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Higher education Common Core W.6.4 resources
MLA Citations - Works Cited Cheat Sheet for Students Editable 9th Ed
A quick and easy reminder of how to write in-text and works cited citations. This editable handout covers the basics in a simplified way. It is not meant as a replacement for using a handbook, but an easy-to-copy resource students can keep in their notebooks or folders.UPDATED to include the 2021 MLA 9th edition changes.This handout simplifies the hardest part for students: documenting their sources.Common Core State Standards: The CCSS require students to cite sources. This will be a helpful ai
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quotes Prompts Expansion Pack #1
Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is an expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with the oth
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Narrative Writing: Short Stories - Presentation, Prompts, Handouts for Students
Writing short stories: A complete presentation with printable handouts for students.This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This zipped download includes two *editable* Powerpoint files that cover:-Essential components of a story (setting, plot, character development, theme, conflict, point of view)-Story idea generators (ways to generate ideas for stories, which include visual picture prompts, online prompts, and other ways to come up with ideas)-Handouts
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Socratic Seminar and Activities: Mother to Son, a poem by Langston Hughes
Need an easy-to-implement, step-by-step, interesting Socratic seminar resource? Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 56-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar and activities featuring the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based on Hughes’ poem. On Day 1 and Day 2 students complete several po
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
(Critical Thinking) Reading Comprehension Journal: Analyzing Quotes
In this cool, semester-long activity, students analyze quotes once a week through various activities. Using critical thinking, students dissect and apply quotes from a variety of writers, speakers, activists, and actors to their personal lives, the real world, and to other texts. Preview the item here with a free sampler!See how it works: Click Here.*********************************************************** What's Included:- 18 weeks of comprehension practice through analyzing quotes and writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ChatGPT: 64 Pages of Engaging Lessons for Using It to Improve Student Writing
ChatGPT is a powerful new tool. Much has already been made of its potential pitfalls, but what about how it can be harnessed in the classroom to actually improve student writing and encourage kids to become more thoughtful and engaged authors?This set of lesson plans is designed to achieve just that. It views ChatGPT as an opportunity to push students to become better writers by leveraging the strengths of ChatGPT and better understanding its weaknesses.Here are the sections you will find in the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 6 Editable
Editable Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 6 - easy-to use and customize!
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
AND Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, 8
This 62-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard is included. Each format has plenty
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6th, Higher Education, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quote Prompts Expansion Pack #2
Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is a second expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
ESSAYS: How to Write Them: A Literary Analysis of a Character Trait
Your complete guide for writing essays and paragraphs.This writing resource has 70 pages of examples, handouts, and how-tos for:thesis statementstopic sentenceshooksevidenceelaboration/analysistransitionsconclusionsThis is a how-to for writing stand-alone paragraphs and complete essays for students in grades 5–10.It also includes:TBEAR definitions, breakdown, and color codingteaching timelineanchor essay and text for the story, "The Emperor and His New Clothes."frames for new conceptsUnderstand
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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The Color of Friendship - Movie Guide
The Color of Friendship is a Disney Channel film that is based on a true story. It follows the journey of two young girls in 1977--one from America and one from South Africa--as they participate in a student exchange program and learn more than they could have ever imagined.I remember when this film originally aired on Disney channel in 2000. It made a lasting impression on me as a student, and was immensely beneficial in helping me to understand Apartheid. So, when I became a teacher and Kaffir
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
How to Write Effective Emails: Email Etiquette for Students, Business, and Life!
I have taught at two schools with one-to-one programs and wrote this lesson plan to address the maddening epidemic of confusing, unclear and unprofessional emails! From attachments that aren't attached, to students sending emails with no identifying information whatsoever(!), this lesson plan is full of common-sense information that helps students craft more consciously professional emails. I have found that taking the time to go over these concepts drastically improves the quality of the emails
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Literary Essay Writing Unit - Instruction and Practice (COMMON CORE ALIGNED)
Fantastic for the beginning of the year, this unit instructs the Literary Essay creatively, through informative template graphics and step by step prompts. Upon completion, students will feel confident in their understanding of the importance, applicability and necessity of the literary essay.
