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High school writing-essays interactive whiteboards
Citing Textual Evidence Practice: CLAIM EVIDENCE AND REASONING Elaboration CER
Step-by-step workshop to teach textual evidence and elaboration. Culminating writing: FULL CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES. ARTICLES INCLUDED!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and elaboration for argumentative, expository essay writing, and short answer extended responses. Several methods are used for breaking down each element including C.E.R. & R.A.C.E strategy. Students learn each element in chunks, then gradually build the elements into responses,
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â ELA SUPPLEMENTAL BUNDLE READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W LESSON PLANS 6-8TH
Thesis Statement PRACTICE For Argumentative Essay Writing w Lessons & Activities
Thesis statement practice for argumentative writing the fun and simple way! This Google Classroom workshop will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in minutes. It is an interactive, MUST-DO lesson before teaching argument writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. In this self-checking workshop, students identify elements and missing elements of thesis statement by moving the buttons to reveal answers. They will also write thesis statem
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6th - 9th
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ENGLISH 1 & 2 STAAR | Extended Contructed Response (ECR) or Expository Essay
This unit focuses on the UPDATED STAAR extended constructed response or ECR. This was formally the expository and persuasive essay. To ensure student STAAR success, this unit comes with simplified steps and interactive notes and activities that step struggling students through the writing process. To save you time, each lesson comes with detailed instructions, speaker notes with TEA information, answer keys that show possible responses, notes on how to adjust with time contraints, and ready to p
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9th - 12th
Thesis Statement Mini Lesson Practice Would You Rather DIGITAL RESOURCES ELA
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement for ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Argument and Debate QUARTER 2 BUNDLE
Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets For Argumentative Writing Would You Rather
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, then put it together in a sentence
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6th - 9th
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Citing Textual Evidence Practice
Teach the skills of gathering, citing, quoting, and integrating evidence, and using elaboration with this fun INTERACTIVE DIGITAL NOTEBOOK made on Google Slides. NO PLANNING! NO PREPPING! NO PRINTING!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and adding elaboration for constructed responses and essays. Great for self-pacing because students can work directly on the slides. Also, great for social distance in class learning, and hybrid teaching because Go
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Argument | Thesis Statement | Narrative | Informative FULL YEAR of Writing
Writing: TTQA - Turn The Question Around Poster (English & Español)
One of the most frustrating things a teacher sees when grading writing of any kind is when students do not properly respond to the question or writing prompt. Usually, the response is a very painful to read sentence fragment.My attempt to address this is a somewhat simple strategy; TTQA: Turn the Question Around. When employed and reviewed religiously, it is my hope that your students begin to respond to any writing prompt in the proper manner. Included in the resourceThere are color-coded "help
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3rd - 12th
Personal Narrative Essay Mini-lesson: Adding VOICE-- EDITABLE
In this activity, students are guided through SIX revision steps in which they add voice to their personal narrative or college essay drafts. Voice is one of the most important skills of the personal narrative/ college essay, and this activity challenges students to inject imagery into their writing through making associations and brainstorming similes, metaphors, and personification-- all based on those over-used abstract words. It also guides students through revising their diction to be mor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
Counter argument/counter claim handout and slides- Argumentative writing
This handout and accompanying smart board lesson slides works for teaching counter argument AKA counter claim writing. I created it for an honors level 7th grade class, but it would work all the way up to grade 12. It contains two examples of counter argument paragraphs broken down into sections so students can understand how to write a strong counter claim paragraph. This lesson is original and works for any argumentative or persuasive writing, but I used it with expeditionary learning grade
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Argument writing bundle- model essay, counter claim task cards, how to write
Personal Narrative Essay Brainstorming Activity
This PowerPoint activity takes students through a brainstorming exercise in which students are presented with various categories and quickly list memories/ thoughts that come to mind.At the end of the brainstorming exercise, students have a nice bank of ideas from which to select a personal narrative story topic. I typically have my students do this activity at the start of a personal narrative unit and then have them draft 3-5 different stories from their lists. This activity is an excellent,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
You Can Write A Personal Narrative
This packet is a personal narrative writing unit. If you are looking for a way to scaffold the writing process, then this is the unit for you! This packet contains colorful slides and reproducible worksheets that take students through the writing process. This packet contains an example personal narrative, planning pages, and editing/revision pages. I have personally been using this unit for 10 years. My students do very well on state writing tests as a result of the strategies used in this
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE: Personal Narrative, Writing Prompt, Poem
5 Paragraph Essay Planner - Common Core - Middle School, High School
This is a great visual aid for students to write a 5 paragraph essay. Step by step directions are included in each box. Great for middle school and high school students. Includes prompts for introduction, paragraph support, and transitions.
