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Middle school Earth Day writing-essays independent work packets
Earth Day ELA Activities Word Search Crossword Environmental Science Worksheets
You will download an Earth Day ELA activities packet for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and 7th grade students to practice environmental science vocabulary words. The fun Earth Day ELA activities include a word search, crossword puzzle, word scramble, writing definitions and matching, and crack the code worksheets. You will also receive a bonus crossword puzzle with a different word bank for easy differentiation. These Earth Day ELA activities work well for your environmental science earl
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4th - 6th
Formal and Informal Language Notes & Practice Worksheets — Slang & Jargon Rules
This resource outlines informal and formal language for students. Students will learn the impact of an author's style in writing and how style should be adapted to fit an appropriate setting and/or audience.This packet includes: notes for students, the rules of using formal language, and two practice worksheets with answer keys. You will also receive an editable copy in case you would like to make modifications. Students will practice recognizing informal and formal writing as well as how to rew
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7th - 10th
Paragraph Writing of the Week Graphic Organizers- Differentiation for Grades 5-6
Differentiate paragraph writing for 5th and 6th graders with this how to write a paragraph bundle! This bundle includes resources that include standards for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade!This bundle includes 2 resources:How to Write a Paragraph 3-5How to Write a Paragraph 6-8CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE EACH RESOURCE IN GREATER DETAIL! Great for differentiation in 5th and 6th grade!Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "I've been using this for several weeks with 6th-8th grades. I wish
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5th - 6th
Persuasive Essay Writing Graphic Organizer + Sample Essay Argumentative Writing
Persuasive essay graphic organizers are a great way to help scaffold the argumentative or persuasive essay. Graphic organizers with writing checklists help students organize a five paragraph essay, with reminders to introduce a thesis statement, provide facts and examples, and introduce a counterclaim. Also included is a sample argumentative essay for students to analyze, with a reflection sheet to go with it. Finally, a peer editing response sheet and rubric are included. De-mystify the argumen
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5th - 8th
Personal Narrative Essay- Emphasis on the Writing Process- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Ignite your students' writing abilities with this personal narrative writing resource, thoughtfully aligned with educational standards to foster growth and proficiency in writing.With the convenience of a printable student workbook, this resource provides a guide that empowers each student on their journey towards crafting a compelling personal narrative essay. Within the workbook, students will navigate through a series of carefully designed activities and exercises, allowing them to develop es
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Middle School Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
High Interest Argumentative Writing Bundle (Digital & Print)
This bundle of argumentative writing lessons challenges students to think, write and reflect on key issues around social media and new technologies in their lives.Spread over 8 complete lessons, students are guided to:differentiate between fact and opinionsort real contemporary evidence complete a topic and concluding sentence workshoppractice embedding quotes in paragraphsproduce evidence-supported paragraphs.By the end of this learning sequence students will have practiced a variety of skills
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6th - 10th
April Early/Fast Finishers | Fun Activity Packet | Earth Day | Spring
Do you need some fun activities to keep your early finishers engaged during the winter month of April to help celebrate all the fun days during the month? There are activities included for April Fool's Day, Easter, Earth Day and beyond! Perfect for fillers and brain breaks! This monthly packet features 20 fun pages of independent work like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities.This April-themed Early Finishers Packet will keep elementary and middle school students bus
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3rd - 9th
Also included in:Â Monthly Early Finishers | Fun Activity Packets | BUNDLE | End of the Year
Student Choice Biography Research Project — Secondary ELA — CCSS Rubric
Do you want to teach your students the format of a short biography? This no-prep biography research project guides students through the research and reporting on a significant figure of their choice! It will shepherd student learning from the selection and planning process to the creation of a polished essay using thoughtfully scaffolded and tested activities. Designed as a weeks-long research unit, this product includes (See PREVIEW):The Basics of MLA Style PowerPoint presentation to assist wit
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6th - 10th
Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
Set up your essay writing curriculum in a snap with these materials for narrative, explanatory, argumentative, and research writing. What is it? It's not only a bundle of my best-selling, classroom-tested units and resources for writing, but with this set of resources, you will have a full year's worth of materials for teaching writing in every mode from narrative, to argumentative, to explanatory, to research. Many items are new and have been designed just for this curriculum. Why do you nee
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8th - 11th
5th & 6th Writing Units BUNDLE Narrative Informative Argumentative Lit Analysis
If your students find themselves struggling with the intricacies of narrative, informative, lit analysis, and argumentative essays, help is here! This uniquely designed "Deconstruct An Essay" activity will guide them through each paragraph with ease and clarity.By deconstructing a sample student essay, your students will engage with the material as they rearrange sentence strips to match the corresponding labels. It's like putting together a puzzle that unlocks the secrets of effective writing!
