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High school writing-expository teacher manuals for Microsoft OneDrive
Exhausted by Essays? 5-Minute Essay Grading System - Reclaim Your Weekends!
You want your students to receive meaningful feedback on their papers and grow as writers. You also, though, need to have time to recharge on weekends and holidays without the burden of endless essay stacks hanging over your head.With my five-minute-per-essay grading system, you’ll zip through your stacks of papers, saving HOURS of time. Before I created this system, it took me 15-to-20 minutes to grade an essay. Now, with the use of a detailed coding system and a content rubric that’s laser-foc
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
WRITING - Narrative, Persuasive, & Descriptive Writing Bundle -DIGITAL VERSION
WRITING PACK - DIGITAL VERSION - An easy-to-use set of activities, graphic organizers and templates to help students write persuasive, narrative, descriptive and expository paragraphs digitally using online templates!Includes 5 of my digital writing activities with detailed assignment sheets, marking rubrics, brainstorming worksheets and more! Includes 54 slides to help students learn different styles of writing! Easily adapted to different ages and abilities.Can be used with Google™ Drive, Goog
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7th - 9th
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Descriptive Writing Activities and Practice with Mentor Texts
PRINT & DIGITAL! Struggling to teach descriptive writing? This lesson will help your students flex and strengthen their descriptive writing skills. Students analyze, sketch, write, and review mentor texts and their own writing to really dig into what is needed to create descriptive compositions. More than just worksheets!What you'll get:Print, Google Slide, and PowerPoint versions2 examples of descriptive writing to sketchelements of descriptive writing“build your toolbox” reference shee
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5th - 9th
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Writing Expository Essays PowerPoint with Printable Graphic Organizer
Expository Essay Writing PowerPoint and Graphic Organizer. Guide students step by step through an expository writing prompt, using a four-square graphic organizer. Students learn how to put ideas in logical order to support a thesis statement, develop an introductory paragraph with a hook, and develop a concluding paragraph that ends with a punch! This digital resource includes a printable graphic organizer template to print (black and white), links to online resources, and a writing prompt for
Grades:
7th - 10th
Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
1029 Writing Prompts for Middle School
With 1029 writing prompts for middle school, this is the last writing prompt resource you'll ever need. This massive compilation includes 20 categories and over 100 pages of fun, engaging and innovative writing prompts that will challenge your middle school students and push them to become better writers.If you're tired of the same old ho-hum writing prompts that cause your students to roll their eyes and groan, then this is the resource you've been looking for. It runs the gamut from the humoro
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theme Essay for ANY Literature - DIGITAL Version
Writing a Theme Essay will be motivating with this step-by-step digital resource designed to lead your students through the entire process! Great for classroom or remote teaching, easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all four paragraphs.Students identify two themes evident in the text and devote one paragraph to each theme. In each paragraph, students discuss how a prominent character is involved with the theme topic and what the author wants us to learn or understand.A li
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6th - 9th
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Persuasive Writing - Digital organizers, planning pages, rubrics and more!
Persuasive Writing Digital Resource - Looking for a way to teach your students how to write a persuasive paragraph? or an essay? Everything you need to guide students through the process from brainstorming, planning, revising, peer-editing and more!Great for those teachers working in a 1:1 classroom this writing activity can be shared via Google™ Drive or MS OneDrive! Students can then work directly with the document on a computer, laptop or tablet. They can then print their work or share it
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6th - 9th
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ELA TEST PREP Understanding Prompts for State Writing Tests PowerPoint
Understanding Prompts for State Writing Tests PowerPoint for ELA test prep. Taking a state writing test or preparing for the writing portion of a state test? This digital resource helps students prepare for state tests by learning how to understand what type of essay they are expected to write. Students need to understand how to answer constructed response questions and make their argument with support from a text. Learn the differences between what is expected for a persuasive and expository w
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA Test Prep Bundle Grades 6 - 8
New Year's Goal Essay for Google Drive - Distance Learning
Have your students write about their New Year's goals with this digital interactive writing activity. It's a Google resource!SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Why Choose SMARTePlans?- Create a digital, paperless classroom- Incorporate technology into the classroom- Compatible with Chromebooks, Tablets, Desktops, and Smart Devices- Prepares students for 21st Century Tech Demands- Engaging- Interactive- FUN!This digital interactive ePlan
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6th - 9th
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The Outsiders - Digital Newspaper Project
OUTSIDERS - DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT - Google Version - Your students will have fun creating a newspaper about the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers in the classic teen novel, The Outsiders. Working with templates online this digital activity is a great way to engage your students!Includes creative and unique assignment page with clear instructions / expectations. Also includes a detailed rubric, two assignment-specific brainstorming sheets and three newspaper templates. Students wo
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6th - 10th
Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study Bundle - DIGITAL VERSION
Expository Writing - Digital Activity
Expository Writing Newspaper Project - In this fun and engaging activity students will create the front page of a newspaper themed around a topic of their choice! Great for those teachers working in a 1:1 classroom this expository writing activity can be shared via Google Documents or MS OneDrive! Students can then work directly with the document on a computer or device. They can then print their work or share it with you digitally. Easy way to go paperless and encourage technology in the clas
