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High school writing-expository teacher manuals for GATE
Exhausted by Essays? 5-Minute Essay Grading System - Reclaim Your Weekends!
You want your students to receive meaningful feedback on their papers and grow as writers. You also, though, need to have time to recharge on weekends and holidays without the burden of endless essay stacks hanging over your head.With my five-minute-per-essay grading system, you’ll zip through your stacks of papers, saving HOURS of time. Before I created this system, it took me 15-to-20 minutes to grade an essay. Now, with the use of a detailed coding system and a content rubric that’s laser-foc
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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1029 Writing Prompts for Middle School
With 1029 writing prompts for middle school, this is the last writing prompt resource you'll ever need. This massive compilation includes 20 categories and over 100 pages of fun, engaging and innovative writing prompts that will challenge your middle school students and push them to become better writers.If you're tired of the same old ho-hum writing prompts that cause your students to roll their eyes and groan, then this is the resource you've been looking for. It runs the gamut from the humoro
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Standards Based 6-Traits Writing Elements (revising/editing)
NEWLY UPDATED!!
An Interactive student Guide to build self-efficacy in 6-Trait Text Revising and Editing. Ready to use for lessons with printables for Students. The guides includes a process with steps that will guide students through each of the 6 traits of writing (i.e., ideas & content, sentence fluency, word choice, organization, voice, conventions) for 6-8th grade.
The new updated version includes both color and black and white pages, a fun design, and all the same helpful content!
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Primary Sources Collection -- Complete Lessons with All You Need! 144 Pages
Best practices in history and 21st Century learning through primary sources, the Common Core, critical thinking, expository writing, public speaking, creative projects—they’re all here!THIS IS A VERY POPULAR, SOMEWHAT SMALLER, VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.You get five sets of bundled primary sources lessons—145 pages of lessons and materials in all—and a nice savings over buying the bundles individually. Each activity comes with explanations, guides, ready-to-print activity sheets, graphic
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Memoirs Family Heritage Project ~ Distance Learning ELA
Oral history is lost forever if not uncovered and recorded. This beautiful project engages students as historians - creating a family heirloom heritage collection box, doing comprehensive interviews of an older relative with a large given bank of intriguing questions, creating a newspaper full of various modes and forms of writing showcasing the research of family history. Finally, the student prepares and presents their findings in an engaging oral presentation - sharing snippets of best lear
Grades:
4th - 9th
SHOWING CHARACTERS--NOT TELLING ABOUT THEM--with Description, Action, & Dialogue
"Show, don't tell!" Those oft-repeated words drive detail-oriented writing in all genres. Not only is "showing" writing more memorable, but it also gives credit to one's readers that they have sufficient interpretive skills to figure out what the writer is implying via the chosen details--the kind of interpretive skills associated with CRITICAL THINKING. This lesson teaches student writers to think like their readers, to anticipate what their readers will infer from their descriptions, act
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Assertion Journal Bundle #3: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response
Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains ten topical collections of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and bac
Grades:
9th - 12th
High School Research Class Year Long Scope and Sequence
This is a year's long High School research class scope and sequence with weekly class flow, thematic units with big questions, ideas for individual student research, routines, ideas for how to add joy, writing goals for the class and sources that can pair well with the course.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Workshop for Middle School: Teaching Students to Write Effective Essays
This book gives an in-depth description of 10 expository writing assignments to be used alone or in a writing workshop setting. Each writing assignment includes a description, 3 mini-lessons, an assignment sheet for students (with checkboxes), a rubric, brainstorming sheets and mentor texts (also called sample reading). I also explain how to set up and maintain a writing workshop, and how the 10 assignments and mini-lessons are scaffolded in order to progress in complexity as the year goes on. I
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Ancient Greek Architecture Project
This is a printable independent study project that requires students to research Greek and Roman architecture. Some of the tasks will require students to draw and label Greek columns, find modern day examples, and compare the two architectural styles.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Introduction to Expository Essay Writing | Worksheet Activity
Elevate your students' writing skills with an introductory resource on informative/expository essay writing. Ideal for a one-hour class plus a homework assignment, this resource is a great way to kick-start your unit on informative/ expository essay writing in a clear, no-prep and straightforward way. What's Included:Teacher Notes on Informative/Expository Writing: A list of benefits linked to teaching informative writing to your students to keep in mind, complete with a list of aligned Common C
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
