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Writing-essays printables for Prezi
This I Believe Essays--A Prezi, Guided Notes, Example Essay & Rubric
Are your students writing essays inspired by Edward R. Murrow's famous radio program, This I Believe? The Prezi and other documents included in this lesson will make the project easier and more meaningful than ever. The file you will download includes the following: 1. An Eighteen-slide Prezi (Both the Link and the File Itself Are Included) --It begins with a brief explanation of who Edward R. Murrow was and why he started producing his nightly five-minute radio program. Then the Prezi moves
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Writing Project Bundle--Prezis, Rubrics, Handouts, and Teaching Tips
Writing Essay Conclusions: Six Strategies Similar to Closure in a Story
GIF compares 6 ways to end an essay with 5 ways to resolve a story: restatement and manifesting a moral; anecdotal scene and natural termination/encapsulation; hook-and-return and completion of antithesis; pan-to-larger perspective and manifesting a moral; proposal and solution to central problem; and delayed thesis and manifesting a moral. Image size 960×720 (file size 765 KB). Can be used as a 7-frame animated-graphic slide within a PPT presentation about essay writing or short stories or movi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Using Autocorrect to efficiently insert often-used comments for student feedback
This PowerPoint shows how to quickly make helpful comments when returning student files. For often-used comments, you can pre-program them and then insert them quickly with just their shortcut codes. For example, you can enter a 3-character code, and then Word will immediately insert your pre-written 38-word comment—in a flash. For example, if you find yourself repeatedly suggesting that students title their essays more informatively, you could type in a pre-programmed shortcut like “tcb", and W
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Science Teacher's Writing Handout
This two-page handout is designed as a quick-reference resource for Science teachers (and Social Science teachers) using APA in the classroom.If you're looking for ways to spend more time on course content by focusing and simplifying your discussion of essay writing, this resource can help. All of us who assign essays in our classrooms play the role of writing instructor in one way or another. But not all of us are English teachers. Contents: Essay Structure (and Essential Qualities of an Introd
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Toulmin Argument Model: claim, data, warrant/backing, counter-claim/rebuttal
This slightly revised model of rational argument adds a backbone of the scientific method and also replaces Qualifier with Counter-Claim (per Purdue OWL). Slow-animated GIF highlights/describes argument parts and how they work together to persuade a critical thinker. You can test your argument essay against these standards of rational persuasion or use the model to design/outline a powerfully persuasive essay (persuasive at least for critical thinkers). Image size 960×720, file size 843 KB for u
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
What The Duck is Discursive Writing?
This resource is a fantastic way to teach your students about discursive writing. The duck joke is there just to engage the students but the material itself will truly clarify any confusions about:- What discursive writing is- Why discursive writing could be used as an option for HSC Mod C- What makes a good piece of discursive writingThis resource is used in conjunction with the prezi link belowhttps://prezi.com/p/ewr30s-iw3tj/what-the-duck-is-discursive-writing/?present=1Hope you enjoy!
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Thesis Sentence: whole-brain style & substance to focus & sell your argument
This animated GIF highlights 5 essential factors of thesis sentence: Specific/concise, Meaningful, Summarize left- and/or right brain arguments, Easy to find (top-down), and Clear/professional style/grammar. Students will write clearer essays if they develop a habit-of-mind to consider all five of these factors in their thesis sentence. Image size 960×720 (file size 866 KB) for use as a full-size PowerPoint slide. Each of 7 frames lasts 6 seconds (if embedded in a PPT, it must be in Slide-Show m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Occam’s Razor and Corollary for Writing: Use enough words but not too many
This animated GIF adapts an efficiency theorem for scientific explanations to the art of writing and gives some hints to help determine whether you are wasting words or leaving holes in your argument. Includes examples of NEEDY writing (unclear because important words or ideas are missing), WEEDY writing (with unnecessary and distracting words), and PITHY-THRIFTY writing (says all the important stuff without any fluff). Image size 960×720 (file size 904 KB) for use within a PowerPoint slide show
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Flow Diagram of Essay-Writing: from Idea to Word Level with feedback loops
Animated GIF shows writer’s reflective process with feedback loops through stages of observation, hypothesis, feasibility, tentative design, revisions as needed and then on to the actual words-on-paper (or computer) stage with both revision and proofreading steps before sharing with other critical thinkers. Image size 960×720 file size 1.08 MB). Can be used as an animated graphic within a PPT presentation about writing (PPT must be in Slide-Show mode to activate the slow, looping animation) or a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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