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Middle school writing-essays pdfs for staff and administrators
Informational/Prompt Writing: Middle/High School: Cross-Curricular, Organization
"I teach Science, not writing." Well, not according to the Common Core Standards! We must all incorporate writing into our curriculum. What we NEED to be successful is a common language and a common set of expectations for writing in every subject area for consistency and success - both for students AND for teachers.
This download will walk you through how our school adopted a common language of using writing models, scaffolding grids, and the TEL-Con writing structure. It immediately put teac
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
FREE Rubric for Grading Exposition, Opinion and Persuasive Writing Assignments
These free rubrics for grading exposition, opinion and persuasive writing assignments can be used as teacher-only resources, or highlighted to return to students!Two versions provided - best fit grade and point-based grade - and each rubric includes one section for Quality of Communication, Organization, Purpose and Structure, and another section for Quality of Language, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.Use alongside your own assignments, or any of my persuasive writing resources... Get the BUN
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7th - 12th
For Grade 5 to 7 Students | The Writer’s Guide: A Collection of Model Essays
Are you tired of struggling to put your creative ideas on paper? Are you looking for a comprehensive writing guide to help improve your writing skills? Look no further than 'The Writer's Guide'! Our guide is designed for students aged 10-12 years old, and it contains a variety of model essays that showcase effective writing techniques. From descriptive phrases to emotive language, our guide provides a wealth of examples to help students learn how to use these techniques in their own writing. The
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5th - 6th
Sample Critical Essay Response on Teaching English Language Learners
Feel free to use this essay as a template for teaching critical short answer responses. I used this in graduate school in response to a self-selected strategy on how I teach my subject to my students.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How to Use ChatGPT for High School Students - An Introduction to Chat GPT and AI
This is an introduction to Chat GPT and AI is an excellent introductory resource for students and teachers wanting to incorporate ethical use of Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.
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6th - 12th
Jack and Jill, Why They Kill (What's Your Best Plan for Students' Safety?)
SCHOOL SHOOTERS COME FROM YOUR OWN CAMPUS, NOT FROM “OUTSIDE.”First, there was Dr. James E. Shaw, who was the only researcher allowed inside the nation’s state youth prisons to interview girls and boys incarcerated for committing murder and homicide, when they were school-age adolescents. The stories they told him, about their odysseys from life at home to life in prison, further shocked an already-numbed nation; the country’s press had already been cranking out stories about kids suddenly makin
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6th - 12th
How to Use ChatGPT for Middle School Students - An Introduction to Chat GPT & AI
This is an introduction to Chat GPT and AI is an excellent introductory resource for students and teachers wanting to incorporate ethical use of Chat GPT and Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.
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4th - 9th
Persuasive Essay: Holiday Wishes for Our School CCSS Grades 3-6
Be sure to look at the preview to see the holiday essay guide. This essay asks students to think critically about a very important topic. "Did you know that you have the ability to change the thinking of others? What would your holiday wish be for your school? What thing or idea (belief) would you promote as being most important?"This persuasive essay guide includes:Two anchor charts.A cover for student materials.Brainstorming writing ideas with specific examples.A bibliography defined.Citing so
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Writing Conference Flipbook
This is a guide on how to lead a productive and effective writing conference. This flipbook can be used for all ages.
This flipbook can be used to lead a professional development within a grade level, or whole school! By using this flipbook, all teachers will know the expectations to leading a writing conference.
Not only does this flipbook provide resources and best practices, but also provides a page for teachers and administrators to talk about common problems they see in the classroom. Al
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4th - 9th, Staff
Writing Process Flip Book
Use this Writing Process Flip Book with your students during writing time. This book will take them through the process of a genre writing piece. It will remind them what needs to be done at each stage of the writing process.
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2nd - 8th
Training Manual-Enhancing Writing Using Google Docs, Google Slides, and Edmodo
Training manual I wrote while working on my second master's degree in Educational Technology. Practical ways for teachers to use technology to help students to improve writing.
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6th - 12th
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Teaching Writing, A Strategy for Analyzing Model Papers, Video for Teachers
When teaching students to write, one of the biggest barriers is explaining to them what we expect. Secondly, it can be hard for students to synthesize every writing trait we've taught them. Using model papers can be a huge help in solving these problems because with this method, we are able to start with the end in mind.
In this quick video tutorial, I'll share my Red Light Green Light method I use for teaching writing with model papers. It's a hand-on method that allows students to see a pa
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8th - 12th, Staff
Good Teaching: Water Bottle Rockets
This is a sample story from a collection of stories about the challenges and rewards of teaching, as well as classroom tragedies and successes, that take place in inner city public schools: Middle Schoolin': 50 Stories about the Challenges, Humor, and Rewards of Teaching.These fifty vignettes describe human-interest, middle school (sixth to eighth grade) events based on the work experience of two teachers in Los Angeles public schools. The stories paint a real picture of middle school life, hopi
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6th - 8th
Essay Writing Progression
This document was designed to follow common core state standards and provide teachers with a specific quantity expectation for each grade level as set by the Common Core State Standards. To be used to create a conformity of expectations by schools and districts.
This document states various levels of progression and should be considered as a developmental expectation.
This document could be used to write IEP goals, determine Tiered Instruction levels, and make adaptations for students.
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K - 6th
The Jelly Fish and the Honey Bee PARCC Double Passage Practice, Grades 7-9
Nonfiction double passage readings that mimic the PARCC assessment and are also engaging and meaningful have been difficult to find, until now! This double passage reading engages students with interesting facts, wise quotations and the wisdom of the ages. Professionally written questions and writing prompts are included for assessment.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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