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High school writing-essays games
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Argument Writing Digital Escape Room Review Game Activity
Argument Writing Digital Escape RoomThis product contains a digital escape room created in 2022 based on an older game for use with paper and Breakout Box kits. Both games are included in the download.Digital Escape Room: Students must be able to access Google Sites, Forms, and Slides as well as Youtube to play the digital version of the game. They must also have a Google sign-in. No Breakout Box kit is necessary for the digital version.Paper Room: For the Breakout Box version, students must
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7th - 12th
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Fun Essay Hooks Writing Game and Practice Activity for Middle School ELA
"But I don't know how to start!" Sound familiar? Even when our students have great ideas, they don't always know how to hook their readers with engaging introductions for their essays. This fun game and activity changes that!First, students are split into five teams. Each team is given 8 game cards with examples of catchy essay hooks. Five types of hooks are included: quote, unexpected fact, anecdote, controversial statement, and kidding around (Q.U.A.C.K.). The teams then race to trade cards wi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Lesson Google Slides Activity
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
Essay Writing Games (Parts of an essay, essay terms, types of essays)
Nobody said essay writing was easy, but it can be fun! Integrate these essay writing games as a engaging way for students to learn the various parts of an essay.
What games are included?
• Trivia game #1 (Jeopardy-style)
• Trivia game #2 (Jeopardy-style)
• Trivia game #3 (Millionaire-style)
The games cover a variety of elements including:
a) Parts of an essay
b) Important terms
c) Types of essays
Note: all three games can be edited to accommodate the variety of learners in your classroom.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Resources BUNDLE
Citing Text Evidence BUNDLE & Citing Evidence Game - Distance Learning
Do your students struggle to seamlessly incorporate text evidence within their writing? This completely digital and printable unit will teach your students MLA 8 citations + critical lessons that teach students how to incorporate/embed these quotations within paragraphs. The Citing Evidence Game will engage students in fun but meaningful practice with crafting parenthetical citations and embedding quotations. This is a digital and printable resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. Th
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7th - 12th
The Chrysalids Comprehensive Unit - Engaging Activities, Assessments, Digital
Introducing "The Chrysalids Unit," an all-inclusive teaching resource for John Wyndham’s novel "The Chrysalids." This comprehensive unit includes 17 engaging lessons to captivate and challenge your students.Each lesson is carefully designed to reinforce learning and encourage critical thinking. The lessons start with a clear introduction to the topic and a review of the previous lesson, ensuring that students have a solid foundation upon which to build.To make the learning experience even more i
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9th - 11th
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Citing and Embedding Text Evidence GAME!
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to get your students practicing with MLA citations? This game will have your students practicing both citing and embedding quotations while having fun! Answer keys with "teacher tips" will support students as they practice these critical skills. What's included: 1. A "When Punctuation Takes a Vacation" game board. 2. Game directions with mini-lessons for students. 3. Student answer sheet4. Four types of game cards: - "Cite it!" game cards help studen
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7th - 12th
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Escape Room Break Out Box Game, Parts of an Essay (Mini)
Get ready to dive into an exciting escape-room style adventure with this break-out game designed to review the part of an essay for your middle or high school students. From the most reluctant writers to the most advanced, all of your students will be 100% engaged in solving the clues in this interactive lock box game. Plus, you'll be on the cutting edge with this educational teaching trend that will be exciting and purposeful in classrooms for years to come! In this mini escape game with a fl
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7th - 10th
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Characterization Minilesson, GAME-BASED with Google Compatible PowerPoint, CCSS!
This minilesson is perfect to couple with any unit or lesson focusing on characters! It includes everything you need, including a 16-page PowerPoint that can be uploaded to your Google Drive AND game-based practice. I have included character analysis essay instructions and rubric to take it one step further. This micro-unit focuses on indirect and direct characterization, as well as determining if a character is flat, round, dynamic, and/or static. INCLUDES: *Google-Compatible PowerPoint (just u
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7th - 10th
ESSAY Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
If you are looking for a fun, new way to teach your students the basics of an essay, then THE GREAT ESSAY WRITING ESCAPE is for you! There are six essay-themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. Students will complete a variety of tasks using problem-solving and critical thinking skills.Complete one OR complete them all! Mix- and-match the challenges; each puzzle is independent of the others. As the teacher, you can decide which puzzles you may want to use and in which order they will be
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School ELA | Emergency Sub Activities | English Language Arts
Argumentative Writing mystery game
This is a google slides game modeled after a murder mystery game. Students will have to work through the game, fill out an evidence log, and eventually write an argumentative essay defending their arrest of the person they think is responsible for the murder. The evidence log seems to be having issues, so I have it listed separately as a free page.
