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Expository Writing Unit | Slideshow, Graphic Organizers, Writer's Handbook
Teach your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay with this digital Expository Writing Unit for in-person or Distance Learning. Your students will learn the basics of informative writing plus how to organize and develop effective essays.Interactive Expository Writing SlideshowIntroduce, reinforce, and review the basics of Informative Writing with the Interactive Google Slideshow. The right-hand margin on the slides is editable, so you can tailor it to meet your students needs. Add questions,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Academic Writing, Lesson 6 Part 2: The Thesis and Multi-paragraph Paper
One of 30+ lesson plans that make up a middle school advanced placement and high school writing curriculum that prepares and leverages students for collegiate level writing. Note that this 1-30 academic writing curriculum will cover all of the writing standards from 5th to 12th grades as a whole, not individually. The whole is engineered to cover all aspects of writing and relative language mastery expected at the college level.This lesson dives into the main topic, subtopics, the construction o
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Symbolism Essay for The Giver
For this essay we've included a pre-reading and post-reading activity to help students familiarize themselves with what a symbol is and how it functions within a story. As they read they will have identified certain themes that are common in the dystopian genre (disconnect with nature, government control, and loss of freedom/individualism, the warning). For the essay students will analyze the author’s use of symbolism to develop a theme they’ve identified within the book.Students will follow the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Writer's Handbook for Formal Essays | MLA Format | Digital
Help your students take ownership of their own essay writing with this convenient, online Digital Writer's Handbook. Students will learn the basics of MLA Format and the expectations for formal, academic writing. They will learn strategies for revising their own essays for clear organization, word choice, and sentence fluency.Too often students become dependent on teachers and peer editors to “fix” their writing because they lack the confidence and tools to do it themselves. This Digital Writer’
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Expository Writing Overview Interactive Slideshow
Use this interactive, digital slideshow for Distance or Hybrid Learning helps you introduce, review, or reinforce the basics of Expository Writing. You can discuss the content in class or upload to Google Classroom or your Class LMS. Your upper-middle or high school students will learn how to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.Each slide includes EDITABLE questions in the margin, so you can tailor the content to fit your students' needs. Students type t
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7th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Lang Q3 Prep: Specificity in Examples
I designed this activity to help my AP Language students increase the specificity in the examples they come up with when answering the Open-Ended Q3 Argument prompt. This activity could be used outside of test preparation to teach students how to enhance the specificity of examples they use in support of an argumentative thesis. It gives examples of a prompt as well as vague, moderately specific, and very specific examples for each. It includes blank spaces for students to create their own examp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Complete (23 page!) College Application Guide
Are you struggling to start the college application process? Do you feel overwhelmed by a seemingly endless college application to-do list? If so, I can help.This comprehensive guide will walk you through each part of the college application process, from SAT/ACT test preparation guidance to Common Application essay writing suggestions. As an elite college advisor for the past decade, I have compiled my top tips and timeline suggestions into this single document at an affordable price point fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Paragraph Editing Checklist with Proofreading Mark Cheat Sheet
Do your students have a hard time self-checking their paragraph writing? Mine did! Together we created this paragraph checklist. It is perfect for groups or individuals. The checklist can be laminated and used over and over again! It can also go in a laminated pocket, or in a 3 ring binder. The margins on the left should allow for holes without any of the checklist being compromised.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Argumentative Essay: Exploring the American Food System
In this argumentative essay students will explore a topic from the list provided or one they've encountered in the unit: Exploring the American Food System. This essay was built around the book Folks, This Ain't Normal, however it can be adapted to fit any unit that address the food system. This essay includes directions, the Toulmin argument model, a checklist, outline, an example of the 8-sentence paragraph, and the grading rubric.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essays: A Study in Contrasts
This famous essay, Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, by Bruce Catton, is an outstanding display of nearly every lesson covered in the Writing Whatever program. From the introduction, through the body paragraphs, and to the conclusion, Catton delivers a powerful and enlightening discourse on the similarities and differences between these "two strong men." Students are often taught that there are two choices in writing a compare/contrast essay, Block or Topic. Catton masterfully uses both: Bloc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
How To Write Papers & Reports for kids - Interactive Notebook (MLA FORMAT)
While homeschooling one of my kids, I found the method they were choosing to teach "How to write a report" was difficult to understand and not at all as easy as the way I know. I decided to write my own packet to help my son learn this.
This packet is meant to be done in stages:
-The outline (My Report page)
-3 parts of a report
-The Body Paragraphs
-The Introduction
-The Conclusion
-Final reference to the Outline at the end of the report.
