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Middle school writing-essays teacher manuals under $5
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Novel Test
End of book test for the novel Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
(Novel details--upper elementary-middle school level. VERY Brief summary: A young boy without a family survives on the streets of Warsaw during the 1930s. He learns how to survive on the street and sees the Nazis gaining power in Poland. As the years go on, he must learn to survive in the ghetto.) This is a beautifully written book that is very engaging with students.
Test includes
25 multiple choice questions
8 character matching
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4th - 8th
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS OF ENGLISH SKILLS
Good English skills are vital for every business professional and in Business Communication.We’ve provided two 50-question tests to help you assess students’ skills. The first appears is a Test A. The second test, labeled Test B, follows the same structure as Test A but with a different set of questions. You can use one test as a pretest and one as a posttest, or you can use the two tests for different groups of students.The tests cover six areas of grammar, mechanics, and usage:· Questions 1-5:
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ancient Egypt Activity - How to Make a Mummy & Procedural Writing Option
Kids love ancient Egypt, and your students will love this engaging ancient Egypt activity that includes a hands-on activity for making a mummy the ancient Egyptian way (using Cornish game hens). This mini-unit hooks kids the entire time, but you can also shorten the timeframe depending on your need.This engaging social studies lesson is also a platform for teaching or reviewing procedural process writing and transition words. It can also be used as a reward activity, or a culminating activity af
Grades:
4th - 7th
Argument Essay Slides (Thesis + Line of Reasoning) Pre-AP/AP Language
These are my go-to argument essay slides for Advanced Placement Language and Composition. Great for Pre-AP students, too! The slides provide explicit instruction for thesis statement construction as well as developing a Line of Reasoning. Link to my YouTube video that takes students through these slides is on the first slide of the presentation. Check out my blog with teaching strategiesCheck out my YouTube Channel for video lessonsCheck out these discourse resources to level up engagement in yo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Grading System for Essays, Narratives & Paragraphs (Rubric Pack)
This bundle includes my time-saving rubric templates for the literary essay, expository essay, argumentative essay, narratives and paragraphs as well as some actionable and time-tested advice on how to increase efficiency while marking. Included in this pack is a comprehensive, 14 page PDF document, as well as individual PDF's and Word documents (for customizing) for each of the five rubrics.
Marking written assignments doesn't have to be unreasonably time consuming. With the right system and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Introduction to Expository Essay Writing | Worksheet Activity
Elevate your students' writing skills with an introductory resource on informative/expository essay writing. Ideal for a one-hour class plus a homework assignment, this resource is a great way to kick-start your unit on informative/ expository essay writing in a clear, no-prep and straightforward way. What's Included:Teacher Notes on Informative/Expository Writing: A list of benefits linked to teaching informative writing to your students to keep in mind, complete with a list of aligned Common C
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
Writer's Workshop for Newbies (and Great Ideas for the Experienced!)
I created this presentation for a 30-person PD to introduce K-12 teachers at my school to the workshop model, as I was the only one at the school who had done it previously (for 5 years). It gives an overview of a *balanced* workshop model; helpful hints about conferencing, homework, class management and organization; a number of rubrics, on-demand assessments and activities I use; and at least ten potential mini-lessons for your students. The presentation can last 60-90 minutes, but the lessons
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3rd - 9th, Staff
ECR Writing If...Then
You have taught your students how to write ECR essays, they have practiced ECR essays, and now you are wondering where to go next.This resource is designed to help you narrow your instructional focus in order to help students get the most points possible on their STAAR ECRs.Although this resource was orignially designed to be used between a district/campus STAAR Benchmark (usually administered in February/March) and the actual STAAR Assessment in April, teachers are finding it helpful as a tool
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3rd - 6th
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Five Paragraph Essay Grading Rubric
I use/modify this rubric for ALL five paragraph essay assignments that I assign to my students. It provides clear feedback and also rates students based on proficiency.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Dangers of Posting Children's Pictures on Social Media :
Posting children's photos on social media can pose several dangers and concerns:Privacy and safety: Posting photos of children on social media exposes their identity and private life to the general public. This can make them vulnerable to exploitation, harassment, or identity theft.Misuse of images: Children's photos can be inappropriately used by other social media users. They can be downloaded, shared, or manipulated without paren
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3rd - 6th
Correcting Essays Using an Objective Formula: The Circle Method
The Intro: After 25 years of teaching high school English, during which time I attended numerous in-services and workshops on how to correct essays, I still did not have a foolproof method to objectively grade papers. (Every few years people who didn't teach English had a new philosophy on how to correct papers, but after instituting these novel approaches, my colleagues and I noticed the essays rarely seemed to get any better, and usually the opposite occurred.) I wanted to be able to put an 8
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos Poster
Ethos, Pathos, Logos poster for persuasion lessons
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4th - 6th
75+ Ideas of What to Say During a Writing Conference, and When to Say It!
