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High school english language arts research for Microsoft Word
Writing Prompt Pack, Argumentative Essay on Cyberbullying
With this low-prep, argumentative essay writing prompt pack, you will have everything you need to assign a text-based, full-length argumentative essay to your middle or high school students. Student Experience: With the high-interest topic - Should cyberbullying be illegal? - your teens will be excited to read the nonfiction textual-based stimuli linked in and compose an essay to state their point of view. Students will use the graphic organizer to brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Next,
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
Halloween Short Research Project: Myths, Ghosts, & Legends Media Presentation
With this standards-based short research task AND a digital media presentation project, your middle and high school students will be 100% engaged on Halloween. Student Experience: Students will be assigned a myth from their state or from a state in the US. They will research and create a media presentation to share their findings. This type of assignment is very flexible and is 100% editable. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, conclude a unit on Dark Romantic or Gothic lit
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Writing Prompt Pack, Argumentative Essay on Paying Students for Good Grades
With this low-prep, argumentative essay writing prompt pack, you will have everything you need to assign an argumentative essay to your middle or high school students. With the high-interest topic - Should students get paid for grades? - your teens will be excited to read the nonfiction textual-based stimuli included and compose an essay to state their point of view!Student Experience: Students will use the graphic organizer to brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Next, they will read the
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7th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
McCarthyism Internet Scavenger Hunt - The Crucible
This graphic organizer asks students to research for answers to prompts about The Red Scare and McCarthyism. This introduction lays the foundation for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
It is presented as a Word document so you may alter to fit your instruction or scaffold for struggling learners.
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9th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Activity: Web Quest
This is an internet based research activity that students complete in pairs (or individually) to learn a little bit about Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet before beginning the play.
It takes one period. It is a good activity to leave for a supply teacher also. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab at your school!
MS Word
Editable
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6th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Pre-reading Activity Web Quest
This web-quest is a great way to begin your novel study. The students will learn about the author, genre, historical context, key literary terms and more. The handout also includes an optional written component, meta-cognition activity, and rubric for easy marking if you choose. Fully editable. Word Format.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. It is a great way to start off a new unit, and give yourself time to mark the test from the last unit.
Suitable for leaving for a sup
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8th - 12th
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Macbeth Pre-Reading Activity: Web Quest
This is an internet based research activity that students complete in pairs (or individually) to learn a little bit about Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, the historical setting, and the play Macbeth before beginning the play.
It takes one period. It is a good activity to leave for a supply teacher also. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab at your school!
Now includes an optional Paragraph Response and a Rubric.
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8th - 12th
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Inferences, Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation
Students will find and record clues throughout 5 different stations that allow them to practice making inferences. This "real world" lesson asks students to become text detectives to find evidence that supports their inferences. Students must read through eye witness accounts, police reports, a media blast, observe a crime scene, and analyze some forensic evidence to collect information. At the end of the five stations, they must write up a police report. You will need to set up your crime s
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6th - 10th
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Speech Writing Template, Speech Outline, Biography Speech, 5 Paragraph Format
This editable outline helps students put together an organized speech. While it was created to write a biographical speech about the life of a famous person, it can easily be adapted to work with any speech topic. (Word .doc is editable!)
I have received many positive comments from parents about teaching students the proper speech format, and this template will guide your students through a 5 paragraph speech.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fun Research Project for Middle School, High School, Teens
Make research fun with this "If I Won the Lottery" Research Project. Now includes editable Google Doc and Google Slides. Perfect for distance learning!This seld-explanatory NO PREP research project packet is perfect for a self-guided research essay for middle school (6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade) or high school students (9th grade - 12th grade).Editable Document Includes:*8 Paragraph Topics with Detailed Criteria for Each Paragraph*Due Date Chart for Each Step of the Research Essay* MLA Guide
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6th - 12th
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The Giver Pre-Reading Activity: Web Quest
This internet based pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, genre, literary terms etc. It also includes a paragraph response with two writing topics. Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. RUBRIC included for quick and easy marking. MS Word. Editable. It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab!
