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Common Core CCRA.W.8 homework
Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project
This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a fascinating and age-appropriate true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:Over thirty years ago, two men posing as police officers stole thirteen pieces of art worth hundreds of millions of dollars from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. The thieves were never caught. The art was never recovered.To this day, the museum is offering a reward of $10 million to anyone who can give them information that
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6th - 8th
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First Grade Writing Journals Growing Bundle
You will love this First Grade "Benchmark" aligned Writing Resource! No Prep! Just print and go!I have created these writing journals to align with the standards taught and to make your life as an educator much more easier. Timeline: The remaining units will be uploaded on the following datesUnit 10: Ready to download 4/21/2024This is a growing bundle, meaning that units will be added as they are completed. Buying into this BUNDLE means that you get ALL future updates for free (just re-download
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1st
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Review ANY video game (Digital & Print)
Have students write and publish their own original video game reviews.This scaffolded review package allows student to review ANY game and includes an exemplar, analysis tasks and rubric, as well as DIGITAL or PRINTABLE versions.Video game reviews are a fantastic way for students to practice the skills of persuasive and non-fiction writing. With an editable rubric this pack is perfect to use as an assessment or folio piece.I hope this pack is as useful and fun in your class as it is in mine!
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Review Writing BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Poetry Bundle PLUS: 5 Week Unit + Projects, Essay, Writing Prompts, Assessments
Looking for a poetry unit and additional resources to use throughout the year?
This is a complete five week unit plan for poetry covering figurative language, imagery, sound, rhyme, and types of poetry. This unit includes homework, bell ringers & exit tickets, note taking PowerPoints, poetry analysis worksheets, a poetry glossary, quizzes (four levels), poetry analysis writing prompts, structured poetry writing prompts (for all those students who say they can’t write poems), a jeopardy-lik
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9th
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Missed Concert Performance Make Up Assignment
How do our student musicians make up for the lost educational experience of a concert due to an absence? Here is an assignment that I give to students who are unable to be at a concert (for whatever reason.) The students may select a musician from the list provided or they may choose a musician who they are interested in who may not be on the list. I have "fine tuned" this assignment throughout my over 25 years as a music educator. Related Resources:Concert Etiquette QuizGet credit for futur
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Unlock Success with our Choir Resources Super Bundle!
Just Mercy Bell Ringers, Conversation Starters, Chapter Questions, & Quick Write
✏️ For use with the YA version or the adult version of Bryan Stevenson's Just MercyThese slides include over 30 questions/prompts to get students thinking about issues presented in the text. There is at least one question/prompt for each of the 16 chapters, as well as the epilogue, and several for before students even begin reading the text. These can be used as a warm-up, or to break up the readings. They can also be printed for independent work as students read the text. Many can also be used
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Unit: Bryan Stevenson's, Just Mercy
Powerful Paragraphs Bundle: Topic, Detail and Concluding Sentences for ESL & ELA
Do your students struggle to write a powerful paragraph? Mine too! I made this series to help them master writing a simple paragraph. I saw real improvements when I started using it once a week.The series "Powerful Paragraphs" is designed to boost your students' writing skills. It was made for both ESL students (English Language Learners), and native English speakers who need help structuring a powerful paragraph.The process is simple. For each activity, look at the image together and brainstorm
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Appositive Writing Pack: TWR Strategy Inspired
These appositive no-prep worksheets are inspired by strategies from the writing revolution! These printable posters and worksheets are the perfect resource for introducing students to apposotives, and then letting them practice independently! Send these home as homework or use them for independent practice in class.Whats Included:1 color poster that defines a appositives2 worksheets that ask students to identify appositives2 write your own appositive worksheets2 multiple choice appositive worksh
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2nd - 5th
Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | Pizza Writing Prompt
This argumentative essay will grab your middle school students' attention as they write about one of their favorite foods: pizza.A Slice of Controversy:It's lunchtime at school and you're faced with a dilemma: should you choose the slice of pizza, with its cheesy goodness and savory sauce, or the boring old salad with its wilted greens and lackluster dressing? You should obviously pick the veggies. Right?But what if I told you that pizza could be considered a vegetable? That's right. Some people
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6th - 8th
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Who was the Best President? Roles of the Executive Branch Project
This is an activity that I use with my 12th grade Government students when we study the roles of the executive branch, but it could be easily used for a civics or US history class. Students will pick one US president to research and create a presentation explaining why their president was the best.Students will specifically analyze the president's claims when running for office and compare the claims to their success in the role of president. This can be used for homework, a group project, or in
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8th - 12th
Argumentative 5 Paragraph Essay with Rubric and Sample | Mythical Creatures
This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a fun literary topic: which mythical creature would have the best chance of survival in today's world?Who would survive?Imagine a world where mythical creatures roam freely alongside humans. You have been tasked with selecting the creature with the best chance of surviving in our world. Which creature would you choose, and why? Would the majestic unicorn, with its healing powers, survive in a world of pollution
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6th - 8th
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Cut Nonfiction Readings by Bob Greene: Focus on Theme
Cut Nonfiction Readings by Bob Greene: Focus on ThemeThis is a weeklong lesson on “Cut,” a set of five nonfiction readings (interviews) by Bob Greene, focused on comparing themes. Each interview focuses on the experience of being cut from a sports team.Included:*PowerPoint introducing and reviewing theme *Theme practice with “The Queen Bee” by the Brothers Grimm*Reading guide*Extension activities*Structured writing prompt*Constructed response prompt and form*Vocabulary homework, PowerPoint of wa
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7th - 12th
