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Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
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6th - 12th
Writing Rubric "R.A.C.E" Strategy
Writing Rubric for the RACE Strategy. (Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite Evidence, Explain)
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4th - 12th
HOOKS: A HUGE Complete 5 Day Essay Writing ELA Unit with Lesson Plans + WS
A Complete 5-6 Day ELA Unit for Middle & High School:Hooked on Writing: Crafting Compelling Introductions ✍️Strengthen Your Essays & Captivate Your Readers from the Start!This comprehensive ELA unit provides everything you need to teach your students the art of crafting powerful introductions, aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Writing (CCSS.W.4.1, CCSS.W.5.1, etc.).What's Included:Detailed Lesson Plans (Day 1-5): Each day includes engaging activities, clear explanations,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Study Booklet
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Study Booklet. Questions can easily be altered to suit different learning abilities. Please rate and review.
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8th - 11th
Holes | Advanced Novel Study
This is an in-depth novel study of Louis Sachar’s Holes in which students will delve into literary elements of the book, analyze various topics and themes, write arguments and opinions, conduct research and more! Sections of this 112 page study include:– Summary– Metaphors and Similes– Irony– Imagery– Fairy Tale Elements– Literary ElementsLesson Plans– About the Author– Key Aspects– Part 1 (Chapters 1-9)– Part 2 (Chapters 10-20)– Part 3 (Chapters 21-30)– Part 4 (Chapters 31-40)– Part 5 (Chapter
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6th - 12th
Literary Analysis of The Count of Monte Cristo and "A Poison Tree"
Allow your students to critically engage with two amazing texts from the 18th and 19th centuries. Give them a taste of mystery, intrigue and revenge as they discover some of the devastating and deadly consequences of holding onto jealousy and anger!Students will explore themes that connect The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and "A Poison Tree" by William Blake, analyzing their relevance to their own lives today. Students will begin by reading the poem and analyzing themes specific to t
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10th - 11th
DIGITAL WRITING PORTFOLIO INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK: ARGUMENT, INFORMATIVE, & MORE
SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND GRADE WITH ELA WRITING DIGITAL PORTFOLIO! Elevate your writing instruction with this innovative Digital Writing Portfolio, designed specifically for the modern classroom. This dynamic resource empowers students to compile and showcase their writing tasks in a user-friendly digital format, fostering both creativity and organization.ALSO CHECK OUT THE FULL YEAR WRITING BUNDLE! This bundle has EVERYTHING you need for an engaging year of writing! Pairs perfectly with this dig
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6th - 9th
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Biography Research Project
HUGE MULTI-SKILL BIOGRAPHY UNIT!!
This resource is a high-interest unit that allows students the opportunity to really focus and research on one biography individual.
Students will start by reading one of the "Who Was?" books, on a person of their choosing.
After they will take part in the following tasks:
- Letter Writing
-Persuasive Writing
-Cause and Effect Essay
-Order and Sequence
-Description
-Interview
-Speech
-Narrative
-Wordle
-5 Paragraph Expository Essay
-Bibliography/Works Cit
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3rd - 9th
Mona Lisa Smile - Film Study w/ Answer Key
I taught this as a precursor to The Help by Kathryn Stockett, but this assignment can be taught with any novel associated with women's gender roles and expectations in the 1940's - 1950's - early 1960's.
The goal of this assignment is for students to understand the social expectations of women during the 40's, 50's and early 60's.
My students were also facing the difficult task of answering Common Core/ELA-style writing questions, while struggling with reading below grade-level. This assignm
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8th - 12th
Short Stories Unit for Middle School/High School
COMPLETE and ENGAGING short stories unit. Lessons and Daily Worksheets Provided. Stories are provided with comprehension questions, annotations, unit guide, and essay. This is everything you need and more. Unit lasts from 3-4 weeks. If you have any questions about the unit, I am happy to get back to you quickly.
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6th - 12th
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
Evaluation Fictional Narrative — Peer Review
In the realm of narrative writing, the process of peer review serves as a valuable tool for reinforcing student understanding and mastery of essential storytelling elements. This scaffolded peer review activity is meticulously designed to cater to students of all abilities and language proficiencies, fostering a collaborative environment where each student can refine their narrative writing skills.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Unit- Epic Mythology- The Odyssey- 6 Bundles (EDITABLE)
PROFILE:Subject: ELAGrade Level: 9-10Unit: Mythology5 Writing Prompts2 Essay Types2 Prompt Types5 Thematic Topics2 Writing Skills Focus21 CCSS Anchor Standards6 CCSS Reading Anchor Standards Focus29 Standard Learning Tips 21 Standard Testing Tips5 Scaffolding Levels6 Bonus File Agendas59 Links25 Recommended Exemplar Texts 60 MY ORIGINAL Products89 Activities
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9th - 12th
TELL TALE HEART UNIT PLAN | SOCRATIC SEMINAR l HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY
CITING STRONG EVIDENCE IS MADE EASY WITH THIS UNIT FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE'S "TELL TALE HEART." NO PREP- JUST PRINT AND COPY. Throughout this unit, students will engage in analysis of text and development of strong evidence to present for the Judge and Jury Socratic Seminar.The Judge and Jury Socratic Seminar takes evidence to the next level by having a jury of students evaluate the strongest evidence presented on three central topics in "Tell Tale Heart":-Prove the narrator is sane or insane.-Sh
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8th - 9th
Also included in: TELL TALE HEART BUNDLE | UNIT PLAN & ESCAPE ROOM l HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY
Unit: Poetry CCSS ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
UNIT: PoetryBUNDLES: 6CLASS: ELA 9-10Creator: Erica VilliloGenre: PoetryEssay Type: Informative/ ExplanatoryPrompt Type: StandardAnchor Standards: 17Steps: 65MY ORIGINAL Products: 35Links to Resources: 36Exemplar Texts: 26Keys: 44Assessments: 22Exemplar Texts: 26Keys: 44Assessments: 22Standard Learning Tips: 36Standard Testing Tips: 30Writing Skills: 3Text Analysis Skills: 6
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9th - 10th
El Día de Acción de Gracias Writing Templates
Three different writing Templates for Spanish class:
