94 results
Common Core W.7.1 unit plans $5-10
Argumentative Essay Middle School - Argument Writing (Standards-Aligned)
Argumentative Essay Writing will be a breeze with this step-by-step resource designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all five paragraphs! Includes a sample essay to motivate student writers and model strong writing. Standards-aligned.Note: Amended pages are included for teachers who do not wish to include the counterclaim.From teachers who have used this resource:-- "PERFECT! Using with 6th
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
The Argument Games: Two Week Argument Essay Writing Unit
Engage your middle and high school students in over two weeks of "The Argument Writing Games" that culminate in polished argument writing pieces! Use print or digitally! Events Include: Finding Gold Medal EvidenceDeconstructing ArgumentsFormulating a Winning OutlineMoving from Outline to DraftRevision StationsClosing Ceremonies Publishing PartyIncludes everything you need for easy implementing: 42 slide PowerPointDetailed lesson plansPhotocopy instructionsPrintable Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Myth Writing Unit - 8 days of writing lessons! (PDF and Digital Versions)
In this eight day, CCSS-aligned Myth Writing Unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of the myth genre as they write their own myths. The unit begins with a review of the characteristics of myths and student analysis of a sample myth. Then, following a step-by-step process that includes pre-writing, writing, revising, editing, conferencing, and then writing a final copy, students will write an original and creative myth. In this unit students create a myth that creatively presents an ex
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
Argumentative Essay - DIGITAL Version - Argument Writing
Argument writing will be motivating with this step-by-step DIGITAL resource compatible with Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The slides are designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process! Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all five paragraphs. Students can self-pace all the way through with the clear directions and prompts. Includes a mentor text to model strong writing. Perfect for the 1:1 classroom! Standards-aligned.A “No Counter
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Argumentative, Narrative, & Informative Writing DIGITAL VERSION Bundle
The Giver Novel Study Guide: Chapter Comprehension Questions & Vocab Activities
This novel study unit for The Giver by Lois Lowry is perfect if you're looking for a new way to introduce your school students dystopian fiction. Try these innovative novel unit activities that will save you hours of planning time and give struggling and reluctant learners the support they need. The Giver Novel Study Unit is a book unit that includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format.UNIT TEXT: The Giver by Lois
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
Digital Wonder Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards-Based
This Digital Wonder Novel Study Unit includes everything you need to teach R.J. Palacio's amazing book while covering your reading literature standards. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis and vocabulary worksheets, and journal prompts.Wonder by RJ Palacio is a MUST READ for your middle school students! They will take inspiration from Auggie and all that he has managed to accomplish in spite of the numerous difficulties he faces.This 70-page DIGITAL and PRI
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
Types:
ELA Test Prep - Teaching Students How to Respond to Short Answer Questions
In this 5-day Test Prep Unit, students learn specific strategies to promote success on standardized assessments and daily practice. Students will learn test-taking strategies for answering short-response questions. They will learn how to include textual evidence in their responses to short answer questions with instruction, guided practice, and independent activities.During the mini-unit students develop and practice the “READ” strategy to promote thoughtful and thorough responses. Using the
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Test Prep BUNDLE! - Short Answer Questions and Motivation!
Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Unit Plan: lessons, activities, and more!
What better story to teach suspense than Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece, 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? This story is one of my all-time favorites and students agree. I love to teach this story in October since it fits right in with the Halloween festivities!
This is a week-long unit plan designed to thoroughly teach 'The Tell-Tale Heart' while keeping students engaged and interested in the content. Throughout the week students closely read and analyze the story with a focus on suspense. In addition, st
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
"Lob's Girl" Short Story Unit - Mood, Foreshadowing, Theme
"Lob's Girl" Literature Study UnitIn this 8-day unit students will develop a deep understanding of Joan Aiken’s short story “Lob’s Girl” . Its tale of loyalty and friendship combined with mystery and suspense make it an incredibly engaging read. Students develop skills in understanding short story elements, mood development, theme, foreshadowing, vocabulary, dialect, and writing in this unit. Through whole class, small group, and independent work students not only stay actively engaged with
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
Argumentative Essays - Complete Unit
Argumentative Essays - Complete Unit. Writing an argumentative essay is an essential skill for secondary students. This unit is CCSS aligned, with grading rubrics for each grade level 7 - 12 that reflect the standards. This unit has everything you need, in a logical order, with teacher notes, handouts, assignments, instruction, grading rubrics, and supplemental material to support more advanced instruction. There are examples for each concept, and a full sample student essay. Includes updated ML
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Essay Writing Mega Bundle
Lewis and Clark's Journal Entries: Close Reading of Historical Texts
Lewis and Clark's Expedition Journal Entries - Close Reading: In this five-day, CCSS-aligned unit, students will examine and interpret the journal entries of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark from their American expedition across the western portion of the United States (1804 – 1806). After building background on the expedition, students will complete multiple close readings of eleven journal entries to deepen their understanding of the writings. Reading excerpts fro
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
Journey Poems - Reading, Analyzing, and Writing Poetry
This five-day unit is a perfect way to teach students to effectively analyze poetry and write original poems as well.In this unit students will read and analyze three famous poems with the common theme of journeys. During each lesson, students will complete multiple readings and analyze the poem in four different ways. The repeated readings enable students to have a much deeper understanding of the poem and the scaffolded analysis skills allow students to build on their interpretations of the
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Incredible Journeys Bundle - Short Story, Research, Poetry, Nonfiction
Thank You Ma'am Langston Hughes Short Story Unit for Characterization and Traits
Teaching characterization, character traits, and literary devices through Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices dystopian short story unit. This Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes short story unit is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format. This unit digs deep in
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
"The People Could Fly" Folktale Study and Analysis
Meet Common Core State Standards in Reading Literature, Writing, AND Speaking and Listening, with this 5-day unit for "The People Could Fly."In this unit, students creatively build background on Virginia Hamilton, slavery, and “The People Could Fly” by assembling a group puzzle and participating in “Everyone’s an Expert." Then, students develop understanding of the folktale through an initial reading and listening to the piece. Working with partners, students investigate the vocabulary in the
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: July or Summer School Lessons to teach all month long! BUNDLE!
