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Writing-essays Common Core W.9-10.1a resources for Microsoft Word
Dystopian Literature Narrative Assignment: Write your own Dystopia
Studying Dystopian literature in your class? Assess your students understanding of Dystopian qualities and practice mastery of the narrative writing task by asking your students to craft a Dystopia of their own. Nurture creativity and cultural awareness by encouraging your students to examine today's societal tendencies. Beg the question... what if? Students Will: -Identify dystopian and literary elements (dystopian: technology, conformity, figureheads, etc. Literary: theme, character developmen
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7th - 11th
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Parts of an Essay Worksheet: GMO Foods (argumentative)
A good practice activity for teaching or reviewing parts of an essay. Activity includes a 5 paragraph argumentative essay (which follows FSA argumentative writing standards), annotation guide, and questions. Extension ideas: students can score the essay using the FSA writing rubric; students can also predict the prompt. In .doc format so teachers can edit and customize easily.
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8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â FSA Writing Preparation
"Who's to Blame?" Romeo and Juliet Activity
In this activity, students will be building an argument as to who is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Students should complete this activity after reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet play.The activity includes a completed example about Friar John being to blame, along with a list of characters students can choose from. Students must select a character and build their argument using evidence from the text. They're essentially writing an argumentative essay, but because it's in
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8th - 12th
Night Vs.The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
This graphic organizer allows students the opportunity to view a different perspective on the Holocaust. The students will need to have read all of Night by Elie Weisel. They will fill out the Night side of the graphic organizer first, this will be a nice review for the students, and great opportunity for student to student discussions. Teacher will need to find a copy of the movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." Students will fill out the chart for the movie as they watch it- teacher should
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9th - 11th
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Court Case Unit (Argumentative Writing Project for High School English)
Hi! My students LOVE this court case unit. I put a lot of work into this unit over the past couple years and I am so excited to be able to share it with others. I have found this unit to be an absolute blast for my students and an excellent way to introduce them to argumentative writing without them even really realizing they’re writing a basic argumentative essay with a group until they’re told that’s what they’ve done. This unit allows students to practice the skills of basic research, separa
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8th - 10th
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"Golden Touch" by Nathaniel Hawthorne Focused Practice
This was a really good way to isolate the practice of choosing effective evidence and illustrating effective commentary for my students. We were able to break down and eliminate potential evidence with a focused mindset (really emphasizing which piece of evidence is: (1) Going to directly answer the prompt, (2) Have more potential for discussing/commenting. Three sections--(1) Multiple Choice (Evidence and commentary choices provided); (2) Multiple Choice (Evidence Choices provided), Fill in (Co
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9th - 12th
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9th Grade Essay Booklet
Over the last few years, I have developed a essay booklet that gives clear guidelines on how to write a proper literary analysis essay.I created it for one of my 9th grade classes, while we were reading The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. I noticed that many of them struggled to create a topic sentence, a thesis statement, etc. So I created this booklet as a guide to show them how to write a proper analysis (you can also use this template to make an argumentative pap
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8th - 10th
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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
Complete Unit Lesson Plan for Rhetorical Analysis, 9th and 10th Grade Focus
This is a complete four-week unit for Rhetorical Analysis, with bell ringers, quizzes, practices, formative assessments, and three versions of a summative assessment (with a Common Core-aligned rubric). This is indeed a complete unit that I've been teaching and refining for years. (I'll have some of my Animal Farm materials up at some point.)This lesson is bundled with my "Rhetorical Analysis Complete Unit -- Slide Show" and also my "Build Your Own Nation! Learning Rhetorical Devices and Propaga
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9th - 11th
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Exploring the parts of an Argumentative Essay
Equip students with a practical understanding of argumentative essay structure using this insightful worksheet. By analyzing a well-constructed essay sample, students gain a clear visual on the fundamental elements required for a cohesive 5-paragraph argumentative (expository) essay. This resource allows students to identify crucial segments like the hook, thesis statement, arguments, counterclaims, rebuttals, and more, providing a comprehensive overview of the necessary components for a compell
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7th - 12th
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How to Write a Thematic Statement: Theme of The Little Mermaid
For High School -- How do you write a thematic statement or an introduction to a thematic essay? Find out here!
This includes an introduction to theme and full explanation of what a theme is, how to write one, and an example of a paragraph written for The Little Mermaid.
Students first listen to "Part of This World" then discuss themes from the story. This example is provided.
There is a key that shows students the parts of the paragraph analysis for them to highlight and label to keep for fu
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Exemplar Analysis and Critique!
