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Free 10th grade writing-expository resources
FREE Five Paragraph Essay Outline
Help your students write better essays with this structured essay outline resource. This FREE teaching resource includes two different five paragraph essay outlines. One outline requires students to include two examples per body paragraph, and the other one requires students to include three examples per body paragraph.Looking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishUseful Writing Lessons That Might Int
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6th - 12th
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New Year & End of Year Writing Prompt- Dear Future Self...
Have your students write a letter to themselves in 10 years. They can place the letters inside of a time capsule, or you can mail it to them in 10 years!Students will reflect of their goals and dreams for the future. What will they be doing? What will they have accomplished? This freebie can be used as a:-First day of school activity-Last day of school activity-New Year activity-Writing CenterEnjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me: SweetToothTeaching@gmail.com------------
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2nd - 12th
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Writing Rubric - Expository, Argumentative, Narrative (Common Core)
Use this rubric to assess any type of writing! It has categories that focus on ideas, organization, voice, and word choice for example. A student can score in the Not Yet, Developing, or Strong category. This can be used for a variety of writing types such as expository, argumentative, and narrative. This rubric scores students out of a total of 35 points.
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3rd - 12th
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Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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Free Writing Paragraphs Common Core "PEELS" Anchor Chart
Free download: Common Core Standards "PEEL" Anchor Chart for Paragraph Writing
Display this anchor chart to remind students of the necessary components for a strong paragraph: Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link, Style.
You can find my PEELS writing graphic organizer PLUS reading (text analysis) resources using the PEELS method in my new download: Writing & Reading "PEELS" Anchor Charts and Graphic Organizers.
I developed and published the PEEL strategy for writing paragraphs in 2011; I u
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Leap Day (Leap Year) 2024 Activity Crossword Puzzle - Printable
This activity is a fun NO PREP activity to do around or on Leap Day (February 29, 2024) to celebrate that this is a leap year! This is a printable resource (Canva). This was designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students.This is included in a Best-Selling Bundle: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Reading, Writing, and Math Tasks Looking for more February/March Activities for Middle School? Try these?Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 True or False
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
Evidence Based Terminology
Evidence Based Terminology
These Evidence Based Terminology guides include the formal language students must use when citing text evidence, as well as references from fiction and nonfiction.
If your students struggle to use the proper transition words and phrases necessary to present evidence, these posters and handouts should help.
They started out as anchor charts in my classroom, but when I found the kids continually using them as reference guides, I created the (more specific) posters
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4th - 10th
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Informational Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric and Mentor Essay FREE
Informative writing kit for easy scoring/feedback, peer evaluation, and mentor sample evaluation. These tools will help your students quickly and thoroughly learn the elements and process of informational writing. Download for FREE. How to use: Students can color-code the sample essay to find all of the elements such as thesis statement, hook, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, etc. and discuss as a class or in stations.Students can use the rubric expectations to write their own essays.St
Grades:
6th - 10th
Compare and Contrast Words - Handout
Sometimes it's hard for students to think of great transitions words. Here is a list of words students can use to either compare or contrast two things. This is perfect to use when writing a compare/contrast paragraph or essay.
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
FREE Conclusions are like Dessert: 45-Minute Essay Writing Lesson
Conclusions can be tough to write, but they are so critical to an essay: the equivalent of a dessert after a meal, leaving a final impression on the reader.This *EDITABLE* 45-minute lesson introduces students to conclusion paragraphs through a relatable metaphor and the analysis of two sample paragraphs as mentor texts. Students then learn about the “recipe” for an effective and engaging conclusion before attempting to write their own. Applicable to ANY informative or argumentative essay, this h
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6th - 12th
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Revision and Editing Checklist for High School Essay Writing in High School
When students are finished drafting, this is a perfect essay checklist to help them revise and edit their essays. Students can use it on their own or have a partner comb through their essays. Use with multiple modes of writing. Looking for more? Check out the following writing units: ⭐ Argumentative Writing Unit⭐ Compare & Contrast Essay Unit⭐ Expository Writing Unit ⭐ Literary Analysis Essay UnitPlease contact me with questions and visit my store for additional teaching materials: Love and
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7th - 12th
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Lesson on making inferences NO PREP FREE Good Substitute Lesson
Review and practice making inferences. Includes practice sentences. A good way to practice Fig. 19B for those you you teaching in Texas.
Good STAAR test prep.
