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Thesis Statement Writing for Essays - Lesson Presentation, Handout, & Checklist
Thesis Statement Writing for Essays - Lesson Presentation, Handout, & Checklist: Help your students craft the perfect thesis statement for their essay with this ready-to-use lesson. A thesis statement is the main point or argument that will serve as the guide map for your essay. Because the rest of the essay will support your thesis statement, the thesis statement is perhaps the single most important element of any essay. The included presentation, informative handout, and a practical checkl
Grades:
7th - 12th
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
Caption It! Caption Writing Creative and Expository Writing Activity
"Caption It!" is a standards-based activity that features over 25 images for students to write captions. Directions are included for both a creative writing exercise and an expository (journalism) writing exercise.Caption writing is a shorter writing exercise that still practices proper conventions of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in standard English. Start with these shorter exercises before moving to larger writing pieces such as formal essays. In addition, fosterin
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Formal Writing Unit (Don't Write About Your Writing) Distance Learning
This Formal VS Informal Writing Lesson and Activities will help your students with that challenging task of writing formally. My students have such a hard time with letting go of those personal pronouns, and getting rid of the "writing about your writing" language. How many essays have we read where students start with: "have you ever wondered about..." It drives this ELA teacher a little batty. I created this unit to help students get away from that informal language. This lesson is digital and
Grades:
6th - 11th
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The Outsiders Writing Prompts - Video Clips and Journal Writing Topics
The Outsiders Writing Prompts Video Clips is a ready-to-use resource that will help your students make connections to their reading of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Students will watch a short video clip on YouTube that relates to a topic, theme, or idea presented in the novel. A related journal prompt is included and students share their thoughts and ideas in writing. The videos are not specific to the novel, but they relate in a way that allows students to make a text-to-self or text-to-world
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: The Outsiders Unit Plan - S.E. Hinton Novel Study Reading Unit
The Most Dangerous Game Teaching Bundle with Common Core Writing Task
This bundle includes a full teaching guide (75 pages) for implementation of Common Core Standards with “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Complete teaching bundle is intended for teachers to pick and choose resources for whole-class and differentiated instructions. Additionally, this bundle includes:
Adaptable PPT with all slides for “The Most Dangerous Game” and PPT scaffolding the writing task
o “Most Dangerous Game” Guiding Lesson PPT – 42 slides
o Common Core Writing Task PPT –
Grades:
8th - 10th, Adult Education
Essay Writing Resources BUNDLE
This bundle includes everything you need to teach your students how to write an effective essay. The various activities can be used for beginner, intermediate, and advanced essay writers.What's included in the file?• Essay Scavenger Hunt • Essay Writing Interactive Notebook • Essay Mini-Book • Essay Writing (High school version) • Essay Writing (Middle school version)• Peer Editing Activity (Scavenger Hunt)• Paragraph Writing (How to Write an Introduction)• Paragraph Writing (How to Write a Body
Grades:
5th - 12th
Quotations in Essay Writing - Integrating and Embedding Quotes in MLA Format
Quotations in Essay Writing - Integrating and Embedding Quotes in MLA Format: Help your students understand how to properly embed and integrate quotations into their academic essay writing with this ready-to-use resource. Use the included eye-catching presentation slides to guide you through the lesson that is a guide for students in seamlessly integrating and embedding quotes in MLA format, empowering them to strengthen their arguments with proper citation. Also included is a detailed student h
Grades:
7th - 12th
Elaboration Practice - Writing (Informative or Argumentative)
Elaboration is one of the most difficult things for my middle schoolers to grasp. They want to just recite facts from the text and be done. I created this elaboration practice with that in mind. The PPT walks students through the basic requirements of writing a body paragraph (this is editable if you want to add or take away anything based on how you teach them to write one). Then it walks them through the four steps of elaboration, defines what elaboration is, and gives them inference/elaborati
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Grades:
6th - 10th
MLA Formatting and Citations PowerPoint, Google Slides
81 slides! Updated and revised. Setting up your paper with MLA format can be a daunting task. This PowerPoint presentation is helpful for BOTH students and teachers when it comes to getting students to know how important it is to accurately use citations in their papers and construct a proper Works Cited page. This is a fun PowerPoint for a subject that some students can find dull. A must for anyone starting to do research!! Google slides links provided.This is product is also included in t
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Life Skills - How to Write and Send an Email - Middle School Chromebooks NO PREP
NO PREP TIME REQUIRED! Simply project or share the slides and go! This lesson is designed to fill 40 minutes. Students will engage with the material by taking notes and participating in whole group discussion. The lesson starts with a discussion on the importance of sending professional emails. Then walks students through the main parts of an email while providing opportunities to practice crafting each part. Sum it all up with a formative assessment to assess student mastery before an indepe
Grades:
4th - 12th
Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Word Choice Digital BUNDLE: Diction, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language FREEBIE