This is a great lesson for students to complete before crafting their argumentative essays. It provides a 5-paragraph argumentative essay and analysis sheet. The essay attempts to persuade the audiece that tea is better than coffee and includes an introduction, 2 body paragraphs, a counterclaim and conclusion. Students will read the essay and answer the analysis sheet which asks 11+ questions about the content and structure of the essay. I hope your students learn a lot about the parts of th
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7th - 9th, Adult Education
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Counter Claim Practice Worksheet
Quick Counter Claim practice for students!This is a great way to really bring home the idea of a counter claim for students. Students revise regular claim statements to include a counterclaim. This activity takes around 20 minutes and just reinforces counterclaim for your students so they're ready for any essay, assessment, or state test. This worksheet is fully editable so you can shorten, lengthen, or adjust the activity for your student needs.
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7th - 12th
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Multimodal Essay Planner (Microsoft Word)
This essay planner can be used for argumentative, explanatory, and informative writing. Students can use RAMP (role, audience, mode, and purpose) to analyze any writing prompt, then use the planner below to write a basic thesis, plan each body paragraph, and write a basic conclusion for their essay. The worksheet can be adjusted to analyze model texts or can be used for students to plan out their own writing. Each section can be taught in mini-lessons or the worksheet can be taught as a whole to
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9th - 12th
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Editable Sticker Template: Writing an Introduction and Conclusion
Use this editable template to print out stickers for student notes, lesson plans, and more! By providing your students with stickers, they can easily stick these diagrams into their notebooks and have them as a reference all year long.This template can be printed on any 3-1/4"x4" labels, but they were designed based on the Avery 5164 template. The stickers provide students with a guide to writing introductory and conclusion paragraphs in a literary analysis essay using a triangle structure.
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9th - 12th
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Graphic Organizer: 5-paragraph Argumentative Essay
Helpful guide for students that may be struggling with the conceptualization of the essay format or template. Digestible. Visual.
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6th - 9th
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Dopesick AP English Language Style Essay (9)
Writing Prompts are based on the AP English Language ExamSynthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, and ArgumentNonfiction: Critical Reading and WritingText AnalysisTest Prep SAT, End of Course Exams, and Advanced PlacementNow a Movie!Prompts guaranteed to interest students. Each prompt is based on themes and issues from Dopesick. Students are typically interested in current social problems and want more information than they are afforded on the local or national news. Macy's text takes them inside the opi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Social Justice: Critical Analysis Activities and AP Style Essay Prompts
Op-Ed Outline
Outline draft for an op-ed unit. Very structured! Can be modified for any writing unit. Especially great for ELLs!
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9th - 10th
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And Then There Were None Persuasive Essay Assignment
After reading the classic Agatha Christie book, we talk about how or if the events of the book could happen today, in the modern world. How would a killer lure victims to a secluded island? How would the killer account for the cell phones guests would certainly have today? We then watch the 1945 film version of the story, and the ending of that production prompts more discussion. Was the change in the ending an improvement or not? Why would a movie have changed the ending? This assignment allows
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9th - 12th
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Persuasive Letter Graphic Organizer
A colorful 5-6 paragraph organizer that helps your students break down persuasive writing into more manageable parts! This sheet can be edited to fit a more general persuasive essay format, but I've found in my persuasive writing units, that it's always more impactful when students are writing to a specific, real audience connected to whatever their issue they're writing about! Helps students with:- introducing a topic and argument- developing claims- providing evidence- counterargument
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6th - 9th
Standard Essay Writing Rubric | MS Word
This is a standard essay writing rubric to ensure you can assess your students and have proper mechanics for writing assignments. This essay writing rubric is universal across subjects and curriculums.Essay CategoriesStructural OrganizationUnderstanding of MaterialFocusMechanics
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Essay Writing- Argumentative Outline
This is a detailed argumentative writing outline that helps students brainstorm then outline their essays by considering their claim, counterclaim, rebuttal and evidence. Ways to use this resource:-Use this resource during the initial planning stages of writing-Use during small group intervention for students who need additional support- Use to model how to write an essay our follow a mentor texts argument.
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7th - 11th
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Julius Caesar Character Analysis Essay
This complete essay project is tailored to William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR. Students choose from among four prompts, each of which follows the same five-paragraph structure, giving students the element of choice and diversifying your grading load. All prompts are based on three body paragraphs of character analysis leading to an argument about nobility, leadership, wisdom, or the Aristotelian tragic hero. Includes thorough assignment sheet with sample outline section, character trait plan
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9th - 11th
Project-based (Self Paced) Research Paper Student Workbook
Project-based (Self Paced) Research Paper Student Workbook is a learning module that has 12 individualized instruction projects that cover the steps in writing a research paper from choosing a topic, to outline, to rough draft, to citations and then final draft in MLA format. Introductory projects teach Microsoft Word skills that are related to effective research techniques that are necessary when using a computer. This unit can be used with any research topic using the 5 paragraph structure. I
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9th - 12th
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