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6th grade writing-essays lessons for Microsoft Word
Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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Paragraph Writing Practice: Topic & Conclusion Sentences
I created this sheet to give my students an opportunity to practice writing topic and conclusion sentences, which I realized were often missing from their writing.
In the beginning, I use the familiar analogy of a cheeseburger, explaining that the topic/conclusion sentences are like the bun.
Topics are student friendly (the best food, cell phones in school, etc.), but the last one is geared toward a writing task that followed this activity that focused on the differences between the ancient Pe
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5th - 8th
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Deconstruct Writing Prompt Practice for Standardized Test Review
Perfect for review before the writing portion of state tests such as STAAR, TCAP, TNREADY, & PARCC. One of the biggest struggles for my middle school students was in deconstructing the writing prompt; they didn't know how to address the prompt or figure out which type of essay it was asking them to write. Therefore, I created this quick review worksheet to help them practice the skills needed for deconstructing writing prompt. This worksheet has a quick notes section, and 6 sample prompts to
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6th - 9th
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30+ Samples Un-Packing the Prompt- PARCC-Based
The Key to Un-Packing Prompts - PARCC-Based
Narrative?
Literary Analysis?
Research Simulation Task?
30+ Daily Do-Now Activities
More than 30 Practice Prompts
Paper and Online Options
Five Minute Pre-Writing Strategies for Responding to Prompts in Timed Writing Situations
Aligned to CCSS
This activity can be done as a daily, “Do Now” task or as a major writing unit in a week. I try to avoid talking about it in terms of state testing,” but rather as timed writing. I want my students to feel c
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3rd - 8th
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Revising & Editing a 5 Paragraph Essay: ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
Students will take their previously completed five paragraph drafts and revise and edit them. After practicing these skills on a teacher model, students will be expected to use these tools to revise and edit their own writing.A different revision and editing checklist is included for the introduction, 3 body paragraphs and the conclusion.Check out all my other ELA products below!Identifying Theme in Fictional Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills, Reading PassagesHow to Write a Conclusion - ELA SkillsSet
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6th - 12th
Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Outline, Student Sample Outline & Essay
Students will practice organizing and writing a persuasive / argumentative essay (or letter) using this 4-page document, including a blank outline for student use, and a student sample outline and multi-paragraph essay for teaching purposes. Happy writing!
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5th - 9th
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How to Use Paragraph Transitions - Mini-Lesson & Handout
A mini-lesson and handout for students explaining how to use transitional phrases or words to connect ideas and paragraphs within an essay or other form of writing. Common Core aligned (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W)
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5th - 10th
How to Write an Introduction Paragraph: for Research and Expository Writing
This lesson plan/handout breaks down the introduction paragraph into color-coded components to help students identify how to write an attention-grabbing and organized introduction paragraph. This is formatted for an MLA-style paper, but the components can be applied across disciplines and citation style. With examples from US History (the Battle of Gettysburg and Orphan Trains) and Science (the unique endangered Sea Otter), this introduction paragraph lesson is truly cross-curricular! I have use
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6th - 12th
Writing Topic Sentences Worksheet
This two page worksheet is instructive and informational and also provides opportunities for students to write sample topic sentences using a variety of methods for a hypothetical sample descriptive paragraph. For each Sample Topic Sentence there is an example modeled. (Consequently, there is no answer key, as samples are given in the text.) The worksheet ends with "Tips to follow and Traps to avoid," a compilation of caveats I have told my students over the years.
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6th - 9th
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Sample Personal Narratives (Exemplars)
There are 5 sample personal narratives to use as exemplars to help kids understand the features that go into writing a personal narrative! They are all in Microsoft word format so that they can be altered/edited as necessary to help you meet your teaching goals!
