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Common Core W.7.5 projects for Microsoft Word
Revision Checklist for Vignette Writing Project
This is a thorough revision checklist for an end of House on Mango Street vignette writing project. (See resource: House on Mango Street Final Vignette-Writing Project)
This resource challenges students to revise in areas of
- clear and coherent writing
- figurative language
- detail and description
- boring words
- conventions
Includes examples and areas for students to actively check off! Great for independent work or as a group! Really helps students to build editing skills!
Accompanying
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Musical Artist Research Project
This project requires students to analyze 1 musical artist through a multi-media project. The project is comprised of the following components: 1 page analytical writing task; visual aid; class presentation (scoring rubric for class presentation is available in my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Lopez-Creative-Corner).
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7th - 12th
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My AutoBiography Final Project Differentiated
This writing project is for the end of the semester for 7th-8th Grade students, could be used as a follow up or companion while reading autobiography pieces. This was a long project, you can take it all or do part of it, you can adjust it and use pages that fit your students. I also included a differentiated version of the original project. I did this while my 8th grade and 7th grade students were reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
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7th - 8th
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My AutoBiography Project
This writing project is for the end of the semester for 7th-8th Grade students, could be used as a follow up or companion while reading autobiography pieces. This was a long project, you can take it all or do part of it, you can adjust it and use pages that fit your students. I did this while my 8th grade and 7th grade students were reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
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7th - 8th
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Short Story Creative Writing Peer Review Protocol
This handout is ready to print and use for a partner peer review activity for short stories.
It solicits peer feedback on the following areas:
Title
Hook
Setting
Descriptive Language
Characterization
Dialogue
Transitions & Paragraph Breaks
Plot (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
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6th - 9th
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The Holocaust: Creating a Museum At Your School
Each spring, my seventh graders turned our school library in our rural, isolated town into their own “museum” filled with exhibits that displayed what they had learned in their research of the Holocaust. Popular with students, faculty, and parents, participation in this project became a rite of passage at our junior high. We started small the first year, but by the third year, our librarian kept the “Museum” open two evenings so that more people from the community could experience it. This was a
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Musical Genre Analysis Project
This project requires students to analyze 3 different musical genres through a multi-media project. The project is comprised of the following components: 1 page analytical writing task; poster; class presentation (scoring rubric for class presentation is available in my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Lopez-Creative-Corner).
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Project-Unit Plan
This complete Poetry Unit Plan contains: step-by-step directions for writing 6 forms of poetry (free verse, haiku, tanka, limerick, lyric, sonnet); directions for creating a poetry anthology (culminating project); and grading rubric for the poetry anthology project. This unit is also great for homeschool use! Each piece of this unit plan is also available for individual purchase ($0.99/page) in my store! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Lopez-Creative-Corner
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7th - 12th
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Interview With the Past
This is a middle school level research project that involves interviewing an older friend or relative to contrast their childhood experience with the student's. It is a written/typed paper with a multimedia component . It can be used as an interdisciplinary unit connecting ELA and History.
Essay Writing Peer Editing Revision Checklist
One of the most powerful tools in a teacher's classroom is his/her own students. By revising one another's work, the student will not only be helping his/her peer, but also sharpening skills in editing which will help hone that student's skills in relation to his/her own work.
This highly guided checklist has been tried and tested in my own personal classroom. It requires direct and fully-explained responses. I chose to use the tool as a grade (the editor must provide solid feedback so the wri
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Student Memory Book Project (scrap book)
This is a great project for continual writing for your writing class. It is defaulted to 8th grade, as a graduation gift/project, but can be used for any grade. My students enjoyed using this as our final exam project and using the last day as a fun observation of the scrap books day before they leave for summer break / graduation. Items discussed in the project consist of where they grew up, to high school expectations. Rubric for assignment and grading scale. Each topic is explained well for
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Project Grading Rubric
Rubric for grading a poetry project (6 poems). This rubric is adaptable for many poetry writing activities. This is part of a poetry unit available for purchase in pieces or as a whole on TpT.
Writer's workshop project: Narrative fantasy characters & story planning sheet
Create detailed narrative fantasy stories with your students as they use this planning sheet to develop characters and the world that they live in. Students will use the packet to plan:-Characters (Physical and behavioral traits)-Conflict-Setting-Plot-Conclusion of the story
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6th - 12th
The Lightning Thief God and Goddess project
This project serves as a way for students to teach each other about the history of the different gods and goddesses mentioned in Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. They can work in groups, or perform research individually. The goal is for the class to create a reference book on the gods and goddesses for the following year's students.
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6th - 8th
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Sonnet Writing
Printable worksheet that scaffolds the process of writing free verse poems. Printable #6 of 6-this is part of a poetry unit available for purchase in pieces or as a whole on TpT.
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6th - 12th
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Create Your Own Civilization Writing Project - Drafting
This is the 2nd step in the Create Your Own Civilization writing project - drafting. This is a full, thorough graphic organizer which guides students step-by-step through writing a 5-paragraph informative essay on the civilization they have created.
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6th - 8th
Argument Writing (Persuasive Essay) Follow-Up Assignment
This creative assignment is meant to be used as a follow-up to argument writing, otherwise known as the persuasive essay. While my students were writing their persuasive essays, I realized that many of them had grown so passionate about their positions, they were losing the ability to see the other side of the issue. This activity gives them to research the opposing viewpoint, therefore gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the big picture. This critical thinking activity aligns perfe
Poetry Project
This a great creative writing project to wrap up a poetry unit. This packet takes the students through the writing processes of brainstorming, pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing as they create four original poems that fit a theme of their choosing.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Create Your Own Civilization Project - Self Revision
This is the 3rd step in the Create Your Own Civilization project - self revision. I used this around the same time students were completing their peer editing. This is a comprehensive checklist for students to use when students are self-editing and requires them to use textual evidence from their own paper. It is created in Word in the event you would want to change/add anything you want your students to look for!
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Create Your Own Civilization Project - Peer Editing
This is the 4th step in the Create Your Own Civilization project - peer editing. I used this right before we typed a final "published" piece. This is a comprehensive checklist for students to use when editing each others' papers. It is created in Word in the event you would want to change/add anything you want your students to look for!
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Altering Text – Name Fun
After teaching students different ways to alter test in Microsoft Word, this handout is used for assessment for students to show what they know about altering text. It is a word document so you can edit it to your liking. I have used it in grades K-8. It has a but in rubric.
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K - 8th
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Final Project - 7th Grade ELA
Let your students show their knowledge and creativity with this interactive, personal final project, which incorporates literary concepts with students' personal growth.
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7th
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Prewriting Practice with Narrative Prompt (Editable)
Get your students prewriting in a flash with this prewriting practice packet.
Choose a prompt (or use the one provided) and away you go!
Brainstorm on a topic with a circle map.
Identify the Type of writing AND the Purpose of writing.
Answer the six prewriting questions: Voice, Message, Audience, Attitude, Reception, and Tone (WITH SENTENCE STEMS for differentiation).
Build a Thesis Statement with this handy SCAFFOLD.
This packet is fully editable and customizable to whatever writing assig
Grades:
5th - 8th
"A Christmas Carol" Choice Assignment
Let your students show their creativity while showing their understanding of the play "A Christmas Carol". Give your students a choice of the range of mini-assignments found on this choice board.
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6th - 7th
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