1. Doy gracias por...
2. Estoy agradecido por...
3. Estoy agradecida por...
Enjoy,
Tienda Olé
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6th - 12th
Guide to Citing Oral Histories and Other Indigenous Knowledge
Newly updated for current APA 7th edition citation rules (as of Nov 2023), this guide fills a much needed gap that Indigenous students experience in nearly every paper: how do you cite Oral Histories, conversations with Elders, documentaries produced by Tribal Nations, interviews found online (such as Russell Means' iconic testimony to Congress in 1989), etc. Actual examples are given, not just talked about, since most Indigenous people are visual learners: we have to see it, in order to grasp h
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Year 9 ENGLISH or Year 10 ENGLISH BUNDLE of Units for Australia New Zealand 2
7 complete Secondary English units to walk Secondary English students step-by-step through a high-school style Novel Study, Text Response Essay, Creative Writing Unit, Film Study, Film Essays, Wide Reading and Oral Presentations (Speeches). Get your year under control and save yourself time and energy by buying proven resources that students enjoy.A great English Program pack for a new teacher or a high school teacher new to teaching at this level. Perfect for Year 9 or Year 10 English.Includes:
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8th - 10th
Edgar Allan Poe Cross Genre Mini Unit
Cross Genre unit focused on the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe and two of his most famous works that hits 5 of the 7 TEKS strands! TEKS covered include: Grade 8 Strand 1: Language Skills—2B; Strand 2: Comprehension—5C, F-I; Strand 3: Response Skills—6B-C,E-G; Strand 4: Multiple Genres—Literary Elements 7A-C, Genre—8A,B,D; Strand 5: Author’s Purpose and Craft—9A,B,D,E,FIncluded:“The (Still) Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe” Informational Text from Smithsonian Mag (link included)1 Cut and
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Bundle
Narrative: Sample Essay
Hi! This file is a story I created to help my students analyze a Narrative piece before having them start creating their own narrative. The structure is exactly like my "Narrative Organizer" which provides a great guide to Narrative Writing! I typically like them to color-code each section as we read, then, I have them color-code the "Narrative Organizer" to match the example. This is perfect for anyone who is beginning their writing journey!
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7th - 12th
How to Write an Essay: essay help for transitions, topic sentences, and quotes
After assigning an analytical essay, I noticed my students all struggled with organization and narrative flow. I decided to make this as a guide to help them write a better essay. It is both a model text and an instructional essay that takes them through the process of writing a topic sentence, transitioning ideas, and properly incorporating quotes in a way that has narrative flow and does not feel jumbled. There are footnotes all throughout the essay and there is a step by step page for writi
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10th - 12th
Writing Literary Analysis BUNDLE — Secondary ELA — BONUS: Essay Ordering Game
How do you write literary analysis? Moreover, how do you teach literary analysis writing? This essay writing bundle covers the topic of literary analysis with simple, step-by-step directions, classroom posters, a straightforward drafting activity, and a bundle bonus essay ordering game. The attached guides and posters cover the following topics in easy-to-digest bites:Thesis statementsClaims and warrantsIntroductory statementsSummary and embedding quotesAnalysisConclusionsIncluded in your purcha
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9th - 12th
Writing Literary Analysis — ELA — Step-by-Step Directions, Outlining Activity
How do you write literary analysis? Moreover, how do you teach literary analysis writing? This guide explains literary analysis essay writing with simple, step-by-step directions and a straightforward drafting activity, covering important topics like literary analysis thesis statements, claims and warrants, introductions, body paragraph formatting, quote embedding, analysis recommendations, and conclusion.Included in your purchase is:4 pages of step-by-step literary analysis writing guidelines (
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8th - 12th
Study Unit to be used with both My Sister's Keeper and Never Let Me Go
I completely revised this unit on Wednesday, August 18th, 2015.
Changes include: More in-depth study questions-- for all chapters, more test questions for the Never Let Me Go test, movie guides for both novels, and a few bonus activities for My Sister's Keeper (a journal prompt and in-class group discussion activities).
Please download a preview to see all of the fun and refreshing changes!
This unit is designed to be used before, during, and after the reading of both novels My Sister's Kee
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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