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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa writing-expository resources for Microsoft Word
Paragraph Writing Rubric
This paragraph writing rubric includes the basic traits necessary to write a meaningful paragraph-introducing your topic-details -concluding sentence-transition words-capitalization and punctuation-answering the question
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2nd - 5th
Christmas or Winter Gingerbread Door Bulletin Decor Decorations Editable
Hello! Welcome to Julie's Color Wheelby ♥Julie Marie>>>DESCRIPTION<<<This fun colorful bulletin board or door decor is the perfect way to celebrate your smart class this winter! It includes the wording for "Smart Cookies", a matching bulletin/door border, and 8 different editable name gingerbread kids. Plus, a banner for the teacher's name and some peppermint clipart. Printable on 8.5x11 paper, just print, cut, edit and hang. I recommend to use a color printer, to print on card
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PreK - 4th
Transition Words
This product supplies students with transition words to use to connect ideas in their writing.Transition words included to:-Start-Continue-Compare-Contrast-Show Cause & Effect-Give Examples-ConclusionsSome people have found that the bottom half of the page is blank when they download it. If this is the case, please let me know and I will email you the file!!
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Not Grade Specific
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Start Your Own School Newspaper and Newspaper Club
Starting your own school newspaper isn't difficult. I've run (and created) our school newspaper for three years. This document has most of the materials you'll need for set-up. The newspaper club in my school was open to fifth grade students and printed copies were distributed in the school to faulty, staff, classroom libraries, school common areas, and to the newspaper club members. Our newspaper is usually 12 pages long and we use Microsoft Publisher to create it.
****If the file shows the
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Holiday Christmas Winter Party Letter
This is an editable holiday party letter with a check list for items for the parents to buy for the party. It also has a return slip with the parents signature on it with the item checked that they are bringing for the party.
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Not Grade Specific
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Narrative Persuasive & Expository Essay Outlines
Narrative, Persuasive (Argument), and Expository (Explanatory/Informative) essay outline templates for students offered in editable Microsoft Word .doc so it can be modified to fit your needs.
This IS included in my Essay Writing Resource Bundle: Common Core Aligned.
Created by Tracee Orman
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Into the Wild novel test
From Expert ELA, this test on Into the Wild includes thirty multiple choice questions and two written response questions. The multiple choice questions are aligned with Common Core objectives. I have also included an outline template for the first written response.There is a free answer key listed separately.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Elf in the Classroom Arrival Letter - No mention of Christmas or Santa!
I was on the hunt for a letter to have my Elf bring with him when he makes his debut in my classroom next week, but wanted one that didn't specifically mention Santa or Christmas. No luck so I wrote my own poem telling a little about the Elf and reminding the students to be on their best behavior this holiday season.
Attached is the letter in the .doc file so you can replace any of the text that you choose. The elf's name in the letter is Tinsel, but you can edit as you choose.
May all y
Grades:
K - 5th
Advent Prayer With Actions
Cute Advent prayer/poem to help students count the weeks until Christmas. Includes a guide to teach gestures to go along with the prayer. Check out our store for many more great printables for Religion teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ingrids-Art
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PreK - 2nd
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Reader's Theater Script
Traditional story adapted for Reader's Theater in 25 parts.
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas Reader's Theater: Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini
This is a seven-page long reader's theater script taken from the story "Mooseltoe" by Margie Palatini. The scripts is typed with 20 narrators who each get to speak at least three times during the story. However the file is editable so you could add more/less narrators to fit your needs.
The story is about a Moose who worked really hard getting everything ready for Christmas. He wrote Christmas letters and cards, he shopped, he wrapped and ribboned, and cooked. But, then he realizes he forgot
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1st - 4th
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Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
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6th - 12th
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A Modest Proposal quiz, key commentary, text, and rhetorical analysis prompts
26 rigorous, AP-exam style quiz questions, formative or summative. Includes notes and suggestions for use (I use a nontraditional approach to quizzes of this type). Key and commentary with notes for discussion of questions. Includes a Word doc version of the text (public domain) with graphics from the original frontispiece. Includes a series of rhetorical analysis prompts and suggestions for composing AP Exam FRQ responses.
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11th - 12th
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Kid-Friendly Version of (4 Point) Extended Response Writing Rubric
This is a kid-friendly version of the 4 point rubric utilized to score extended responses on the Common Core New York State ELA test.
I used this to help students understand what is expected of them in their extended responses. I also use the rubric to conference with students about their writing!
One suggestion of how to use this rubric is to have the students rate their own writing on the rubric. Then, separately, you score their response using the rubric. In a conference, you can compare re
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3rd - 6th
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Merry and Bright Christmas Holiday Door Bulletin Decor/Decorations PDF
Hello! Welcome to Julie's Color Wheelby ♥Julie Marie>>>DESCRIPTION<<<This bright, fun and colorful bulletin board or door decor is the perfect way to celebrate Christmas and winter holidays! It includes the wording for "Merry and Bright", a matching bulletin/door border, snowflake clipart and light bulb clipart, and 8 colorful hand draw trees (that come in two sizes). Printable on 8.5x11 paper, just print, cut, and hang. I recommend to use a color printer, to print on card stoc
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Christmas Holiday Editable Invitation and Decor/Decorations
Lucy Calkins Writing Kindergarten Unit 3 Outlines - editable
This is a word document of all 19 Sessions in the Unit 3 “How-To Books” manual for Lucy Calkins kindergarten writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that kindergarten teachers teach this unit in Jan/Feb and first-grade teachers teach it in Oct/Nov. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected.Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching po
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PreK - 1st
Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Lucy Calkins Writing First Grade Unit 2 Outlines – editable
This is a word document of all 20 Sessions in the Unit 2 “Nonfiction Chapter Books” manual for Lucy Calkins first grade writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that first-grade teachers teach this unit in Nov/Dec. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected. Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointshare Each outline is a maximum o
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1st
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Also included in: Bundle Lucy Calkins First Grade Reading and Writing - editable
Biography Research Poster
This poster can be used to create a snapshot of a person's life after a biography research project is complete. After students research someone in history, have them complete this poster to present their research.Or, this can be used to highlight any person and not just one from history.Feel free to change it to suit your needs as it is in a word document.
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3rd - 6th
Christmas Chemistry Color by Number - by Valence Electrons
Solve each chemical element for the number of valence electrons indicated by its atomic mass and use that answer to determine the color of each section. For example hydrogen has 1 valence electron so wherever you see "H" use the number color 1 which is yellow.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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8th - 12th
Expository Writing Graphic Organizer
Students can use this graphic organizer to arrange their thoughts for any type of expository writing. It includes the topic, introduction, ideas, and conclusion.
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3rd - 6th
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