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7th grade writing-expository projects for Easel Activities
Back to School Writing Activity: Interview a Classmate and Write a Biography
Back to School Writing Activity. Write a Classmate's Biography Assignment. Good beginning of the year back to school writing assignment. Students have to interview a classmate, and then write their biography. Includes assignment sheet with interview questions, Explanation and ideas for writing a good introduction, 2 writing rubrics for grading, brainstorm sheet, graphic organizer, rules for interviews, writing process handout, teacher conference sheet and teacher directions for the activity. Ver
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6th - 9th
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Pollinator Bees and Ecology Research and CER Essay Writing Project for MS-LS2-4
Are you looking to help your students understand the important role of bees in ecosystems worldwide? Grab this pollinator research project, and inspire your students to “save the bees!” and advocate for pollinator-friendly environmental policies. Students will gather information from the text and video sources. Then they will craft an expository essay using the CER format. The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards, including NGSS MS-LS2-4. Students begin by gathering evidence from
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6th - 8th
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MS-LS2-4
Biography Project: Poster Person, Poster, or Diorama with Easel Activity
Biography Writing Project with Rubric. Students have a choice of making a poster person, poster, or diorama. Good project for Election Day, President's Day, Black History Month or Women's History Month. Students write a short biography and summarize in at least 4 - 6 paragraphs what they find out about their person. Pack includes Biography Project Assignment Handout, Biography Project Choices, Writing Rubric, Biography Writing Checklist - Self Assessment, Biography Peer Review Form, a List of Pr
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School Writing Rubrics BUNDLE
Journalism: Reporting Practice Scenarios and Activities
Reporting Practice Assignment Teacher Notes:This is an excellent activity for students to practice interviewing techniques, to write effective leads, and to write straight news stories.Here are some of the directions:Students: For this assignment, you will take on two different roles: that of a reporter writing an accurate story relating the event in question, and then that of a person to be interviewed for a scenario( this must be different from the one that you are writing). If you are a rep
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Famous (Great) Canadian Research Report Posters or Graphic Organizers
Have students research famous Canadians and what makes them great with this graphic organizer/poster research project.SAVE MONEY AND BUY THIS PRODUCT IN A BUNDLE:Canadian Social Studies Bundle - 7 Best Sellers at 30% Off!My students love to research. I show students the posters and what information they have to find. I also tell them that they need to figure out two character traits that have made the person that they are researching great. The traits chosen must not be synonyms. (Note: Cha
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Canadian Social Studies Bundle - My Favourite Products at a Discount!
Informational Writing How To Project - Writing to An Audience Digital and Print
How To Project - Writing to An Audience. A writing assignment or writing project that teaches author's purpose and writing for different audiences. Student (and/or partner) will draw an audience from the basket, or you can pass out possible audiences randomly. They are to choose their own how-to topic and create a brochure for their audience. The purpose of the brochure is to tell a specific audience how to do something. Some examples:First graders - How to Convince Your Parents to Make Your Bed
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5th - 8th
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STEAM STEM Challenge Activities Growing Crystals Science Project Based Learning
In this science STEAM activities packet, you will receive printable worksheets and graphic organizers to help guide your students in using science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics while learning about growing crystals. The pages are open ended for a project-based learning approach.For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats.Please click on the PREVIEW.NOTE: Students will need to research crystals with classroom or home reso
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5th - 7th
Middle School ELA Research Project | Country Research Paper
This Middle School ELA Research Project focuses on a country of the student's choice. This research project also allows students to research topics that interesting them, while organizing and guiding their country research project. Students determine what topics they will focus on based on their inquires (i.e. culture, history, geography, resources, etc). Once research is complete, this easily transitions to writing an expository essay on their country. With each topic being on its own page, it
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6th - 8th
The Cay by Theodore Taylor Hurricane Brochure Research Project with Peer Review
The Cay by Theodore Taylor Hurricane Brochure Research Project. After reading the novel, students will choose an island or region to research and write a hurricane safety brochure for the residents of their selected region. They must include a graph showing the costliest and deadliest hurricanes in history, a paragraph describing the region's history with hurricanes, a resident preparedness list, a checklist for items and supplies needed, a map with an evacuation route, a what to do and what not
