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Common Core W.5.1a handouts for Microsoft OneDrive
Citing Text Evidence in Essays Lesson - PowerPoint - Worksheet - Anchor Charts
Want to teach your students about writing text evidence in their essays, but you're not sure where to begin? Look no more! This resource comes with a PowerPoint and a companion handout that makes it easy to teach students what text evidence is, how to smoothly incorporate it into their essays, and how to cite it- skills that can be challenging to teach. The 174-slide PowerPoint that comes with this product is very thorough and engaging. It tells students that they are like detectives, but instea
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3rd - 5th
Classroom Pets: Persuasive/Opinion Writing (Make a Claim 3rd-6th grades)
Students and teachers across the planet have pets within their classrooms. Some teachers say the pets are for educational purposes, while others suggest that these pets help build responsibility in their students. A whole other group of teachers and students believe that classroom pets are simply a pain, and create nothing more than a distraction in the classroom. Now have your students decide if classroom pets should be allowed in classrooms. Students are given an article with opposing views of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle: Articles, Infographics, and Prompts
Argumentative Writing | Opinion Essay | Graphic Organizer | Outline | Grade 3-6+
Empower your students to master argumentative writing with our comprehensive Argumentative Opinion Essay Graphic Organizer and Outline. Perfect for grades 3-12, this resource provides structured support for students to develop clear and well-organized essays. Whether you are teaching argumentative or opinion writing, this tool will help your students craft compelling arguments with ease.What's Included:Graphic Organizer: Helps students visually organize their thoughts and arguments.Outline Templ
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3rd - 12th
10 Types of HOOKS (leads/grabbers/intros) Handout / REFERENCE SHEET for students
Included:- single page REFERENCE SHEET for students with a list of 10 types of hooks and an example of each- FOUR different versions of this handout to pick from, in color copy (for beautiful posters) and black and white copy (for easy classroom printing) (4 total versions, 8 slides)Makes a great ANCHOR CHART!
Whale Evolution: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity With Bonus CER Resource
Digital or Print - Choose Your Adventure! NOW WITH BONUS RESOURCE! ❤️Introduction to claim, evidence, reasoning - an easy to understand resource for you and your students to learn the how and why of argumentative writing in the science classroom! Uncover the amazing phenomena of whale evolution through this captivating two-part activity that seamlessly integrates science and ELA standards. Perfect for inquisitive minds, this exploration is designed to span two to three class periods.Part One -
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-2
Also included in: Evolution Bundle! {Covers NGSS MS-LS-2 & MS-LS-4}
Opinion Writing: Paragraph Writing for the Digital Classroom
This Google Slides Resource works well for Distance Learning. Digital graphic organizers take students through the process of writing an opinion paragraph. The opinion writing prompts are organized into 5 Google Slide Decks. One deck has a blank for the prompt allowing you to edit the prompt to be anything you'd like.This resource contains:*a teacher PDF download with a link to click for the digital resource*a digital teacher's manual in Google Classroom*5 Google Slides resources for each of y
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2nd - 5th
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Opinion and Persuasive Writing Unit
Do your upper elementary students struggle with opinion and persuasive writing? This persuasive and opinion writing unit will give you the tools necessary to successfully teach this topic in your classroom. Rubrics, planning sheets, and handouts will help guide you through the process.Included in this 40-Page Resource:Teacher Tips & Lesson Plan Handout (3-pages) Persuasive Writing Student Handout (4-pages) Persuasive Writing Teacher Example (4-pages)Business and Friendly Letter Examples (2-p
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Resources Bundle
Persuasive Writing--O.R.E.O
Persuasive writing or argumentative writing is a valuable writing tool all students need. The O.R.E.O method is an easy way to have students construct a viable persuasive argument. In this digital download you will get: OREO graphic organizer A poster to display in your classroom, 25 persuasive writing prompts list of picture books that model persuasive writingTo increase accessibility for all students, I have also included:lined paperpersuasive paragraph writing frame with illustration boxex
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2nd - 7th
Writing Opening and Closing Paragraphs Bundle
Teach students to write outstanding introduction and conclusion paragraphs for persuasive essays and informative, explanatory, or expository essays.No matter what type of writing you are doing, writing opening and closing paragraphs can be extremely challenging. This lesson breaks down the parts of each and provides practice. It makes it much easier for students to understand what to do and how to do it, so they actually write!These lessons include three parts for both opening and closing paragr
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4th - 8th
Types of Writing - Activities to Determine Narrative, Expository, or Opinion?
