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Writing-expository lessons for staff
Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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SAMPLE ESSAY PACK for the Literary Analysis Essay-- TEN ESSAYS!
This 57-page pack contains TEN literary analysis essays suitable for grades 9-12 on pieces of literature such as Beowulf, Macbeth, Grendel, Brave New World, among others. Some essays are shorter at 2-3 pages while others are lengthy at 5-10 pages. There are also 2-3 timed writings included. Most essays are in MLA format with a Works Cited page and parenthetical citations. There are enough literary analysis essays here to meet all of your mini-lesson needs throughout the writing process. Fin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Evidence and Elaboration in Writing - No Prep Lesson & Fun Writing Prompts
Elaboration practice through fun and engaging persuasive writing prompts for teens, middle school and high school students. Perfect for distance learning! NO PREP elaboration practice and persuasive writing lesson plan, student activities, handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides and rubrics.Students use the included elaboration practice mini-lesson and fail-proof ACEPAPER writing checklist to "Write Like a Lawyer" by citing and elaborating on relevant evidence to prove the validity of their a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Writing Lessons! Main Idea & Persuasive Writing Lesson Plan Pack! Grades 2-5!
Persuasive Writing & Main Idea Combo! These 2 formal lessons are rigorous, reflect best practices, and are perfect for your observation or to introduce/review main idea, persuasive writing, supporting details, drawing conclusions, making an inference, and opinion writing. Edit as needed. Lesson plans include Common Core Objective, Anticipatory Set (accessing prior knowledge), Active Participation with Activities, Assessment with Sample Essential Questions, and Closure with Activities. Use ye
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2nd - 5th, Staff
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Thesis Statement Writing
Students learn to write a thesis statement with this interactive presentation. Comes with:
Handouts
Examples
Individual and group writing activities
Peer Workshopping
Answer Key
Supplemental Resources
Easy to understand, implement, and use as introduction, reinforcement, or assessment. Meets CCSS.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Write Away Bundle: Adventures in Introductions and Conclusions!
Dive into the world of writing with our 'Write Away Bundle: Adventures in Introductions and Conclusions!' This bundled product is a powerhouse of teaching resources crafted to make the teaching of informational writing enjoyable and effective for elementary educators and their students.Adventurous Introductions: A Kid's Guide to Exciting Beginnings!Embark on a writing adventure with 'Adventurous Introductions,' a mini lesson presentation that introduces students to the art of crafting captivatin
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Expository Writing FREEBIE for Grades 4-6
This Expository Writing FREEBIE includes:
• directions for immediate implementation
• Teacher Lesson Planning
• Notes on Expository Writing
• Notes on Sequential Writing
• Sample Essay Organizer
• Sample Essay Labeled for student understanding
• Brainstorm Organizer
• Student Drafting Organizer
I am constantly trying to create or find the perfect resources for students that struggle with organizing writing. It seems like it should be a simple concept to teach students to write about something
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4th - 6th, Staff
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Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt Student Loan Forgiveness
Sick and tired of those old essay topics like school uniforms and cell phone use in school? Challenge your students to think critically with this timely topic on Student Loan Debt Forgiveness. This is perfect for test prep for SAT, ACT, CSET, CBEST, GRE.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Unit 3 VCE English - Creating Texts protest - Gillespie mentor text
A PowerPoint going through the background, purpose, andlanguage of the Mark Gillespie essay on the 1978 Mardi Gras in Sydney.The PPT has been adapted from several study guides and resources. A writing activity is included at the end of the ppt.
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12th, Staff
Narrative Ebook - Parts of Speech/Genre/Text Type Resource - 47 pages
Narrative Ebook - Parts of Speech/Genre/Text Type Resource
47 page Ebook.
Narrative templates and proformas for whole class, small group and individual instruction.
Focuses on talking and listening to a narrative, reading a narrative and writing a narrative.
Includes structure page/poster which outlines structure, grammar and purpose.
Designed by Clever Classroom.
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PreK - 6th, Staff
Informational Conclusion Adventures: A Kid's Guide to Writing Exciting Endings
Description: "Embark on a journey of writing excitement with 'Adventurous Conclusions,' a comprehensive mini lesson presentation designed for elementary educators to teach students the art of crafting captivating conclusions for informational writing. This engaging product is perfect for teachers looking to make the teaching of writing both enjoyable and effective for their young learners.Inside this resource, you'll find a kid-friendly explanation of what a conclusion is and its purpose, making
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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AN ESSAY WRITING UNIT: How to nail an English essay
While this Powerpoint is designed to assist both teachers and students in the designing of a generic essay for the Texts and Human Experiences Module for the HSC the process may be used to build ANY essay for ANY Module. The Powerpoint takes you through a step by step approach to essay writing that has proved highly effective in assisting students to pan essays for their Trial, Assessments and HSC. If used in the manner intended students are able to build a generic essay for this module that the
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Business Letter Writing
Connect fact based, real life writing to process/patterned writing by having students "Write an Award Winning Business Letter". The 16 slide presentation includes:
Parts of a business letter: date, inside address, greeting/salutation, body, closing, signature line
Examples of 6 parts
Checklist
Extra resources
Easy to follow and can be used with individuals,small or whole groups. Easily guides students through the process of writing business letters. Be sure to send letters once they are fi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Expository Writing Organizers! Great for Creative writing Gr 2-4 common core
Need some creative new ways to have your students write their own expository writing pieces??
