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Middle school writing-essays outlines for Microsoft Word
Writing an Introduction Paragraph: Graphic Organizer
Every time my students begin writing their essays, they always get stuck on their introduction paragraphs. They stare at their blinking cursors or unmoving pens and constantly tell me, "I don't know how to start!" It's easy to go over hook sentences, connecting sentences and writing a thesis. It's easy to give practice versions of these three introduction elements (and students seem to get it). But once they are confronted with their own paper, their minds go blank.
This graphic organizer h
Grades:
7th - 12th
Speech Writing Steps Microsoft Word Edition- How To Write A Speech
A great series of pages to present to your students when talking about How to Write a Speech. Please note that I have the same file but in a PDF format available if you do not have Word. Upload the preview before you purchase to see if it is what you need. 15 Pages. Microsoft Word.Includes Cover PageSpeech PlannerA Great Introduction PageCue Cards PageA Conclusion PageParagraph PlannerTwo Pages of Speech TopicsDEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE LINK TO THE BUNDLE OFFERED BELOW FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASSROOM
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Scaffolded 5 Paragraph Essay Outline / Organizer
This 5-paragraph essay organizer is a helpful tool for students who need significant scaffolding and support. It can be used with students from middle school through high school. Many of the 9th graders at the urban high school where I teach benefit from such a highly structured format---at least for their first essay of the year. I've discovered that if you give a student a box, she is likely to write in it. Simply having a box to fill for every sentence of the essay makes the task feel less d
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5th - 10th
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Argument Essay Graphic Organizer Rough Draft with Sentence Frames
Many students have trouble organizing an essay so I created this graphic organizer with sentence frames for students to fill in their thoughts. Normally, I print two copies. With the first copy, I model for the students and have them copy my writing. Then, with the second copy, they can work in pairs or independently to complete the organizer. I usually use this as a rough draft.
I recommend the students already have their 3 pieces of supporting evidence chosen prior to using this graphic organi
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4th - 12th
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APA Formatted Essay Template
This is an APA formatted essay template. I have created a template that students merely have to highlight and change the text so that it reflects their content being studied. It is a great resource to have on hand so that teachers can post it to a website and students can download it when needed. I have also included directions for setting up the Reference page as well as a resource to help guide students through the large variety of citations that may be required.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
ACT WorkKeys Writing Test Guide
Simple and effective guide for the ACT WorkKeys Writing Test. (Also known as the ACT Business Writing Test or ACT Business Writing Assessment.) The guide includes four pages with an "about the test" page, an outline for writing a response, how to get a "5," and sample writing prompts. The outline is the star as it has been used hundreds of times with more than 95 percent effectiveness. Students can use the outline to practice writing based on the sample prompts. Teachers and students can review
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hero Essay Assignment with outline
Students choose a hero, do research, and write a 5 paragraph informational essay. This product contains the prompt and scaffolded outlines for all 5 paragraphs to keep students organized. You will notice that I reference specific heroes we have studied in class - you can plug your own in here, as it's a Word document. The file has lines for students to write on. If you're virtual, you can easily adjust this to best suit your needs. It is set-up to be a time savor for you! The hard part is over!
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4th - 12th
Science Fair Research Paper Guidelines
Do your students' science fair research papers end up looking like a jumbled mess? This form will help! Each page of the research paper is described in detail and with an image of what it should look like. Your students' final product will impress science fair judges if they follow this format.
Science Fair Research Paper Guidelines by Amy Krohn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Argument Writing (CER) Graphic Organizer; (CER) Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Complete 5-Paragraph Writing Template for Argumentative/Opinion Writing! Easy to use and editable! See preview!!!
Complete bundle available at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Argument-Writing-Bundle-Planning-Templates-Standards-Rubrics-2390951
Thanks!!!
Grades:
5th - 8th
Animal Report Graphic Organizer Outline Form
This is an outline (graphic organizer) that students use when doing research for an animal report. It helps students to organize their research in such a way that makes writing a report much easier for them. My 5th grade students were able to turn each section into a paragraph.
Meets several common core ELA standards.
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3rd - 6th
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Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Outline, Student Sample Outline & Essay
Students will practice organizing and writing a persuasive / argumentative essay (or letter) using this 4-page document, including a blank outline for student use, and a student sample outline and multi-paragraph essay for teaching purposes. Happy writing!
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5th - 9th
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Easy Independent Book Report, Outline Summary, Rubrics & Teacher Tools Editable
This book report form contains all pieces you need to have a successful book report done at home.
All parts of the report are EDITABLE and completed in Microsoft Word.