Argument Writing DIGITAL Interactive Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Essay Writing: Google Classroom for Middle School ELA Remote TeachingTeaching the argument essay is so much easier when you have a step-by-step digital interactive unit that guides kids through the entire process. With just a few clicks of your mouse, multiple interactive lessons will be right in front of your students and remote learning will take place!This can be used as a teacher-directed unit. Or it can be completely student-directed. Instructions are given for both methods o
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Verse Novel Study Poetry Reading Unit Literature
This Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Middle School reading unit and verse novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth, sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this historicalThis unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading literature and main writing standard. I designed these units because I didn't want to just “hit” the standards. I tried to dig deep into every s
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
RACE UNIT CCSS Evidence-Based Open Response (graphic organizers, poster, rubric)
RACE is a strategy used to help students organize their thinking when writing a text dependent, open response answer. I have used this strategy in my class for over three years in grades second through fourth and saw a lot of improvement in my students’ mastery of writing open response answers. Their answers went from short, incorrectly citing evidence, beginning with “because” to full answers with evidence, explanations and transition words.
RACE is a writing acronym used to help students writ
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Paragraph Writing: Differentiation Bundle (Grade 2-8)
Now differentiated for students at the 2nd- 8th grade level
A new way to help your students learn to write strong, detailed paragraphs. The key to writing strong, interesting writing is the details. This model helps your student write a paragraph that will blow you and everyone else away. With the new Smarter Balanced Assessments coming, your students will need to be able to write clear explanations. This writing model provides a writing structure that leads to clear, strong writing.
This m
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Argumentative Writing - Argumentative Essay - Assigned Seating in the Cafeteria
This Common Core unit centers around a Non Fiction article about assigned seating in the cafeteria. It includes several different activities, including an intervention writing activity for students who struggle to pick a side of the debate and support it with evidence from the text. All files comes in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint, iWork Pages or Keynotes, and PDF versions.The following files are included in this unit:1. Brief Outline of the Unit2. Smartboard Presentation: This presentation inclu
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden Argumentative Writing Task - Argument Essay
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Well, not really but who knows what actually happened in the Borden home on August 4, 1892.This Common Core authentic writing task will challenge your students to answer that question. Students will research the case using a documentary and several internet resources to defend Lizzie's guilt or innocence. This product contains everything that you will need to engage your students in
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Born A Crime Assessment Resources: Quizzes and Essays - Distance Learning
PRINT + DIGITAL!Save time planning and creating with these Born A Crime Assessment resources! Better yet, these resources include digital versions to accommodate distance learning! Never used Google Forms before for quizzes? No worries, these Google Forms quizzes are pre-made and ready to go. Also, directions are included to be able to "teach yourself" how to set one up in the future.What's included in this resource?1. Unit QuizzesIncludes 3 in-depth (covers ENTIRE novel) quizzes that follow the
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
The Giver Unit Plan: Aligned to Common Core with a Focus on Argument Writing
The Giver Unit | The Giver Unit Plan | The Giver Resources
The Giver is a timless book that is perfectly suited for students in the middle school grades. They are engaged by the premise and mature enough to grasp the deeper issues presented in the novel. Since dystopian literature is very popular with middle schoolers currently, its nice to introduce them to the book that is one of the pioneers of that genre.
There are three main focuses of this unit – argument writing, close reading, and stu
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Mockingjay Unit Quizzes, Task Cards, Test, Writing Prompts
This Mockingjay Unit contains popular tools to teach the third book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Multiple Choice Quizzes: One for each chapter, over 300 questions in all. This works great as a quick check for assessing comprehension. These are not analytical questions. Part I Test: To provide differentiation, Part I has its own test using a variety of formats.Mockingjay Journal/ Writing Prompts: Over 80 Writing Prompts plus student journal pages. Each chapter has at least three
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 94 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands