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Common Core W.6.2a lessons $5-10
Explanatory Writing Unit | Explanation Text | Digital & PDF | Essay Lesson Plans
Teach your students to write an ENGAGING EXPLANATORY ESSAY in 2024. Master the HOW and WHY of NONFICTION and EXPOSITORY WRITING with this DIGITAL and PRINT-based unit.THIS COMPLETE UNIT COVERS✅ Writing Sequences ✅ Causal Explanation Texts✅ Consequential Explanation Texts✅ Explaining Cycles✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events)✅ Tutorials - Including videos✅ Explanation of Historical Events ⭐ NO PREP REQUIRED⭐ FULLY EDITABLEIt will keep your kids EXCITED and ENGAGED for weeks
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
Fake News Unit | Media Literacy
This Fake News Unit contains 10 high-interest lessons about media literacy, fake news and digital citizenship to help 21st-century students learn to think critically about the information they consume from print and digital media sources. This is highly relevant to today’s learners as it contains lessons on social media content and algorithms as well as artificial intelligence and deep fakes. Teachers will use these fake news scaffolded lessons starting with an interactive QR code vocabulary sca
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6th - 8th
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How to Write a Paragraph | Mini Unit Middle School
Middle school students often need explicit instructions on how to complete seemingly simple tasks--like writing paragraphs! Teachers often assume students can successfully compose a well-written paragraph, when in fact many of them struggle and need extra support. This writing paragraphs mini unit breaks down the process of writing a paragraph (with a topic sentence, supporting detail sentences and concluding sentences) into simple, understandable terms to which students can relate. Ample exam
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6th - 8th
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets | Grammar Worksheets (Gr. 3-7)
Editing and Proofreading Worksheets - Grammar Worksheets - Language Arts Worksheets - Bundle (Gr. 3-7). Watch student eyebrows rise in disbelief, as you fan yourself like Cleopatra with 91 new worksheets. Use these weekly self-directed printables as lesson foundations, diagnosis, or review. • Worksheets travel nicely between grade levels.• Includes 35 quick editing quizzes.• Meets 65-82% of Common Core Writing Literacy Standards for grades 3-7.This bundle is a compilation of three listings and
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3rd - 7th
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RACE Strategy Writing Passages and Prompts Print & Digital
Practice the RACE Strategy with 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through this helpful writing technique. It is a digital, paperless resources that you will share with your students. Great for independent work during distance learning. This product is located on Google Slides and is 100% digital. A printable PDF is also included in your purchase. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, wit
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6th - 9th
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
Native Americans Unit Native American Heritage Month
This unit is a great introduction to Native American Heritage and History. The unit introduces Native American history, Native American Heritage Month, important figures of Native American history, and 8 regions of Native American tribes. Pick and choose the resources you want to use to complete your unit! Included in this package:Close Reading and Information Text•The Speedy Version of Native American History•What is Native American Heritage Month?•Northwest Coast Tribes•Southwest Tribes•
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Opening and Closing Paragraphs for Persuasive Essays
These lessons make writing outstanding introduction and conclusion paragraphs for persuasive essays simple.Opening paragraphs need three elements: hook, transition to thesis, and thesis statements.Closing paragraphs need three elements: connect to hook, restate thesis, and call to action.These lessons break down all the parts and provide students examples and opportunities to practice.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This resource includes:EDITABLE Persuasive Writing Lesson Pres
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4th - 8th
Digital and Printable Expository Writing Made Easy for Grades 4-6
This expository writing resource for middle grades includes everything you need to teach and practice expository writing. It offers both digital (Google Slides) and printable (PDF) formats to use with your students.The expository writing sample used for instruction is titled "How to Care for a Crayfish," which I've found to be a highly engaging topic with my students. Students learn the essential elements of expository writing and how to structure their own expository piece.This 35-page Exposito
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: March ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
Text Structure Bundle Cause-Effect, Problem-Solution, Compare-Contrast, Sequence
Take care of all your text structure lessons with this one bundle. Students learn how to write cause and effect, problems and solutions, compare and contrast, and sequence essays.Lessons include nonfictional passages for all text structure types and both nonfiction and fiction passages for compare and contrast and sequencing structures covering many Common Core State Standards.✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using
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4th - 6th
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Thesis Statement Practice Google Classroom DIGITAL TASK CARDS
Thesis statement practice for informative / expository 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 th
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Writing Google Classroom Distance Learning
Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade)
Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade) - 532 Worksheets & Printables. A morning work bundle for upper elementary. Use the many art illustrations as a springboard into writing prompts.• Worksheets travel nicely between grade levels. • Meets 65-82% of Common Core Writing Literacy Standards for grades 3-7. Click links for full previews. You get the following:1. Editing - 12 Printable Prompts• Labor Day• Haunted House• Winter Solstice• Sled Racing• White House Easter Egg Roll• Valentine's Day
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4th - 7th
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Research Paper on National Parks - 5 Paragraphs with Instruction
This research paper on a National Park has everything you need to have your students complete a research report. It includes the breakdown, process, and instruction for a five-paragraph paper.More than just a paper, however; this unit also includes instruction and sample note cards, instruction and sample outlines, as well as guidelines for and samples of various bibliography entries. Included are also the basics, formatting, and alphabetized addresses to have your students complete a business
