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8th grade Common Core W.6.4 rubrics
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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Fractured Fairy Tale Writing- Lesson on Perspective w/organizers, rubric, more
This writing project requires students to use traditional fairy tales as a guide to write a new version of that fairy tale. To do this they will write from the perspective of a character who is different than narrator of the original version. Once all of the stories have been written, there are materials included for students to turn their story into a book or for a class book to be made. It's very comprehensive with several teacher and student tools- organizers, rubric, writing paper, and mo
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Set with Rubrics + BONUS resource
Memoir Vignettes: A Narrative Writing Unit (6-8)
What are memoir vignettes?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for narrative writing (W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3). Memoir Vignettes are short, poetic, partial memories with rich language and sharp images. Unlike traditional memoir or personal narrative writing, memoir vignettes don’t force students to make conclusions and tell a complete story from start to finish. They are little snips of time, which is less intimidating for many students who struggle to write about themsel
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Community Interview Project and Rubric - How to Conduct an Interview Assignment
This community interview project is perfect for practicing interviewing skills and teaching students how to conduct an interview! Includes a slideshow lesson, interview graphic organizers, and an editable rubric. Based on the "Humans of New York" project, students will write articles after conducting interviews with partners within the school community! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.✨ Updated in 2024 to cater to a wider range of educational environmen
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5th - 12th
Blog Post: An Informative/Explanatory Writing Unit (6-8)
What is the focus of the blog post writing unit?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for informative/explanatory writing (W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2). Blogging is a platform in our society where anyone that is passionate about sharing information about anything can start a blog and share their writing with others. This unit teaches students how to create a well-structured blog post where their opinions and ideas are valued by their intended audience. Students select a top
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
SBAC Aligned Rubrics: Informative, Narrative, Opinion Writing (student-friendly)
These multi-use rubrics use student-friendly language, helping you to clearly communicate expectations and scores to students. They can be used for students to self-assess or for you to quickly grade informative, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.This resource is based on performance task rubrics developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). E-Rubrics can be filled out on your computer or printed and completed by hand. Both full color and black & white options are
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3rd - 8th
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Product Review: A Persuasive Writing Unit (6-8)
What is a product review?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for persuasive writing (W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1). Writing a product review is a type of writing every student could and should have the opportunity to do. A product review is everything from reviewing a local business on Facebook to leaving feedback on a new Amazon purchase. This unit teaches students how to structure a product review so their opinions persuade future consumers to use the product as well. S
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Journal of the Week for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned
Journal Writing for BIG KIDS! Are you looking for a high-interest writing tool to motivate your student writers? Are you in need of a weekly prompt for the duration of the school year that students can utilize as a component of their Writer's Notebooks? This No PREP Post and Go Journal of the Week contains:• 40-high-interest middle grade journal prompts at the ready to PRINT AND GO!• Directions for student writers• Rubrics to help guide students to perform at the highest level.I have just adde
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Word Work and Writing BUNDLE for Grades 4-8
Deleted Scene: A Narrative Writing Unit (6-8)
What is a deleted scene?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for narrative writing. Students select a scene from a text that most likely happened, but the author didn’t write about or only mentioned briefly without many details. This could be in between the plot events that happened, a flashforward, a flashback, or even an extended ending. Students could even re-imagine a scene from a different character’s perspective other than the narrator’s. The scene students
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Narrative Nonfiction: A Narrative Writing Unit (6-8)
What is narrative nonfiction?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for narrative writing. Students select a news article about a specific event that they are interested in. The next step is they bring that news article to life through imagining the narrative details (description of characters, setting, dialogue, etc.). What is left is a narrative story that contains nonfiction details from the news article to accurately reflect the original news article. Along the way,
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Ask Anything Research Paper: A Research Writing Unit (6-8)
What is the focus of the Ask Anything research writing unit?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for research (W.6.7, W.6.8, W.7.7, W.7.8 W.8.7, W.8.8). Teaching students a research process they can use again and again not only in ELA, but in any class is something they will be so thankful for as they realize how applicable it is to their world. The “Ask Anything” research unit is where students get to research one question they want the answer to. Based off of tha
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Personal Narrative Writing Student Checklist and Teacher Rubric *Editable*
Use this product to help guide students in their writing of personal narratives, and to help guide you in the grading process! This completely editable checklist covers both the elements of narrative writing, as well as the conventions of writing that middle-elementary students should know. The goal statements are written from the perspective of the student, and in language that the student can easily understand!There are two pages in this document: One Student Checklist with 10 goals they are w
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1st - 8th
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Plan a Vacation - Project-Based Learning Writing Assignment with Rubric - PBL
