Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
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Start getting in on the growing bundle and get the rest FREE for the rest of 2022 - WOW! That's an amazing deal because you won't believe what I have planned for you! I will release one Writing Module per month to PRACTICE ALL DIFFERENT GENRES OF WRITING with topics KIDS WANT TO LEARN ABOUT! You - well, your students really - are going to want them all! AND IT'S NO PREP FOR YOU! EVEN INCLUDES RUBRICS & EVALUATION SHEETS & GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS -- WOW!
YOU (ALL) GOT THIS!
Your 7th through 12th graders got this! Got what you ask? Final products they will create in no time with step-by-step guidance, which so far includes:
1) A Problem-Solution Argument Essay about "The Problem With Recycling"
2) A Cause-and-Effect Informative Essay about "The Changing Movie Industry"
3) A Narrative about an Incredible Event or Experience in Nature
4) A Cause-and-Effect Informative Essay about Concussions
5) A Problem-Solution Argument Essay about Preventing Concussions in Youth Sports
KIDS LOVE THE TOPICS - AND THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE!
Students read and critically think about very current, relevant, exciting issues they are naturally curious about. They won't be whining about how boring the reading is, and I think a lot of them will be more excited to write than you've ever seen!
HELP YOUR STUDENTS MASTER & FEEL CONFIDENT IN WRITING INFORMATIVE (EXPLANATORY/EXPOSITORY) ESSAYS, ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS, and NARRATIVES! MORE GENRES TO COME AS THE BUNDLE GROWS!
CHECK OUT THE CONTENTS:
MODULE #1: THE PROBLEM WITH RECYCLING - PROBLEM-SOLUTION ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
1) Student Directions and Writing Prompt
2) Source #1: “The Recycling Problem & Possible Solutions” (passage)
3) Source #2: “Reuse! Reuse! Reuse!" (passage)
4) Source #3: Flyers from the EPA - Environmental Protection Agency ( passage)
5) Optional Graphic Organizer to Plan Problem-Solution Essay
6) The College-and-Career-Ready Standards to Meet
7) Grades 7-12 Expectations for an Exemplar Opinion Essay
8) Rubric Option #1
9) Rubric Option #2
9) Essay Evaluation Sheet
10) A bibliography of sources used to write Sources #1 and #2
11) Link to the Google Slides Version
MODULE #2: THE CHANGING MOVIE INDUSTRY - CAUSE-&-EFFECT INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY ESSAY
1) Student Directions and Writing Prompt
2) Source #1: “Moviemaking Magic”
3) Source #2: “How the Movie Industry Has Changed in 100 Years"
4) Source #3: "Movies in the 20s"
5) Graphic Organizer to Plan Cause and Effect Essay
6) The College-and-Career-Ready Standards to Meet
7) Rubric for Grades 7-12 Informative/Explanatory Essay
8) Essay Evaluation Sheet
9) A bibliography of sources used to write Sources
10) Link to the Google Slides Version
11) Link to the Google Slides Version
MODULE #3: WITNESSING AN INCREDIBLE EVENT IN NATURE - NARRATIVE
1) Student Directions and Writing Prompt
2) Narrative #1 (passage): "Witnessing the Total Eclipse of 2017"
3) Narrative #2 (audio recording): "Witnessing the Awesome Eclipse of 2017"
4) Short Written Response Analysis Questions
5) The College-and-Career-Ready Standards to Meet
6) Optional Graphic Organizer for Narrative Writing
7) Rubric for Grades 7-12 Narrative Writing
8) Narrative Evaluation Sheet
9) Link to the Google Slides Version
10) Answer Key for Short Written Responses
MODULE #4: WHAT ARE CONCUSSIONS? - CAUSE-&-EFFECT INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY ESSAY
1) Student Directions and Writing Prompt
2) Source #1: “Concussions 101 - Part 1"
3) Source #2: “Concussions 101 - Part 2"
4) Source #3: Two Short Educational Videos about Concussions
5) Optional Graphic Organizer to Plan Cause-and-Effect Essay
6) The College-and-Career-Ready Standards to Meet
7) Expectations for Grades 7-12 Informative/Explanatory Essay
8) Rubric for Grades 7-12 Informative/Explanatory Essay
9) Essay Evaluation Sheet
10) Answer Key for Short Written Responses about the Videos
11) Link to the Google Slides Version
MODULE #5: PREVENTING CONCUSSIONS IN YOUTH SPORTS - PROBLEM-SOLUTION ARGUMENT ESSAY
1) Student Directions and Writing Prompt
2) Source #1: "Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports: A Father's Story"
3) Source #2: “Statement on Rethinking Youth Sports to Prevent Head Injuries” by Congresswoman Betty McCollum
4) Source #3: Q&A Interview with Concussion Society President
