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Writing-expository assessments for homeschool
Exhausted by Essays? 5-Minute Essay Grading System - Reclaim Your Weekends!
You want your students to receive meaningful feedback on their papers and grow as writers. You also, though, need to have time to recharge on weekends and holidays without the burden of endless essay stacks hanging over your head.With my five-minute-per-essay grading system, you’ll zip through your stacks of papers, saving HOURS of time. Before I created this system, it took me 15-to-20 minutes to grade an essay. Now, with the use of a detailed coding system and a content rubric that’s laser-foc
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Book Report | 3D Book Review Dodecahedron Project
Looking for a NON-TRADITIONAL, YET ENGAGING BOOK REPORT that will have your students using their reading, writing, and art skills? Then this is the book report project for you! This amazing 27-page project, geared towards FICTIONAL STORIES, will have your students turn 12 circles they have completed with different assignments and projects into a geometrical wonder- the Dodecahedron. This resource has everything you need to get your students excited and involved in this hands-on book report adven
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4th - 6th
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Monthly Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Expository Choice Board May
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Wow! Another home run! This product is one of my favorites. I purchased the December to try it out fell in love with it and had to have the bundle. There are so many fun ideas that have gotten me excited about writing and in turn, have gotten my students excited too! We are really enjoying all of the fun ideas in the December pack and have incorporated those ideas throughout other subjects as well. We are having so much fun, that my students don't even realize the amounts of wor
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3rd - 5th
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WRITING SKILLS Practice & Assess: Grades 7-8 No Prep Printables
**Grades 7-8 Version** Level CThe topics/skills included in this huge worksheet packet are the same as in my Interactive Writing Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.Purchase the differentiation bundle here.For each of the 26 lessons, there is a 20-item practice followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment. Please note that some lessons are n
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Practice & Assess WRITING SKILLS: Differentiation BUNDLE!
Text Evidence Reading Passages, Sentence Starters, and Finding & Citing Bundle
You'll love using the Text Evidence Reading Passages & Evidence Frames to help teach students how to identify evidence from a text and then cite text evidence as proof. Perfect for informational text and literature reading comprehension, each resource targets finding text evidence and helps students with constructing a response. Citing text evidence can be a challenge, but the proof frames are structured to help simplify this essential reading and writing skill. Click the preview for more de
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4th - 7th
One Trait Rubric / Single Point Rubric
A one trait rubric (similar to a single point rubric) is one of the fastest and most effective systems for grading student writingDoes it take you hours to grade a stack of student essays? Is your grading system too subjective and confusing? These one trait (or single trait) rubrics will help you refine your writing instruction, help students better understand characteristics of effective writing and how their work is assessed, and simplify your scoring process.The idea is simple: since we teach
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3rd - 12th
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Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
Text-based evidence writing step-by-step lessons and writing resources to guide students and teachers. This bundle includes RACES paragraph sentences starters, writing rubrics, and a step-by-step guide for writing an essay. Sentence StartersPut your brain in gear before you put your writing in motion! These sentence starters not only help students determine the type of evidence to locate but also help students to construct the evidence into a text-based paragraph.Perfect ParagraphsEach step of
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3rd - 10th, Adult Education
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4th Grade Florida FAST PM3 Writing Practice Tests Florida BEST Standards ELA
Are you ready for the PM3? This product is a test simulation of the 4th Grade Florida's B.E.S.T. Communicating Through Writing standards. They are aligned with all five of the new BEST writing standards for grade 4.Includes:--Cursive Assignment--Narrative Writing Assignment and Rubric--Three Passages for Argumentative and Expository Prompts--Argumentative Writing Prompt and Rubric--Expository Writing Prompt and Rubric--Improving Writing Activities**Buyer's Note: This product does not contain
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3rd - 5th
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September Writing Prompts Journal Choice Board Fall
Looking for September, Back To School writing activities and journal topics to engage your writers this fall? These high-interest and engaging writing prompts are seasonal and relate to what students are experiencing this month and will surely keep their motivation high as you get to know your new students as writers.Writing genre posters make great anchor charts for your writing bulletin board and will help guide your instruction all month long!This writing unit can be easily infused into any w
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Monthly Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Expository Choice Board May
Bell Ringer Journal - Daily Writing Prompts (FULL YEAR: 275 Total Prompts)
Start your class off with some engaging, creative and thought-provoking bell ringer writing prompts! These FULL YEAR writing prompts are a great way to establish a journal or writing routine in your classroom. Each page includes a section for teacher evaluation/comments, and each day of the week has a different topic/theme. It is expected that the quality of writing for the different levels will vary, but the prompts are comprehensible for all of the outlined grades.Students will hone their crea
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5th - 10th
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7th Grade STAAR Practice Revising and Editing Writing Tests - STAAR Test Prep
7th Grade STAAR Practice Revising and Editing Writing Tests with Passages Questions - Improve 7th Grade STAAR writing scores with these practice revising and editing tests. Includes 4 original passages, writing prompts, and 30 STAAR style questions and answers. Includes printable copies and self-grading google form links.Includes: An expository writing prompt - Printable Copies Only-planning page-lined response paper4 original passages with embedded writing errors - Printable & Self-Grading
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6th - 8th
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Book Report Project Bundle | Menu & Dodecahedron Projects | Literature Report
Book reports will never be the same! These literacy response activities are sure to please ALL your students. With so many ways to show their understanding, students will be more engaged than ever in sharing their learning!In this bundle, you get the following items: Book Report Dodecahedron Project KitBook Report Menu KitFREE- Book Report Presentation Outline*BOOK REPORTS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!I hope you enjoy using these kits as much as I have.Happy Creating,John, Created by MrHughes© C
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4th - 6th
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4th Grade Common Core CCSS Writing Rubrics & Checklists for the ENTIRE YEAR!