Once the outline is complete, you'll basically form
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1st - 12th, Higher Education
BUNDLE 7 Rhetoric Speeches Google™ Digital Collaborative Essays Practice
Seven Rhetorical Collaborative Essay's Easy to extract files (Zip files see below)English Grade 11 and 12Standards/Honors/AP Language PracticeIncludes:"I Have A Dream" Speech by Dr Martin Luther King"Space Shuttle Challenger" Speech by President Ronald Reagan"Speech at the Washington March" by Josephine Baker"Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs"Farewell to Baseball Address" by Lou Gehrig"Gettysburg Address" President Abraham Lincoln"911 Address to the Nation" by President George Bush Example:Dir
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
110 Page Mega Package Spelling & Vocabulary Lessons-Right & Left Brain Exercises
In this mega package of lessons, students will learn how to master their
vocabulary words with great confidence. They will learn the spelling,
definition, proper use, proper pronunciation for each word and so much
more. With more than 100 pages, this workbook is packed with power
words that can even challenge the adult mind. We have students that
started these power words as early as the 3rd grade and even through high
school. There is certainly an opportunity to learn within the pages
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Argumentative Essay Writing- Common Core State Standards
This is a packet that describes what is expected of argumentative writing. It contains the following:- a graphic organizer (filled out with examples) that students can use to organize their points, counterpoints, and rebuttals when writing an argumentative essay. - a sample completed outline that students can model (the topic is "The Dangers of Social Media Sites"). -sample introduction paragraph-sample body paragraph-sample conclusion paragraphThe sample paragraphs illustrate what such paragrap
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
John F. Kennedy Presidential Inaugural Address AP Writing Practice FRQ
John F. Kennedy Presidential Inaugural AddressAP Collaborative Activity Group Rhetorical AP Writing Practice EssayIncluded:Link to John F. Kennedy Presidential Inaugural Address SpeechLink to Google™ Doc Rubric IncludedLink to Rhetoric Review and TipsPrompt: Write an essay in which you analyze how John F. KennedyPresidential Inaugural Address uses rhetorical devices in the speech. Group Rhetorical Essay Assignment Activity (50 Point AA)BUNDLE INCLUDESSeries of Seven Rhetorical Speeches in a Col
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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11.5 - Document lesson: How do I research my question (using databases)?
At nomadicprofessor.com you'll find this session under US2: The Noise of Democracy, Session 1.5. This file includes a full, detailed, step-by-step lesson on doing research in online databases, with examples and organizers for individual notes:Detailed handouts (A, B, and C) that INSTRUCT, MODEL, and provide organizers for student PRACTICEHANDOUT A: this is where students get instruction in the steps of the research processHANDOUT B: this is where students see a model following the instructions g
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Unit 11 - 1789 to 1797
JFK Assassination: Conspiracy or not?
Americans love a conspiracy and the JFK assassination conspiracy became one nearly right from the start. With the recent document dump at the National Archives, there is renewed interest yet again. American students are not immune to that curiosity!
American students also get a lot of their information from the media, be it TV or movies or social. One thing I found over my years of teaching is that students were susceptible to the influences of movies because what they saw, they believed. It is
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Glass Castle Big Ideas/Motifs Analysis Paper Assignment
Included in this product are 4 documents which explain and provide expectations for the assignment. These materials include an overview of the paper, 2 "writing process" help sheets that further outline the expectations and give direction on the structure of the paper, and a final rubric for grading.
This assignment expects that students choose three major motifs or "big ideas" found through their reading of The Glass Castle, provide supportive quotes to substantiate their points, and write an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"Let It Snow" Novel bundle- Complete Unit w Pacing guide
The following unit is over the novel Let It Snow which includes guided reading packets for each of the 3 novellas that make up the novel. Unit also includes a formative quiz for each novella, a final exam over the novel as a whole, a theme analysis essay (prompt, detailed outline, and rubric), and a novel-movie comparison worksheet.Bonus File includes Literary Circle Expectations handout which includes list of vocab words (for flashcards) as well as a pacing guide/ due date calendar (updated for
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Five-Paragraph Essays: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Persuasive Essay
Author Elise Abram is a twenty-five-year seasoned professional when it comes to teaching English language arts and writing. This book is a compilation of her techniques and lessons that are sure to help readers write a perfectly structured persuasive essay.Whether a high school student, postsecondary student, new teacher, or homeschooling teacher, Writing Five-Paragraph Essays: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Persuasive Essays is your definitive guide to planning, researching, outlining, writin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Menu Middle, Junior High and High School
This short and sweet, versatile menu includes generic topics which can be applied to ALL subjects including literature reviews, analysis, history and science. In addition, each of the four main types of writing such as expository, narrative, persuasive and descriptive are included. All activities can be differentiated up or down with "bonus" sections under each choice for those who enjoy a little extra challenge!I created this resources to be used with the Robinson Curriculum.Writing Menu Topics
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essay Writing Worksheet Set
The Essay Writing Worksheet Set includes 9 sets of comprehensive worksheets that are beautifully designed for maximum clarity. Originally $20, it has now been reduced to $12.95.
Each Worksheet Set includes all the learner needs to know about each element of essay writing and then provides a series of activities that are intended to develop the learner's knowledge and understanding. Each Worksheet Set has also gone through the iterative process of development over many years (multiple student a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literary Terms Board Game
Product Description· Student Center Or Game Day Activity For Those Rainy Days!· Gives Students More Chances For Positive Reinforcement· Creative Problem Solving Strategies And Promotes Healthy Competition· Students Working Independently And Cooperatively· Addresses Individual Learning Styles· Students Learn And Teachers Monitor FREE RESOURCES – SAMPLE UNITS1. "You Wouldn’t Want To Live Without Trees"2. "Who Was Jesus"3. "The Holy Bible Board Game" MEGA SAVER PACKS1. "You Wouldn’t Want To Be Seri
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Essay Writing Guide and Workbook
If you want a resource that takes your learners through every step of the essay writing process - from start to finish - the Ultimate Essay Writing Guide and Workbook is the ultimate guide.
The Ultimate Essay Writing Guide and Workbook includes:
1. A comprehensive guide to each stage of the writing process
2. Clear, and easy-to-understand explanations that make the essay writing process easy to learn
3. Model written paragraphs and full essay examples
4. 50 Activities and Answers - includes "c
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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