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Common Core W.8.3a scaffolded notes
Narrative Writing Unit: 16 Mini-Lessons to Master Narratives in Grades 6-8
The writing resources include 16 mini-lessons that guide students to master skills essential to narrative writing. The lesson topics cover plot, point of view, transitions, dialogue, and descriptive language. For each topic, the resource comprises of three lessons – the first introduces the skill, the second has students practice the skill, and the third has students apply the skill in their own writing. In addition, the resource also includes the basics of editing narratives with a checklist fo
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Novel Study
WRITING INTRODUCTIONS Hooks Leads Lesson Notes PowerPoint Practice Test Prep
“How do I start?” Is this a question you hear from your students when it’s time to write? Help students develop opening statements that grab the reader’s attention with this no-prep, 24-page/slide How to Hook Your Reader-Introductions Leads Writing Mini-Lesson. The easy-to-follow Guided Notes process will help students understand 8 ways to start their essay and grab the reader’s attention. A PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and Guided Practice are included making this an engaging scaffolded approach th
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
We Ate the Children Last - Yann Martel - 5 Day Lesson Plan
Students absolutely love the disturbing plot of Yann Martel's short dystopian story. Make the most of it with our comprehensive lesson plan.What's included:- Teaching guide- Pre-reading activities- Vocabulary activity- Post-reading (comprehension, close reading, and real-world connection) questions- Written response question with rubric- Text vs. movie comparison worksheet- Online jeopardy game- Creative activity with checklist- Planning document - Answer keys to all of the aboveThe story can be
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Dystopia Bundle - Create a Dystopia + 3 Short Story Lesson Plans
DIARY ENTRY FORMAT HANDOUT
A compact review of diary entry organized for quick referencing. This Includes:1. Vocabulary Overview2. Diary Checklist and Word-Bank3. Sample Diary Entry4. Diary Writing Features5. Diary Writing Format6. Assessment RubricsTeachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the diary writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING SCAFFOLDING NOTES - BUNDLE
WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
A bundle of 20 writing resources for ESL students.This download includes:Imaginative WritingNarrative WritingBiography WritingArticle WritingReport WritingArgumentative WritingDescriptive WritingDiary WritingPersuasive WritingSummary WritingReview WritingParagraph WritingDialogue WritingCreating WritingAutobiography WritingFactual DescriptionPlay-Script WritingPoem WritingUsing Textual Prompts to WriteNon-chronological ReportHere are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge ea
Grades:
6th - 10th
CAUTIONARY TALES URBAN LEGENDS MINI SAGAS LESSON PRESENTATION
A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on writing cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini sagas.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Acquire understanding of the concept of tales.List the tale types and their elements.Discuss the characteristics of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas.Demonstrate the knowledge of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas in writing.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Obje
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: STORY WRITING PRESENTATIONS BUNDLE
Identifying and Creating Atmospheric Settings in Writing
Settings are something all stories have in common, whether we see them in movies or write about them from our own imaginations. Settings can be studied across many different units; I study settings in novels with my students during our whole class reads, as well as for our creative writing assignments and narrative writing units. One setting element I emphasize with my students are sensory settings. We experience the world through our senses, and if we learn to identify atmospheric settings in l
Grades:
7th - 9th
PLAY-SCRIPT FEATURES: HANDOUT
A compact review of play-script organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
1. Vocabulary Overview
2. Play-script Features
3. Assessment Rubrics
Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about play-script writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.
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Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:
✿ Early Finishers
✿ Tutoring
✿ Sub Tubs
✿ ESL Stations/Centres
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING SCAFFOLDING NOTES - BUNDLE
Point of View Lesson
Point of view is one of the foundational components of studying literature and creative writing. Teaching point of view is one of my favorites because of the wide variety of examples that can be shown and studied, as well as conveying to the students what the purpose of point of view is and how it can affect our understanding of a text. This resource includes a point of view lesson plan, examples, student notes for optimal engagement and learning, and an answer key. It is perfect to introduce po
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7th - 9th
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Thesis Statement Guided Notes
Strong informative writing rests heavily on a solid thesis statement. These guided notes allow students to explore the elements of quality thesis statements by providing instruction on dos, don'ts, and common characteristics. The presentation ends with a formula students can use to create strong thesis statements for any prompt.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: THESIS STATEMENTS
STAAR Test Prep- Personal Narrative
This resource takes students through each step of writing a personal narrative composition. When used throughout the year (with various prompts), students will retain the writing process and the elements that should be present in a personal narrative. STAAR test made but is CCSS friendly.
