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Writing-essays Common Core RI.11-12.3 resources
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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ESSAYS: How to Write Informational Essays ~ It Begins Here...
A HOW-TO for writing strong essays for students in grades 5–10.Students research using two paired, high-interest, leveled articles."The Life in Antarctica""The Marvelous Manta"This is your definitive guide for teaching how to research and write essays and paragraphs;using a step-by-step process; building strong, independent writers.Do your students need a little more work on stand-alone paragraphs? This guide also explains how to write strong paragraphs.This writing resource has:125 pages of pro
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
Argumentation Writing Unit: Common Core: Online Collaborative Discussion
The Common Core Standards call for students to engage in argumentation as well as collaborative discussion. This 18-day unit for middle and high school (differentiated) hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards.
Persuasive writing is a thing of the past -It was all about competition, negativity, and being ‘right.’ On the contrary, argumentation is the art of using evidence and research to support a position in a collaborative, positive way. It is also importan
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7th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts. This 30-page resource includes the followi
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9th - 12th
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Informational Text Bundle: Nonfiction Articles, Reading Responses, Graphic Org.
Looking for informational texts for secondary students? This nonfiction unit includes lesson plans for current nonfiction articles as well as supporting documents for students to complete a reading response. This nonfiction activity set will get you through at least three weeks of lessons.Responding to nonfiction is a lifelong skill. Students will read a nonfiction article, work through questions, and write a response paper. Also included are a rubric, possible questions, and student guidelines
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9th - 12th
Common Core English Regents Survival Guide (NYS)
This 24-page Survival Guide (including the cover) for the NYS Common Core English Regents Exam is an amazing resource for students. It includes strategies, methods, graphic organizers and models for each part of the exam.
I print this survival guide for my students on bright colored yellow paper to help them recognize the importance of it. This packet is an incredible resource in particular for students who require extra support and/or differentiation. I teach in the worst congressional distri
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Argumentative Essay Writing With Articles: Mentor Text Analysis, Peer Checklist
Looking for a comprehensive argument essay writing unit that will take your students from inspiration to finished product? Teaching students to write argument essays based on evidence is a daunting task—there are so many high-level skills required that it’s hard to know what to prioritize, and if you try to simply “cover” everything with power point presentations or lectures, students will never truly learn the skills they need.Even worse, when students see argument writing as an irrelevant tas
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9th - 12th
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Argumentation: Where Toulmin and Tupac Collide (Lesson Bundle with Keys!)
The purpose of this mini-unit is to guide students through Types of Argument, Toulmin's Model of Argument, and Writing an Argumentative Essay all through the guise of studying Tupac's controversial maybe-death-maybe-faked-death situation. Comprised of six lessons intended for use in a 100-minute instructional block, this high-interest instructional bundle comes with a detailed daily lesson plan, a PowerPoint to guide instruction, all needed handouts (with keys where applicable), sources for min
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9th - 12th
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Thank You For Arguing Bundle
This bundle includes ALL my best-sellers on Thank You for Arguing (TYFA):TYFA Assignments (THREE higher order thinking exercises) plus a projectTYFA Tests (Choice of TWO)TYFA Infographic ProjectPlus a bonus of 50 Ways to Make Your Writing Sound Smart!Related ResourcesHow to Write for AP Lang Sophistication PointAP/IB Teaching Genre AnalysisDistance Learning Rhetorical Situation Podcast ProjectIntroduction to AP Lang Choice BoardDistance Learning: Rhetorical Questions You Should Ask Yourself Wor
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Distance Learning - The Synthesis Writing Process: College Ready Writing
Synthesis, or source based writing, is the new buzz word in education and in education reform that replaces the antiquated "research paper" in ALL disciplines. It is part of the PARCC, the Common Core and interestingly, something students will actually use in college! I have looked far and wide for resources on teaching this complicated type of writing to your average student and have found very little. As an AP Language teacher and college composition professor, I am VERY familiar with synth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language Synthesis Bundle - research project, essay organizer, slides, unit
This bundle contains everything you need to launch and keep the momentum going in your AP Language Synthesis unit. Each resource helps your students visualize their thinking, organize writing, and understand the process to producing a solid synthesis essay. Multiple scaffolds include writing organizers, writing stems, and visual cue cards to understand the essay writing process. This bundle contains two project-based learning experiences, each of 5-10 class periods, that combine skills for both
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Lesson Bundle - Close Reading and Essay Writing
These lessons and activities make teaching argumentative writing and rhetorical analysis easy! Use argument writing bell ringers, an argument research essay unit, rhetorical appeals task cards, research activities, paired texts, graphic organizers, and a rhetorical appeals trashketball game to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of individual students. These fourteen varied activities and lessons also help improve reading comprehension and prepare students for standardized assessments.A
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9th - 12th
CCSS Aligned Paired Non-fiction - #Selfies - High School ELA