Answer key included.
Good substitute plan.
KW: inference substitute no prep secondary TEKS Fig. 19 Fig 19 Fig. 19B subtext
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7th - 12th
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Research Graphic Organizer: Better than a Notecard
Want students to avoid plagiarism when using research in class assignments? The struggle is real, for you and them. But I've made you something to help. Go one up on the traditional notecard by giving students copies of this graphic organizer to keep track of their research and attribute sources easily. A notecard just isn't much of a guide, but this handout is! On the page, students have room to write down...Quotations (with page numbers!)Big Ideas (with page numbers!)Takeaways in their own Wo
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7th - 10th
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Transition Words and Phrases Chart and 2 Activities - ELA - Middle School
Top tested transition words categorized by type PLUS 2 activities.
This free 55 page resource includes:
Transition word and phrase reference chart
42 practice sorting transition word type words
42 matching sentences with transition words
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4th - 12th
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FREE! Thesaurus Abuse Worksheet, Fun Brain Break, Writing Lesson, Word Choice
I often have students who rely too heavily on the thesaurus as they craft their essays, resulting in overwrought sentences that block, rather than illuminate, the writer’s meaning. Using a little humor, this handout helps students see what happens when one abuses the thesaurus. This handout, which can be completed as a solo or team activity/race/game, requires students to match up a series of well-known proverbs and sayings with their overwritten versions. Once students have completed the handou
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7th - 10th
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Thesis Statement Writing
Students learn to write a thesis statement with this interactive presentation. Comes with:
Handouts
Examples
Individual and group writing activities
Peer Workshopping
Answer Key
Supplemental Resources
Easy to understand, implement, and use as introduction, reinforcement, or assessment. Meets CCSS.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Standards Based 6-Traits Writing Elements (revising/editing)
NEWLY UPDATED!!
An Interactive student Guide to build self-efficacy in 6-Trait Text Revising and Editing. Ready to use for lessons with printables for Students. The guides includes a process with steps that will guide students through each of the 6 traits of writing (i.e., ideas & content, sentence fluency, word choice, organization, voice, conventions) for 6-8th grade.
The new updated version includes both color and black and white pages, a fun design, and all the same helpful content!
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5th - 10th
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How to Write a Summary Paragraph
This resource includes a step-by-step guide for students to help guide them through the process of writing a summary paragraph as well as an example of a summary paragraph going through the writing process. A chart for note-taking on any text is provided along with a revising and editing checklist and evaluation rubric.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
This means this resource is designated for 1 te
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5th - 12th
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Introduction to Paragraph Writing Using Sequence Words
This handout/worksheet is a great introduction to transition words in the context of animals. This worksheet follows my ESL teaching philosophy of explicit teaching - identification - production. Sections of worksheet include:
1. Guided notes
2. Paragraph structure/organization
3. Sequence word identification in a paragraph about Giant Pandas
4. Expository writing outline/graphic organizer (about favorite animal) with sections for topic sentence, details, examples, and concluding sentence. S
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crafting Commentary Bundle-- Sample Preview
This is a sample of the Crafting Commentary Bundle by Bespoke ELA. Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essay.In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to
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9th - 12th
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Citing and Embedding Text Evidence Choice Board Assessments
This creative assessment for citing text evidence is a fun way to get your students practicing their in-text citations! There are two boards, one for citing text evidence and one for embedding quotations within writing! This choice board is part of my Citing Text Evidence Unit! Click here to learn more about this full unit! This choice board is also explained further in my blog post: No lonely quotes! Engaging and Creative Ways to Teach Citing and Embedding Quotations. Follow my store by clickin
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write Incredible Introductions and Captivating Conclusions
When writing informational texts, students need to know how to introduce a topic and how to write a concluding statement that supports the information presented in the writing. This handout is useful as a mini-lesson for that purpose. It outlines 7 ways that students can write introductions that grab the reader's attention and 5 ways they can write conclusions without resorting to tired and boring methods. Examples are given for each method, an "Avoid at all costs" suggestions, as well as activi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Country Research Project Rubric and Packet
This is an original rubric and research packet to photocopy and give to students when doing a country research project. I created it for my middle school world geography class but it can be used by any social studies teacher or English teacher who wants students to complete a thorough research project.
The research packet includes a rubric with fill-in-the-blank due dates for each section. There is space for notes and citations of each general category (history, economics, culture, physical ge
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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