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8th grade Spring writing-essays interactive whiteboards
Citing Textual Evidence Practice: CLAIM EVIDENCE AND REASONING Elaboration CER
Step-by-step workshop to teach textual evidence and elaboration. Culminating writing: FULL CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES. ARTICLES INCLUDED!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and elaboration for argumentative, expository essay writing, and short answer extended responses. Several methods are used for breaking down each element including C.E.R. & R.A.C.E strategy. Students learn each element in chunks, then gradually build the elements into responses,
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6th - 9th
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Thesis Statement PRACTICE For Argumentative Essay Writing w Lessons & Activities
Thesis statement practice for argumentative writing the fun and simple way! This Google Classroom workshop will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in minutes. It is an interactive, MUST-DO lesson before teaching argument writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. In this self-checking workshop, students identify elements and missing elements of thesis statement by moving the buttons to reveal answers. They will also write thesis statem
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6th - 9th
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Escape to Spring Break March Teambuilding Digital Escape Room Gaming Activity
Can your students solve four digital challenges in order to Escape to Spring Break? Students will enjoy this interactive gaming experience as they work to complete digital challenges, puzzles, and cryptic codes! Everything is 100% digital, self-grading, and NO PREP for the teacher! This is the perfect March activity for those few days leading up to Spring Break.This resource includes:✔️A link to a pre-coded Google Form™ with 4 engaging, interactive challenges and puzzles to solve revolving aroun
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5th - 8th
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Thesis Statement Mini Lesson Practice Would You Rather DIGITAL RESOURCES ELA
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement for ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WRITING? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argument and Debate QUARTER 2 BUNDLE
Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets For Argumentative Writing Would You Rather
Wanna get your students cracking up while learning how to write a thesis statement? This hilarious, Google Slides workshop uses WOULD YOU RATHER questions as prompts to teach basic elements and structure of a thesis statement. Students LOVE it! This EASY workshop is perfect for 6th grade teachers introducing thesis statement, and for older struggling students, or those who lack prior knowledge. Students simply choose a position, plug in their claim and reasons, then put it together in a sentence
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6th - 9th
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Citing Textual Evidence Practice
Teach the skills of gathering, citing, quoting, and integrating evidence, and using elaboration with this fun INTERACTIVE DIGITAL NOTEBOOK made on Google Slides. NO PLANNING! NO PREPPING! NO PRINTING!This workshop guides students through the process of gathering and quoting evidence and adding elaboration for constructed responses and essays. Great for self-pacing because students can work directly on the slides. Also, great for social distance in class learning, and hybrid teaching because Go
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6th - 9th
April Fools Themed Problem Solving Language Packet
No print, No prep, Interactive material for those working on story comprehension, pragmatic problem solving, non literal language, vocabulary, context clues, and inferencing. Even though this packet is labeled "April Fools," the passages are applicable and relevant to students all school year long!This product contains 5 pragmatic problem solving story prompts. Each story includes 6 questions each. Questions include:- WH questions- Vocabulary- Inference- Problem Solving- Story Details- Figurativ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: No Print No Prep Interactive GROWING Language Bundle [distance learning]
Writing: TTQA - Turn The Question Around Poster (English & Español)
One of the most frustrating things a teacher sees when grading writing of any kind is when students do not properly respond to the question or writing prompt. Usually, the response is a very painful to read sentence fragment.My attempt to address this is a somewhat simple strategy; TTQA: Turn the Question Around. When employed and reviewed religiously, it is my hope that your students begin to respond to any writing prompt in the proper manner. Included in the resourceThere are color-coded "help
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3rd - 12th
Spring & Summer Themed "Bubbles" SMART Board Attendance w/ SOUND and ANIMATION
POP! I'm here!!
This bubble-themed attendance activity allows students to show they are present for the day by "popping" their bubble. The realistic "pop" sound is sure to bring lots of smiles to your students' faces!
This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included!
*If you are concerned about students being able to reach the higher items on a SMART Board, consider hav
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PreK - 8th
Personal Narrative Essay Mini-lesson: Adding VOICE-- EDITABLE
In this activity, students are guided through SIX revision steps in which they add voice to their personal narrative or college essay drafts. Voice is one of the most important skills of the personal narrative/ college essay, and this activity challenges students to inject imagery into their writing through making associations and brainstorming similes, metaphors, and personification-- all based on those over-used abstract words. It also guides students through revising their diction to be mor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
Counter argument/counter claim handout and slides- Argumentative writing
This handout and accompanying smart board lesson slides works for teaching counter argument AKA counter claim writing. I created it for an honors level 7th grade class, but it would work all the way up to grade 12. It contains two examples of counter argument paragraphs broken down into sections so students can understand how to write a strong counter claim paragraph. This lesson is original and works for any argumentative or persuasive writing, but I used it with expeditionary learning grade
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7th - 12th
Personal Narrative Essay Brainstorming Activity
This PowerPoint activity takes students through a brainstorming exercise in which students are presented with various categories and quickly list memories/ thoughts that come to mind.At the end of the brainstorming exercise, students have a nice bank of ideas from which to select a personal narrative story topic. I typically have my students do this activity at the start of a personal narrative unit and then have them draft 3-5 different stories from their lists. This activity is an excellent,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate Personal Narrative Bundle for Grades 6-12
5 Paragraph Essay Planner - Common Core - Middle School, High School
This is a great visual aid for students to write a 5 paragraph essay. Step by step directions are included in each box. Great for middle school and high school students. Includes prompts for introduction, paragraph support, and transitions.
