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Common Core W.8.3c resources for GATE
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Essay Assignment: Who am I, Really?
This is a free-standing essay assignment OR is part of the larger "Search for Self" unit. This essay assignment asks students to consider who they are. There is a brief self-exploration exercise to help students understand themselves better. Material from Les Miserables, Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and the Six Steps in Search for Self are condensed as part of the self-exploration exercise.
The material includes information for the teacher, the self-exploration exercis
100 Prompts: Let Your Imagination Wander
Hello Fellow Teacher,Thank you for considering this 12-page PDF designed to spark students' creativity. Each prompt includs a setting and primary conflict. Students can pick and choose the prompts they want to develop.Are you also looking for a poetry unit? If so, check out this 4-week unit: 4-Week Unit: Introduction to Poetry with Examples, Lesson Plans, and RubricsHow to get TPT credit to use on your future purchases:Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feed
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE for Creative Writing Activities
Writing Fiction with Complex Characters via Memorable Traits and Backstories
Young writers often write fictional characters as superficially described puppets for plots, without delving into the personalities, psychological profiles, and interrelationships that make a character come to life. This lesson focuses on developing memorable personality details that force writers to develop complexity in their style, by adding backstories and motives for behaviors. This exercise and discussion regarding character development will certainly enhance future reading experiences in
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Comprehensive List of Transitions in Writing: The Road Signs of Writing
Help students create more cohesive writing and improve word choice. Check out this comprehensive, sorted list of writing transitions packed with choices! Use as a student reference, during writing conferences, and small groups. You can also cut and paste the squares into writers' notebooks. See my Transitions Bundle and save a bundle. :) Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox! So much more to come. Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Scaffold the writing
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions Bundle
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