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Writing-essays Common Core RL.8.1 handouts
Literary Analysis Essay, Introduction to Lit. Analysis Essay Writing, CCSS
Help students dig into the elements of literary analysis essay writing with this MASSIVE collection of tools organized into an efficient and effective nine-day writing unit. Using an animated short film on YouTube and a classic short story as source material, students will see how introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs are built. They’ll learn step-by-step building block formulas and deconstruct sample essays. By the end of the unit, students will have the tools they’ll need to be able to
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts - The Names and The Dead of September 11 - Essay Writing
This paired text lesson makes 9/11 relevant for English class. In this rigorous lesson, students complete close readings of Billy Collins's poem “The Names” and Toni Morrison’s poem “The Dead of September 11.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis. This 25-page product file includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidejournal promptKWL chartconte
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9th - 12th
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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel - Novel Guide - Print & DIGITAL
NIGHT - This Novel Guide for Elie Wiesel’s Night will keep students thinking and enhance their understanding from the first page of the book to the last. Now includes a DIGITAL version! Section-by-Section Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences as they read. Includes a pre-reading Web Quest, Theme Essay writing assignment, and Vocabulary study. The DIGITAL version offers colorful slides that allow students to type their responses into text boxes. To
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7th - 10th
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Sentence Frames for Literary Analysis Essay Writing High School ELA, ELL & ESL
Use sentence frames (also called sentence starters) for literary analysis in your ELA or ESL classroom to support all students! Research shows that sentence frames are an effective scaffolding technique. Use sentence frames for differentiated instruction and to support ELL and newcomer students. This is appropriate for 7th-12 grade.This resource is a 5-page handout that includes 12 types of sentence frames for writing about literature: Diction/connotation/denotation, hyperbole, setting, irony, j
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9th - 11th, Adult Education
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Paired Texts with Close Reading and Essay Writing - Middle School & High School
These 19 paired passages (using 39 texts) require students to use close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing to help them prepare for standardized assessments. In each lesson, students synthesize their reading, identifying central ideas and themes across texts. With texts that vary by genre, time period, and author, this bundle meets the needs of diverse learners and provides scaffolding with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies.The following texts, which are available in
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6th - 11th
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A BOY AT WAR Novel Study: Quick Chapter Quizzes & Writing Prompts
Written by Harry Mazer, and with the plot set in World War II, this novel study has quick quizzes which allow a faster pace through the story. This unit contains the following:- 1st and 3rd Person perspective (point of view) board notes - two pages with lesson suggestions - use with doc camera/smart board/overhead- Quick chapter quizzes - two chapters per quiz, usable like exit tickets- Venn diagrams - three, designed for comparing characteristics- Writing prompts - six, in task card format; fo
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6th - 8th
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Citing Text Evidence Student Reference Sheet
This ready-to-print reference supports instruction for citing text evidence for essay-writing or extended responses. Guidelines for choosing and citing evidence are presented in bullet-point form for easy reference, with examples modeling each component of cited evidence. It covers the following:Purpose & Placement of Cited EvidenceChoosing the Best EvidenceDirect QuotesIndirect Quotes (paraphrasing)Signal-phrase citationsParenthetical citationsIt also includes a list of strong verbs that c
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5th - 8th
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Flight by Sherman Alexie- Activities and Quizzes
This package has material for EVERY chapter of Flight!
Use the multiple choice questions as quizzes or to make sure students are comprehending what they are reading.
Useful writing prompts for every chapter and an all encompassing essay prompt to be used at the completion of the novel.
Character Web Chart to analyze each flight!
*** Answer keys included.
*** Bonus links to brief history lessons that can be used as background information for certain chapters.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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DEAR LEVI: Common Core Aligned Novel Study
For Elvira Woodruff's well-written novel depicting the hardships and determination of people on a wagon train to Oregon, here are comprehension questions for each chapter in a variety of simple styles: cloze, matching, true/false, sequencing, cause/effect, and short phrase or sentence answers. ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED.Mid-novel essay topics are here as well as suggested topic sentences. A theme essay matrix is included too along with several possible theme topics. This aligns well with 6 + 1 trai
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4th - 8th
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Test Prep Passages: Poetry Paired Texts - Close Reading and Essay Writing Bundle
Help students with their reading comprehension and literary analysis writing by using these "Paired Passages." These detailed lesson plans will provide you with everything you need to help your students meet Common Core English Language Arts Standards as they make connections between the poems and construct effective comparison essays.A variety of poems helps you differentiate your instruction and include the following texts:“To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet“My Last Duchess” by
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6th - 10th
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Middle School Book Project: Write a Business Letter to the Author
This is a thoughtful and engaging way to get students to reflect on their outside reading. Students are asked to write a letter to the author of their book explaining why this book is so memorable to them. They need to have three reasons to support their claim. In this way, students are guided to write both a business letter and a five-paragraph essay in a fun and painless way! Students really enjoy this because they know their audience and purpose. And, if the author is alive, I encourage
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6th - 9th
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Animal Farm Unit - lessons, activities, assessments, review game
