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High school writing-essays game activboard activities
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Argument Writing Digital Escape Room Review Game Activity
Argument Writing Digital Escape RoomThis product contains a digital escape room created in 2022 based on an older game for use with paper and Breakout Box kits. Both games are included in the download.Digital Escape Room: Students must be able to access Google Sites, Forms, and Slides as well as Youtube to play the digital version of the game. They must also have a Google sign-in. No Breakout Box kit is necessary for the digital version.Paper Room: For the Breakout Box version, students must
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7th - 12th
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Fun Essay Hooks Writing Game and Practice Activity for Middle School ELA
"But I don't know how to start!" Sound familiar? Even when our students have great ideas, they don't always know how to hook their readers with engaging introductions for their essays. This fun game and activity changes that!First, students are split into five teams. Each team is given 8 game cards with examples of catchy essay hooks. Five types of hooks are included: quote, unexpected fact, anecdote, controversial statement, and kidding around (Q.U.A.C.K.). The teams then race to trade cards wi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Citing Text Evidence BUNDLE & Citing Evidence Game - Distance Learning
Do your students struggle to seamlessly incorporate text evidence within their writing? This completely digital and printable unit will teach your students MLA 8 citations + critical lessons that teach students how to incorporate/embed these quotations within paragraphs. The Citing Evidence Game will engage students in fun but meaningful practice with crafting parenthetical citations and embedding quotations. This is a digital and printable resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. Th
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7th - 12th
Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Lesson Google Slides Activity
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
Essay Writing Games (Parts of an essay, essay terms, types of essays)
Nobody said essay writing was easy, but it can be fun! Integrate these essay writing games as a engaging way for students to learn the various parts of an essay.
What games are included?
• Trivia game #1 (Jeopardy-style)
• Trivia game #2 (Jeopardy-style)
• Trivia game #3 (Millionaire-style)
The games cover a variety of elements including:
a) Parts of an essay
b) Important terms
c) Types of essays
Note: all three games can be edited to accommodate the variety of learners in your classroom.
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Resources BUNDLE
The Chrysalids Comprehensive Unit - Engaging Activities, Assessments, Digital
Introducing "The Chrysalids Unit," an all-inclusive teaching resource for John Wyndham’s novel "The Chrysalids." This comprehensive unit includes 17 engaging lessons to captivate and challenge your students.Each lesson is carefully designed to reinforce learning and encourage critical thinking. The lessons start with a clear introduction to the topic and a review of the previous lesson, ensuring that students have a solid foundation upon which to build.To make the learning experience even more i
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9th - 11th
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Citing and Embedding Text Evidence GAME!
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to get your students practicing with MLA citations? This game will have your students practicing both citing and embedding quotations while having fun! Answer keys with "teacher tips" will support students as they practice these critical skills. What's included: 1. A "When Punctuation Takes a Vacation" game board. 2. Game directions with mini-lessons for students. 3. Student answer sheet4. Four types of game cards: - "Cite it!" game cards help studen
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7th - 12th
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Escape Room Break Out Box Game, Parts of an Essay (Mini)
Get ready to dive into an exciting escape-room style adventure with this break-out game designed to review the part of an essay for your middle or high school students. From the most reluctant writers to the most advanced, all of your students will be 100% engaged in solving the clues in this interactive lock box game. Plus, you'll be on the cutting edge with this educational teaching trend that will be exciting and purposeful in classrooms for years to come! In this mini escape game with a fl
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7th - 10th
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Characterization Minilesson, GAME-BASED with Google Compatible PowerPoint, CCSS!
This minilesson is perfect to couple with any unit or lesson focusing on characters! It includes everything you need, including a 16-page PowerPoint that can be uploaded to your Google Drive AND game-based practice. I have included character analysis essay instructions and rubric to take it one step further. This micro-unit focuses on indirect and direct characterization, as well as determining if a character is flat, round, dynamic, and/or static. INCLUDES: *Google-Compatible PowerPoint (just u
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7th - 10th
MLA Formatting & ICE (Introduce, Cite, Explain) Mini Lesson and Review Game
Help your students understand MLA Formatting & embedding quotes using the ICE (introduce, cite, explain) method! This MLA bundle includes instructional slides, student handouts and a review game! Our review game, "Horse Races" gets kids up and moving while also having them read their handouts and highlight for information!The MLA Formatting & ICE presentation and handouts includes information about what MLA format is, why we write in MLA format, how to set up a paper in MLA format, and h
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7th - 12th
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ESSAY Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
If you are looking for a fun, new way to teach your students the basics of an essay, then THE GREAT ESSAY WRITING ESCAPE is for you! There are six essay-themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. Students will complete a variety of tasks using problem-solving and critical thinking skills.Complete one OR complete them all! Mix- and-match the challenges; each puzzle is independent of the others. As the teacher, you can decide which puzzles you may want to use and in which order they will be
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School ELA | Emergency Sub Activities | English Language Arts
Argumentative Writing mystery game
This is a google slides game modeled after a murder mystery game. Students will have to work through the game, fill out an evidence log, and eventually write an argumentative essay defending their arrest of the person they think is responsible for the murder. The evidence log seems to be having issues, so I have it listed separately as a free page.
