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Among the Hidden vs Real Life Common Core Activities
Common Core Aligned! For grades 4-8.
These activities are meant to be part of a novel study of Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Students will:
1 - View news video clip of profile of "illegal" second child living in China.
2 - Complete graphic organizer comparing the population laws in China to those in the novel Among the Hidden.
3 - Use graphic organizer to make an outline.
4 - Use the outline to write a short essay.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
C.O.P.S. Writing Strategy Anchor and Desk Charts
Teach your kiddos to check their writing with the C.O.P.S. self/peer edit writing strategy. This download includes an anchor chart and a page with 6 small anchor charts that are great to put on student desks or send home as extra practice. C- CapitalizationO-OrganizationP- PunctuationS- Spelling and spacingEnjoy :) Follow on facebook and instagram for flash freebies @BigAppleSpeech
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1st - 4th
Writer's Checklists
Here are 3 Writer's Checklists for you to use with your class.
1. Checklist for Wonderful Writing
2. Check for Editing and Proofreading
3. Checklist for Revising
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Transition Words Anchor Charts
This is a free one-page sample of my full set of Transition Words for Writing Anchor Charts / Poster set. Just print it out, laminateit, and put it up. This freebie is great for a writing center or to put in student writing folders, portfolios, or binders. Easy enough for 3rd grade but suitable for older students as well. If you like this freebie check out my full product here:Transition Words For Writing Poster SetClick Here To Follow Me and Be First to Know When Sales Are Coming!
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5th - 7th
Opinion Writing- 4 Different Writing Activities- Election 2016 and MORE
I just love writing! I think it is so much fun to see what my students choose to write! Also, allowing students to write helps them organize their ideas, so that they can speak about their ideas later.
Common Core Aligned Opinion Writing Activities Include:
→Detailed Table of Contents to help you navigate the file with Common Core
Standards listed.(1 page)
→Who will receive your vote for president?(6 pages)
-Vote for your favorite presidential candidate. Write about why you chose th
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Persuasive Writing- Cats or Dogs
Persuasive Writing PPT
WALT/WILF
Scenario
Visual stimulus
Vocabulary words
Paragraph structuring
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Fever1793 Socratic Circle Questions
Use this handout to guide students through a Socratic Circle or Socratic Seminar using the novel, Fever 1793. I typically give this to students at the beginning of reading the novel so they can begin thinking about their responses as they read. As the teacher, you should have already set up how to do Socratic Circles in your classroom. If you have not, this is a good sheet to use to begin the process. This sheet can also be used for the discussion questions as open-ended writing prompts or conv
Grades:
5th - 9th
Narrative Beginnings with Descriptive Words
Students will read an excerpt from Tusk Everlasting and highlight adjectives. They will discuss how the use of descriptive words help to paint a picture of the setting. Students will then use the web to brainstorm words/phrases that describe their favorite place. Finally, students will use the web to write the first paragraph/beginning of a narrative essay. This is practice for using vivid words to write a narrative beginning. Students aren't expected to complete the essay, but focus on setti
Grades:
3rd - 8th
The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Questions
This novel study has broken the book into sections with questions. It is aligned to 3rd grade common core standards, but could be easily adjusted for 4th. Great discussion, writing prompts, and questioning for a whole group novel study! My kids LOVED this study!
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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Romeo and Juliet Foil Characters Graphic Organizer Activity
This is a graphic organizer that compares and contrasts foil traits for characters from Shakespeare‘s Romeo and Juliet. This activity is perfect for online, in person, or hybrid small groups to collaborate while comparing and contrasting foil characters. Its main use was to prepare students for a foil character analysis essay. This file is editable and printable!Includes the following characters: Romeo, Tybalt, Juliet, Mercutio, Paris, the Nurse, Lady Capulet, and Benvolio.*Pictures included in
Grades:
9th - 12th
Star of Fear, Star of Hope Activity Packet
"Star of Fear, Star of Hope" is a children's book written by Jo Hoestlandt and illustrated by Johanna Kang. The book is set during World War II and tells the story of a young Jewish girl named Helen who is forced to flee her home with her family as the Nazis invade her town. The story follows Helen's journey as she is separated from her family and taken to a concentration camp. Despite the harsh circumstances, Helen finds hope and comfort in her friendship with a fellow prisoner, a young girl na
Grades:
5th - 8th
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How to Write a Literary Analysis Paragraph
I designed this checklist to help students who struggle with answering a literature response question well. It is formulaic for students who need specific steps as they write a solid answer. The checklist includes directing students to use two pieces of textual evidence in their answers to ensure all sub-questions are addressed. I've had experience seeing this work with students who struggle to use quotations in their answers to support their answers.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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My Sister the Serial Killer Extra Credit Post-Reading
This is an extra credit assignment I use post-reading the novel My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. They are mostly creative prompts, but I try to make most of my assignments UDL -- or at least a with some choices.
