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Writing-expository Common Core RI.11-12.10 resources for ESL-EFL-ELL
Real World Rhetoric #5, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #5 attempts to convince readers that students aren't motivated by cash rewards; they actually crave a surprisingly different prize.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Close Reading Article Review Questions For Any NonFiction Text
Close Reading Questions: Nonfiction Articles Aligned with the Common Core State StandardsNonfiction articles can be used in any content area. Use the handouts to encourage close reading of the passage or article. May be used with any news, feature, informational, explanatory, argument, opinion, editorial, persuasive, narrative, or autobiographical article/text. Explores comparing two texts for compare/contrast. Students will be required to find evidence from the text to support their answers.*LI
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards Plus More
Are you frustrated with trying to make Puritan works such as "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" exciting and enjoyable for today's teens? This happens to be one of my favorite literary works to teach because of the engaging lessons I have crafted over the years. This unit takes a topic that many students find cumbersome and turns it into something challenging and fun. They will be talking about this sermon, and other classes will be asking when they get to do the sculpture activity! Plus, st
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
Real-World Rhetoric Bundle Argument Analysis of Modern Essays, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With this bundle of seven real-world rhetorical analysis lessons, students will examine short articles on high-interest topics, identify specific rhetorical tools including ethos, pathos, and logos, and determine whether each writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.Each of these real-world rhetoric lessons include:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay• A paper-saving handout of short-answer questions• A Google Drive version of the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: Personal Greed and Sacrifice?
The Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver narrative non-fiction activity, students will read an essay by acclaimed humorist David Sedaris (link included) and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal anecdotes and opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real”
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7th - 10th
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Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: Pop Culture’s Benefits?
The new Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver non-fiction activity, students will read an article by Malcolm Gladwell (link included) and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal anecdotes and opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real” classroom activity.
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9th - 12th
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The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: Why We Must Stereotype
The Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver non-fiction activity, students will read an article by Malcolm Gladwell and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal anecdotes and opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real” classroom activity.When your principal
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9th - 12th
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Real World Rhetoric #6, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #6 attempts to convince readers that intestinal worms are better than medicine or surgery for a variety of ailments.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay•
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Close Reading Comprehension Passages with Full Lesson Plans & Tasks BUNDLE
Are you looking for set of reading comprehension passages that fit your ESL students’ diverse needs and interests? These are all no-prep lesson plans for reading comprehension based on great topics that use text-dependent activities to advance your students' reading comprehension skills. This is the perfect package for ESL and ELL teachers looking for material their students can read and learn about. Get this package today and deliver masterful lessons without the hours of prep time. This Bundle
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Expository, Non-Fiction Lesson on Modern Issues: Traditional Families?
The new Common Core has a much-greater focus on non-fiction, informational texts in the English/Language Arts classroom. It’s time to start adding more real-world articles and materials to our literary canon. In this easy-to-deliver non-fiction activity, students will read an essay by Barbara Kingsolver (link included) and complete a series of deep-thinking questions. Afterward, students will definitely have personal anecdotes and opinions to share about this “Let’s Get Real” classroom activity.
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9th - 12th
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Real World Rhetoric #7, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #7 attempts to convince healthy pregnant women that they should consider having their babies at home rather than in a hospital.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argu
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Essay Writing Unit | How to Write an essay - 5 paragraph essay format
Teach your students how to write an essay! Writing a five-paragraph essay: outline; write an introduction with a hook & thesis statement; body paragraphs & transition phrases; write a conclusion with a summary and concluding statement. Revise from rough to final draft. A whole unit on essays and expository writing using a 5-paragraph essay format:*Lesson in Powerpoint and PDF format* Student Activity Workbook* Teacher lesson plans and objectives covered, alternate examples, assessments,
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Ethos, Pathos, Logos: Persuasive & argument writing, rhetorical devices & appeal