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7th - 10th
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Fun Transition Words and Phrases Game for Writing Essays
Do your students struggle to connect their ideas when writing essays? This fun and engaging game helps students analyze how to logically connect ideas with transition words and phrases.First, the class is divided into 8 teams and given 10 cards each. Each card has a transition word or phrase that could be used to connect ideas when writing an essay. Transition category posters are placed at random on the classroom walls. These categories include cause and effect, time, addition, contrast, suppor
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Thesis Statements Mini Lesson Interactive Game Activity with Google Slides
Are you teaching your students about argumentative claims, thesis statements, or essay writing? Use as a mini lesson! Self-paced and self-checking practice with intervention! This product includes 335 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between an informational versus literary thesis statement as well as an open versus closed thesis statement. The lesson first explains what a strong thesis statement is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten e
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9th - 12th
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Types of Writing Game Show - Narrative, Informative, Argumentative
Teaching the difference between the three types of writing can be engaging and fun for you to teach using this PowerPoint Game Show. Use the game to review before a test or to check for comprehension!Put students in up to 6 groups to play this Jeopardy style game!Game Features:25 Question Slides25 Answer SlidesGame Board Slide: all question categories and points (click to go to a question and amounts will disappear as they are used)Scoreboard Slide: track points for each teamButtons on each slid
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5th - 12th
Chopped Up Essays: AP Lang 2014 Rhetorical Analysis FRQ (Abigail Adams Letter)
Are you looking for a more engaging way to improve your students' skills on the AP English Language and Composition free-response questions?"Chopped Up Essays" is an interactive, collaborative, and FUN group assignment in which students race to reconstruct a sample essay. This edition covers the 2014 AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis prompt (Question 2, Abigail Adams' letter to her son). Included in this full-day lesson:Detailed Teacher Instructions (2-page PDF)A high-quali
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10th - 12th
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FSA Writing Review Jeopardy Game
This is a Jeopardy-like game that is a good way to remind students of the important basics before the FSA Writing test. You can also use it as a review after any writing unit!The main file is a 31-slide power point file. Basically, the first slide is similar to the Jeopardy screen: 6 categories and 5 questions under each category - with points ranging from 100 to 500. Use your mouse to select a point value square under a category, and you are instantly taken to the corresponding question slide (
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7th - 10th
Candy Clash Argument Game
This lesson is such a fun game for getting kids thinking about formulating an argument in an organized way, and it takes VERY LITTLE prep time! Divide your students into groups, give each group a different candy, then let them hash out which candy is best. Slides each have the task instructions and time to complete, along with an individual task at the end to use as a formative assessment. My students LOVE this game, and it really helps them stay focused when writing a full argumentative essay.
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5th - 12th
Persuasive techniques matching cards (techniques/definitions/examples/effects)
Understanding the definitions, examples and effects of different persuasive techniques can be difficult and confusing. Students often struggle to grasp these concepts and apply that knowledge in their own writing and analysis. This set of matching cards that can be used for revision and practice is an excellent way to your students build a strong foundation in understanding how different persuasive devices work. The set focuses on the following persuasive techniques (contained in the acronym A R
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Persuasive techniques presentation + matching cards
Valentine's day love letter writing and coloring activities.
Children can use it for coloring and giving it to friends, teachers, family, and siblings on Valentine's Day. Designed with cute heart-shaped cartoons to help children's creativity. Teachers can use it as a game for children to practice their skills.Total 21 pages.
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K - 12th
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STRATEGIES FOR WRITING IN SPANISH | LESSON PLAN FOR EXAMS AP, IB AND ADULT
Dear Teacher!Express your own ideas, opinions, and purpose are the central points of essays and presentations. This resource includes the main strategies for writing in Spanish for your classes!The lesson plan includes: +30 colorful slices to explain three strategies for writing in Spanish:# Storytelling and description# Compare and contrast# Conclude and summarize# And tasks for transition words practice!The presentation shows the meaning of each strategy and the differences between strategies
INTERPRETATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH GRAPHICS FOR AP SPANISH LANG TEST | LESSON PLAN
Hi! Dear Teacher!Does spanish reading comprehension with graphs complex for your students?This lesson plan includes all you need to teach and practice interpretative texts with descriptive data!The lesson plan includes: ❶ 20 colorful slices to describe data in Spanish: Graphic typesResources for describing dataWhat is infer?Differences between facts and opinions The presentation includes an example of your explanation, where your students will participate in the class. ❷ 3 Warm-up activities to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Integrate Grammar with Writing - BUNDLE - WORK with NOUNS
Looking for a fun way to teach NOUNS? This teaching resource seeks to review noun types and integrate this with essay writing.IDEAL for UPPER PRIMARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLIncluded in this packet:Printable worksheetsReview cardsGamesPractice exercisesAnswer keysWriting promptsThis resource seeks to help students to use nouns appropriately and understand their role in the English Language.Focus is on: common, proper, abstract & collective NOUNS; possessive NOUNS; forming plurals; names of young
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4th - 10th
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