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Common Core W.11-12.1 handouts under $5
“Marionettes, Inc.” Literary Analysis, Ray Bradbury Short Story PDF & Google App
Imagine you could buy a clone of yourself and no one would ever know. Unpleasant chores? Your cyborg will clean the mess. Stacks of essays to grade? “You 2.0” quickly manages that paper load. Dinner with a difficult spouse? Send in the clone.What a great world! And nothing could possibly go wrong in this utopia, right? Right?Ray Bradbury’s short story, “Marionettes, Inc.,” gives us a glimpse of a world where clones are available to solve all of our problems. This compelling 45-minute lesson will
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8th - 11th
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The Catcher in the Rye Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
• Holden
• Mr. Spencer
• Allie
• Phoebe
• Jane Gallagher
• Stradlater
• Ackley
• Sally Hayes
• Maurice
• Sunny
• Mr. Antolini
Aside from individual classwork, use these 11 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a differ
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8th - 11th
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Romeo and Juliet Argument Essay
This Romeo and Juliet final argument essay is the perfect way to end your Shakespeare unit. This argument essay includes everything you need to assign an argument essay and walk students through the writing process!This Romeo and Juliet essay resource includes an essay writing prompt and assignment handout, multiple graphic organizers to help students grow as writers, a peer editing form, and an essay grading rubric.This Romeo and Juliet Essay Includes:an argumentative essay prompt2 different gr
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7th - 10th
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HOT Introduction Paragraph Notes and Graphic Organizers
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4th - 12th
25 Essential Handouts for Writing Workshop in Secondary ELA
This bundle contains 25 handouts to supplement writing workshop mini-lessons or to use as part of a writing reference center/ writer's toolbox in the classroom. Students can also keep these handouts in their writing folders or notebooks to reference throughout the year as they work on new writing tasks and as you target new writing skills.This bundle includes the following handouts: 1. Edit OUT These Words! 2. Commentary Do’s and Don’ts 3. Topic vs. Theme 4. Transitional Devices 5. Paragraph Fo
Animal Farm Final Argument Essay: Prompt, Organizers, Peer Editing, Rubric
Conclude your Animal Farm teaching unit with this Animal Farm Final Argument Essay! This essay resource includes everything you need to assign and walk your students through the entire writing process! This Animal Farm essay is the perfect way to finish your unit!This argument essay for Animal Farm includes:an argumentative essay prompt that asks students to identify who is responsible for the demise of Animal Farmtwo different grading rubrics (a 100 point rubric and a rubric that allows you to
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8th - 12th
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Thesis Statements: Writing a Great Thesis
Thesis statements: Writing a thesis statement can seem like an overwhelming task for many students. This packet includes informational handouts with ideas, explanations and worksheets to make the process easy. A complementary power point is included with ideas and tips for writing a great thesis statement. Contains a 32***-slide power point and 8-page handout/worksheet packet.Updated June 2019This product is part of a money-saving bundle:Essay Writing Mega BundleYou might also like:Writing a Sum
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Essay Writing Mega Bundle
Long Way Down Final Argument Essay
Engage your students in an end-of-unit Long Way Down argument essay after completing the book. This essay packet includes everything you need to assign your students an argumentative essay for Long Way Down: the essay assignment sheet, a brainstorming organizer, an essay-blocking handout, an essay outline, a peer editing form, and a rubric.
