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8th grade writing-essays assessments for Easel
STAAR ECR Practice Prompt Extended Constructed Response Writing ECR Checklist
Are you searching for a simple yet effective way to help your students achieve a high STAAR score on their ECR? Look no further! Our comprehensive set of ECR Writing Prompts and Planning Pages has got you covered.Whether you're an experienced teacher or just starting out, our teacher-tested resources will boost your students' writing confidence and familiarity with the STAAR Extended Constructed Response expectations.➡️ Looking for Elementary or High School? Expose your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade s
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6th - 8th
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Identify The Thesis Statement Worksheet
Each question is an introductory paragraph of an essay. Students are instructed to underline the thesis statement and predict the prompt. I use this as practice in identifying a thesis statement before I have students write their own. It really helps to see student examples of thesis statements first. Three questions are easier, with typical three reason thesis statements at the end of the paragraph. Three questions are a bit trickier because the reasons are in separate sentences from the actual
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Thesis Statement Worksheet Bundle
Theme vs. Main Idea Venn Diagram
This helps students form a thematic statement and addresses a possible misconception of using specific character names or events from the text. An example completed organizer is provided.
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Theme Bundle
STAAR English I & II Writing Prompts | Print & Google Forms
Preparing for ELA End of Course Exams can be stressful and time-consuming. Save time with writing prompts that are thoughtfully crafted to help your students prepare.After studying the newly release STAAR English I & II Exams, I came up with 10 written composition prompts to simulate the real STAAR English test and help your students become better prepared for the writing portion. The prompts include Expository, Persuasive, Narrative, and Letter Writing. Exposing students early can make a HU
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8th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Road Not Taken and Harlem (Dream Deferred) - Essay Writing
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes. Then, facilitate their understanding of the central themes and speakers’ attitudes as they construct connections between the poems. Use this activity to provide practice with a prose constructed response (short essay).This 20-page product includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidebuilding b
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6th - 9th
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Cell phones in School: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet
Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? This is an argumentative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about cell phone usage and whether or not schools should ban cell phones. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.*Update* Available under TpT Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning. If you want the Google Drive editable version here it isLooking for more argu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Essay Writing
Text Based Evidence Writing | Essay | Rubrics| RACES | Organizers
Teach the "write" way with this text-based evidence writing guide. The step-by-step lesson guides students and teachers through 10 detailed steps that teach how to write each sentence of an evidence-based essay. Teachers and students will love the easy-to-remember strategies for writing an introduction paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Students will also learn how to improve writing by including a hook sentence with a related effective ending. Apply the
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
Expository Essay Rubric also for Explanatory & Informative Writing w/ Google
Use this common core aligned essay rubric to guide students through the objective writing standards for expository, explanatory and informative writing. This resource includes two different rubrics. The first is traditional with five categories: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Ideas/Content, and Conventions/Word Choice. The second rubric is designed for expedited grading with boxes to check for areas of growth. When I used the expedited rubric in my own classroom, I averaged 3-5 minut
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8th - 11th
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Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Persuasive Writing Rubric for Essays or Letters, High School Essay Writing
Use this common core aligned persuasive writing rubric (scoring guide) to guide students through the objective writing standards for persuasive writing! This rubric has seven categories: Introduction/Appeal & Position Statement, Body Paragraphs & Supporting Detail, Conclusion/Call to Action, Persuasive Devices, Conventions, Citations & Works Cited Page, and Sending the Letter. Includes a version in Google Drive. WAIT!!! This is included in my Persuasive Writing Unit with 2.5 weeks of
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts - Speech by Patrick Henry and Story by Mark Twain - Essay Writing
Guide your students through close readings of two classic texts: “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the texts and write an analytical essay.This updated product file includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guide and vocabula
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Paired Texts - Gift of the Magi and How Do I Love Thee? - Essay Writing
This lesson with paired texts encourages students to explore themes of love through close readings of the O.Henry story “The Gift of the Magi” and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.” Students synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This 27-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards -anticipation guide-journal-co
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7th - 10th
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Persuasive Devices & Techniques With Jigsaw Activity, Notes, Lesson & Quiz
Teach six persuasive techniques, reinforce learning with a jigsaw activity and assess learning with a corresponding quiz. Answer key included! The six techniques include:Appeal to Authority, Bandwagon, Emotional Appeal, Poisoning the Well, Repetition and Rhetorical Question. The Jigsaw Activity includes teacher and student instructions as students teach the techniques to their classmates by creating posters and skits. The corresponding quiz contains 12 questions designed to assess students' gras
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8th - 11th
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7th grade Revising Practice , "Always Good to Know About Snakes"
A 7th grade level practice passage designed to familiarize students with the STAAR (state mandated assessment) objectives and format. Twelve test-like multiple choice questions follow the passage. As a companion piece, a PowerPoint presentation is also included. The PowerPoint presents only the multiple choice questions, using animation, opening up a variety of FUN ways to present this lesson.
