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Common Core W.6.1b centers
Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence - Doodle Notes & 5 Learning Stations
When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a response that analyzes the evidence they have selected. This can be a daunting task! However, this fun and engaging Doodle and Do resource is here to help! It includes fun sketch notes or doodle note
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5th - 8th
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Persuasive Writing | Opinion Writing | Naplan Prep State Testing
Do you need a combination of resources to teach persuasive writing or opinion writing? This bundle of growing writing resources could be just the answer. Lessons and activities in this bundle focus on identifying the language and structural components of the opinion/persuasive genre. This writing bundle includes self-written mentor texts (no need to spend on books), print-n-go sheets, interactive notebook activities, Scavenger Hunts, flipbooks, anchor charts, posters, checklists, and marking rub
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3rd - 6th
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PARAGRAPH & ESSAY FRAMES and TEMPLATES - Differentiating
For learning centers, beginning of the year, or mid-year assessment, these writing frames and templates are arranged in increasing writing proficiency. There are eleven student friendly prompts followed by directions and writing lines.
The first half have fill-in-the-blanks. These frames allow students to create good essays or compositions - a modeling situation for further writing. Then there are templates requiring students to use more of their own words.
As they are differentiated, a teac
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5th - 10th
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6th Grade Literacy Centers | 6th Grade Reading, ELA, Writing Activities
These 6th Grade Literacy center activities are designed to give students on-going practice with different reading, writing, and other ELA skills. Each literacy center can be used with any ELA curriculum to reinforce important skills and concepts.Your 6th graders will practice:plot summary writingidentifying different literary genresworking collaborativelycritical thinkinginferencing and reading comprehensiondefining words in contextopinion writingaffixes + Greek and Latin root words Each center
OREO Opinion Writing Anchor Charts & Graphic Organizers with Reasons & Examples
Persuasive essay / opinion writing graphic organizers. Use the memorable OREO acronym to teach students how to structure their writing. Includes: full display set, 5 DIFFERENTIATED worksheets, and blank charts for teacher led instruction!You receive:Ink-saving black line PDF, 20pgsBulletin board set4 blank pages with headers for whole group5 leveled graphic organizersCoordinating final draft paperUse leveled diagrams to differentiate to meet students' needs and/or scaffold support throughout the
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1st - 6th
Elaboration Stations - Practice for Elaboration in Writing Expository/Opinion
Do your students struggle with understanding what it means to elaborate when writing expository or opinion essays? If they are like my students, this is a very difficult concept. Being able to elaborate in their writing, for a lot of students, will be the difference in an excellent test score and a good test score.I've developed these Elaboration Stations for students to practice with Elaboration in essays. Before completing these stations, students will need some background on what it means
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4th - 6th
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Weekly Reading Passage Reading Comprehension Writing ELL Reading Context Clues
Summary of Story:Two friends who never bend the rules try sneaking out of school just once before they graduate eighth grade... Unfortunately, that day happens to go terribly wrong.About this Resource:This is one story that is split into five passages. Each passage has seven questions (5 multiple choice, 1 short answer, and 1 extended response). Questions look at vocabulary, context clues, synonym/antonym, and other aspects of close reading.Whether you use these reading passages as homework, par
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Persuasive Writing | Opinion Writing | Mentor Texts Essays Writing Bundle
If you would like to teach your students a step-by-step approach to writing persuasively and also scaffold every stage of the writing process, then you will find this collection of writing resources very useful. All components in this pack are designed to facilitate students to sit state tests or writing assessments.The materials adhere to a formal writing style complete with close detail to elements of structure and composition of persuasive texts whereby opinion is supported by relevant detail
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4th - 7th
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R.A.C.E. to Answer With Evidence - Writing Strategies
R.A.C.E. is an excellent strategy for teaching students how to support written answers with text evidence. Included in this product: 4 posters explaining each step of of RACE with example9 sentence starters for providing evidenceStudent reference sheet for their binder with the above informationFull-sized worksheet for student practiceHalf-sized worksheet for student practiceFor digital worksheets (Google Slides) for scaffolding student responses, see my Digital RACE Response Sheets - for Eviden
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4th - 6th
RACE Strategy Writing Activity Worksheets FREE with Easel Activity
The RACE writing strategy helps students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. Like this product? Check out the full version here! Writing with the RACE StrategyR: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed
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6th - 8th
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart Graphic Organizer with Reasons and Examples
This opinion / persuasive writing pack includes a 5 day plan for 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th grade students. I provide daily guidance for direct instruction, guided practice, student practice pages, and 2 rubrics. At the end of the 5 sessions students will have the knowledge to write a solid opinion & persuasive piece. When I first started teaching I found numerous opinion writing resources. I had bookshelves full! However, each of those resources failed to give me a daily, step-by-step pl