Today's students have to be able to respond to a writing prompt accurately. The first step is to make sure your students know what type of writing they need to use. The activities in this resource will provide students opportunities to read the prompt and determine which type of writing they need to use - Narrative, Expository or Opinion. In this resource you will get,1. A journal page with definitions of narrative, expository and opinion writing.2. FIFTEEN Slide instructional power point
Writing Opening and Closing Paragraphs for Persuasive Essays
These lessons make writing outstanding introduction and conclusion paragraphs for persuasive essays simple.Opening paragraphs need three elements: hook, transition to thesis, and thesis statements.Closing paragraphs need three elements: connect to hook, restate thesis, and call to action.These lessons break down all the parts and provide students examples and opportunities to practice.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This resource includes:EDITABLE Persuasive Writing Lesson Pres
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4th - 8th
SNOW TREASURE Novel Study - Quick Quizzes and Activities
World War II involved children in a lot of ways, and as students read this novel set in Norway, they too get deeply involved in the tense, frequently dangerous situations. Study skills are interlaced in the Quick Quizzes as students also demonstrate their comprehension of events in the story. Included are -- a one page geographical and historical worksheet to familiarize them with the setting.- Quick Quizzes for every chapter, with answer keys - - two half-page quizzes per page in this packet,
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5th - 8th
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Writing Hooks BUNDLE Types of Hooks for Narrative and Informative Writing
The struggle is real. Students find it difficult to craft the perfect hook for their introduction paragraphs. Help is here! This bundle of resources is designed to help students master the art of hooks and captivating leads.Students study examples written by the pros. They'll learn how to craft effective hooks for expository, argumentative, and narrative writing. The best part? These lessons and activities are completely no-prep, saving you valuable time and energy. What's included in this bundl
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5th - 7th
Transition Words, Keywords, and Sentence Starter Reference Sheets
Transition Reference SheetsIncluded in this product are two reference sheets for students:Transition KeywordsTransition Sentence StartersThese serve as a great reminder for students to use while honing their skills in transitioning. Each sheet is organized by purpose, and so it helps students choose the right wording while applying the concept in their own writing.These are in PDF format.*****************************************************************************Check out my Other Teacher Reso
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5th - 12th
More Sentence Activities to Support the Writing Revolution Writing Strategies
More practice in Expanding Sentences using the Writing Revolution Sentence Expansion Strategy. Students need ample and consistent practice even with skills that they have already learned. This is a great Back to School writing activity to use before you delve deeper into writing. This resource practices expanding sentence stems, I call this a sentence Kernel. That is the idea that students want to convey. This product supports kids in showing how to convey their ideas in a more interesting wa
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2nd - 5th
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Persuasive Writing Lesson: Audience and Opposing Views
Teach your students to know and address the audience and opposing views in their persuasive essays!My students had trouble with persuasive writing for years because I made too many assumptions about their understanding of audience and addressing opposing views. Persuasive writing doesn't always come naturally for kids! I finally got a clue and made these lessons to break it down and provide specific practice. When students understood what to do and how to do it, they actually wanted to write! T
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4th - 8th
An Example of a Literary Analysis Essay and Unit
Looking for an example of a literary analysis essay to jumpstart your next literary writing unit? You found it! Based on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, this lesson can be used with students from 4th grade and up. Literary essay writing can be a challenge for young students. Use the checklist with your class to identify examples of literary writing elements in the essay. I recommend using a different colored marker to find each item on the checklist and having students follow along.NEW! Now
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Essay with 5 Paragraphs | Unit Plans
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
Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading - Should Bottled Water be Banned?
Opinion writing starts with reading about both sides of the argument.
Should bottled water be banned?
This packet contains two original informational non-fiction articles, one pro and one con on the topic of whether bottled water should be banned. Multiple skills are covered, including reading, close reading, reading comprehension, analyzing two texts on the same topic, vocabulary, summarizing, and opinion writing. CCSS aligned. Answer keys included.
No prep! Just print and go. Perfect substi
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading Bundle 2
Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading - Should Kids Get Paid for Good Grades?
Opinion writing starts with reading about both sides of the argument.
This packet contains two original informational non-fiction articles, one pro and one con on the topic of whether kids should get paid for good grades. Multiple skills are covered, including reading, close reading, reading comprehension, analyzing two texts on the same topic, vocabulary, summarizing, and opinion writing. CCSS aligned. Answer keys included.
No prep! Just print and go. Perfect substitute lesson plan.
Watch thi
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Opinion Writing and Opinion Reading Bundle 2
Guess My Name: Adjective Edition
Review the use of adjectives with this short descriptive paragraph activity. The culminating activity is a fun game of Guess Who that allows students to get to know each other better. Lesson plan is flexible and the unit can last up to 2 days, depending on your students and your class time.Worksheet is ready to post online for students.Includes:Lesson PlanStudent worksheet with space to write and sentence frames for struggling writers2 completed writing sample/ mentor text to review before stude
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle for Secondary ELA/ELD-EDITABLE
Opinion/Argumentative Writing: Should We Purchase a REAL or Artificial Tree?
***ATTENTION FOLLOWERS*** ***UPDATED PRODUCT***It is so exciting to bring an update to all of my faithful followers who have purchased this resource at some point. I have made many updates to make this resource so much more comprehensive, versatile, and flexible for multiple additional uses! Investigative/Informative Articles for Research:In the first section of the resource, one will find the different investigative/informative articles for the students to read and conduct background research f
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4th - 7th
Design a Cereal Box PBL | Volume Project Based Learning
This project is great to practice scaling, volume, and allows your students to "think outside the box" through integrating math into creative writing. Students will be building three different sized cereal boxes and creating a brochure to advertise a cereal they've designed. Starting with a regular sized box, students will measure the dimensions, graph it, then do the same for the other size boxes by dividing the dimensions in half for the mini as well as multiply by 3 for the value size. From t
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Volume PBL | Project Based Learning Bundle
Animal Research Project Writing Report Activity Template Google Slides Resource
Let students present their animal research projects in a polished presentation with this fun digital resource that includes both Google Slides and PowerPoint formats. This includes both slides for when they are gathering information and for presenting their published work. I will list the slide types below or you can view the preview. There are many slides to choose, and simply delete the ones not wanted.Students will add text and insert images in the slides. If students are not familiar with i
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2nd - 6th
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