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Middle school writing-expository handouts $5-10
Argumentative Essay Writing, Argument Writing How to Guide, Topics, Rubric CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students win their written arguments with these easy-to-follow essay writing materials. This bundle of interactive, step-by-step materials inspires even my most reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements will guide your students as they learn to craft their own meaningful and effective argumentative essays. Easy prep for you; excellent growth for your students’ writing skills.Just print and teach!I
Grades:
8th - 11th
Writing Leads Anchor Charts for Narrative & Informational Writing Hooks
Teach your students to write descriptive and engaging writing leads! This resource has 20 popular writing hooks that students can use to enhance the beginnings of their narrative and informational writing. Each anchor chart states the name of the “writing hook” and gives examples to help students produce their own. The Hooks/Leads anchor charts come small enough to fit into student notebooks. If all 20 are used, these charts will only take 2.5 pages of your student notebooks, leaving PLENTY of s
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3rd - 6th
Research Project with 3-D Picture Frames to Display Research Report - Any Topic!
This mini-research project is designed to be fun and meaningful! Students will research a person, place, animal, or event and display their research in a picture frame. The picture frame will include a picture (either sketched or printed) of their topic. Then, students’ research will slide into the picture frame’s pocket. There are research project templates, research graphic organizers, and research materials for every aspect of the project included. This project is designed for 5-7 class perio
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4th - 7th
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Conclusions Anchor Charts for Narrative & Informational Writing
Teach your students to write powerful conclusions! This resource has 16 popular writing conclusions that students can use to enhance the ending of their narrative and informational writing. Each anchor chart states the name of the conclusion type and gives examples to help students produce their own. These posters come small enough to fit into student notebooks. If all 16 are used, these charts will only take 2 of your student notebooks, leaving PLENTY of space left over! Charts also come in a s
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3rd - 6th
Biography Writing Unit: Biographical Sketches about Peers (Google-Compatible)
In this detailed, common-core aligned, 10-day unit, students will learn about biography writing and actively participate in the writing process. Students will write biographical sketches about a classmate. In their biographies they’ll include information about their classmate’s early life, personal life, and accomplishments. They’ll also include critical elements of biography writing. Students will research their subject with interviews, journal entry analysis, and photograph reviews. Throu
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5th - 8th
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Fun Essay Hooks Writing Game and Practice Activity for Middle School ELA
"But I don't know how to start!" Sound familiar? Even when our students have great ideas, they don't always know how to hook their readers with engaging introductions for their essays. This fun game and activity changes that!First, students are split into five teams. Each team is given 8 game cards with examples of catchy essay hooks. Five types of hooks are included: quote, unexpected fact, anecdote, controversial statement, and kidding around (Q.U.A.C.K.). The teams then race to trade cards wi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
National Parks Informational Research Paper Writing Unit with Rubric
Teaching students how to write a research paper can be difficult. This FULL UNIT makes it easier for the teacher to teach students to write quality research papers about the National Parks. This resource will walk your students step-by-step through the writing process- from brainstorming ideas to publishing the final product.In this product you will find a complete guide for writing research papers, including specific pages about the National Parks. From beginning research to the finished produc
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: National Parks Bundle
Persuasive Writing Worksheet Pack - No Prep Lesson Ideas
**Check out my similar Narrative Writing Pack, Explanation Writing Pack, Recount Text Writing Pack, Information Text Pack and Procedural Writing Pack**Persuasive Writing Worksheet Pack - No Prep Lesson IdeasThis no-prep printable persuasive writing pack includes a range of worksheets and activities to help support the teaching of persuasive writing. The package contains several handouts, including:Persuasive writing template.Persuasive writing sentence starters.Persuasive writing topics.Persuas
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Narrative and Persuasive Writing Worksheet Bundle
Rhetorical Analysis of Ted Talks Worksheets - Persuasion & Ted Talk Activities
These no-prep TED talk worksheets encourage rhetorical analysis and critical thinking about nonfiction texts! Whether you use these TED talks as a part of an rhetorical analysis and argumentative essay unit, a stand-alone lesson, or a reading and discussion resource, this resource is sure to engage learners while holding them to high expectations! I created this resource for my English 10 students who LOVE all things visual and technology-based. This activity builds nonfiction reading, analysis
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8th - 11th
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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
Compare and Contrast Essay Writing