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7th - 12th
Adding Rhetorical Devices to Essay Writing for Persuasive Power
This PowerPoint presentation takes students through a revision of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of any essay. It guides them through sampling different rhetorical devices as well as rhetorical punctuation including:--Parallel Structure--Antithesis--Epistrophe--Anaphora--Conjunctive Adverbs--Dash --Short SentenceThis Power Point presentation provides definitions, includes revision exercises, and gives examples of each device. At the end of the revision activity, students select rhe
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8th - 12th
The College Application Essay or Personal Statement Writing Process Bundle
Writing a personal statement for a college application essay or a job application is tough. As educators, our greatest achievement is making our students successful in life. The activities in this bundle facilitate the writing process from brainstorming, drafting, revisions, and publication to produce a work of which students can be proud, helping them to achieve their future goals. Included in this product:Teaching guides and grading rubrics for each lesson.Google slide lessons Brainstorming ac
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
Thesis Statement Notes (for research-based persuasive essays)
Use this colorful PPT to teach your students how to write a thesis statement for a research-based persuasive essay. PPT includes what a thesis statement is, what it should do, and 3 models of good thesis statement formulas. This PPT goes beyond the formulaic 3-pronged thesis and allows more independence in crafting a thesis. This PPT is great for students to copy notes from, and then afterward, they can work on creating their thesis.
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8th - 12th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
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4th - 12th
Introduction Paragraphs: PowerPoint Presentation
A must for secondary ELA teachers.> 43 slides, sound and motion effects throughoutWalks students through the following central ideas, then goes into detail about each:> Purposes of an introduction> Parts of an introduction (thesis, supporting topics, hook, restatement of thesis)> Hooks (what are they, examples of)> Among others, it answers the following essential questions:   Why should you practice writing introductions?   What is the purpose of an introduction?   How can
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Write Topic Sentences & Conclusions - Common Core - Middle School
Help middle school students practice writing topic sentences & conclusions for essays. Great review before state tests!
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7th - 9th
Writing Thesis Statements /An Interactive Activity to Develop Effective Writing
Given the definition and components of a thesis statement, along with a sample writing prompt with pre-written thesis statements, students will be able to distinguish the better of three thesis statements by correctly identifying it.This resource is an interactive presentation that guides the students to learn about the good thesis statement and how to write a thesis statement and develop their writing skills.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
College Application Essay or Personal Statement: The Writing Process Slide Guide
"Will you help me with my college application essay? I don't even know how to get started." This is a great opportunity to get to know your students, review the writing process, and make some parents happy. If your students have different plans than college, a biographical personal statement is still a valuable work to have for scholarships and job applications. This slide presentation is a guide of the writing process from brainstorming to publication, enriched by links to popular media. Includ
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â The College Application Essay or Personal Statement Writing Process Bundle
Research Paper - How To Guide - Powerpoint
This powerpoint is used to preview and prepare your students for the first steps of research:1. Brainstorming2. How to choose sub-topics3. How to choose keywords from the subtopics4. Credible and non-credible sites (with websites to access)5. Preview and tutorial of bookmarking or note taking website: diigo.comThis powerpoint has Olympic background pictures and examples from the 2014 Winter Olympics, but you could change out the examples for your class topic. I added a duplicate of the en
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5th - 12th
AP Language Synthesis Essay notes
This PPT introduces students to the Synthesis Essay on the AP Language exam -- includes the format of the prompt and tips for writing an effective essay. Great for students to take notes from.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Catcher in the Rye Activity Packet
This packet contains:
• a Catcher in the Rye unit test
• in-class or at home essay topics
• colorful classroom SmartBoard discussion notes
• a creative writing assignment featuring Holden’s response to being a student in your high school
• a Writing from Sources position paper assignment on Banned Books
• a Smartboard presentation developing the position paper techniques and Banned Books discussion.
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9th - 10th
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FSA Writing Informative Essay - Rubrics, Examples, and Group Collaboration
This particular presentation is an overview of the rubrics used during the FSA Writing Assessment in Florida, focusing specifically on the rubrics for the Informative Essay prompt option written in 8th grade. Using the FSA website resources, this is a great group activity to familiarize your 8th grade English students with the FSA informative rubric and includes individual work (reading and highlighting the text) as well as group work (discussing what score you would give the essay within groups
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7th - 9th
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