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Free 12th grade writing-expository projects
Country Research Project Rubric and Packet
This is an original rubric and research packet to photocopy and give to students when doing a country research project. I created it for my middle school world geography class but it can be used by any social studies teacher or English teacher who wants students to complete a thorough research project.
The research packet includes a rubric with fill-in-the-blank due dates for each section. There is space for notes and citations of each general category (history, economics, culture, physical ge
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6th - 12th
*FREE* 10-Week Digital Journal for Distance Learning - Google Slides / Classroom
I created this resource to help teachers who are dealing with school closures due to Coronavirus / COVID-19. I hope that this saves you some time, stress, and money. #distancelearningtptAs we live through this historic period of time, children have the unique ability to write their own primary source. Keeping a journal is something that anyone can do from home. This digital journal is a great way to keep students writing as well as give them a place to record their feelings during this confusing
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2nd - 12th
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9/11 Service Project & Writing Prompt Free
This is a free download you can use immediately to honor and remember those who acted heroically on and after September 11, 2001. I created a writing prompt and grading rubric and included links to Scholastic's lesson plans if you'd like to do an entire unit.Thanks for downloading!Tracee Ormanwww.traceeorman.comThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
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7th - 12th
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Current Events Project
This is a project for middle school and high school students. Students explore credible websites and research current events that interest them. Students will write summaries about what they have read and can share them with the class. This is a great way to start a dialogue about current events in local, state, federal, and global politics, economics, and social issues.
Students are challenged to write in expository and persuasive formats. This allows students to dig deeper into the materia
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6th - 12th
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Newspaper template - Back Page
Amazing newspaper templates have the look and sections of a real newspaper page. Pre-formatted, including auto-fill which allows paste or typed text to flow automatically into columns! Replace all words and photos with your own using only Microsoft Word. Easy-to-use and perfect to differentiate for student-centered projects. Creative method for delivering information - our middle schoolers have created newspapers on Roaring 20s, math concepts turned into fictional stories (people LOVED these),
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5th - 12th
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End of The Year Brochure
If you are looking for a project to keep your students busy at the end of the year, look no further. Many teachers have their students write letters to their future students. You can now take this to the next level. Why not have your students create a brochure describing what your class or grade level will be like.
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3rd - 12th
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What does your Garbage Say about you? Making Inferences FREEBIE Secondary Lesson
Review and practice making inferences.
A good way to practice Fig. 19B for those you you teaching in Texas.
What this lesson includes:
**Instructions for creating the materials for a terrific group activity
**Student handouts for the group activity on making inferences
**Description and prompt for an Expository Writing Assignment
Good STAAR test prep for making inferences and expository writing.
KW:garbology secondary TEKS Fig. 19 Fig 19 Fig. 19B subtext expository inferences STAAR EOC EOG
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8th - 12th
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FREE Expository Essay Rubric for Literary Analysis
I use this rubric with on-level and co-taught high schoolers.
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6th - 12th
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People Book Craftivity
This cute little craftivity is a perfect way to engage your students in learning about famous people! It is very versatile and will work with any person you (or your students) choose. The file includes templates to make the People Book - the body opens up to lines for students to write an informative paragraph about a famous (or not-so-famous) person. These look super cute on a bulletin board or hanging from the ceiling on clips (I have my students color the back, too, when I hang them!).
So
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K - 12th
Peer Writing Conference Form
This quick form allows students to conference with their peers about their writing. Using the checklist and talking stems, it is easy for students to provide and receive feedback on their writing at all ages.
This is a resource I typically use after we have completed a brainstorming map or prewriting. Once students have their feedback, they can turn it in to be reviewed by you and monitor their progress.
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2nd - 12th
Leadership Definition Essay
Definition essay about leadership. What makes a good leader? What are the traits of an effective leader? Students are to define these things in their own words, and give detailed examples of leadership based on these definitions. These examples can be from their lives, from history, or from fiction.
I have always assigned this in concert with a movie that deals greatly with leadership. Coach Carter, Braveheart, Gandhi, Apollo 13, Remember the Titans, and Dead Poets Society are just a few exa
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10th - 12th
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Project-Based Learning Activities - ELA - Research, Essays, Technical Writing
These Project-Based Learning Activities are designed as starting points for educators. Students will use inquiry to explore a topic related to the Flint Hills eco-region. These activities can be adapted to various grade levels and can serve as single lessons or developed into larger projects. Educators are permitted to copy, distribute, modify, and use these activities for non-commercial purposes only. Part of the Flint Hills Learning Center, a project of the Flint Hills Discovery Center, made p
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Eulogy Speech Presentation
Students write a eulogy speech for their own funeral and then present it to the class as an anonymous person speaking about themselves.
