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Writing-expository Common Core CCRA.R.4 resources
Research Project with 3-D Picture Frames to Display Research Report - Any Topic!
This mini-research project is designed to be fun and meaningful! Students will research a person, place, animal, or event and display their research in a picture frame. The picture frame will include a picture (either sketched or printed) of their topic. Then, students’ research will slide into the picture frame’s pocket. There are research project templates, research graphic organizers, and research materials for every aspect of the project included. This project is designed for 5-7 class perio
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4th - 7th
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Rainforest Animal Habitat Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities
These digital Rainforest Habitat activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: SCIENCE Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities Mega Bundle
Book Reports BUNDLE to Use with ANY Book
56 Book Reports to use with ANY Book, both Fiction and Nonfiction! Using this book report BUNDLE in your classroom will benefit your students' reading comprehension skills:Looking for digital book reports for distance learning? Check out my Digital Book Reports Google Drive Edition.FICTION:Story elementsMaking connections to textQuestioning the textAuthor's purposeCompare & contrastProblem & solution / conflict & resolutionBeginning, Middle & EndSummaryCharacterizationSequencin
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1st - 4th
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AP English Literature Poetry Bellringers for a Full Year | Daily Questions
This resource contains 36 PDF files, each of which walks students through poetry analysis of each poem in five focused steps. Each page asks 2-3 questions focused on one AP Lit Essential Skill® (Characterization, Setting, Structure, Narrator, and Figurative Language). The questions comprise five slides, designed for each day of the week. The lesson ends with a writing or discussion prompt, modeled after the prompts from the AP® English Lit exam. This resource can be used both in the classroom or
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Course Year Long Bundle | 3500+ Pages!
Friday Night Lights Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger's study of the impact of football in a Texas town resonates across the country. His discussions of the academics vs. sports debate,race, gender, and class issues, and entitlement will hook middle and high school students. Friday Night Lights speaks to the secondary school experience as well as society's expectations.This complete unit plan, includes: Common Core Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy grade level, time frame, assessments, and detailed daily plans as we
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7th - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis of Ted Talks Worksheets - Persuasion & Ted Talk Activities
These no-prep TED talk worksheets encourage rhetorical analysis and critical thinking about nonfiction texts! Whether you use these TED talks as a part of an rhetorical analysis and argumentative essay unit, a stand-alone lesson, or a reading and discussion resource, this resource is sure to engage learners while holding them to high expectations! I created this resource for my English 10 students who LOVE all things visual and technology-based. This activity builds nonfiction reading, analysis
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8th - 11th
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Fiction and Nonfiction Test Passages: Practice Assessments
This is a set of 9 text-based assessments that I use to prepare my students for standardized testing. There are 4 fiction passages, 4 nonfiction passages, and 1 poetry passage. Each assessment includes a reading passage with 5 multiple choice questions and 1 writing prompt. The questions are written in the type of language seen on standardized tests to give students exposure to that type of wording. Included:*Print ready PDF, Google Doc, and Google Form versions of each assessment*4 fiction asse
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Assessment Bundle for English Language Arts Skills
Animal Research Reports
Animal Research Reports Made EasyThis informative writing and informational text unit is more than just templates, it includes everything you need for researching, drafting, and publishing rigorous animal reports. With the Common Core’s emphasis on informational text and informative writing, this unit will walk you and your young writers through the entire researching and writing process. Check out the preview to see everything included in this unit.Immersion•Text Features Help Me Understand•Ho
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2nd - 5th
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Into the Wild Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 46-page Into the Wild Unit Plan includes detailed teaching plans along with numerous links to inspire your ninth to twelfth grade students to read Jon Krakauer's extraordinary book. All of the literary analysis activities and teaching ideas are aligned with the Common Core Standards. A plethora of character and plot analysis activities and four open-ended writing forms fuel students' interest in Chris McCandless's Alaskan odyssey. Teachers may use the digitally enhanced or PDF formats to
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Dead Poets Society Film Unit with poetry analysis, writing prompts and more!
This Dead Poets Society Film Unit is one of my very favorite units to teach! I save it for a time when my students need a break after completing a rigorous novel or writing a difficult essay. It is a great way to use the inspirational movie to teach characterization, interpretation, poetry analysis and writing. It is a fun way to learn literary analysis but through film!
