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7th grade writing-essays thematic unit plans under $5
PARCC Test Prep Literary Analysis Task Mermaids
This is a simulation of the Literary Analysis Section of the PARCC Test. Included are two passages, with a total of 7 (14 total) A/B type questions requiring evidence to support your answer.
2 Writing Prompts similar to practice test published by PARCC is included along with Rubrics for grades 4-6, published and available online from PARCC.
Writing Prompt 1- Address a common theme
Writing Prompt 2- Address/retell from different point of view
This is designed to be used to show students th
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3rd - 7th
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World War I Weapons & Trench Warfare Battles – WWI American History Lesson
Our World War I Weapons lesson uses nonfiction informational text PLUS engaging hands-on activities and writing assignments to teach about weapons (machine guns, tanks, and poisonous gases) used during World War I:World War I Weapons nonfiction informational text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational Text ComprehensionJournal Entries utilizing Close Reading to summarize World War I battlesCircle Chart to Illustrate Weapons used during World War IWorld War I Weapons Ess
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4th - 8th
Haute Cuisine (Saveurs du Palais) Movie Guide: Preview, Questions, Follow-ups
Teachers, the more I see this film, the more I really, really like it and find it extremely undervalued. With the total absence of any objectionable content whatsoever you should not hesitate at all in showing this to your classes. You could even stream it for free as I did on Vudu. Just download this packet and you will have all you need for a very rich and nourishing (pun intended) unit on la cuisine française. Students will immediately identify with the awkward situation in which Hortense fi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Super D'Accord French and Movie Bundle Unbelievable Deal, short time
Autobiography / Biography Genre Study Book Report and Speech
Ideal for students in 6th through 8th grades, Autobiography / Biography Genre Study Book Report and Speech offers a comprehensive 32-page toolkit for educators. This educational resource equips teachers with all the necessary materials to facilitate an engaging autobiography and/or biography genre study unit that is filled with opportunities for your students to analyze, critically think, write, present orally, and self-reflect. The culmination of this unit involves students writing a book repor
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6th - 8th
Also included in: A Bundle of Eleven Book Projects
Writing Assignments over Racism and Stereotypes (Personal Narratives)
Two different writing assignments where students choose a prompt and write about their own personal experiences with racism or stereotypes and reflect upon those experiences. I included a guide for students to use to help them organize their thoughts. I use this when reading themed passages and novels having to do with racism and stereotypes. It is in word document, so feel free to change the prompts and guided sentence stems as you see fit:)Thank you.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Nonfiction Essay- "What's My Name?"
This is a writing assignment that links very well with "Names/Nombres: by Julia Alvarez. Students brainstorm the meaning of their name, as well as the story behind it. Using guided questions to construct the essay format, students will easily transition from brainstorming/research to drafting and writing. This unit also contains a peer editing checklist, rubric, and essay example.
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5th - 8th
Graphic Novel Writing Project - Example, Graphic Organizer and Template
Writing a graphic novel is a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to write about a story idea that interests them, but in graphic novel form. When they are done they can share it with their peers! This product includes information to share with your students about what a graphic novel is, why do we write a graphic novel, rules to follow when writing a graphic novel, the parts of a graphic novel that are necessary to include along with examples. T
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2nd - 10th, Staff
Complete Unit Harrison Bergeron - Persuasive Writing
This is a complete UDL unit for the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut with the focus on developing persuasive writing skills. It can be used as a stand alone unit, part of a larger Dystopian Unit, or as an anchor piece.The unit includes:Assessments (Pre and Post)Scaffolding for Emerging and Advanced LearnersStandardsDiscussion QuestionsArgument TemplateSuggested Supplemental ResourcesIt is targeted toward 7th-12th grade levels.
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7th - 10th
OREO Activities-Upper Elementary Close Read/Descriptive Writing
A fun unit using close reading,textual analysis, short answer, descriptive writing, and your 5 senses to find out everything you ever wanted to know about America’s #1 cookie. 14 pages
• Still Delicious at 102 informative article
• Nutritional text info
• Prove it from nutritional text activity
• Read closely/answer completely activity
• Sensory descriptions activity
• Essay planner
• Page for descriptive essay
• Descriptive writing grading rubric
• Oreo packaging timeline activity
• Naming the
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4th - 7th
"La Vie en Rose" Movie Packet: Anticipation Guide, Plot and Essay Questions
My fellow French teachers, if it fits within your curriculum and you have the ability to do so, go ahead and show this stunning bio-pic of French cultural icon Edith Piaf! This film was highly decorated by the academies and delivers on its promise of quality despite its rather long run-time.If your students (read parents, grrrr!) are especially sensitive, just fast-forward from the 7:20 mark to 7:35 and you'll avoid the very brief bit of nudity and objectionable content and all will be good.This
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
New Year Resolutions 2021 Upper Elementary Reading/Essay Writing
A fun way to allow students to write about themselves in a meaningful way. Print and Go Mini Unit! Great for a Sub Day. 11 page mini unit includes:• 2 New Year’s Reading Passages• Jot It Down! Planning Page• First Draft Outline/Partner Edit Checklist• Essay Writing Page (My students usually type it.)• Grading Rubric• Sketch It Out! Illustration template
Grades:
4th - 8th
Your Own Modest Proposal: Satire Writing Assignment
This assignment includes detailed instructions, a rubric, and a prewriting document to help your students brainstorm a satire of their own choosing. This is best paired with Swift's A Modest Proposal, as it's structured around his text. This is a great exercise in persuasive writing and incorporates specific ways for them to utilize ethos, pathos, and logos in their modern argument. This assignment has seen years of success in my classroom!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: A Modest Proposal Bundle: A Recipe For A Successful Unit
Close Reading - TS Elliot & Shel Silverstein - Thematic Poetry unit
Because our role as teachers is to show students how to acquire information instead of simply giving it to them,each of three poems has a list of steps across the top of the page telling them to do things as simple as numbering lines or as complex as identifying tone and mood. I've also added a link to "Mr. Mistoffolees" from Cats. Younger students enjoy comparing the two!
