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Writing-essays Common Core RL.6.2 resources $5-10
Myth Writing Unit - 8 days of writing lessons! (PDF and Digital Versions)
In this eight day, CCSS-aligned Myth Writing Unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of the myth genre as they write their own myths. The unit begins with a review of the characteristics of myths and student analysis of a sample myth. Then, following a step-by-step process that includes pre-writing, writing, revising, editing, conferencing, and then writing a final copy, students will write an original and creative myth. In this unit students create a myth that creatively presents an ex
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI Complete Study Unit, Common Core Aligned
This Rikki-tikki-tavi no-prep unit is complete and addresses virtually all the CCSS Reading Literature skills for ELA 5,6,7, plus Writing 2 & 3.It is excellent as a Back-to-School review of skills learned the previous year, or as a mid-year review.The unit includes -- student worksheets for the complete story, divided into four parts, and including questions, graphic organizers, and short essay responses,- a post-reading analysis for students to work with,- a two-page test: multiple choice a
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5th - 8th
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Activity & Literary Analysis Graphic Organizers
The Literary Analysis resource is a great way to simplify teaching your students how to write a literary essay! The Literary Analysis Essay Writing Activity is exactly what you need to teach this challenging writing genre to your 5th-7th grade students. This step-by-step scaffolded literary analysis writing unit includes a rubric and a literary analysis essay example, so all students can succeed. The focus is on analyzing the basic literary elements of plot, setting, character, and theme.✏️ The
Grades:
5th - 7th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Unit - Argumentative Writing Task
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity while reading "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury? How about a dystopian short story set in a futuristic society where technology can replace even the most basic of human activities and has one of the most jaw-dropping endings in literature? Look no further than this “The Veldt” Short Story Unit that is is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA . This two week
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6th - 9th
Theme Essay - Literary Essay Writing for ANY Novel, Story, or Drama
Theme Essay writing will be a breeze with this motivating, step-by-step resource designed to lead your students through the entire process. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all four paragraphs!Students identify two themes evident in the text and devote one paragraph to each theme. In each paragraph, students discuss how a prominent character is involved with the theme topic and what the author wants us to learn or understand.A list of common theme topics and an invitin
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6th - 9th
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Refugee by Alan Gratz Quizzes & Test Resources
The Refugee (by Alan Gratz) assessment package provides a complete suite of materials to assess your students' ELA skills and their comprehension of the novel. The package includes mini-quizzes for each 3 chapters, 2 vocabulary quizzes, a final literary exam, a comprehension test, and 3 essays all of which were intentionally aligned to cover a variety of critical common core state standards and skills. Answer keys are provided for all resources. Digital Compatibility: This resource is also techn
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study
Peak Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for Peak by Roland Smith. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class.
Included in the Novel Study:
*Introduction to the Book
*Suggested Pacing Calendar
*Author Information with links to videos about the book and author
*Mount Everest Trivia Sheet with link to an age appropriate website
*Map it Out Activity for kids to map camps on Everest
*3 sets of Vocabulary Words in a test format
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5th - 7th
Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) Made EASY - Bundle (Graphic Organizer AND Rubric)
Help your students master text analysis on state exams! This graphic organizer will help students navigate the task of writing an essay with strong text evidence and explanations to support their responses. It aids students paragraph-by-paragraph, guiding them to include all components that are necessary for each paragraph of the essay. The rubric uses a check-list format to help teachers assess each paragraph of the essay. It is a comprehensive, yet easy to use rubric. It also provides qu
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3rd - 12th
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Literary Analysis Essay Writing Digital and Print Bundle - Google Classroom
If you are looking for a way to simplify teaching your students how to write a literary essay, the digital and print Literary Analysis Essay Writing Activity is exactly what you need to teach this challenging writing genre to your 5th-7th grade students. This step-by-step scaffolded literary analysis writing unit includes a rubric and a literary analysis essay example, so all students can succeed.✏️ The best part? The step-by-step approach for teaching and writing a literary analysis will signif
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5th - 8th
A BOY AT WAR Novel Study: Quick Chapter Quizzes & Writing Prompts
Written by Harry Mazer, and with the plot set in World War II, this novel study has quick quizzes which allow a faster pace through the story. This unit contains the following:- 1st and 3rd Person perspective (point of view) board notes - two pages with lesson suggestions - use with doc camera/smart board/overhead- Quick chapter quizzes - two chapters per quiz, usable like exit tickets- Venn diagrams - three, designed for comparing characteristics- Writing prompts - six, in task card format; fo
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6th - 8th
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Text Dependent Analysis Writing, Citing Textual Evidence, Outline, Organizer
Teaching character analysis, irony, theme, opinion, and symbolism using text dependent analysis has never been easier! These in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompts guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay focusing on textual evidence as support. The bundle includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, an argumentative writing outline, instructional video, detailed lesson plans, and the complete texts of
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6th - 8th
The Skin I'm In Tests, Comprehension Quizzes, Essays
The Skin I'm In (by Sharon Flake) assessment package provides a complete suite of materials to assess your students' ELA skills and their comprehension of the novel. Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the assessments in Google Forms™. For instance, students can work
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: The Skin I'm In Novel Study
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty - Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and engage them in critical thinking skills? How about a short story that takes place during the Irish Civil War and features a pair of snipers? Look no further than “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty. This engaging and rigorous close reading unit is full of high quality and critical thinking activities to accompany this thought-provoking short story. Students will LOVE that they are engaged in an ongoing discussion of t
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6th - 9th
Thesis Statement for Literary Analysis Using Animated Short Films
Creating a thesis statement for literary analysis is FUN and EASY with this Google Slides workshop. Teach students to analyze literary devices used in literature and Pixar short films and center their analysis around a well-crafted thesis statement, the most important sentence in the essay!Included:Digital anchor chartsLiterary device TEACH slides with explanations, mentor samples, and videosLiterary device TEACH slides include:2 Color-coded/explained thesis statement examples5 Drag & Drop T
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6th - 9th
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Writing: Interacitve Foldable Organizers and Practice
Bring your students’ writing notebooks to life with folding writing organizers and lessons for each writing task!
