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Free Common Core W.11-12.1 resources
FREE Five Paragraph Essay Outline
Help your students write better essays with this structured essay outline resource. This FREE teaching resource includes two different five paragraph essay outlines. One outline requires students to include two examples per body paragraph, and the other one requires students to include three examples per body paragraph.Looking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishUseful Writing Lessons That Might Int
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6th - 12th
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I Am Poem FREE with Digital Easel Activity
FREE I Am Poem! Great for a Beginning of the Year or End of the Year Writing Activity. Get to know your students at the beginning of the year (or anytime) with this fun writing activity. Younger students can fill in with words with teacher assistance. I have my middle school students put a phrase on each line, such as "I am the pen that is mightier than the sword," developing metaphors with the ideas.My students, even my special needs children, had a great time with this. We also did this in con
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Ā Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
C-E-R (claim, evidence, and reasoning) Writing Student Handout FREEBIE
Are your students forever forgetting what C-E-R stands for? Are they struggling with using claim, evidence, and reasoning in their writing? If so, this C-E-R writing handout is just the resource they need!With a quick glance at this two-sided handout, students will have the definitions of claim, evidence, and reasoning, examples, AND writing tips! That means that you will spend less time answering the same questions over and over again. You and your students will also have a common resource to r
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9th - 12th
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Improve Essay Writing, FREE Strategy & Prompts to Sharpen Writing Skills, CCSS
The only way Iāve found for students to really grow as writers is for them to write a lot and get meaningful feedback on their work. The reality, though, is thereās only one of me and 170+ of them, so my time with each student is limited. One way to maximize writing growth is with this common sense approach that requires students to write three times as many essays as I grade. Sounds strange, right? Download this free packet for a detailed explanation of my writing coach strategy (my kids call i
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9th - 12th
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MLA In-Text Citations Instructions, Examples, & Practice - Free Resource
Creating MLA in-text citations for research essays and projects is often a challenging task for high school students. Use this free In-Text Citation instruction, examples, and practice activity to show your students the fundamental process and have them practice to become confident with the skill. No prep.First, there is a sample Work Cited page with different types of bibliographic citations. Following is a practice activity that requires kids to circle the first word of the citation then proce
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9th - 12th
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Writing a Literary Analysis Essay - Step-by-Step - Free Resource
Download this free literary analysis step-by-step guide to provide your high school ELA students with detailed instructions for writing essays about literature. No prep.This handout discusses and provides examples for the following steps:1. Break down the prompt2. Create a thesis statement and introduction3. Organize information4. Locate illustrative quotes5. Insert signal phrases6. Develop analysis7. Insert transitions8. Write conclusion9. Revise/Edit/Proofread10. Have someone readTha
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9th - 12th
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Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer
This page works as a prewriting organizer for argumentative or opinion writing in upper elementary through high school writing classes. Students will plan their writing using this document by stating their topic or guiding question, giving an opinion, supporting the opinion or argument with relevant facts and details, and finally wrapping it all up with a concluding statement.
This is ideal for all students, but may be especially appealing to students with special needs who prefer the structur
Persuasive Writing: Ethos, pathos, logos handouts
Persuasive Writing: Ethos, pathos, logos handouts. Persuasive writing is easier when you break it down by technique. Use these three handouts to introduce the persuasive writing techniques of ethos, pathos, and logos. Give them to your students as a reference and learning aid, or use as a transparency. One handout each for ethos, pathos and logos. Each has an illustration, explanation and a sample paragraph from a famous speech.
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Writing a Persuasive Essay - Complete Unit
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7th - 12th
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FREE Argumentative vs. Persuasive Writing Activity
Need to explain the difference between argument and persuasion to middle or high school students? Let a professor tell your students why proposing and testing an argument is different from āwinningā!