5) The College-and-Career-Ready Standards to Meet
6) Expectations for Grades 7-12 Argument Essay
7) Graphic Organizer for Problem-Solution Essay (Optional)
8) Rubric for Grades 7-12 Argument Essay
9) Essay Evaluation Sheet
10) Link to the Google Slides Version
JUST LIKE THE REAL WRITING ASSESSMENT TESTS - ONLY BETTER
Prepare students for standardized writing assessments that provide sources which the student must cite by quoting or paraphrasing text evidence directly from the sources. SET UP THE SAME WAY AS A REAL TEST!
EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO SUCCEED
Students are guided to plan their essays (using an optional graphic organizer), to write a rough draft, edit and proofread, and turn in multi-paragraph essays, complete with an introduction and conclusion, that they are proud of!
COMES WITH OPTIONAL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO GET THOSE RELUCTANT WRITERS STARTED AND ORGANIZED!
NOTE THAT THERE ARE GRADE 4-6 VERSIONS and GRADE 7-12 VERSIONS:
Please compare that the modules offered in two ability levels. The Grades 7-12 Modules contain more advanced sources for middle school and high school while the Grades 4-6 Modules are tailored more to upper elementary and early middle school. The reading levels of the sources are differentiated and aligned exactly to the grade-specific standards they are being assessed on.
I GET PAID BY TEXTBOOK COMPANIES TO WRITE ASSESSMENTS!
I designed this product VERY INTENTIONALLY to
1) Make students feel confident and completely aware what's required of them as they write a wonderful final draft that's aligned to standards they will be assessed on.
2) Make teachers' lives easier by making it NO-PREP, IN FLEXIBLE FORMATS, AND READY-TO-GO!
AN ADDED BONUS
I purposely made the passages HIGH-INTEREST, RELEVANT, and CURRENT to grab students' attention, keep them focused, and they won't whine about it! THAT'S HALF YOUR BATTLE RIGHT THERE!
FLEXIBLE IN-PERSON OR DISTANCE LEARNING VERSIONS
The product can be used as an in-person set of printables, and/or can be accessed online in Google Slides or TPT's EASEL for easy distance learning. Just add blank pages and take out any pages, and then share copies.
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YOU'LL ALSO LIKE THESE GRADE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES:
High-Interest Informational Text Passages paired with COMPREHENSION TASKS or PRACTICE TESTS. Aligned to EVERY SINGLE GRADE-SPECIFIC READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (AND MORE). You won't find these anywhere else! Save yourself hours of internet searches trying to find the right texts for the right goals of the right lengths in the right formats at the right levels. Students keep reporting how much THEY LOVE the passages because they are interesting and relevant to them! GET YOURS NOW!
4th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
4th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
5th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
5th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
Upper Elementary Bundle High-Interest Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
Upper Elementary Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS
6th-8th Grade High-Interest Informational Text Passages and TASKS - Volume I
6th-8th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts Passages and TASKS - Volume II
6th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
7th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
8th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
Middle School Bundle High-Interest Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
Middle School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS
9th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
9th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
10th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
10th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
11th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
11th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
12th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and TASKS
12th Grade High-Interest Informational Texts and PRACTICE TESTS
High School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TASKS
High School Bundle High-Interest Texts and TESTS
Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally. ALL TEXT-EVIDENCE BASED
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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:
Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS