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Prompt & Graphic Organizer/Template
Do your writers need support developing a multi-paragraph essay? This highly scaffolded narrative writing template breaks down essay writing for your students into manageable pieces -giving first a prompt: "Write about an event or experience that changed your life", then directions for an introduction, setting the scene of your story, describing the event in detail, and concluding their writing. This one page, 2-sided writing template also has some self-reflection questions at the end. It is a
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2nd - 12th
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Self-Evaluation Reflection Forms for Students, Editable, FREE
Reflection is one of the most powerful research-based strategies for use in the classroom. How many times have you poured over student essays only to hand them back and watch as students take one look at the letter grade and never look back? Or maybe you offer a revision policy but never get the results you want? This is the perfect tool for students to use to actually go back and revisit and reflect on their writing after they have received feedback and a score. It doesn't do for them to just
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Persuasive Argumentative Essay Writing Lesson Plan
A 6-page step-by-step guide on teaching how to write a persuasive/argumentative essay. Includes topic ideas, suggested assessments, and helpful internet links for support and other materials. Includes a link for a free PowerPoint download guiding students on writing their essay.This lesson is student-centered meaning:--it allows you to become a facilitator--happier teachers--happier students--happier administratorsCheck out these other awesome, related resources!Engaging and Interesting Journal
6th Grade Lucy Calkins Literary Essay Writing Unit Bend 1 'Cheat Sheets'
The Calkins' writer's workshop is a great teaching model to use with students. However, it takes a lot of time to go through each lesson, plan, and organize. The hard work has been done for you! Attached you will find cheat sheets for all of Bend 1 for the Literary Essay Writing Unit.
As teachers, we have limited time! When I was faced with teaching Calkins writing units, I felt overwhelmed by the information. There is a lot to read! This resource was created to help teachers save time when tr
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Lucy Calkins Literary Essay Writing Unit Bundle
Middle School Writing BUNDLE
***UPDATED TO INCLUDE GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!!*****CCSS ALIGNED**This is a great value bundle of these ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills.Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature.Every lesson contains:★ Model Text★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers★ Writing Prompts★ Grading Rubrics★ Teacher's NotesGenres included:✓ Describing a Process (Procedura
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6th - 8th
PARCC Literary Analysis Teacher Model (Example Essay)
This is an example essay for students to analyze. It responds to the following prompt from the 8th grade PARCC practice test, but it could also be used for other grades as an example of format.
In Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Remember to use details from both texts to support your ideas.
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4th - 10th
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Persuasive Essay Sample: iPads for the Classroom
This is a persuasive essay, following the five paragraph format. It is ideal for upper elementary and middle school writing classes. The author includes an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. The first body paragraph provides support for their argument, the second body paragraph tries to solve potential issues from the opponents' views, and the third paragraph one again adds support to their argument. Enjoy!
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4th - 6th
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MLA Works Cited / In-text Citations Notes and Practice
Basic definitions of terms used when completing a Works Cited page as well as a sample paragraph that uses in-text citations that students would analyze/pick apart before doing their own works cited page and in text citations.
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5th - 10th
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STAAR SPANISH Written Responde Guide - Guía de respuesta escrita
La siguiente guía es para que los estudiantes sigan un proceso coherente al responder la pregunta de ensayo que encontrarán en su examen estatal. // The following guide is to help students follow a consistent process when answering the essay question they will encounter on their state exam.
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3rd - 6th
Informational / Explanatory Writing Outline with Student Sample - Common Core
Students and teachers can use this 3-page document to understand the components of informational / explanatory writing. After students read a text, they may use the outline on page 1 to plan out their multi-paragraph essay. Teachers may also choose to share the student sample outline on page 2 and the student sample essay on page 3 to guide students in their writing using a strong thesis statement, sound reasoning with evidence and statistics from the text, and a well-summarized conclusion. Ha
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5th - 9th
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Persuasive Writing Manifest Destiny Unit
By the end of this 14 day unit, students will be able to write a persuasive essay arguing whether or not Manifest Destiny was justifiable. The daily overview file has the lesson plans, and the graphic organizers and sample essays are in separate files.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Manifest Destiny Persuasive Writing Unit
Introduction, Conclusion, and Reasons Graphic Organizer for Opinion Writing
My third graders are having trouble writing complex introduction and conclusion paragraphs in their opinion writing. I created this graphic organizer to help them plan out each part and make a "juicier" paragraph! Hope this helps your classes too! I also added a page for them to plan their reasons with details and examples too.
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2nd - 6th
Mini-Argumentative Paragraph (Argumentative Pre-test)
This product can be used to determine prior knowledge of argumentative writing. Use a pretest to determine student knowledge and readiness for writing an argumentative essay. Includes: Directions/instructions. 9-point rubric, and sample paragraph.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Bundle
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