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6th - 12th
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Thesis Statement
Use this worksheet to help students plan a thesis statement for a research paper. The thesis worksheet guides students to use three main points and meld them together in one sentence for a thesis statement. Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have pos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Forensic Science: Case Study Investigation
The Case Study Investigation report provides students with an opportunity to conduct an in-depth analysis of a case. Forensics plays a role in all of the cases to some degree - in some of the cases forensic analysis was key to arriving at a thorough understanding of the elements of the crime, whereas in some of the other cases the lack of forensic testing, either because it was not done or because it was not available, proved equally significant. The list of cases represents a broad mix in term
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8th - 12th
Research Project 6th Grade - 12th Grade - Research Paper and Graphic Organizers
Make research fun with this "Dream Vacation" Research Project. Now includes editable Google Doc. Perfect for distance learning!This self-explanatory NO PREP independent research project template is perfect for a self-guided research essay for middle school (6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade) or high school students (9th grade - 12th grade). Perfect research paper prompt for teens!Editable Document Includes:*8 Paragraph Topics with Detailed Criteria for Each Paragraph*Due Date Chart for Each Step o
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6th - 12th
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In Cold Blood, TEDTalk: Death Penalty
This handout, with key, requires that students analyze a TEDTalk (argument) about the death penalty. They must analyze how the speaker appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos. They must also identify logical fallacies (though specific terminology is not required). They must identify author's purpose and rhetorical strategies.
The TEDTalk covers themes very similar to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (how an unstable upbringing can "result" in murderers). This source would work well in a synthesis or
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Media Literacy: Fact, Opinion, and Bias
This 2-3 day, editable Word document mini-unit is geared toward high school students, specifically in language arts, but also for any class in which students will be researching. We assume that older students can easily distinguish between fact and opinion and detect bias in sources, but that is not necessarily the case, especially in today's confusing multimedia landscape. This unit includes a pre-assessment to introduce students to the subtleties of distinguishing fact from opinion and determi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
Short Research Project: Symbols of the Season for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa
This short research task for December allows your middle and high school students to investigate and share various symbols of the holiday season. This low prep assignment is very flexible: It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, or in a non English class looking to incorporate research in a fun way. Student Experience: Students will research an important symbol from the Christmas season, design a media presentation, and then present their findings to the class. With this stu
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
AP Seminar IWA Outline (detailed)
Standard IWA Outline:This outline is structured to model the IWA using exemplar papers, it is a general way to ensure that most of the points of the rubric are hit so the lifting can be done on the research endDetailed Outline:This is a highly detailed graphic organizer outline for the IWA. The structure is based on the exemplary samples provided by the college board. It is an easy way to have students do the thinking in the research as opposed to doing the organizing mental work. I also use thi
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9th - 12th
Research Paper Rubric - EDITABLE
This rubric will help teachers evaluate student research papers using a point system. It includes the following categories:WRITING SKILLSMECHANICSRESEARCH SKILLSIt is quick and easy to quantify. FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA AS IT APPLIES TO YOUR STUDENTS.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TED Talk Viewing Guide: Grit & The Power of Perseverance
Angela Lee Duckworth is a psychology professor and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She studies psychological issues related to student and professional performance (things like perseverance, self-control, co-operation, etc.), and is so good at what she does that she was awarded a MacAurthur (Genius) grant. This talk is from 2013 and discusses how 'grit' (a combination of perseverance and passion for what you do) is a better indicator of success than IQ or social factors like famil
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING BUNDLE
Lord of the Flies Pre-Reading Activity Web Quest
This internet based pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, historical setting, Vocabulary, the case of Alexander Selkirk, etc. It also includes a paragraph response with two writing topics.
Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. RUBRIC included for quick and easy marking.
MS Word. Editable.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab!
Checkout my LOTF Culminating Activities also!!!
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6th - 12th
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Hamlet: Pre-reading Activity Web Quest
This Web Quest style pre-reading activity has students research about Shakespeare, setting, Elizabethan England, etc. It also includes an optional paragraph response with two writing topics, and an optional meta-cognition requirement.
This activity is suitable to leave for Supply Teachers.
A RUBRIC is included for quick and easy marking.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. It is a great way to start off a new unit, and give yourself time to mark the test from the last un
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10th - 12th
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Introduction Paragraph - Research Paper
Use this worksheet to help students plan an introduction paragraph for a research paper. Do you need support for an entire 5 paragraph research paper? Buy the paragraph-by-paragraph research bundleThe worksheet guides students through each sentence with a checklist of ideas, an example, and a space to write their own sentence. Students then rewrite the entire paragraph and make sure it flows. Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have posted to teach the process of an enti
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Call of the Wild Research Project - Yukon Expedition
This prereading research project for Call of the Wild by Jack London asks students to research Survival Skills, Sled Dogs, and Gold Rushes before they read the novel. Includes websites for students to begin searching and a rubric.
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Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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