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Writing-expository games for Microsoft PowerPoint
STAAR Test Prep - Revising and Editing Grammar Review Game for Writing Test Prep
Are you in need of a fun STAAR test prep? This grammar review game will prepare your kids for the new reading STAAR test. This is a writing test prep review game for revising and editing. It was made to review the 3rd & 4th grade Reading STAAR test but can be used with any state assessment. This game is a "Jeopardy" style game made for Powerpoint.Categories Include:revisingeditingsentencesspellingteacher's choice.The template is editable if you need to change the questions. ***Updated for ne
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3rd - 4th
Paraphrasing Popular Songs
Paraphrasing is a necessary skill for students to master as they begin research and writing. Teachers often assume students can do this easily, but this is often a difficult skill that requires teacher demonstration and student practice.This is a power point game that paraphrases the lyrics of 8 popular songs. Students must read the lyrics and try to guess which song has been paraphrased. The powerpoint then shows the paraphrased version along side the actual version so students can compare t
Grades:
4th - 6th
Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity
Argument Writing Introduction & Argumentative Essay Escape Room Reading Activity: This argument writing reading escape room style challenge is a new and fun way to engage your students and improve their understanding of argument writing. The detailed presentation introduces the 5 main parts of an argument like claims, reasons, evidence, counterclaims and rebuttals with clear examples. The highlight of the resource is the engaging escape room-style challenge, where students read an original n
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â READING CHALLENGE FULL YEAR PROGRAM ESCAPE CHALLENGES | PRINT VERSION
Writing Review Games: 4th and 5th grade, Upper Elementary
This is a writing review game I made for my students after going through my entire series of FSA Style informative and opinion writing lessons. It is a fun way to review and prep for standardized writing tests. I used it for my 5th grades but it is great for upper elementary, and even review for 6th-7th grade.It includes competition-like games where students compete against each other in writing tasks. This includes:over 70 slides in the Writing Review Games PowerPointstudent handouts that go al
Grades:
4th - 6th
Virginia English Writing SOL Blackjack Game Review: PRINT & GO! EOC/8th
This simple engaging activity uses Blackjack to encourage review of SOL Writing skills and exposure to possible prompts students may receive on the test.
Depending upon the number of the hand dealt, the HOW TO PLAY task card tells each student what s/he should do for a specific prompt!
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Printable task cards (2 per page)
Procedure
YOU WILL NEED A DECK OF CARDS (or more) DEPENDING UPON CLASS SIZE
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Nonfiction Vocabulary You Should Know Game Show PowerPoint
Nonfiction Vocabulary You Should Know Game Show PowerPoint. A fun teaching gameshow interactive game on vocabulary used in a nonfiction unit of study of informational text. Super fun vocabulary activity! Includes nonfiction, author's purpose, exposition, description, narration, and persuasion, types of nonfiction selections and their descriptions, nonfiction text structures, the difference between dialogue and dialect, as well as stereotype and bias. Good review for standardized testing. Reading
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Nonfiction Vocabulary and Structure Bundle - Grades 4 - 8
Cite A Song (Paraphrase, Summarize, Cite)
This fun, interactive (and editable!) presentation teaches students everything they need to know about correctly paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing their sources. Plagiarism will never again be a problem in your classroom!This product uses paraphrased and summarized song lyrics to keep students engaged and teach them how to properly cite their sources. There are five paraphrased songs for students to decode and "guess" and two examples of summarized songs for students to consider before parap
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Slow Writing Task Cards - Writing Prompts to Produce Thoughtful Careful Texts
Download these editable slow writing task cards for any genre. Buy them now; use them forever - this isn't just a one-lesson resource. I put a ridiculous amount of energy into my products, pulling on all my 20+ years of experience in the classroom with diverse learners - this works!What is 'slow writing'?Slow writing is when you give students a specific instruction for writing their next sentence. So, for example, you (or they) might choose a task card that tells them the opening of their text h
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Avoiding Clichés/Idioms like the plague! (mini lecture/fun game/virtual option)*
This includes 55 page Power Point ready to go!Students often use clichés in their writing. This material teaches them 1) what a cliché is 2) how to avoid using them 3) how to identify them.My students LOVE this game. It's probably their favorite game all semester and I see a large decrease in clichés in their writing as a result of this lesson. It's interactive, fast and fun. The Power Point includes:* A mini explanation/lecture about clichés. * A few practice clichés to reword.* A game with ove
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Winter Trivia Game: Objective Summaries
Add a fun objective summary game to your unit! Themed for the winter time, this editable PowerPoint helps your students practice identifying the difference between objective and subjective paragraphs. Students are presented with different paragraphs, and they must either identify the objectively described topic, or they must call out "subjective!" Included in the end is a call-to-action for students to write an objective summary of how their team performed!