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4th - 7th
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Up the Ladder Informational Writing Lesson Plans
GROWING RESOURCEThis resource currently includes sessions 1-15 of 20 for a discounted price. Grab it now! As the following sessions are added the price will increase. :)Lesson plans Up the Ladder Informational Writing Grades 3-6. Includes: Preparation, connection, teaching point, teaching, active engagement, link, mid-workshop teaching point & share components.Printable 1 page anchor charts and checklistsBooklet pages paper choiceTeacher mentor piecesREVIEWS & QUESTIONSDon't forget to le
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Writing : A Guide for Teaching Informative Writing
Need to teach your students how to write quality informational text and not sure exactly where to begin? This unit (which covers 24 of the Common Core writing standards for 4th-6th grades) will guide you from start to finish! In this unit your students will:explore informational textreview the most commonly used text structures in nonfictionreview text features and their purposesgenerate subtopics and choose appropriate text structures use graphic organizers to record the information they know
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4th - 6th
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Background Information Resources
This collection of No-Prep resources will help Middle School students better understand the sometimes difficult novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. First, students engage in a research project on a topic relating to the history of the US during the 1840s, the novel's setting. Instructional Slides Presentations and more are included to walk students through the entire research process. Students will present their research to the class thus helping all students build their background knowledge
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6th - 9th
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ChatGPT: 64 Pages of Engaging Lessons for Using It to Improve Student Writing
ChatGPT is a powerful new tool. Much has already been made of its potential pitfalls, but what about how it can be harnessed in the classroom to actually improve student writing and encourage kids to become more thoughtful and engaged authors?This set of lesson plans is designed to achieve just that. It views ChatGPT as an opportunity to push students to become better writers by leveraging the strengths of ChatGPT and better understanding its weaknesses.Here are the sections you will find in the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Year-Long K-6 Library Curriculum Map
This is a year-long curriculum map that is divided into grade-level tabs on an editable spreadsheet. Each grade-level tab includes monthly themes, author studies (K-3), Pennsylvania and Library standards, lesson topics, and links to free worksheets and videos. Each grade-level tab contains 8 planned lessons per month. K-3 primarily focuses on library expectations, author studies, elements of fiction, fiction v. nonfiction, and conducting research. 4-6 primarily focuses on library expectations, b
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K - 6th
Dream Vacation - Travel Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can you plan the perfect dream vacation?Description:Using a budget of $15,000, students create their dream vacation in this real world cross-curricular project. This project will require them to do internet research, allocate resources, calculate the cost of the trip, convert currencies, and learn the geography and climate of a new area. Core areas of reading, writing, and speaking and listening are covered, as well as calculations and presenting information in graphs and ma
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Genius Hour and Informational Writing
Genius Hour and Informational Writing fit so nicely together! This pack will provide your students with an opportunity to explore a topic they are passionate about. They will work through the research process and write an informational essay. Here is what you will find in this pack: Genius Hour tools:Google Slides for tech optionWhat are you passionate about page?Thick vs. Thin QuestionsFrayer model planning page (bulletin board letters) Developing inquiry and guiding questions with peer reviewK
Literary Essay Writing Unit - Instruction and Practice (COMMON CORE ALIGNED)
Fantastic for the beginning of the year, this unit instructs the Literary Essay creatively, through informative template graphics and step by step prompts. Upon completion, students will feel confident in their understanding of the importance, applicability and necessity of the literary essay.
What you can expect in The Literary Essay:
- Instructional sections followed by engaging practice opportunities for each component taught.
- A clear and simplistically designed instructional resource th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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How-To Writing & Video Tutorial Project COMPLETE UNIT (Expository Writing)
This HOW-TO WRITING & VIDEO TUTORIAL UNIT is a digital resource that can easily be shared with students to help teach "How-To Writing" using relatable activities, a scaffolded essay, AND a culminating video tutorial project! OPEN THE PREVIEW & HOVER OVER THE THUMBNAILS to get a glimpse of this ready-to-teach unit!This unit can be broken down into 3 phases:1. Learning about How-TosWhat is a how-to?Video tutorials: introduction to how-toVideo tutorials: what makes a good tutorial?Rate the
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4th - 6th
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Information Texts - Identify Bias, Purpose, Reliability, Audience - OSSLT OLC4O
Introduce information texts and teach information literacy! Students will learn how to identify bias, purpose, reliability, and audience using the information article and graphic organizer provided. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this engaging lesson. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Information Literacy Lesson:✏️ Introduction to Information Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Sli
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6th - 12th
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The Prince & the Pauper Interactive Notebook Activities Collection 6 Grade 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool. This product is also available in the HMH Collection 6 What Tales Tell Bundle where you can buy it with other resources from this collection and save.The HMH Collections Grade 6 Collection 6 "The Prince and the Pauper" selection is a funny, engaging play in the textbook, and in the Close Reader, novel excerpt,
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6th
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