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Writing-essays Common Core W.9-10.1a lessons
Argumentative Writing Unit: Grades 7-12
UPDATED AUGUST 2023!! This classroom-tested unit will take you and your students through the process of planning, drafting, revising, and polishing an argumentative (or persuasive) essay. The first few days are structured, whole-class lessons. After that, the class moves into a series of writer’s workshop days as students complete mini-lessons and work on developing their own essays.__________________________________________________________________________WHAT'S INSIDE___________________________
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7th - 12th
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The Ultimate Literary Analysis Essay Guide: 20 Mini-lessons for Success
In this bundle, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. This book bundle of lesson reflects lessons that I've developed throughout my teaching career. I have worked hard to construct a bundle that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thesis Statement Mini Lesson - Thesis Statement Slideshow, Templates, Examples
This thesis statement lesson will teach your students how to write powerful thesis statements. Students will analyze thesis statement examples and explore thesis statement structures and formulas to use as templates for their own writing. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Thesis Statement Lesson:✏️ Thesis Statement Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Defines proper and improper thesis statementsIncludes 3 formulas for writing thesis st
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6th - 12th
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The Outsiders Novel Study and Activity Unit - Comprehension, Quizzes, More
Engage your students in this five-week teaching unit for The Outsiders. This teaching unit for S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders contains engaging activities that will help your students understand and analyze the text. This unit plan will help challenge all learners in your classroom with built-in differentiation and scaffolding. As you read The Outsiders, students will use the comprehension and analysis bookmarks to better understand the story. The foldable bookmarks also align with The Outsid
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7th - 10th
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C-E-R (claim, evidence, reasoning) Writing Resource Bundle | Printable & Digital
Are your students struggling with writing claim, evidence, and reasoning (C-E-R)? Need an arsenal of PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL teaching tools and writing scaffolds for your c-e-r writing projects? This bundle has everything you need to introduce C-E-R (or CER, C.E.R, etc.) to your students AND have them practice the skills before moving on to a major writing project.This C-E-R (claim, evidence, reasoning) Bundle includes:C-E-R Writing Handout for Students C-E-R Writing Introductory Slideshow (with 5
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9th - 12th
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Synthesis Essay Unit for AP English Language & Composition | Synthesis Question
Are your student struggling with synthesis skills? This ten-lesson writing unit slows down and stretches the process a student must use for the AP® Lang exam free response Question 1. What a student will do in May for Question 1 has been stretched to ten lesson plans here, each of which will take 60 to 90 minutes to facilitate. Each lesson plan includes materials needed, essential question, "I can" statement, activator, teacher input, student active participation, and summary. All materials are
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Language & Composition Synthesis Essay Bundle - AP Lang Exam
Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing Unit With Lesson Plans & Materials for Any Book
Teach Literary Analysis Essay Writing to High School Students with this 1-Week Unit! This complete no-prep unit can be used with any novel and includes lesson plans, a rubric, thesis writing guides, textual evidence reminders, and all student materials needed to guide students through the writing process for a an insightful and analytical essay on any novel, play, poetry, etc. All materials can be completed on paper or digitally through the Google links. This pack includes: ⭐ Five days of lesso
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9th - 12th
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Thesis Statement Practice Activities Informational Informative Writing Worksheet
Thesis statement practice for informative / informational / expository / explanatory writing should be fun and engaging! These activities are awesome for stations and for individual learning, and will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in no time. This is a MUST-DO lesson before teaching essay writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. This workshop can be used for a 2 pronged or 3 pronged thesis statement. ANSWERS INCLUDED --- NO PREP
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6th - 9th
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High School Essay Writing Unit Bundle With Argumentative, Expository, & 5 More!
If you teach High School English, this Essay Writing Bundle is for you! With Argumentative, Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, Literary Analysis, Comparison & Contrast, & Reflective Writing Unit Plans, this is the only resource you need! Daily lesson plans and student materials guide students in the writing process for all SEVEN writing genres. All units use the Writer's Workshop method as students are guided through each step in the writing process. Students gain confidence as writers w
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9th - 12th
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Ultimate Writing Bundle for Freshman & Sophomores | High School Writing Unit
This writing bundle contains everything I use for writing throughout the year with my freshmen and sophomores. The preview contains a detailed map for using all of these products, which I have created to address different learners and needs. The material in this writing bundle is available in digital and print formats While creating these writing activities, I kept the overarching idea in mind that students can and should take responsibility in for their learning and writing. Many points through
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8th - 11th
Thesis Statement Activities - Thesis Statement Worksheets, Templates, Examples
Save with the bundled discount! These thesis statement activities will help your students master thesis statements. This bundle includes an introductory mini lesson, handouts, practice worksheets, thesis statement templates, graphic organizers, and examples written by real students! Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®.⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎ Save over 10% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎Included with these Thesis Statement Activities:✏️ Thesis Statement Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® a
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7th - 12th
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Scaffolded Argumentative Writing Introduction Paragraph Unit - Digital and Print
Do your students struggle with attention getters? Do they get confused about how to connect their hook to their claim or thesis statement? This scaffolded introduction paragraph mini unit is intended to help reduce frustration and support students through a simple step-by-step approach to writing effective opening paragraphs for argumentative essays. Argumentative Writing Introduction Paragraph Contents:Suggested sequence and lesson plan ideasEditable presentation with a mini-lesson for each par
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Essay Writing Unit Bundle: Expository, Narrative, Persuasive & Literary Analysis
If you teach High School Writing, this comprehensive bundle is for you! Designed for High School English courses, this bundle contains FOUR unit plans including a 2-Week Expository Essay Unit, a 2-Week Narrative Writing Unit, a 2.5-Week Persuasive Writing Unit, and a 1-Week Literary Analysis Essay Unit that can be used for any text! All units use the Reader's Writer's Workshop method as students are guided through each step in the writing process and gain confidence as writers while developing t
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9th - 12th
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Activity Google Slides Lesson
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
Synthesis Essay Unit - Should Cell Phones be Allowed in Class?
