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Five Paragraph Essays Lesson Bundle (DISTANCE LEARNING): Unit for ANY Prompt!

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Now with Google Slides versions of lessons for distance learning! Students need to learn the rules in order to break them. Teach students about five paragraph essay structure with this bundle of lessons, ready to use before or during ANY essay

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

$27.49

$24.99

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College Admissions Essay/Personal Statement: Writing Unit (2022-23 Edition)

By Secondary Sara

NOW WITH GOOGLE: Up-to-date for 2022-23 Common App & Coalition App. The Common App prompts did not change this year.The Coalition App prompts DID change, and the lesson has been updated.College application essays are very different from other

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Writing-Essays

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

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$14.99

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Essay Writing Mega Bundle: ALL of my Current and Future Essay Lessons!

By Secondary Sara

My students spend a lot of time mastering the foundations of essay writing so they are well-prepared for upper grade levels, standardized tests, and college. Download ALL of my best essay-writing lessons and save yourself TONS of time with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$67.84

$49.99

271

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Informative Writing: 10 Real-World Assignments for Secondary ELA (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Non-fiction writing doesn’t need to be boring or predictable! Use this pack of 10 informative writing assignments to challenge students with a variety of genres, topics, purposes, audiences, and objectives!This set of assignments brings real-world

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2, W.9-10.2

$9.99

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The Gift of the Magi: Reading, Discussion, & Literary Analysis

By Secondary Sara

Need a seasonal literature activity with a text that’s complex enough? Do you want to teach a short story, collaboration, essay writing, and/or literary terms?This collaborative unit teaches the short story “The Gift of the Magi” in a way that

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Rubrics

$8.50

227

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Analysis Booklets & Writing Mini-Unit: Use with ANY Essay!

By Secondary Sara

Do your students struggle to choose, lead into, cite, and analyze evidence? Need them to give more detail in their answers or explain data, direct quotes, and facts in writing? Use this booklet and quiz set to give them a crash course on analysis

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays, Test Preparation

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

W.7.8, W.7.9, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.9-10.8, W.9-10.9, W.11-12.8, W.11-12.9

$7.99

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Argumentative Writing: 10 Real-World Assignments for Secondary ELA (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Argumentation in the real world is far more nuanced than standard essays supporting a thesis. Students need practice with a variety of audience types, objectives, structures, and topics. Use this pack of 10 argumentative writing assignments to

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, W.9-10.1

$9.99

291

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ACT Essay Writing: 4+ Days of Test Prep (2021-22 Edition with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Need to prep your juniors and seniors for the ACT? Looking for something a little more engaging (or less expensive) than photocopying from a test prep book or buying a costly prep class?This bundle of lesson & practice materials is ready to

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

$9.99

111

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Literary Analysis Essay: Build a "Case File" of Text Evidence for ANY Novel!

By Secondary Sara

NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE: Are you looking for a new, engaging way to teach literary analysis? Call the claim/thesis a "conspiracy theory", and tell students that they have to "prove" it!Ideal for students who are new or intermediate with lit analysis,

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1

$4.99

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Thesis Statements are like Menus (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Thesis statements are like menus: a promise of what is to come. Hook and satisfy your diners/readers with this lesson!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need thesis statements, how

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1a, W.7.1a, W.8.1a, W.9-10.1a

$2.50

562

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Essay Editing Checklist & Task Cards (UPDATED)

By Secondary Sara

Few students take the time (or know how) to truly revise their essays. Editing checklists are helpful for some students, but are overwhelming for others. Break down the work and model the process with this interactive editing checklist and card

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5, W.9-10.5

$4.99

259

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Nonfiction Reading & Argumentative Essay: "Why Grammar?" 1-Week Unit

By Secondary Sara

NOW WITH GOOGLE DOCS: If you’re tired of trying to sell the importance of grammar to your students, then maybe it’s time to let them discover for themselves why we still have to learn it! This mini-unit focuses on evaluating the arguments in

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$7.00

244

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Formal Writing Word Choices Lesson for ELA: Write "Like a Boss"

By Secondary Sara

Do your writers still sound like students instead of professionals? Do they need help avoiding conversational word choices and tone?Use this lesson to teach students how to write “in a formal style” to meet CCSS for informative AND argumentative

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$3.99

181

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Citations Lesson for Beginners: MLA 9th Edition (with Google Docs)

By Secondary Sara

Are your students resisting citations in their research? Don’t understand what citations are, or why they are important? It’s less ugly with a metaphor, when you explain it as making your writing more “designer” by putting logos on it! Win them over

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.99

165

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Timed Essay Writing Unit: Use with Any Topic or Prompt!

By Secondary Sara

Do your students need help writing an essay in 45 minutes or less? (Need test prep help, or want to prepare them for future grade levels and tasks?)Use this lesson and writing practice set to break down the process of a timed essay and build

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$7.99

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Banned Books: Individualized Reading & Writing Project

By Secondary Sara

Celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 24th-30th, 2017) OR stretch your students’ thinking about literary censorship anytime during the year! This EDITABLE document is a unit that will work well for middle or high school since it is highly flexible for

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.99

153

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Diagnostic Essay: Before & After Writing Assessments for ANY Unit

By Secondary Sara

If you need to show growth in student writing, celebrate learning over time, or build students’ confidence as writers, use this diagnostic essay (AND the comparison essay LATER) to get a benchmark and then make growth visible!Use this set of TWO

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment

$2.99

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MLA Essay Lesson (DISTANCE LEARNING): Formatting is Like Setting a Table!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Just as the pieces of a place setting go in particular spots on the table, the elements of an essay's document need to be formatted just so!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

$2.50

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Formal Writing Lesson: Removing Personal Pronouns from Sentences

By Secondary Sara

Do your students struggle with taking pronouns out of their writing, removing bias, or writing in formal or informative genres?Use this classroom-tested handout to introduce this skill to students and break down their options to write more

Subjects:

Writing, Test Preparation

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.1d, W.7.2e, W.8.1d, W.8.2e, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2e

$2.50

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Introductions are like Free Samples (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Introduction paragraphs are like free samples of food – it’s your one chance to grab a customer (reader) and convince them to “buy in” and keep reading. This lesson teaches students that it’s

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1a, W.6.2a, W.7.1a, W.7.2a, W.8.1a, W.8.2a, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.2a

$2.50

217

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years of teaching 7th & 8th grade ELA, and 8 years of high school tutoring experience. I'm also a National Writing Project consultant and writing team coach. I'm constantly involved with both the middle and high school "worlds", and I love all of these grade levels and their quirks!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach with a lot of technology and student-centered projects! I flip my ELA curriculum when I can, and create units in which students drive their own learning. Student motivation is very important to me, and we spend time in class talking about why the lesson matters to their futures.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Writing Project Teacher Consultant; Conference presenter; Kappa Phi Kappa Award 2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's degree with honors in English Pre-Education, with minors in Professional Writing and Music. Master's degree in Integrated English Language Arts 7-12. Both degrees are from THE Ohio State University!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at secondarysara.com! You can also interact with me on Facebook and Pinterest.

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Latin, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community