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Adult education writing-essays lectures
Hooks - Writing Hooks - Handout - 9 Major Types with Examples
This well designed handout provides an introduction to hooks. It describes why hooks are necessary at the top, details the 9 major hooks, and then provides an example of each one. I have personally used this handout every time I introduce introductory paragraphs with my students. It covers: Startling Statement, Anecdote/Scenario, Quote from Literature, Analogy, Quote from Another Source, Philosophical Musing, Rhetorical Question, Humorous Musing, and Shocking Statistic.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Intro to Styles and Conventions: Citing in MLA, APA, or Chicago Style
This Powerpoint will teach you or your students about the basics of why we have styles/conventions and how to cite in those different styles on a references page and as in-text citations. I also include notes and resources (links to web resources) in the notes section.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How to teach a thesis statement in 1 day - Argument Writing thesis statement
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This lesson is a Google Slides presentation that aligns with a worksheet provided for students to follow along, take notes, and eventually compose a practice thesis statement. This lesson is generally completed in 1 day.
Standard W9-10.1a
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
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In this lesson, s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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College English FULL Semester 16 weeks 1301 1302 AP Writing and Research
When I started working as an adjunct professor, I had zero resources, and despite extensive searching online, I couldn't find exactly what I needed. Over the course of several years, I wrote a curriculum that I have now settled into that consists of (4) four-week units. I use this curriculum for both 1301 and 1302 adjusting my expectations, assignment and major essay lengths and adding grammar support as needed (particularly in 1301). Each meticulously planned lesson (intended to last 1 week) w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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APA 7 References List and In-Text Citation Notes and Worksheets Bundle
This bundle is the perfect resource to both introduce your students to the format of the APA references list and in-text citations, and to provide them with easy-to-follow notes as they create their own authentic references as part of their research assignments.This lesson provides:Thorough lecture notes covering the main concepts found in every APA reference and detailed examples for all common print and media references.Thorough lecture notes covering the big ideas of parenthetical and narrati
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Time Machine--A Complete Unit
This Unit contains everything an Instructor would need to teach this classic piece of science fiction literature. The Time Machine can be read by middle school students with significant assistance given by the Instructor. High school students may require some assistance with this short novel, but little or no assistance need be given to college students. The Time Machine is one of those unique stories that can be used in a history or literature class, as it reaches across many subject lines with
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE ESSAY POWER POINT
This 17 page power point covers everything you need to know when writing an effective essay. It is great to show students before any paper.Topics that are included in the power point:- Brainstorming- Parts of an essay- Introduction- Attention grabbers- Examples of attention grabbers- Background information- Thesis statement- The body paragraph- Conclusion- Organization- Transitions- Plagiarism- Consequences of plagiarism- Lots of clip-art and pictures!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Presentation: An intro to hooks, theses, claims, and counterclaims!
This editable 24-slide presentation serves as a writing review for middle and high school students. With definitions and engaging activities for writing hooks, thesis statements, claims, and counterclaims, this resource takes approximately one full class period and is a great resource for introducing or re-introducing writing techniques! This is aligned to Florida B.E.S.T. Standards.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
*BUNDLE: College Essay
These presentations progress through the four stages of a College Essay or Personal Narrative unit. Each presentation focuses on examples and strategies for students to compose their own narrative.You can use the PearDeck Add-on to make these interactive lessons for your students.
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
Literacy Narratives for College Writing Malcolm X Sherman Alexie AP English
This comprehensive college lesson plan package on 'Literacy Narratives' engages students in a thought-provoking journey of self-discovery. This lesson can be taught over a week, with the major assignment extending beyond if you would like to check outlines and rough drafts along the way.This package includes:Lesson Plans Literacy Narrative LectureLiteracy Narrative Example #1- Malcolm XMalcolm X Reflection QuestionsLiteracy Narrative Example #2- Sherman AlexieSherman Alexie Reflection Questions
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BUNDLE-Housing Association Argumentative, Persuasive Writing Prompt & PPT Lesson
Description of Writing Prompt in this Bundle:This is a 2-page Microsoft Word Document that helps students learn how to craft the 5-paragraph essay. This prompt features position A and position B. Student writers must decide if they believe it's best to follow the housing association's paint rules -OR- if they believe the housing association’s paint rules are unfair. This worksheet is great as a writing prompt, because students must present an argumentative or persuasive written response. Please
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Essential Composition Skills: Thesis Statements and Transitional Phrases
Description:Elevate your students' writing skills with this comprehensive 45-minute slide lecture bundle, expertly designed for high school juniors, seniors, and freshman college students in introductory composition courses. This engaging and informative bundle is a perfect fit for educators seeking to enhance their students' understanding of thesis statements and the effective use of transitional phrases.What’s Included in the Bundle:Interactive PowerPoint Presentation: A dynamic and visually e
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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RACE - What Does Good Evidence Look Like? - Slideshow
It took me about four days, but this slide show, complete with timed animation and a clearly written script teaches students how to write better explanations when using the RACE format. It will also help students improve the content of their body paragraphs when writing informational, analytical, and argument essays. I have included notes on each slide so that you can go through and deliver the instruction the same way that I did when I made a video of the slide show using Screencastify. I wou
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How to Write Like a College Student: Formulating an Arguable Thesis
Help your students learn to formulate an arguable thesis that's suitable for college writing. In this series, you’ll learn “insider” techniques and tips from a former professor who taught more than 150 college writing courses. Ideal for dual credit composition! Your students will learn how to base an argument on solid facts, how to understand and interpret a professor’s requirements, and how to develop a thesis that will demonstrate the type of critical thinking college professors look for in th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Dual Credit Composition I BUNDLE
What is MLA format?