Synthesis Writing: In this argument essay synthesis writing mini-unit, students will closely and critically read multiple sources on a single topic and then formulate an argument based on the readings.This is an engaging argument essay that your students will want to write! Includes: writing prompt, prewriting, graphic organizers, outline, peer edit, rubric, and sources!Should cell phones be allowed in the classroom?This synthesis writing activity is common core-aligned. The argument essay inclu
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Synthesis Essay Unit - Student Choice - Four Topics Mini Bundle
Persuasive and Argumentative Essay Unit - Lessons, Handouts, Sample Essays
Argumentative and Persuasive Essay Writing Unit - everything you need to help students grasp the concept of the five-paragraph Argumentative and Persuasive essays. Includes Teacher Notes/Instructions, Notes on the elements of an Argumentative/Persuasive Essay, handouts on the organization and structure (helping students learn the difference between the Argumentative Essay and the Persuasive Essay), lesson on writing an Argumentative/Persuasive Thesis, a Peer-Editing Checklist, Rubrics, 3 Sample
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7th - 10th
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Compare and Contrast Essay Unit for High School w/ Lessons and Sample Writing
Teach compare and contrast writing in high school with this complete no-prep essay unit. This unit guides students in comparing and contrasting at least one literary work with another literary work or a movie. It includes lesson plans, a rubric, and all student materials needed to guide students through the writing process for a an insightful and analytical essay. Students pre-write, develop thesis statements, draft, incorporate textual evidence, conduct peer reviews and present their essays to
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Writing Essay Unit for High School With 2 Weeks of Lesson Plans
Use this Argumentative Essay Unit to teach writing to secondary students! In this two-week unit plan students develop their own topics, write thesis statements, conduct research, develop compelling arguments, learn argumentative organization strategies, practice argumentative techniques, recognize and avoid logical fallacies, revise, edit and present their essays. Lesson plans and daily bell ringers guide students throughout this no-prep unit. View the preview for a look at everything included i
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9th - 12th
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Thesis Statements are like Menus (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!
Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Thesis statements are like menus: a promise of what is to come. Hook and satisfy your diners/readers with this lesson!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need thesis statements, how they function in an essay overall, and what a “good” one looks like. This handout can be used as a full 45-minute lesson, an activity for a mini-lesson, or a writer’s workshop tool just to differentiate for the students who need it. This handout (PDF
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6th - 9th
Argumentative Writing Body Paragraph Unit Digital and Print
Do your students struggle with elaborating on research in body paragraphs? Mine do! With these argumentative writing body paragraph teaching materials, you can help your students understand the components of a body paragraph and the structure of a body paragraph. Additionally, you will be teaching them about how to elaborate on research and how to write transitional sentences.ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING UNIT CONTENTS:- A suggested lesson plan that spans 6 days (with 45 minute class periods)- A body pa
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Writing a Research Paper Complete Unit - High School - Outline - Project -Speech
Want to make the research process manageable for high school students? This seventeen-lesson unit walks students (and their teachers!) through the research process via a real-world assignment, a researched persuasive speech that each student will deliver to the class and turn in as an MLA-formatted paper. In order to meet the diverse needs of learners, all materials are provided in both PDF and Google Slides, and the Google Slides include digital source cards and note cards.Ways to Use this Uni
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9th - 12th
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How to Write an Essay - PowerPoint Presentation & Lesson
How to Write an Essay - PowerPoint Presentation & LessonA PowerPoint presentation I give to all of my students (from grades 7 through to 12!) on how to write a standard five paragraph essay. The presentation goes through each of the individual features of an essay and gives tips and examples for students to work with and respond to.This presentation covers the following topics:** What is an essay?** Introduction - What is its purpose? What are the various strategies for writing an introducti
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7th - 12th
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