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10th grade writing-expository unit plans under $5
Scholarship Letter: Fun and Authentic Persuasive Writing Unit TEL-Con
Persuasive / Argument Writing now has a fun and authentic purpose! Students will 'apply' for a fictional scholarship to a dream high school. They will write a cover letter in which they convince a scholarship review committee that they are an exceptional student and the perfect candidate for their school.
I have found great success with this writing unit for the past 6 years. Students get to write about what they know best: themselves! They are experts of their own content, which frees them up
Grades:
7th - 10th
MENDING WALL by Robert Frost - Close Reading & Text
For Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" this Close Reading lesson gives students the opportunity to read, react, read again, and reflect on the deeper meanings. Included are -- First Impression graphic response page- Close Focus Questions, side-by-side with the text of the poem- Instructions for students to mark as they reread- Analysis page for the structure of the poem- Analysis page for underlying messages and theme- Essential Question, with room for student responses- Teacher Suggestions-
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Christmas independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans crafts Early finishers
Christmas All around the world English language arts, The Christmas theme is math & writing reading activity, the winter holiday vacation topic is English language art activities, Christmas icebreaker game BUNDLE, December, Santa Claus, Snow, snowflakes, mistletoe, reindeer, Jesu writing craft activities, winter break morning work reading for an early finisher, back to school after winter break phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, wintertime substitute, winter unit brain breaks Classr
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Satire: Writing a Satirical Argument Like Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Following examination of the persuasive satire Jonathan Swift perfected in "A Modest Proposal," your students will create their own satirical arguments to address controversial issues of today, whether at the local or global level. This complete unit contains nine pages of materials for the instruction of persuasive satire, including a 2-page overview of the assignment itself, including the writing prompt, steps for organization of ideas, tips regarding tone and style, discussion of possible top
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10th - 12th
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Winter Advent independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans craft early finisher
Winter theme Christmas All around the world math & writing icebreaker game BUNDLE activity, December January craft activities, Advent wreath English language arts morning work reading for an early finisher, Advent traditional food celebrate phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, Advent holiday vacation, Back to school after Winter break substitute unit plan, brain breaks Classroom Management, ... This game is great for ages: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th grade, Kid Education, e
Grades:
5th - 12th
Essay of Definition: 14-page Expository Writing Unit; Models; Rubrics
This is a complete, 2-week unit for instruction of an essay of definition in an honors or mainstreamed English course. These 14 pages of materials include a 2-page handout providing an overview of the writing task and prompt with requirements, guidelines, possible topics, and evaluative scoring details; 1-page scoring evaluation form; two model essays (a 2-page mid-range response and 4-page high response); 2-page supplementary speech guidelines for using note cards; 1-page practice prompt regard
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8th - 12th
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Persuasive Letter Writing Unit: Overview, Model, Assessment Forms
This 5-page download contains materials for teaching a persuasive letter writing unit in which students take a stance on an issue of controversy-from local to global-and attempt to motivate a peer audience into action when delivering the letter aloud to the class. This unit includes a 1-page overview of the assignment itself, detailing the prompt itself, necessary steps of persuasion, tips for letter writing, and further requirements; a 1-page model letter demonstrating proper formatting and per
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Halloween independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans crafts Early finishers
Halloween theme math & writing icebreaker game BUNDLE activity, November, September, August, Autumn themed writing craft activities, Halloween English language arts morning work reading for an early finisher, Halloween culture food celebrate phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, Halloween vacation Boo, spooky, spider, pumpkin, witch, candy bag, classroom substitute unit plan, Fall themed brain breaks Classroom Management, ... This game is great for ages: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11
Grades:
5th - 12th
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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This I Believe Essay Project (5-7 Day Unit)
The "This I Believe" essay is an extraordinarily fun essay to do. The end product--which is modeled after the original essays produced for Edward R. Murrow's radio broadcast--is a 400-600 word essay in which students illuminate a core value that they hold. I'd often heard the "This I Believe" essay recommended as a meaningful assignment, but when I looked for materials to guide my curriculum, what I found was either very broad and vague, was dragged out into multi-week units (I don't like spendi
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7th - 12th
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Research Paper Packet (Literary Analysis)
This 30-page research paper packet will help you guide your students through the process of writing a literary analysis essay of any length! It includes step-by-step processes with examples and scaffolding for:Brainstorming thesis topicsSelecting and refining thesis statementsFinding sourcesLocating quotations and information from sourcesWriting introductionsWriting body paragraphs (including how to present, cite, and explain supporting evidence)Writing conclusions Writing styleIn-text citations
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9th - 12th
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Create a Dystopia - Dystopian Presentation / Dystopian Short Story
