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High school writing-essays scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
Writing an Introduction Paragraph: Graphic Organizer
Every time my students begin writing their essays, they always get stuck on their introduction paragraphs. They stare at their blinking cursors or unmoving pens and constantly tell me, "I don't know how to start!" It's easy to go over hook sentences, connecting sentences and writing a thesis. It's easy to give practice versions of these three introduction elements (and students seem to get it). But once they are confronted with their own paper, their minds go blank.
This graphic organizer h
Grades:
7th - 12th
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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4th - 9th
THE ULTIMATE GED ESSAY-WRITING GUIDE WITH SUPPORT AND WORD BANK
SENTENCE-FRAMES WITH FILL-IN-THE-BLANKMODELS THINK-ALOUDWORD BANK COMPARES GOOD/POOR ARGUMENTSDOMAIN-SPECIFIC PERSUASION TERMSCAN BE APPLIED TO ANY TWO ARTICLES
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: GED BUNDLE!
Expository Research Essay Self-Editing and Revising Checklist
This document is strategically made so that the teacher can look at the student's paper at a glance to "check it in" and actually see if it was done or not because there are several steps that involve highlighting, underlining, circling, etc...The teacher can immediately see whether or not it was done, without having to actually read it for revisions-GENIUS! It works AWESOME and it makes reviewing them literally 5 seconds or less per student. If they have it completed, they are advanced to the
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6th - 12th
Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education- PPT, reading, and activities
Students will love learning about the foundations of education, and the many controversies that surround schooling as we know it today. First students will read through some foundational documents including: Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Horace Mann, Emerson, and more. Students will then respond to an argument prompt that has students focus on "book learning" versus "world learning." Next, students will then take a look at more contemporary pieces, including works from: Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
AP Lang Unit 1: Human Rights and American Doctrine: Rhetorical Situation
Created from a vantage point of human rights, this PPT unit will explore all of the key components of the AP Language and Composition's Unit 1 standards while also highlighting International Human Rights doctrine and American rights doctrine. First, students will grasp the concepts of the rhetorical situation through engaging speeches (video and text included): Malala, Lou Gehrig, Selena Gomez, and more. Students will learn to identify all of the key features: speaker, persona, audience, context
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10th - 12th
COMPLETE UNIT ON LOGIC!
Help your students discover that there is more to arguing than rage and shouting!
This unit is the product of 3 years of writing, revising, experimenting, and more revising. It is a complete unit covering logical syllogisms, fallacies, turning syllogisms into arguments/persuasive essays, refutations, helpful starters and quizzes and notes, and a fun activity with bumper stickers. This is my all-time favorite unit to teach, and it really pushes students to add complexity to their views and to o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Sunset Boulevard Detailed General Essay Plans: Theme-Based
Stuck on ideas for thematic essay prompts based on Sunset Boulevard? Look no further. This document contains all the key ideas you need to write an insightful text-response essay for the film, with sample contentions, topic sentences, linking sentences, and even a conclusion! All you need to do is figure out the most relevant and powerful examples from the film to embed into your analysis. Whether you're writing a text response essay for the first time or revising for your final exam, this docum
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11th - 12th
SECONDARY ENGLISH PERSUASIVE ESSAY SCAFFOLDING TOOL
This template was developed to help students who just didn't know where to start when faced with writing a persuasive essay. The prompts allow students to gradually develop each paragraph, follow step-by-step instructions and receive guidance at every stage by submitting one page at a time for teacher or peer feedback. Once the scaffold is complete, the student can remove the teacher-written prompts and be left with a free-standing essay of their very own!
Of course this template can be adapte
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8th - 11th
Wordsworth Detailed General Essay Plans: Theme-Based
Stuck on ideas for thematic essay prompts based on Wordsworth's poems (collection selected by Seamus Heaney)? Look no further. This document contains all the key ideas you need to write an insightful text-response essay, with sample contentions, topic sentences, linking sentences, and even a conclusion! All you need to do is figure out the most relevant and powerful examples from the collection of poems to embed into your analysis. Whether you're writing a text response essay for the first time
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11th - 12th
Literary Analysis Word Bank
This resource provides students with a condensed and manageable list of analytical words. Instead of students repeating the same analytical verbs and words to describe analysis, this resource allows students to have options. I have my students put a sheet protector around each page and then place it in the front of their binder. I have found that by having this handy resource available and organized into easy categories, my students experiment with new analytical words. My students love this res
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: AP Lang Tools for 2020 online Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Developing and Creating Research Questions
This is a great group of lesson worksheets that will help students understand the definition of a research question why a research question is necessary.
1. Students will take guided notes on research questions (all answers are Tracking Markup notes on the side--Review-->Original Showing Markup)
2. Students will see examples of good and bad research questions and write what they notice about each.
3. Students will see examples and turn each example into a great research question
4. Student
Grades:
8th - 12th
Task Sheet - Film Review/Analysis (Scaffold Suits Any Film!)
