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10th grade writing-expository resources for GATE
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Primary Sources Collection -- Complete Lessons with All You Need! 144 Pages
Best practices in history and 21st Century learning through primary sources, the Common Core, critical thinking, expository writing, public speaking, creative projects—they’re all here!THIS IS A VERY POPULAR, SOMEWHAT SMALLER, VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.You get five sets of bundled primary sources lessons—145 pages of lessons and materials in all—and a nice savings over buying the bundles individually. Each activity comes with explanations, guides, ready-to-print activity sheets, graphic
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Standards Based 6-Traits Writing Elements (revising/editing)
NEWLY UPDATED!!
An Interactive student Guide to build self-efficacy in 6-Trait Text Revising and Editing. Ready to use for lessons with printables for Students. The guides includes a process with steps that will guide students through each of the 6 traits of writing (i.e., ideas & content, sentence fluency, word choice, organization, voice, conventions) for 6-8th grade.
The new updated version includes both color and black and white pages, a fun design, and all the same helpful content!
Grades:
5th - 10th
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SHOWING CHARACTERS--NOT TELLING ABOUT THEM--with Description, Action, & Dialogue
"Show, don't tell!" Those oft-repeated words drive detail-oriented writing in all genres. Not only is "showing" writing more memorable, but it also gives credit to one's readers that they have sufficient interpretive skills to figure out what the writer is implying via the chosen details--the kind of interpretive skills associated with CRITICAL THINKING. This lesson teaches student writers to think like their readers, to anticipate what their readers will infer from their descriptions, act
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Assertion Journal Bundle #3: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response
Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains ten topical collections of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and bac
Grades:
9th - 12th
7 Steps to Research Posters (IIM: Independent Investigation Model)- BOHO
IIM Research Method BOHO PostersIIM (Independent Investigation Method) is a great way to teach research skills. I created these to use in my own classroom.See my other products: The Multisensory Bookworm
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Grades:
K - 12th
BLACK HISTORY: Historical Figure Research Project / Report - Research Writing!
This is a digital resource that walks students through the research and writing process. There are tasks that students complete that get them closer and closer to writing their digital research book on a Black historical figure of their choice. Students perform an initial research on individuals that interest them to narrow their focus. There are 6 tasks total and a report/book template to present students' research. You can assign the 6 tasks first which will last a little over a week. Once th
Grades:
4th - 11th
Explaining Concepts With Scratch
This beginner Scratch guide will lead your students through planning and coding any explanation through Scratch. Perfect for small group instruction, centers, or whole group instruction, the individual student cards are designed to be used by students and walk them through the process of choosing a setting, sprite, and coding dialogue to explain a concept. Whether you're learning math, social studies, science, or even retelling a story, your students can use coding skills which is extremely enga
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in:Â Fifth Grade Math MEGABUNDLE
Collaborative/Interdisciplinary Project: Spy Wars
This product is a two week unit that requires students to exercise creative problem solving and interdisciplinary knowledge. The project's premise is that the student is part of a group of spies that needs to help two field agents recover an important document. Students work in teams to plan the mission and write up a report.
This iteration of Spy Wars is based on Dracula. Students use a variety of clues throughout the project to piece together the location of the plans (Carfax Abbey).
