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Higher education writing-expository resources under $5
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
Grades:
8th - 11th, Higher Education
Transition Words and Phrases
**UPDATE**
After using this for a couple years, I've added two new pages.
This now includes:
1. The original Transition Words and Phrases page detailed below.
2. Transitions for Primary Essay Paragraphs
(This page is what I use on a more day to day basis when teaching writing and appropriate transitions for different places in primary level essays. This page also includes Transitions to Text Evidence and Evidence Elaboration)
3. Ways to Hook Your Reader
This is a compilation of Transition W
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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The Hunger Games Book vs. Movie Activities
"The Hunger Games" Movie vs. The Novel Activities
With the availability of the DVD, showing the movie to your class and making it an enriching and educational activity has never been easier. My packet is aligned with the Common Core State Standards, so it will be easy to justify the lessons, as well. NOTE: there are at least five exercises/handouts that can be done WITHOUT watching the movie. See the free preview download for a list of all the activities.
This packet has multiple activities tha
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
How to Write a Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences
This bundle explains what a thesis statement is and includes step-by-step directions for writing one yourself. It then does the same thing for topic sentences and explains their importance and the differences between them.The bundle includes:1. How to Write a Thesis Statement PowerPoint (17 slides) --> includes an activity where I put students into groups of 3-4 students, give them an essay prompt, and have them come up with a thesis statement together. There are 3 different practice essay p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Literary Analysis Thesis Statement: SIX Mini-lessons for Essay Success
This lesson contains a step-by-step guide for how to write a thesis statement for the literary analysis essay. It is a part of our Mega Lit. Analysis Essay Bundle, sold separately. Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!The most important part of the writing process is crafting the thesis statement because it is the "road map" or "blueprint" for the entire essay. Because this one, single sentence is so important, I have crafted six mini-lessons to insure that your students will have focused, argumentati
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Caption It! Caption Writing Creative and Expository Writing Activity
"Caption It!" is a standards-based activity that features over 25 images for students to write captions. Directions are included for both a creative writing exercise and an expository (journalism) writing exercise.Caption writing is a shorter writing exercise that still practices proper conventions of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in standard English. Start with these shorter exercises before moving to larger writing pieces such as formal essays. In addition, fosterin
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Journalism Interviewing Techniques and Tools, Yearbook, Complete Teaching Pack
Interviewing is one of the most difficult aspects of the process for student journalists. Your yearbook or newspaper students, however, can be successful and can generate amazing content for your publications if they know how to draw out those stories. This no prep lecture along with tools for students be successful out in the field is just what you need for teaching and practicing interviewing skills. Student Experience: Students will take notes about the proper techniques for interviewing f
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
MLA Style 9th Edition Works Cited Flipbook
Do your students need to learn the latest MLA style (9th edition)? This handy foldable flip book (NO cutting involved) is an excellent tool for your students to use while researching and citing sources. This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.It goes over the core elements in the new MLA format and then gives plenty of examples for numerous types of sources, including:• Books (print and Kindle/electronic editions)• Periodicals (magazines, newspapers, journa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
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[UPDATED 2019] MLA 8 Format Cheat Sheet
UPDATED FEBRUARY 1, 2019MLA 8th EditionImportant details about MLA citations and works cited Page guidelines Works Cited Description:Teach your students how to embed and cite text into their expository, persuasive, and argumentative essays correctly. Use this helpful cheat sheets as a reference for different ways of embedding quotes into sentences and cited sources. This Product Includes:Cheat Sheets -MLA 8th Edition Somethings that are covered: What is MLA Citation Page guidelines Types of i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
APA Parenthetical Citation Guide Student Handout
APA formatting is one of the most difficult citation formats that students need to learn. This two page handout will guide your students with correctly formatting their parenthetical citations in APA format in the 5 most basic situations that could arise.
Direct quotes from current nonfiction texts are used as examples under each of the basic situations that may arise including:
*Stating the authors name in the sentence starter
*Stating the authors name in the parenthetical citation
*Two auth
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: APA Parenthetical Citations BUNDLE
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.
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
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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
College Essay | Personal Statement College Writing Guide
College Essay Worksheets, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Sample Personal Statement Essays. Perfect for Google Classroom and distance learning!Get your students started on their college application essay or personal statement writing! With NO PREP, spend 20 minutes, 75 minutes or 2 weeks jumpstarting your students' personal statement writing.Use the included lesson plan, student handouts and an PowerPoint and Google Slides to introduce students to the personal statement essay prompts, 5 sample ess
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Expository Writing Activity: Fact vs. Opinion
Expository Writing Activity: Fact vs. Opinion
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Do your students struggle to identify and correctly write unbiased expository pieces? This activity will help them identify various forms of bias in writing and how to change them to unbiased or factual statements.
