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Free adult education writing-expository resources
Leap Day (Leap Year) 2024 Activity Crossword Puzzle - Printable
This activity is a fun NO PREP activity to do around or on Leap Day (February 29, 2024) to celebrate that this is a leap year! This is a printable resource (Canva). This was designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students.This is included in a Best-Selling Bundle: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Reading, Writing, and Math Tasks Looking for more February/March Activities for Middle School? Try these?Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 True or False
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
Thesis Statement Writing
Students learn to write a thesis statement with this interactive presentation. Comes with:
Handouts
Examples
Individual and group writing activities
Peer Workshopping
Answer Key
Supplemental Resources
Easy to understand, implement, and use as introduction, reinforcement, or assessment. Meets CCSS.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Introduction to Paragraph Writing Using Sequence Words
This handout/worksheet is a great introduction to transition words in the context of animals. This worksheet follows my ESL teaching philosophy of explicit teaching - identification - production. Sections of worksheet include:
1. Guided notes
2. Paragraph structure/organization
3. Sequence word identification in a paragraph about Giant Pandas
4. Expository writing outline/graphic organizer (about favorite animal) with sections for topic sentence, details, examples, and concluding sentence. S
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write Incredible Introductions and Captivating Conclusions
When writing informational texts, students need to know how to introduce a topic and how to write a concluding statement that supports the information presented in the writing. This handout is useful as a mini-lesson for that purpose. It outlines 7 ways that students can write introductions that grab the reader's attention and 5 ways they can write conclusions without resorting to tired and boring methods. Examples are given for each method, an "Avoid at all costs" suggestions, as well as activi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Literary Analysis Paragraph Writing Checklist Guide & Rubric FREE
LITERARY ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH
- Writing prompt & checklist
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Language Arts Comprehension Check:Ten Sentence Format CCSS
Should educators tweet, "Good Bye" to proper paragraphs? Are these backbones of formal and informal writing becoming an endangered specie? Do students need to reinforce their basic understanding of the elements of a good paragraph in order to write and develop more in-depth essays? Do students need to learn how to write about the literature that they are reading?This Ten Sentence Format will accomplish all of that. It is perfect for clarifying and reinforcing the parts of an essay, for using a
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Essay Writing Prompts | Opinion, Expository, Persuasive and Argumentative
Writing an essay can be a daunting task for teachers and students in terms of creating and crafting a high-quality essay, not to mention editing and grading it. But these Opinion, Expository, Persuasive and Argumentative Essay Prompts and Topics will make this process much more manageable at no expense.It seems that we may have overlooked one of the most challenging steps in writing an essay, selecting an appropriate and interesting topic for your students.This is the number one result of Goog
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Student Handouts for Writing Music or Movie Reviews
Student handouts that guide students through the steps to write a review of a CD (album) or DVD (film). Can be used as an independent enrichment activity or as a whole-class activity.
