High school writing-essays resources for Microsoft OneDrive in English (UK)

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans

CCSS:

W.6.1

, W.6.1a

, W.6.1b

, W.6.1c

, W.6.1d

...

Also included in: Argumentative, Narrative, & Informative Writing DIGITAL VERSION Bundle

Memoir Writing Personal Narrative Writing Workshop Mini Lessons Print Digital

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Just Add Students

Print and Digital Formats! No planning needed! These 20 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching memoir writing a snap! In six weeks, your students will go from generating an idea to writing a thoughtful personal narrative. Because the lessons are already finished, you'll have time to work with them every step of the way! Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:"I love how this resource breaks down each step of the process for students to make it more manag

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

W.6.4

, W.6.5

, W.6.6

, W.7.4

, W.7.5

...

Also included in: Writing Workshop Mini Lesson Activities Whole Year Bundle Grade 8 Virtual Print

Descriptive Writing Activities and Practice with Mentor Texts

Created by

Just Add Students

PRINT & DIGITAL! Struggling to teach descriptive writing? This lesson will help your students flex and strengthen their descriptive writing skills. Students analyze, sketch, write, and review mentor texts and their own writing to really dig into what is needed to create descriptive compositions. More than just worksheets!What you'll get:Print, Google Slide, and PowerPoint versions2 examples of descriptive writing to sketchelements of descriptive writing“build your toolbox” reference shee

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

W.5.3

, W.5.3b

, W.5.3d

, W.5.5

, W.6.3

...

Writing Expository Essays PowerPoint with Printable Graphic Organizer

Created by

HappyEdugator

Expository Essay Writing PowerPoint and Graphic Organizer. Guide students step by step through an expository writing prompt, using a four-square graphic organizer. Students learn how to put ideas in logical order to support a thesis statement, develop an introductory paragraph with a hook, and develop a concluding paragraph that ends with a punch! This digital resource includes a printable graphic organizer template to print (black and white), links to online resources, and a writing prompt for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

CCSS:

Argument Writing DIGITAL Interactive Argumentative Essay

Created by

Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Argumentative Essay Writing: Google Classroom for Middle School ELA Remote Teaching‪Teaching the argument essay is so much easier when you have a step-by-step digital interactive unit that guides kids through the entire process. With just a few clicks of your mouse, multiple interactive lessons will be right in front of your students and remote learning will take place!This can be used as a teacher-directed unit. Or it can be completely student-directed. Instructions are given for both methods o

Subjects:

Jenna Copper - Doc Cop Teaching

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans

CCSS:

W.6.1

, W.7.1

, W.8.1

, W.9-10.1

, CCRA.W.1

Common Core Writing Bundle: Argument, Research, & Narrative Workbooks

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Empower your students to develop as writers and master the Common Core Standards for Writing Grades 9-12. This resource includes three writing workbooks that align to the Common Core Writing Standards for narrative writing (personal narrative essay), explanatory/informative (research paper), and argument (argumentative essay). All three resources come with editable print and digital versions with PowerPoint and Google Slides. Teacher's directions are included with all resources.Save by purchasin

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

...

Fact Checking Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital

Created by

Just Add Students

Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Research

CCSS:

W.6.8

, W.7.8

, W.8.8

Also included in: Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle

Essay writing: Analytical essay planning steps and structure

Created by

My English Corner

This bundle is designed to step students through the analytical essay writing process in a structured manner.What's included:-An overview of the purpose, features and language of an essay-An analytical essay checklist-The steps to follow when planning an essay response-Analytical Essay Structure (The hamburger model)-An essay planning scaffold for students to fill out-An analytical essay scaffold for students to fill out-A sample analytical essay (response to Cynthia Rylant's 'I Had Seen Castles

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, English (UK)

Theme Essay for ANY Literature - DIGITAL Version

Created by

Joy Sexton

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.6.2

, RL.7.2

, RL.8.2

, RL.9-10.2

, W.6.2

...

Writing Good Beginnings: Narrative Writing Hooks to Engage the Reader PowerPoint

Created by

HappyEdugator

Writing narrative hooks that engage the reader is a great writing skill. PowerPoint lesson focuses on writing hooks using three strategies to lead into a story and hook the reader, with student and professional examples. Three different writing strategies to engage the reader, grab their attention, and create great beginnings for a narrative account or expository essay, and will help students overcome writer's block, especially when preparing for state writing tests. Includes a slide with severa

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.7.3

, W.8.3

, CCRA.W.3

, CCRA.W.10

...