Based on Daniel Cohen's TED talk about argument, students will complete a 45-minute lesson: pre-assessment, active listening to complete guided notes, reflection questions, and a post-assessment on the differences between argumentative and persuasive writing. Students will then be ready to proceed
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7th - 12th
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FREE Response to Literature Bell-Ringer Writing Tasks, Quickwrite Warm-Ups, CCSS
Help students connect with literature with this set of bell-ringer writing prompts!For each writing task, students are given a compelling quote and asked to explain the authorās message and the extent to which they agree or disagree with the idea. Then, theyāll support their position, providing reasons and examples from their own life experience, observations of others, or academic studies. The magic happens when students share their answers either in small group or full-class discussion. In tha
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9th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITESĀ Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page.Ā All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Synthesis Writing Student Reference Sheet Free Download
Synthesis Writing Informative Page ā this FREE download is your essential resource for mastering the art of synthesis writing! Designed with students in mind, this comprehensive guide is your key to unlocking the power of synthesis and understanding its vital role in academic success.This synthesis writing informative page that helps students learn what synthesis is and know why they need to synthesize information. The synthesis writing informative page also includes a word bank including words
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Ā Synthesis Essay Unit - Student Choice - Four Topics Mini Bundle
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers FREEBIE: Social Emotional Learning Writing Prompts
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. Iām so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.āļø Get all 3
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Homeschool
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AP Lit Line of Reasoning Brainstorming Sheet
This graphic organizer will help your students in AP English Literature Ā® and other advanced classes brainstorm their argument with a strong line of reasoning, as indicated in the 2019 APĀ® Lit 6-point rubric. Row B requires a strong line of reasoning throughout the argument as well as several literary elements, which this graphic organizer emphasizes. It includes a sample argument, written in response to "The Landlady" poetry prompt from 2019. APĀ®Ā is a trademark registered by the College Board,
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Ā Poetry Lessons & Units Growing Bundle | Aligned with AP Lit Essential Skills
Essay Writing Transition Words and Phrases
This comprehensive list includes transition words and phrases for the following categories: sequence/order of events, providing examples and explanations, adding on, compare and contrast, emphasizing a point, stating an opinion, introducing a paragraph or topic, and concluding an idea or essay. These transition word list helped my students become more confident writers, and I hope it will help yours too!
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2nd - 12th
The Constitution: Text Analysis - Mini Unit, CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze the text of the Constitution of the United States. This works well as a text analysis for ELA, history, or a civics classroom. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assessment from a choice board. Product includes:OverviewDaily lesson plansWarm UpsExit TicketsVocabulary Preview (answer key included)Anticipation GuideThe text itself ("The Constit
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8th - 12th
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Argument Writing: Teaching Opposition and Rebuttal
Get students familiar with using counterclaims, and refuting in their argument writing with this interactive kit.
The kit includes: Claim Playing Cards, "You're Wrong, I'm Right, Here's Why" worksheet, "Opposition Paragraph Organizer" worksheet, Opposition and Sentence Starter Word Key, and a lesson plan on how to use this effectively in your classroom.
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4th - 12th
CER graphic organizer for ELA and Math
The common core requires a lot of evidence based writing. My students were struggling to write effectively using the CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) format so I made this quick graphic organizer. It helps them get their thoughts down into the correct categories before having to form full paragraphs.There is a second organizer for use with math word problems. This forces students to practice explaining their math using words and academic vocabulary.Check out the CER posters, board game, and A
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Also included in:Ā CER Bundle
CER poster set
The common core requires a lot of evidence based writing. CER: claim, evidence, reasoning, is helpful for getting students to think through their positions and more fully express their thoughts. These posters make great references for students using CER in the classroom. There are two sets of posters here here: a single page poster with CER and the questions to help the students think as well as each letter on it's own page. The top question is the one I use most often in ELA, the bottom in mat
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Ā CER Bundle
Line of Reasoning Activities for High School English
This resource contains instructions for an index card and sticky note activity (both of which can be adapted to any prompt) to help students create a strong line of reasoning. These activities can be done as an outlining or pre-writing activity or can be done in place of an essay to simply help students have a better grasp of how to organize their ideas. These activities can be done independently or in small groups, allowing teachers to customize the lesson as needed. Furthermore, these activiti
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9th - 12th
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AP Lit On-Demand Scoring Rubric
These scoring rubrics are based on the September 2019 course update and the new analytical rubrics released for on-demand scoring. It accurately reflects the scoring rubrics put forth by College Board, they have been condensed to fit onto a single page for scoring. A second page is included with scoring rules and notes for teacher use. Please use these rubrics to score any on-demand essay in your APĀ® Lit course, or to accompany previously released on-demand essay prompts. (To see the original an
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Ā AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
FREE BELL RINGERS FOR ENGLISH
BEGIN DAILY BELL RINGERS AND ESTABLISH STRUCTURE AT THE START OF YOUR CLASS BY TRYING OUT TWO WEEKS OF STUDENT WRITING PROMPTS. Just put the overhead of the board for students to complete as they walk into class. These writing prompt journals are designed for the middle and high school English classroom to promote quality unique writing through practice with the writing process, interdisciplinary writing, use of multiple genres, and working through revisions Want mor
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7th - 12th
The Crucible Act 1 Essay Prompts Free Resource
Download these free essay prompts, a great way to assess your high school ELA American Literature student's understanding of Act 1 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.One prompt addresses the opportunity that the people of Salem had to publicly air long-standing jealousy and accuse neighbors whom they disliked. The second prompt notes the possible reasons for Parris's outrage and concern over Betty's illness. The last two prompts question students' impressions of the Putnams and Reverend Hale and
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9th - 12th
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One-Pager Independent Reading Project Guidelines and Rubric
This is an independent reading project that can be used for any grade level! One-pagers are creative ways for students to share and engage with their independent reading. This document includes assignment requirements, examples and a rubric - all completely editable .
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6th - 12th
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