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8th grade writing-expository centers for Microsoft Word
Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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SOAPStone Organizer
SOAPStone is used to analyze literature. The College Board has been promoting this analysis tool for some years. I have created a ready-to-use graphic organizer for students to use as they re-read an expository text. I have left this organizer in .doc form, so teachers can add or change any of its contents.
Grades:
7th - 12th
P.R.O.B.E. Personal Research on Basically Everything
Need a great researched based way to get your students involved with Nonfiction Text? PROBE is what you need. It can work for all Nonfiction texts whether it be in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Health etc. Allows students to use the fundamentals of research, as well as, their creativity.
Grades:
K - 8th
DIARY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on diary writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Develop an understanding of diary entry.Acquire imaginative skills and techniques required for diary entry.Use sequences of sentences and paragraphs that are linked smoothly to demonstrate knowledge of diary entry.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Diary, Chronicler, JournalFlipped Lesson Part -
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
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Letter to Mitch [Tuesdays with Morrie Activity]
This is the Letter to Mitch Assignment and Rubric that is a wonderful closing activity for the book, Tuesdays with Morrie.
The Assignment Sheet and Rubric are detailed and really help students to make connections between the text and their personal lives!
**Here is the full Letter to Mitch lesson plan! [Letter to Mitch Lesson Plan]
Grades:
6th - 12th
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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
Proofreading and Editing Checklist
Using this sheet, students can independently edit/revise their homework, classwork, stories, or essays looking for grammar mistakes as well as making sure specific names, places, etc. are found in their answers or written work.
By using these sheets students become more aware of what needs to be included in their answers as well as what punctuation/grammar errors they need to look out for.
***I put these sheets (back to back) in plastic paper protectors and give my students dry erase markers
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3rd - 8th
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Biography Outline For An Author, Athlete, Politician, Celebrity, etc.
Use this outline to assist your students in composing a straight forward biography on a famous person of their choice. Send this document electronically to your students and they can type their notes directly on this document. But before they take notes on this documents, students should first either read an article or book on their famous person and they should go through this list and cross out/delete the ideas that are not relevant to their person's life, accomplishments, etc. Upon completio
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Writing Choice Boards for Middle School
Writing Choice Boards
This packet includes 5 Tic-Tac-Toe style Choice Boards and Writing Menus, which give students the power of selection in their writing. Various boards focus on reading response, persuasive writing, descriptive writing, and informational writing. Teachers can use it for:
-Writing Centers
-Morning Bell Work
-Independent Writing Assignments
-Part of a larger Writing/ Reading Unit
Enjoy this product by Sarah Wright!
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5th - 8th
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REPORT WRITING : LESSON PLAN AND RESOURCES
A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on report writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Gain knowledge of report writing techniques.Apply authorial technique to write varied reports.Analyse author's use of language and the impact of it in writing a report.Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing.This download includes:Vocabulary Overview - ReportReal Life Application and Cross-Curriculum LinksFlipped Lesson Part - VideoSucces
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
Potential Kinetic Energy - Design a Roller Coaster with Design Process Journal
Student design their own roller coaster and keep track of the their design process using daily journal entries. A grading rubric and design constraints are included.
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5th - 8th
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W8.2 IQ and Intelligences Research + Informative Essay (Flowers for Algernon)
This short research project pairs beautifully with a close reading of Flowers for Algernon, although the research project and essay could easily be used on their own or embedded in a variety of other nonfiction or science units. Students begin by researching the history of work on intelligence and IQ by visiting at least 3 of the resources provided (students have six choices). Students wrap up their research by watching at least 1 video or taking an IQ test for fun (links are provided). Next, st
Grades:
8th
Also included in:Â Flowers for Algernon Unit - paired w/ Prometheus, Frankenstein, and poetry
Expository Writing Prompts
These expository writing prompts are set up to be printed on 3.5 index cards. The set contains 55 different prompts each on a separate card. Included is a two-card explanation of how to write an expository paper. It is recommended that you print this set on a colored index card. I will be posting additional sets in different genres. It will be much easier to keep the various genres organized if each is on a different color. Have fun!