Do you sometimes wonder if you're giving students the most helpful advice at the right stage when you talk to them about their writing? Here, I have compiled a list of 79 thoughts, activities, and responses to give students during a writing conference. I have taught writing and writing workshop for over 20 years, and these are my most effective methods. In addition, I give a flow-chart of what to (generally) check for first, next, and so on when you see a student's draft. The flow chart has 11 s
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5th - 12th
Writing Feedback Bank for Teachers
This easy-to-use Writing Feedback Bank is the PERFECT way to save time when grading! Providing quality feedback to students is sometimes difficult and time-consuming. Use this feedback bank to save time when giving feedback on an essay, narrative, or other piece of writing from your students! It’s easy, just copy and paste the information into your comment box!Includes:- 1 virtual Writing Feedback Bank for Teachers (Google Docs)Terms of Use: This item is a paid digital download from Ms. Dashle.
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6th - 12th
Écrire un discours/Speech writing: Instructions for students
Writing a speech with your students (en français)? Use this resource as a student handout or as a teacher guide in order to take students through the writing process! I like to introduce the instructions for one paragraph at a time, and then provide students with lots of examples and writing time. An annex with transition words and conjunctions is included for students' use!
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5th - 12th
Basic Colour Coded Example of a Persuasive Essay
A colour coded example of how to structure a persuasive essay using the topic sentence- explanation/example- linking sentence (TEEL) structure.
The topic is 'Fast Food Restaurants and High School Students Do Not Mix.'
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7th - 12th
5 Paragraph Teacher Rubric
This is the matching rubric for the 5 Paragraph Student Checklist.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Writing Workshop: 40+ Genres Defined with Possible Fitting Mini-Lessons
This packet lists over 40 possible genres for writing workshop or English class, defines what each would entail, and gives several possible fitting mini-lessons for each. The genres are also divided into "Easy," "Intermediate" and "Advanced" categories so you can more effectively plan writing assignments for the quarter, semester, or whole year. This packet matches perfectly with my "Genre" and "Mini-lesson" charts, also posted here on TpT. It matches those two charts together and further explai
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5th - 10th
5-Minute Super Quick Writing Conferences
Have you racked your brain trying to find the time to conference with your students about their writing assignments? If so, never fear... 5-Minute Super Quick Writing Conferences© are here!!!
Overview
Having taught writing for years, I always struggled to find the time to conference with my students concerning their writing. I found that it was virtually impossible to meet with each student and to find the individual time that I needed to spend with each of my 20+ students per classroom. I ask
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5th - 8th
Writing Traits: Comments for Teachers
Writing Traits: Comments for Teachers
A 10 page guide for giving constructive feedback on student writing. This guide is organized by the 7 traits of writing. Each trait is broken into three levels: Strong, Growing, and Beginning. This is also a great rubric to use when assessing.
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3rd - 8th
TSIA2- Writing Across the Curriculum
Please download TSIA2 Writing Across the Curriculum - Handout to assist with this presentation.The essay component of the Texas Success Initiative test can be challenging. Students will be asked to write a persuasive / argumentative essay on a controversial issue or an issue of current interest. The test will evaluate your students on their organization, focus, development and support, sentence structure, and mechanical conventions. It takes buy-in from the students and the teachers. This powerp
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: TSIA2.0 Reading + Writing Bundle
Narrative AND Nonfiction Writing Strategy Cards- Generating Ideas Bundle
Perfect to add to your conference kits! These cards contain sixteen different generating ideas strategies; eight for narrative and eight for nonfiction. You can use these writing strategies as a one-on-one conference, you can use them in centers or small groups, you can even use them as a whole group mini lesson! Cards have a sample script and some example graphic organizers. Two sizes are included for easy printing: 4x6 and 3x5. Easily print these to index cards (single-sided or double-sided)
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4th - 8th
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How to Write an Opinion Text - Google Slides
Slides presentation that breaks down the opinion text. Includes: Access to Jamboard (copy and use)A Kahoot Quiz.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Narrative Mentor Essay
This is a completed narrative essay that I use to teach the many elements of a narrative essay. Included in this google slide show is a prompt based on original texts. A completed outline, an original completed essay with highlighted portions that show relation to the rubric, and a narrative essay rubric.
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6th - 8th
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