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Middle school writing-essays teacher manuals
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
6th Grade Writer's Workshop FULL YEAR Warmups, Prompts, Essays, CER, PD Videos
This jam-packed resource is exactly what you need to create a structured, student-led writer's workshop that will leave your students writing volumes and loving every minute of it!>>This set includes ONE FULL YEAR of 6th Grade warm-ups!<< Need resources for a different grade? Create your own mega-bundle HERE.Learn how to motivate your writers and help them take ownership of their writing journey. No fluff here... these are practical resources that move the needle. As a children's boo
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5th - 7th
RACES Writing Strategy, Response Writing, Interactive Fan
Are you a fan of hands-on student engagement? This new R.A.C.E.S. Writing Strategy learning tool is so much fun and loaded with visuals to boost your Writing Response teaching lessons. Teachers will build their students' confidence one interactive fan at a time. In every interactive fan you'll find a variety of fill-ins ready for students to complete guided notes, concepts, definitions, characters, notable people, images, key terms, research opportunities, skill building, and more!
Interactive
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4th - 9th
Writing Scope and Sequence 7th Grade
This scope and sequence was designed to save you HOURS of planning time...FOR YOUR ENTIRE YEAR! It is over 75 pages of Writing lesson plans and notes!! Already have a scope from your district? You can still use this document as a pacing guide!!I have included the 2019-2020 Texas 7th grade Writing TEKS. Although CCSS are not included, all skills covered correlate with things that you want your kids to know and do when it comes to writing.**YOU WILL NEED FUN SIZE ACADEMIC WRITING BY GRETCHEN BERNA
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7th
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Writer's Workshop PD Video Training - Lessons and Tools to Engage All Writers
Transform your writer's workshop and make lessons TRULY engaging! This video training is designed to motivate your students, help them find their voice, and build their writing stamina with confidence.[If you'd like to learn more about the workshop for FREE, watch module 1 HERE!]Many students often lack the necessary skills to tackle grade-level writing standards, leading to boredom, disinterest, and minimal effort. That's where this transformative training comes in. Drawing from my experience a
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Ann O.
7th Grade Writer's Workshop FULL YEAR Warmups, Prompts, Essays, CER, PD Videos
This jam-packed resource is exactly what you need to create a structured, student-led writer's workshop that will leave your students writing volumes and loving every minute of it!>>This set includes ONE FULL YEAR of 7th Grade warm-ups!<< Need 6th grade? Go HERE.Learn how to motivate your writers and help them take ownership of their writing journey. No fluff here... these are practical resources that move the needle. As a children's book author with HarperCollins and Disney Hyperio
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Writing Scope and Sequence 6th Grade
This scope and sequence was designed to save you HOURS of planning time...FOR YOUR ENTIRE YEAR! It is over 75 pages of Writing lesson plans and notes!! Already have a scope from your district? You can still use this document as a pacing guide!!I have included the NEW 2019-2020 Texas 6th grade Writing TEKS. Although CCSS are not included, all skills covered correlate with things that you want your kids to know and do when it comes to writing.**YOU WILL NEED FUN SIZE ACADEMIC WRITING BY GRETCHEN B
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6th
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LUCY CALKINS GUIDE - WRITING WORKSHOP
This is designed to help you plan lessons aligned to the Lucy Calkins curriculum so you no longer have to pour over the books for hours, or look elsewhere for separately written units. I designed this product with habits I developed when I had nearly no resources, and after several Professional Developments on her curriculum which helped me gain a better sense of how to use her work. Basically, I bundled all of my time savers into this guide to help you plan FASTER and SMARTER, so you can leave
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K - 6th
EBOOK & Resources for Descriptive Writing Units and Essays in Writer's Workshop
Ignite a passion for writing and launch an unforgettable Writer's Workshop in your classroom! This engaging approach that will captivate your students' imagination and bring their descriptive writing to life. Discover how to teach essential skills while also tackling the crucial issue of motivation head-on. A structured writing workshop can– and should– be run by the students themselves. In the same way that a Little League baseball team of 8-year-olds can run their own warm-ups and stretches wh
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4th - 7th
Basic Sentences To Essays: An Easy Step-By-Step Guide To Teach Students To Write
Most writing resource books out there simply offer various forms of creative writing activities. But these are only helpful if students can write technically and grammatically well in the first place. Basic Sentences to Essays makes it very simple and effective for teachers to teach writing skills and provides easy methods for students to use in the writing process.
This resource clearly and easily guides any teacher, parent, or educator to help students:
*Use and recognize parts of speech
*W
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K - 8th
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Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Novel Test
End of book test for the novel Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
(Novel details--upper elementary-middle school level. VERY Brief summary: A young boy without a family survives on the streets of Warsaw during the 1930s. He learns how to survive on the street and sees the Nazis gaining power in Poland. As the years go on, he must learn to survive in the ghetto.) This is a beautifully written book that is very engaging with students.