BTW - This product is also included as part of a BUNDLE: Revising and Editing Practice, 7th Grade,
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6th - 8th
STAAR Writing Prompts | Print & Google Forms
After studying the released STAAR 7th grade writing tests, I came up with 10 written composition prompts to simulate the real STAAR test and help your students become better prepared for the writing portion. The prompts include Expository, Persuasive, Narrative, and Letter Writing. Includes Google Forms Links and made Digital with TpT's Easel.(STAAR® is a trademark registered by the Texas Education Agency which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product.)Resource includes:- TEKS Br
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5th - 8th
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Paired Texts - First Lesson and Those Winter Sundays - Essay Writing
Help your students practice close reading and essay writing by guiding them through two poems: “First Lesson" by Philip Booth and "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the poems and practice writing literary analysis essays.This 20-page resource includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidecontextual reading
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6th - 10th
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Argumentative Writing Essay Rubric and Peer Review FREE
FREE Argumentative essay writing rubric with feedback descriptors and peer review sheet. Blaze through grading your students' essays and give quality feedback simply by circling the descriptors that apply to your students' work. Descriptors cover the most common mistakes students make, and are easy for students to understand so that can use them to make improvements on their writing. This kit also includes a rubric without descriptors and a peer review sheet.RUBRIC/CHECKLIST INCLUDES:❤ Hook❤ Ba
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6th - 9th
Narrative Writing Rubric Editable and Common Core Personal Narrative High School
Use this common core aligned narrative writing rubric to guide students through the objective writing standards for narrative essay writing. This rubric has five categories: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Ideas/Content & Word Choice, Conventions/Word Choice. Descriptions are detailed and specific with terminology directly from the Common Core standards – excellent for using as a teaching tool with your students! This editable resource also includes a revision checklist and a whol
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8th - 11th
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Persuasive Appeals Christmas Activity with Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
This fun project gives middle school students engaging practice with ethos, logos, and pathos as they use these persuasive appeals to sell products in their very own festive holiday commercials.The weeks before Christmas can be a tricky time for teachers; our students are thinking only of winter break, but we have content we have to cover! This activity brings the perfect blend of holiday cheer and class content to our classrooms as students use the persuasive appeals to create a holiday commerc
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Fun ELA Christmas Activities for Middle School
Expository Writing- CCSS: Essay Parts, Purpose, Tone & Syntax Lessons/Activities
Write Right! Essay Writing Made Easy 2020Writing is a major focus in my classes, second only to teaching middle and high school students to think and analyze what they read and hear. "Writing: Write Right! Essay Writing Made Easy" shares what and how I teach expository writing. The lessons and activities activities included in this packet encourage students to strengthen their writing prowess, confidence and sense of ownership. This detailed handbook addresses how to teach every part of an essay
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6th - 12th
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ELA Who Kidnapped the Principal? Inference Practice, Mystery Narrative Writing
Test student inferencing skills in an engaging way by solving a real-world problem at the Parts of Speech High School. The principal has been kidnapped. Students must read the case file and case report while analyzing the evidence to determine the culprit, reason, and method. Then, students will write a narrative, telling the story of who, why, and how. The product includes:ChecklistCase FileSuspect Collection SheetEvidence CollectionPre-write (Freytag's Pyramid)Case Report (Narrative)
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7th - 12th
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Informative and Argumentative Essay Structure and Terms Review for Middle School
Need a quick review of text-based essays before your state test? Try this cloze activity that goes through the structure of a text-based essay! Printable AND Digital!Objective: Students will review the structure of an informative and argumentative essay with embedded counterclaims.What's included:★ A "poster" of key terms★ 2 copies of the Cloze activity on the same page (to save paper when copying)★ A copy of the cloze activity on one page (to enlarge the text for those who need it.)★ Digital
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Curriculum for Middle School - Printable and Digital
Conquer Expository Essay Writing Grades 6-9 -- 15-page Complete Lesson
This packet shows your students how to write a good expository composition, from scratch, under time pressure. I have taught expository composition writing for years, and I have helped many students achieve mastery on the state test and also high school and college-entrance compositions. For college-bound students, improving their expository writing skill is worth the time and effort. Expository writing prompts are the go-to writing assignments for junior and senior-level AP tests, the ACT,
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7th - 12th
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Middle School Argumentative Essay Bundle + Test Prep (Plastic Vs Reusable bags)
Welcome to one of my amazing resources for mastering the art of argumentative writing! The Argumentative Essay Bundle is a comprehensive toolkit designed to empower students with the skills and knowledge they need to craft compelling arguments and defend their viewpoints effectively. Whether you're a student striving to ace your essays or an educator seeking to enhance your curriculum, this bundle is your go-to resource for success.Key Features:Step-by-step instructionsWorksheets for how to writ
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6th - 10th
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