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Free writing-essays lectures
How to Write an Introductory Paragraph, FREE Slides + Handout, Model Intro.
These mini-lecture slides were designed to help middle school and high school students learn to write strong introductory paragraphs for literary analysis, argument, and research essays. This product includes PDF slides that can be projected as you lead a short lecture on a simple four-step formula to create a smooth, powerful launch to an essay. The download also includes a student reference page designed to be used as an assignment/practice round.If you’d like to view a sample of how I present
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7th - 10th
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How to Write a Conclusion Paragraph, FREE Slides + Handout, Model Conclusions
Three-Step Essay Conclusion Paragraph FormatThese mini-lecture slides were designed to help middle school and high school students learn to write strong conclusion paragraphs for literary analysis, argument, and research essays. This product includes PDF slides that can be projected as you lead a short lecture on a simple three-step formula to create a smooth, powerful conclusion to an essay. The download also includes a student handout designed to be used as a reference tool.If you’d like to vi
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7th - 10th
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Essay Writing Support, Improve Literary Analysis Essays, FREE Slides/Handout
These lecture slides were designed to help middle school and high school students improve the quality of their writing voices when building literary analysis essays. This product includes PDF slides that can be projected as you lead a short lecture on 11 words that rob the power from students’ writing voices. The download also includes a student handout with suggested answer key to be used as an assignment/practice round.If you’d like to view a sample of how I present these slides to my classes,
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8th - 11th
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Brainstorming Organizers, FREE Handouts & Examples to Help Teen Writers, CCSS
These four brainstorm organizers will help middle school and high school writers learn to gather their ideas and research before writing. I’ve included not only blank handouts for you to use with your students, but also four examples of completed organizers to use as models. All of the pages can be printed as handouts or projected for use on a white board. The four brainstorming organizers with completed samples/models include:Bubble clusterSpider diagramFormal outlineColumnsWant to learn more a
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6th - 12th
How to Write an Introduction Paragraph
These slides offer a simple introduction to writing introductions for a literary analysis essay. They are simple enough for middle schoolers but we also serve as a helpful refresher for high schoolers. Students will learn how to write a hook, a TAG (title, author, genre), and a thesis.
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6th - 12th
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How to Write a Concluding Paragraph, Easy Essay Conclusion Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong concluding paragraphs by following a simple three-sentence formula.Want to view the free companion materials to teach introductory paragraph writing? Click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-Easy-Essay-Intro-Paragraph-Format-3439063Concluding paragra
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7th - 10th, Staff
14:10
How to Write an Introductory Paragraph, Easy Essay Intro. Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong introductory paragraphs by following a simple four-step formula.Introductory paragraph slides and handout:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-FREE-Slides-Handout-Model-Intro-3439047Brainstorming organizers:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainst
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Staff
AP Seminar: Line of Reasoning Slideshow
Created by an AP Seminar teacher with six years experience both teaching the course and scoring AP Seminar exams, this slideshow will help you explain line of reasoning, show your students how to use it effectively in AP Seminar and assess their understanding with a quick Pear Deck activity.
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9th - 12th
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Essay: Writing Introductions and Conclusions
Possibly the most difficult part of writing is crafting introductions and conclusions. The introduction, at times, is an insurmountable roadblock for novice writers. They run out of gas before they can get past the barrier.
This PowerPoint not only provides reasons for devoting time on well-written introductions and conclusions, but also gives examples to illustrate multiple methods.
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Writing Introductions: Different Types of Hooks and Leads
Writing Introductions and Conclu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
18:17
English Teacher Help: How to Teach Writing, FREE Brainstorming Organizers, CCSS
An experienced high school English teacher shares four brainstorm organizers to help middle school and high school writers gather their ideas and research before writing.
To download your own set of the brainstorm organizers and complete samples shown in the video, go here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainstorming-Organizers-FREE-Handouts-Examples-to-Help-Teen-Writers-CCSS-3405571
Want more help with writing instruction, including high-interest lessons and exemplar student sam
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6th - 12th, Staff
11:38
11 Words to Strike from Student Writing, FREE Literary Analysis Writing Advice
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, let’s talk about 11 words that steal the power from our students' literary analysis essays.
Click here for a free copy of the Power of Words slides and handout shown in the video:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Essay-Writing-Support-Improve-Literary-Analysis-Essays-FREE-SlidesHandout-3522407
Lots of advice and free resources for secondary teachers at https://laurarandazzo.co
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8th - 11th
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Evaluating Claims/Analyzing Arguments
This PPT has a vocabulary list and a lesson on evaluating claims. It gives a relatable scenario for students to evaluate. There are critical thinking questions which may be used as an exercise or for discussion. The full version has the answers some students might come up with along with more information.