Over 100 slides!! Available in Google Slides OR PowerPoint. Features lessons on CONNOTATION/DENOTATION, TONE, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, and IMAGERY. As required by most state standards, students need to be familiar with subtle differences between words and the words that go best with the tone of a piece of writing. Using examples, these presentations will allow students to understand the "charges" certain words have, and how to make their writing more descriptive! Includes free presentation focusi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Writing Unit PowerPoint BUNDLE: PAPERLESS LESSONS
Nearly 200 slides in length! Available in either Google Slides OR PowerPoint! A complete writing unit that guides students through the many steps to write balanced, complete paragraphs that stay on topic, transition, and effectively communicate ideas. This is a unit that includes examples, activities, notes, visuals, and guidelines for successful writing. Stimulate your classes with this one-of-a-kind writing unit.Content covered includes:Pre-writingIntroductionsTransitionsConcessionsBody Pa
Grades:
6th - 10th
Writing a Research Paper Bibliography with Source Cards PowerPoint MLA 8 Format
MLA Format Bibliography and Source Card PowerPoint. Digital resource - How to write MLA citations for a research paper on note taking source cards for a bibliography or works cited page in MLA 8 format. This lesson walks students through the process. Slides begin by having the students make a foldable organizer to keep their notes. Then students complete an activating strategy on plagiarism and discuss. MLA format is introduced, and then as they take notes on each common source format, they will
Grades:
6th - 9th
Transition Words Mini Unit
The Transitions Mini Unit Includes a 37-page Power Point introductory lesson, worksheets, group activities, student reference chart of categorized transitions, and answer keys-- all geared toward the creative and easy instruction of writing with transitions. Presentation and activities are broken down into systematic, bite-sized chunks. This mini-unit is a fun and interesting way to teach this essential component of writing. If you purchase this product, you do not need to purchase the list of c
Grades:
7th - 10th
Academic Writing The Complete Problem and Solution Essay Bundle
This Bundle includes the following resources / lessons: LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of three lessons. It introduces the problem & solution genre and how it conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure. It provides a model essay for analysis. The model essay deals with the problem of plastics in our oceans and proposes three potential solutions.The general structure of an academic essay is reviewed.Students are reminded that the introductio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Paraphrase, Summary, and Direct Quotes Lesson
This handout and powerpoint explain the importance of using research ethically and in a variety of methods. It shows the difference between paraphrasing, summarizing, and directly quoting sources, as well as explaining how to integrate each kind of source into a paper. The powerpoint also guides students as they go through their own researched sources for their own use. The files in this resource include an editable PowerPoint and non-editable PDF handouts.Looking for more help with research and
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7th - 12th
Peer Editing Digital Lesson: PowerPoint, Google Slides, EDITABLE
Newly revised! 18 slides! Fun and interactive! Peer editing will help your students with writing and will help them to read critically. The process of peer editing is outlined in this PPT with the board game "Operation" serving as the PPTs theme (you're operating on someone else's paper!). This is the perfect tool for both students and teacher to use before final drafts are completed or as a tool of reflection. Google slides link provided.*Note: In a recent update added white backgrounds to
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Complete Comparative Essay Bundle
This Bundle contains the following resources / lessons in PPT format. It also contains links to the files in Google Drive. In addition, there is a BONUS zip folder with 7 graphic organizers and handouts in PDF format. LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of five lessons. It covers the block format of a comparative essay. It includes a model essay for students to analyze. The model essay compares students' primary and secondary school experiences. It disc
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Elaboration Lessons Power Point: Informational & Opinion Argumentation Gr 5 & Up
The best elaboration writing lessons delivered via Power Point. Ready to go! Elaboration is hard for students! “Get Your Elaboration On!” is here to provide the help they need to be successful! This interactive power point covers 4 less common, powerful elaboration techniques students can use to bring more voice and deeper thought into any informational and opinion/argumentative writing. Everything you need is included. You get 33 power point slides that include carefully chosen, student-re
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Writing Hooks - Fishing For A Hook Activity (POWERPOINT VERSION)
Students have a hard time understanding hooks, and the importance of a good "hook". This engaging lesson will have students literally "fishing for hooks". They will discover the importance of hooks in their persuasive writing. After students learn what a hook is, they will actually fish for hooks in a plastic swimming pool using a fishing pole and magnet. Once they fish out a "hook" they will read the hook and determine its effectiveness. This activity provides an engaging way to teach stud
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Ethos, Pathos, Logos PowerPoint for step-by-step persuasive analysis digital
Teach your students how to understand, analyze, and apply ethos, pathos, and logos with this easy-to-use PowerPoint.Your students will work through persuasive or argument writing step-by-step to understand what ethos, pathos, logos is, how to find it in sample paragraphs, and how to use it in their own writing.Students will have plenty of practice, which means you can use that practice as formative assessments. A challenge writing activity at the end will provide you with a summative assessment
Grades:
6th - 9th
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