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Writing-essays Common Core RI.8.3 resources
Snapchat™ Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions
In this Snapchat Reading Comprehension Passage, your students will look at the pros and cons of the app, work on reading comprehension questions, and participate in argument writing. This product includes both a higher and lower-level article for differentiation purposes. Included with the article are reading comprehension questions for both levels, as well argument writing extension activities and worksheets.Snapchat™ is a popular app among teenagers, and my middle school students choose this a
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Argument Writing Bundle
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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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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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Writing with Rhetorical Appeals Persuasion and Devices
Teaching Rhetorical Analysis in middle school is finally broken down with this complete reading and essay writing unit. This unit includes 23 done-for-you lesson plans, reference pages, completed essays, speeches, and analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students. Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs. Here's what you'll get:Rhetorical Analysis Unit: 23 Lesson Plans and Res
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6th - 8th
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Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Paired Passages Argumentative Writing for 8th & 9th Grade: Social Media Effects
Paired passages are a perfect opportunity to include argumentative writing! This Argumentative Writing GOOGLE CLASSROOM READY Paired Text Set will keep your students interested in reading and answering questions. Not only does it cover interesting topics (social media and its effects on confidence), but it also has Common-Core aligned questions and writing prompts to go with it.*Note: This resource is leveled for 8th and 9th grades.Product Includes:2 Passages Teacher GuideQuestion BreakdownQuest
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8th - 9th
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Leveled Valentine's Day Reading and Writing Activities (Grades 6-8)
Looking for Valentine's Day reading and writing activities that are rigorous? This resource provides teachers and students with a leveled informational text, leveled standards-aligned questions, and leveled argumentative writing activities! Your ELLs and lower-level students will feel successful! Your students are guaranteed to learn and have a blast while doing it on Valentine's Day with this resource!This resource has a printable PDF and Digital versions!Included:⭐️ Vocabulary page⭐️ Frayer mo
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6th - 8th
MARCH TEST PREP ESCAPE ROOM ELA ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING RACE STRATEGY PASSAGES
Need help motivating students who are burnt out on test prep? This St. Patrick's Day March 360 ELA TEST PREP digital escape room will do the trick! CCSS AND COMPATIBLE WITH MOST STATE STANDARDS.The escape room is divided into thematic forest scenes, each designed to simulate a different part of the test. Students will read passages, compose ECR/SCR (constructed responses) and an argumentative essay, analyze writing samples, solve puzzles, and crack ELA codes all while scrolling through an immers
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: MARCH ELA 360 TEST PREP DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM & BELL RINGER GRAMMAR BUNDLE
8th-9th Grade Paired Passages BIG BUNDLE: Argumentative & Informational Writing
Paired passages are a perfect opportunity to include argumentative writing and informational writing! This 8th-9th grade BUNDLE will keep your students interested in reading and answering questions. Not only does it cover interesting topics listed below, but it also has Common-Core aligned questions and writing prompts to go with it.Each Resource in the Bundle Includes:2 Passages (so 84 passages overall!)Teacher GuideQuestion BreakdownQuestion SetsContext CluesEvidence-Based Questions3 Multiple
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8th - 9th
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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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MAUS I by Art Spiegelman, test, questions, teacher notes, Digital & Print
MAUS I by Art Spiegelman, test, questions, teacher notes, Digital & PrintThere are few books that can match Maus for its emotional power and intellectual depth. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Holocaust and its impact on humanity.Students enjoy the graphic novel format and seem very engaged with the material.THIS IS PART OF A BUNDLE:MAUS I & II GROWING BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ON MAUS I ARE THE FOLLOWING:⭐ THIS PRODUCT ASSISTS IN DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCT
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Argumentative Writing Unit - Argumentative Essay - Animal Testing
This Common Core aligned resource is the perfect way to teach your students how to compose a multi-paragraph argumentative composition. This debate centers around the debate on animal testing. It will allow your students to take part in a real world project that includes the use of technology and several research based strategies. Teachers will love that this product contains teacher models for each task, a Power Point presentation to guide each lesson, and teacher tips/suggestions.In addition,
Grades:
5th - 8th
Halloween Activities for Middle Grades, Reading & Argumentative Writing
These are not your average Halloween reading and writing worksheets! These printable and digital argumentative reading comprehension and writing activities for your students are rigorous and engaging! Keep your students engaged while they are also learning during the Halloween season! They will read a text about trick-or-treating age restrictions. Then, they will write a response to an argument writing prompt on their opinion on the topic! This resource is the perfect way to review and assess st
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6th - 8th
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Paired Passages Argumentative Writing for 8th & 9th Grade: Technology Effects
Paired passages are a perfect opportunity to include argumentative writing! This Argumentative Writing GOOGLE CLASSROOM READY Paired Text Set will keep your students interested in reading and answering questions. Not only does it cover interesting topics (the impact technology has on feeling lonely), but it also has Common-Core aligned questions and writing prompts to go with it.*Note: This resource is leveled for 8th and 9th grades.Product Includes:2 Passages Teacher GuideQuestion BreakdownQues
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8th - 9th
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Thesis Statement Bundle
Teaching argumentation and how to write a thesis statement? Watch your students get their research on with the 140-page Thesis Statement Bundle! Common Core-Aligned Bundle includes the following:Topic, Theme, Thesis PowerPoint How to Write a Thesis Statement PowerPointHow to Write a Thesis Assessment TestArgumentative Thesis Task CardsLiterary Thesis Task CardsNeed more resources for your Argumentative Writing Unit? Click HERE!
