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Middle school ELA test prep rubrics for Easel
Text Dependent Opinion Writing Text Based Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer Mars
Get your students ready for state writing tests with these differentiated paired passages, mentor texts, and writing prompts that are perfect for opinion, persuasive, or argumentative essays. Both articles have been updated for 2024. One article is a first-person reflection on space flight by an author who grew up in Florida during the Space Shuttle era. The second article is informational, explaining what NASA is doing to get ready for a Mars mission. During close reading, your students pick
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Opinion or Persuasive Writing Bundle, Text Dependent Writing, Easel
Lion vs. House Cat Text-Dependent Essay, Compare and Contrast, Expository, Easel
These paired passages about lions their house cat cousins with an expository writing prompt will get your students comparing and contrasting felines. You can assign it digitally using Easel for TpT or print out the PDF for in-person learning. During close reading, your students will highlight details, fill in a Venn Diagram, and complete graphic organizers -- either digitally on a device or in person with pen and paper.This resource includes:A no-prep, editable digital version for use with Easel
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Expository Text-Dependent Essay Bundle, Lions, Bees, and Africa, Easel
Coronavirus vs Spanish Flu Compare Contrast Essay Writing Test Prep Text Based
Get your students ready for state writing tests with these two paired passages and an expository writing prompt that will take your students back to 1918 so they can compare and contrast the Spanish Flu with their own experiences with COVID-19. Assign this resource digitally through Easel for TpT or print out the PDF for in-person learning. Either way, students will perform a close reading of both expository articles -- one for each pandemic -- fill out a Venn diagram, organize their writing wi
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Compare and Contrast Essay Bundle, Text Dependent Writing
Paired Passages with Writing Prompts Fictional Narrative on Dog Sled Mail
Your students will used text dependent analysis to write a fictional narrative about dog sledding mail carriers who delivered mail to the gold diggers in Alaska in the early 20th century. The set of paired passages on differentiated reading levels will provide tons of facts about dog sledding and gold miners. Students will do a close reading, analyze the writing prompt, and use a graphic organizer to outline their stories. It's great practice for state writing tests, and it's also available as
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in:Â Text-Dependent Essay Bundle Paired Passages Narrative Opinion Informational
Paired passages with writing prompts informational Writing Prompt Africa
Get your 5th grade or 6th grade students ready for state ELA writing tests while they learn some of the culture of Africa. A mentor text will give them examples of text based writing. Differentiated paired passages in two reading levels will introduce them to some of the customs of Ivory Coast. An expository writing prompt asks students to write an informational essay about how Ivorian customs are different from their own. Graphic organizers will help your writers keep themselves organized, a
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in:Â Text-Dependent Essay Bundle Paired Passages Narrative Opinion Informational
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