A really simple, great way to tap into students' interests in the language arts classroom!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Warm-up, Discussion, Writing Prompt Activity - Education PRINT and EASEL
Free product - one of a series of classroom discussion activities - "Agree or Disagree?" - students have the opportunity to work in groups, pairs, or individually to discuss or write about ten statements on a topic.Great as writing prompts too and for conversation opportunities in ESL classrooms.Please see my store for the complete set of seven Agree or Disagree topics which can be viewed here:Set of 7 Agree or Disagree Writing Prompts or Discussion Points
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Debate Task Cards
In this packet you will find 14 debate question cards. Print, laminate (if desired, but not needed), and cut them out. Spend a few minutes in the beginning of the session (or a whole session depending on how much your kids knows), discussing what it means to be “persuasive,” as well as the elements of debate. I always choose one as a model and go over it with my students. I let them choose a debate question (“Should summer vacation be eliminated?”), as well as a side (e.g., “yes” or “no”). Then,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Parts of an Expository/ Analytical Essay - How to Write a Strong Paper
This powerpoint is a culmination of years of experience and research in the areas of essay composition and student writing. It is framed in 19 colorful and easy-to-navigate slides that will grab your student's interest far more effectively than a traditional handout. The powerpoint includes detailed and clear explanations of the following: introduction, body paragraph, conclusion, opening sentence, thesis statement, topic sentence, analysis, evidence, interpretation of evidence, anchor, conclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essay/Narrative/Story Mind Map and Outline Prewriting Activity
A graphic organizer to help students brainstorm, pre-write, outline, organize, and create their ideas prior to writing. Suitable for any grade, ideal for 4-12 grade. Editable MS Word document. This lesson is student-centered, meaning:--it allows you to become a facilitator!--happier teachers!--happier students!--happier administrators!Connect with us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/shiningscholareducationTwitter:https://twitter.com/ShiningScholarInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/shining_schol
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Informative Essay Graphic Organizer
This model is a visual representation of what is included in a 5 paragraph essay.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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R.A.C.E. Strategy Lesson Slides
This Google Slides Presentation:Explains the R.A.C.E. StrategyGives 2 ExamplesHas a few blank slides that can be customized to the text you are teaching
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Argumentative Writing, Persuasive Writing
These eight lesson plans teach students the ins and outs of rhetoric and rhetorical appeals.The lessons provide students a fun and challenging framework from which they can analyze and understand how arguments are made.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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5 Paragraph Essay Outline With Notes
This is an outline I created for the 5 plus paragraph essay. This product is great for beginning writers who lack organization. Anyone who is new to writing, has special needs, or is working on a GED course would benefit from this outline. I have also included notes on what each section means from the opening statement to the clincher. I have used this outline with my high school students and GED students. My students who have followed this outline have improved their organization to a clea
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing and Reflection Rubric - General - College Success
This writing/reflection rubric is ideal for grading student reflection papers. It gauges them on focus/relevance, depth of reflection, organization, and use of language. It is ideal for college/student success courses and/or assignments that ask students to reflect and respond or connect course material to their personal experiences and viewpoints.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Classification Essay Instruction with Prewriting Activities
This is a classification essay activity and is an excellent expository writing assignment. The attached file contains a description of the assignment, instructions, possible topics, requirements and a series of prewriting activities to help students get a solid start. To that end, an outline is included which is specialized for this particular essay. Thank you for checking out this assignment.
Classification Essay is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Compare Contrast Essay guide & sample.
Here are three handouts to use when writing a compare & contrast essay. Two documents are graphical guides to help students understand the structure of the compare & contrast essay. The third document is a student sample of a compare & contrast essay.
All three documents are word documents, so you may alter them to suit your needs.
These are simple, but helpful documents make it much easier for students to grasp the idea and structure of the compare and contrast essay.
I also o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Exploded Moment Paragraph Writing
Descriptive writing exercise to be used with Grades 3 all the way up to 8. Great way to get students writing at any time of the year!
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent
Pronoun/Antecedent is a frequent topic that surfaces in California state testing, particularly at the high school level. This Powerpoint is a helpful way of introducing pronouns and how they must correspond (or agree) with its antecdent. Plenty of practice exercises in this Powerpoint, plus more practice with in the "Grammar Mini-Lessons" and "Grammar Quizzes" in my listings.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Kids Cooking Around the World
Wonderfully fun and interactive way to teach and learn cooking, social studies, geography, measurements, fractions, expository writing/speaking, illustration, home arts and team work. This curricula is easily adapted to any age; pre-K, primary school, middle school, high school and adult education. And best of all it's tons of fun!
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Expository Essay Hooks/Notes for Expository Essay Hooks
Included in this resource: List of 6 types of essay hooks that can be used in expository/informational essaysTips for writing each type of hookExamples of each type of hook Examples of how I use this resource in my own classroomThis can be posted in your learning management system as notes for students to reference, printed for student use in notebooks/folders/binders, or printed for display in the classroom..
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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