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Middle school informational text rubrics $5-10
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
Grades:
5th - 12th
Digital Independent Research Project - Topic of Choice
Want a fun, creative, independently paced project for your students? Looking for something to challenge your students who have already mastered your skills?Need an activity that will allow your students to practice research skills, questioning strategies, and higher level thinking?With this independent project, students will be able to choose any topic they wish to research and follow through at a completely independent level. Product includes basic research steps, such as brainstorming, backgro
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2nd - 7th
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Writing a News Article - OLC News Report Template & 4-Level Rubric - OLC4O OSSLC
Teach students how to write a news article using this lesson, graphic organizer, news report template, and rubric. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Writing a News Article Template, Lesson, and Rubric:✏️ How to Write a News Article Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Explore
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7th - 12th
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Argumentative Writing Debate Text Rubric TEST PREP
Teach students to think critically, debate wisely, and write flawlessly with this digital ARGUMENT UNIT! Students analyze podcasts, newscasts, a Ted Talk, and informational articles to learn the elements of argument and debate, and then develop their own debate with scaffolded graphic organizers. Students will close read informational texts while learning the art of argument! This is a great way to integrate standards for greater efficiency and productivity! This unit requires ZERO PREP and stu
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argument Writing Debate Thesis Statement Distance Learning
News Article Summary - Summarizing a News Report OSSLT - OSSLC OLC4O - Digital
Teach students how to write a news article summary using this lesson, graphic organizer, and rubric. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this News Article Summary Lesson:✏️ Summarizing a News Report Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Explore features of a news report (headlines, lea
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7th - 12th
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ELPAC- 6th-8th Grade Writing & Reading Bundle (15 Assignments/Tasks)
NOTE: Once purchased, if you would like the pdf version of this resource, please email at ecast818@gmail.com with your Order #/ID and I will send it over within a day's time. Thank you.15 practice assessments in reading and writing section for middle school students preparing for the ELPAC Assessment.***Each task is aligned to the ELPAC for 6-8th grade students. Also, each section is formatted as students will see them on the ELPAC assessment. Practice makes perfect!! Practice Assessments Inclu
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6th - 8th
The Process Essay Unit Plan - Digital Learning Compatible
Supplement your year with this comprehensive unit plan to get your students engaged and confident with writing a process essay.As shown in the preview file, there is a fantastic HOOK lesson to start everyone off in the right direction. There are model essays, recommendations for speeches (Ted Talks) with supplemental worksheets to reinforce the important aspects of each lesson. It also includes a detailed overview of plagiarism, how to properly cite referenced materials, and ways to revise writi
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Egypt Writing Research Project
In this fun research project your students will research using a website while a group. After recording their findings, they will begin drafting individually in their research packet. Finally, they will publish their work using a magazine template you design on poster board. Topics include: mummification, daily life, dress/cosmetics, pyramids, gods of Egypt, hieroglyphics, and the Nile River. Also, follow your informational writing standards while researching and learning about ancient Egypt. In
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3rd - 6th
Who Was Biography Essay
This biography project includes reading notes for any "Who Was" or "Who Is" book, as well as the steps of the writing process. This includes all of the worksheets and organizers that you might need for an entire unit of writing!
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4th - 6th
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Making Connections Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson
Making Connections is more than simply finding something that the text reminds you of. Teach four PRO TIPS to help students form deeper connections when reading (instead of thin connections like “this book has a dog and I have a dog…”)IMPORTANT June 29, 2022 UPDATE!Please don't buy this version: It is an older TpT Google Drive™ Folder resource. I will be deactivating this resource in the future. (If you've already purchased it, don't worry. You will still have access to all of the Google Drive f
Grades:
5th - 10th
Procedural Writing (Instructions) Unit
Teaching a procedural writing unit? This resource includes everything you need!From getting started with an explanation of the purpose of procedural writing, through to examples, posters of features, and a planning template. Finally, have students review and edit their writing with our handy checklist!Included:Purpose of procedural writing explainedExample of procedural writingExample of procedural writing with annotated featuresFeatures explainedPlanning templateExample planChecklist (self, pee
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3rd - 7th
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Supplemental Read Naturally Activities
This product contains activities for enhancing the Read Naturally Encore reading program. Included are various progress monitoring tools and student tasks. This product contains; an assessment for evaluating student ability to use context clues, a supplemental context clues activity/step, and a chart to compare students' beginning of the program levels with program conclusion levels. Also included is a description on how to enhance the retell writing portion of the program, an outline to use as
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3rd - 6th
Precis Frames for Analyzing Writing
INCREASE READING SPEED!SIMPLIFY RESPONSE WRITING!To better prepare my students for a quick way to summarize anything they read, I assign a Section Annotation and a Précis for an informational articles, poetry or novels about every two weeks. This scheduling ensures my students are competent with the process. Students claim this process is easier than all the highlighting rules required for typical annotation of a text. My product includes Rhetorical Précis, Literary Précis and Poetic Précis fram
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7th - 12th
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Packet #1 WIDA ACCESS Prep Reading and Writing Compare and Contrast (5 subjects)
Packet #1 Comprehensive WIDA ACCESS Test Review Unit for Grades 6-8: Math, English, Social Studies, Arts, and ScienceCompare and Contrast EditionIncludes Rubric, Self-Assessment, and Teaching Guide!No Prep!Key Features:Holistic Review Across Major Subjects: Dive into a well-structured curriculum that embraces the essential disciplines of Math, English, Social Studies, Arts, and Science, ensuring a balanced and comprehensive review experience.Aligned with WIDA Standards: Every lesson, activity, a
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5th - 9th
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Informational Essay Writing Resources
This product includes resources to help students plan and write an informational essay. There are 5 planning sheets that cover the different parts of the essay (Introduction, 3 Subtopic Paragraphs, and Conclusion). There is also a rubric that aligns with the essay planning sheets and an editable version so that you can make it your own.