Argumentative Writing with Rhetorical Appeals: An easy to understand unit on Persuasive Writing using ethos, pathos, and logos from the rhetorical triangle to understand debate. Includes a powerpoint presentation with in class discussions and activities, assignments and assessments with answer keys provided, and many examples of realia from advertisements, speeches, and pop culture to demonstrate persuasive writing techniques all around us.Includes Rhetorical Appeals printable poster!* What is t
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
What to the Slave is Fourth of July and Rhetoric
This resource focuses on analyzing Frederick Douglass's renowned speech, "What to the Slave is Fourth of July." Students will engage in activities such as reviewing concept vocabulary, exploring Douglass's life, reading background information on the speech, and answering close reading questions. They will also identify and analyze examples of ethos, pathos, and logos, define unfamiliar terms, and identify Douglass's main argument and call to action. In the extended version of this resource, stud
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetoric in American Speeches: Henry, Paine, Lincoln, and Douglass
Rhetorical Devices: Parallel Structure Repetition Rhetorical Question L.9-10.1a
A unit on Rhetorical Devices: parallel structure (parallelism), repetition, and rhetorical questions. Using Foundational American texts and relatable pop culture examples, this unit focuses on analysing how rhetoric improves writing.Contains pop culture examples (such as lyric excerpts by Beyonce, the Talking Heads, and Star Wars quotes), important text from American History (including Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and John F. Kennedy's inaugural Address, and Lincoln's "Gettysb
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Highschool ELA Bundle: Writing, Research, and Argumentation
Common Core ELA Regents Review - Part 2 - How to Write the Argument Essay
This is a very comprehensive step-by-step Powerpoint that takes students through the process of approaching Part 2 of the ELA Regents Exam. It teaches students how to sort through the information in a non-stressful way, and it helps students to develop an argument and support it clearly and strongly. This is a very visual Powerpoint that leads students through all of the steps of reading the texts in a purposeful way, organizing information with an outline, addressing the essential counterclaim
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9th - 11th
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Every-Goal Speech Therapy Unit - Remembering Names
Do your students have difficulty remembering names? If so, this is the perfect unit for your middle, junior high, and high school speech therapy students!Included materials: Informational Article (Remembering Names) and worksheets that correspond to the article for the following targets: main idea, details, sequencing, critical reasoning, narrative, pragmatics, grammar, vocabulary, vocabulary post test. NEW! UNITS OPTIMIZED FOR DISTANCE/DIGITAL LEARNING3 Formats included with your purchase!-.pdf
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6th - 12th
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Writing a Biographical Narrative - Spanish & Chinese Translations
Teach your students how to write a biographical essay with scaffolded support. Begin with sentences, paragraphs, and into a complete essay. Translated copies: EnglishSpanishChinese! Easy to use and editable google slide. Print them off and use as handouts, or upload to Google Classroom.
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5th - 12th
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Annotation Guide
Detailed handout demonstrates to students a standardized way to annotate non-fiction text. Includes definitions and model.
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7th - 12th
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DEBATES-ENL1W-ENG4U Highly Adaptable Unit. (2023) ON Curriculum
This is the updated and more complete with indepth vocabulary/jargon in regards to a Debate Unit/the debate Unit previously posted. This unit is 2 WEEKS! The first week and part of the second week are teacher-student transferrable knowledge, each lesson contains consctructive opportunities for teachers to build rapport, be attentive to students with needs and allow students to set their own pace in the learning. Ontario Curriculum Expectations Included in Lesson Plans.The learning that occurs in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS4-2
, HS-LS4-1
, HS-LS4-3
, HS-LS4-4
, HS-LS4-5
Monthly Reading Log | Daily Reading Log | Independent Reading Log | Digital
Use these EDITABLE themed monthly reading logs in GOOGLE SLIDES as a simple way to hold your students accountable for independent reading while fostering their love for reading. Whether you're implementing DEAR (Drop Everything And Read), SSR (Silent Sustained Reading), Million Minutes, and more, these EASY TO PREP (just add dates!) monthly reading logs make independent reading time stress free and easy to manage. The monthly format makes these logs quick and easy to grade at the end of the mont
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis Terms, Quiz, and Game
This activity consists of an essential list of Rhetorical Analysis terms for AP Language or for General/Honors/ Advanced English, a handout to write answers for a quiz, and a printable maze game with included game cards and game instructions.Teachers can use the list as a handout to give to students and as a guide to give quick review quizzes. The handout for quizzes is set up for three quizzes total. After the quiz(zes), students and the teacher work together to correct the quiz and play the
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9th - 12th
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Common Core ELA Regents Review and Test Taking Tips - Comprehensive Powerpoint
This is a comprehensive Powerpoint designed to clearly review how to approach each of the three parts of the ELA Regents exam. It offers strategies for each section, is easy to understand, and visually appealing. It also includes examples of writing for part 2 (the argument essay, examples of each paragraph of the essay) and part 3 (full text analysis). I have had great success in using this PowerPoint with my general education students, my ENL students (ELLs), as well as my special education s
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9th - 11th
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