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4th - 8th
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Evidence Based Response - Common Core Writing
Use this great graphic organizer to help your students organize their writing! Great for use with Common Core evidence based writing. This multi-step graphic organizer helps students to break apart their response into manageable steps and then put the steps together to form their response. This organizer can be used in opinion based or informational essay writing or in reading response writing. This template can also be integrated into a writing center to help students take control of their
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4th - 9th
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ARTICLE WRITING : LESSON AND RESOURCES
A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on article writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Recall article writing techniques.Apply authorial technique to write articles.Analyse author's use of language and the impact of it in writing an article.Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing.This download includes:Vocabulary Overview - Articles, Features, News StoryReal Life Application and Cross-Curriculum LinksFlipped Les
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
Essay 4 Square Cut and Glue Practice
This assignment will help your students practice creating a 4 square pre-write. They are given parts of the 4 square (thesis, transitions, main ideas, details, and vivid descriptors for the details, as well as a concluding statement), and the assignment calls for them to cut out the parts and glue them onto a blank 4 square that they folded themselves. It is a great practice activity that helps students see how the parts of an essay fit together like a puzzle!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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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Writing Checklist for Writing Process
Writing checklist for students to assess their structure, development, and conventions of their writing. Includes: overall, lead, transitions, ending, organization, elaboration, craft, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure. Comes with list of transition words to make sure they include and list of overused words to make sure they replace. Very guided and modified. Can edit it to fit your needs. Can be used as a rubric to grade.
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Grades:
1st - 12th
INFORMATION TEXT: LESSON AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
This bundle of 6 products (Lesson Plans) is perfect for teaching Information Texts - Description, Sequence, Problem-Solution, Compare-Contrast and Cause-Effect. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these well-planned exercises that are standardised for student engagement.This bundle includes Lesson Plans on:Sequence - 19 PagesDescription - 19 PagesCause-Effect - 18 PagesProblem-Solution - 26 PagesCompare-Contrast - 17 PagesInformation Text - 23 Pages◈◈
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6th - 8th
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Heat and Energy Mini Research Project
Having problems working science into your language arts curriculum? If so, this project is for you!This mini research project, with teacher notes, involves the use of teacher supplied books or the Internet. Students use models and do some independent research. Several assessment questions are included. This project will take at least three 50 minute class periods. This lesson can be used for middle grades with slight modifications.
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6th - 9th
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Active Reading Questions for Journaling about Literature and Informational Text
This 13 page packet could very well transform your journaling program. Have students respond to their readings with a number of carefully explained options. Choice empowers students and these options give them many different angles into a text, from reader response approaches to formalistic analysis exploring literary elements and devices, to creative writing based on close reading. See the demo for the rationale, grading suggestions, and pedagogical backing for this approach. One benefit for
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6th - 11th
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Winter Writing with Bloom's Taxonomy
Stretch your students' thinking with these five winter writing prompts based on the different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Prompts are seasonal, but not holiday-specific so they could be given to any student. Each prompt is accompanied by an attention-grabbing graphic.
The vocabulary from the taxonomy is underlined in each prompt to help students focus on that skill.
Use the five prompts as task cards, activity stations, or differentiated writing assignments. You could even send them home to
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Expository Writing Outline (Writing and Effective Expository Essay)
This outline is used to write an expository essay. This is a step-by-step writing process that students use to write an effective composition. It affords students the opportunity to effectively think through the writing process as well as a structure in which to write the entire paper.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
SUMMARY WRITING - LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on summary writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Recognize and list the key techniques of a summary.Use skim, scan and close read skills to highlight key ideas.Select and organize text relevant to the context.Demonstrate understanding of writing a coherent summary using appropriate connectives effectively.This Resource includes:Vocabulary Overview - SummaryReal Life Application and Cross-Curriculum LinksFlip
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
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