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High school writing-expository lessons for Microsoft Word
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
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6th - 12th
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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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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
SIOP Model Lesson Plan - Recipe For Writing A Persuasive Letter
This is a Middle School level, SIOP Model Lesson Plan for writing a persuasive letter.
The lesson plan is carefully prepared following the SIOP model for English Language Learners but can be used in an level of Language Arts classroom. The lesson plans includes the following elements:
Preparation
Content Objective
Language Objective
Key Concepts
Supplementary Materials
Adaptation of Content
Meaningful Activities
Building Background
Lesson Delivery
Review/Student Assessment
Review/Teacher
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7th - 9th
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Autobiography Creative Writing Project
This is a 4-page handout that gives students directions for an autobiography writing assignment for a Creative Writing or Language Arts class. This projects includes the following mini-assignments:
Introductory Letter Assignment
Life Goals
Best Moment So Far
Most Embarrassing Moment So Far
Last Will and Testament
Obituary & Sample Obituary
Epitaph
This project encourages students to look forward, set goals for their lives and finally decide what they want to be remembered for in the futu
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9th - 12th
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Funny, 2-Page Dialogue that Teaches the Rules of Writing Dialogue
“Ahhhh!” A scream pierced the air. It was my English teacher, reading an incorrectly punctuated line of dialogue for the 178th time in two days. Clearly she had reached her breaking point. She put her head on her desk and it appeared she was breathing more heavily than usual.“Should we do something?” whispered Ashley, from the seat next to me.“Well,” I answered, “you did one thing right. You remembered that when writing dialogue, a new speaker always means the start of a new paragraph. That’s ru
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
College Entrance Essay: Personal Statement Examples/Reflective Writing
This download contains a pair of college entrance essays or personal statements, each effectively illustrating quality exposition, detailed experiences, and moments of reflection or the applicant's ambition. These are ideal for use as examples when teaching juniors or seniors how to craft an intriguing, compelling college essay. SEE FREE DOWNLOAD FOR ONE PAGE FROM THE FIRST ESSAY. Also check out my other materials for grammar and mechanics, literary units, and writing instruction. Please let me
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9th - 12th
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How to Write a Thesis Statement Handout
Teaching students to write an effective thesis statement is one of the most difficult challenges any English teacher will ever face. This step-by-step thesis handout guides students through what thesis statements should look like for a research paper. Examples of both effective and ineffective thesis statements are given.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Senior Project - Research, Paper, Multi-Media Presentation
Time to tackle research? Twenty-four pages of structure and a fist full of grades for you and your students should help a LOT! This document focuses on choosing and organizing a controversial topic, producing a formal paper, and turning the paper into a colorful, powerful Powerpoint Presentation. (Paper section absolutely can stand alone.) PERFECT for an end-of-the-year showcase for your students. Three types of papers are included: Process Analysis, Persuasion, or Controversial issue. FORMS fo
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10th - 12th
Reading/Writing Literacy Narratives Unit
Help your students learn to read and write literacy narratives. Students explore how they learned to read and write by examining the journeys of others.Fully Editable Word Format53-page file on reading and writing literacy narratives that includes:1. Daily lesson plans (95 minute block scheduling breakdown) for 13 days2. 4 Literacy Narratives to study--texts included ("Superman and Me" "Straw into Gold" "Learning to Read and Write" and "Malcolm X autobiography" excerpts)3. Quickwrites4. Sig
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8th - 12th
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Informational Text Article: Bullying Takes Center Stage: Reading Passages
In this lesson, students will read an article about the causes and effects of bullying in school and throughout the process of growing up. Included in the less is a writing prompt and discussion questions that will help start a meaningful and necessary discussion on the topic of bullying.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformational Article: Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised? Reading PassagesInformat
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6th - 12th
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River Valley Civilizations Comparison Chart and Essays
Comprehensive graphic organizer comparing the four ancient river valley civilizations, including blank chart and three essay questions based on the chart.