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
6TH - 8TH GRADE ELA QUARTER 3 INFORMATIONAL WRITING AND READING BUNDLE
ELA QUARTER 3- INFORMATIONAL WRITING AND TEXTEverything you need to teach 6th Grade QUARTER 3: Lesson Plans, Scope and Sequence, Smart Map, Standards Alignment, Highly Engaging Resources (mix of digital and printable to keep it interesting). NO PLANNING! NO PREP! Seriously! All you have to do is TEACH! SAVE 20% ON THIS BUNDLEINCLUDES360 DIGITAL ESCAPE RACE WORKSHOPINFORMATIVE ESSAY WORKSHOPSAMPLE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY TO ANALYZERACE WRITING WORKSHOPTEST PREP SPIRAL REVIEW OF LITERARY ELEMENTS
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6th - 8th
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COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Report PowerPoint Presentation Around the World
***BUNDLE & SAVE!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 22-page Countries Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Countries Research Project, students will be assigned or choose a country. They will research the land, people, a current event, and compare/contrast their own traditions to that country using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the informati
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3rd - 12th
TEXT STRUCTURE PARAGRAPH WRITING Sequence Compare Contrast Cause Effect No Prep
Help students gain informational writing skills with this no-prep, 35-page How to Write Text Structure Paragraphs Bundle. These easy-to-follow pages guide students through writing paragraphs in the following text structures: Sequential, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Descriptive, and Story Summary. Each text structure includes notes (an example and list of transition words), a graphic organizer, a writing frame, a prompt page with transition words, and a rubric. This scaffolde
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3rd - 8th
THE HOBBIT - End-of-novel activities (TEST, ESSAYS, COLLABORATIVE BOOK WRITING)
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West."(from the last conversation between Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins) WHY "THE HOBBIT"? "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien is an extraordinary novel, and if you're here, you probably think so too. Not only does it offer a captivating, exciting, funny, and at times even touching story, but it also takes the reader on a real journey of growth, hand in hand with its protagonist, Bilbo Baggins. That's why it's always an exception
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6th - 8th
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6TH - 8TH GRADE ELA QUARTER 2 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITNG THESIS STATEMENT BUNDLE
ELA QUARTER 2- ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING AND TEXTEverything you need to teach 6th Grade QUARTER 2: Lesson Plans, Scope and Sequence, Smart Map, Standards Alignment, Highly Engaging Resources (mix of digital and printable to keep it interesting). NO PLANNING! NO PREP! Seriously! All you have to do is TEACH! SAVE 20% ON THIS BUNDLEINCLUDES360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR WRITING HOOKS 360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR COUNTERCLAIMS360 DIGITAL ESCAPE FOR THESIS STATEMENTFULL ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY WORKSHOP9 SAMPLE ARGUMEN
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6th - 8th
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Paragraphs: How to Write Them -- STEP-BY-STEP -- "SNURFING" - Slides
WOW! Show your students HOW to Write STRONG Paragraphs - stand-alone or in essays, grades 5 - 8.In-Class Learning - Distance - HYBRID This is ONE in a SERIES for Writing Strong Paragraphs PARAGRAPHS: How to Write Them - STEP-BY-STEP "DRAGONFISH"PARAGRAPHS: How to Write Them - STEP-BY-STEP "MUMMY"PARAGRAPHS: How to Write Them - STEP-BY-STEP "SNURFING"PARAGRAPHS: How to Write Them - STEP-BY-STEP "THE DIVE".......................This is how I teach writing. Depending on students, I spend 2 - 4 week
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5th - 9th
Bias Detectives: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Cross-Curricular Unit!
Welcome to Bias Detectives! This thematic unit is centered around the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred on March 25, 1911. In this unit, your students will immerse themselves in life from the 1910s, and examine first-hand primary sources, newspaper excerpts, and speeches that led to the reform of worker's rights and factory safety, and eventually the birth of OSHA many years later! All of these resources will help your detect the bias and argue whether the negligent building owners
Grades:
5th - 9th
TEXT STRUCTURE LESSON BUNDLE Notes PPT Practice Sentence Writing Test Prep
Help students identify and use various text structures with this no-prep, 52-page/slide How to Identity Text Structure Notes, PowerPoint, Practice, Sentence Writing, & Assessment Bundle. The easy-to-follow Guided Notes process will help students understand how to identify and use the following text structures: Sequence, Procedure, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Order of Importance, and Detailed Description. Notes for each text structure include a definition, transition wor
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3rd - 8th
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