This document contains Common Core-aligned Writing rubrics, revision checklists, editing checklist, and self-assessments for a year of Narrative, Informational, and Opinion writing.Students are thoughtful and empowered when they know what is expected of them and have opportunities to reflect on their work. These rubrics and checklists provide the documents to help you do this, and will guide you and your students through a year of writing in multiple genres.*** BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE PRODUCT PR
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4th
The City of Ember, by J. DuPrau, Complete Lit Unit, 79 Total Pages!!!
A complete literature unit for the book, "The City of Ember", by Jeanne DuPrau. This is a great book for anytime during the year! The unit is 79 total pages and contains the following:
Short Answer Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary Word Sheets
22 Project Challenges
Cover Analysis (pre-reading)
Chapter Title Connection Chart
Character Motivation, Role, etc. Chart
Variety of Figurative Language sheets (synonyms, antonyms, similes, imagery, idioms)
Short Answer TEST
6 RAFT Writing Prompts and b
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4th - 6th
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Formal Writing Unit (Don't Write About Your Writing) Distance Learning
This Formal VS Informal Writing Lesson and Activities will help your students with that challenging task of writing formally. My students have such a hard time with letting go of those personal pronouns, and getting rid of the "writing about your writing" language. How many essays have we read where students start with: "have you ever wondered about..." It drives this ELA teacher a little batty. I created this unit to help students get away from that informal language. This lesson is digital and
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6th - 11th
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Back To School Writing & Community Building Activity - Interview A Classmate
Your students will each be interviewing a classmate using a set of provided questions, and writing a short informational piece about their partner using their interview answers. This activity is a perfect class building activity for the first weeks back to school, and can serve as a baseline informational writing assessment. These interviews are a great piece to hang on the wall for Back To School Night. Parents love to see the adorable photos, and usually get a kick out of a few of the intervie
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2nd - 4th
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Writing Templates | How To | Letter | Procedural | Opinion | Informational
Writing templates for informational writing, opinion writing, personal narrative, friendly letter and open ended writing. Includes a built in rubric for easy grading. Differentiated writing templates that are perfect for first grade or second grade. Included in this resource you will find differentiated writing templates for struggling, on level and advanced writers: All Purpose Writing Template Friendly Letter Template (3 versions) Informational Writing Template (3 versions) Narrative W
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1st - 2nd
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October Writing Prompts Fall Journal Choice Board Morning Work
Looking for October writing activities that are high-interest and easy-to-use to engage your students? This set will bring the spark back into your writing block with high-interest topics kids love writing about!Help your students practice and master writing all three writing genres - opinion, informative, and narrative. These writing prompts are seasonal and relate to different special days in October, like Fire Safety Day, Hayrides, and Halloween. Also included are writing models for each genr
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Monthly Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Expository Choice Board May
Writing Better Sentences by Expanding Short, Choppy Sentences
Use these graphic organizers to help your students take a short, simple sentence, and make it into a descriptive sentence. This activity walks students through the process of adding more to a sentence to make it more interesting. Included in this pack is:Author at Work poster2 graphic organizers(flow charts) to help kids make a longer and more interesting sentence. (One with lines & one without.)13 different worksheets for kids to write a longer sentence from the shorter one that was given.1
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2nd - 5th
School Event Newspaper Article (peer review, template, & editable rubric!)
Have your students cover a school event while at the same time, learning the proper format of a newspaper article. This is a great way to get students involved in the school - perhaps covering a topic of their interest and/or giving them an opportunity to learn more about a team, a club, or event going on in the school that they would otherwise not have been involved in.
This file includes:
-Assignment instructions
-Newspaper outline
-Practice paper
-Newspaper template
-Brainstorm sheet
-Peer
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5th - 12th
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5th Grade Florida FAST PM3 Writing Practice Tests Florida BEST Standards ELA
Are you ready for the PM3? This is a writing test simulation for the 5th Grade Florida's F.A.S.T. Communicating Through Writing. They are aligned with all five of the new B.E.S.T. writing standards for grade 5.Buyer’s Note: This product has been updated to align with the new Florida’s B.E.S.T. standards. Includes:--Cursive Assignment--Narrative Writing Assignment and Rubric--Three Passages for Argumentative and Expository Prompts--Argumentative Writing Prompt and Rubric--Expository Writing Prom
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4th - 6th
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Antigone Common Core Unit Learning Tasks - 15 Rigorous Activities!!
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sophocles’s "Antigone." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents and informationa
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9th - 12th
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6th Grade Florida FAST PM3 Writing Practice Tests Florida BEST Standards ELA
Are you ready for the PM3? This test simulation is for the 6th Grade Florida's B.E.S.T. Communicating Through Writing. It includes writing prompts and rubrics that are aligned with all four of the new BEST writing standards for grade 6.Includes:--Narrative Writing Assignment and Rubric--Two Passages for Argumentative and Expository Prompts--Argumentative Writing Prompt and Rubric--Expository Writing Prompt and Rubric--Improving Writing Activities**Buyer's Note: This product does not contain
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5th - 7th
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I am Malala Test - Young Reader's Edition - Multiple Choice & Text Evidence
This is a comprehensive test for the young reader's edition of Malala Yousafzai's autobiography, I am Malala. There are 24 multiple-choice questions relating to the content of the book, vocabulary using context clues, and figurative language. There are also 3 text-dependent questions that require more in-depth analysis. Teachers get:PDF or Digital forms of the testSelf-grading multiple choice questions (digital)Answer key for pdf and all text-dependent questionsThe choice to let students use
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6th - 8th
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