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High school writing-essays thematic unit plans under $5
The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan
In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Haute Cuisine (Saveurs du Palais) Movie Guide: Preview, Questions, Follow-ups
Teachers, the more I see this film, the more I really, really like it and find it extremely undervalued. With the total absence of any objectionable content whatsoever you should not hesitate at all in showing this to your classes. You could even stream it for free as I did on Vudu. Just download this packet and you will have all you need for a very rich and nourishing (pun intended) unit on la cuisine française. Students will immediately identify with the awkward situation in which Hortense fi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Super D'Accord French and Movie Bundle Unbelievable Deal, short time
Mona Lisa Smile - Film Study w/ Answer Key
I taught this as a precursor to The Help by Kathryn Stockett, but this assignment can be taught with any novel associated with women's gender roles and expectations in the 1940's - 1950's - early 1960's.
The goal of this assignment is for students to understand the social expectations of women during the 40's, 50's and early 60's.
My students were also facing the difficult task of answering Common Core/ELA-style writing questions, while struggling with reading below grade-level. This assignm
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8th - 12th
Graphic Novel Writing Project - Example, Graphic Organizer and Template
Writing a graphic novel is a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to write about a story idea that interests them, but in graphic novel form. When they are done they can share it with their peers! This product includes information to share with your students about what a graphic novel is, why do we write a graphic novel, rules to follow when writing a graphic novel, the parts of a graphic novel that are necessary to include along with examples. T
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2nd - 10th, Staff
My Favorite Female Woman Biography Writing Worksheet and Canva Template PDF, ELA
Women's History Month is a wonderful time to tribute all the strong, influential women in our lives with this pretty-in-pink worksheet and template set. Use it to write a biography for your favorite female family member, friend, pioneer, or celebrity. It's ready to print as is, or head over to Canva to edit to your heart's content.Note: You will need a FREE or PRO Canva account to use this template. If you add custom images or fonts, you will also need a PRO membership. But it's ready to go for
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9th - 11th
Writing Assignments over Racism and Stereotypes (Personal Narratives)
Two different writing assignments where students choose a prompt and write about their own personal experiences with racism or stereotypes and reflect upon those experiences. I included a guide for students to use to help them organize their thoughts. I use this when reading themed passages and novels having to do with racism and stereotypes. It is in word document, so feel free to change the prompts and guided sentence stems as you see fit:)Thank you.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Complete Unit Harrison Bergeron - Persuasive Writing
This is a complete UDL unit for the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut with the focus on developing persuasive writing skills. It can be used as a stand alone unit, part of a larger Dystopian Unit, or as an anchor piece.The unit includes:Assessments (Pre and Post)Scaffolding for Emerging and Advanced LearnersStandardsDiscussion QuestionsArgument TemplateSuggested Supplemental ResourcesIt is targeted toward 7th-12th grade levels.
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7th - 10th
The Great Gatsby Unit Plan
I've included here a unit plan for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The ultimate goal of this unit is to teach students to work through literary analysis. The summative assessment is a literary analysis essay that covers the following skills: Objective SummaryThemeSymbolismCharacter analysisThe unit plan includes all of the standards touched on during the unit, an 18 day schedule, a rubric, links to extra resources that I used when teaching this, and links to other resources that might be
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: The Great Gatsby Introduction Complete Lesson
"La Vie en Rose" Movie Packet: Anticipation Guide, Plot and Essay Questions
My fellow French teachers, if it fits within your curriculum and you have the ability to do so, go ahead and show this stunning bio-pic of French cultural icon Edith Piaf! This film was highly decorated by the academies and delivers on its promise of quality despite its rather long run-time.If your students (read parents, grrrr!) are especially sensitive, just fast-forward from the 7:20 mark to 7:35 and you'll avoid the very brief bit of nudity and objectionable content and all will be good.This
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Literary Analysis BUNDLE — Secondary ELA — BONUS: Essay Ordering Game
How do you write literary analysis? Moreover, how do you teach literary analysis writing? This essay writing bundle covers the topic of literary analysis with simple, step-by-step directions, classroom posters, a straightforward drafting activity, and a bundle bonus essay ordering game. The attached guides and posters cover the following topics in easy-to-digest bites:Thesis statementsClaims and warrantsIntroductory statementsSummary and embedding quotesAnalysisConclusionsIncluded in your purcha
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9th - 12th
Writing Literary Analysis — ELA — Step-by-Step Directions, Outlining Activity
How do you write literary analysis? Moreover, how do you teach literary analysis writing? This guide explains literary analysis essay writing with simple, step-by-step directions and a straightforward drafting activity, covering important topics like literary analysis thesis statements, claims and warrants, introductions, body paragraph formatting, quote embedding, analysis recommendations, and conclusion.Included in your purchase is:4 pages of step-by-step literary analysis writing guidelines (
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8th - 12th
Your Own Modest Proposal: Satire Writing Assignment
This assignment includes detailed instructions, a rubric, and a prewriting document to help your students brainstorm a satire of their own choosing. This is best paired with Swift's A Modest Proposal, as it's structured around his text. This is a great exercise in persuasive writing and incorporates specific ways for them to utilize ethos, pathos, and logos in their modern argument. This assignment has seen years of success in my classroom!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: A Modest Proposal Bundle: A Recipe For A Successful Unit
Close Reading - TS Elliot & Shel Silverstein - Thematic Poetry unit
Because our role as teachers is to show students how to acquire information instead of simply giving it to them,each of three poems has a list of steps across the top of the page telling them to do things as simple as numbering lines or as complex as identifying tone and mood. I've also added a link to "Mr. Mistoffolees" from Cats. Younger students enjoy comparing the two!