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: The Cay by Theodore Taylor Bundle - Novel Unit
California Missions - One-hour Internet Research Projects
Students search online for interesting facts about the 21 California missions:Mission San Francisco SolanoMission San Rafael ArcángelMission San Francisco de AsísMission San JoséMission Santa Clara de AsísMission Santa CruzMission San Juan BautistaMission San Carlos Borroméo de CarmeloMission Nuestra Señora de La SoledadMission San Antonio de PaduaMission San Miguel ArcángelMission San Luis Obispo de TolosaMission La Purísima ConcepcíonMission Santa InésMission Santa BárbaraMission San Buenavent
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4th - 12th
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January Writing Projects for Upper Elementary Students
NO-PREP, January themed creative writing projects for upper elementary students! Fun writing projects about famous January birthdays, famous January holiday and famous January important dates in history. An authentic way to get your students excited about writing after the holiday break.Works perfectly for distance learning as well!Nine creative writing projects with a January/ New Year theme. From creating a social network page for a winter icon, to writing a brag letter with hyperbole to fam
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Monthly Writing Projects "BUNDLE", HOMEWORK for Every Month of the Year!
Animal Adaptations Project: Creative Creatures: Biomes, Adaptations, Research
This animal adaptations project is a great way for students to apply their scientific knowledge of biomes and structural and behavioral adaptations in a fun and creative way!Each student researches an animal, the biome it currently lives in, and the structural and behavioural adaptations it currently has. Then they use their imagination and logic to imagine what new adaptations the animal would develop if it moved to a different biome. How would an arctic fox change if it lived in the desert? Wh
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4th - 7th
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Top 100 Most Influential Persons in History
This is such a fun and thought-provoking activity to use with junior high and high school students (beginners and advanced). Who are the most influential persons in history? Who are in your top 10? Why?
The heart of the activity comes from the list created by Michael Hart in his book, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. Students guess what his top 15 are, compare them to theirs, and then discuss the entire list in small groups or as a whole class. Students then are
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7th - 12th
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Fake News vs. Real News - Classroom Debate Planner
Teaching about Fake News is much more engaging for students when they are encouraged to prepare a collegial debate. This is a template that students fill in while doing their research. This purchase contains a single PDF file with 9 pages of step-by-step practice for preparing to debate. The file contains pages to help students generate:⭐ Topic Selection and Position statement⭐ 3 Points to support their position⭐ Responses to potential challenges⭐ Predictions about their opponents position⭐
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5th - 7th
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Literature Analysis - CCSS: You are Invited! Activity
Middle and High School students love parties! Here is a project that ties in with any reading. Although a novel or novelette works best because of the abundance of details and information, short stories can work, too. For the latter type of reading, students might have to dive into their imaginations to create specifics that will match up with the text. That's a good thing, though, since higher-order thinking skills love to be exercised along with concrete reasoning. A non-fiction personal narr
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6th - 12th
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Around the World New Years
Around the World New Years is a New Year’s research project in which students will research New Year’s Eve celebrations of different countries. Around the World New Years helps students explore cultural differences in New Year’s Eve celebrations because every country has different ways they celebrate New Year’s Eve. In Around the World New Years lesson student will use the writing process to research and write about one country’s New Year's Eve celebration. Students will create an Around the Wor
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: New Year's Activities for Kids
City Report Project
This is a research project on major world cities. Students will put together a written paper and a visual representation.
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Research Papers
Descriptive Essay Planning and Composing
This will take your students step-by-step through the process of writing a descriptive essay: 1. plan, 2. compose, 3. edit and revise, and 4. polish and publish.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Descriptive Writing
Advanced Research Paper Planning Outline
This research paper outline walks your students through the steps of creating and supporting a thesis, and it helps them take their writing to another level.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Research Papers
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