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5th - 7th
Persuasive Writing 100 Visual Writing Prompts w/ EDITABLE Opinions / Positions
100 Visual writing prompts with editable prompts to inspire students in their persuasive / opinion writing. This resource is perfect for your English Language Arts lessons. The persuasive writing prompts are a helpful aid for students who are reluctant writers. The writing prompt is editable so you are able to adjust the phrase to suit the ability of your students and for differentiation during your writing centers. A VERY FLEXIBLE RESOURCEPowerpoint file:Editable PowerPoint, show slideshow
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3rd - 12th
Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Discover this engaging bundle for enhancing your students' personal narrative writing skills with this resource, carefully curated to cater to all your teaching needs.Inside this resource, you will find not one, but two personal narrative writing resources, each offering a unique approach to empower your students' storytelling abilities. With a perfect blend of print-and-go convenience and the flexibility of a digital format, you have the freedom to choose the delivery method that suits your cla
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6th - 8th
Synthetic Materials Come From Natural Materials and Impact Society NGSS MS PS1-3
Synthetic Materials Unit for Middle School Science: Students will read three pages of informational text on synthetic resources, natural resources, and single-use plastics. There are also a variety of response pages and a quiz in this unit. This is great for environmental reading or Earth Day. Students will learn that synthetic materials come from natural resources that have been altered through a chemical process.This resource includes:Three pages of informational textResponse Pagesa quizAligne
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6th - 8th
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MS-PS1-3
Also included in:Â 8th Grade Science for Indiana Science Standards Full Year Science Curriculum
Literary Analysis Essay Bundle: Annotations, Essay Samples, Elaboration Practice
Strong literary essays begin with effective annotating! This bundle includes handouts, graphic organizers, color-coded student essay samples, elaboration practice, and more! From thesis statement to conclusion, this packet makes introducing the literary essay easy!This product includes 2 PDF files.Handouts for display and distribution on the following:âś… What is a Literary Essay?âś… Elements of a Literary Essayâś… The Elements of Fiction Overviewâś… What Makes a Good Thesis Statement?Graphic Organizers
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7th - 10th
Opinion and Informative Writing Graphic Organizers for Essay Writing Bundle
Engage your students with this set of Informative Writing Organizers to lead them through the process of writing an informative, opinion, and expository 5 paragraph essay. Includes guidelines step by step on how to develop an informational essay as well as an opinion essay giving students a strong foundation for organizing a 5 paragraph writing research piece. These informational writing graphic organizers are ready to print and go!Includes:coversEssay guide 1Essay guide 2planning possible topic
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4th - 6th
YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY - WORLD BIOMES AND FOOD SECURITY - PRINT OR DIGITAL UNIT
Biomes and Food Security – A 4+ Week Unit for Year 9 GeographyThis entire unit of work was updated in February, 2024!This Biomes and Food Security unit is an extensive set of lesson plans and engaging resource designed for 4+ weeks' worth of Year 9 Australian Geography. Specifically designed for teachers of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS), this unit of work contains over 175+ pages of content and lesson plans and is aligned to both the Australian Curriculum Versions 8.4 and 9.The diverse r
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8th - 10th
Also included in:Â YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY - 10 WEEK UNIT - AUS CURRICULUM 8.4 AND 9.0
Research Essay Writing Guide for Students
This student's guide to writing a research paper walks students new to or not comfortable with writing research papers through each step to creating a great paper and is easy enough for distance learning. Students complete the guide through such activities as identifying their topic, conducting research, and organizing their information. Students write each paragraph of a a 3 – 5 paragraph essay as well as an introduction and conclusion. Students both edit and revise and are guided through t
