Writing Workshops BUNDLE – ELA – 10 Research, Creative & Persuasive Units – CCSS

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These TEN writing workshop units cover the creative genres of FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, REALISTIC FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, and TRAGEDY; the expository topics of ARGUMENT, LITERARY ANALYSIS, and RESEARCH ESSAY; and the non-fiction topic of PERSONAL ESSAY. These workshops will expertly guide you and your students through the writing process of nearly every type of essay assignment.

Our creative writing workshops facilitate the analysis of genre writing, as well as the development and creation of original student narratives. Our expository workshops are designed to work with any piece of literature, research concept, or argumentative topic.

The creative writing and personal essay workshops (7 in all!) include the following activities and assignments:

• FIVE genre introduction presentation files that address the definitions and structures of each genre, the characteristics of heroes, villains, literary elements and devices prominent to each genre, and MUCH MORE
• Presentation note-taking handouts (w/ answer keys)
• FIVE short stories by Richard Post (written exclusively for The Language of Educational Art) and 34 accompanying response questions (w/ answer keys) designed to further your students' understanding of the structure and thematic concepts found in literary works
• A mystery writing planning packet that includes a short mystery story (with guiding questions and answer key), notes on the elements of strong mystery writing, and a step-by-step guide to planning an original mystery story
• A "news tragedy" analysis activity that asks students to evaluate the "tragic" qualities of an included news story and test their new understanding of literary tragedy (great for group work!)
• FIVE drafting activities with accompanying rubrics
• FOUR literary analysis essay assignments that build on students' thematic understanding of how genre narratives are structured (40 points - tied to four Common Core Standards)
• Narrative map templates that assist students on selecting their own stories' settings, heroes, character arcs, villains, conflicts, and MUCH MORE (almost no writing required!)
• Narrative outline activities that allows students to take their maps' visual guidelines and begin drafting their own narratives
• SIX narrative writing assignment sheets that includes descriptions of famous stories tied to each genre, assignment descriptions, general narrative writing tips, self and peer writing checklists, and TWO (!) standards-based grading rubrics for each narrative (a 40-point short form rubric tied to 4 Common Core standards; a 90-point long form rubric tied to 8 Common Core Standards)
• Peer editing activity worksheets (with teacher assessment rubric)

The expository writing bundles include the following:

FROM LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY WORKSHOP:

• An introductory PowerPoint presentation (with note taking activity and answer key) and that explains the parts of a literary analysis essay, provides writing tips, and includes examples
• The Basics of MLA Style PowerPoint presentation to assist with essay formatting teaching
• A Literary Analysis Essay Ordering Game, designed to get students moving in your classroom while thinking critically about the elements of essay construction
• An editable Essay Assignment file that allows the instructor to generate endless assignment questions for any literary work you wish to assign. The assignment file includes general literary analysis writing tips and a peer edit checklist
• Two Common Core-aligned rubrics (Short Form rubric aligned to four Common Core standards; Long Form aligned to eight CC standards)
• A “Crafting a Literary Analysis Thesis Statement” activity that includes a definition of a thesis, a Frequently Asked Questions section, and our foolproof 4-step process for developing a thesis statement (with examples)
• A “Literary Analysis Essay Outline Planner,” which guides students from introduction to conclusion through the literary analysis drafting process
• A guided peer-edit partner activity

FROM RESEARCH ESSAY WORKSHOP:

• A presentation that introduces all 5 project tasks to your students and assists with the brainstorming of potential projects (with example photos)
• A Fake News and Identifying Sources presentation
• A selecting a topic and writing a research question activity that includes an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of a choice topic - See PREVIEW
• A research note-taking journal that requires student to assess the quality of their sources as they record information necessary for later tasks
• An annotated bibliography writing assignment that includes bibliography requirements, list of helpful resources, an example, and rubric aligned to three Common Core ELA Standards
• A research essay assignment handout that includes essay requirements, formatting example, research essay writing tips, a peer and self-review checklist, and Common Core aligned rubric tied to eight standards
• A detailed peer review activity worksheet

FROM ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WORKSHOP:

• A "Writing Argumentative Essays" presentation (with note-taking activity and key) that introduces the modes of argument (logos, pathos, and ethos) and instructs students on the basics of argument writing
• An essay section activity that requires teamwork and movement to identify the relevant parts of an argumentative essay
• A topic planning worksheet to assist students as they decide on their essay topic
• A research notes worksheet to assist students with choosing quality sources for their essay
• An essay assignment handout that contains: essay requirements, formatting example, argumentative essay writing tips, a peer-edit checklist, and 2 rubrics that can assess students on 8 ELA Common Core Standards
• An additional alternative peer-edit activity
• An assessment task that allows students to evaluate argument quality through peer review

TPT DIGITAL ACTIVITY:

Most of the products in this bundle include TpT’s Digital Activities integration, which gives you the opportunity to create a seamless, interactive link between our content and your Google Classroom.

WORKSHOPS:

Argumentative Essay Workshop : Group Research Essay Workshop : Fantasy Writing Workshop : Horror Writing Workshop : Literary Analysis Essay Workshop : Mystery Writing Workshop : Personal Essay Writing Workshop : Realistic Fiction Writing Workshop : Research Essay Workshop : Science-Fiction Writing Workshop : Theme Essay Workshop : Tragedy Writing Workshop : Creative Writing Workshops Bundle : Expository Essays Workshops Bundle : Expository Essays MEGA Bundle : ELA Writing Workshops Bundle

LESSONS, UNIT, AND  BUNDLES:

A Christmas Carol Complete Unit Bundle : Choice Reading Unit : ELA Essays Assessments Bundle : ELA Writing Workshops Bundle : Create Your Own Children’s Book : Create Your Own Holiday Children’s Book : Create Your Own Superhero Project : Creative Writing Workshops Bundle : Daily Writing Prompts Bundle : Deepfake Awareness Training : Experiential Learning Projects Bundle : Expository Workshops MEGA Bundle : Family Narrative Bundle : Great Expectations Complete Unit Bundle : Growth Mindset Writing Prompts : Greek and Latin Vocabulary Bundle : Letter to Your Future Self (FREE) : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Prompts (FREE) : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Worksheets (FREE) : Literary Terms Units Bundle :Narrative Guides: 6-Genre Creative Writing Bundle : Persuasive Letter to Santa : Research Guide: 50 Topics Bundle : Research Unit Bundle : SAT Words of the Day Bundle : Seasonal Narrative Guides: 7-Holiday Creative Writing Bundle : Six Word Autobiography : Song Lessons: Analyzing Literary Devices Through Pop Music : Student Choice Biography Research Project : To Kill a Mockingbird Complete Unit Bundle : Veterans Day Research Project : Writing Literary Analysis Bundle

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