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8th grade writing-essays interactive whiteboards
Citing Textual Evidence Practice: CLAIM EVIDENCE AND REASONING Elaboration CER
Step-by-step workshop to teach textual evidence and elaboration. Culminating writing: FULL CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES. ARTICLES INCLUDED!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and elaboration for argumentative, expository essay writing, and short answer extended responses. Several methods are used for breaking down each element including C.E.R. & R.A.C.E strategy. Students learn each element in chunks, then gradually build the elements into responses,
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6th - 9th
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Thesis Statement PRACTICE For Argumentative Essay Writing w Lessons & Activities
Thesis statement practice for argumentative writing the fun and simple way! This Google Classroom workshop will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in minutes. It is an interactive, MUST-DO lesson before teaching argument writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. In this self-checking workshop, students identify elements and missing elements of thesis statement by moving the buttons to reveal answers. They will also write thesis statem
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6th - 9th
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Thesis Statement Mini Lesson Practice Would You Rather DIGITAL RESOURCES ELA
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement for ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argument and Debate QUARTER 2 BUNDLE
Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets For Argumentative Writing Would You Rather
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, then put it together in a sentence
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6th - 9th
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Citing Textual Evidence Practice
Teach the skills of gathering, citing, quoting, and integrating evidence, and using elaboration with this fun INTERACTIVE DIGITAL NOTEBOOK made on Google Slides. NO PLANNING! NO PREPPING! NO PRINTING!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and adding elaboration for constructed responses and essays. Great for self-pacing because students can work directly on the slides. Also, great for social distance in class learning, and hybrid teaching because Go
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6th - 9th
Writing: TTQA - Turn The Question Around Poster (English & Español)
One of the most frustrating things a teacher sees when grading writing of any kind is when students do not properly respond to the question or writing prompt. Usually, the response is a very painful to read sentence fragment.My attempt to address this is a somewhat simple strategy; TTQA: Turn the Question Around. When employed and reviewed religiously, it is my hope that your students begin to respond to any writing prompt in the proper manner. Included in the resourceThere are color-coded "help
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3rd - 12th
Personal Narrative Essay Mini-lesson: Adding VOICE-- EDITABLE
In this activity, students are guided through SIX revision steps in which they add voice to their personal narrative or college essay drafts. Voice is one of the most important skills of the personal narrative/ college essay, and this activity challenges students to inject imagery into their writing through making associations and brainstorming similes, metaphors, and personification-- all based on those over-used abstract words. It also guides students through revising their diction to be mor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
Counter argument/counter claim handout and slides- Argumentative writing
This handout and accompanying smart board lesson slides works for teaching counter argument AKA counter claim writing. I created it for an honors level 7th grade class, but it would work all the way up to grade 12. It contains two examples of counter argument paragraphs broken down into sections so students can understand how to write a strong counter claim paragraph. This lesson is original and works for any argumentative or persuasive writing, but I used it with expeditionary learning grade
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7th - 12th
Personal Narrative Essay Brainstorming Activity
This PowerPoint activity takes students through a brainstorming exercise in which students are presented with various categories and quickly list memories/ thoughts that come to mind.At the end of the brainstorming exercise, students have a nice bank of ideas from which to select a personal narrative story topic. I typically have my students do this activity at the start of a personal narrative unit and then have them draft 3-5 different stories from their lists. This activity is an excellent,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
You Can Write A Personal Narrative
This packet is a personal narrative writing unit. If you are looking for a way to scaffold the writing process, then this is the unit for you! This packet contains colorful slides and reproducible worksheets that take students through the writing process. This packet contains an example personal narrative, planning pages, and editing/revision pages. I have personally been using this unit for 10 years. My students do very well on state writing tests as a result of the strategies used in this
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6th - 9th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE: Personal Narrative, Writing Prompt, Poem
5 Paragraph Essay Planner - Common Core - Middle School, High School
This is a great visual aid for students to write a 5 paragraph essay. Step by step directions are included in each box. Great for middle school and high school students. Includes prompts for introduction, paragraph support, and transitions.
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7th - 12th
Write From the Beginning: Specific and Precise Language Bellwork
Teach students specific and precise language during bellwork!
