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Middle school test preparation writing-essays resources under $5
End of the Year Road Trip Math Project | Real World Summer Project
Engage your students during the end of the year with this digital and printable 15-page road trip themed test prep and end of the year math project for upper elementary! It is FUN for students and the perfect way to practice your students' math, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.Students in upper elementary will warm up and review their math skills in a variety of ways while taking a road trip across the United States of America. The pages stand alone, so you can use a few of th
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Seasonal Math Projects BUNDLE | Real-World Math Activities
Biography Graphic Organizers Research Project Book Report and Writing Templates
Are your students overwhelmed by the thoughts of a research project? Do they struggle with not knowing how to organize their information and thoughts to create a biography report?These Biography Research Project and Writing Templates are designed to help your students easily complete a biographical research paper, and create a fun final project.Use this easy-to-use project to help your students learn how to write a biographical research paper. Choose from 4 different graphic organizers for stude
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2nd - 6th
Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Informational Paragraph and Essay Writing
Are you looking for ways to strengthen your students' writing skills? These 15 writing prompts will give your students the practice they need to write narrative, opinion, and informative stories and essays while focusing on organization, evidence, sentence structure, and grammar. Just print and go or assign digitally through Google. These prompts are perfect for writing practice any time during the year! Through a variety of writing prompts, students will learn how to focus on the prompt given w
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Rubrics - Paragraph Rubrics - Essay Rubrics - 1 Point Rubric
Check out the variety of WRITING RUBRICS to assess your paragraph and essay writing assignments! It comes in PowerPoint and PDF. Included in this resource are different types of writing and versions of rubrics.WHAT TYPES OF WRITING ARE INCLUDED?★ Paragraph Writing★ Narrative Writing★ Personal Narrative Writing (Recount Writing)★ Opinion Writing★ Informative Writing ★ Descriptive Writing★ Persuasive Writing★ How-To WritingWHAT VERSIONS OF POINT SCALES ARE INCLUDED?1. 3 POINT WRITING SCALE- 5-3
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2nd - 6th
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Testing Motivation Coloring Pages | Testing Coloring Sheets | Test Prep Activity
These 8 testing coloring pages are perfect for providing students with time to relax, express themselves creatively, and be inspired! Each page contains fun doodle designs perfect for therapeutic coloring and messages that inspire positive thinking. These posters are great for students who need time to de-stress before and after taking standardized tests. They also make great morning work during the week of testing. Students may display them in notebooks, on classroom walls, and even take them
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: HUGE Coloring Pages Growing Bundle
Peer Editing Checklist - 3 peer review checklists & forms PRINT + DIGITAL
Make peer editing effective, accessible, and engaging with these peer editing checklists! This peer review resource includes 3 forms for peer editing that help guide students as they complete a thorough and effective peer review. Includes peer editing checklists for argument, narrative, and informative writing! Now available in print and digital! Provide your students with the guidance and tools they need to become better writers and editors with these peer review checklists. With one form for e
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Ultimate Writing Bundle - Secondary ELA Writing
Transitions Words Paragraph Writing Anchor Chart Printable Transition Word List
Help your students improve their paragraph writing with this Transitions in Paragraph Writing resource that comes in print and digital. This packet will help your students learn how to write paragraphs more successfully by mastering transitions.TEACHERS ARE SAYING:"My students were having difficulty with transitions, and this resource really helped them. It provided great practice. I highly recommend!"- Andrea, 4th Grade Teacher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"I love the variety of practice in this packet. Has helped my
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3rd - 6th
Paragraph Outlining Color Coding Writing a Single Paragraph Prewriting Outline
Do your students struggle to understand the basic structure of a paragraph? This Paragraph Color Coding and Outlining Packet can help! This print and digital unit will allow you to directly teach your students the organization of a paragraph and help them create better outlines. This paperless and print packet is a nice addition to any writing program and can be used successfully in any classroom. I can't say enough about how much I love teaching basic paragraph writing using the explicit writin
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3rd - 6th
How to Study for a Test - Doodle Notes - Study Skills Sketchnotes
We tell our students to study for tests all the time, but often we forget to teach them HOW to actually study for exams! That’s where this Study Skills resource comes in. It’s designed to give students practical tips and tricks for studying for tests in ELA or any class! With this resource students will complete fun doodle notes (or sketch notes) and then rotate through fun learning stations.This Study Skills resource is designed to help students develop skills for studying for tests. First,
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5th - 8th
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Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Test Taking Strategies Guided Notes 5th - 7th Grade Test Prep Doodle Wheel
Level up your test prep with this test-taking strategies doodle wheel. This note-taking format makes test prep more memorable than regular test-taking strategies activities. Upper elementary and middle school students love it! This wheel was created with math testing in mind, but it could be used for ELA test prep, science test prep and more. It can be kept in students’ notebooks as a reference for the year.You could even enlarge it and turn it into a test taking strategies poster!The sections o
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4th - 6th
Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets
Do your students need extra practice writing thesis statements? Then this printable worksheet packet is for you! Included are seven practice sheets perfect for bellwork, stations, remediation, homework, subwork, extra practice, and more! Simply print and go - answer keys included!This product includes:•Create a Thesis Statement •Thesis: Strong or Weak?•Why Is It Weak?•Attention Grabber or Thesis?•Thesis Test Prep Practice•Good vs. Bad Thesis•Essay Planning•Answer keysYou may also be interested
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6th - 9th
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Embedding Quotations – How to Embed Quotes Pre-test, Lecture & Reference Sheet
Weary of students who slap quoted material into their essays without any framing or support? Fix this common mistake made by young writers with these interactive lesson materials.Begin with a “pre-test”/skill assessment of students’ knowledge regarding M.L.A. citation formatting and concrete detail/quote framing. Then, work through the answers to the skill assessment pre-test with a dynamic lecture (30 slides) that uses compelling examples and modern design to hold students’ interest. (Let's be
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8th - 11th
Topic Sentences in Paragraph Writing Activity - How to Write a Topic Sentence
Do your students struggle to create effective topic sentences? Since directly teaching my students five basic types of topic sentences and having them practice these types in a variety of ways, I've been amazed at their progress! This Topic Sentence resource includes two formats: print and digital, to give you greater teacher flexibility. Besides guided activities and review sheets for each of the five types of topic sentences presented, there's a topic sentence sorting game, posters, and more t
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3rd - 6th
Test-Taking Strategies Interactive PowerPoint
Make learning test-taking strategies FUN with this interactive PowerPoint. This includes 3 separate PowerPoints with 9 total strategies for general test-taking, reading, and math. Mac-friendly version included!Video preview available!SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER for a FULL LENGTH freebie!I recommend starting just with the first PowerPoint that introduces 4 tips that work for all multiple choice test areas. Later, you can introduce the two shorter lessons that focus on specific strategies for readi
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3rd - 6th
State Testing Motivational Notes / Candy Encouragement Notes for Test Motivation
Candy Sayings for STATE TEST MOTIVATION TREATS! - Your students have worked hard preparing for the state standardized test. Why not reward and encourage them by using these motivational desk treats with candy pun messages? Students can be quite nervous and stressed on testing day and these candy motivational messages not only encourage them but the writing prompt also helps to put students in the right frame of mind. Your students will know you believe in them by reading the positive affirmati
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3rd - 6th
Testing Brain Breaks | Pop Art Interactive Coloring Sheets | w/ Spring Themes
Testing: Use these engaging, interactive coloring sheets to gently start the brain in the morning before testing, or use them when students finish testing early, so they have a creative outlet after testing. If you are doing one-on-one assessments, use these sheets to keep the other students engaged and busy. I have pulled a few designs from each of my interactive coloring sheets packets, Spring, Easter, Earth Day, and Summer, and compiled them in this product to provide you with a variety of fu
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K - 9th
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Opinion Writing Graphic Organizers | Argumentative Writing | Printable & Digital
12 printable, editable, and digital graphic organizers for argument and opinion writing! Argument and opinion writing templates for use in your Google Classroom are also included! Make argument writing easier on you and your students with these printable, editable, and digital graphic organizers!**This resource is part of the Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle. It includes 45 different graphic organizers for teaching narrative, summary, argumentative, and expository writing at a 25% discount pric
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5th - 8th
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Conclusion Sentences for Paragraph Writing - How to Write Paragraph Conclusions
Ever feel like writing conclusions may be the hardest part of paragraph writing for your students? This Conclusions Packet can help! It comes in both print and digital and has targeted worksheets, posters, and detailed Teacher Notes all about writing conclusions! My favorite part? It has sample conclusions to discuss together as a class. By directly teaching conclusions, your students will have a much stronger idea of how to create a variety of conclusions to create improved paragraphs and essay
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3rd - 6th
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Transition Words and Phrases
**UPDATE**
After using this for a couple years, I've added two new pages.
This now includes:
1. The original Transition Words and Phrases page detailed below.
2. Transitions for Primary Essay Paragraphs
(This page is what I use on a more day to day basis when teaching writing and appropriate transitions for different places in primary level essays. This page also includes Transitions to Text Evidence and Evidence Elaboration)
3. Ways to Hook Your Reader
This is a compilation of Transition W
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Five Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer
Use this organizer with upper grade students to help them write a five paragraph essay! This is an easy way to organize thoughts before writing or typing a final draft.
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3rd - 6th
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Paired Text Passages - Cell Phones Opinion Writing - Print & Digital
Students write stronger opinion essays (argumentative in 6th) using these printable or digital fact-based paired passages, or paired texts, about cell phones. Students are given an engaging focus question, then read these perfectly paired passages to formulate strong opinions. Students search the texts for reasons, evidence, examples, facts, and details that support their opinion, then organize their thoughts on the graphic organizer. The organizer supports students as they write their final opi
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3rd - 6th
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5th Grade Science Test Prep Game - Review All NGSS Units
5th Grade NGSS Next Generation Science Standardized Test Prep Practice - This is a review game show that is fully editable. It covers ALL of the 5th grade Next Generation Science Standards. Learn science through playing a fun game!Play in PowerPoint or as Google Slides.There are 25 questions and answers.Question Categories Include: Matter and its Interactions Forces and Energy Ecosystems Earth Science Engineering DesignI put a Nerf basketball set in my room, and have the students shoot for two
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4th - 6th
Persuasive Writing - Graphic Organizers, Planning Pages and Rubrics
If your students struggle with writing a PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH or ESSAY this set of templates and graphic organizers is for you! This resource leads students through the process of writing a persuasive paragraph from the planning stages to peer editing and then their final piece. This resource can also be used as a launching point for students to write a full persuasive /argumentative essay.LOOKING FOR A DIGITAL VERSION OF THIS ACTIVITY? CLICK BELOW!Persuasive Writing Interactive eResourceWorks
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
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