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Writing-expository resources for Microsoft Word
Paragraph Writing Rubric
This paragraph writing rubric includes the basic traits necessary to write a meaningful paragraph-introducing your topic-details -concluding sentence-transition words-capitalization and punctuation-answering the question
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2nd - 5th
Transition Words
This product supplies students with transition words to use to connect ideas in their writing.Transition words included to:-Start-Continue-Compare-Contrast-Show Cause & Effect-Give Examples-ConclusionsSome people have found that the bottom half of the page is blank when they download it. If this is the case, please let me know and I will email you the file!!
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Not Grade Specific
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Narrative Persuasive & Expository Essay Outlines
Narrative, Persuasive (Argument), and Expository (Explanatory/Informative) essay outline templates for students offered in editable Microsoft Word .doc so it can be modified to fit your needs.
This IS included in my Essay Writing Resource Bundle: Common Core Aligned.
Created by Tracee Orman
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Into the Wild novel test
From Expert ELA, this test on Into the Wild includes thirty multiple choice questions and two written response questions. The multiple choice questions are aligned with Common Core objectives. I have also included an outline template for the first written response.There is a free answer key listed separately.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Start Your Own School Newspaper and Newspaper Club
Starting your own school newspaper isn't difficult. I've run (and created) our school newspaper for three years. This document has most of the materials you'll need for set-up. The newspaper club in my school was open to fifth grade students and printed copies were distributed in the school to faulty, staff, classroom libraries, school common areas, and to the newspaper club members. Our newspaper is usually 12 pages long and we use Microsoft Publisher to create it.
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
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6th - 12th
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Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Expository Writing Graphic Organizer
Students can use this graphic organizer to arrange their thoughts for any type of expository writing. It includes the topic, introduction, ideas, and conclusion.
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3rd - 6th
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A Modest Proposal quiz, key commentary, text, and rhetorical analysis prompts
26 rigorous, AP-exam style quiz questions, formative or summative. Includes notes and suggestions for use (I use a nontraditional approach to quizzes of this type). Key and commentary with notes for discussion of questions. Includes a Word doc version of the text (public domain) with graphics from the original frontispiece. Includes a series of rhetorical analysis prompts and suggestions for composing AP Exam FRQ responses.
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11th - 12th
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Kid-Friendly Version of (4 Point) Extended Response Writing Rubric
This is a kid-friendly version of the 4 point rubric utilized to score extended responses on the Common Core New York State ELA test.
I used this to help students understand what is expected of them in their extended responses. I also use the rubric to conference with students about their writing!
One suggestion of how to use this rubric is to have the students rate their own writing on the rubric. Then, separately, you score their response using the rubric. In a conference, you can compare re
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3rd - 6th
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Lucy Calkins Writing Kindergarten Unit 3 Outlines - editable
This is a word document of all 19 Sessions in the Unit 3 “How-To Books” manual for Lucy Calkins kindergarten writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that kindergarten teachers teach this unit in Jan/Feb and first-grade teachers teach it in Oct/Nov. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected.Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching po
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PreK - 1st
Lucy Calkins Writing First Grade Unit 2 Outlines – editable
This is a word document of all 20 Sessions in the Unit 2 “Nonfiction Chapter Books” manual for Lucy Calkins first grade writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that first-grade teachers teach this unit in Nov/Dec. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected. Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointshare Each outline is a maximum o
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1st
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Also included in: Bundle Lucy Calkins First Grade Reading and Writing - editable
Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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8th - 12th
Biography Research Poster
This poster can be used to create a snapshot of a person's life after a biography research project is complete. After students research someone in history, have them complete this poster to present their research.Or, this can be used to highlight any person and not just one from history.Feel free to change it to suit your needs as it is in a word document.
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3rd - 6th
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: Discussion Questions/Prompts
This series of 46 questions asks students to analyze the rhetorical strategies, themes, and literary techniques used by Margaret Atwood in The Handmaid's Tale. Questions also include prompts regarding characterization, imagery, themes, mood, and symbolism.
Questions are broken into four sections for reading assignments appropriate for grades 10-12 or college-level analysis.
Also look for my quiz packets for classics and contemporaries, such as Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Khaled Hosseini's T
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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SIOP Model Lesson Plan - Recipe For Writing A Persuasive Letter
This is a Middle School level, SIOP Model Lesson Plan for writing a persuasive letter.
The lesson plan is carefully prepared following the SIOP model for English Language Learners but can be used in an level of Language Arts classroom. The lesson plans includes the following elements:
Preparation
Content Objective
Language Objective
Key Concepts
Supplementary Materials
Adaptation of Content
Meaningful Activities
Building Background
Lesson Delivery
Review/Student Assessment
Review/Teacher
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7th - 9th
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RACE Response EDITABLE Rubric for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
Use this rubric in MS Word or upload it to Google and open it in a Google Doc!This rubric was designed to assess specific target skills after a unit of study. It is really helpful for students to use as a guide to writing before, during, and after the writing unit.Please follow me at LisaMIllerPhotos for the latest updates. Distance Learning: Genre: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom LessonsPlot: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom Lessons Novels with Interactive Notes:A Monster Calls Novel Uni
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in: 10+ EDITABLE Rubrics for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
Second Grade Common Core & Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Curriculum
This fun curriculum effectively teaches every second grade Next Generation Science Standard in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson. There are 72 lessons provided (approximately 2 per week).
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-Frank
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2nd
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Persuasive Writing Assignment - Finding Nemo
Persuasive Writing Assignment based on the movie Finding Nemo. Includes specific scenario and instructions for students. Also sold in a separate download is a fishbowl outline - this can be used to create a final copy of the writing. (0.25) Fishbowl not included in this purchase.
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3rd - 6th
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In Cold Blood Multiple Choice and Open-ended Exam Questions
This multiple choice exam for Truman Capote's In Cold Blood contains 50 multiple choice questions and five open-ended response questions. Although this is intended as a summative final over the novel, the questions are sequential and so may be broken into sections to be completed as students read.
Keywords: Truman Capote, In Cold Blood, novel, multiple choice, exam, open-ended response questions, high school
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9th - 12th
Family Tree Research Project - Independent Assessment
The Family Tree Research Project includes instructions for each activity, 20 family history interview research questions, individual Family Member Fact Cards, and a student reflection paper assignment. The project includes plan sheets for the visual display projects and reflection paper featuring guiding questions for student success.The Family Tree Research Project features informational writing, speaking and listening, and active research in order for students to apply their skills and invest
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7th - 12th
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