I have used this in both English and journalism courses with success.
This IS included in my Journalism Writing & Planning Bundle.
The download has a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
In-Text Citation Practice - Citation Machines
This resource will assist your students in practicing MLA in-text citations. This will also help them integrate and explain quotes using the I.C.E. method. **Teachers - you will need to choose articles for your students to read based on the worksheet's activity. However, the topic is common. I left this open, so teachers can choose which grade level to use this for.**
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA Formatting and Citations PowerPoint, Google Slides
81 slides! Updated and revised. Setting up your paper with MLA format can be a daunting task. This PowerPoint presentation is helpful for BOTH students and teachers when it comes to getting students to know how important it is to accurately use citations in their papers and construct a proper Works Cited page. This is a fun PowerPoint for a subject that some students can find dull. A must for anyone starting to do research!! Google slides links provided.This is product is also included in t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Informative Writing | Expository | Graphic Organizer | Outline | For Grades 3-6+
Help your students master informative and expository writing with our comprehensive Graphic Organizer and Outline! Designed to guide students through writing structured, evidence-based essays, this resource is perfect for developing strong writing skills in grades 3-6. Ideal for use with informational articles, it provides scaffolding to support students at every step of the writing process.What's Included:Three Graphic Organizer Options: Tailored to different levels of scaffolding.Definitions f
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Blending Quotes for ESSAY WRITING with TCS (Transition, Context, Speaker)
This mini-lesson introduces students to blending quotations using the TCS method. This method asks students to integrate quotations into their own sentences with a transition that smoothly moves the reader into the evidence and then also includes the context/ speaker for the quotation to help the reader recall the quotation from the original text. Find this mini-lesson as part of our Literary Analysis MEGA BUNDLE, sold separately!Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!I use this method with my students
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ultimate Research Paper Bundle: In-text Citations, MLA Format, Work Cited & MORE
Amazing bundle to help kick start your research writing unit – clear, easy-to-read directions and adaptable documents to best suit your needs for an MLA format paper.
Included in this bundle:
- Initial directions and rules for students at the start of your Research Unit
- How to find good websites online (with a comparison example)
- How to make note cards to gather information
- MLA format guide for the header page
- MLA format Power Point (includes header page, Works Cited, and In-text
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
How to Write a Thesis Statement Exercise | Printable | Digital | Easel
Thesis statement writing is easy once you know how. One of the most difficult aspects of writing essays about literature is getting started. So often, students will just sit and stare at their blank sheets of paper because they do not know how to begin. This resource will help students develop a thesis statement and is perfect for distance learning.If given enough practice writing thesis statements, students will be confident about how to begin their essays and will have a head start on organizi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Research Paper Proposal Assignment Sheet and Rubric MLA Format- Writing Process
This is an assignment sheet for a research paper proposal. It requires students to explain what they plan on researching, who their audience is, and how they are going to complete the research. It can be used with any parameters you give them in terms of topic. Included are two rubrics. One has point values already assigned, the other has no point values. Use these rubrics as is or use them for ideas to create your own catered specifically for your needs. The rubrics are written with an exp
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Plagiarism Cases of Famous People
15 famous plagiarism cases and students get to "be the judge"! Fact based handouts with real life cases and research component to build critical thinking, plagiarism, and research skills. includes:
15 Famous People:
MLK, Jr.
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Ray Parker
Michael Bolton
John Fogerty
George Harrison
T.S. Eliot
Melania Trump
Vanilla Ice
J.K. Rowling
Robin Thicke
Jane Goodall
Johnny Cash
Helen Keller
Handouts include:
15 black and white famous people images (optional: color these)
Backgrounds
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Catching Fire Book vs. Movie Activities - Common Core
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Movie vs. The Novel Common Core Activities
The Catching Fire movie is almost here! If you plan to take your students to see it OR wish to give them a homework or extra credit assignment, this download has numerous activities that are ready to go right now! My packet is aligned with the Common Core State Standards, so it will be easy to justify the lessons, as well. NOTE: there are at least five exercises/handouts that can be done WITHOUT watching the movie.
I
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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