Editable Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Resource Bundle

Created by

Expat Edventures

Everything you need to teach the Edexcel IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A. Includes the following resources for all 10 non-fiction extracts:Editable Google Slides with notes on each slide containing tips for how to use the information for different classesInteractive quizzes and activities with answer keys includedPrintable PDF versions of all activitiesEngaging starter activitiesDefinitions and examples for literary techniques used in each extractDetailed annotations of language and str

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Activities, English (UK), Lesson

Film Study - Whiplash (2014): COMPLETE RESOURCE BUNDLE AS91099

Created by

ADG Resources

A ready-to-teach Google Slides unit for a film study of Whiplash (2014) directed by Damian Chazelle and starring J.K Simmons and Miles Teller.Unit covers such aspects as:Pre-teaching and context (companion resource included)Post-viewing activities (companion resource included)Understanding director's purposeAnalysing themesDeveloping close viewing skills (companion resource included)Character analysisEssay scaffolding (companion resource included)Activities include individual work, group collabo

Subjects:

Movie Guides, English (UK)

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Writing Diagnostic Activity

Created by

The Nerdy Word Geek

Want to get a feel for where your students are at the beginning of the year but want to avoid the traditional stresses of standardized test situations? This writing diagnostic activity offers high school students 3 different options for a writing task. Guidelines outlined for the writing task will have students focus on argument writing on a topic they feel most passionate about with an emphasis on author's voice, word choice, and tone. In addition to the formal writing task, students are the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, English (UK)

Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology PowerPoint (AQA Board).

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Literature, Poetry, Writing-Essays

This 187-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the AQA Worlds and Lives cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well, the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips a

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, English (UK)

Merchant of Venice Study Guide and Notebook

Created by

Golden Arrows Home Education

the Merchant of Venice Notebook and Study guide leads students through studying the Merchant of Venice, by asking questions to unlock the play, as well as looking at:historical contextcharacterizationliterary deviceslanguage and structurethemes.consider the play from a Christian perspectiveAs well as looking at the play, students will also be guided to write about the play. Be guided to compose:a persuasive essay.descriptive writing.report writing.interview writing.

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Study Guides, Homeschool Curricula, English (UK)

Writing an Informative essay - The Great Gatsby and the roaring 20's.

Created by

The secret lives of teachers

This no-prep needed unit is designed to help students write an informative essay. The packet will guide them through a step-by-step process:o Selecting a topic from the list providedo Brainstorming and information-gathering pageo Rough copy writing pages broken down into paragraphso Information on citations and how to connect paragraphso Self-checklisto Peer editing pageo Marking rubric

Subjects:

English (UK), Independent Work Packet

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

The Empress Study Guide

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Included in the GCSE Modern Drama pack are all the tools and tips to answer the exam question on The Empress. There are - handouts and exercises on plot, character, themes, writer, and the nature of dramaa glossary of dramatic termsan explanation of the three unitieshow to structure your essaysthe use of P.E.E.rhetorical devices chartrevision testsa connectives chart (discursive markers) past exam papers to practice onmodel exam answers links to instructional YouTube videos.

Subjects:

Study Guides, English (UK)

Grades:

8th - 11th, Staff

Types:

Worlds and Lives Poetry Anthology Study Guide (AQA Board).

Created by

Literature, Poetry, Writing-Essays

This 171-page poetry study guide contains all of the poems in the AQA World and Lives poetry cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the study guide contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapp

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Study Guides, English (UK)

Conflict Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (OCR Board).

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English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing-Essays

This 144-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the OCR Conflict cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips and discur

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Youth and Age Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (OCR Board)

Created by

English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing-Essays

This 166-slide PPT contains all of the poems in the OCR Youth and Age cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the study guide contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure ti

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Created for Learning - ELA Novel Studies

ANNE FRANK Essay Questions, Writing Prompts & Speech DIGITAL Thesis Summative

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Our The Diary of Anne Frank Topics will get learners engaging with meaningful topics the novel raises:a. PLOTS/SUBPLOTS - Anne Frank & Peter's relationship; the Van Daan family relationshipb. COMPARE/CONTRAST - Anne Frank & Margot's relationship w/ parentsc. CHARACTER - Anne Frank, Margot, Peter, Mr. Frank, Dusseld. THEME - Analyze/Compare w/ other time periodse. THEME/POINT OF VIEW - Margot, Mr. Frank, Miep, Mr. Van Daan, DusselINCLUDES:★ 25-slide bundle★ 5 essay topics★ Character Quote

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 9th

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

...

Identity Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (CCEA Board)

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English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing-Essays

This 144-page slide PPT contains all of the poems in the Identity poetry cluster and are accompanied with notes on poetic devices used by the artist and the effects on the reader; there are explanatory notes on each poem and biographical details on each poet. There are handouts on the Assessment Objectives with advice on how to maximise point scoring. As well the PPT contains practice GCSE exam questions, compare & contrast chart, essay structure advice, mind mapping, essay structure tips an

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Lord of the Flies PowerPoint Slides

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Included in this 55-slide PPT are all the tools and tips to answer the exam question on Lord of the Flies. There are - o Notes and exercises on plot, character and themeso how to structure your essayso the use of P.E.E.o rhetorical devices charto revision testso a connectives chart (discursive markers)o 20 essay questionso model exam answers o links to instructional YouTube videoso form, structure and contexto 40 quoteso the exam board assessment objectiveso writer biography

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Conflict Poetry Anthology PowerPoint Slides (CCEA Board).

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