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-2 Questions
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1 and 2 QuestionsOne week of chapter questions are included free. Check out my page for the full suite of resources for this unit, including step-by-step directions on how to write a thematic essay on novel.
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8th - 12th
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Vocabulary Choice Board
Want to really get your students engaged in learning new vocabulary? Then put learning in their hands with this choice board resource that will allow students to master their vocabulary words in a way that is meaningful to them. Tasks involve creating games, comic strips, short stories, and skits to name a few! Easily adapted and fun for all age groups in a face to face or digital learning environment. Comes with colorful copy and black and white for printing purposes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
TANGERINE by Edward Bloor Book Club Tickets
Tangerine is a high-interest novel for middle grades girls and boys alike!
These FREE book club “tickets” are the perfect addition to my Tangerine novel study guide!
After students read each part of the book, I have them fill out one of these tickets so that their book club group and I would know they are ready for their discussion. These tickets really help keep kids accountable for their reading, and makes them accountable to their book club teammates! Enjoy this FREEBIE as my gift to
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Juxtaposition in Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" from The Things They Carried
When we read Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" from The Things They Carried, I decided that this chapter is an ideal opportunity to teach the literary technique of Juxtaposition. This is a flexible assignment that can be used as a group activity followed by a class discussion, a "during-reading" assignment, a reading assessment / check for understanding, an essay prompt, or even simply a reading check.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Task Cards to Celebrate Our American Warriors
These task cards could be used in daily writing centers in grades 6-12. They could also be adapted for younger students. These prompts could be used for daily journaling for Veterans’ Day or Memorial Day—or any other time you need a thought-provoking writing activity! These are excellent for connecting language arts with social studies, possibly through a unit on wars. These prompts will also give our
military children a chance to share their stories, particularly if their parent
or parents are
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Non-Fiction Literature Circles and Persuasive Essay Outline
Are you having trouble getting your kids talking in class? This Non-Fiction Literature Circle Activity is perfect to get classes of all grade levels chatting and discussing. Wrap up this unit with a fantastic persuasive essay that uses all the articles from the discussions!Getting students to engage in rich dialogue can be a hassle. Students read an article, they get into groups and then they're staring at their feet unsure how to proceed, or they aren't comfortable with the other students in th
Grades:
8th - 12th
Taking a closer look at technical writing
Resource designed for discussions on differentiating conversational prose from technical writing.
Suggested use: High school science classes, writing classes, and senior thesis projects where technical writing skills are emphasized.
Taking a closer look at Technical Writing by RT Slider is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literary Analysis Rubric
This is an essay writing rubric to guide elementary, middle school, and high school students in writing the proper literary essay format. It allows convenient scoring for the teacher, act as a thumb sketch guideline for the students to follow, and to have a reference for the students and parents who question the final score.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Example of persuasive text
Example of a persuasive text about 'Why Homework Should Be Banned,' to be used as a student example during teacher instruction.
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3rd - 5th
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AP Language Collaborative Activity Rhetorical Essay Google Lou Gehrig Speech
(1939) Lou Gehrig Speech - Farewell to Baseball Address AP Collaborative Activity Group Rhetorical EssayDirections: After you have read over “Lou Gehrig Speech”. You and your group will collaborate to write a Rhetorical Analysis essay via this Google Docs [COPY SHARE DOC] template. Please use the “Rhetorical Analysis: Writing Tools & Tips'' to help you before you begin writing. Prompt: Write an essay in which you analyze how Lou Gehrig uses rhetorical devices to better persuade his audience.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Turn of the Screw Study Prompts
This 14-page resource is a set of short writing tasks, and formal essay questions in the style of AP and IB examinations. The initial tasks focus student attention on significant aspects of each chapter and build up a full understanding of what Henry James is trying to achieve, how he is trying to achieve it, and how successful he has been. The chapter-based questions can, additionally, be used as a basis for class discussion, and the essay topics as an invaluable tool for pre-examination revisi
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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