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Writing-essays Common Core CCRA.SL.5 resources
Screenplay UNIT: Screenwriting in Secondary ELA-- From Script to Trailer
One of the things I really enjoy is reading and writing screenplays. In this unit by Bespoke ELA, I have put together some of the key lessons that I've learned about script writing in a format that is user-friendly to secondary ELA students. Screenplay writing is a high-interest type of writing because all students love movies. For this project, students will create their own original screenplay concepts, write a character sketch and plot treatment, craft a ten-page screenplay sequence, creat
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Student Choice Biography Research Project — Secondary ELA — CCSS Rubric
Do you want to teach your students the format of a short biography? This no-prep biography research project guides students through the research and reporting on a significant figure of their choice! It will shepherd student learning from the selection and planning process to the creation of a polished essay using thoughtfully scaffolded and tested activities. Designed as a weeks-long research unit, this product includes (See PREVIEW):The Basics of MLA Style PowerPoint presentation to assist wit
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6th - 10th
The Writer's Notebook Guide-- Handouts, Instructions, Charts, and MORE!
This guide includes explanations on how to organize the writer's notebook as well as the charts, handouts, graphic organizers, rubrics, etc. for students to use with the notebook throughout the school year. It also includes a Google Slides notebook template that you can use for a digital notebook option.The Writer’s Notebook is the heart of the English classroom. It is the place that holds a student’s reflections on literature and life. It is the place where a student goes to record important n
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Persuasive Writing Assignment Michael vs LeBron
Persuasive Writing Assignment - Michael vs LeBron | PDF and Digital Formats: In this engaging assignment, students practice gathering evidence from a podcast (oral text) and use that evidence to support their writing. After listening to the evidence presented by the podcast, students must decide who is the greatest of all-time (GOAT) basketball player LeBron James or Michael Jordan. Language Warning: "Damn" is said twice, and "pissed off" is said once. One real swear word is said and properly bl
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6th - 8th
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The Odyssey Bundle: Intro, WebQuest, Presentations, Projects, Essay, Breakout
This resource bundle includes materials to introduce students to the Odyssey and Greek mythology, a Webquest with events from the epic poem written in narrative form, presentation and project materials, a highly structured argument essay focused on whether or not Odysseus is a hero, and a breakout activity which can be used to preview or review the epic.
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9th
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Academic Integrity - Avoiding Plagiarism - High School Study Skills Lesson
Are issues like plagiarism, cheating, or excessive dependence on ChatGPT becoming concerns in your classes?Teach your students about academic integrity with this comprehensive interactive Google Slides lesson that includes a definition of academic integrity, its importance, and illustrative examples. These slides also include a definition of academic dishonesty, examples, and how to avoid academic dishonesty. ⭐️ This is a must-teach lesson for all students! By the end of this lesson, your studen
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9th - 12th
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I Want a Pet Paragraph Packet | Persuasive Paragraph Writing
Are you looking for an engaging way to incorporate daily paragraph writing in your classroom? Have your students write a letter to their parents or guardians asking for a pet and outlining how they will care for it with our I Want a Pet Paragraph Packet. This resource will guide students through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed persuasive paragraph about their desire to have a pet. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin b
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1st - 4th
Also included in: March! Step-by-Step Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
Public Speaking PBL Unit: Talk Like TED - with Research Writing & Rhetoric
Persuasive talks are a powerful way to teach students public speaking, rhetorical analysis, persuasive writing, and research-skills. For this unit, students write a research paper on the topic of their choice, analyze contemporary speeches, and craft a persuasive speech for an authentic audience that captures their own unique voice on a topic of their choice. In my own classroom, I was blown away by some of the topics my students chose, which included “Glossophobia: How the Fear of Public Speaki
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Project Based Learning (PBL) Growing Bundle for High School English
It's My Favorite Book Paragraph Packet | Opinion Paragraph Writing
Are you looking for an engaging way to incorporate daily paragraph writing in your classroom? Get your students writing about their favorite book with our It's My Favorite Book Paragraph Packet . This resource will guide students through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed opinion paragraph about their favorite book. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin board letters and graphics to display student work!Our Paragraph Packet
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1st - 4th
Also included in: March! Step-by-Step Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
Pets | Guided Research Paragraph Packet | Informative Paragraph Writing
Are you looking for a way to introduce your students to a research project that ends with a perfectly written paragraph? Our It's Time to Research Pets! Paragraph Packet will guide students through researching a pet of their choosing utilizing kid-friendly websites. When finished researching, students will be led through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed informative paragraph about the pet they chose. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to as
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1st - 4th
Also included in: March! Step-by-Step Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
HMH Into Reading Writing Workshop Slides First Grade Module 10 Lessons 1 - 15
Are you looking for supplemental Writer's Workshop slides to help you teach writing with the all new Into Reading program from HMH? This download includes 70 slides for the Module 10 writing workshop unit (The Girl Who Could Dance in Outer Space). (Module 10 Lessons 1 - 15)Included in these slides are:- brainstorming writing topics- making predictions- creating a list- essay- interesting words- rhyme- questioning- vocabulary- context clues- prewriting- goal setting- biographical essays- chronolo
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1st