Report Tools Contained include:
-Book report assignment letter to parents
-Report Due Dates
-Paragraphs Guidelines (instructions)
-Points Rubric
-Report Writing assignments broken into weekly due dates
-Paragraph expectations
-Self-Editing Checklist (writing skills)
-Enhancement Project Plan (Cartoon Strip) with instructions
-En
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Argument Essay Graphic Organizer with Sentence Stems
I have found that middle school students often don't know how to organize paragraphs in an argument essay so that they can cite textual evidence and their own experience evidence. I created this graphic organizer to help them properly structure an argument essay. It includes approximate number of sentences for each part of each paragraph, sentence stems, and transition words. Basically, they just choose one of the sentence stems and one of the transition words from the options on the organizer.
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5th - 9th
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Expository Essay Unit w/ Prewriting, Outline, Peer Review Form, & Grading Rubric
This writing unit is focused on an expository essay prompt that involves students choosing a current fad/trend and explaining its impact and popularity (see the preview file for the writing prompt). This document first includes a two-page topic proposal and prewriting worksheet. This worksheet allows the teacher to approve the student's chosen topic and ensure that student has clear ideas in order to develop a full essay on the chosen topic. The document also includes a three-page outline (stude
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7th - 12th
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personal narrative graphic organizer
Students use this graphic organizer to add details to their personal narratives, memoirs, or other writing pieces. Areas for setting, characters, feelings, and sensory details included in organizer.
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K - 6th
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Argumentative Essay: Fill-in-the-Blank Outline (Graphic Organizer)
Argumentative Essays are important to an ELA curriculum because they are a focus of the Common Core Standards. This resource is a generic outline that can help middle school student organize an argumentative essay on any topic.
On the left side, there are prompts which match up to corresponding, color-coded blank spaces on the right side, where students can craft the bones of their essay. Below each paragraph's outline, the student is prompted to turn their outline into a paragraph. The packet
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Argumentative Essay Outline Fill In the Blanks Organizer
This outline helps students focus on a thesis, evidence, and elaboration by taking them through the step-by-step process of constructing an argumentative essay. When completed, students will be able to take their steps and put them together to form a cohesive essay. I have used this successfully with my lower level students in 6th and 7th grade Language Arts. This would work well for 4th and 5th graders who are just learning the writing process or struggling to connect their ideas.
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4th - 8th
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DBQ Essay Writing: Graphic Organizer, Template, & Rubric (1:1 Compatible)
I really struggled to get my kids to write in the humanities subjects with a claim, evidence, & reasoning. However, once I was able to break this down into a graphic organizer and scale it back up into an essay, I saw immense results! These have been incredibly valuable to my learners, as it gives them the scaffolds they need while still holding them accountable for the content. After several months of practice, my student have really started to understand how to write within the humanities
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8th - 12th
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Claim - Counterclaim Graphic Organizer - NYS Common Core Regents
This 1-page document is a graphic organizer outline for a claim - counterclaim essay. While this is helpful for practice for the New York State Common Core Regents, it could be especially helpful for anyone work on an argumentative essay or research paper. Thanks for your interest!
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write an Essay- Made REALLY easy!
This package includes 5 pages of easy to follow directions and materials to help your students or child understand how to write an organized and appropriate 5 paragraph essay.
Using the step-by-step instructions as well as the outline included, students will easily understand how to write an essay. A simple essay example is included that can be used as a visual example as well. Finally, there are questions for students to ask each other during a peer review or for your child to ask him/herself
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3rd - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Planning Sheet
This planning sheet helps students plan out content for their argumentative/persuasive essays. It follows a 5-6 paragraph form, including a counterclaim. It also has students choose high-level transitions before they start writing, as well.
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6th - 12th
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6th Grade Lucy Calkins Literary Essay Writing Unit Bend 1 'Cheat Sheets'
The Calkins' writer's workshop is a great teaching model to use with students. However, it takes a lot of time to go through each lesson, plan, and organize. The hard work has been done for you! Attached you will find cheat sheets for all of Bend 1 for the Literary Essay Writing Unit.
As teachers, we have limited time! When I was faced with teaching Calkins writing units, I felt overwhelmed by the information. There is a lot to read! This resource was created to help teachers save time when tr
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Lucy Calkins Literary Essay Writing Unit Bundle
Essay Writing Bundle: Essay Basics, Thesis, MLA Outlining, Peer Editing, & More
I took most of my essay writing materials and bundled them into this fourteen page, helpful document. Inside, you will find fourteen pages containing these writing resources:
✔ Notes and a handout for an interactive lecture on basic essay components; the lecture notes are simple and clear for your use, and students fill out their handout as they listen.
✔ A multiple choice "parts of the essay" quiz with answer key for assessing what students learned from the interactive lecture on essay basic
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Narrative Writing: Outline for creating your own fable Editable!
Use this writing outline to help students organize their writing when creating their own fable. The "paws" are my school's take on the 7 quantum keys (integrity, balance, this is it, failure leads to success, ownership, etc). This is a great activity to integrate theme and creative writing.Vivid verb page was a freebie I snipped into the packet thanks to Lovin Lit visit her page below for the freebie!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lovin-Lit?aref=b1onranu
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3rd - 9th
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