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Writing-essays Common Core WHST.11-12.2 resources
Narrative Essay - Interview or Oral History Project for History or ELA
Use this complete oral history interview and narrative essay project to turn any Social Studies or ELA unit into an authentic PBL by expanding your students’ understanding of the world with the experts who surround them every day.This kit is universal to work for all sorts of projects, including:U.S. History: family heritage or grandparent interviews (like NPR’s StoryCorps Great Thanksgiving Listen) English: oral history, biography, or favorite book interviewsCurrent Events, Government/Civics: p
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
American Immigration Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Build a strong base of evidence-supported writing and appreciation of the main ingredient to America’s world-renown success, the immigrant, with this project-based unit that asks, "What is our American story?" This unit coversCurrent-day immigration and ethnic makeup of theUSEllis Island "new" immigrants of the early 1900sGreat Migration migrants of the mid-1900sVietnamese refugees of the late 1900sThis unit strengthens core skills like Analyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and artist
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
Use these 9 universal PBL essay and letter writing projects to develop writing, research, and civics skills in your ELA, Social Studies, College Writing, or Business class! These writing kits come in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is practicing the invaluable skill base of communicating effectively. These projects are print-and-go and perfect for so many uses -- unit project, course capstone project, choice board, or a self-contained writing course!Each
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9th - 12th
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BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinking
BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinkingThis is a bundle with 115 pages and 21 Slides. It works with Easel, may be printed, or used interactively with Google Classroom.** PLEASE NOTE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES WITH THIS NOVEL AND MY EDITED PRODUCTS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS BY ASKING STUDENTS TO DO RESEARCH ON AUSCHWITZ AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.**THIS IS A BUNDLED PRODUCT. IT MAY BE USED WITH THE BOOK AND THE FILM. 30% DISCOUNT!• The Boy in the Stri
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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Ellis Island Immigrant Unit w/ Interview Oral History Project Print & Digital
Strengthen your Gilded Age or Progressive Era unit with an exploration of the Ellis Island immigrant’s experience. Read the moving poetic words of Emma Lazarus, hear the retelling of memories by living immigrants, and examine the massive statistics each of these 12 million American Dreamers helped create. Then, culminate your students’ understanding with an interview oral history project of their own!This unit strengthens core skills likeAnalyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and arti
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8th - 11th
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MLA RESEARCH PROJECT Step-by-Step Instructions and Examples - Collaborative
Choose this engaging, complete step-by-step MLA collaborative research project for your high school ELA students. This comprehensive resource includes instructions and examples for completing every component of the research project: accessing legitimate sources, conducting preliminary reading to choose a subject, creating a thesis statement, locating information and completing note cards, organizing and outlining, composing, documenting with in-text citations and a Works Cited list, and editing
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9th - 12th
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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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Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis Essay - Abraham Lincoln Speech Analysis
Teaching rhetorical analysis with speeches doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is engaging and easy to use. This Gettysburg Address 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 Goo
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
History Writing Yearly Program with Writing Tests for Rubric Callibration
This file includes a yearly writing program that can be used or modified for a US II course. The file includes a video explanation, rubric, writing template, Google forms, and thesis preparation worksheets. All files are in Word and PDF for editing and revision to address your individual needs.Topics covered: This is a yearly writing program. Students select a topic and stay with the topic for each new essay (1 per marking period). By the final essay, students will have a deeper understanding of
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9th - 12th
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AP United States History Bundle
This is a full year-long United States History Course aligned to the Advanced Placement course requirements and approved AP U.S. History textbooks. The scaffolded learning activities in this bundle are designed to build the analytical and writing skills necessary to excel on the exam. The lessons will help students to comprehend the massive amount of content required for this course and to develop the critical thinking skills to analyze primary and secondary sources like a historian. This bund
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis - Assassination of Martin Luther King- Robert Kennedy Speech
Teaching rhetorical analysis doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Robert Kennedy's Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 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
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
Multimodal Essay Planner (Google Docs)
This essay planner can be used for argumentative, explanatory, and informative writing. Students can use RAMP (role, audience, mode, and purpose) to analyze any writing prompt, then use the planner below to write a basic thesis, plan each body paragraph, and write a basic conclusion for their essay. The worksheet can be adjusted to analyze model texts or can be used for students to plan out their own writing. Each section can be taught in mini-lessons or the worksheet can be taught as a whole to
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9th - 12th
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Multimodal Essay Planner (Microsoft Word)
