Middle school writing-essays resources for Microsoft OneDrive under $5

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Writing-Essays

Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Research

CCSS:

W.6.8

, W.7.8

, W.8.8

Also included in: Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle

Writing Good Beginnings: Narrative Writing Hooks to Engage the Reader PowerPoint

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Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Writing narrative hooks that engage the reader is a great writing skill. PowerPoint lesson focuses on writing hooks using three strategies to lead into a story and hook the reader, with student and professional examples. Three different writing strategies to engage the reader, grab their attention, and create great beginnings for a narrative account or expository essay, and will help students overcome writer's block, especially when preparing for state writing tests. Includes a slide with severa

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.7.3

, W.8.3

, CCRA.W.3

, CCRA.W.10

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Memoir Writing and Personal Expository Essay DIGITAL

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Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

This is the digital interactive version of Memoir and Personal Expository Essay: Writing About Me! "Writing About Me!" is a fun mini-unit that can be used to teach memoir or personal expository essay writing. I've included lesson plans for 3 different ways to use these resources, but you will probably think of even more! Your students will enjoy sharing memories and "snapshots" from their lives. And you will enjoy the fact that your students will learn about memoir writing with no prep required.

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Centers

Prewriting Activities Notebook for Writing Workshop

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

If your students struggle to pick a topic, narrow it, and organize their thoughts -- they will benefit from more prewriting activities -- and I've got 11 for you!This resource couldn't be easier to use -- just download the digital file, save to your drive, and use. You can share the whole digital notebook or just one activity at a time. Easy-cheesy for mini lessons! Just project the slides and model (or use the student example). Reflection questions help guide discussion -- because students

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Workbooks

A Persuasive Writing Recipe PowerPoint

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English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Persuasive Writing PowerPoint teaches students how to write to persuade an audience. It gives students a "recipe" to follow when writing a persuasive essay and the basic framework for a persuasive writing piece, starting with an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, at least three well-supported paragraphs that have a topic sentence related to the thesis statement, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and calls the reader to agree and take action. This digital resource teaches how

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.5.1

, W.6.1

, W.7.1

Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle for Middle Grades

Expository Writing Process Journal Activities

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ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Your students will gain writing confidence with this easy-to-use digital writing notebook! Guide them through the expository writing process -- and as they write, their ideas and thoughts are automatically saved to their drives. You'll be able to use this resource all year! Pair with your favorite writing assignment, or let your students choose their own topic. This lesson includes: • graphic organizers to help students generate ideas • thesis statement generator • supporting detail chart •

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Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle

ANNE FRANK Essay Questions, Writing Prompts & Speech DIGITAL Thesis Summative

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Our The Diary of Anne Frank Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:a. PLOTS/SUBPLOTS - Anne Frank & Peter's relationship; the Van Daan family relationshipb. COMPARE/CONTRAST - Anne Frank & Margot's relationship w/ parentsc. CHARACTER - Anne Frank, Margot, Peter, Mr. Frank, Dusseld. THEME - Analyze/Compare w/ other time periodse. THEME/POINT OF VIEW - Margot, Mr. Frank, Miep, Mr. Van Daan, DusselINCLUDES:★ 25-slide bundle★ 5 essay topics★ Character Quote

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Grades:

7th - 9th

CCSS:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

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Digital Argument Writing Prompts - Evidence, Counterargument, Refutation

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OCBeachTeacher

Use these argument writing prompts on Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive to give students practice writing justification, evidence, counterargument, and refutation. Each prompt starts with an engaging claim for adolescents, including topics on some of the following: electronics in class, the high school dropout age, employment restrictions for teens, college entrance exam requirements, public displays of affection, and ADHD medication prescriptions. There are 15 topics in total and a blank templ

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.8.1

, W.8.1a

, W.8.1b

, W.8.4

, W.8.10

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Also included in: Argument Writing Prompts Digital Bundle - Evidence, Counterargument, Refutation

Digital Paired Texts - Barbara Kingsolver & Sandra Cisneros - Essay Writing

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OCBeachTeacher

Here is a digital writing task lesson for Google Drive. This activity guides students through close readings of the poem, "Naming Myself" by Barbara Kingsolver, and the excerpt, "My Name" (The House on Mango Street) by Sandra Cisneros. Then the lesson facilitates students' understanding of themes as they construct connections between the texts. Activity handouts focus on close reading and provide before-, during-, and post-reading strategies. Furthermore, a slide with model annotations helps t

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.4

, RL.8.5

, RL.8.10

...