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Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
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6th - 12th
Argumentative Writing: Photo Essay Project
This photo essay activity and presentation is a great tool for starting or expanding on your unit for argumentative and/or persuasive writing. Look all around. People use photos to sell us on issues all the time. Commercials, billboards, yard signs they all use images to capture the audience. Photos are used to sell, make a point, argue, and as evidence. This unit emphasizes the value of photos and raises their impact to a new educational level. The assignment: Using a series of photos students
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7th - 12th
AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH UNIT MEGA BUNDLE Writing Skills Report Present Theme
***BUNDLE & SAVE 40%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 568-page Around the World Research Unit MEGA BUNDLE-Writing Skills Lessons, Research Report, Presentation Project, Party, and Theme Day. Use this thematic unit to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills! First, students will learn and practice a variety
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3rd - 8th
The Crucible Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons, Activities, Assessments
With its historical significance and timeliness with contemporary news stories, "'The Crucible' (Arthur Miller) Unit Plan" is excellent for a cross-curriculum study of the Salem Witch trials and the 1950s U.S. Red Scare whether in Distance or Classroom Learning situations. CCS and Bloom's Taxonomy aligned, it suits grades 7-12. It contains daily plans, a vocabulary list, study questions w/answers, a wide variety of literary analysis activities, journal and essay formats and topics, project idea
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9th - 12th
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Question Stems for Secondary ELA -- 200+ Stems & Essay Prompts
In this document, you will find over 200 sample question stems to use as templates for close reading that will target essential ELA standards while simultaneously encouraging critical thinking about fiction and non-fiction. These question stems target skill such as:Text Purpose, Structure, and AudienceLiterary ElementsLiterary TechniquesRhetorical DevicesNon-fiction & Informational TextsTextual EvidenceWord Meaning in ContextDrawing ConclusionsMaking InferencesSummarizingand MORE!The sample
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8th - 12th
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AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH & THEME DAY BUNDLE Report Presentation End of the Year
***BUNDLE & SAVE 30%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING AND FUN into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 193-page/slide Around the World Research Project & Theme Day BUNDLE for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. Use this thematic project and celebratory days to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research, writing, technology, presentation, speaking, listening, STEM, art, and teamwork skills! Students will complete an in-depth Re
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3rd - 8th
Essay Writing Unit | How to Write an essay - 5 paragraph essay format
Teach your students how to write an essay! Writing a five-paragraph essay: outline; write an introduction with a hook & thesis statement; body paragraphs & transition phrases; write a conclusion with a summary and concluding statement. Revise from rough to final draft. A whole unit on essays and expository writing using a 5-paragraph essay format:*Lesson in Powerpoint and PDF format* Student Activity Workbook* Teacher lesson plans and objectives covered, alternate examples, assessments,
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Set of TEN Macbeth Debate Activities
In this set of debate activities, students will participate in a series of debates in response to "yes/no" questions about Shakespeare's play Macbeth. There are 10 debate activities in all that each pose different debatable questions.Students will collect evidence to support both sides of the argument and then debate a side with their peers in order to practice constructing logical arguments supported by textual evidence. Each debate chart is followed by an argumentative writing assignment as
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FULL YEAR of Literature Bundle | 4 NOVEL UNIT PLANS, Complete Curriculum
Year Long Unit | Literature Unit Bundle | The Handmaid's Tale, A Raisin in the Sun, Flight, Copper Sun.This bundle includes my top four novel study units. These are my student favorites all in one place. Everything is included for you to post the lessons directly each day. Every document is fully editable, so you can also add or remove segments of the lesson. There are a few ways to use this bundle: 1) Whole class read: Read each book togetherIf you read one book at a time, this will be a full y
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9th - 12th
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Othello Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Notes, Lessons, and Activities
High school students will be ignited by issues such as gender, class, ethnicity, dignity and age in William Shakespeare's iconic tragedy since they mirror many of today's headlines. This Othello Unit Plan has the depth for teachers to meet their teaching goals with a plethora of activities for students to explore the elements of literature, the major issues, and the elements of Drama and Tragedy that comprise this play. The lessons and activities support Common Core Anchor Standards and address
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10th - 12th
It's a Rainy Day Paragraph Packet | Opinion Paragraph Writing
Do your students need to Step Up their writing? Get your students writing about what they like to do on rainy days with our It's A Rainy Day Paragraph Packet . This resource will guide students through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed opinion paragraph about what rainy day activities they like best! When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin board letters and graphics to display student work! Our Paragraph Packets are designe
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1st - 4th
Also included in: It's April! Paragraph Packet BUNDLE | Paragraph Writing
Animal Farm Unit - lessons, activities, assessments, review game
An entire unit on Animal Farm with powerpoint lessons providing historical context, explanations of allegory, and monuments as meaning. Also includes videos providing further context and scaffolding, lesson outlines, handouts and assessments (inclulding tests and essay prompts), Socratic Seminar, and a review game. Also includes the full "Connotation vs Denotation" lesson.* What makes a good leader?* Animal Farm as Allegory: Fiction vs History* Quizzes* How do monuments and memorials communicate
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8th - 11th
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