In this comprehensive lesson plan, students will be introduced to the concept of dystopias before studying dystopian characteristics and creating their own dystopian societies. While doing so, students will practice peer collaboration, integrating technology into presentations, and writing strategies.What's included:- Common Core Standards- Teaching Guide- Pre-activity Questions- Real-life Utopias- Dystopian Characteristics- Dystopian Presentation Guide- Dystopian Worksheet- Short Story Rubric
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Dystopia Bundle - Create a Dystopia + 3 Short Story Lesson Plans
Spring break independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans craft Early finishers
The spring theme is math & writing reading activity, the spring vacation topic is English language art activities, the spring break icebreaker game BUNDLE, March, April, May, june writing craft activities, spring break morning work reading for an early finisher, back to school after bring break phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, Springtime substitute, spring unit brain breaks Classroom Management, gift idea ... This game is great for ages: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th grad
Grades:
5th - 12th
Newspaper/Journalism: How to Write a Feature (Complete News Unit)
This download contains a step-by-step process for students to follow while creating a feature news story, either for an English course or the high school newspaper itself. The unit includes a 1-page overview of the feature story assignment, including the prompt itself, step-by-step process for creating a feature, assignment deadlines, details for a formal story proposal, tips for writing news, and additional requirements; a 2-page handout for students to gather contact information and organize i
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8th - 12th
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MLA Format Unit
MLA format unit contains 6 elements for one low price. All of my other individual MLA related materials are included in this package. Unit contains a PowerPoint on paper writing terms, an MLA FAQ, a quiz of Paper Writing terms, a MLA format quiz, a model first page of MLA formatted paper, and answer keys for both quizzes.
All are based upon the latest MLA guide--7th edition.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Social Justice Research Simulation Task
This Research Simulation Task features two paired informational texts that speak to one common claim: Conflict in society influences individuals' decision making. The three texts are socially relevant and culturally diverse texts that expose readers to complex social challenges facing American cities.
Text dependent questions covering CCSS RI 9.2, 9.3 and 9.6 are included to guide students through their analysis of text.
As a culminating task, students will formulate a well-written literary
Grades:
9th - 11th
Romeo and Juliet Eulogy Writing NO PREP
Check out this Romeo and Juliet Eulogy Writing activity. This resource comes as a digital google doc file, but can be printed as a PDF. The resource is editable & includes:-Directions on the assignment-A rubric-A step-by-step breakdown on how to write an appropriate eulogyI had my students read theirs aloud, and they were much better than I anticipated. Enjoy!
Grades:
8th - 10th
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The Outsiders: Complete Essay Unit with 13 pages of materials
This is a complete 4-week unit for S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS, emphasizing the writing and revision process and close analysis of the text. The prompt focuses on the influence of Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" on the development of Hinton's story and themes. Included in 13 pages of materials are a 2-page overview of the analytical essay assignment, including the prompt related to Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and its influence on Hinton's novel, explanation and examples for a dialecti
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7th - 10th
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Ultimate Common Core Aligned Argumentative Essay Outline Graphic Organizer
My most popular product has been my argumentative essay outline, and I have wondered if I should mess with a good thing. Well, after using these organizers this year, with great success, I have decided to include this step-by-step collection of outlines.
This packet is different from my original outline. While I really liked using my original outline, I was able to make improvements based on how it worked in my real life classroom, and the final result is this collection.
This download includ
Grades:
6th - 10th
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: Literary Response Essay Unit
Using Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner as textual evidence, students are prompted in this unit to generate an original thesis regarding Afghan culture, American immigration, or prevalent literary themes, creating an expository essays and literary responses that deviate from a cookie-cutter formula. This download contains a 1-page overview of the literary response prompt, including three possible avenues for students' responses, stipulations for MLA style, deadlines for each draft, and a thoroug
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9th - 12th
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Tips and Sample of Argumentative Essay (editable resource)
Argumentative writing is always a struggle for my students and this material is good way to introducing argument writing with students.
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6th - 12th
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Feature Article PowerPoint Presentation
3-4 week body of work exploring feature articles.PPT that explores the key elements of feature articles (cloze reading activity), writing headlines, writing picture captions and examines two Triple J feature articles on Gaming Addiction and Pill Testing.This resource also includes a practice feature article that focuses on racism and stereotyping in The Simpsons. It uses The Simpsons episode ‘Monorail Marge’ and the trailer of ‘What’s Wrong With Apu’.PLEASE NOTE: This resource ONLY contains the
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Grades:
9th - 12th
The Outsiders: Essay Unit on Symbolism in Hinton's Novel
This tidy essay unit for Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS focuses on the vast symbolism in the novel and includes a 1-page explanation of this symbolism prompt and explanation of the assigned dialectical quotation journal, including examples, and a 1-page essay evaluation form for teacher assessment. This is perfect for an 8th or 9th grade course. I also have an alternative essay unit available for the novel, as well as quizzes for the book. Please check out my other materials for grammar and mechanics, l
Grades:
7th - 10th
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