Grades:
6th - 11th
writing film analysis unit for "Last of the Mohicans" film (40 pages)
This adventure, colonial war film, Last of the Mohicans, is my favorite class film for teaching and is rated as one of the best films ever made. If you want a role model unit to instill a love and appreciation for films, then this multi-faceted, user-friendly unit can be applied to any feature movie. In addition, for this particular film, it appeals to those who are outdoors enthusiasts, American history aficionados and historical film lovers. GUARANTEED EXCITEMENT AND WORTHWHILE LEARNING EXPERI
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Expository Essay Unit w/ Prewriting, Outline, Peer Review Form, & Grading Rubric
This writing unit is focused on an expository essay prompt that involves students choosing a current fad/trend and explaining its impact and popularity (see the preview file for the writing prompt). This document first includes a two-page topic proposal and prewriting worksheet. This worksheet allows the teacher to approve the student's chosen topic and ensure that student has clear ideas in order to develop a full essay on the chosen topic. The document also includes a three-page outline (stude
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7th - 12th
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A Raisin in the Sun Final Test
This final assessment includes 55 true/false and multiple choice questions and 12 short answer questions.
You may divide the test into two parts or choose to give either to the students.
The answers for the 55 multiple choice questions are included.
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8th - 12th
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Expository Writing: Cause & Effect Essay Unit with Rubric
This writing unit contains a 1-page overview of an expository essay prompt about cause and effect, including explanation of the prompt, tips for organizing and crafting an effective cause and effect essay, and requirements for the assignment; a 1-page teacher evaluation form for the 100-point final draft; and a 1-page expository writing 4-point rubric, breaking down focus and organization, development and critical thinking, correctness, and style. Please check out my other materials for grammar
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7th - 12th
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Informational Text Article: Driving While Distracted: Reading Passages Questions
This lesson revolves around an article that discusses the dangers and consequences of driving while distracted (specifically, mobile-devices). The lesson includes a writing response, graphic organizers, comprehension questions and room for written students responses to initiate a discussion.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformational Article: Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised? Reading PassagesInfor
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6th - 12th
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Heart Transplant Debate - Argument, Persuasion, Line of Reasoning, Team Building
The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Primary Sources Collection -- Complete Lessons with All You Need! 144 Pages
Best practices in history and 21st Century learning through primary sources, the Common Core, critical thinking, expository writing, public speaking, creative projects—they’re all here!THIS IS A VERY POPULAR, SOMEWHAT SMALLER, VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.You get five sets of bundled primary sources lessons—145 pages of lessons and materials in all—and a nice savings over buying the bundles individually. Each activity comes with explanations, guides, ready-to-print activity sheets, graphic
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4th - 12th
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All American Boys Soundtrack Project
This soundtrack project allows for a fun way for your students to connect with All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely through creating a list of songs that will be used for a film version of the novel. They’ll do this by linking songs of their choosing to themes, character insights, and moods that come up in the novel. Contains full instructions for the students, a simple rubric for grading the project, a student sample, and tips on how best to use this project in your unit. Ca
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10th - 12th
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Self-Collage Writing Project for Middle School and High School
Are you beginning a new year or getting a new group of students? Here’s an integrated art and writing activity for you to get to know your students and their writing abilities, as well as your students getting to know each other. This is a three-day project with a culminating activity to visually and orally share the collages on the fourth day, however you can adjust it as needed.
This activity incorporates several learning styles and multiple intelligences, and it’s fun! What more c
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6th - 11th
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Parts of a Paragraph: Teaching Great Paragraph Writing
This activity gives your students a concrete visual to help them learn the key ingredients to a great paragraph. Teacher instructions are given step-by-step to demonstrate how a great paragraph is like a great burger. You will "build" the burger and compare parts of the burger to the parts of a paragraph. Five paragraph samples are given to show as you add ingredients to the paragraph (and burger): basic, better, good, and great paragraphs as well as a great paragraph ruined by off-topic sentenc
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7th - 12th
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SATIRE in Shrek - Chart the satire, write a paragraph - KEY paragraph included.
Shrek is ripe with satirical moments! This assignment focuses on finding examples of the satirical techniques used throughout (examples provided on page 1) and then writing an expository paragraph using those examples.Paragraph rubric included.KEY - I've included a sample paragraph that can be used as a guide for students or for an example. It is color-coded to match the outline (see preview).For more resources for teaching satire (included a free terminology sheet), please click here.To browse
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8th - 12th
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"The Diary of Anne Frank" Analytical Essay Writing Prompt
This is an excellent writing prompt for a "Diary of Anne Frank" and Holocaust unit. More than just a prompt, this is an entire packet that takes students through the entire planning process. It includes the prompt itself, an outline of what should be included in each of the five paragraphs, as well as planning pages for every paragraph except the conclusion. I use this in 8th grade with multiple sources - "The Diary of Anne Frank" the play and movie and a Holocaust documentary we view in clas
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8th - 12th
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Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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