Also included in: Paired Texts, Close Reading, Essay Writing - Digital Learning Bundle

Essay Writing PowerPoint and Printable Graphic Organizer

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English Language Arts, Test Preparation, Writing-Essays

Makes writing essays easy! Teach how to write an essay by prewriting first with a graphic organizer. This PowerPoint will walk students through a helpful graphic organizer and using it to write a rough draft of an essay, either expository or persuasive.A sample of the graphic organizer is on a slide, but I usually make two blank copies of the organizer to give to each student. A printable graphic organizer is included at the end for you to print for student copies. We do one together on the pr

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Grades:

6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle for Middle Grades

Writing Memoir Leads PowerPoint - Hook Your Reader Strategies

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Writing hooks that engage the reader is a great writing skill. This PowerPoint lesson focuses on writing good beginnings and strategies to hook the reader when writing a personal memoir. Provides students with a variety of leads and professional examples. 8 different writing strategies to engage the reader and create great beginnings for a memoir. Helps students get started writing and prepare for state writing tests. Includes a writing practice assignment to put the strategies learned to good u

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.7.3

, W.8.3

, CCRA.W.2

, CCRA.W.3

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CALL OF THE WILD Essay Questions, Writing Prompts, & Speech Rubrics DIGITAL

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Our Call of the Wild Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Alive★ Instincts★ Buck ★ AnimalsOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the topic. During the speeches, learners will need to understan

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Grades:

6th - 8th

CCSS:

...

Writing Idea Notebook Activities Digital Workbook

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Do your students struggle with discovering what to write about? This digital writing idea notebook provides them with lots of inspiration! Students write directly into their digital notebooks and save to Google or OneDrive. This idea notebook includes: ⚬ over 30 open-ended prompts ⚬ graphic organizers to "explode" seed ideas ⚬ quick-write options ⚬ photo inspiration pages ⚬ extra pages Reasons to love this: ⚬ share with your students today! ⚬ great warm up activity or writing workshop exerc

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets

Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle

HARRY POTTER & SORCERER'S STONE Essay Questions Writing Prompts & Speech Digital

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Our Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Good & Evil★ Identity★ NicknamesOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the topic. During the speeches, learne

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Grades:

4th - 6th

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.1

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HATCHET Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts Digital Thesis Summative Paulsen

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Hatchet Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - The Meaning of Survival★ Character - Growing Up & Character★ Setting - The Effect NatureOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the topi

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Grades:

5th - 7th

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

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Writing Process Guide Activities for Any Prompt Writing Workshop Digital

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Your students will gain writing confidence and independent with these digital writing boards. This resource is a series of “boards” that allow students to gather ideas and visual inspiration – then guides them step-by-step through the writing process. With their ideas, visuals, details, and word banks clearly mapped out, students feel confident in drafting their essays. They then can use the revision and proofreading boards to polish their writing. This is a digital resource. Students can

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets

Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle

THE OUTSIDERS Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts DIGITAL Thesis Summative

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The Outsiders Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Response to Literature - Need for Community★ Narrative - Being an Outsider★ Persuasive Letter - Convince DallyOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a sp

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Grades:

7th - 9th

CCSS:

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NUMBER THE STARS Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts DIGITAL Thesis

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Number the Stars Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - the meaning of the title★ Character - the lies of adults★ Setting (2) - patriotism ... experience of childrenOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline

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Grades:

5th - 7th

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts DIGITAL Thesis

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A Christmas Carol Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - Marley's Chains★ Character - Tiny Tim's Importance★ Setting - Meaning for Our SocietyOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the t

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Grades:

7th - 9th

CCSS:

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ESPERANZA RISING Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts DIGITAL Thesis

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Esperanza Rising Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Starting Over★ Esperanza & Maturity★ American & OpportunityOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the topic. During the speeches,

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Grades:

5th - 7th

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

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WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Essay Questions, Writing & Speech DIGITAL Thesis

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Our The Watsons Go to Birmingham Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - How to Treat People★ Character - Byron vs. Kenny's Growth★ Setting - 1963's effect on the Watson familyOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay out

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Grades:

4th - 6th

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.1

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HOLES Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts Activity DIGITAL Thesis Summative

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Holes Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:★ Theme - the meaning of the title★ Character - the effect of family★ Setting - the importance of placeOur essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on the topic

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Grades:

4th - 6th

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.1

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DIVERGENT Essay Questions, Speech Writing Prompts DIGITAL Thesis Summative

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Divergent Essay Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:→ Theme - Good or Bad→ Character - Best Example of Faction Attributes→ Setting - Society's Faction Structure Our essay prompts are ideal for . . .→ End-of-unit conversation starters→ Writing journals→ Literary analysis essays→ Literary analysis speechesSUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners will choose from a few deep topics to either write a grade-level essay or turn their essay outline into a speech on

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Grades:

7th - 9th

CCSS: