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Middle school writing-essays task card pdfs
Writing an Argumentative Claim or Thesis Statement: Lesson and Activities
The thesis statement or argumentative claim is the backbone of solid writing! If your students' claims are lacking in confidence, knowledge, clarity, or formality, this mini unit is what you need!This thesis statement (argumentative claim) lesson focuses specifically on writing solid, effective thesis statements for argumentative essays. I use it as part of the pre-writing process as students are researching their topic.ARGUMENTATIVE CLAIM / THESIS STATEMENT MINI UNIT CONTENTS:*This mini unit us
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Embedding Quotations in Research Papers - MLA and Writing Practice Activities
Students can ALWAYS use more practice when it comes to citing and embedding direct quotes in research papers. These stations are flexibly designed to give students the practice they need to level up blending MLA direct quotes. WHAT THIS IS:Flexible!Consider this a big practice bundle, full of everything you can think of for integrating MLA direct quotes in research writing. You can use these as stations, but they are not intended to all be used in one day! Allow students to choose the skills the
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8th - 10th
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Parts of an Essay Task Cards: Introduction, Body Paragraph, and Conclusion
It is so important for students to know the parts of an essay in order to write better themselves. This highly engaging Parts of an Essay Task Card Set will have students reviewing the parts of an essay in an interactive way. They will not only have to pay attention to transition words, but they will also have to look at what exactly the paragraph is saying to determine the part of the essay. Product Includes:24 Task Cards with paragraphs from different parts of an essay. Students are to determi
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4th - 6th
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Elaboration Stations - Practice for Elaboration in Writing Expository/Opinion
Do your students struggle with understanding what it means to elaborate when writing expository or opinion essays? If they are like my students, this is a very difficult concept. Being able to elaborate in their writing, for a lot of students, will be the difference in an excellent test score and a good test score.I've developed these Elaboration Stations for students to practice with Elaboration in essays. Before completing these stations, students will need some background on what it means
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4th - 6th
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MLA Citation Task Card Stations
In this MLA citation activity, your students will learn and practice how to properly cite videos, articles (online and in print), websites, and books using MLA citation format in a bibliography. This task can be adapted to ANY content requiring MLA citation of websites, books, videos, and articles. Set up as 4 stations, students will rotate and complete 2 task cards per station following the master citation sheet (MLA anchor chart) for that station. The activity can be repeated multiple times du
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Mega Bundle of Resources
Five Paragraph Essay TASK CARDS
These task cards will help your students stay sharp on their five paragraph essay knowledge. Students will review hooks (attention-getters), thesis sentences, body paragraphs, topic sentences, closings, and more.
I suggest using these task cards as a quiz/test, scoot game, individual review, or cooperative group activity.
These task cards are the perfect companion to my Five Paragraph Instructional Unit. Click the link to view this very popular and helpful unit: Five Paragraph Essay Instruct
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Bundle
Wonder Book Club Discussion Cards PRINT and DIGITAL
UPDATED 3/15/20 to include a digital version.I have used these Common Core (CCSS) aligned discussion and constructed response questions for Wonder by R.J. Palacio successfully for several years with fifth graders. I decided to make cards for a couple of reasons:1. I made them to save paper. Once you print and laminate these, you can use them for many years in either a literacy center or in small group instruction.2. I wanted to make them aesthetically more appealing and colorful.The set contains
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5th - 6th
6TH GRADE WRITING - ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
Do you need help teaching 6TH GRADE WRITING - ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING? This Step-by-Step Writing® Unit has EVERYTHING needed to teach 6th Grade Argumentative Writing. The research-based unit from the 6th-grade writing program was specifically designed for teachers and homeschool parents to EASILY follow through the WRITING PROCESS with already prepped anchor charts, scripted lesson plans, modeled lessons, original mentor text, and practice. Every lesson builds upon the previous skill within one pi
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6th
Elaboration Practice - Hands-on Activity / Worksheet
Elaboration is one of the more difficult writing skills to teach. Repeated exposure to different examples is imperative. In this activity, students analyze twenty different examples of commentary and try to classify each as one of the six given types of elaboration or explanation : Fact, Example, Definition, Reason, Importance, or Process. It includes a handout/reference sheet that defines and gives an exemplar of each type and lists “look fors,” signal words or traits that will help student
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5th - 7th
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Argumentative Essay Writing Practice with Introductions and Conclusions
Use these Printable and Digital Task Cards to give your middle school students practice with argumentative essay introductions and conclusions! They are based on two original, included non-fiction texts about crop circles. Engaging and interactive, these cards will save you time! Students read the two texts and then use these cards to practice with identifying a suitable hook, bridge and thesis for the introduction and restating the thesis, trimming the point, and the call to action for the c
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Curriculum for Middle School - Printable and Digital
6TH GRADE WRITING - INFORMATIVE ESSAY WRITING
Do you need help teaching 6th Grade Writing - Informative Writing? This Step-by-Step Writing® Unit has EVERYTHING needed to teach 6TH GRADE Informative Writing. The research-based unit from the 6th-grade writing program was specifically designed for teachers and homeschool parents to EASILY follow through the WRITING PROCESS with already prepped anchor charts, scripted lesson plans, modeled lessons, original mentor text, and practice. Every lesson builds upon the previous skill within one piece
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6th
Narrative Essay Writing Revision Stations/Task Cards for Middle Grades, CCSS
Help your middle school students improve their narrative essay writing by providing them with an opportunity to work in these stations! They will self-reflect, revise and edit, and help one another to make improvements on their essays! These stations provide checklists, examples, and ideas for taking their narrative essays to the next level. *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER students ha
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Narrative Essay BUNDLE, Narrative Writing Lessons, 6th-8th Grade