And to wrap it all up is a short writing exercise to compare and contrast two of the poems!
This unit was created to intro
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6th - 9th
Martin Luther King Jr. - Character trait writing assignment
Assignment: After reading various articles about Martin Luther King Jr. that the teacher assigns, students will choose three different character traits that they think best describe Martin Luther King Jr. After choosing those character traits, students will need to use text evidence to support their character trait choice, then explain in their own words why. Included:Character Trait List Student OutlineWriting SamplesSentence Starter Examples for paragraphsStandards Based Writing Rubric
Grades:
4th - 8th
ELA Thematic Assignment: Resilience Reading Response
This lesson can be paired with another activity that promotes personal reflection or utilized as a standalone lesson. By following each learning phase (activating, acquiring, applying), students will level up their ability to write a persuasive essay. This thematic unit can be used as an introduction to various other texts (poems, visuals, videos, speeches, short stories, and novels) and be taught over several weeks.Upon the completion of the lesson, students will have completed the necessary qu
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5th - 12th
Memoirs Unit Autobiographies Writing Middle High School
A comprehensive unit to teach students how to write personal memoirs of all types. The unit includes six merged documents : 1) definitions of all memoir styles 2) practice sheet matching the type of memoir to a description 3) a quiz on the memoir styles 4) a writing assignment for a collection of memoirs that can be shared with other students and can be used as a major grade 5) a scoring rubric for the assignment 6) a peer response form for peer editing of the memoir collection assignment prior
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7th - 12th
Writing a Friendly Letter - Example and Template
Writing a friendly letter is a fun and interesting project for students when they are writing to someone they know or just met and want to know more about. Students will learn why we write friendly letters, who we write friendly letters to, what to include in a friendly letter, how you will publish your friendly letter, rules to follow when writing a friendly letter, tips that will help when writing a friend letter, different closings you can use in your friendly letter, 2 examples of friendly l
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1st - 12th, Staff
Writing a Fable Example, Graphic Organizer, and Template
Writing a fable can be a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to use creativity while writing their fable and share it with their peers! This product includes information to share with your students about what a fable, why do we write a fable, possible lessons that can be learned when writing a fable, who a fable is written for, possible options students can choose to publish their fable, rules to follow when writing a fable, using a strong openi
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2nd - 10th, Staff
Writing a Research Report Example, Graphic Organizer, and Template
Writing a research report can be a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to learn about a topic that interests them and share it with their peers! This packet includes information to share with your students about what a research report is, why do we write a research report, possible topics to write a research report on, what do we share in a research report, and rules to follow when writing a research report. A list of ideas as to where to look f
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2nd - 12th, Staff
Biography Day Project
Biography Day is a creative and engaging alternative to traditional biographical research reports. Nonfiction comes to life as students meet heroes of the past and present, synthesize important information, and become them for a day. This download includes guidelines for the teacher, an assignment sheet for students, a sheet to help students organize their notes, probing questions and a scoring rubric. Common Core aligned.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Text / Reading Response Essay Unit | Argumentative, Opinion & Persuasive Writing
Are your students competent at writing a basic text response? Do they understand the FINER DETAILS that separate the rookies from the all-stars when producing high-quality writing? Do they know text responses come in many styles to suit different AUDIENCES and PURPOSES?They most certainly will after working this FIVE-LESSON UNIT covering the following.Revisiting the FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING A TEXT RESPONSE and what an experienced writer should include in their essays.Write a text response in wh
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Text Response Bundle | Reading & Writing | Digital & PDF | Any Book
Romantics Anonymous (Les émotifs anonymes) Movie Guide, Questions, Follow-ups
This short, cute film certainly does not overstay its welcome at 80 minutes run-time. Nor does it offend anyone with its content despite a scene of post-coital, romantic planning.Although simple and very easy to follow in terms of the story, this film does lend itself to some higher-end discussions as my packet will certainly help to flesh out. An array of topics ranging from traditional gender roles to mental health issues and their resulting social stigmas are very quietly called into question
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
OREO Persuasive Turkey Writing Prompt
This lesson combines the concept of the OREO model for persuasive writing (opinion, reason, example, opinion) with the Lucy Calkin's topic of pushing your thinking by giving examples. It includes a sample persuasive writing example, a graphic organizer, and then a prompt with a Thanksgiving theme and thanksgiving writing paper.
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4th - 8th
Don't Eat Me! - Thanksgiving Persuassive Writing Project
This writing project gets students thinking creatively from the perspective of a turkey. Students must convince the reader not to eat them for Thanksgiving by offering an alternative food instead. This product contains a step-by-step set of instructions that guides students through the development of a five paragraph persuasive essay. All you need to do is print! BONUS: The last page of this document contains a gradesheet for you to use while your students present their essays to the class.
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5th - 9th
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