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6th - 9th
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Writing with Main Idea, Supporting Details and Transition Words PowerPoint
A writing PowerPoint on supporting the main idea with details to help students understand the importance of providing evidence. Explains main idea, supporting details, and the use of transition words to link ideas together. Includes examples of major and minor supporting details, lists of transition words for various types of organization, and a paragraph writing graphic organizer that you can use digitally for students to type in their answers, along with a printer friendly version for students
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6th - 9th
High School Research Class Year Long Scope and Sequence
This is a year's long High School research class scope and sequence with weekly class flow, thematic units with big questions, ideas for individual student research, routines, ideas for how to add joy, writing goals for the class and sources that can pair well with the course.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Workshop for Middle School: Teaching Students to Write Effective Essays
This book gives an in-depth description of 10 expository writing assignments to be used alone or in a writing workshop setting. Each writing assignment includes a description, 3 mini-lessons, an assignment sheet for students (with checkboxes), a rubric, brainstorming sheets and mentor texts (also called sample reading). I also explain how to set up and maintain a writing workshop, and how the 10 assignments and mini-lessons are scaffolded in order to progress in complexity as the year goes on. I
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5th - 9th
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Free Response Essay Workbook
Free Response Question Writing Process Notebook is a resource to guide students during the writing process for a prompt-based essay. This resource guides students through four major progressions of FRQ essay writing: understanding the prompt, developing your thesis, organizing your points, and citing your evidence. It is versatile because it can be printed and used as a hardcopy source, or it can be used digitally! Directions for Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive are included. Students can
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Introduction to Expository Essay Writing | Worksheet Activity
Elevate your students' writing skills with an introductory resource on informative/expository essay writing. Ideal for a one-hour class plus a homework assignment, this resource is a great way to kick-start your unit on informative/ expository essay writing in a clear, no-prep and straightforward way. What's Included:Teacher Notes on Informative/Expository Writing: A list of benefits linked to teaching informative writing to your students to keep in mind, complete with a list of aligned Common C
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
Introduction to Journalism-Teacher Manual, Lesson Plans, Activities, PPT's
Introduction to Journalism-Teacher Manual is a full course teacher guide provides the tools, strategies and instructional materials to equip you for teaching this subject and preparing your students in the craft. Materials include pacing guide, daily lesson plans, class note PowerPoints, student book and assessments. The course is a basic entrance to the world of journalistic writing and design which can be used with any journalism textbook, or it can serve as a guide to using printed and online
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Grades:
9th - 12th
SMARTePlans Thanksgiving Writing for Google Drive
Thanksgiving expository essay for Google Drive. Engage your students digitally with this Thanksgiving writing assignment. This resource includes a Google compatible file with brainstorming and outlining materials and the original PDF files.SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Why Choose SMARTePlans?- Create a digital, paperless classroom- Incorporate technology into the classroom- Compatible with Chromebooks, Tablets, Desktops, and Smart
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Recommendations: How to Write Recommendation Letters for College Applications
When students first began asking me to write letters of recommendation for their college application packets, fear clenched my stomach. What if my letter hurt their chances to get accepted to the college of their dreams instead of helping them? I spent hours and hours on each letter to make sure that I showcased each student honestly and succinctly. The stress mushroomed with each request until I decided to analyze the letters that I had written and compile a How To list along with sample letter
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12th, Staff
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Expository Writing Bundle Unit 8 Week Pacing Guide Template & Lesson Plans
Looking for a full unit plan to teach Informative / Expository Writing to your students? Look no further! Our comprehensive 8-Week Informative/Expository Writing Pacing Guide is the perfect solution for teachers seeking a structured yet flexible approach to teaching these crucial writing skills. This guide offers a streamlined path to teaching expository writing. All the lesson planning, student engagement strategies have been looked after! All you need to do is download and teach.What's Include
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Expository Writing Unit Resources Lesson Plans Worksheets 7-12
Back to School Writing Strategies PowerPoint with Prompts and Activities
Back to School Writing Strategies for School Success PowerPoint. Includes writing prompts and activities that can be used all year long. Gives students easy to follow instructions for success on school written assignments. How to use effective sentences, an editing checklist, and how to go about writing an assortment of different writing situations, including: comparison/contrast paragraphs, book reports, friendly letters, business letters, expository text giving directions or explanations, sele
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Grades:
6th - 9th
How to Teach Writing to Newcomer ESL Students
Gives practical ideas for teaching writing to ESL students with a very limited English vocabulary. This resource is a must for ESL teachers and content area teachers with newcomer ESL students in their classes.
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3rd - 12th
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Journal Prompts & Topics for a Year
I have collected and written over 200 journal prompts that can be used at any time during the school year. Prompt categories are: reflective, cause and effect, persuasive, expository/comparative, descriptive, narrative, quote-based, freewriting, and picture-based prompts. No more worrying about filler activities or creating weekly journal prompts!
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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