This p
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Writer's Block-BUSTERS! /40 Writing Prompt Cards + 16 Challenge Cards, Easy-Prep
BUST the writer’s block! The resources in this set provide a quick and easy way to motivate reluctant writers and challenge more advanced writers. Each Block-BUSTER card contains a different set of five words and phrases. Students will use the words and phrases from each card in a written piece of their choice or one that you assign. Give your students an extra challenge and an opportunity to think outside the box by pairing a Block-BUSTER card with a Challenge card. Now students must use the wo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Writing an Interesting Introduction and a Conclusive Conclusion
My students seem to find writing the introduction and the conclusion of an essay the most challenging. This paper has them practice writing just those...and not the essay that goes with it. There is a paper with directions and details. Then there are two graphic organizer pages that allows them to practice writing three introductions and the conclusions that go with them.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Writing Enrichment BUNDLE
This bundle contains 211 printable activities to explore narrative writing, fear, gender, death, loneliness, boredom, famous quotes, and lots more. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. PRINT: I created PDF versions that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created digital versions with text boxes so students can type in the answers using a computer or tablet (for Dis
Grades:
4th - 10th
Analyzing Loneliness - Writing Prompts
Help your students learn to express their thoughts and emotions about loneliness. Your students live in a world of immediate gratification and me-first ideology. They are going to experience moments of isolation and loneliness. So, help them start thinking about it by using the quotes from adults we all know, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Whitney Houston, Taylor Swift, John Steinbeck, Dorothy Day, Kurt Vonnegut, and more. Each page has one quote, two quotes, or four quotes about lonelines
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Vocabulary Templates 3rd - 6th Grade Edition ~ homophones, homographs,synonyms
If you prefer the Google docs version, click here. Perfect for individualized learning or whole class activities. These thinksheets allow students to cumulatively create writing resource notebooks or vocabulary books for any words. Aligned with the IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. - each thinksheet has the standard numbers at the bottom of the page, a classroom signage page is also included at the end of this resource.Included are eight thinksheets:Vocabulary form -
Grades:
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Topic Sentences
I taught middle and high school social studies for 18 years, during which time I also taught expository, academic writing. This was a really handy tool. I would usually ask for a volunteer to do the first one (so the whole class could hear an example), and then, I'd ask the class to complete the remaining practice sentences on their own, then discuss with a partner and make any necessary corrections, and then share out at the end with the entire class. My student's topic sentences in essays a
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Analyzing Fear - Thoughts and Emotions (Writing Prompts)
15 printable or digital writing prompts help your students express their thoughts and emotions about fear. Students are going to experience moments of fear and anxiety in life, so help them start thinking about it by using the quotes from adults we all know: Coretta Scott King, Michael Jordan, Dale Carnegie, Steve Jobs, James Baldwin, Thich Nhat Hanh, Nelson Mandela, Marie Curie, Khalil Gibran, Tecumseh, Jane Goodall, and more. Each page has one quote, two quotes, or four quotes about fear t
Grades:
7th - 12th
Writing Bookmarks (Experiences, Events, News)
The 5Ws & H questions on a bookmark to support students when they write about experiences, events, something that happened and news. The bookmarks are three per page and there are 14 different colored gingham backgrounds.
Grades:
1st - 12th, Adult Education
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Book Challenge Reading Packet
Help your students become life-long readers with this 44 book reading challenge packet. It includes the template that students will fill out as they complete the packet and the breakdown of books by genre. Not only this, but it also includes possible titles for each genre. What happens when they complete the packet is up to you :) Enjoy! Side note:This resource is a PDF file.
Grades:
4th - 10th
80 Writing Prompts from 20 Quotations
In this packet you will find twenty different quotations, each with four writing prompts. I have included questions at a variety of levels. All involve some elements of critical thinking, and give students a chance to connect their own opinions and experiences to the given statements.
Quotations included from: Shakespeare, Poe, Helen Keller, and Aristotle among others.
For my classroom, I printed the pages out on card stock and cut each page in half, then laminated the cards. Once a week,
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Writing Workshop: Peer Editing Checklist
1 page handout for your writing workshops. This checklist was created for senior honors students but can be differentiated for other levels. Checklist asks writing content, writing structure, and basic editing questions. Have your classes peer edit at least two times prior to turning in their final essay, and you will pleased with the results. Works well with my Time Saving Writing Content Editing Key offered in my storefront.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Tiered Assignment-Business Letter
This is a business letter assignment tiered for use in differentiated classrooms.
Grades:
9th - 11th
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The Hunger Games: Characterization Essay Topics
This file contains nine essay topics teachers can assign based on the novel *The Hunger Games.*
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Free: Editing lessons, adding interesting openings to sentences
Do your students have a hard time putting a comma after a sentence opener or dependent clause. Are you not sure how to teach it in the context of writing. This is both a revision lesson and a grammar lesson that teachers students how to use sentence openers.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Free: Editing lessons, adding interesting endings to sentences
Do your students write simple sentences? Do they not like to edit and revise their work? This is a simple lesson on writing more complex sentences!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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