End-of-the-Year Reflection Essay — Time Capsule, Writing, CCSS Rubric
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Conclude the school year by giving students the opportunity to reflect on their experience in your class. Designed to work in any classroom grades 5-12, these scaffolded activities allow your students to remember and reflect on what they have learned while also providing them a final opportunity to hone their expository essay writing skills.
Ideal for a final-week assignment or a multiple-day final exam, your purchase includes (See PREVIEW):
- A reflection essay assignment sheet with essay rationale, step-by-step directions, writing tips, and self-and-peer revision activity
- TASK 1: An ice-breaker time capsule note-taking activity that gives students the opportunity to think holistically about their experience in your class while crafting a keepsake they will return to year after year - Download HERE
- TASK 2: A reflection essay planning worksheet that builds on their time-capsule and help them craft their essay
- TASK 3: A reflection essay outline activity that takes students step-by-step through the writing process
- A scaffolded and “assessment simplified” 40-point rubric tied to 4 ELA Common Core Standards
- A link to an editable rubric that allows for grading customization and seamless integration into Google Classroom and many other Learning Management Systems (LMS's)
EASEL BY TpT RESOURCE:
Student assignments for this resource are available as EASEL by TpT activities, which create a seamless link between our content and your learning management system (LMS). Additionally, all of our EASEL activities are immediately ready for student use; no prep work is required on your end! Simply grab the link and go. NOTE: to access other resource files for this product (presentations, rubrics, Google Forms, answer keys, terms of use, or teacher notes) be sure to also download the product PDF.
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