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7th - 11th
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The Cold War Unit 9: Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs
This is a five page unit from Reading Through History that highlights Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion which sought to overthrow him. It contains two one page readings. The first documents Castro's background and the events which surrounded his takeover of Cuba. The second details the events and outcome of the Bay of Pigs invasion. The readings are followed by three pages of student activities which include multiple choice questions, student response essay
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8th - 11th
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Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction.Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart by Po
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Lewis and Clark Great Journey West: Video Discussion Questions | Movie Guide
One of the best videos I have seen in any of my American History classes is National Geographic’s “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West” narrated by Jeff Bridges. Originally filmed for the IMAX movie theaters, this epic tale is extremely informative while keeping students engaged throughout its entirety. I have seen this video over 40 times and still love it! Various links to watch the video are provided in this resource, and video runtime is around 42 minutes.This product contains a double side
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Write Your Own Film Review - Fun Persuasive Writing Assignment, CCSS
This is a fun persuasive writing assignment in which students write a movie review. Students will: Use rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), cite sources, analyze plot elements, and support their argument with evidence. You can have students analyze their own movie or you can assign a movie that you watch as a class. Product includes: OverviewLesson PlanRhetorical Devices Graphic OrganizerPlot Analysis Graphic OrganizerCriteria handoutWriting sheetsNote: You can also get this item in our Cr
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Bundle - 8 Fun & Engaging Resources to Practice Writing
The Importance of Being Earnest Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
• Jack Worthing
• Algernon Moncrieff
• Lady Bracknell
• Cecily Cardew
• Gwendolyn Fairfax
• Dr. Chasuble
• Lane
• Miss Prism
Aside from individual classwork, use these 8 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a di
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8th - 11th
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The Scarlet Letter Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character. Character included are:• Hester Prynne• Pearl• Roger Chillingworth• Rev. Arthur DimmesdaleAside from individual classwork, use these 4 worksheets as a quick group activity (each group takes a different character), as bell-ringers or exit slips, or even as a qu
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9th - 12th
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Quote using MLA citations- reference & practice- analysis, transitions, & more
This is a four page "how to quote" reference packet that I made for my honors 7th graders. My goal when making it was to make a foolproof packet early in the year that can be their reference sheet for all essays (even across content such as in Social Studies classes). I purposely made it very clear and as "simple" seeming as can be so that the students wouldn't be overwhelmed. It includes: how to punctuate quotes, in-text citations when using one source, in-text citations when using two source
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7th - 12th
SBAC CAASPP ELA Performance Task Simplified Writing Rubrics + Checklists
Empower your secondary ELA students to dominate the SBAC (or CAASPP) Performance Task like never before! Say goodbye to mystery and hello to mastery with this simplified rubric guide, showcasing exactly how those precious points are earned across all three writing types: Narrative, Explanatory, and Argumentative!Each rubric comes fully equipped with handy checklists, empowering students to become their own writing champions by checking their work like seasoned pros!As an added bonus: everything
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6th - 11th
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Argument Bell Ringers #2: Claim, Counterargument & Refutation - Writing Prompts
Students practice writing arguments with these bell-ringer handouts that require them to consider evidence for claims, brainstorm counterarguments, and provide possible refutation. This is a second volume with new topics!Each handout starts with an engaging topic for adolescents including some of the following: allowing music in classlearning to codedrug testing student athletesrecycling in schoolslowering the voting agebanning pit bullsregulating artificial intelligencerequiring preschoolbanni
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8th - 12th
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MENDING WALL by Robert Frost - Close Reading & Text
For Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" this Close Reading lesson gives students the opportunity to read, react, read again, and reflect on the deeper meanings. Included are -- First Impression graphic response page- Close Focus Questions, side-by-side with the text of the poem- Instructions for students to mark as they reread- Analysis page for the structure of the poem- Analysis page for underlying messages and theme- Essential Question, with room for student responses- Teacher Suggestions-
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8th - 11th
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The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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Sentence Frames for Research Papers and Synthesis Essays
Looking for sentence frames to help your students write better research papers and synthesis essays?Sentence frames have been a game-changer in my classroom because they help students articulate their ideas in a more sophisticated way, allowing them to learn more complex argumentative techniques, such as a counterclaim and rebuttal or concession and refutation. After seeing how sentence frames helped my AP Language and Composition students as they wrote their synthesis and argument essays, I sta
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Coach Hall's AP® Lang Sentence Frames Bundle
Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Paired Texts - Henry David Thoreau & Newspaper Article
In this lesson, students read and analyze nonfiction texts: excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and an online newspaper article “Tiny House Movement Thrives Amid Real Estate Bust." After close reading the texts, they select a writing activity from a choice board that makes relevant connections.In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT.Students begin by writing a journal about their most essential activities and consider how they
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
A Midsummer Night's Dream Characterization Activity, Worksheets
Freshen up your lesson plans and help your students begin to analyze the characters in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students analyze the given prompts based on the text to determine what it suggests about the character.
Character included are:
• Titania
• Oberon
• Theseus
• Hippolyta
• Helena
• Hermia
• Demetrius
• Lysander
• Bottom
• Snug
• Quince
• Flute
• Starveling
• Snout
• Puck
Aside from individual classwork, use these 15 worksheets as a quick group activity (
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8th - 11th
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