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4th - 9th
How to compose an introductory paragraph
As a 7th grade ELA teacher, I have always observed the struggle with writing an effective intoductory paragraph to an essay. I use this slideshow to: review the components of an introductory paragraph, provide an easy way to remember Hook/Bridge/Thesis, and provide practice opportunities for intro-writing.
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6th - 8th
Writing Bootcamp: PowerPoint on How to Write Well (27 slides!)
This PowerPoint teaches students to write well by focusing on the basics, such as parts of an essay, parts of a paragraph, grammar, and punctuation. Writing Bootcamp is broken up into three parts, so it can be taught over the course of three days or all at once. This PowerPoint perfectly complements any teacher's lesson on how to write essays, especially for students who are learning to write better in high school.
This product also comes in a Bundle which you can buy here:
BUNDLE for Writi
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8th - 12th
Transition Words PowerPoint
Simple, no fluff PowerPoint about Transition Words.
I included 6 categories with signal words and an example.
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4th - 8th
Understanding Pathos, Ethos and Logos
This 6-page "lesson guide" is a great resource for teaching your students the art of persuasion! You could also use this in a Rhetoric Unit.
This document is an easy supplement to your Pathos, Ethos, and Logos lesson. Present this to your students or print for them to use as notes. It includes written examples, images, and critical thinking questions.
In my personal use, this was designed to be a one-day lesson and introduction to the topics.
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9th - 12th
The Head - Body of Work Essay: Poetry Analysis
This 1-week unit walks students through the process of building an analysis paragraph (Big Mac Paragraph), in which students examine the Head (ideas) of a poem. The unit has notes, as well as a Google form (formative) and mentor text (summative). Some forms include links to Quizlets I've made to review the terms.
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9th - 12th
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Teaching Rhetoric: 100+ Ideas, Suggestions, & Steps for Teaching Rhetoric
Hello Fellow Teacher,Are you looking for new ideas about how to teach rhetoric to high school students, or are you teaching these concepts for the first time? Either way, this detailed document will help your students learn what rhetoric is, how to identify it, and how to incorporate it in their writing. The first 1 1/4 pages include 10 steps with ideas and suggestions for teaching rhetoric to high school students.The remaining pages include between 10-15 suggestions, ideas, and explanations for
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Op-Ed Writing with AI | AI Integration Lesson Plan
Why?Writing op-eds, or argumentative opinion articles, can be a great way for students to practice backing up their opinions with facts and reasoning. Often, one of the most challenging parts of op-ed writing can be acknowledging and responding to an opposing point of view, or counterargument. In this lesson, an AI chatbot like ChatGPT will provide that opposing view. This lesson is designed to compliment existing lessons or units on argumentative writing. Students should be familiar with writin
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Finding Your Writer's Voice in the Age of AI | AI Integration
Why?One of the biggest impacts of recent AI developments is the technology’s ability to produce human-like writing, leaving many to question whether there will still be a place for human writing in the future. However, it’s important to remember that writing is about more than producing coherent sentences. This lesson is designed to help highlight that every writer has their own unique “voice” and to help students further develop theirs.Objectives● Students will be able to understand and articul
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Analyzing AI-Generated Essays | AI Literacy Lesson Plan
Why?In a digital age where AI tools increasingly assist in content creation, understanding the nuances, strengths, and weaknesses of such content is vital. This lesson empowers students to critically evaluate AI-written essays, refining their analytical skills and deepening their understanding of effective essay writing.Objectives● Students will be able to critique the AI-generated essay and suggest specificimprovements.● Students will be able to dissect and analyze each sentence's contribution
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Not Grade Specific
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Graphic Organizer- Editable Venn Diagram with Word Bank
This editable venn diagram allows you to create a venn diagram of your choice. This includes a word bank box which is beneficial for differentiating. The best graphic organizer for comparing and contrasting.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Write Smart, Write Easy: A Handbook of Simplified Writing Tips
If you run a blog or website you understand the need for writing regular content. While this may sound easy, it is not always easy to come up with ideas of what to write about.Even then you need to know how to write a compelling blog post that will attract attention. When it comes to writing online there are a few differences which you must be aware of. Writing this type of content is different than writing a novel or non-fiction book.Inside this ebook you will find a compilation of 25 writing t
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AP English Language and Composition: a Guided Graphic Organizer
Here is a graphic organizer to guide and scaffold students Rhetorical Analysis for the AP English Exam.Be sure to check out my Rhetorical Analysis Unit on TPT as well as other FRQ guides.
Grades:
12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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