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Common Core W.8.3d resources for GATE
Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Persuasive, Narrative and Descriptive Writing Lessons & Activities BUNDLE
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
List of Character Traits | Comprehensive Word Banks | Hero's Journey
New and improved! Build your writing toolbox. Check out this extensive list of adjectives to track character development. Have students "shop" for adjectives to describe characters and then support their theories using textual evidence. Great for writing conferences, class discussions, and as a handy student reference. One student deemed it "word heaven." Now with 2 differentiated versions--a "fat" version with more choices and a "skinny" version with more white space! Let students choose which
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Thesis Statement Worksheets Digital Bundle: Topic Sentences Practice
Thesis Statement Practice | Sentence Frames to Track Character Development
Check out these kid-tested, sophisticated flex frames with embedded vocabulary. Great for all levels--from ELD to GATE! Give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. Perfect for small groups, guided writing, teaching conferences, homeschooling, and tutoring! Includes 20+ page-sized flex frames for easy use, word banks, teacher tips, and rubric. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox! Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!C
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Thesis Statement Worksheets Digital Bundle: Topic Sentences Practice
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
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