Film Review/ Film Analysis Task SheetSuitable for Middle School English/Media or Senior Essential EnglishHow do you write a film review? This task sheet & scaffold will support students through the process of writing a film review, with an open/universal design suitable for any film. It encourages students to focus on the following elements of film analysis:- Key themes/underlying messages- Social and historical context- Character development- Language style/conventions of professional revie
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9th - 12th
Functions of Children's Language Graphic Organizer
This chart aids AICE English Language AS Level students in analyzing transcribed speech using Halliday's Functions of Children's Language Change. The Graphic Organizer helps students identify and recognize these language functions using any example of transcribed speech you provide.
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10th - 12th
Understanding Diction Notes & Practice Worksheet
Elevate your AICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE lessons with this Diction Analysis Study Guide and Practice Activity! This essential tool simplifies the complexities of literature for students. Help your students ace their AICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE studies and unravel author's intentions with our Diction Analysis Study Guide and Practice Activity.
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10th - 12th
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Practicing "Argument" through TED Talks
This is just a template for students to analyze an argument given in a persuasive (argumentative) speech. Basically, you as the teacher go onto ted.com and pick 3 talks that are relevant for your students to listen to. They range in length from 6-45 minutes, so be careful on the ones that you choose to show them. These speeches are easy to follow, and most of them are given by engaging people using an argumentative structure. It really helps kids to figure out what an argument is, and how it wor
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8th - 12th
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Thesis Statements for Argumentative Essays
Use Argumentative Essays to explore the components of a good Thesis Statement…topic+opinion+claim to answer a question.
Use an essay skeleton to examine the overall role of a Thesis.
Analyze the difference between a Thesis Statement and a Topic Sentence, using a Venn Diagram.
Use three methods to transfer a 1st person argument (I say) into a 3rd person, objective argument (They say) to create a convincing Thesis.
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6th - 12th
Character Analysis Essay Graphic Organizer
Teaching students to write remains the most challenging task that secondary teachers encounter. I have had great success with this chart, and it may help you as well.
This graphic organizer offers prompts that students may follow that show the purpose of every sentence in an essay.
It is uploaded as a Word document so you may scaffold or mold to your curriculum and instruction.
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7th - 12th
Wordsworth Key Vocabulary
Want to add a bit more flair to your writing? This document contains a list of key vocabulary relevant to Wordsworth's poems (along with definitions, an example of a simple sentence without the keyword, and a sample sentence containing the keyword) that can be integrated into your analytical writing to add that extra level of sophistication.
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11th - 12th
ALARM Exam Written Response Matrix for Physical Education
ALARM stands for “A Learning And Responding Matrix”
It is a very helpful scaffold that provides a framework for learning, breaking down of tasks, feedback and reflection for students and teachers. Students can use this technique to help with their abilities in writing extended written responses for assessment tasks and in examination questions
One emphasis of ALARM is empowering students to identify the Board of Studies key words. By understanding the key words, students will then know what is
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Writing - Persuasive/Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer (Editable)
This Persuasive/Argumentative Essay Organizer allows students to follow a sequence of steps for writing those essays. Great for ELA or Social Studies or any subject for this type of essay. This version is formatted in Microsoft Word (docx) so it is editable for your use.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Crabbe by William Bell - Summative Assignment - Opinion Essay
Crabbe by William Bell - Summative Assignment - Opinion Essay(editable Word doc)This summative assignment is designed to be completed once the novel is completed. Students have two choices in terms of what they'd like to write about: changes/growth in Crabbe or how teenagers deal with their problems. This product also includes the following:- Clear instructions and steps to follow- Essay requirements- Due Date Schedule (for every step required to take in the writing process)- Structured brainst
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Crabbe by William Bell - Novel Unit Resources
World History II: High School Age of Enlightenment Scaffolded Essay Project/Unit
Are you looking for Project-Based, Student-Centered, Skills-Based, Experiential AND State-Standard-Aligned Activities...On Demand?Well, if so, you've come to the right place! The Creative Historian has your back!In this multi-day, World History and Geography II (1500-Present) project, your students will #collaborate in partners or larger groups, giving them a deep analysis of the main #state-standard-aligned ideas of philosophers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, through use of historical pr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Giver - Model Body Paragraph essay
A model body paragraph response to the essay question - How does Lory explore the importance of emotions in The Giver? The paragraph is colour-coded, aiding students to see the use of signposting for textual evidence and the textual evidence to support discussion, identification of the topic and linking sentence, the integration of relevant context, explicit engagement with the question etc. The purchase includes a student copy and a teacher's answer sheet.
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7th - 10th
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