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Common Core W.6.1a activities for Microsoft Word
Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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Writing an Extended Response Based on Two Different Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills
In this lesson students will learn how to write an extended response using two different, but related tests. First, students will look at sample student responses and are asked to use a scoring guide to critique these responses, specifically looking at what is right and what is missing from those student responses. Students are then given tow different, but related texts in which they will write their own extended response about. Students are expected to use the scoring guide, as well as their e
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5th - 10th
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Argumentative Essay Outline Fill In the Blanks Organizer
This outline helps students focus on a thesis, evidence, and elaboration by taking them through the step-by-step process of constructing an argumentative essay. When completed, students will be able to take their steps and put them together to form a cohesive essay. I have used this successfully with my lower level students in 6th and 7th grade Language Arts. This would work well for 4th and 5th graders who are just learning the writing process or struggling to connect their ideas.
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4th - 8th
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PEEL Paragraph Graphic Organizer || ★ Miss Peterson's Padawans ★
★ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ★This PEEL graphic organizer can help students who are beginning to write paragraphs. It includes a box for students to write each part of PEEL paragraph, as well as helpful sentence starters and other writing tips. Teachers can reuse this graphic organizer with various writing prompts. ★ PRODUCT DETAILS ★This digital download includes one editable Word Document.★ WORKSHEET DIRECTIONS ★Students must respond to a writing prompt using the PEEL paragraph structure. Students mu
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5th - 9th
Informative Essay Outline
Use this fully editable outline to help your students organize research and writing for an informative essay, complete with sentence starters and scaffolded questioning to guide the process.
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5th - 10th
Writing Short Response Answers Using Non-Fiction Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills
In this lesson students will learn how to formulate short response answers using a non-fiction text. As a model, students will look at other students responses (a low, middle and high answer) and are asked to critique what is right and what is missing from those answers. Students will then read a non-fiction text on their own, and will use the aforementioned expectations and criteria to assist them in creating their own written short response questions.Check out all my other ELA products below!
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5th - 8th
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Note-taking & Distinguishing Important Information: ELA Test Prep Writing Skills
This lesson teaches students of to take proper notes. Specifically, students will learn how to distinguish the most important information and take correct bullet-pointed notes. After, students are expected to complete an assessment activity based solely on the notes they took, which determine how well they were able to distinguish the most important information.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Co
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4th - 8th
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Biography Assignment Outline:Getting to Know Your Favorite Basketball Player
Biography Paper Assignment: Getting to Know Your Favorite Basketball Player Rationale: This biography paper assignment offers students the opportunity to explore their interests in basketball while honing their research and writing skills. By selecting a current basketball player as the subject of their biography, students are encouraged to engage with real-world figures and gain a deeper understanding of the sport. Additionally, the assignment promotes critical thinking as students analyze and
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Biography Paper Assignment: Getting to Know Your Favorite Athlete BUNDLE
Biography Paper Assignment Outline:Getting to Know Your Favorite Baseball Player
Biography Paper Assignment: Getting to Know Your Favorite Baseball Player This biography paper assignment offers students the opportunity to explore their interests in baseball while honing their research and writing skills. By selecting a current baseball player as the subject of their biography, students are encouraged to engage with real-world figures and gain a deeper understanding of the sport. Additionally, the assignment promotes critical thinking as students analyze and synthesize inform
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Biography Paper Assignment: Getting to Know Your Favorite Athlete BUNDLE
How to Write an Extended Response & Paragraph: ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
Students will be able to identify the different parts of an extended ASC response and will compare it to an ASC paragraph. Students will then identify the difference themselves. The comparison will be geared towards ensuring students know the difference and how much more information goes in to writing an extended response compared to an ASC paragraph. Students will eventually apply what they've learned about the structure of an extended ASC response and will create their own based on a question
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6th - 12th
How to Write a Short Response: ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills and Strategies
This lesson is designed to teach students the proper way to write a complete and comprehensive paragraph. This lesson uses the ASC (answer, support, closing) approach to write a paragraph. This method becomes a template for students to use in regular writing, state tests, essays, etc. The template provides students will a type of checklist. In this lesson, students are writing a complete paragraph about their favorite season.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictiona
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5th - 8th
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Set 2 of 2 6th 7th Grade Word Version
CCSS aligned and perfected for Grades 6-7, generate interest for practicing reading while knowing most of the work is done for you with this nonfiction reading comprehension passages pack. Topics include pandas, recycling and Vancouver.Contents:Reading Passage 1: Red Pandas - Red Pandas eat nearly 9,000 pounds of food during their lifetime.Reading Passage 2: Hoatzin - This loud creature has roots stretching back 36 billion years!Reading Passage 3: Moose - These huge creatures are built for the c
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6th - 7th
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How to Write a Final Draft of an Essay: ELA Test Prep, Printable Worksheets
Students will take their rough drafts and apply all of the revisions and edits that made, and write the final draft of their five paragraph essays. Students will view a teacher model in which details exactly how to use revisions and edits and apply when when completing a final draft of an essay.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Conclusion - ELA SkillsSetting & How It Affects Characters: ELA Te
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6th - 8th
McCarthyism/Cold War DBQ
This activity includes the use of 7 primary source texts (speech excerpts, photographs, and comic strip) to engage students and encourage them to interact with text and cite specific evidence. Each document comes with at least 3 questions. The questions build upon each other to help students see both sides of the issue with McCarthyism during America's Cold War Era. At the end, students will take the information they have gained while analyzing the documents and construct an argumentative essay.