Included in this 35 page resource:
1. Student Packet
This comprehensive student packet includes viewing guide questions
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7th - 9th
Paired Texts - Ain't I a Woman and Phenomenal Woman - Essay Writing Test Prep
In this lesson, students complete close readings of a speech by Sojourner Truth and a poem by Maya Angelou. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts and write a short analytical essay requiring them to consider and compare central ideas and themes. This 20-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guides-think aloud with sample annotation passage-text of the speech-links to aud
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Their Eyes Were Watching God: Two Final Tests CCSS
This posting has two 100 point tests that check student understanding of the novel. The first, assesses students' understanding with: Character Identification, Fill in the Blank, Citation Identification and Short Answer questions. The second evaluates their knowledge with: Character Matching, True and False, Multiple Choice, Quotation Identification and short answer questions. Answer keys for both tests are included.Here is the link for the compete 48-page unit planTheir Eyes Were Watching God U
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10th - 12th
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Fun Reading Stations Activity BUNDLE - Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing
Looking for high school reading comprehension passages and questions? Think outside the box with these interactive, engaging reading stations and writing stations activities! Students will read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts, engage in small group discussion, and revise any essay writing assignment, including expository, argumentative, literary analysis, and more! If you're looking for a structured way to practice critical close reading, writing, and revision skills in a hands-on and int
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7th - 10th
INFORMATIVE WRITING LESSONS UNIT & RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Around the World
***SEMESTER-LONG UNIT! UPDATED 2024! BUNDLE & SAVE 30%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 416-page Informative Writing & Country Research Unit BUNDLE with Writing Skills, Project, Presentation, & Party. In this unit, students will learn critical Research and Informative Writing Skills, then use these acquired skills to create a research project about a country of their choice. They will present their projects at a culminat
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3rd - 8th
Brave New World Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 101-page plan is a Common Core Standards based unit containing: time frame, day by day lessons, vocabulary, chapter by chapter study guide for discussion ideas, 50+ worksheets, assessments, group and individual projects and much, much more. In this day and age when even a hamburger can be cloned, students are fascinated by the What-ifs of human reproduction. What would happen if people could choose their baby's gender as well as each and every physical, mental and emotional aspect?In this c
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9th - 12th
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Animal Adaptations Digital Activities
These digital Animal Adaptations activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: SCIENCE Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities Mega Bundle
Word Choice, Mood and Tone in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass: Found Poem and Analytical Essay Project
Use with Frederick Douglass's book "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
Perfect for Black History Month! Teach history, mood, tone and word choice.
This resource contains all the materials students will need to complete a project that analyzes the development of mood and tone in chapter 1 of Frederick Douglass’s book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave.” This project contains the
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7th - 10th
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Animal Classification Digital Activities - Animal Classification Sort
These digital Animal Classification activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: SCIENCE Independent Work - Print & Digital Activities Mega Bundle
Needs and Wants Digital Activities - Needs and Wants Lesson Plans - Economics
These digital Needs and Wants activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all kn
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES Digital Activities for 1st and 2nd grade
AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH UNIT MEGA BUNDLE Writing Skills Report Present Theme
***BUNDLE & SAVE 40%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 568-page Around the World Research Unit MEGA BUNDLE-Writing Skills Lessons, Research Report, Presentation Project, Party, and Theme Day. Use this thematic unit to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills! First, students will learn and practice a variety
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3rd - 8th
Animal Farm Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This thought-provoking Animal Farm unit plan includes Unit Structure, and Activities forms for planning, and a sample calendar agenda. It also offers 15 activities covering the main elements of literature, background information on George Orwell, the Bolshevik Revolution, the allegorical elements regarding major Russian leaders of this period in history, propaganda techniques, vocabulary, literary terms a 100 point test and much, much more. Activities address the Common Core standards as well as
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7th - 9th
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Writing lessons & activities for writing about action, processes, or sequences
This writing unit provides you with lessons & activities to help you teach students how to write about action, processes, and sequences. They will learn how to use transitions as well as other ways to make writing flow. Most importantly, they will learn that their writing needs a purpose to make it interesting. (Be sure to check the preview for a detailed look at the resource)Whether students are writing about action or just “moving” through a piece of writing, they need to learn techniques
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8th - 12th
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Walt Disney Close Reading & Biography Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Two great activities that would span five lessons about Mickey Mouse creator and producer of Mary Poppins and Snow White, Walt Disney. Perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. NO PREP is needed!Firstly, there is a close reading passage where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity, wordsearch and crossword puzzle. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which has been split in
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5th - 6th
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