Embark on an adventure with this plan a vacation literacy project! This project-based learning writing assignment includes four different writing tasks that will invite students to explore the world without leaving the classroom. Geared towards developing a variety of literacy skills, this project is perfect for enhancing essential literacy in a dynamic way. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Plan a Vacation Literacy Project:✏️ Plan a Trip Project Instructions
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6th - 10th
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Literary Analysis: An Informative/Explanatory Writing Unit (6-8)
What does the literary analysis writing unit focus on?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for informative/explanatory writing (W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2). Writing an essay to analyze a piece of literature is something students will do again and again in a variety of ways starting in middle school all the way through their college years. This unit teaches students how to analyze the themes of a text and talk about how a specific theme is revealed through the characters, set
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE - CC NARRATIVE WRITING - GRADES 6 - 8
This student directed Halloween narrative writing lesson is for grades 6 - 8. It allows students to independently write a narrative story about a haunted house that is real or imagined. Students will brainstorm ideas, build their paragraphs, edit their papers, write their final paper, and grade them before handing them in for their teacher's final grade. Grading time is significantly reduced for the teacher, and students enjoy the lesson.Included in the lesson:1. Steps on teaching the lesson
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6th - 8th
Important Issue Letter: A Persuasive Writing Unit (6-8)
What does the important issue letter cover?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for persuasive writing (W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1). Students will start out by studying three mentor texts written on a variety of issues for a variety of audiences. Next, they will have a chance to study persuasive techniques used in the mentor texts to convince their audience of a specific viewpoint. Pre-writing by making lists and writing off of these lists comes next until students ultimatel
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
Middle School ELA Growing Bundle of Editable Writing Rubrics
These middle school editable literary analysis, rhetorical analysis, and narrative essay rubrics for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade were created to assess students' narrative essays, literary analysis essays, and rhetorical analysis essays based on the common core writing specific standards. Download the preview to see all the rubrics that are included and how they are created and organized.The rubrics are 100% editable in PowerPoint. Here's what you'll get in the literary analysis bundle:Sixt
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6th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Revision Stations | Editing & Revising | Customizable
Editing and revising is such an important part of the writing process, but where to begin? And how to change it up from the same old peer editing and revision checklist?These Narrative Writing Revision Stations make editing and revising an engaging and differentiated process. Use the Narrative Writing Revision Stations following the completion of a narrative rough draft and watch students take ownership of their writing! Adding & improving options meets students where they are in the writing
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5th - 8th
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Editable Middle School Literary Analysis Essay Rubrics for 6th 7th and 8th Grade
These middle school editable literary analysis essay rubrics for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade were created to assess students' literary analysis essays based on the common core argumentative writing and literary analysis specific standards.Download the preview to see all the rubrics that are included and how they are created and organized.The rubrics are 100% editable in PowerPoint. Here's what you'll get:Sixth grade two-page literary analysis rubricSixth grade condensed one-page literary an
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6th - 8th
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Quote to Live By: An Informative/Explanatory Writing Unit (6-8)
What does the quote to live by writing unit focus on?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for informative/explanatory writing (W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2). Students will read quotes and ultimately pick one quote that they deeply connect with and see as a theme song for their life. Throughout the essay, students will define and explain the meaning of the quote, explain how the quote relates to a situation they have faced in their life, explain how the quote relates to a situa
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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Writing a Persuasive Essay - Distance Learning Compatible
Persuasive writing challenges students to consider an issue, find their voice, state an opinion, and support their position with details and evidence. This package guides students through the process of writing a 5-paragraph persuasive essay. It includes a brainstorm/planning page, peer edit checklist, suggested marking rubric, and a student sample essay.UPDATE: This includes both a printable PDF version and a digital version using Google Slides.See also my : Writing Personal Narratives packa
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7th - 12th
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ESL Writing Activities: Quick Write Rubric & Prompt
I knew this year the students will be required to write a lot of QuickWrites. I wanted a rubric that was rigorous and clear for the students. I noticed the benefit of this rubric as I started grading the students I teach QuickWrites. I was able to immediately identify trends, and it helped take the murkiness out of grading. There is also a list of prompts that you can use with your students. This rubric is a part of the QuickWrite Graphic Organizer set. This set is an amazing tool in scaffolding
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4th - 12th
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Children's Book: A Narrative Writing Unit (6-8)
What is a children's book roll off?This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for narrative writing (W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3). The idea behind the children's book writing unit is for students to study a popular children's book series. A few examples include Pete the Cat, Scaredy Squirrel, Little Blue Truck, The Day the Crayons Quit, If You Give series, The Food Group series, etc. After students study the series, they write a new children's book to add to the series. It's a fun
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 6-8 Year-Long Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle (11 Units Total)
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