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4th - 7th
Thanksgiving Writing Prompts, Activities and Planning Templates. 5th - 7th Grade
12 engaging Thanksgiving writing activities designed to enhance students writing skills across a number of genres. Descriptive, instructional, poetry, letter and persuasive writing activities are included. Students will love persuasive writing with the exciting ‘The Great Turkey Debate’ and ‘The Perfect Pet’ activities. Planning templates provided for students to structure their writing and produce high quality written work. Each Thanksgiving writing prompt is visually attractive and effective t
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4th - 7th
Citing Evidence in Writing (Sentence Starters)
Citing textual evidence in writing will be a major component for common core ELA standards. Students will be asked to not only respond to questions—BUT—to also use the text to support their answer. Students often struggle with what words to use while citing evidence…therefore “sentence starters” are a great resource.This digital download contains individual citing evidence sentence starters grouped by categories for you students (a color and black and white version). The categories help studen
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Halloween Opinion Writing Prompts with Writing Graphic Organizers and Scaffolds
Elevate the October classroom atmosphere with captivating Halloween Opinion Prompts and Organizers, tailor-made for middle grades teachers and students! This engaging resource will infuse spirited energy into writing sessions, fostering active minds and steady pencil movement.Unleash the Magic of October Writing: Seize the opportunity to tap into the essence of Halloween with 15 thought-provoking Opinion/Argument Writing Prompts meticulously designed for middle-grade students. Embrace the festiv
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4th - 6th
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PERSUASIVE/OPINION WRITING: EDITABLE PRESENTATION: EDITABLE GUIDED NOTES
Use the 51 presentation slides in conjunction with the Cornell-style student guided notes to teach students the art of writing persuasively. Students record information as you present. Best of all, the slides and student note-taking sheets are editable empowering you to modify the resource to suit your students’ needs. You will be able to edit all written content. All clip art is secured. This is in accordance with the artists’ terms of use. You will receive an editable Power Point file and a P
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4th - 8th
CAASPP Test Prep & STAAR Test Prep Passages for ELA Reading & Writing Work
You'll love the CAASPP Test Prep Unit for state test practice because it simulates one of the most challenging portions of state testing. In this engaging ELA test prep activity, students will select facts from a high-interest topic in order to complete a student's partially completed essay. Includes two separate activities with engaging content: Egypt's Great Pyramids and Cappadocia's Underground Cities. Teach your students how to distinguish irrelevant facts from relevant facts and then how to
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5th - 8th
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Science Morning Work Prompts
This set includes 10 weeks of daily thought-provoking science journal prompts. These prompts are a great way to integrate science, math, research skills, and writing. Your download will include a PowerPoint presentation of prompts and an answer key. Try out 1 week free! The preview includes all of week #1!I like using these prompts as "welcome work" when students first come in to class, but there are many other ways you could incorporate these prompts: science centers, homework, early finishers,
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4th - 8th
DISTANCE LEARNING Argumentative Writing: Supporting Claims with Reasons
E-LEARNING / VIRTUAL LEARNING DIGITAL LESSON --Google Classroom Users: We see the value of breaking the process of writing an Argumentative essay down into the individual parts. This lesson focuses on how to develop reasons to support a claim. Students begin this 2-day lesson by finding the reasons recorded in an exemplary text as well as finding the top 3 reasons that support a given claim. From there, students begin to think about the reasons being different levels of strength. The next step o
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5th - 7th
Also included in: DISTANCE LEARNING Argumentative Writing Unit: Digital Test Prep Bundle
Opinion Writing Prompts 3rd 4th 5th Grade Opinion Writing Graphic Organizers
Unlock the Ultimate Opinion and Argument Writing Bundle, meticulously designed to empower elementary and middle school teachers and ignite young minds! This powerhouse bundle combines two great opinion writing resources: Opinion and Argument Writing Prompts Part 1 and 2, forming an unparalleled selection of writing opportunities.Inside this bundle, discover a treasure trove of 100 standards based prompts and statements, tailor-made for middle-grade Opinion and Argument writing. Catering to diver
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4th - 8th
Writing prompts Argumentative Writing Paragraph Writing Narrative Writing
This resource is perfect for encouraging students to write. Many of the prompts also include information about different writing tools. Some of the subjects and tools included are:*Argumentative essay writing*Narrative essay writing*Brainstorming*Clustering*Idiom*Points of View*Main Idea*Analyzing quotes*Editing paragraphs with grammar, punctuation, and spelling mistakes*Commas*Free writing*Eight parts of speech*Logical Fallacy*Analyzing photographs*Metaphors*Similes*Expository Writing*Di
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4th - 8th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
30 January Winter Standards-Based Reading Comprehension and Writing Warm-Ups
SET 6: These, January or winter-themed cross-curricular, Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Ups are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and help foster the 21st Century higher order thinking skills necessary in today's world. With reading comprehension, elements and more. Not your ordinary multiple-choice bell-ringers, but learning tasks designed to engage students and get them thinking. Perfect as bell ringers, warm-ups, back table work, early finishers, lesson starters and more.Included in
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4th - 9th
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