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7th - 12th
You Can Write A Personal Narrative
This packet is a personal narrative writing unit. If you are looking for a way to scaffold the writing process, then this is the unit for you! This packet contains colorful slides and reproducible worksheets that take students through the writing process. This packet contains an example personal narrative, planning pages, and editing/revision pages. I have personally been using this unit for 10 years. My students do very well on state writing tests as a result of the strategies used in this
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6th - 9th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE: Personal Narrative, Writing Prompt, Poem
NO PRINT Spring Communicating Compound & Complex Sentences for Distance Learning
If you're looking for a structured AND engaging activity for teaching sentence patterns, different types of conjunctions, and uses of conjunctions to formulate compound and complex sentences, this NO PRINT resource is it! Check out the VIDEO PREVIEW for a sneak peek inside!!! All picture cards for inspiring students to formulate their own compound and complex sentences are REAL photos and spring-themed. Although this resource was created with the virtual environment in mind, it is beneficial for
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5th - 10th
Write From the Beginning: Specific and Precise Language Bellwork
Teach students specific and precise language during bellwork!
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~Students worksheets
~SMART presentation
~Assessment with rubric
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3rd - 8th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
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4th - 12th
Conversation Questions & Comments Spring Edition Break Boom Cards
This Boom Card deck is great for social skills and pragmatic language therapy! These spring break communication situations help students think about appropriate conversational responses. Wrong answers provide great starting points for discussion. Good for teletherapy or social skills groups!To play:Read the communication situation and four possible responses. Determine the "best" response. Variations on play include: Cover responses and have student give their response before reading and choosin
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Conversation Questions & Comments: Holiday Bundle Boom
Adding Rhetorical Devices to Essay Writing for Persuasive Power
This PowerPoint presentation takes students through a revision of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of any essay. It guides them through sampling different rhetorical devices as well as rhetorical punctuation including:--Parallel Structure--Antithesis--Epistrophe--Anaphora--Conjunctive Adverbs--Dash --Short SentenceThis Power Point presentation provides definitions, includes revision exercises, and gives examples of each device. At the end of the revision activity, students select rhe
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8th - 12th
Thesis Statement Notes (for research-based persuasive essays)
Use this colorful PPT to teach your students how to write a thesis statement for a research-based persuasive essay. PPT includes what a thesis statement is, what it should do, and 3 models of good thesis statement formulas. This PPT goes beyond the formulaic 3-pronged thesis and allows more independence in crafting a thesis. This PPT is great for students to copy notes from, and then afterward, they can work on creating their thesis.
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8th - 12th
Spring Core Word Slideshow, Adapted Book, Worksheet, Flip Book BUNDLE Special Ed
This Spring Core Word Activity Bundle for Autism and Special Education will be perfect for a Spring unit. The Spring Adapted Books for Autism and Special Education emphasize Core Vocabulary. The books include real photos and comprehension checks. 2 versions are included. The Circle Answer adapted book requires only lamination. Students use a dry erase marker. The Fill in the Blank Adapted Book includes icons with pictures. The books have the same content, but vary in prep and accessibility
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PreK - 8th
Introduction Paragraphs: PowerPoint Presentation
A must for secondary ELA teachers.> 43 slides, sound and motion effects throughoutWalks students through the following central ideas, then goes into detail about each:> Purposes of an introduction> Parts of an introduction (thesis, supporting topics, hook, restatement of thesis)> Hooks (what are they, examples of)> Among others, it answers the following essential questions: Why should you practice writing introductions? What is the purpose of an introduction? How can
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Poster - Sentence Starters - Crafting good topic sentences (English & Spanish)
This is a set of posters I created to assist my students with writing strong topic sentences. It is not an activity but it has a few assessments included! This is but one of many posters I have created as this one skill seems to be the greatest barrier to overcome for weak writers. It is a high-resolution vector-based illustration created in graphic design software. The file might look deceptively simple but it packs in a lot of information without overwhelming your students. I try to do as muc
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3rd - 8th
Write Topic Sentences & Conclusions - Common Core - Middle School
Help middle school students practice writing topic sentences & conclusions for essays. Great review before state tests!
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7th - 9th
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