An entire unit on Animal Farm with powerpoint lessons providing historical context, explanations of allegory, and monuments as meaning. Also includes videos providing further context and scaffolding, lesson outlines, handouts and assessments (inclulding tests and essay prompts), Socratic Seminar, and a review game. Also includes the full "Connotation vs Denotation" lesson.* What makes a good leader?* Animal Farm as Allegory: Fiction vs History* Quizzes* How do monuments and memorials communicate
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8th - 11th
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CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET - Quick Quizzes and Writing Prompts
For Gary Paulsen's Call Me Francis Tucket, here are Quick Quizzes for each chapter in a variety of styles - two chapter quizzes per page. These may be used as is with two chapters per page, or cut in half and each used like an exit ticket for that specific chapter. Answer Key is included.- True/False- Cause/Effect- Multiple Choice- Short Written Responses- Which occurred first?and more.Six writing prompts - each on a half-page task card like format address all three types of CCSS Writing for g
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5th - 8th
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English Language Arts Complete Reference Wall Bulletin Board Anchor Chart Set
English Language Arts Complete Reference Wall Bulletin Board Anchor Chart SetPDF Downloads ❤ Grammar ❤ Reading ❤ Writing ❤ Tech. Tips ❤ Perfect for teaching ELA in an Upper Elementary or Middle School SettingThis purchase includes: Thirty-nine (39) posters that provide a breakdown and visual aid to introduce, model, and reference during skill-based instruction of the target skillsDoodle-style Bulletin Board Letters: "REFERENCE WALLDoodle-style full alphabet lettering to complete your bulletin bo
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4th - 9th
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Citing Text Evidence - Practice Page
Review or reinforce the selection and citing of text-evidence with this student activity page. It includes two passages about young Olympians, a quick reference on how-to cite text evidence, and opportunities to practice four techniques for citing text evidence, including:Direct QuoteIndirect Quote (paraphrasing)Signal-phrase citationParenthetical citationIt was designed to accompany my Citing Text Evidence PowerPoint lesson. If you like this, you might also enjoy my one-page Easy Reference stu
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5th - 8th
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from Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln... Complete Text Excerpt Unit
COMPLETE LESSON PLAN for a novel excerpt unit on Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis by James L. Swanson. ★ A perfect accompaniment to HMH Florida Collections Grade 8 Textbook. Everything you need to teach a 8 day unit on part of the popular text (Prologue through Chapter Three)! Overall Overview: The Civil War had a huge impact on the United States. This unit provides important insight into the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, the two le
Grades:
4th - 9th
Literary Analysis Essay Prompts, Graphic Organizers, Samples, and Rubrics
If your middle school students think literary analysis essay is code for "nap time," these fun prompts will get their attention!Forget boring book reports or complicated, overwhelming projects. Instead, let these packets guide your students step by step through the literary analysis process with fun and engaging prompts that work with any novel.This bundle includes 4 fun literary analysis prompts that your students will actually enjoy:1. Design a theme-park ride that will remind riders of the bo
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6th - 8th
Thematic Textual Evidence for Essay on Mexican Whiteboy
This document is a scaffold for students writing an essay on the novel Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena.
I used this in my classroom for students who are English Language Learners and who have IEPs and struggle to identify textual evidence to support a theme. I provide this to those students to pull evidence from when they are writing their essays so that they don't have to flip back through the entire book. These quotes can also be used to create homework assignments off of.
There are 4 pa
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7th - 10th
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Example Character Analysis Essay
Example Character Analysis Essay that uses Shrek as a source text. Tracks Shrek's character development from the beginning, middle, and end, of the movie.
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6th - 9th
(Writing) Research Simulation Task (RST) Anchor Chart
(Writing) Research Simulation Task (RST) Anchor ChartPDF Download This anchor chart provides a breakdown and visual aid to introduce, model, and reference during skill-based instruction of the target skill (constructing a thesis statement that will effectively map out five-paragraph RST essay writing). This visual aid reflects a systematic approach for constructing a sentence that includes the three sources and research topic being explored.
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5th - 8th
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Phantom of the Opera Biblical Integration Discussion Guide
The Phantom of the Opera is a powerful symbolic tale of the power of grace to overcome evil. This biblical integration discussion guide for Phantom of the Opera can be used with the original novel by Gaston Leroux and also the 2005 movie based on the broadway musical. Questions that relate themes of the book to themes in the Bible are included along with specific Bible verses to consider.
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6th - 12th
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Night- Unit Packet
Analytical Reading and Writing Activity Packet for Night by Elie Wiesel. Activities to help analytical reading and writing for 9 sectione of reading. Includes TWO Final Essay Prompts with corresponding graphic organizers and rubrics.
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8th - 10th
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(Writing) Thesis Statement Practice Worksheet
(Writing) Thesis Statement Practice WorksheetPDF Download This "(Writing) Thesis Statement Practice Worksheet" includes an anchor chart that provides a breakdown and visual aid to introduce, model, and reference during skill-based instruction of the target skill (constructing a thesis statement that will effectively map out five-paragraph essay writing). This visual aid reflects a systematic, three-step approach for constructing a sentence that includes a strong claim and three pieces of rationa
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5th - 8th
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Simple Literature Essay Graphic Organizer w/ Sentence Starters, Sentence Frames
This "outline" or graphic organizer helps students break down the parts of an essay to get comfortable with the organization and structure. it is great for students who are new to writing longer pieces about a text! The beauty of this product is that it has scaffolds for students with disabilities or other struggling writers, but it does not "do the thinking" for them. They still have to come up with their ideas and find their own evidence from the text. It simple lessens some of the mental load
Grades:
5th - 8th
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