Includes:
~Students worksheets
~SMART presentation
~Assessment with rubric
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3rd - 8th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
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4th - 12th
Adding Rhetorical Devices to Essay Writing for Persuasive Power
This PowerPoint presentation takes students through a revision of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of any essay. It guides them through sampling different rhetorical devices as well as rhetorical punctuation including:--Parallel Structure--Antithesis--Epistrophe--Anaphora--Conjunctive Adverbs--Dash --Short SentenceThis Power Point presentation provides definitions, includes revision exercises, and gives examples of each device. At the end of the revision activity, students select rhe
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8th - 12th
Thesis Statement Notes (for research-based persuasive essays)
Use this colorful PPT to teach your students how to write a thesis statement for a research-based persuasive essay. PPT includes what a thesis statement is, what it should do, and 3 models of good thesis statement formulas. This PPT goes beyond the formulaic 3-pronged thesis and allows more independence in crafting a thesis. This PPT is great for students to copy notes from, and then afterward, they can work on creating their thesis.
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8th - 12th
Introduction Paragraphs: PowerPoint Presentation
A must for secondary ELA teachers.> 43 slides, sound and motion effects throughoutWalks students through the following central ideas, then goes into detail about each:> Purposes of an introduction> Parts of an introduction (thesis, supporting topics, hook, restatement of thesis)> Hooks (what are they, examples of)> Among others, it answers the following essential questions: Why should you practice writing introductions? What is the purpose of an introduction? How can
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Poster - Sentence Starters - Crafting good topic sentences (English & Spanish)
This is a set of posters I created to assist my students with writing strong topic sentences. It is not an activity but it has a few assessments included! This is but one of many posters I have created as this one skill seems to be the greatest barrier to overcome for weak writers. It is a high-resolution vector-based illustration created in graphic design software. The file might look deceptively simple but it packs in a lot of information without overwhelming your students. I try to do as muc
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3rd - 8th
Write Topic Sentences & Conclusions - Common Core - Middle School
Help middle school students practice writing topic sentences & conclusions for essays. Great review before state tests!
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7th - 9th
Writing Thesis Statements /An Interactive Activity to Develop Effective Writing
Given the definition and components of a thesis statement, along with a sample writing prompt with pre-written thesis statements, students will be able to distinguish the better of three thesis statements by correctly identifying it.This resource is an interactive presentation that guides the students to learn about the good thesis statement and how to write a thesis statement and develop their writing skills.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Research Paper - How To Guide - Powerpoint
This powerpoint is used to preview and prepare your students for the first steps of research:1. Brainstorming2. How to choose sub-topics3. How to choose keywords from the subtopics4. Credible and non-credible sites (with websites to access)5. Preview and tutorial of bookmarking or note taking website: diigo.comThis powerpoint has Olympic background pictures and examples from the 2014 Winter Olympics, but you could change out the examples for your class topic. I added a duplicate of the en
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5th - 12th
Narrative Writing Bundle
We have collected all of our favorite narrative writing tools and put them in a bundle at a discounted price! We use these products to improve writing skills and to provide reference materials for your students to keep!!! Narrative Writing Introduction Hooks:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Narrative-Writing-Introduction-Hooks-4921381Narrative Writing Introductions using Mentor Texts:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Examining-Introductions-in-Mentor-Texts-4926949Narrative
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5th - 8th
SMART Board Persuasion Map - Persuasive Writing Planning
This file contains a graphic organizer prepared especially for the SMART board for teaching how to plan a piece of persuasive writing. The graphic organizer helps students see a visual representation of a persuasive argument, and allows them to outline a piece before actually beginning the writing process. This slide can easily be printed and used as a handout and graphic organizer for students to use individually as well as by a whole class!
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3rd - 8th
Persuasive Writing Guide with a Counterclaim
This is a complete step by step guide to help students write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay with a counterclaim.
You will receive:
1. A file with the student writing guide
2. A file with the teacher's how to and pacing calendar
3. A PowerPoint to introduce the persuasive genre to your class
The student guide includes:
1. Outline of what's expected
2. Helping Hands for the intro and conclusion
3. Writing Reminders
4. Pro/Con List
5. Graphic Organizers for each of the 5 paragraphs
6. Rough Draf
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Persuasive and Research Report Writing Guide Bundle
Biography Workbook Teachers Edition - Includes Narrated Mentor Text
This Teacher's Edition for the Biography Writing Program is a PowerPoint presentation. The slides guides you through each page of the student workbook, giving the teacher ideas and suggestions for teaching the new material. Four Mentor Texts are included. One of the Mentor Texts are narrated, the one titled Anne Frank, A Light In The Dark. Clear instructions are given so that the teacher uses the Mentor Texts to model the new skills.
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5th - 8th
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