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Higher education writing-expository centers
Literary Analysis Essay & Elaboration Practice with Lyrics, Spoken Word & Film
Teach literary analysis by writing in response to inspirational and engaging videos! No prep student printables and Google Doc. Perfect for distance learning or google Classroom activities!TEST PREP is FUN with VIDEO CLIPS, SONGS + SPOKEN WORD!WRITING PROMPT: Choose a specific literary element (theme, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) or literary technique (symbolism, irony, dialogue, figurative language, etc.). In a well-developed paragraph show how the author used that element
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Transitional Words Worksheets: Improve Sentence Fluency
~~ OUR #2 SELLING RESOURCE ON TPT ~~ Pg. 1: 13 questions, includes word box of transitionsPg. 2: 15 questions, two are for students to make up their own sentences using transitionsPg. 3: Key Not simple multiple choice; students have to actually write out sentences and fill in words. Use it for years to help students gain an understanding of what a transition is. Learn & Practice. Use it multiple times each year. Apply. Make use of transitions a requirement. Even occasional use of transition
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Monsters On-Demand Writing Prompts
High interest, critical thinking, on-demand writing prompts that include research based facts and references for citations. Great for college and career rigor standards with fact-based, textual evidence writings. Use as individual handouts or for whole group prompts.
Includes:
Aliens
Bigfoot
Chupacabra
Ghosts
Lochness Monster
Mermaids
Mothman
Vampires
Werewolves
Zombies
Fun, on-demand expository, informational, or persuasive prompts that stimulate creative, critical thinking writings! Great f
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Say Mean Matter / Says Means Matters - Writing reference tool! (Secondary)
Use this reference tool to help students write WELL while analyzing any source in any subject area! Recommended: Model using this tool for your students before requiring them to use it.Please leave a review :D
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Scholarly Research Sources (Research and Writing)
Do your students need help defining,understanding, and identifying academic, scholarly research sources? This 16 page easy-to-follow lesson includes:Discussion/Reflection on where students search for sourcesWhat is scholarly research? (An Overview)Table of Other Kinds of Sources: Popular, Trade, News & OpinionActivity for Kinds of ResourcesTypes of Research Resources: Primary, Secondary, TertiaryActivity for Types of Research ResourcesWhere to Locate Scholarly Research How to Know if Your Re
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thesis Statement Writing
Students learn to write a thesis statement with this interactive presentation. Comes with:
Handouts
Examples
Individual and group writing activities
Peer Workshopping
Answer Key
Supplemental Resources
Easy to understand, implement, and use as introduction, reinforcement, or assessment. Meets CCSS.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Dialogue, Inferencing, and Point of View
14 non-fiction and 1 fiction scenarios with speech and thought bubbles for students to make inferences, practice point of view, and practice writing dialogue.
Non-Fiction Scenes Include:
Skiers
Musicians
Basketball Player
Hiking
Art
Babysitting
Mechanics
Friends
Salesman
Accident
Garden
Skateboarding
Science
Parking Lot
and Aliens (fiction)
Can be used individually or with whole groups for journal writing, writing text evidence based on visual clues, on-demand writing prompts, writing reade
Fake News (Circular Reporting: How False News Spreads)
Have you ever wondered how fake news makes such big headlines? Circular reporting, or false confirmation, is the term used to show how information spreads and becomes truth. This active learning, critical thinking, visual lesson plan and presentation introduces students to how we believe, and how false news spreads, as well as introduces how to define research sources. Students learn about primary, secondary, and tertiary sources for research and writing. Contains upper level current events cont
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Daily Journal Prompts Morning Work | Journal kids Writing | Weekly Weather
Attention teachers! Empower your students to enhance their self-awareness, organizational skills, and reflection abilities with the Daily Journal Worksheet. This versatile tool is designed to help students, regardless of age or grade level, organize their thoughts and capture the essence of their daily experiences. As educators, you can integrate this resource into your teaching strategy to foster personal growth, mindfulness, and effective communication.The Daily Journal Worksheet serves as a b
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail Essay Prompt and Guidelines
Prompt asks students to analyze King's emotional, ethical, and logical arguments. Some good writing tips are provided as well as paragraph-by-paragraph instructions/suggestions for writing. The template, while prescriptive, helps students learn how to appropriately structure and develop essays about non-fiction.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Business Letter Writing
Connect fact based, real life writing to process/patterned writing by having students "Write an Award Winning Business Letter". The 16 slide presentation includes:
Parts of a business letter: date, inside address, greeting/salutation, body, closing, signature line
Examples of 6 parts
Checklist
Extra resources
Easy to follow and can be used with individuals,small or whole groups. Easily guides students through the process of writing business letters. Be sure to send letters once they are fi
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
AP English Lang. Key Terms to know for Rhetorical Analysis
Our PowerPoint presentation offers a thorough overview of the terms and concepts commonly tested on the AP English Language and Composition exam. From ethos, pathos, and logos to rhetorical devices such as metaphor, simile, and exigence, each term is clearly defined and illustrated with examples to aid student comprehension. Additionally, interactive activities and discussion prompts throughout the presentation encourage student engagement and reinforce learning. Whether used as a supplement to
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Italian Fashion Lesson Plan - Vocabulary + Listening Comprehension + Project
Italian Teaching Resource Lesson Plan on Fashion in ItalyThis Italian Teaching Resource is a lesson plan on Fashion in Italy. This PDF digital resource (20 slides) can be ideal for Italian Language and Culture Learners Abroad, be it High Schoolers, Cultural Institues/Centers' Students, Higher Education learners or any Italian Language student.This Italian Lesson Plan on Fashion can be ideal for Intermediate-advanced LearnersWith this Italian Teaching Resource on Fashion in Italy, it is offered:
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Brand New Italian Bundle on Life in Italy! 5 in 1! -50% OFF
Italian Picture Description Lesson + the Best Italian Art Works ever from Italy!