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6th - 12th
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Creating an Outline for an Essay - ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
In this lesson students will be shown how to make an outline, in preparation for writing a 5 paragraph essay. Through teachers model, students will be shown how to break down the question, as well as properly gather information about the text(s) they will be writing about. In my lesson students are preparing to write about certain books, but the lesson and the outline can be used for any book or text.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep S
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5th - 8th
Novel Study Tic-Tac-Toe Final Project
This project can be used for any novel study as a summative end. Students can pick any row they choose, allowing for optimal engagement and creativity either in writing or in drawings.All materials are included. Students will need to grab their own papers to work on the physical project, or use computers. However, all comprehensive assignment descriptions and rubrics are included for easy marking. Some of the activities included are:- timeline- Facebook profile- comic strip- character comparison
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6th - 8th
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Writing an Extended Response Essay - ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
Students will be able to pull out information from two passages as is the case with book 3 of the ELA exam. Students will then use this information to answer a response question effectively.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Conclusion - ELA SkillsSetting & How It Affects Characters: ELA Test Prep & Reading SkillsFact &Opinion in Non-Fiction Texts - ELA Test Prep, Reading SkillsWriting
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5th - 8th
CLICKBAIT PROJECT: Digital Literacy + Ethos/Logos/Pathos
CREATE YOUR OWN CLICKBAIT PROJECTcombining digital literacy with the rhetorical triangle Students will create their own original piece of content designed to get a user to "click" using ethos, pathos, or logos. CAN BE COMBINED WITH EXTENSION ACTIVITY: CLICKBAIT MUSEUM ANAYLSIS!
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: CLICKBAIT UNIT - ETHOS/LOGOS/PATHOS
Treasure Island Character Analysis Essay Packet (CCSS Aligned)
I created this step-by-step guide to guide my seventh graders toward writing strong literary analysis essays. Students are guided through each stage of literary analysis and are proud of the strong essays they are able to write. From understanding the prompt, brainstorming, constructing a thesis statement, all the way to supporting that thesis, students can learn to write clearly, persuasively, and engagingly with this guide!
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6th - 8th
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Make a Difference in the World: A Reflection and Power Point
This is everything you need for students who need real life heroes to emulate, for students who are researching the life and times of individuals who were or are the catalyst for change, or as an extension activity or enrichment activity when discussing the power of one to make a difference. Included are Activator with hand out, Mini Lesson, Activities with hand out and rubric, Wrap Up, and Homework with hand out, as well as Common Core Standards. This project based Power Point will take at le
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5th - 8th
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Parts of a PEEL Paragraph Color Coding Worsheet || ★ Miss Peterson's Padawans ★
★ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ★This PEEL paragraph color coding worksheet will help students understand the various parts of PEEL. This worksheet includes two examples of PEEL paragraphs. Students will use colored pencils, highlighters, crayons, or markers to annotate the paragraphs for the parts of PEEL. This will prepare students to begin writing PEEL paragraphs of their own.★ PRODUCT DETAILS ★This digital download includes one editable Word Document. The document includes two different examples of PE
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5th - 9th
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5 Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step
Teaching Students how to write a 5-paragraph essay can be challenging because technology has hindered that fundamental skill our kiddos need to possess. This lesson was my “I do”, “we do” component of the lesson. It takes as long as you need it to take because at the end, they will have to write an entire 5 -paragraph essay on their own as an assessment.
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6th - 8th
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Science CER Practice Activity
Claim Evidence Reasoning Practice Activity allows students to utilize the CER rubric (ratings from 4- accomplished to 0 no credit) on 3 different student response examples. The detailed rubric is included in the activity as well as mini rubrics for students to use and feedback sections for students to write comments.Check out my CER Resources Bundle to save 30% on all 4 of the CER activities!
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: CER Practice Bundle
Argumentative Essay Pre-Writing Activity
I've created a pre-writing worksheet that will help students to understand what a prompt is asking them to write, organize their thinking, and make a plan for their writing. The activity has graphic organizers for unpacking the prompt and planning elements of argument, an outline for organizing their thinking, and a lined space for adding additional quotes and evidence that they could use while writing. I use this activity before students have an in-class essay so that they are prepared to come
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6th - 12th
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