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8th grade writing-expository scaffolded note pdfs
BLACKFISH - Print and Go Worksheets for Analysis of the SeaWorld Documentary
This two-page worksheet is a comprehensive way to ensure that students are watching the Blackfish documentary with purpose. The documentary explores SeaWorld's treatment of killer whales and interviews past and present employees and orca trainers.
This information can then be used for informative or persuasive writing outcomes - I like to create a trial scene where Tilikum is given a voice.
Entirely print and go - no preparation needed!
These worksheets are also available as part of my DOCUME
Grades:
6th - 12th
Identify The Thesis Statement Worksheet
Each question is an introductory paragraph of an essay. Students are instructed to underline the thesis statement and predict the prompt. I use this as practice in identifying a thesis statement before I have students write their own. It really helps to see student examples of thesis statements first. Three questions are easier, with typical three reason thesis statements at the end of the paragraph. Three questions are a bit trickier because the reasons are in separate sentences from the actual
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in:Â Thesis Statement Worksheet Bundle
Formal Letter Writing - Business Letters
Help your students learn how to write formal (business) letters with this engaging, real-world writing project. Editable Google Doc documents and non-editable PDF versions are included, as well as a step-by-step lesson plan. Your students will be guided while writing letters of compliment or letters of complaint to local businesses. Our students loved this writing project!
This product contains:
Links to Google Doc Documents and Rubric (1 page)
Lesson Plan with Pictures (5 pages)
T-chart - Fri
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Viet
Informative Informational Expository Essay Writing Unit THESIS STATEMENT FOCUSED
This 5 paragraph, thesis statement centered, informative essay writing workshop ELIMINATES all of the hard work of planning and prepping! Students will learn practical writing techniques with intense scaffolding using this complete resource designed to build a full essay. Each element of every paragraph is broken into manageable steps and scaffolded with mentor samples, 2nd person instructions, video links for differentiation, and templates for building paragraphs. This workshop is NOT formulaic
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â ELA FULL YEAR READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W MAP LESSON PLANS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Scholarship Letter: Fun and Authentic Persuasive Writing Unit TEL-Con
Persuasive / Argument Writing now has a fun and authentic purpose! Students will 'apply' for a fictional scholarship to a dream high school. They will write a cover letter in which they convince a scholarship review committee that they are an exceptional student and the perfect candidate for their school.
I have found great success with this writing unit for the past 6 years. Students get to write about what they know best: themselves! They are experts of their own content, which frees them up
Grades:
7th - 10th
Writing a Personal Narrative Essay - Distance Learning Compatible
In a personal narrative essay, a writer shares his or her thoughts and feelings about an event in his or her past with an audience. In this pack, students will move through the writing process to compose a personal narrative essay.The pack includes a step-by-step process, brainstorm/planing page, peer edit checklist, suggested marking rubric, and example essay.UPDATE: This includes both a printable PDF version and a digital version using Google Slides.See also my Writing a Persuasive Essay pack
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Parts of an Essay INB Foldable and Quiz
This is the perfect resource if you are looking to teach your students the different parts of an essay. Included is a foldable for use in an interactive notebook that contains 8 components of an essay (introduction, hook, link, thesis, topic sentence, transition, conclusion, and restated thesis), a page with definitions for each term, a matching quiz to assess students learning, as well as an answer key.
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If you are i
Grades:
7th - 9th
Pitchforking - Bernabei sentence writing practice
This is a sentence writing practice using Gretchen Bernabei's pitchforking strategy. This activity can be used as a station or independent practice. Included in this file is 2 different station directions, 1 pitchforking essay revision worksheet, 2 pitchforking practice worksheets, and 1 sheet of pitchforking notes.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Writing Non-Fiction: Sentence Starters_One-Pager!!!
The document is a graphic organizer that includes non-fiction writing sentence staters when incorporating concrete details and analysis. Transitions and a how to for integrating in-text MLA citations are also included on the one-pager. Great for the front of students' binders!
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Formal vs. Informal writing style - a 1-day lesson for grades 6-10
Are your history students writing "lol" in their essays? Are their lab reports riddled with emojis? Take a day to define what formal, academic writing looks like and avoid these headaches all year.
This lesson is appropriate for middle and high school students and takes only one class period. Students explore when and why certain styles of writing are appropriate depending on purpose and audience, take notes during a discussion about academic writing rules, and work with a partner or small grou
Grades:
6th - 10th
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CCSS:
Email Etiquette for Kids
Help your students learn about the dos and don'ts of sending emails by using this lesson plan and corresponding graphic organizers. Students will take notes to learn about email etiquette and then apply what they've learned to write purposeful emails. These activities will last about 3 class periods and will help set the stage for your students to become responsible digital users. This is a great activity to integrate expository/informational writing with technology.Students will also compare an
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Viet
Guided Writing Templates & Graphic Organizers: Brainstorming & Prewriting
These writing templates and graphic organizers help students brainstorm and organize their ideas before they begin writing their drafts. They are supplementary resources that make the writing process easier for the students and are a great way to scaffold, but they do not replace explicit instruction. I personally love using these, specially with students that have a hard time structuring an essay. It guides students in the writing process. Some of my struggling writers love looking at their end
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Television News Report Scaffold Outline Weather Script Media TV English Speaking
This resource is perfect for junior or middle schoolers (Australian grade 5 - 10) who are producing and creating their own news bulletin, segment or stories. This detailed explainer and scaffold provides a great launchpad for extension of ideas and techniques associated with reporting the news!Television News Report Scaffold includes: - a layout and suggested order of working to create a nightly TV news bulletin- opening sequence for the news bulletin- two feature news reports - linking devices-
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea - CCSS Persuasive Writing Activity
It seems impossible. How can a pig parade be a terrible idea?! However, Ian Michael Black is very persuasive in his book with the same title. I love using children's literature to springboard writing concepts with my third graders all the way up to my AP Lit students. After reading this story, I use this bundle to teach the concept of persuasive writing. Through a series of steps (baby steps!) students will analyze the story to find that while wildly funny, it is actually just a persuasive state
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Short Answer Response TEMPLATES for student success!
