned.
Created by Tracee Orman
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World War 2 Bundle: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities + Worksheets
Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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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!). â–º 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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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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RACE Response EDITABLE Rubric for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
Use this rubric in MS Word or upload it to Google and open it in a Google Doc!This rubric was designed to assess specific target skills after a unit of study. It is really helpful for students to use as a guide to writing before, during, and after the writing unit.Please follow me at LisaMIllerPhotos for the latest updates. Distance Learning: Genre: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom LessonsPlot: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom Lessons Novels with Interactive Notes:A Monster Calls Novel Uni
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in:Â 10+ EDITABLE Rubrics for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
SIOP Model Lesson Plan - Recipe For Writing A Persuasive Letter
This is a Middle School level, SIOP Model Lesson Plan for writing a persuasive letter.
The lesson plan is carefully prepared following the SIOP model for English Language Learners but can be used in an level of Language Arts classroom. The lesson plans includes the following elements:
Preparation
Content Objective
Language Objective
Key Concepts
Supplementary Materials
Adaptation of Content
Meaningful Activities
Building Background
Lesson Delivery
Review/Student Assessment
Review/Teacher
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Gifted and Talented GATE WRITING COLLECTION 122 Pages
Get six highly rated GATE writing lesson bundles at 33% off individual purchases. This collection is packed with variety, creativity, challenge, and the Common Core.
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You'll get the following bundles adaptable from 3rd through 8th grade:
Road Trip Adventure Cross-Curricular Writing Journey: Students practice all sorts of writing from graphic design to narrative to expository as they journey across the USA and create p
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Journal Writing Rubric
This rubric is well-suited to middle school journal writing exercises. The rubric was originally designed for a students' collections of their five best journal entries during a novel study, but can be edited to suit your needs. It includes the requirements of having an effective topic sentence, organization, comprehension, spelling and punctuation, and meeting the requirements of the assignment on a scale of one to four.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Family Tree Research Project - Independent Assessment
The Family Tree Research Project includes instructions for each activity, 20 family history interview research questions, individual Family Member Fact Cards, and a student reflection paper assignment. The project includes plan sheets for the visual display projects and reflection paper featuring guiding questions for student success.The Family Tree Research Project features informational writing, speaking and listening, and active research in order for students to apply their skills and invest
Grades:
7th - 12th
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The CRAP Test (Finding Credible Internet Sources)
Want to help your students find credible, reliable, and relevant sources for a research project? Then this is the perfect resource for you!
Helps students organize their information in a visual way.
Helps them see if their sites are legitimate.
Gets them started with accurate and quality websites for research!
Connects well with the HOW DO I RESEARCH PRESENTATION.
Grades:
6th - 10th
End of Semester ELA - Self Evaluation Essay / Final Exam Essay
I love using this essay at the end of the year. The grading rubric makes GRADING EASY and FAST! Download once and use YEAR after YEAR. WAIT!!!!!! If you already bought our - COMPLETE English 11-12 Final Exam this Product with the grading rubric is included.This essay asks students to REFLECT on their own work, growth and learning and their future goals for learning reading, writing, speaking, presenting, and group work. This is a GREAT essay for a Final Exam - or - can be used as an end of semes
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6th - 12th
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Essay Writing Basics: Essay Structure 101 - Handouts, Lecture Notes, Quiz & Key
How often have your students been confused by the parts of the standard, academic essay? If you are like me, the answer to this is quite often. Use this product to help reduce the confusion that accompanies essay writing instruction. Here, I have included a number of useful resources:→A handout for students to use during an interactive lecture (p. 1). The handout is organized around sections of the essay: introduction, body paragraphs, and the conclusion. For each section, students have to recor
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7th - 10th
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Holocaust Research - A Guide to Writing an Informational/Expository Essay
Take students through 9 steps of research with this guide. Whether your class is studying the Holocaust or you just need a process to teach how to research and how to write a research paper, this guide will not disappoint. Includes:• 25 research topics for students• 9 steps for writing a research paper• Tips/charts/outlines to help students in the process of researching• List of suggested websites for students to use to gather information
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5th - 8th
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How to Write a Thesis Statement Handout
Teaching students to write an effective thesis statement is one of the most difficult challenges any English teacher will ever face. This step-by-step thesis handout guides students through what thesis statements should look like for a research paper. Examples of both effective and ineffective thesis statements are given.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writing a Topic Sentence
This worksheet contains six different ways you could teach your students how to write an effective 'topic sentence'. There is also some advice on what phrases should not be included in topic sentences.
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2nd - 8th
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News report and Newscast Project
In this project, students select local news, world news, sports or weather as their focus. They they self direct their research with teacher support and graphic organizers to help guide them. They then write a news story and participate in a newscast. I had the students use iMovie to create their finished newscast, but it is not required. Students can perform their newscast in front of the class. My students loved this activity and I loved that it hit individual interests, but also had the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Identification Practice Sheet
Help your students apply what they know about the three categories of persuasion, according to Aristotle, with the Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Identification Practice Sheet. Pages 1 and 2 include 10 items that ask students to label each statement and then provide an explanation as to why they chose the category they did. Pages 3 and 4 include possible responses. This document is also available in the Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Unit Materials All-in-One DEAL. The Sample Ima
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6th - 12th
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National Treasure
National Treasure movie guide and National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets movie guide. Simple to use, mostly one word or short answers required for students. Twenty questions per movie with answer keys included and completely editable. Great for leaving with a substitute. Just enough to get them to pay attention. Also available bundled together along with:Woman in GoldMean GirlsMeet the PatelsMonuments MenThe Imitation GameOTHER PRODUCTS FOR TEACHING EARLY AMERICA:Constitution JeopardyThree Branc
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5th - 12th
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Daily Fix It Grammar and Quote Analysis for The Outsiders by Hinton
Daily Fix-Its for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
These are DO NOW activities to use as a bell ringer to the start of class. It gets students editing and proofreading while also staying on topic with the text. The quotes come directly from the text. Students will receive the quote from the text with errors, and teacher has the fixed version to share after students complete. These can be written on the board by the teacher or copied onto a white board program such as a Promethean or Smartboard. Just
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7th - 12th
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River Valley Civilizations Comparison Chart and Essays
Comprehensive graphic organizer comparing the four ancient river valley civilizations, including blank chart and three essay questions based on the chart.
Grades:
6th - 11th
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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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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