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Middle school writing-expository reflective journals for teachers
Journal Warm Up, Bell Ringer, Anticipatory Set PowerPoint
50 slides!!! 50 Days of Journal Topics!!! 50 Images for EVERY TOPIC!!!This will save you HOURS of work and your kids will love them!!! Take the stress out of the beginning or you day/period by having the kids write on interesting topics!!! Awesome, awesome stuff!!!Note: If you are interested in a FULL YEAR for only 9.99, check out my new, improved version here complete with video links, student interaction, and more: Bell Ringers: An Entire Year
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Bright Morning Work Journal Labels
Are you looking for a relaxing activity for your students to do when they enter your class each morning? I highly suggest morning writing! Use this cover so your students can easily identify which notebook they need each morning. Comes in two options: Morning Writing JournalMorning Writing NotebookThis is sized to fit on half page labels, so you can print and stick. You could also print these out, then cut and glue them on the front of the notebook.Now includes 4x6 and 6x4 sizes and full size la
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PreK - 6th
Writing Interest Survey
This writing interest survey is two pages and is a great introduction to get to know your writers. Perfect for the beginning of the year and a great resource for conferences.
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Back to School Parent, Reading, Writing Interest Surveys Bundle
Journalism - Missed Deadline - Student Reflection
One of the most important aspects of Journalism is timeliness. Students need to know that deadlines matter. This is a reflection that I make my students complete if they miss a deadline. It puts the ownership of their time management in their court.I also require that they complete this reflection before I allow my editors to assign them another story.If this reflection isn't thoughtful and representative of their future accountability, their grade is impacted.It's a passive approach that once p
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How I Spent My Summer Vacation Journal Activity
This is a fun activity for kids who are tired about writing about what they did over the summer. With the book by Mark Teague, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, kids can really get into telling the story of what DIDN'T happen to them over the summer.
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3rd - 6th
Journal Prompts & Topics for a Year
I have collected and written over 200 journal prompts that can be used at any time during the school year. Prompt categories are: reflective, cause and effect, persuasive, expository/comparative, descriptive, narrative, quote-based, freewriting, and picture-based prompts. No more worrying about filler activities or creating weekly journal prompts!
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5th - 12th
Primary Writing Checklist using step up to writing color coding
It is a great tool for teacher and student to check writing draft.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
(FREE) FORMULA for Writing an Award-Winning Expository Essay (Writers Academy)
Great visual for Writing Lessons!Expository Writing ToolGreat for Smartboards or Interactive Journals!A flow chart that shows the formula (or ingredients) for a great expository essay. Use this in student journals as a resource and as a guide for modeled writing.You can get more writing products like this!STAAR Expository Writing Prep Packets "What NOT to Eat" and "Favorite Game"STAAR Expository Writing Prep Packets “Challenges” and "Joys of being a Kid"Writer's Academy / STAAR Expository Writi
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4th - 7th
Sample UIL Ready Writing Essay
Feel free to use this essay as a template for coaching/teaching essays. I was a Texas UIL Ready Writing coach and used this essay to tackle a template on what I learned during the CoVid-19 pandemic.
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6th - 8th
Quarter Reflection
This is a standard reflection that can be used at the end of each quarter. It's simple, gives students a voice, and allows you to receive important feedback for planning purposes! Students tend to love sharing their thoughts as well as practicing the art of reflection!
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Social Media Lesson Plan: Screen Time Journal Writes / Discussion Topics
Now is the time to help our youth think critically about their decisions with respect to social media and screen time. There is alarming evidence as to the disadvantages of endless screentime, but we can work to reverse the trends by helping students make more conscious decisions about their habits, time management, screen time habits, and more. Often time our students are consumed by screen time, and it ends up minimizing their more social time, family time, educational time, ability to empathi
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6th - 12th
Writing Non-fiction
The 'G.R.A.A.B.' non-fiction writing technique is an exciting way to model for your students 'engaging' not fiction sentence constructions. These ideas give students excellent suggestions on how to 'grab' their readers' attention when presenting their facts
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sample Critical Essay Response on Teaching English Language Learners
Feel free to use this essay as a template for teaching critical short answer responses. I used this in graduate school in response to a self-selected strategy on how I teach my subject to my students.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Giver: Novel and Movie Comparison
While watching a movie based on a book I have found it is beneficial for students to critically view the movie. This resource includes a Google doc (and PDF as a print resource) to help your students not only compare and contrast the movie with the book, but also infer why the director and writers changed the novel so much.In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech she implied The Giver would never be made into a movie. Two decades later it was adapted for a movie, though. Some of the techniqu
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6th - 9th
Writing Data Tracker: 21 Key Editing Skills
Targeted instruction leads to high student performance. Keep track of your students' progress with this Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data Tracker. Quickly notice patterns and intervene on the SPECIFIC NEEDS of all your students. Included: Implementation SuggestionsHorizontal Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data TrackerVertical Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data TrackerBlank Data Tracker Check out these assessments: How to Revise: Deleting Details Exit TicketsCommas: Compound Sentences Exit Tickets7 Im
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4th - 7th
My Travel Memory Journal
The perfect assignment if you have students leaving town and you need a writing activity for them to complete. The six day packet has the students journal about each day they are on their trip, plus gives other journal ideas as well.
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3rd - 6th
Reflection Journal - Social-Emotional & Academics
Foster student self-reflection with these journal pages!My grade uses these pages to start our ELA rotations on Mondays. Following each classroom's social circle, the students return to their desks and spend 10 minutes writing silently on these sheets (the included "sentence starter" board is reviewed as needed, about once every other week) and then use them to discuss with you, their families, or their peers about how things are going at school.The journal pages are each designed to give studen
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Journal writing prompts for high school growth mindset, self esteem lessons
Encourage your students to take time to explore their inner selves. Writing prompts challenge them to reflect on four self-care items:What do they want to say yes to in their lives?What do they want to say no to?Is there something they need to forgive themselves for?Is there anything they need to give themselves permission for?This prompt comes directly from pages 58 and 59 of Spread Your Wings: A Self-Discovery Journal, a guided prompt journal that helps you dig deep, stomp out self-doubt, and
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Informational Text Readers' Response Prompts: Level 1
Use these prompts to spark higher level thinking and improve reflective writing skills as your students read respond to to informational text. Great alignment to Common Core ELA standards, but can be easily used in any subject area to add rigor to reading assignments. Don't forget to check out Level 2 as well!
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3rd - 8th
25 Journal Entry Deeper Prompts for Middle Schoolers
This list of journal entries on deeper topics can also be used for lower and upper level students.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Writing Interest Survey
Have some reluctant writers? Have them fill out an interest survey to generate ideas for writing, and use as a reference when conducting writing conferences with students.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Digital Notebook | Journal Writing Notebook
Digital Journal | Digital NotebookThis is a multi-purpose digital notebook. You may use it as a prayer journal, gratitude journal, etc. This digital journal or notebook can be used in any annotation app. Use it with your best stylus.What is included in your purchase?54 page digital notebook in PDF format (hyperlinked)Thank you for visiting!Ahava Shop
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Growing Bundle Digital Notebooks and Gratitude Journals
Writer's Workshop Conferencing Template
This is an easy to use Writer's Workshop Conferencing Template, which is very time efficient and easy to use for all grade levels. I use it year after year!
Grades:
1st - 6th
Writing Survey
Get ready for back to school with this activity! Here is a great way to build connections with and among your new students! Use this resource to help create a positive atmosphere in your classroom by learning more about your students to better prepare future lessons based on students' responses
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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