This essay planner can be used for argumentative, explanatory, and informative writing. Students can use RAMP (role, audience, mode, and purpose) to analyze any writing prompt, then use the planner below to write a basic thesis, plan each body paragraph, and write a basic conclusion for their essay. The worksheet can be adjusted to analyze model texts or can be used for students to plan out their own writing. Each section can be taught in mini-lessons or the worksheet can be taught as a whole to
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9th - 12th
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TREATY OF VERSAILLES vs. WILSON'S 14 PTS - DIFFERENTIATED WRITING IN THE CONTENT
Topic: A Compare and Contrast of the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 PointsThe Product: A differentiated writing in the content area assignment with a wealth of embedded tools that are easily transferrable to future writing content.Pull this project out for your next observation!NO MORE WASTED WEEKENDS POURING OVER ESSAYS! WITH THE INCLUDED TOOLS, YOU CAN GRADE AS YOU GO!Aligned to Ohio Content StandardsAligned with popular writing programs like The Writing Revolution and Collins Writing.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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How to Write a History Essay Step-By-Step Guide
This will help your students generically work through the writing process in terms of how to write a history paper with areas that they tend to struggle in more than others.1. How to highlight: This document explains the art of highlighting. The key is to have the students read through it and then use it as a practice in proper highlighting technique. You can have them share their final products to see the differences and then have one that you have made that hits the mark for what you think is
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9th - 12th
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How to Organize a Compare and Contrast Essay. Block and Point-by-Point Methods
Instructional video and handouts (one model preps students for an essay on Turtle & Grizzlies) teach students how to purposefully organize compare & contrast essays. State Standardized tests are rapidly approaching! Most tests require students to use purposeful organization when writing informative/explanatory essays. What’s included:· Instructional video o Explains the Block Method and the Point-by-Point Method o Illustrates both methods with 2 examples o Presents 2 disor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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5 Prewriting Templates
These writing templates help students of various ages organize their ideas for writing assignments. The templates provided cover the following writing types:* Narrative essays* Descriptive essays* Expository essays* Persuasive essays* Short storiesThey divide writing projects into sections as well as individual elements and details that need to be included. I hope you enjoy!
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5th - 12th
Also included in:Â Writing Bundle
Writing Module #4 | Cause-Effect Informative Essay | Concussions | Grades 7-12
Your 7th through 12th graders got this! Got what? A final product they will create in no time with step-by-step guidance: A Cause-and-Effect Informative Essay (also known as explanatory and expository essay) about the causes and effects of sustaining a concussion.KIDS LOVE THIS TOPIC - AND THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE!Students read two scientific sources, watch two super short educational videos, and critically think about a very relevant, very important issue - what causes a concussion, what happens
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
Researching an Issue
This is a multiple day research and writing assignment using the web source www.procon.org. Students choose a topic, read a background essay and watch videos, write down facts supporting both the pro and con of an issue and then turn their research into a basic five paragraph essay using formal writing skills. This is a multiple day writing assignment that includes graphic organizers. I use my basic writing rubric to assess the final products. I did not include that because we all seem to ha
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11th - 12th
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Ace Critical Thinking for Success: ANALYTICAL Thinking
This file focuses on analytical thinking skills. It can help learners to develop an independent ability to conduct original analysis. The file aims to help learners achieve these:Understand the relevance and importance of analysis in decision-making and problem-solving. Know how to dig for key causes through thoughtful and deep analysis.Know how to design an ideal solution to target one key cause.Know how to present analysis products in an organized analysis essay. Specifically, the file covers
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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10 Nonfiction Essay Writing Prompts
These writing prompts are created to be versatile among many age groups, asking broad questions for which teachers can adjust requirements based on student level. These prompts are diverse and presented on a lined page for students to write on.They cover the four major types of essays:2 Narrative Prompts2 Descriptive Prompts3 Expository Prompts3 Persuasive PromptsSome prompts require a small amount of research, but most can be done with or without the use of outside sources, making this perfect
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5th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Writing Bundle
Writing Bundle
This bundle is appropriate for students from a variety of grades who are creating multi-paragraph pieces of writing. These can be used as handouts, in-class work, or homework.The bundle includes: 10 creative writing prompts for short stories, fictional essays, and poetry10 nonfiction essay writing prompts for narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays5 writing templates for the four main types of essays plus short stories
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5th - 12th
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE: A Classic Film Unit
THREE WEEK, 31-PAGE UNITClassic Film Unit. The 1955 Blackboard Jungle earned four Academy Award nominations. An American social drama film about teachers in an interracial inner-city school, was based on the 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack, for casting grown adults as high school teens, and for the unique breakout role of a black cast member, futur
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: TEN AMERICAN FILMS
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