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Writing-expository resources for staff
Feedback Comments for Student Writing
BEST SELLER!! Does it seem like you give students the same generic compliments on their writing over and over? Do you struggle to find kind, supportive ways to suggest improvements? Have you given up on detailed feedback because it's just too time-consuming to provide?This document contains hundreds of comment suggestions to help you give meaningful feedback to students on their writing assignments. You can use these comments to help guide your conversations during writing workshop and writing c
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Journalism Writing and Publications Planning Bundle
My journalism bundle of resources is for the journalism teacher and/or the student publications adviser (newspaper/yearbook) and is completely editable: Journalism Writing and Publications Planning Bundle {Editable in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe PDF}
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
This journalism bundle includes ALL of the following resources:
Journalism Handbook and Stylebook {Editable}
Expository Writing "
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8th - 12th, Staff
Start Your Own School Newspaper and Newspaper Club
Starting your own school newspaper isn't difficult. I've run (and created) our school newspaper for three years. This document has most of the materials you'll need for set-up. The newspaper club in my school was open to fifth grade students and printed copies were distributed in the school to faulty, staff, classroom libraries, school common areas, and to the newspaper club members. Our newspaper is usually 12 pages long and we use Microsoft Publisher to create it.
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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How to Make Popcorn Snack Sequencing Clip Art
Demonstrate how to make popcorn with this step by step set of illustrations.You will receive 40 high quality images, which includes 20 color images and 20 black & white images in 300 dpi png.This set is also part of a largerBits of Whimsy Everyday Kids 3 BundleThis set includes:Girl with popcorn, bowl, microwaveGirl with popcorn in microwaveGirl with popcorn popping in microwaveGirl with bag of popped popcornBowlBowl of popcornBoy holding bag of popped popcornGirl holding bag of popped popco
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PreK - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Bits of Whimsy Clips: Everyday Kids Clip Art Bundle - THREE
Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Journalism Handbook and Stylebook {Editable}
Journalism Handbook and Stylebook {Editable in Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe PDF}My journalism handbook/stylebook is an essential tool for any advisor for publications or teacher of journalism. It includes the following sections:-Course Purpose and Objectives-Editorial Policy-Staff Directory-Style Rules/Guidelines-Writing Rules and Procedures (includes: Question preparation, how to conduct an interview, how to write a lead, how to conduct a survey, how to write an advance or preview
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Hypothetical Questions | Visual Writing Prompts | What would you do? Icebreakers
Following the wild popularity of the Visual Writing Prompts Bundle comes HYPOTHETICAL VISUAL ICE BREAKERS AND OPINION PROMPTS for 2024. This FUN writing resource is evergreen with proven success with struggling or reluctant writers and an excellent ICEBREAKER for students and staff.The resource is broken into five unique areas⭐ What If?⭐ Icebreakers⭐ Would you rather? ⭐ Hmmm??? That's a tough one⭐ Tough questions for young adults.Everything is entirely EDITABLE with absolutely "NO PREP REQUIRE
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4th - 9th, Staff
High School & Middle School Writing Bundle No Prep Checklists, Rubrics, Handouts
Teaching Secondary Writing is now effortless! Perfect for distance learning!$25 OFF!This bundle contains 10 of my top-rated no prep writing guides for an entire year of no prep writing lessons for middle school or high school!Every packet is self-guiding for student-led or teacher-led writing practice to take students through every step of the writing process with writing checklists, exemplar essays, step-by-step guides, editing guides, rubrics and more! Click the links to preview the 10 top-rat
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Web diagram graphic organizer
Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize teacher or student ideas. 8 spoke.
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K - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Middle School Explanatory Essay Writing Rubric, Outline, and Mentor Text Bundle
These three documents form the foundation for teaching and supporting proficient middle school writers. From this bundle, you will be able to: -model expected skills for an explanatory essay-utilize a rubric with descriptors for each level of proficiency-work with students to self assess and set goals for each standard/skill-scaffold your instruction for students who need more support and gradually remove the outline as students become more independent writersIn this small bundle you will receiv
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6th - 8th, Staff
SAMPLE ESSAY PACK for the Literary Analysis Essay-- TEN ESSAYS!
This 57-page pack contains TEN literary analysis essays suitable for grades 9-12 on pieces of literature such as Beowulf, Macbeth, Grendel, Brave New World, among others. Some essays are shorter at 2-3 pages while others are lengthy at 5-10 pages. There are also 2-3 timed writings included. Most essays are in MLA format with a Works Cited page and parenthetical citations. There are enough literary analysis essays here to meet all of your mini-lesson needs throughout the writing process. Fin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Mentor Text List for Writers' Workshop
Elementary literacy coaches and teachers will love this resource as they work to effectively implement Writers' Workshop in their classrooms. This packet includes an extensive list of mentor texts to use for instruction during writers' workshop.
Mentor texts, often called anchor texts, are published pieces of writing that teachers can use to teach a particular writing skill. They are often well-loved pieces of children's literature from celebrated authors, that teachers and students will want
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K - 5th, Staff
Citations and Cite Sources for Research Essays
Updated to Edition 8 citations!