This document will give you a few organizers that could also be used as story starters!
**3 Graphic Organizers
- Add your 5 senses
- Add descriptive details
- Bubble maps
- Chart organizers
- Story starters
In my class we enjoy writing a few different but creative paragraphs on the same topic. This particular document focuses on expository writing. Once the students complete a few paragraphs, they ca
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2nd - 4th, Staff
Informational Connections: Al Capone Does My Shirts
This is a set of informational text extension lessons to accompany the novel Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. Al Capone Does My Shirts is a historical fiction novel appropriate for grades 5 to 7 with a Lexile of 600L. The intention of this set of lessons is to provide the focus on informational text as well as the other literacy shifts prescribed by the Common Core State Standards as well as skills from the 21st Century Skills Framework.
Created by Sarah Allred. Follow me on Twit
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5th - 7th, Staff
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Year 5 Literacy with ICT Lesson Plans Teaching Resource
Curriculum-focused literacy-technology integration activities supported by lesson plan templates, ICT teaching strategies, classroom management strategies, teaching practices and more that will enhance literacy with ICT AND boost teacher competence and confidence in ICT today. Adaptable for any classroom!!!Key Themes include:Curriculum connections;Curriculum maps;Teacher competence in ICT - what you need to know?Teacher reflection activities;Literacy-ICT teaching strategies;Assess the use of ICT
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5th, Staff
Also included in:Â Australian Curriculum English Activities & Lesson Plans Bundle P/K-Year 5
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Strengthening Constructed Response, Mini-Workshop w/ Carrie Rosebrock
We want our students to think critically about what they read and how they write, and in order to accomplish this, we have to move beyond the acronym only approaches to teaching evidence-based writing. In my workshop, Strengthening Constructed Response, we get clear about exactly what skills students need to demonstrate by examining models and rubrics. We also dive into mini-lessons that increase students' connections and context in their writing (which strengthens ideas!)This 90 minute, recorde
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Staff
Essay Writing 101 using Across the Barricades Years 8-10
Here is a fantastic booklet to introduce essay writing to your students. It breaks the entire process down into very achievable steps and gives clear annotated examples to support each of the stages in essay writing. It includes a "Goof Proof" way to write and understand a thesis as well as including a table which breaks down the STEEL/TEEL/PETAL acronym for your students to use in the body of their writing. Everything is colour coded so as students can immediately identify what aspect of their
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Staff
PERSONAL NARRATIVE COMPLETE UNIT WITH LITERATURE AS INSPIRATION FOR SMARTBOARD
Personal Narrative
Writing Unit (about 2-3 weeks)
Grades 2,3,4 but can be adapted for older or younger grades
EACH LESSON INCLUDES A LEARNING OBJECTIVE!
This Unit incorporates the use of literature as inspiration for writing our personal narrative. It's created for a 2nd or 3rd grade Personal Narrative writing Unit.
Each day requires:
*reading a book
*teacher models a graphic organizer
*students complete their own organizer
*short paragraphs written for each organizer
Skills touched upon in
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1st - 6th, Staff
Sample Short Response Essay on Creating Lifelong Readers
Feel free to use this essay as a template for teaching critical short answer responses. I used this in graduate school in response to an assignment on my favorite method of creating lifelong readers/learners.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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AN ESSAY WRITING UNIT: How to write a PEEL or STEEL paragraph
This quick power point is designed to show students the difference between PEEL and STEEL paragraphs and when to use them. It uses a practice question as a way of demonstrating the process and also includes a brief outline of writing an introduction and a conclusion.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing Adverts: Lesson Plans, Exemplars, Resources, Posters and Writing Frames
Welcome to our innovative package for making all students successful in writing adverts within the exposition genre of writing. Tried and tested in the classroom, we have put together a sequence of five steps which will support all students master the skills required for writing in a specific genre. What’s more, it is easy to implement, the resources are included within the product and the planning supports the teacher in ensuring the steps are met in their own time framework. Step 1 - Immerse a
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4th - 6th, Adult Education, Staff
Expository Writing Graphic Organizer Train
A great graphic organizer to introduce a formula for expository writing to your students. Introduce how to help organize an expository essay. I like to emphasize the importance of having everything in order from the engine on, because if not the "train" will derail and so will your essay.
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1st - 5th, Staff
Citing work in Research Using Google Citations
Step by step guide to using the Google Citation tool in Google Docs.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
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