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Middle school writing-essays handouts on sale
Opinion Writing Transition Words
This poster has transition words for students to use when writing an opinion piece. It has transitions for them to use during the introduction, reasons, examples and conclusion. You could print a small version for each student to keep in their writing folder or I printed a large copy on a poster maker and hung it next to my writing conferencing area.
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1st - 6th
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Complete Sentences Anchor Chart Poster l 4th Grade Language / Grammar l L.4.1F
This product includes a one-page PDF anchor chart poster for complete sentences. It includes definitions for complete sentence, subject, predicate, fragment, and run-on. It also includes examples of a complete sentence, sentence fragment, and run-on sentence.Save Money and get the Language Arts Anchor Chart Poster Growing BundleHow to use this resource:Guided /Interactive Notebook pageClass display posterReference page for grammar worksheet or literacy center rotationDon’t forget to leave feedba
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Personal / Friendly Letter Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP
Paragraph Indents Anchor Chart Poster l Organizing Essays l Paragraph Writing
This product includes a one-page PDF anchor chart poster for paragraph indents. It includes three common times when to indent and start a new paragraph. Save Money and get the Language Arts Anchor Chart Poster Growing BundleHow to use this resource:Guided /Interactive Notebook pageClass display posterReference page for grammar worksheet or literacy center rotationDon’t forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits for future purchases! Every 20 credits is worth $1! Please take a moment to give a
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Personal / Friendly Letter Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP
Opinion, Narrative, and Creative Writing Activities Bundle
All your writing needs are right here. This bundle includes writing prompts, narrative, opinion, and creative writing. These are sure to get your most reluctant writers excited about writing!Check out the previews to see everything that is included.Check out my store for more great products at great prices!Schoolhouse Learning - Jan Harris
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4th - 6th
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Rainbow Essay Writing Graphic Organizer and Writing Planning Tool
This tool breaks the essay-writing process down piece by piece, with a planning and practice graphic organizer for:
Topic Research/Brainstorming
Introductions
Main Ideas 1, 2, & 3
Conclusions
Final Drafts
Each page is color coded and simply designed so you can get the most reusability out of it. This is a great tool for students who struggle with organization during the writing process. Work on a page or section at a time and put it all together for the final product.
The lines are pretty
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3rd - 9th
Merchant of Venice - Act 4, Scene 1: Antonio's Court Case - ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
These print-and-use lesson worksheets are part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. They focus specifically on Act 4, Scene 1 of the play, one of the longest and most important scenes of the play, as it presents the final climax and Antonio's court case.This comprehensive unit of work includes the following:Comprehension and Close Reading Questions for Act 4, Scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice.Act it Out! - A range of pair work or group work drama & improv activities
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Merchant of Venice ADVANCED TEACHING + EXAM PREP BUNDLE + ANSWERS
"The Wave" - Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser: Essay Assessment Questions & Criteria
This handout / printable outlines a whole-book, final essay-style assessment as a post-reading activity for The Wave by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser. The handout includes:1) Clear instructions & 5 essay questions that address key issues and central concerns of the novel. 2) An essay assessment rubric & list of criteria that can be used to easily assess the essay responses (should they be used as an assessment).3) I've included 2 versions of the instructions & questions. a) Version 1 p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Things Fall Apart (Achebe) - After Reading Essay Assessment + RUBRIC + ANSWERS
This is a print-and-use whole-book (after-reading) essay assessment for Chinua Achebe's iconic African novel Things Fall Apart, and it includes:Whole Book Essay Questions: A range of essay questions address key issues and central concerns of the novel as prompts for a final, summative assessment.Essay Assessment Criteria & Rubric: An essay assessment rubric & list of criteria that can be used to easily assess the essay responses (should they be used as an assessment).TEACHER'S GUIDE wit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Clincher Closing Sentence Anchor Chart Poster
This product includes a one-page PDF anchor chart poster for clincher statements / closing sentences. It outlines the four ways for students to "close the door" on their writing and provides examples of each.Save Money and get the Language Arts Anchor Chart Poster Growing BundleHow to use this resource:Guided /Interactive Notebook pageClass display posterReference page for grammar worksheet or literacy center rotationDon’t forget to leave feedback to earn TpT credits for future purchases! Every
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Personal / Friendly Letter Writing Unit BUNDLE l 15 Days l NO PREP
"Because I could not stop for Death" and "I heard a fly buzz - " (Dickinson)
This no-prep teaching unit focuses on Emily Dickinson's two of Dickinson's most famous and iconic poems about death: "Because I could not stop for Death". and "I heard a fly buzz - when I died". The comprehensive unit contains the following:1. Introduction to context, concepts & terminology - This informative section provides an overview of the dramatic monologue as a central technique in Dickinson's poetry, as well as the context of composition of both poems - crucial to understanding the p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Romeo and Juliet (IGCSE) - Acts 4 + 5 - Review + PEEL Essay Practice + ANSWERS