This download is perfect for teaching students how to answer Short Answer Response question on standardized tests or in class.
This document includes:
-Five different templates
-Sentence starters
-Lined response boxes
-Grading rubric
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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CNN10 News Report Booklets with Writing Frames (5 Choices!)
Great for Special Education Students & New or Struggling Writers (See PREVIEW for FULL Details!)What You Get:•Booklet Covers (10 Choices)•1 Paragraph Frame Organizer (5 Choices) With 3 Paragraph Topic Choices 1.) Interesting/Educational 2.) Fun/Happy/Inspirational 3.) Sad/Serious/Troubling•1 Writing Report Organizer (5 Choices) INCLUDES a NOTE Taking Section, IMAGE section, and an ESSAY Section Other Details:Students choose a CNN 10 story to report on. They take 3 good notes and use their no
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Grades:
4th - 12th
The Possibility of Evil - Incorporating Quotations from Text
This handout gives students basic instructions on how to properly integrate quotations into text using MLA citations. There are examples of how students often (and incorrectly) use quotation in their writing, and then there is an example of how it should be done. Furthermore, there are examples (using Shirley Jackson's short story "The Possibility of Evil") for students to begin practicing with.
However, there is also a section that goes beyond just including quotations for evidence and extend
Grades:
8th - 12th
Lab Write Up | Scientific Writing Scaffolds/Rubic: Results/Discussion/Conclusion
This product includes three booklets to guide middle school students in scientific writing and three rubrics for scoring student writing.
The guidelines, tips, and rubrics included are specific for reporting on the results, discussion, and conclusion of a lab or experiment. Students are scaffolded in their writing and given tips for structuring, organizing, and fluently connecting their ideas.
The information is general enough to be used for a whole-class lab as well as group or individual exp
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Fantasy Story following Hero's Journey
This short story is a story I wrote that follows the hero's journey. I kept searching for good short stories that mirrored the hero's journey format and I couldn't find anything appropriate for 6th graders! So, I decided to write my own! There are various types of hero journey formats out there, but this is the path I follow:1. Ordinary world2. Call to adventure3. Refusal4. Meeting with the mentor5. Crossing the threshold6. Tests7. Approach8. Ordeal9. Reward10. Road backI included a link in the
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Canva Expository/Informative Writing Student Resource Packet (15 pages)
This writing resource packet helps students compose informative essays, focusing on essays based on multiple source texts. Designed to be a printed resource for students.Key Features: Comprehensive Resources: Includes guided handouts for all parts of the essay writing process. Step-by-step guidance, annotated samples, self-check criteria, and conventions guidance.Great for state writing assessment preparation!Editable Canva Template: Customize this resource to your unique needs. With the include
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Middle School Journalism Unit 3 Lessons
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNING JOURNALISTS. News writing can be difficult for the middle school student to apply. Introduce middle school students to journalism using four-lesson Unit 1. Then follow with the four-lesson Unit 2 that focuses on the basics of interviewing and the types of news articles in a newspaper. In this Unit 3 lesson plan students will understand the process of writing a news article and how to identify bias and fake news. The lessons are based on a 45-50 minutes cl
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Middle School Journalism Units 1-8 Semester 1 | Back to School Bundle
Middle School Journalism Unit 5 Lessons
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNING JOURNALISTS. News writing can be difficult for the middle school student to apply. Introduce middle school students to journalism using four-lesson Unit 1. Then follow with the four-lesson Unit 2 that focuses on the basics of interviewing and the types of news articles in a newspaper. Unit 3 lesson plan aims for students to understand the process of writing a news article and how to identify bias and fake news. In Unit 4 students practice writing leads and
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Middle School Journalism Units 1-8 Semester 1 | Back to School Bundle
Text Evidence, Elaborations, and Topic Sentence: Mentor Template
It's a bit difficult to give this a title, so check out the previews and read below!I used this template with my classes before they started writing their literary essays. I prepared my OWN ESSAY first. The goal for this activity is for students to look at good evidence and elaborations vs. bad evidence and elaborations.On the top of each slide, you would put your topic sentence. Each slide is a body paragraph.On the left side, you would list all of your text evidence to support your topic sente
Grades:
5th - 8th
OREO Organizer for Opinion Writing
Based on a five paragraph opinion essay format, but easily scaled to multiple paragraphs/pages, this advanced organizer will help students plan their opinion writing.
Students begin with opening their paper with a clear opinion statement. Students then move on to three rationale for their opinion, including reasons that are supported by evidence/example. Finally, students conclude their paper with their restated/summarized opinion.
This organizer could also be used to examine a piece of opinio
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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