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6th - 8th
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READING AND WRITING: BLOOM'S TAXONOMY-BASED SCAFFOLDING NOTES - BUNDLE
This bundle of 8 products (Scaffolding Notes) is perfect for teaching Reading and Writing. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these activities that are planned for student engagement.After taking support from these scaffolders, the students will be able to:Identify the components of the structure of the writing.Identify the language strategies employed in in the writing.Identify the features of the writing.Follow the structure and stra
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Grades:
6th - 8th
CAUTIONARY TALES URBAN LEGENDS MINI SAGAS LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on writing cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini sagas.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Acquire understanding of the concept of tales.List the tale types and their elements.Discuss the characteristics of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas.Demonstrate the knowledge of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas in writing.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: STORY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
DIALOGUE WRITING : LESSON AND RESOURCES
A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Define dialogue and dialogue tags.List rules to use when punctuating dialogue. Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience.Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing.This Resource includes:Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue TagsReal Life Application and Cross-Curriculum LinksFlipp
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
WRITING A BIOGRAPHY - READY TO USE LESSON PRESENTATION - 6 SESSIONS
A unit lesson presentation with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of writing a biography based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: STRUCTURE & FEATURES - Identify the sentences that show the structure and features of a sample biography.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: LANGUAGE & TECHNIQUES - Determine the author's use of narrative language and techniques in a sample biography.SESSION 3 - APPLYING: PLAN - Use either th
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING PRESENTATIONS BUNDLE
DIALOGUE WRITING : READY TO USE LESSON PRESENTATION
A ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Define dialogue and dialogue tags.List rules to use when punctuating dialogue.Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience.Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing.This download includes:Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue TagsReal Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Lin
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING PRESENTATIONS BUNDLE
NARRATIVE STORY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on narrative story writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Define the components of a short story.Identify the elements of a short story.Demonstrate the mastery of short story elements.Narrate a short story on a given situation in a genre of your choice.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Narration, Story, Plot, StorylineFlipped Lesson Part - V
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: STORY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
STORY WRITING HANDOUTS BUNDLE
A bundle of handouts on story writing.This download includes scaffolding notes on:Story Writing GuidelinesGenre FeaturesFictional Story ElementsDigital Storytelling ElementsPicture Perception Story ElementsCautionary Tales, Urban Legends, Mini SagasSuspense Story ElementsAction Thriller Top TipsHere are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collaborationsFor an end o
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Grades:
6th - 8th
FICTIONAL STORY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on fictional story writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction.Express stories orally applying knowledge of story elements.Apply knowledge of story elements through planning.Apply strategies learned in oral expression to writing.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of ViewFlipped Lesso
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: STORY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
WRITING TALES - CAUTIONARY URBAN LEGEND MINI SAGA - HANDOUTS
A compact review of cautionary tales, urban legend, and mini-sagas organized for quick referencing.This resource includes:Vocabulary OverviewFolktalesTypes of TalesElements of TalesCharacteristics of Cautionary Tales, Urban Legend, and Mini-SagasFolktale DetailsAssessment RubricsHere are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collaborationsFor an end of unit assessmen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING TALES BUNDLE
FACTUAL DESCRIPTION LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on factual description.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Recall descriptive vocabulary for a descriptive writer.Describe nouns using sensory language.Spot the features of a descriptive paragraph.Compose a short descriptive piece using language referred by the descriptive toolkit.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Factual, DescriptionFlipped Less
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
The Alchemist: Thought Log (Note Catcher)
The Alchemist Thought Log is a helpful tool because it encourages active reading and critical thinking. By requiring students to come up with three possible discussion questions and select a passage for discussion, it promotes engagement with the text and a deeper understanding of literary elements. Additionally, it allows educators to see what specific aspects of the text students are finding interesting or significant, which can inform future lessons and discussions.
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Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: Elements of Literature: "The Alchemist" Project
AUTOBIOGRAPHY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on autobiography writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Differentiate an autobiography and a biography to elicit their features.Access prior knowledge by discussing the writing process and the elements of a biography.Improve comprehension by researching a contemporary or historical figure and reporting the most significant information about him or her.Apply standard writing processes by creating short and pub
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
PICTURE STORY ELEMENTS HANDOUTS
A compact review of picture story elements organized for quick referencing.This Includes:Vocabulary OverviewGenre FeaturesStory TemplateAssessment RubricsAdjective TypesAdverb TypesActive VerbsConnectivesTeachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about picture story writing elements, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL sta
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: PICTURE PERCEPTION STORY WRITING BUNDLE
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