Integrating non-fiction, informational texts to align with the Common Core is a challenge for every ELA teacher. Use these two expository articles about Selfies to grab kids’ attention, get them working and critically thinking in groups, and extend their learning in a self-reflective short response writing assignment. This lesson contains a hook and engage PowerPoint featuring the art of Vincent Van Gogh and Frieda Kahlo, two challenging non-fiction texts, and a set of deep-thinking questions (w
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle + Example Handouts-AP™ English Lang & Comp
Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle for AP™ English Language and Composition - Your Complete Resource for Mastering Persuasive CommunicationIntroducing our meticulously crafted Rhetorical Devices Worksheet Bundle, the ultimate toolkit to empower your students in mastering persuasive communication. From understanding to application, this all-encompassing product equips you to guide your students through the intricacies of rhetorical devices using SOAP acronym. Prepare them for success in the AP™
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10th - 12th
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This I Believe Essay Analysis (+ SUB PLAN)
Before writing their own This I Believe essays (as inspired by NPR), I wanted my students to read some mentor texts. They were allowed to choose any 3 TIB essays they wanted from the website and complete this graphic organizer. (Here's the link to the website for This I Believe at NPR). If you feel like limiting the selection, there is a collection just for students here.The analysis questions focus on identifying the author's main idea, evaluating the hook (introduction) of the essay, and dete
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9th - 12th
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AP Lang Free Response Question Essay Writing Bundle
As the end of the year approaches, it is time to start reviewing for the free response questions on the AP Lang exam. This AP Lang FRQ Essay Writing Bundle has everything you need to push your students to work on their timed writing skills like pros. Test prep doesn't get any simpler than this! Move at your own pace as you teach and review each FRQ. You'll find three fun and engaging Powerpoint presentations to help you work through the writing of each essay with your students. You'll also get t
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10th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Unit, Extensive Slide Show
This is a complete rhetoric study on one slide show. No more need to search for Aristotle's appeals in one place, rhetorical or literary devices in another, and propaganda techniques and logical fallacies in yet another. Everything you'll possibly need for rhetorical analysis is here. A very comprehensive (160 slides), but well-organized and visually appealing, slide show covering rhetorical strategies and devices. All devices are broken into convenient categories, and each section begins with t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Outline Rhetorical Appeals Activities Devices BUNDLE
This Rhetorical Analysis Writing BUNDLE includes a rhetorical analysis example in every lesson and is helpful for students when creating thesis statements, outlining essays, examining nonfiction / informational texts, writing short responses, and analyzing rhetorical appeals (logos, pathos, and ethos). Teach rhetorical analysis step by step!If you need the PDF & DIGITAL version, click here>>> Rhetorical Analysis Digital Writing Bundle***BONUS POETRY LESSON: A Poison Tree Lesson &am
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9th - 12th
SPACECAT Reference & Graphic Organizers Rhetorical Analysis AP Language
S.P.A.C.E.C.A.T., the new decade's answer to SOAPSTone, addresses all elements of rhetoric covered on the newly redesigned AP English Language and Composition exam. Suitable for everyday readings and exam prep!SPACECAT is: Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, Tone.Included in this pack:SPACECAT printables (two per page) - a handy handout for students to use each time they read or view a text. SPACECAT Organizer - asks students to identify text evidence for each SPACEC
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Declaration of Independence Activities Rhetorical Analysis Essay Writing
This Distance Learning Rhetorical Analysis Essay Writing Pack for the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson encourages students to analyze rhetorical appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos! This pack includes a lesson that teaches students how to write a rhetorical analysis step-by-step from the reading of the text all the way to the final essay. Make teaching rhetorical analysis STRESS-FREE in your physical or online learning classroom!This product includes the following:A copy of the De
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay - I Have a Dream - Speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Teaching rhetorical analysis essays doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Google Slides version
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8th - 11th
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Writing Module #1 | Write a Problem-Solution Argument | Recycling | Grades 7-12
Your 7th to 12th graders got this! Got what? A final product they'll create in no time with step-by-step guidance and be so proud of: A Problem-Solution Argument Essay about "The Recycling Problem," perfect for this age group. STUDENTS READ AUTHENTIC SOURCES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH RECYCLINGStudents read and critically think about a very important, current, relevant issue people all over the world are grappling with right now - the problem with recycling (plastics mainly) and different ways of so
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Edwards Rhetorical Analysis Writing PDF
This Rhetorical Analysis Essay Writing Pack for the Early American sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards encourages students to analyze the rhetorical appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos! This pack includes a detailed lesson that teaches students how to write a rhetorical analysis step-by-step from the reading of the text all the way to the final essay. Make teaching rhetorical analysis STRESS-FREE this year!Do you need the PDF & DIGITAL version? Click here >>
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Media Lesson - Exploring Podcasts with Rhetorical Analysis (4 class periods)
Have you been wanting to teach podcasts in your class but you aren't quite sure where to start? This lesson is an exciting, modern, and rigorous resource for you to use in your high school, college, or home school classroom. Students will be introduced to the popularity and effectiveness of podcasts in our 21st century society, and then they'll analyze their own podcast episode for rhetorical strategies.
This resource includes:
+A PowerPoint presentation that will take you through each portio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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