This product contains everything you need to teach writing. Step-by-step guided instructions with photos, writing prompts, examples for modeling, and dozens of folding organizers are included!
Like many teachers, I often used graphic organizers to help students plan and organize their ideas for writing. Unfortunately, students are easily bored by regular organizers and many kids pr
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6th - 8th
When You Reach Me Novel Study
This is a comprehensive unit plan for the novel When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. The book is a Newberry award winning novel, first published in 2009. It is a sci-fi mystery about a young girl in 1970s NYC who starts receiving mysterious notes about saving her friend’s life.In this unit plan you have enough information for a thorough study of the book which should last 2-3 months. I have included:1. Pacing Calendar2. Author Biography with Link to Her Website3.Building Background Knowledge A
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5th - 7th
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Among the Hidden Novel Study: vocabulary, comprehension, writing, skills
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix? Look no further. This comprehensive printable unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning, and language arts lessons.Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5–7.Check out all versions of this novel study to determine which works best for your style and needs.This is version #2.Version #1: Among the Hidden Digi
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5th - 7th
Theme Essay for ANY Literature - DIGITAL Version
Writing a Theme Essay will be motivating with this step-by-step digital resource designed to lead your students through the entire process! Great for classroom or remote teaching, easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all four paragraphs.Students identify two themes evident in the text and devote one paragraph to each theme. In each paragraph, students discuss how a prominent character is involved with the theme topic and what the author wants us to learn or understand.A li
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6th - 9th
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Hoot Novel Study: vocabulary, comprehension, writing, skills [Carl Hiaasen]
Are you looking for an all-in-one printable unit for Hoot by Carl Hiaasen? Look no further. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, and lessons on writing a persuasive essay. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5-7.Be sure to check out all versions of this unit to determine which best fits your teaching style. This is Version #2.Version #1: Hoot Digital + Printable Book Unit (This product contains the entire pr
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6th - 7th
Digital Peak Novel Study
Digital Resources! This is a complete digital novel study for Peak by Roland Smith. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class. There are also pre and post reading activities that will introduce/review concepts in the story. All materials can be uploaded to a variety of online platforms including: Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, Schoology, Edmodo, Notability, Seesaw, Padlet, Nearpod, Canvas, Evernote and Blac
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5th - 7th
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty - Short Story Unit - Narrative - ELA Task Cards
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and engage them in critical thinking skills? How about a short story that takes place during the Irish Civil War and features a pair of snipers? Look no further than “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty. This engaging and rigorous close reading unit is full of high quality and critical thinking activities to accompany this thought-provoking short story. Students will LOVE that they are engaged in an on-going discussion of
Grades:
6th - 9th
The Lost Hero Novel Study
This is a complete novel study for The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. You will find everything you need to completely teach and review the plot, characters, setting, themes, etc. with your class. There are also pre and post reading activities that will introduce/review Greek myths and gods.
Included in the Novel Study:
* Introduction to the Book
* Suggested Pacing Calendar
* Greek Creation Myth article and activities
* 14 major Greek gods and goddesses chart and quiz (Zeus, Hades, Poseidon,
He
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5th - 7th
The Mighty Miss Malone Novel Study Reading Comprehension Questions & Activities
If you love Bud, Not Buddy and want more from such an incredible author, Christopher Paul Curtis, we have what you need. The Mighty Miss Malone Complete Novel Study contains everything you will ever need to do a Complete Novel Unit on The Mighty Miss Malone. Detailed Reading Comprehension Questions and Answer Sheets for all 33 chapters. Extra Activities include Direct and Indirect Character Analysis, Family Writing Activity, and Informational Text concerning Joe Louis Barrow and "Riding the Rail
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4th - 7th
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CHASING VERMEER Novel Unit Common Core Aligned
For Chasing Vermeer, this Novel Study includes:One page quizzes for each of these sets of 4 chapters: Ch 1-4; 5-8; 9-12; 13-16; 17-20. A two page quiz for Ch 21-24. ALL ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED FOR THE ABOVEI have added a glossary and two pages of work sheets for word study, which include spelling ladders. Spelling is on every 3 to 8 grade level's CCSS Language standards, and the spelling ladders (puzzles) are a low-key way to approach that.There is also a one page "Following the Mystery's Path" g
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5th - 8th
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