Make compare and contrast tasks easy and practical for your students with this comprehensive writing packet. Step by step practices to make this genre of writing simple and accessible. PPT lecture coincides with student notes to provide direct instruction and guided practice. Students will benefit from scaffolded exercises designed to generate classroom discussion, graphic organizers to outline brainstorming, thesis templates designed for a variety of purposes, essay planning graphic organize
Grades:
5th - 12th
Informative Writing Anchor Charts & Graphic Organizer - Upper Grades
Informative Writing Anchor Chart for Interactive Notebook or Classroom WallsStudent Graphic Organizer for Informative Writing Hook Anchor Chart Transition Words for Notebook or Anchor Chart
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Writing Anchor Charts & Organizers - Upper Grade
Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quotes Prompts Expansion Pack #1
Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is an expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with the oth
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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
Grades:
5th - 7th
Persuasive Writing Paragraph Activity for Middle School ELA
Do your students' paragraphs lack focus and logical order? Does their persuasive writing read more like a disorganized rant than a logical presentation of ideas? This activity gets students to think about paragraph order more deeply while having fun in the process!This student-centered lesson challenges students to arrange pre-written sentence cards in the order that makes the most sense to them. Then the class discusses why they arranged the sentences as they did and why sentence order matters
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6th - 8th
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Expository Writing Prompts and Practice for Standardized Testing
This teaching unit will help you teach expository writing. The activities included are great for preparing for a standardized writing test!Read below to see what is included.Section 1: Expository Prompt PracticeEach handout in this section has two writing prompts. Students will practice underlining what the prompt is asking, writing a topic sentence for the prompt, and generating ideas for the body of the paper. Ten practice prompts are included in this section.Section 2: Would You Rather P
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA ~ A Bundle of Our Best Sellers!
Essay Terms and Essay Structure Graphic Organizer with Quiz, Style Guide, & More
Teach Essay Terms and the Structure of an Essay with ease! These no-prep handouts are perfect for helping your students learn essay terminology and basic 5-paragraph essay structure. Includes a Glossary of Essay Terms to Know, a Graphic Organizer of the Basic 5-Paragraph Essay, blank handouts for students to take notes, an Essay Terms matching Quiz, an Essay Structure Quiz, a Sample Essay with Examples of important parts of the essay, a General Essay Organizer, General Essay Style Guide Checkli
Grades:
6th - 9th
Compare and contrast essay: Informational writing PDF & Distance Learning
Students love to write stories. But how do you get them as excited about writing INFORMATIONAL essays that tend to be very structured?! This unit will help you instill the passion for non-fiction writing in your students! More specifically, this unit is designed to teach COMPARE AND CONTRAST essays with an interesting INTRODUCTION, solid CONCLUSION, and sophisticated LINKING WORDS commonly used in comparative writing.The unit consists of:1. very detailed lesson plans that show you how to guide s
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Introduction Paragraph | Text Based Evidence Writing | Thesis Statement
INTRODUCING a fantastic resource that teaches students how to write the Attention Grabber (Hook Sentence), Necessary Information, and Thesis Statement for an introduction paragraph. Students will always remember the correct information to include in an introduction paragraph with this simple strategy.Included:ANT Introduction PosterANT Introduction Resource HandoutInverted Pyramid ResourceInverted Pyramid Graphic OrganizerAttention Grabber ExamplesNecessary Information ExamplesThesis Statement
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Grades:
4th - 7th
Essay writing: Analytical essay planning steps and structure
This bundle is designed to step students through the analytical essay writing process in a structured manner.What's included:-An overview of the purpose, features and language of an essay-An analytical essay checklist-The steps to follow when planning an essay response-Analytical Essay Structure (The hamburger model)-An essay planning scaffold for students to fill out-An analytical essay scaffold for students to fill out-A sample analytical essay (response to Cynthia Rylant's 'I Had Seen Castles
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8th - 12th
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APA Parenthetical Citations BUNDLE
Looking to introduce your students to APA format? This bundle includes handouts, posters, and other worksheets to help your students conquer the dreaded APA format. This bundle includes:1. APA Citation guide (best seller)2. APA Format Notes Presentation with Examples3. APA Parenthetical Citations Poster Set in 3 colors (bright, light, and dark)4. Evaluating Sources Exit Ticket5. Critical Reading Check-In/Exit Ticket6. Textual Evidence Elaboration Verbs Leveled Posters7. Sentence Starter Classroo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Citing in MLA & Writing a Research Paper Bundle: For Beginners
This bundle includes two PowerPoints: one that introduces students to citing sources in MLA format, and the other introduces them to writing a paper in MLA format. A third (notes) PowerPoint is also included that I print and hand out to students. This allows them to follow along and fill in missing information. It is interactive and ties in to the Common Core Standards. I use these PowerPoint for my students who are writing a research paper, some for the first time. I have also included other ha
Grades:
8th - 11th
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