Great assignment for any Language Arts / English / Speech class. Students get to make an honest assessment of their lives and then present that to the class with the appropriate tone and subject matter. Includes handout foor students detailing how to put together their speech.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
AP English Language: Visual Rhetorical Analysis Project
Once AP students have a firm foundation in the art of persuasion, they will be keen on finding examples of visual rhetoric in everyday life, especially in the products they see as young consumers. This two-part project allows students to research a corporation (public or private) and compose a rhetorical essay before giving an official presentation to their peers. This assignment allows students to begin practicing their new skills in close reading and recognizing persuasive elements and rhetori
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9th - 12th
FREE Creative Writing Assignment: Short Story on Extinct Languages RUBRIC
Creative short story/children's story writing assignment RUBRIC. Assignment is graded out of 25 points. Intended to be paired with this assignment.If you enjoy this resource, please let me know how it went and leave a five star review. When you LEAVE FEEDBACK, you earn credit toward future TpT purchases! Happy teaching :)
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â The Ultimate IB Theory of Knowledge Activities BUNDLE!!!
Speak Final Soundtrack Project
As a final assessment to a unit on the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, students must create a soundtrack. Comprehension is assessed by the student's ability to explain how their chosen songs fit the themes and mood of Speak. A rubric is included to grade the project.
By Cara Petsch
Grades:
7th - 12th
Research Paper and Project: The Gods and Monsters of The Odyssey
I created this project to introduce The Odyssey by Homer to my ninth grade class, but it can also be used to introduce Greek Mythology, or as a standalone project.
It works to introduce the concepts of the research paper as well (proper citing, MLA format, finding and keeping track of sources, etc). This project is comprised of three different components: a 1-2 page research paper, a poster, and a presentation.
Students should be given a few days to research in a library or computer lab, sho
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7th - 12th
I Search/ Research Portfolio and Speech Presentation
This is a self-directed research assignment that develops a portfolio or non-fiction and creative writing about a specific, students chosen topic. This project has many components that teach writing, research, presentation and reflection skills to middle and high school students.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Lord of the Flies: Human Nature According to William Golding Essay
This is the final essay test I give when teaching Lord of the Flies. We spend much of the unit focusing on Golding's message about human nature. They are to write this as a formal, expository essay, in MLA format.
Feel free to edit to your personal essay standards and expectations.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Profile Writing Assignment and Rubric - Journalism
This journalism assignment directs students to pick someone they admire and write a profile article about them. It includes a detailed rubric.
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10th - 12th
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Planet Book Project.
This is my favorite inquiry based project done throughout the year. This meets many state standards in various areas including NYS Common Core. I first introduced this project 10 years ago and continue to edit and improve it each time I use it. Students work independently or in pairs to produce a Child’s planet book. Each year students embrace this project and I am amazed at the books I get.
I assign the project during the astronomy unit. I no longer teach the planets, which has shorten t
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7th - 12th
Biography Sketches
Students will choose a historical figure to research and write a biography. Students will also create a poster and give an oral report to the class in the first person (pretending to be the historical figure).
Grades:
3rd - 12th
MacBeth Essay Prompt with "how to cite Shakespeare in MLA" instructions
Included in the Essay Prompt
Intro to citing Shakespeare in MLA format
Rubric
How to Use this Resource
This essay prompt and accompanying rubric are very open in topic but specific in requirements related to the standards. A short "Introduction to Quoting Shakespeare in MLA" section is included.
I have used this resource in my classrooms from 7th to 12th grades. It is easily adaptable to different plays and helps students understand how to cite direct quotations in an essay in order to buil
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7th - 12th
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Gratitude Journal
A simple gratitude journal to help students see all the positive aspects of life.
Recent academic studies have shown that there are great benefits to being grateful:
-More vitality and optimism
-Less stress
-Experience fewer episodes of clinical depression
-Are less materialistic than the population as a whole
-Suffer less anxiety about status because they are more satisfied with life
-Better physical health
This is a 10-pg journal, for two full school weeks.
Enjoy!
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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