And to wrap it all up is a short writing exercise to compare and contrast two of the poems!
This unit was created to intro
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6th - 9th
Juvenile Crime & Punishment Argument Essay Packet
Need an exciting new argument topic to get kids interested in writing an essay? This is IT!
Students will be eager to read, research, and formulate their own arguments on the topic of juvenile crime and punishment. Trust me. They dig it!
I've also included suggestions on how to start an argument unit, with a couple of bonus documents, and a link to my What is Argument presentation in Google Drive. Just make a copy and GO.
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*Link to What is Argument Presentation (linked HERE, too)
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8th - 12th
THE SCARLET LETTER with PLOT, TESTS, KEYS, FUN ACTIVITIES, ETC
This is a resource pack study guide. It comes with:
Some Suggestions About How To Teach, Read, Study And Learn About Hawthorne’s Classic The Scarlet Letter
Plot Summary Of The Scarlet Letter (This is about 1 ½ pages of text)
The Scarlet Letter Retold (there is a link also to the entire original novel online http://literatureproject.com/scarlet-letter/index.htm, this is longer than the Plot Summary listed above but shorter and easier to read than the original)
A. The Scarlet Letter Word Se
Grades:
9th - 12th
Gattaca Full Unit of Work
The film text Gattaca full unit of work - no preparation required! This unit of work includes all information on characters, Themes and issues as well as genre, style and structure, student short answer questions and a final essay. All documents are in editable WORD ( 6 documents) and 3 PowerPoints formats so you can tailor them to suit your student needs.
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10th - 12th
ELA Thematic Assignment: Resilience Reading Response
This lesson can be paired with another activity that promotes personal reflection or utilized as a standalone lesson. By following each learning phase (activating, acquiring, applying), students will level up their ability to write a persuasive essay. This thematic unit can be used as an introduction to various other texts (poems, visuals, videos, speeches, short stories, and novels) and be taught over several weeks.Upon the completion of the lesson, students will have completed the necessary qu
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5th - 12th
Writing a Fable Example, Graphic Organizer, and Template
Writing a fable can be a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to use creativity while writing their fable and share it with their peers! This product includes information to share with your students about what a fable, why do we write a fable, possible lessons that can be learned when writing a fable, who a fable is written for, possible options students can choose to publish their fable, rules to follow when writing a fable, using a strong openi
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2nd - 10th, Staff
Memoirs Unit Autobiographies Writing Middle High School
A comprehensive unit to teach students how to write personal memoirs of all types. The unit includes six merged documents : 1) definitions of all memoir styles 2) practice sheet matching the type of memoir to a description 3) a quiz on the memoir styles 4) a writing assignment for a collection of memoirs that can be shared with other students and can be used as a major grade 5) a scoring rubric for the assignment 6) a peer response form for peer editing of the memoir collection assignment prior
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7th - 12th
Writing a Friendly Letter - Example and Template
Writing a friendly letter is a fun and interesting project for students when they are writing to someone they know or just met and want to know more about. Students will learn why we write friendly letters, who we write friendly letters to, what to include in a friendly letter, how you will publish your friendly letter, rules to follow when writing a friendly letter, tips that will help when writing a friend letter, different closings you can use in your friendly letter, 2 examples of friendly l
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1st - 12th, Staff
Writing a Research Report Example, Graphic Organizer, and Template
Writing a research report can be a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to learn about a topic that interests them and share it with their peers! This packet includes information to share with your students about what a research report is, why do we write a research report, possible topics to write a research report on, what do we share in a research report, and rules to follow when writing a research report. A list of ideas as to where to look f
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2nd - 12th, Staff
Non-Fiction Reading About Tech + Persuasive Essay Outline - FULL UNIT
Welcome to another entry in the BC NEW MEDIA assignment corner! I promise this is English Language Arts, even though TPT doesn't put Media Literacy on the list of subjects. So, with this purchase you get links to 4 articles (2 are pro-tech, 2 are anti-tech). I included open ended discussion questions, exit cards and some jot note strategies. All of these reading activities lead to a persuasive essay summative assignment. Students will get to use the sources studied in class for their evidence! T
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8th - 10th
AP English Language & Composition - Long-Term Unit Plans/Course Planner
This State-approved, 8-unit Course Planner spans 37 weeks and is broken down by week, unit, and assignment. Units are titled and accompanied by essential questions, such as "Unit 1: Language - Why are written and spoken language important for one's identity?" and "Unit 2: Personal Responsibility: To what extent is man responsible for his action/inaction?"
The topics to be covered, required resources, and assignment descriptions are listed for each week.
Note: This plan incorporates readings fr
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Text / Reading Response Essay Unit | Argumentative, Opinion & Persuasive Writing
Are your students competent at writing a basic text response? Do they understand the FINER DETAILS that separate the rookies from the all-stars when producing high-quality writing? Do they know text responses come in many styles to suit different AUDIENCES and PURPOSES?They most certainly will after working this FIVE-LESSON UNIT covering the following.Revisiting the FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING A TEXT RESPONSE and what an experienced writer should include in their essays.Write a text response in wh
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Text Response Bundle | Reading & Writing | Digital & PDF | Any Book
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