Name Readings by Sandra Cisneros, Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike: Focus on Theme
Name Readings by Sandra Cisneros, Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike: Focus on ThemeThis is a weeklong lesson focused on comparing theme in two readings: “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros, an excerpt from The House on Mango Street (short story/fiction), and “Why Couldn’t I Have Been Named Ashley?” by Immaculeta Uzoma Achilike (personal narrative/nonfiction). Included:*PowerPoint introducing and reviewing theme *Theme practice with “The Queen Bee” by the Brothers Grimm*Reading guides for both texts*Extension
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7th - 12th
3 Friendship Readers' Theatre Drama Scripts and Assessments for Primary
3 Friendship Readers' Theatre Drama Scripts and Assessments for Primary includes 3 different scripts that are ideal for your primary students in Grades 1, 2, and 3, but could also be used for the junior Grades as well (grades 4 - 6). These three friendship drama scripts have 4 - 6 characters. Each script has an overall message about friendship - forgiveness, problem solving, and sportsmanship. These Friendship themed Drama Scripts download will also give you access to: customizable Letter to Par
Descriptive Essay Writing for Middle School with a Sample Paper and Rubrics
This descriptive essay will engage your middle school students and bring empathy to your classroom as your students write about a meaningful topic: each other.Beyond the SurfaceEvery morning, as your students step into school, they are greeted by a bustling sea of classmates. Some of these people they know really well, while others they might not know much about. But here's something important for your students to remember: each person is so much more than what meets the eye.Behind their smiles,
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Middle School
Finding Credible Sources, Internet Bias, and Fake News (Full Lesson)
This 11-page Google Doc. gives you a complete set of learning activities for one of my initial lessons on finding credible sources, internet bias, and fake news: lesson objective, opening activities, explicit teaching notes, developmental (higher order) thinking questions, and workshop and/or homework tasks. I came up with some neat entry points to introduce students and young writers to the concept of internet bias and fake news. For example, this lesson will have students evaluate different
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7th - 12th
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Gathering Relevant Evidence: Argumentative Writing
Helping students choose meaningful evidence is essential to writing a strong argument. However, practicing evaluating evidence and determining which evidence can support each side of the claim can be tricky, especially when students are new to argumentative writing. This resource is designed to help guide students through the critical reading and evaluation skills necessary to be successful with argumentative writing. Three high-interest argumentative topics were chosen to guide both sets of pra
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Argumentative Writing Bundle-Digital Practice
Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project #3
This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with an engaging and shocking true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:In the fall of 1982, seven Chicago residents suddenly dropped dead. They hadn't been sick. There was no killer in sight. Many of the victims had nothing in common--except that each person had taken an extra-strength Tylenol just moments before their death.The police quickly realized that someone had poisoned the Tylenol capsules in the store, but why? And who?Ov
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6th - 8th
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Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | The Cringiest Gift
This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a fun and silly topic: the worst gift you could give for under five dollars.The Quest for the Cringiest Gift:Gift-giving is a tricky concept. It's so difficult to find the perfect gift for someone without being weird or awkward.But what if being weird and awkward was the whole point?What if your entire task was to find the worst gift you could possibly buy someone for five dollars or less?Is it a stick of deodor
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6th - 8th
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The Social Dilemma, Social Media Self-Discovery, 16+ pages, 5th ed.
The Social Dilemma, Social Media Self-Discovery, 5th EditionYes, this is the one you have heard of, the powerful, life-changing (I deactivated my FB account) movie on Netflix. Every teen AND adult worldwide must see this movie.I developed this material to bring awareness to teens and adults and help them think, be conscious and take back control of their lives. Love and talk to those around us.This is an Extremely Complex issue and I could only touch some key aspects. I have been extremely ca
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7th - 10th
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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project #2
This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a modern, no-guts, true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:In 2017, an ambitious music festival was planned to take place on a remote island in the Bahamas.The Fyre Festival was marketed as a luxurious and exclusive event, promising attendees the time of their lives with swanky villas, gourmet cuisine, and performances by top-tier musicians.When the festival-goers arrived, however, they found themselves in a nightmare of hurr
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6th - 8th
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Animal Report
This is a great research report for kindergarten and first grade level students. This product provides the pages for your students to complete a basic research report on an animal. The report can be completed as a class, cooperatively, or independently.
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☆Teacher instructions
☆Parent letter and instructions
☆Student cover
☆Circle map
☆5 different tree maps
☆Report pages for
Habitat
Diet
Life Cycle
Fun Facts
Diagram
(These pages come with and without lines fo
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K - 2nd
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Writing Prompts Bundle: October, November, December, January
This Bundle contains All 5 STAR Resources. I am hoping to make this a growing bundle to include the rest of the months.Appreciate your support!October:Henry Ford Oct. 1stPeanuts Comics Debut Oct. 2ndDavid Shannon Oct. 5thMcDonalds Oct. 5thThomas Edison Oct. 6thNational Pet Peeve (Spiders) Week 2nd Week of Oct.Farmers' Day Oct. 12thColumbus Day Oct. 14thStar Spangled Banner Oct. 19thRed Cross Organized Oct. 26thSteven Kellogg Oct. 26thNational Chocolate Day Oct. 28thHalloween Safety Oct. 31stCha
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Not Grade Specific
Asian American Pacific Islander Month DIFFERENTIATED Flag Banners
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Month! Let's celebrate by decorating flags from countries across Asia and the Pacific Islands and writing about their culture!Includes 42 countries:High Level (4 normal lines to write)Med High (3 normal lines to write)Med Low (handwriting lines and traceable country name)Low (handwriting lines with sentence stem and traceable country name)Self-assessment checklist for each levelActivities can range from a detailed independent research project to a group ass
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Not Grade Specific
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