This print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It focuses specifically on Act 4 and Act 5 of the play. The worksheet includes:Act 4 and Act 5 Review Questions (can be used as a simple review or assessment of your students’ knowledge of Acts 4 and 5 of the play)Act 4 and 5 Essay Writing Practice, with a particular focus on structuring arguments for literary criticism using the P.E.E.L. paragraph structure (POINT - EVIDENCE - EXPLAIN - LINK).Mod
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) - Character Analysis Essay Guide
This advanced handout guides students through the process of writing an essay about Lorraine Hansberry's iconic, award-winning play A Raisin in the Sun. The play is on the IGCSE English Literature curriculum for 2020-21 and 2022, but the guide and worksheet can be used independent of the IGCSE exams, too!Specifically, the handout teaches students how to write a well-structured, thorough and insightful character analysis for a character of their choice in the play.The handout can be used at any p
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lord of the Flies (Golding) - Chapter 12 - Change - Worksheets + ANSWERS + GUIDE
This unit of work focuses on Chapter 12 of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies; as a comprehensive unit for Chapter 12, it includes the following:1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 12 of the novel.2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapter 12 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.3. Analyzing Setting - Change
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romeo and Juliet (IGCSE): Act 5, Scene 3 - Worksheet + ANSWERS + TEACHER'S GUIDE
This print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It focuses specifically on the final scene and conclusion of the play: Act 5, Scene 3 of the play. The worksheet includes:Comprehension & Close Reading questions for Act 5, Scene 3.Mock Trial Group Work Activity (an activity that allows your students to stage mock trials and to try the various characters who may be responsible and thus held accountable for the death of Romeo and Juliet.Exam Pr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romeo + Juliet (IGCSE): Act 4, Scenes 4-5 - O Woeful Day! - Worksheet + ANSWERS
This print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It focuses specifically on Act 4, Scenes 4-5 of the play. The worksheet includes:Comprehension & Close Reading questions for Act 4, Scene 4-5.Shakespeare in Context: Information text about Elizabethan funeral customs.Exam Practice and Essay Writing Task connected to Act 4, Scene 5 (and Lord Capulet, specifically)Personal Response Activity, assessing Juliet’s behaviour throughout Act 4.Model An
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lord of the Flies (Golding) Character Analysis Essay Writing Guide + RUBRIC
This advanced handout guides students through the process of writing an essay about William Golding's iconic and Nobel-prize winning novel Lord of the Flies. Specifically, the handout teaches students how to write a well-structured, thorough, and insightful character analysis. The handout can be used at any point in your study of the novel, but I recommend that you let your students read at least half (up to Chapter 6: Beast from Air) or to the end before you let them attempt the essay.Enjoy, an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romeo + Juliet (IGCSE): Act 3, Scene 5 - It was the Lark! - Worksheet + ANSWERS
This print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It focuses specifically on Act 3, Scene 5 of the play. The worksheet includes:Comprehension & Close Reading questions for Act 3, Scene 5Shakespeare in Context: Information Text about Asides and Soliloquies (important to fully appreciate the dramatic impact of the scene)Dramatic Reading Activity (focuses on the dramatic irony and the portrayal of Juliet’s relationship with her mother)Essay Writ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Character Analysis and Essay
This handout and worksheet guides students through the process of developing a structured, detailed character analysis essay based on William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
There is a clear focus on thesis statement development, the essay structure, and the integration of citations and examples to develop a coherent essay overall.
Enjoy!
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8th - 12th
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Romeo + Juliet (IGCSE): Act 3 Scene 2: Romeo is banished! - ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This print-and-use lesson worksheet is part of my teaching unit for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It focuses specifically on Act 3, Scenes 2 of the play. The lesson provides several close reading, language analysis, and essay-writing tasks based on this pivotal scene of the play. The handout includes:Comprehension & Close Reading questions for Act 3, Scene 2.Analysing Language: Juliet’s state of mind (a close reading and analysis activity based on Juliet’s opening soliloquy to the scene, 3
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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James K Baxter: 'Elegy for My Father's Father' IGCSE Poetry
This is a detailed handout and worksheet to accompany study and analysis of James K. Baxter's poem "Elegy for My Father's Father".
You can buy this handout as part of the IGCSE Poetry May 2018 / May 2019 bundle, here: IGCSE Poetry May 2018 / 2019 Bundle
The handout includes:
- biography and information about the poet
- annotated version of the poem (with useful glossary and images to explain crucial words and phrases)
- Close reading & analysis questions that allow your students to analy
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8th - 12th
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An Inspector Calls (J. B. Priestley) - Essay Questions ASSESSMENT & CRITERIA
This handout / printable outlines a whole-book, final essay-style assessment as a post-reading activity for An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley. The handout includes:1) Clear instructions & three sets of five essay questions that address key issues and central concerns of the play. 2) An essay assessment rubric & list of criteria that can be used to easily assess the essay responses (should they be used as an assessment).3) I've included 2 versions of the instructions & questions.a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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