Italian Language Picture Description Activity + the Best Italian Art Works from ItalyThis Digital Product is Ideal for High Schoolers, Higher Education Students and most of all Italian Language Homeschool Learners. This Activity can also be Great for Italian Language Cultural Institutes' Learners and Lectorate Students Abroad!This Linguistic Activity is Perfect to help Foreign Students improve their Speaking Skills. To 9 Famous Art Worksfrom Italy, there are given 9 Prompts to Stimulate Picture
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: New Italian Bundle with 5 Teaching Resources to Discover Italy - 50% OFF
Autobiography/Biography Assignment
This resource is an ideal way to begin a course. Students are asked to use the writing process (brainstorming, creating an outline, creating a rough copy, editing, creating a good copy) to either write an autobiography or a biography about another student in the class. The resource includes step by step guidelines for students, as well as a outline skeleton, editing checklist and assessment rubric.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
ENGLISH Student checklist - Proof Reading
Have your students be responsible for their success. Offer them this proof reading checklist that will allow them to self-correct many "little mistakes" before they hand in a writting assignment. It improves their results and it makes your marking a lot easier!
Thank you,
Always Academic
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Using Ellipses (Writing)
Everything students need to know to understand, practice, and write paraphrases, summaries, and ellipses. Includes:
Easy to Understand Definitions
Examples
Practice Activity Slides
Extra Resources
Individual or group practice writing slides helps students apply skills to transfer to future research projects. Use for assessment of skills. Meets CCSS.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Loch Ness Monster: History’s Mysteries Research and Creative Writing Project
This original research and writing history project for high-school and college students has students practicing critical thinking skills and historical thinking, as well as expository and creative writing. Students take on the role of Historical Secret Agents.Their mission?To go to Loch Ness and discover what people are seeing? Is it a monster, or some kind of newly undiscovered species? Maybe it's an optical illusion or some kind of elaborate hoax.Students can "travel back in time" to any sight
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Summarizing using the Common Core
With the switch to the Common Core, our students are required to read voraciously in Non-fiction. This is an area where many of my students struggle because they do not have never as much exposure to it. I believe that they struggle understanding the text because they read it like they would with fiction. As we know, the students have to read Non-fiction text with a whole new lense. I taught my students a strategy called Text-mapping. This strategy empowers the students to truly master the
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Vernal Pool Animals - Wetlands Poster
This is a poster created by students for classroom display. It is professionally done with original student artwork and student explanations. It was a collaboration of several classrooms and many students. Use it to inspire students, or as a guideline to create your own poster! Great for Earth Day!It is a large file pdf that can be reprinted on your color copier or sent to a poster-making web site.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Stretch a Sentence Poster
Where it says "Ms.Gay," I can put your name instead! I can also change the font. Email rachelgay07@gmail.com to specify your name and possible font after purchase. Customizing can happen in less than 24 hours!
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literary Criticism (Writing)
Help students understand literary criticism and what it is and is not. Includes:
group/individual activity to define literary criticism
examples of literary criticism journals
compare and contract of "critic" definitions
links to literary criticism journals
where not to find literary criticism
types and definitions of literary criticism
Simple overview of literary criticism and where to find proper information for academic essays.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Publicist Creative Writing Activity
If your students need practice writing for specific purposes, tasks, and audiences, throw this ridiculously fun little product their way!
Students are transformed into the role of "publicist" to a famous singer, actor, athlete, politician, or author and must do damage control for a disaster scenario involving their client. I simply print the prompt pages and let students' imaginations do the rest of the work!
There are five writing options in this resource: newspaper article, series of tweets,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Student WRITING Inserts for Digital Planners
WRITING INSERTS for Students.This product is available as an INSTANT DOWNLOAD. Middle School, High School and College Students can use these inserts as a resource when taking notes or organizing information for a writing assignment. This product includes: • Lecture / Class Notes• Writing Plan • Cornell NotesThe Lecture/Class Notes help students organize the information based on what was assigned before/during and after class. The Writing Plan helps students organize their resources, citations an
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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