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3rd - 8th
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Arab American Heritage Month
Did you know that April is Arab American Heritage Month? Well, if you didn't you will love this resource. I love including cultures from all over the world and during reading block that is the time that I can. I use our time in Reading to include lots of various topics that reflected my students in some ways, their background knowledge and expose them to other topics they have not looked into before. This Informational Reading Passage Packet can be used with the teacher, with a partner or ind
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K - 12th
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News- Article - Letter to the Editor - Student News Report - Editorial Cartoons
We must show students that we value journalists. We must show students that there is truth and value to the news. Our democracy depends on it. There are many other benefits to students knowing the news. They can make better connections to what they are learning in other subjects, particularly in History, English, and Law classrooms, from my experience. Making comparisons is one of the most important ways that we know students learn. So, being aware of current events in a mediated setting w
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Anne Frank Argumentative Research Paper
Students are asked to choose a position on Anne Frank's famous quote "In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart". Students debate this quote based on their World War II knowledge and knowledge of the Anne Frank play (which we read in class). Then they research both digital and printed sources from/about World War II and use evidence from those sources to prove their case. Next they turn their research into a 5 paragraph essay.
The essay portion of the lesson comes with 5
Grades:
8th - 12th
Endangered Animals Project with Rubric
This project is meant to enhance a unit on environments and/or endangered animals. I would highly recommend that this project be due before any assessment of endangered animals is given.
Two separate student documents are present. The first asks that the students research any endangered animal. The second limits the research to their country.
Rubrics and scoring sheets are included for your convenience.
We at What We Get Up To hope that your children have fun with this project.
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2nd - 6th
Argumentative Essay Writing for Middle School with Texts and Graphic Organizer
Teach argumentative writing with ease with this engaging and thorough Middle School argumentative essay writing mini-unit! This turn-key, low-prep unit prompts students to explore and argue the topic: Should cell phones be banned at school?Students will be instantly engaged in this polarizing topic and will be eager to discuss, research, and argue their points. This incredible resource includes the following: An 18-page presentation slideshow that covers what argumentative writing is, reviews ho
Grades:
6th - 8th
Civil Rights and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Activities; MLK Day activities, Black History Month, 5th-12th ELA, Social Studies, 21st Century Skills, I have a dream speech
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5th - 12th
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Writing a Research Report
This product walks students through the process of writing a research report; research and note taking, writing an introduction, writing headings, writing a draft, writing a conclusion, writing a final draft, and this product contains a grading rubric.
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2nd - 6th
Auschwitz Webquest and Rubric
Auschwitz Webquest with activities, questions, compare/contrast with the use of Auschwitz.org, and a rubric for final assessment.
I use this webquest with my students when studying the Holocaust. It is great background knowledge for books such as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and the Devil's Arithmetic.
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A Monster Calls Novel Unit
A Monster Calls Song Analysis and Character Point of View
Code Orange Novel Unit with Interactive Notes
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6th - 12th
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Synthesis Essay Plan: Romeo & Juliet vs. Teenage Brain Science Articles
Lesson Title: Synthesis Essay Plan: Romeo & Juliet vs. Teenage Brain Science ArticlesLesson 12 in a unit of 15Lesson Objectives: Compose a multi-paragraph synthesis essay. Make connections between brain science explored in nonfiction articles, and the actions of characters in Romeo & Juliet. Pick the best textual evidence to support your ideas. You will integrate evidence into your writing using quote lead-ins and proper MLA citation. Romeo & Juliet Study: Focus on thematic concept
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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