Introduction to Journalism-Teacher Manual, Lesson Plans, Activities, PPT's
Introduction to Journalism-Teacher Manual is a full course teacher guide provides the tools, strategies and instructional materials to equip you for teaching this subject and preparing your students in the craft. Materials include pacing guide, daily lesson plans, class note PowerPoints, student book and assessments. The course is a basic entrance to the world of journalistic writing and design which can be used with any journalism textbook, or it can serve as a guide to using printed and online
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Recommendations: How to Write Recommendation Letters for College Applications
When students first began asking me to write letters of recommendation for their college application packets, fear clenched my stomach. What if my letter hurt their chances to get accepted to the college of their dreams instead of helping them? I spent hours and hours on each letter to make sure that I showcased each student honestly and succinctly. The stress mushroomed with each request until I decided to analyze the letters that I had written and compile a How To list along with sample letter
Grades:
12th, Staff
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Expository Writing Bundle Unit 8 Week Pacing Guide Template & Lesson Plans
Looking for a full unit plan to teach Informative / Expository Writing to your students? Look no further! Our comprehensive 8-Week Informative/Expository Writing Pacing Guide is the perfect solution for teachers seeking a structured yet flexible approach to teaching these crucial writing skills. This guide offers a streamlined path to teaching expository writing. All the lesson planning, student engagement strategies have been looked after! All you need to do is download and teach.What's Include
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
How to Teach Writing to Newcomer ESL Students
Gives practical ideas for teaching writing to ESL students with a very limited English vocabulary. This resource is a must for ESL teachers and content area teachers with newcomer ESL students in their classes.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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7 Steps to Research Posters (IIM: Independent Investigation Model)- BOHO
IIM Research Method BOHO PostersIIM (Independent Investigation Method) is a great way to teach research skills. I created these to use in my own classroom.See my other products: The Multisensory Bookworm
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Grades:
K - 12th
BLACK HISTORY: Historical Figure Research Project / Report - Research Writing!
This is a digital resource that walks students through the research and writing process. There are tasks that students complete that get them closer and closer to writing their digital research book on a Black historical figure of their choice. Students perform an initial research on individuals that interest them to narrow their focus. There are 6 tasks total and a report/book template to present students' research. You can assign the 6 tasks first which will last a little over a week. Once th
Grades:
4th - 11th
Explaining Concepts With Scratch
This beginner Scratch guide will lead your students through planning and coding any explanation through Scratch. Perfect for small group instruction, centers, or whole group instruction, the individual student cards are designed to be used by students and walk them through the process of choosing a setting, sprite, and coding dialogue to explain a concept. Whether you're learning math, social studies, science, or even retelling a story, your students can use coding skills which is extremely enga
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in:Â Fifth Grade Math MEGABUNDLE
Debating Beginners Handbook - Cheat Sheet - Word Doc so you can edit
Real debating can be challenging and difficult to understand. This is a simple booklet that outlines everything you need to know to set up 'real' debating in Primary / Elementay school and even secondary school
This is a word doc so you can edit to suit your specific aduience/class level :)
Just added at the end of the document - a beginners score guide to focus on the really important points
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Journal Prompts & Topics for a Year
I have collected and written over 200 journal prompts that can be used at any time during the school year. Prompt categories are: reflective, cause and effect, persuasive, expository/comparative, descriptive, narrative, quote-based, freewriting, and picture-based prompts. No more worrying about filler activities or creating weekly journal prompts!
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Collaborative/Interdisciplinary Project: Spy Wars
This product is a two week unit that requires students to exercise creative problem solving and interdisciplinary knowledge. The project's premise is that the student is part of a group of spies that needs to help two field agents recover an important document. Students work in teams to plan the mission and write up a report.
This iteration of Spy Wars is based on Dracula. Students use a variety of clues throughout the project to piece together the location of the plans (Carfax Abbey).
This p
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Writer's Block-BUSTERS! /40 Writing Prompt Cards + 16 Challenge Cards, Easy-Prep
BUST the writer’s block! The resources in this set provide a quick and easy way to motivate reluctant writers and challenge more advanced writers. Each Block-BUSTER card contains a different set of five words and phrases. Students will use the words and phrases from each card in a written piece of their choice or one that you assign. Give your students an extra challenge and an opportunity to think outside the box by pairing a Block-BUSTER card with a Challenge card. Now students must use the wo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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