Grades:
6th - 9th
Expository Essay Relay Game
I was in desperate need of a fun way for my students to practice writing an expository essay. This game worked really well! I had my students in groups of either 5 or 6, and each member had a "leg" in the relay. Each person has a specific job to do before they can pass off the essay to the next, and everyone has to make corrections to what has been written before they can complete their leg of the relay.
The prompt I have for this game is of very high interest to my students. It's about sports
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Grades:
9th - 10th
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VCOP UNIT PLANNER (EXPOSITION)
Genre: ExpositionTopic: Is it right to bully a bully?The following VCOP unit planner includes:- A total of 150 teaching slides- Interactive games and activities relevant to the topic- Images and videos to prompt student thinking- Big Write planner (for exposition)- Breakdown buddies checklist- Everything is EDITABLE once you have downloaded it into your own Google DriveUpon purchasing this unit planner, you will be given a LINK. This LINK will give you access to all the lessons and matching slid
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Tools for Writing
Product DescriptionComprehensive writing lessons and activities for test preparation. Do you wish you had a writing supplement for centers, journal entries, homework, test prep, or extra practice for your writing lessons? Need one that covers 4th grade writing objectives? This comprehensive writing supplement will help students learn tools to become better writers! (INCLUDED IN THE BONUS)-Back to school writing prompts to get to know your students-Elements of Expository Prompts Including: Adding
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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"What's Next?" English Unit
This is my unit for the "What's Next" unit My classes have daily access to Chromebooks, Classroom, Google Doc and a JamboardThis unit includes activities to go along with the article packet provided with this unit as part of the curriculumAll associated handouts and links are included in the Powerpoint
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Persuade Your Teacher Game (persuasive unit)
This until will excite students and help them with their persuasive papers/essays/unit.I use this in college, but it could be used for ANY grade level. It's a unique game I came up with that teaches students to argue effectively. It also focuses on the following learning objectives: 1) Working effectively as a team 2) the four parts of a persuasive argument/paper 3) working with persuading the appropriate audience--differing views 4) having fun while learning 5) Winning or losing an argument and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Among Us Persuasive Writing Practice - Brainstorm, Outline, Rough Draft
In this fun, interactive lesson, learners will work to discover the impostor hiding Among Us and use persuasive writing to convince fellow crewmates to take action before it is too late. Everything you need for the game is included in the presentation including a brief study of persuasive writing, maps, chat logs, and speaker notes to help you share with your students. Also included are an outline example and a blank outline for students to use as a graphic organizer as well as instruction and a
Grades:
4th - 9th
---->7UP WRITING
Have you ever heard of 7up writing? In 5th grade students ONLY writie 7 up sentences. I did an activity to introduce this and gave each kid a 7up and had them write and about me paper while drinking a 7up. Students LOVED this and I also introduce the 7up anchor Chart!!! Students participate in 7up sentences all the time now and ENJOY it!!
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Show, Don't Tell Writing Game
This is both a lesson in the age old advise "Show, don't tell" and instruction to a fun game to help students be more descriptive in their writing. Students will decipher the difference between descriptive and non descriptive writing, see good writing in action and practice description.
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Not Grade Specific
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ELA Elimination - Revise and Edit Review
This review game is sure to keep your students engaged. Loaded with sound effects and animation, your students will have fun as they review rigorous STAAR passages. This game includes one revise and two edit passages. Answer key is worked into the presentation for easy set-up. Prize slides are editable.
Grades:
4th
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Language Analysis Continuum Line Activity and Article Analysis.
Continuum Line.-Create a line across your board or get students to indicate on sheet of paper where they stand on specfic issue.-Ask students to substantiate their answer with an argument and using a persuasive technique.-Take students through steps of a language analysis.-Get students to begin analysing article from 'The Age'.
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Who Wants to be a writer
Powerpoint of the gameshow who wants to be a millionaire that prepares students for the Florida Writes writing test. It is geared for 4th grade and includes questions about grammar, sentence structure, test prep, narrative and expository writing prompts and more. The game includes music and it is a fun way for students to prepare for the test.
Grades:
4th
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