What you can expect in The Literary Essay:
- Instructional sections followed by engaging practice opportunities for each component taught.
- A clear and simplistically designed instructional resource th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Public Service Announcement Project *UPDATED FOR DL*
***UPDATE: NOW INCLUDES A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO STUDENTS! ALSO UPDATED ARE NEW TEACHER DIRECTIONS, STUDENT DIRECTIONS, AND RUBRIC FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. You will still all the same documents directed towards in person learning.Public Service Announcement (PSA) ProjectYour students will love creating PSAs about topics that affect high school students! This can also be easily edited for any grade level! Use the google doc to change the directions to match your student
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Hunger Games Trilogy Poetry & Creative Writing Exercises
The Hunger Games Poetry and Creative Writing Exercises Aligned with the Common Core State Standards:
Celebrate poetry during your Hunger Games, Catching Fire, or Mockingjay unit. This packet includes several exercises and prompts for writing original poetry.
It also includes activities for using artwork for comparison and research. It is a great way to add art history/appreciation into your lessons and satisfy the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts. This is the FULL version that
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Literary Analysis Graphic Organizer + Literary Analysis Unit to Any Story CCSS
No Prep Resource - Print and Go: Say goodbye to endless lesson planning and hello to seamless literary analysis instruction! This no-prep resource is your ultimate companion, offering a ready-to-use solution that will make your life easier than ever. Simply print, distribute, and watch as your students dive into the intricate world of literary analysis with enthusiasm!It Includes:Study Unit and Study Guide: A comprehensive guide covering all 16 main categories and subcategories of literary analy
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
A Writer's Guide, 3rd Edition: What makes writing great?
This Writer's Guide (3rd Edition) has earned field-test approval from University of South Florida and Professors of Education, Pinellas County School District and Educators, the State of Florida Corrections Department for adult and youth literacy instruction, Chester Pennsylvania School District Stetser Elementary 4th and 5th-grade thematic study writing programs in league with Widener University and Dr. Dale Green of Morgan State University.The book is written for the learners so they can teach
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Free Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary
Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the TextUsing Twitter to Make Connections: Do you want to see if your students grasp the main idea or big event in a chapter or story but don't want to assign a boring chapter review? Use this creative "Tweet" activity--it's fun, fast, and you'll be able to tell right away if they read it/got it!Use in social studies for historical figures, science for chapter summary, and so many other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Picture Book Textploration! - A Mentor Text Project
I love reading picture books with my kids! Not only do we share a good story, but students are also motivated to try new strategies in their own writing. From character development to figurative language to dialog to mechanics, we learn so much from the amazing books that we read aloud in class.I created this project to give students the opportunity to explore any picture book of their choice. In 5th grade, we use this activity as a way to reflect on all of the reading and writing standards we'v
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Picture Book Mentor Text Resources - Growing Bundle!
Academic Writing, Lesson 4 Part 3: Compound Words, Hyphenations, Dashes
One of 30+ lesson plans that make up a middle school advanced placement and high school writing curriculum that prepares and leverages students for collegiate level writing. Note that this 1-30 academic writing curriculum will cover all of the writing standards from 5th to 12th grades as a whole, not individually. The whole is engineered to cover all aspects of writing and relative language mastery expected at the college level.This lesson dives into compound words, hyphens, and dashes and how t
Academic Writing Lesson 3 Part 1: Review of Sentence Components
One of 30+ lesson plans that make up a middle school advanced placement and high school writing curriculum that prepares and leverages students for collegiate level writing. Note that this 1-30 academic writing curriculum will cover all of the writing standards from 5th to 12th grades as a whole, not individually. The whole is engineered to cover all aspects of writing and relative language mastery expected at the college level.This lesson reviews foundational language and writing knowledge. Not
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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