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Middle school writing-essays games $5-10
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
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
Research Writing Game and Activity for Evaluating Claims and Evidence
Do your students struggle to support their claims with logical evidence and credible sources? Do their papers feel more like a research soup than a logically organized argument? This engaging game and activity help students think critically about claims, evidence, sources, and organization.First, the class is split into two teams. One team is for chewing gum at school, while the other team is against it. The two teams compete in a relay race to collect cards with claims and evidence that support
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
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
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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Supporting Claims with Evidence | Lesson | Examples | Activity
Convincing our students to support their claims with evidence can feel like losing battle sometimes. Often our students come to us with a very vague understanding of what support really means. They need concrete examples and plenty of practice in order to feel confident supporting claims in their essays. This lesson, poster set, and active game use a food-themed acronym (B.A.G.E.L.S.) to help students remember the types of evidence and reasoning they can use to support claims in their writing.B
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6th - 8th
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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
Sentence Building Activities - Writing Compound & Complex Sentence Structure
Wanting your students' writing to go from simplistic to quality writing? Attack sentence complexity from every angle with this bundle of THREE dynamic resources. Build better sentences!#1 - Digital Student Guide to Sentence Complexity: Variety & Structure#2 - Brain Battle: Sentence Structure Partner Game#3 - Mentor Sentences With a Twist: Write With the Pros!All three resources teach sentence variety (length), compound sentences, and complex sentences. Students will not only be able to ident
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5th - 6th
P.E.EL. Writing | Escape Room | Among Us Themed
This Among Us themed escape room is one of the most engaging writing activities you will EVER do in your classroom! The children are given different steps of the writing process on task cards. They must find the mistake or the IMPOSTER on each card! By having students practice finding what is wrong with the writing, they will have strategies for identifying mistakes and fixing their own writing!This set includes:Student directions6 Puzzles6 pages of task cardsStudent recording sheets in color an
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Practice | P.E.EL. Writing GROWING BUNDLE!
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
Writing STAAR Review Game 2.0- Secondary ELAR
Based on my bestselling Writing STAAR Review Game, this is another Jeopardy-type review game that you can use with your students in the days before the writing test as an overview of skills. It can be edited for use in any grade that has a writing test. The topics covered:- Dictionary Skills- Editing & Revision- Essay Scoring- Spelling- Grab Bag (miscellaneous questions).Check out my other games:Figurative Language Review GameLiterary Elements Review GameReading STAAR Review GamePoetry Revie
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Game Bundle- over 25% off individual prices
MLA: Break the Code Game (Engaging game to teach and practice MLA Format!)
ENGAGE your students with a fun game to teach and practice all the different parts of MLA format! Students compete in groups to complete each task and find the right answer which gives them the code to unlock the next task! Tasks cover MLA heading; font, size, and spacing; formatting a Works Cited page; in-text citations; and the importance and reasons why we use MLA. This product includes all task cards and pieces to each task. All you have to do is print, cut, and put in envelopes! Directions
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7th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing Activity BUNDLE Mentor Sentences Vivid Imagery
Wanting your students' writing to go from simplistic to quality writing? Attack descriptive writing from every angle with this bundle of TWO dynamic resources. Take narrative essays and vivid description to the next level!#1 - Digital Student Guide to Vivid Imagery#2 - Vivid Imagery: Write With the ProsBoth resources teach strong verbs, specific nouns, and "leveled-up" adjectives. Students will not only be able to identify them, they will practice through a gradual release model until mastered.H
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5th - 6th
Brief Write- Narrative-Missing Introduction***BUNDLE***
Bundle includes all of my narrative-brief write-missing introduction games!Students will enjoy working together to win!Teachers will enjoy students mastering understanding of State Testing Brief Writes!These narrative brief writes focuses on student understanding of writing an introduction using: *Hook *Background *Thesis
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3rd - 6th
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Romeo and Juliet Multiple-Choice and Essay Test and Cryptograms & Word Search
This handy bundle contains a test over Romeo and Juliet with 20 multiple-choice questions, 16 true/false, and one essay question with suggested answers. It also contains an extension packet with 48 cryptogram puzzles, a word search, and a word scramble. Product One: Romeo and Juliet TestThis comprehensive assessment tests students' ability to interpret lines, observe literary elements, identify themes, and comprehend plot. It features high quality multiple choice and true false questions that en
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6th - 12th
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MLA Format Review: Fully Digital Escape Room Review
Finally! A FUN and INTERACTIVE way to review MLA format! Students will be "quizzed" in a fun way on all aspects of writing in MLA. You will receive access to the online, digital escape room and a full teacher's guide with answers. This is a FULLY digital escape room. NOTHING ELSE NECESSARY! No prep, no print!This would be a great distance learning review tool!!Just internet access and a computer or iPad is needed.This requires ZERO prep time and keeps the students fully engaged. There are no lim
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Revolutionary War Game, Political Cartoons, Persuasive Argument, Readings
This Revolutionary War simulation game linked with primary sources and close reads is the perfect choice for the constructivist classroom. Roll the dice to determine your fate as a young person living in Boston in 1775. Will you become a Patriot spy like your neighbor? Or fight beside the Redcoats, showing true loyalty to the British Crown? Just don’t get captured and killed along the way. This game can be completed in one class period or, for a deeper experience, combined with our included act
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4th - 12th
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Topic Sentences & Thesis Statements How To Google Slides™ Lessons
Help your students grasp the importance of strong topic sentences at the beginning of paragraphs and strong thesis statements at the beginning of essays (at the end of their introduction, of course).Related Products:Strong vs. Weak Topic Sentences Mystery Reveal Pixel Art PracticeTopic Sentences Formative Assessment | Strong vs. WeakThesis Statements | Mystery Reveal Pixel Art Practice with Google Sheets™Thesis Statements Formative Assessment with Google Forms™ Quiz⭐ Follow me for new products,
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7th - 12th
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Frankenstein Argument Essay Differentiated Scaffolds, Vocab, Activity, Game CCSS
Students must decide: Who's the real monster--Frankenstein or his creature? Packed with 150+ pages of student and teacher-friendly resources!Here's what one 12th grade teacher said about the essay scaffold:"This resource was awesome. It was very cohesive, in-depth and easy to adapt for different skill levels. It worked very well and was exactly what I needed. I especially loved the word banks and sentence stems. Thank you!"This comprehensive resource guides students through the entire essay proc
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8th - 12th
Writing Bundle - Sentence & Paragraph Structure, Thesis Statements, and Evidence
This bundle combines several writing mini lessons and activities:Sentence Structure & SyntaxParagraph Structure & CoherenceThesis StatementsEvidence IntegrationStudents will practice sentence construction through a sentence building competition, work on thesis statement and paragraph construction through the use of the "I do," "we do," "you do" strategy, and practice identifying and integrating appropriate evidence. These lessons can be used individually as a quick refresher before a wr
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7th - 12th
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Taylor Swift or Emily Dickinson? Introductory Biography Activity
Use this Google Slides game to introduce students to the great American poet, Emily Dickinson, in comparison to the well-loved pop-princess herself, Taylor Swift. To play, students will click toon questions on the home slide, or an instructor can click on them in more of a whole-class, gameshow-style of play. For each question, the answer is either Emily Dickinson or Taylor Swift. To find out if the answer is correct, just click on the linked question, which will take you to a slide that offers
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Full Emily Dickinson Unit with Introductory Game!
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