An 18 page, easy-to-follow, illustrated, quick-start guide on how-to build a BIbliography/Works Cited page using Easy Bib, an online citation builder website. Are you tired of repeating directions for how-to build a Bibiography/Works Cited page and how to properly cite research resources? Then, this is just what you need to help students visualize and work through the process! Includes:
How-to build citations using any online citation site
Differences between B
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric Grades 6-12
Common Core Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric Grades 6-12This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.Detailed rubric for informative and explanatory writing, aligned to the Common Core State Standards for writing (W.2 strand) with a second rubric incorporating the technology criteria.Also includes half-page easy score card for quick grading.If you are looking for an EDITABLE option, you can find it here:INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY (EXPOSITORY) WRITING RUBRICS
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6th - 12th, Staff
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Free Field Trips Reflection Form
Planning a field trip?
These forms are just what you need to keep your organized before and after the trip. These are NO HASSLE - all you need to do is print and fill them out!
Forms include:
After Trip Reflections
After Trip Evaluations
Permission Slip/$ Tracking Sheet
Chaperon Sign-up
Resources created by: Jessica Lawler
Joy in the Journey
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1st - 4th, Staff
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Quote of the Week: Inferencing and Inspirational Posters
Quote of the Week inspirational quote daily ELA bell ringers include 47 inspirational quote posters (with beautiful images) and a daily student activity (5 Monday-Friday prompts) for a total of 235 inspirational activities. Includes student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides and/or Google Doc - Perfect for distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Skills Practiced:Monday: Paraphrasing/Inferencing (Answer Key Provided)Tuesday: Analysis/Making meaningWednesday: Text to Text Connect
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Leap Day (Leap Year) 2024 Activity Crossword Puzzle - Printable
This activity is a fun NO PREP activity to do around or on Leap Day (February 29, 2024) to celebrate that this is a leap year! This is a printable resource (Canva). This was designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students.This is included in a Best-Selling Bundle: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Reading, Writing, and Math Tasks Looking for more February/March Activities for Middle School? Try these?Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 True or False
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
Evidence and Elaboration in Writing - No Prep Lesson & Fun Writing Prompts
Elaboration practice through fun and engaging persuasive writing prompts for teens, middle school and high school students. Perfect for distance learning! NO PREP elaboration practice and persuasive writing lesson plan, student activities, handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides and rubrics.Students use the included elaboration practice mini-lesson and fail-proof ACEPAPER writing checklist to "Write Like a Lawyer" by citing and elaborating on relevant evidence to prove the validity of their a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
SPRING FLOWERS WRITING PAPER
This file contains 14 beautiful spring flower writing sheets. This activity is perfect for any Spring writing activity.The file contains:7 sheets with flowers in color 7 sheets with flowers in black and white1 writing sheet with no clip artThis is great for:SpringFlowersWritingBulletin Board Ideas
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PreK - 8th, Staff
Text Structure Posters, Shiplap/Farmhouse Design
Text Structure Posters in a shiplap/farmhouse design. Posters include: title poster, description, sequential, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. Each poster includes a definition of the text structure, graphic organizers, and signal words for determining the text structure.
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3rd - 12th, Staff
Writing Workshops BUNDLE – ELA – 10 Research, Creative & Persuasive Units – CCSS
Never prep for a writing unit again! These TEN writing workshop units cover the creative genres of FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, REALISTIC FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, and TRAGEDY; the expository topics of ARGUMENT, LITERARY ANALYSIS, and RESEARCH ESSAY; and the non-fiction topic of PERSONAL ESSAY. These workshops will expertly guide you and your students through the writing process of nearly every type of essay assignment.Our creative writing workshops facilitate the analysis of genre writing, as well
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Writing Boot Camp Bundle
Dear Educators,Discover more than just a lesson unit! Our 17-day Writing Boot Camp now includes a specialized professional development component. This session is tailored to guide teachers in any subject, empowering them to create, assign, and effectively score content-specific constructed responses. Elevate your instructional skills and empower your students to excel in expressing their understanding. Join us in shaping confident writers across all subjects!Best, Mrs. Foley
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4th - 12th, Staff
100 Point Essay Rubric Google Docs
100 Point Essay Rubric- Printable on One Page!100 Point essay rubric for easy grading! Students will understand their score. You can edit this rubric easily in Google Docs! This is printable on one page. Please preview the FULL rubric to see if it works for you!I use this rubric every year to grade research papers. It is an easy way to judge how well a student did. I usually put comments on the back and discuss the rubric as a full class.I hope you enjoy! Thank you!Sincerely,Digital Dan P.S. (
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Thesis Statement Writing
Students learn to write a thesis statement with this interactive presentation. Comes with:
Handouts
Examples
Individual and group writing activities
Peer Workshopping
Answer Key
Supplemental Resources
Easy to understand, implement, and use as introduction, reinforcement, or assessment. Meets CCSS.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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