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4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Projects Bundle for any subject
Black History Month Bulletin Board Research Project: 32 Famous African Americans
Explore the lives of 32 African American leaders and create a striking photo bulletin board. Your research project can be short, detailed, or differentiated. It's great for studying famous people during Black History Month.Open the preview to get a closer look.This project is scalable. If you're short on time, you can use less pages. Want a full-blown research project? Use them all. (Or you can do something more in the middle.)For the quickest activity, print the templates with large pictures of
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4th - 6th
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky Marine Science Earth Day Lesson is one of the most popular middle school science books that brings awareness to overfishing, biodiversity and ecosystems, toxins in food chains, human ocean pollution, evolution, adaptation, and extinction of the species. Concepts covered: The theory of natural selectionBiologically and commercially extinct fishBiodiversity & ecosystemOver-fishingHuman ocean pollution Effects of toxins in food chainOcean salinity and temper
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6th - 9th
Argumentative Essay Thesis Statement Writing Workshop Graphic Organizers Rubric
EVERYTHING you need to teach paperless argumentative essay writing for Google Classroom! This BUNDLE Includes:Full argumentative workshop: Step by step scaffolding for every element and paragraph: Hook, background info. for introductory paragraph, counter-argument, thesis statement, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, and conclusion.Thesis statement workshop: In-depth study of thesis statement development with lots of interactive and drag and drop activities, as well as examples. Thesis sta
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7th - 10th
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Persuasive Writing - 8 Making a Claim Prompts for Google Classroom
This pack consists of 8 persuasive writing packs that can be used for Google Slides and Google Classroom. You choose the pack and then assign to students to complete digitally. These packs are also completely student driven, so little direction is needed on the part of the teacher. The topics included are both interesting, engaging to students, and controversial, so expect great results from students. In each pack, there are articles and information for students to read which will give them back
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3rd - 7th
7 Essay Alternatives BUNDLE - Independent/Group Novel Study Projects
This bundle includes 7 essay alternatives to using during and/or after reading. They are perfect for individual, group, and whole class novels, and can even work for short stories!In these projects, students use key essay skills to analyze the elements of story, including character, plot, conflict, theme, and setting. By highlighting important parts of the story, providing textual evidence, and arguing a point, students will be working on their essay skills with creative twists.Assign the projec
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6th - 8th
Argumentative Writing Stations - Thesis Statements, Claims, & Essay Structure
This product is designed as a student-centered approach to learning the fundamentals of argumentative essay writing. Each station takes roughly 15-20min of class time. Students receive a skill workbook with six challenges - one for each station. After completing all six challenges in their workbook, students will feel more confident in their ability to identify and create thesis statements, claims, counterclaims, and rebuttals. Students will also learn the basics of argumentative essay structure
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6th - 8th
The Water Scarcity Crisis Challenge | Investigate Solutions Activity | Google
The United Nations needs help combatting the world’s water crisis! This thought-provoking activity challenges students to examine innovative solutions to ease scarcity in the Middle East. They analyze various ideas, determine the pros & cons of each, and create their own unique solutions. Then, students write innovative proposals recommending the most promising proposal in a final report to the UN Council. A fill-in rubric is included for easy grading. Your purchase has print & interacti
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5th - 12th
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