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High school writing-essays tools for common cores for GATE
The Yellow Wallpaper: Close Reading with Text Dependent Questions
This common core aligned unit is an introduction to the essential question: Why do we marginalize people? It is a reading and writing unit that asks students to do close reading by reading and responding to text dependent questions.
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This unit includes:
Teacher lessons
Text Dependent Questions
Student questions pages
Culminating writing task
Extended Activity tasks
Answer keys
2-3 week duration
18 pages
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10th - 12th
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Americanah: Complete Unit Bundle [Distance Learning]
Americanah is one of my favorite novels, both to read and to teach; however when I first started teaching it four years ago, there were not many resources available, so I had to make pretty much everything I needed from scratch, and the result is this bundle. This unit bundle will take you completely from the beginning to the end of of the novel. It includes: Introductory unit notesTopic discussion guide and resourcesIndividual chapter close readsIndividual chapter quizzesA comprehensive charact
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9th - 12th
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AP Spanish | Mejora tu Ensayo Argumentativo | Argumentative Essay | Tácticas
Are you looking to provide your Pre & AP Spanish students formative writing practice without the burden of having to read each submission? ¡Para AquÃ!THE PERSPECTIVE: To improve writing, one has to write, and we want to provide our classroom writers the time and space to practice. But we don’t want to overburden ourselves with assessing each submittal and especially read material when the students haven’t had the training necessary to succeed.THE PRACTICE: Students are given tools to refle
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: ¡PAKETÓN! AP Spanish Bundle | Free Response Writing Revision
Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
AP Lit Prose Essay Prompt on The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
This is an AP Lit prose essay prompt on "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. This is a great prompt because it is asking what is only implied, which students have difficultly identifying in a short story like "The Story of an Hour" since nothing is directly stated in the story. The students have a hard time identifying what is implied in the story, which I find is a great teaching opportunity.I have included my annotations of the story as well as an outline. Please refer to the new grading
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11th - 12th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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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
Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Lit and Comp Tone Assignments
This is a complete unit I teach near the beginning of the semester with my AP Lit and Comp class. I think it is very important for students to be able to recognize tone before they move on to more difficult literary devices.This unit includes:Assignment 1: Group assignment on creating tone Assignment 2: Complementary tones (students will look at passages and poems to identify complementary tones)Answer key for assignment 2Assignment 3: Shifting/Contrasting tones (students will look at passages
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11th - 12th
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The Case Against Adnan Syed (Higher Order Thinking Activities)
Captivate your students with the incredible story of Adnan Syed from the hit podcast, Serial season 1!These four activities are a great addition to teaching the podcast Serial to increase critical thinking and depth of knowledge.Included:Podcast Narration & Structure Depth & Complexity Choice BoardKnow, Wonder, and Connect Graphic Organizer for ANY episodeDepiction of Characters (Humanize & Dehumanize Adnan & Jay)Comparing Evidence (Against Jay & Adnan)Missing Evidence (Again
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9th - 12th
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AP Lit and Comp Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
This is a complete unit on Much Ado about Nothing for the AP Lit and Comp class.I start the unit by introducing the literary terms we will be focusing on during the unit. There are instructions on how students will complete an annotated glossary for the literary terms and they will then be assessed on the literary terms after completing the unit. I have provided an example of the what the literary terms test format is (feel free to edit the terms to fit the class needs). I have also provided m
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11th - 12th
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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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Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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
New Year Vision Board Christian Themed, No-Prep, Canva
Introducing the Christian Vision Board – the ultimate tool for the beginning of a new year where believers seek divine guidance and alignment with God's sovereign plan. Crafted with elegance and reverence, this board is not just a mere tool, but a sacred testament to a student’s commitment to walk in alignment with God's will. Inspired by Habakkuk 2:2, it encourages students to write their vision. But this board is not just about setting intentions and envisioning the future. It goes beyond that
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Summarizing Conflict | Summary Statement Sentence Frames | Embedded Vocabulary
Great for GATE and ELD! Move beyond "somebody wanted but so" summaries and give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. These 25 sophisticated sentence frames with embedded word banks help your students pinpoint conflict and craft more sophisticated summary statements. Summarize novels, movies, children's books or even video games. Have them use their best movie trailer voices, of course. I always imagine Don LaFontaine or Morgan Freeman: "In a world where.
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6th - 10th
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7 Steps to Research Posters (IIM: Independent Investigation Model)- BOHO
IIM Research Method BOHO PostersIIM (Independent Investigation Method) is a great way to teach research skills. I created these to use in my own classroom.See my other products: The Multisensory Bookworm
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K - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis of Susan B. Anthony's "On Women's Right to Vote"
Suggested Course:AP Language & CompositionIn this assignment, students practice rhetorical analysis skills to analyze and respond to Susan B. Anthony's speech. Students examine the text's rhetorical situation for key components like speaker, audience, and exigence. Then, they identify and analyze rhetorical techniques that support her argument. Lastly, they engage in a written response (either a rhetorical precis or a question 2 prompt). This assignment is meant to develop their rhetorical a
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10th - 12th
AP Language Argument Essay Planner
Planning a thoughtful essay that answers the prompt is difficult -- especially if students don't know how and where to start. With this assignment, students are asked to develop an argument by answering a released AP Language argument prompt with specific steps and strategies.
Students will learn to generate questions, brainstorm evidence, and reflect on the argument's relevance. My students shared with me that this outline process helped them see the parts of an argument and how they work tog
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10th - 12th
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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
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Thesis Statement Worksheets Digital Bundle: Topic Sentences Practice
AP Lit and Comp Analysis Paragraph Assignments
I use this unit in second quarter to explicitly teach students how to write strong body paragraphs. The lesson includes:Definitions of the elements of a paragraphTypes of elaborationAnalysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"Key to Analysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from FrankensteinKey to Analysis Paragraph on Mary Shelley's excerpt from FrankensteinAnalysis Paragraph on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"Key to
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11th - 12th
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Successful Scholarly Traits and Attributes
This is a set of 10 posters great for a bulletin board to display all the attributes and traits of a successful scholar. This is a zip file of PNGs.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing an Interesting Introduction and a Conclusive Conclusion
My students seem to find writing the introduction and the conclusion of an essay the most challenging. This paper has them practice writing just those...and not the essay that goes with it. There is a paper with directions and details. Then there are two graphic organizer pages that allows them to practice writing three introductions and the conclusions that go with them.
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5th - 12th
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Immigration - Writing Prompts (Mexico)
23 printable or digital pages of writing prompts on immigration: Building a wall at the border, The purpose of border barriers, Why people migrate to the US, The dangers of crossing the border illegally (river, desert, bridge, etc), Rules about borders, How to enter the US legally, Deporting undocumented immigrants, National Guard soldier duties, US Customs and Border Protection agents duties, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents duties, Being kind (Emma Lazarus poem), Breaking the law, Me
Grades:
7th - 12th
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