Test includes
25 multiple choice questions
8 character matching
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4th - 8th
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS OF ENGLISH SKILLS
Good English skills are vital for every business professional and in Business Communication.We’ve provided two 50-question tests to help you assess students’ skills. The first appears is a Test A. The second test, labeled Test B, follows the same structure as Test A but with a different set of questions. You can use one test as a pretest and one as a posttest, or you can use the two tests for different groups of students.The tests cover six areas of grammar, mechanics, and usage:· Questions 1-5:
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Opinion essay: students activities, classes, lesson plan and assessment
Lesson unit guide: 7 planned lessons including mini-lessons and practice activities. The guide is editable so the teacher can make necessary adaptations to tailor the suggested planning to their reality.Lesson: Full lecture script (available in two formats: .pdf and .ppt): This comprehensive script guides students through the process of writing an opinion essay, complete with a template and an example. The PowerPoint version (.ppt) is editable, allowing you to make any necessary adjustments.The
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6th - 12th
Ancient Egypt Activity - How to Make a Mummy & Procedural Writing Option
Kids love ancient Egypt, and your students will love this engaging ancient Egypt activity that includes a hands-on activity for making a mummy the ancient Egyptian way (using Cornish game hens). This mini-unit hooks kids the entire time, but you can also shorten the timeframe depending on your need.This engaging social studies lesson is also a platform for teaching or reviewing procedural process writing and transition words. It can also be used as a reward activity, or a culminating activity af
Grades:
4th - 7th
Expository Writing Program | Daily Lessons | Activities | 11 Weeks
An innovative expository writing program with 11 weeks of daily writing instruction and activities for 4th - 7th grade. This program includes 500+ pages of detailed step-by-step instructions, templates, grammar practice, actual student writing samples, and so much more! EACH WEEK INCLUDES: 1. An overall plan for the week2. Five complete writing lessons3. All reference sheets and templates needed for the weekly writing lessons4. List of vocabulary words for the week5. A sheet with multiple oral p
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4th - 7th
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Argument Essay Slides (Thesis + Line of Reasoning) Pre-AP/AP Language
These are my go-to argument essay slides for Advanced Placement Language and Composition. Great for Pre-AP students, too! The slides provide explicit instruction for thesis statement construction as well as developing a Line of Reasoning. Link to my YouTube video that takes students through these slides is on the first slide of the presentation. Check out my blog with teaching strategiesCheck out my YouTube Channel for video lessonsCheck out these discourse resources to level up engagement in yo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
2 Week Poetry Unit - Black Poets - **Social Justice Lens**
The Poetry Unit is designed for high school students and the standards addressed are specific to 9th and 10th graders. However, the plan could easily be utilized by junior high students and 11/12th graders. Homeschool families may also find this unit valuable. Featured poems are all written by Black American poets. Discussion questions and materials can bring up controversial topics such as racism, the justice system, and politics. For instance, Punching the Air is written from the perspective o
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7th - 12th
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Grading System for Essays, Narratives & Paragraphs (Rubric Pack)
This bundle includes my time-saving rubric templates for the literary essay, expository essay, argumentative essay, narratives and paragraphs as well as some actionable and time-tested advice on how to increase efficiency while marking. Included in this pack is a comprehensive, 14 page PDF document, as well as individual PDF's and Word documents (for customizing) for each of the five rubrics.
Marking written assignments doesn't have to be unreasonably time consuming. With the right system and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Through The Year Unit
Writing Through The Year I needed to explicitly layout how and when I was going to teach the various types of writing throughout the year, otherwise I would get to the end of the year and realize...I don't think I did a very good job teaching each type in depth. I hope the posters, modeling, guided instruction, and the monthly sets help your class! What's Included: - 37 week unit outline- Attention grabber poster- Topic of writing with ideas- Power of the paragraph poster (TREE)- How to introduc
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Escritura textos informativos comparando dos textos - Spanish infomative writing
Descubre una guía completa y práctica para enseñar a tus alumnos a escribir textos informativos comparando dos textos de no ficción en solo dos semanas.Con un guion diario, material completo y un cuaderno para cada alumno, esta guía facilitará el proceso de aprendizaje. Además, la guía aborda la diversidad en el aula, ofreciendo actividades en grupo, parejas e individuales. Con un texto modelo para que puedas mostrar un ejemplar a los alumnos y plantillas de escritura, rúbricas y más para
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE ESCRITURA TEXTOS OPINIÓN, NARRATIVOS E INFORMATIVOS
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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STRUCTURE TEXTS FOR SPANISH WRITING | IB SPANISH TESTS
Hi! Dear Teacher! Expression writing is an important area of Spanish language learning, for regular courses and preparation tests.Knowing the rules of the different structure of texts are key to focusing on the text properly (including grammar, expression, and organizing the paragraphs). If you need to teach or improve the practice of different types of structured texts with your students, this book is the key!°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Nonfiction and Narrative Writing Strategy Cards- Mega Bundle!
Perfect to add to your conference kits! These cards contain FIFTY SIX different writing strategies! Eight each of elaboration for narrative and nonfiction, eight each of focus for narrative and nonfiction, eight each of generating ideas for narrative and nonfiction, and eight for organization of nonfiction. You can use these writing strategies as a one-on-one conference, you can use them in centers or small groups, you can even use them as a whole group mini lesson! Cards have a sample script
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4th - 8th
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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
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