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7th - 10th
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MLA Formatting & ICE (Introduce, Cite, Explain) Mini Lesson and Review Game
Help your students understand MLA Formatting & embedding quotes using the ICE (introduce, cite, explain) method! This MLA bundle includes instructional slides, student handouts and a review game! Our review game, "Horse Races" gets kids up and moving while also having them read their handouts and highlight for information!The MLA Formatting & ICE presentation and handouts includes information about what MLA format is, why we write in MLA format, how to set up a paper in MLA format, and h
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7th - 12th
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Fun Transition Words and Phrases Game for Writing Essays
Do your students struggle to connect their ideas when writing essays? This fun and engaging game helps students analyze how to logically connect ideas with transition words and phrases.First, the class is divided into 8 teams and given 10 cards each. Each card has a transition word or phrase that could be used to connect ideas when writing an essay. Transition category posters are placed at random on the classroom walls. These categories include cause and effect, time, addition, contrast, suppor
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Thesis Statements Mini Lesson Interactive Game Activity with Google Slides
Are you teaching your students about argumentative claims, thesis statements, or essay writing? Use as a mini lesson! Self-paced and self-checking practice with intervention! This product includes 335 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between an informational versus literary thesis statement as well as an open versus closed thesis statement. The lesson first explains what a strong thesis statement is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten e
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9th - 12th
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Chopped Up Essays: AP Lang 2014 Rhetorical Analysis FRQ (Abigail Adams Letter)
Are you looking for a more engaging way to improve your students' skills on the AP English Language and Composition free-response questions?"Chopped Up Essays" is an interactive, collaborative, and FUN group assignment in which students race to reconstruct a sample essay. This edition covers the 2014 AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis prompt (Question 2, Abigail Adams' letter to her son). Included in this full-day lesson:Detailed Teacher Instructions (2-page PDF)A high-quali
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10th - 12th
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Chopped Up Essays: AP Lang 2006 Rhetorical Analysis FRQ (The Flamingo Prompt)
Are you looking for a more engaging way to improve your students' skills on the AP English Language and Composition free-response questions?"Chopped Up Essays" is an interactive, collaborative, and FUN group assignment in which students race to reconstruct a sample essay. This edition covers the 2006 AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis prompt (Question 1, excerpt from Jennifer Price's "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History"). Included in this full-day lesson:Detailed T
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10th - 12th
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The Writing Games! Dice Review Game for Research & Writing Skills
Can your students demonstrate understanding of the most important writing and research concepts? Test them and find out with this Writing Games! interactive dice board.This student-centered, engaging dice game is perfect for any MLA research unit or as a unit test or final exam review. The writing games dice board requires students to think about various aspects of writing and research, including the stages of the writing process, traits of writing, in-text citations, direct quotes, plagiarizing
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8th - 11th
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Types of Writing Game Show - Narrative, Informative, Argumentative
Teaching the difference between the three types of writing can be engaging and fun for you to teach using this PowerPoint Game Show. Use the game to review before a test or to check for comprehension!Put students in up to 6 groups to play this Jeopardy style game!Game Features:25 Question Slides25 Answer SlidesGame Board Slide: all question categories and points (click to go to a question and amounts will disappear as they are used)Scoreboard Slide: track points for each teamButtons on each slid
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5th - 12th
AVID Writing and Writer's Workshop Activities Bundle
WICOR strategies play an important role in the AVID classroom. Use these writing lessons, prompts, activities, and essay support resources to amp up those writing strategies in your AVID class! Great for daily writing, sub plans, building portfolios, supplementing lessons, and more!⭐Get all of these resources and more with the AVID BUNDLE!⭐Currently, when you download you will receive 26 resources!*OVER 30% OFFWhat's Included:Argumentative Writing:Argumentative Writing Teaching SlidesWriting a t
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5th - 9th
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FSA Writing Review Jeopardy Game
This is a Jeopardy-like game that is a good way to remind students of the important basics before the FSA Writing test. You can also use it as a review after any writing unit!The main file is a 31-slide power point file. Basically, the first slide is similar to the Jeopardy screen: 6 categories and 5 questions under each category - with points ranging from 100 to 500. Use your mouse to select a point value square under a category, and you are instantly taken to the corresponding question slide (
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7th - 10th
Essay Writing ESCAPE ROOM Activity (Parts of an Essay) FREE!
This FREE essay activity is a sample activity from my Essay Writing Escape Room! This activity reviews the parts of an essay in a fun, engaging way!
This activity would be appropriate for:
• Elementary students who need essay writing experience
• Middle school students who need essay writing guidance
• High school students who need essay writing practice
Note: Aside from the materials that you would already have in your classroom, no additional supplies are needed! This escape room-style gam
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5th - 10th
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Capitalization Jeporady Game
What better way to check for understanding than to play a game with your students? This interactive Capitalization Game will get your students eager about learning the capitalization rules and how to use them correctly when writing.
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2nd - 12th
Writing STAAR Review Game 2.0- Secondary ELAR
Based on my bestselling Writing STAAR Review Game, this is another Jeopardy-type review game that you can use with your students in the days before the writing test as an overview of skills. It can be edited for use in any grade that has a writing test. The topics covered:- Dictionary Skills- Editing & Revision- Essay Scoring- Spelling- Grab Bag (miscellaneous questions).Check out my other games:Figurative Language Review GameLiterary Elements Review GameReading STAAR Review GamePoetry Revie
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Game Bundle- over 25% off individual prices
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