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Middle school writing-essays resources for GATE $5-10
What Problem Will You Solve: A Critical Thinking and Writing Activity
So often, we ask students what they want to be when they grow up but let's shift the mindset. Instead, pose the question of, "What problem will you solve?" This project encourages students to think both critically and globally to help solve issues in our world today. Included in this product are multiple ways for students to brainstorm problems, vocabulary, and processes. There is also draft and final publishing paper that can be used to write a culminating essay.This is a great beginning OR
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
Writing Prompts MYSTERIES ... Tips Rubrics Checklists ... Grades 4-5-6
MYSTERY Themed Creative Writing PromptsVocabulary, Guidelines, Tips for Writing, Rubrics, Checklist for Students, Word Banks 25 prompts, photographs, elements . . . and more Grades 4-5-6 WRITING PROMPTS: for Mysteries . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . .FREEBIE . . . Four MYSTERY Writing Prompts in the Preview. . . FREE "Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW / PRACTICE skills in FUN ways.⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐*** Writing Prompts Buyers’ comm
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4th - 8th
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Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle Literature Study
This literature study has it all to challenge readers! With a focus on setting, stagnant vs. dynamic characters, symbolism, personal values and debate, this study will keep students thinking long after they finish the book! Included:Lesson PlansPre-Reading Research on 1920s and ProhibitionCharacter Grid (mathematics integration)Short Answer Chapter QuestionsRating Scales (rate by opinion and justify)Choose Two (student choice for response)Discussion Cards Blank and with QuestionsAgree/Disagree
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5th - 7th
The Metamorphosis Exam
Here's a fully editable and in-depth 50-question test with essay prompt on Franz Kafka's surrealistic classic "The Metamorphosis" and art styles connected to his era. The multiple choice questions focus primarily on symbolism, irony, surrealism, archetype and themes. A solid wrap-up to a most profound novella.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Back to School Essay Writing (Opinion, Informative, and Narrative Prompts)
This packet includes 45 pages of essay writing practice for students for the months of August and September. There is an essay menu for the month with 20 prompts total (4 informative, 4 opinion, 4 narrative, and 4 research prompts). For August and September, the topics focus on end of summer and back to school. The menu gives students the element of choice and allows for student engagement.
Post the menu in your classroom or in a center to let students choose. Have them do one essay a month o
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3rd - 6th
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Spider Research Project: Google Slides
This product takes your students step by step through the research process.It gives your students the choice of 10 different spiders to research and investigate.It provides all the links for each spider’s research.It has a journal for students to complete and fill in as they research their spider.It provides an example paper that students can learn from.It has sentence stems that help students set up their research paper.It has a resource page and a rubric for grading.It provides extension ideas
100 Word Essay Power Point
Students need to write often and for a variety of purposes to gain command of the written word. We all know this, but large class sizes might be causing you to look for ways to accomplish this without taking home hundreds of 750 word essays to read and grade. Students can gain much of the same facility with the written word and additional skill in writing concisely when creating 100 word essays.
This power point presentation leads students through a mini essay on success. It guides students
Grades:
6th - 12th
OPINION WRITING Helping Those in Need During the Holidays!
This has been added to my OPINION WRITING UNIT HERE!This unit provides an awesome way to incorporate Opinion Writing to your classroom during the holidays while being fun AND rigorous. A great combo! Your students will express their opinions regarding their feelings on helping those in need during the hoidays (or any part of the year!)Included In the Model Anchor Paper is:Writing PromptAnchor Page with answer key where students search for criteria such as:*Introduction*Opinion Statement*Citing E
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3rd - 6th
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Topic Sentences
I taught middle and high school social studies for 18 years, during which time I also taught expository, academic writing. This was a really handy tool. I would usually ask for a volunteer to do the first one (so the whole class could hear an example), and then, I'd ask the class to complete the remaining practice sentences on their own, then discuss with a partner and make any necessary corrections, and then share out at the end with the entire class. My student's topic sentences in essays a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Great Debate
I was on the university debate team, and I've taken some of the skills I've learned there to help you run successful and meaningful classroom debates. Get ready for some exciting and potentially life-changing days ahead for you and your students.
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4th - 12th
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Self Selected Informational Writing
This project is an informational topic, research writing assignment I used in a gifted fourth grade classroom. Students choose their own topic and write a four paragraph essay followed by a speech to the class about their topic. It is in a Word document so that you can change the due dates to tailor this to your classroom.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Student Led Opinion Writing Extension Project
This product is great for students who need a bit more of a challenge during an opinion writing unit. I use it in my 5th grade classroom for the students who did well on their first opinion paper, while I reteach the rest of the class. It is meant to be student led - I meet with the group on Mondays to discuss their progress and the week's assignment, but they are able to complete the work on their own.It is split into six weeks of work, with about 20-30 minutes of work time 4-5 days a week, but
Essay Structure Outlining - Using all 5 senses! (Pineapple Approach)
When was the last time you tasted a lesson?? This is the ONLY total sensory approach to structuring an essay. There are two main problems facing most students writers today. First of all, too many write their entire essay in the introduction and then merely repeat themselves in the body! Second of all, even though some are able to communicate, very few KNOW to even EXPECT a structure, much less know what the academic language of that structure is.
Teachers face two problems as well: writin
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5th - 11th
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Introductory Paper- State of the Nation
I Use this with my 12th grade AP Economics classes usually the first week of school.This would also work great with any AP or Honors Government or Civics class.Great tool to bring up some good discussions for an icebreaker activity. Also works well as an assessment tool for their writing skills. Great for getting to know your students and for them to know you as well since usually I'm at least semi-involved in the discussion as well.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Call of The Wild" by Jack London
This classic story explores men's relationships to their dogs, but more deeply it explores men's relationship to nature, to The Wild, and asks the question raised by Nietzsche: "Are we the Dominant Primordial Beast, or have we learned to subvert that nature to a more peaceful one in order to live together without conflict?"
I include a syllabus, which breaks the lessons into fifty-minute periods plus homework; an extensive vocabulary list with quizzes, short essay questions for each chapter,
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8th - 10th
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