Argumentative Essay Writing Revision Stations for Middle Grades CCSS Aligned
Help your middle school students improve their argumentative essay writing by providing them with an opportunity to work in these stations! They will self-reflect, revise and edit, and help one another to make improvements on their essays! These stations provide checklists, examples, and ideas for taking their argumentative essays to the next level. *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER stu
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Writing Bundle (6th-8th Grade) (CCSS Aligned)
Back To School Journal Writing Prompts 4th 5th 6th grade Task Cards ELA
This is a set of 36 "back to school themed" journal writing task cards for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Each card has a unique question about summer vacation, being back in school, *what if*, or another interesting journal topic. These cards could also be used as conversational topic cards as a "get to know you" activity.I used these cards in my own 5th grade classroom last September, and they were a big hit. Through the topics, I was able to learn a lot of vital information about my students, so
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4th - 6th
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Informative Essay Writing Revision Stations for Middle Grades CCSS Aligned
Help your middle school students improve their informational essay writing by providing them with an opportunity to work in these stations! They will self-reflect, revise and edit, and help one another to make improvements on their essays! These stations provide checklists, examples, and ideas for taking their informational essays to the next level. *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER stu
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Informational Writing BUNDLE, Informative Writing Lessons, 6th-8th Grade
Argumentative Essay Writing Task Cards for Middle School - Text Based
Your Middle School students need argumentative essay writing practice with identifying claims, opposing claims, and relevant evidence, right? They can get that practice with these engaging PRINTABLE task cards! They are based on two original, included non-fiction texts about Easter Island.Students read the two included texts and then use these cards to practice with the concepts. You can do this in many ways, but my favorite is playing "Scatter" where I tape the cards up all around the room and
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Writing BIG BUNDLE for Embedded Counterclaims
ELA Test Prep, Breaking Apart the Writing Prompt Lesson, Writing Prompts
Are you looking for English Language Arts state test prep? This series of writing prompts will help students better understand what exactly the state test is asking them to do in response to the questions on the writing test! There is a 17-slide lesson where you will teach students to read a writing prompt, identify the action words, identify the details about the action words, and summarize the prompt in one sentence. I included practice pages where students highlight the action words, underlin
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Holiday Themed Writing Prompts 3rd 4th 5th grade for Journal Notebook
This is a set of 54 unique writing prompt task cards themed for Christmas time. Each prompt gives your students a fun story starter or task to write about for this holiday season.In this 20 page package you will get:48 Christmas themed writing prompts6 non-Christmas writing prompts- winter themed prompts for students who may not celebrate Christmas10 pieces of Christmas stationery - 5 pieces are color, 5 are in black and whitePick one of these prompts for your students to do as a whole or diffe
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3rd - 6th
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Elaboration Scoot
Begin by reviewing with your students the various elaboration strategies. Explain that their writing MUST contain 1-2 sentences of elaboration following their citation of evidence. The elaboration must be in their own words and explain the connection of their evidence to their topic. I always tell my students to think “why does my reader care about this evidence”?. This activity gives the students a piece of evidence that they must elaborate on in their own word. It requires the students to prac
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Grades 3-5 Writing Resources to Get Students Engaged
Enhancing Word Choice Task Cards
Encourage your students to build their vocabulary, consider shades of meaning, revise, and ultimately improve word choice in their own writing! Each task card has a paragraph in which students will replace a "worn out" or vague word with the most appropriate specific word. Includes 15 task cards, half-page answer recording sheets, and an answer key! Texas teachers, this activity also makes for great STAAR Writing Prep!NEW ELA TEKS: 4.11cSee preview file for more information!Thank you for your pu
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3rd - 6th
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P.E.EL. Writing | Escape Room | Among Us Themed
This Among Us themed escape room is one of the most engaging writing activities you will EVER do in your classroom! The children are given different steps of the writing process on task cards. They must find the mistake or the IMPOSTER on each card! By having students practice finding what is wrong with the writing, they will have strategies for identifying mistakes and fixing their own writing!This set includes:Student directions6 Puzzles6 pages of task cardsStudent recording sheets in color an
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Practice | P.E.EL. Writing GROWING BUNDLE!
Counter-Claim Rebuttal Task Cards
These task cards give students quick practice writing counter-claims and rebuttals. I have used this to begin writing CC's and Rebuttals before starting an essay and as a review activity. With enough cards for a standard class, this activity can be done individually or in groups. This package included 30 task cards; 15 counter claim cards and 15 rebuttal cards. An optional student response sheet is available for purchase as well (95 cents).
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7th - 10th
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Informative Essay Task Cards Text Based Printable AND Digital
Use these time-saving task cards to give your middle school students engaging practice with identifying introduction components like hook, "arch" (transition sentence between hook and thesis), and thesis as well as relevant and irrelevant evidence and commentary! Printable AND Digital!Students read the two texts and then use these cards to practice with the vocabulary. You can do this in many ways in the face to face classroom, but my two favorites are playing Scoot and Scatter. (Directions fo
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6th - 8th
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Peer Feedback Essay Revision Activity
Do your students struggle to revise their writing or offer meaningful peer-feedback? This revision activity guides students in providing peer feedback through the use of color-coding, checklists, and task cards to improve their essay writing! With a clear outline of "Feedback Do's and Don'ts" and steps to providing feedback, students can successfully collaborate to enhance their literary analysis, research, or explanatory essays.With specific colors representing each line of the essay, both teac
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Bundle for Literary Analysis
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