This powerpoint explains the basics of MLA format. Great for middle school writing or English teachers! Goes over the basic requirements and lists examples and gives sources for students to generate their own citations. Could be a full lesson!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Revising, Editing, & Proofreading Presentation
This product is an effective way to teach students about revising, editing, and proofreading their writing. It generally discuss the revision process and covers editing and proofreading in great detail. This presentation covers academic verbs tenses and aspects of editing and proofreading such as subject-verb agreement, shifts in tenses, shifts in grammatical forms, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, pronoun reference and agreement, and misplaced and dangling modifiers.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
APA 7 In-Text Citation Notes and Worksheets
This is the perfect resource to both introduce your students to citing information in APA format, and to provide them with easy-to-follow notes as they create their own authentic citations as part of their research assignments.This lesson provides:Thorough lecture notes covering the big ideas of parenthetical and narrative citations. From sources with many authors to no listed authors, your students will have an easy resource to refer to whenever they have questions. Five different printable wor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: APA 7 References List and In-Text Citation Notes and Worksheets Bundle
A detailed analysis of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
This is a detailed analysis (Line by Line) of the play The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. This document has 139 pages of critical analysis of the play.
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Newsletter Project with Examples
A simple project that incorporates creative writing and computer basics. Students will learn:Fonts and how they are manipulated and sized.Formatting in either a GOOGLE Document or similar program. Inserting images and moving them around.Included in this package is an assignment page and newsletter example with visuals. This project really depends on how long a class needs to write. Possibly 3-4 class periods at least with approximate break down below: 1st Meeting: Instructional with time left
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Practical Guide to the Study of Short Stories and Essays
An Introduction to TPT-ians
This is a Practical Guide to the Study of Short Stories and
Essays. Each essay of the e-book can be read separately
or dipped into for information or guidance. In this first
edition I’ve added some relevant topics of Short Stories
and Essays. I’ve also tried to revise the topics according
to its exam or teaching demands. I shall be happy if the ebook
comes to help the students / teachers and the
researchers for whom it is written.
Contents:
1. Title: Charles Lamb and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Sentence Structure and Grammar PowerPoint
Grammar and sentence structure are often overlooked in contemporary language arts curriculum. When I first started teaching these subjects as part of a senior English class, I had trouble locating quality PowerPoints. I decided it would be best to create a resource. This product was created through close collaboration with Marisol Cruz, the reading teacher at my high school. She created much of the content, and I tried to animate and color code where possible. This PowerPoint is user-friend
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing & English Language Arts PowerPoint Lesson on Revision, Revising Essays
Description of "How to Revise Your Writing" PowerPoint LessonThis is a 9-slide PowerPoint Presentation that helps English Language Arts/Writing students learn about revising their writing prior to submission. Each slide is as follows:Slide 1: Short introductory slideSlide 2: Description of revision; words that define revisionSlide 3: Example/realistic illustration of a sentence that needs revisionSlide 4: Sample answers showing how students can add adjectives and details to improve the sample se
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Freshman Composition Personal Narrative Unit Part 1
In this beginner course of Composition, students learn effective techniques of writing a personal narrative. This is the first part of the unit; the pack includes a PowerPoint presentation (23 modifiable slides), the lecture script (4 pages of detailed explanation in MS Word), and a 2-page reflection worksheet.
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Demonstrate the academic writing process of pre-writing and organizing in preparation for drafting.
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Warm-up
Four Basics of narration
Generating Ideas
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: English Composition Personal Narrative Bundle
AP Lit FRQ1 & 2 Literary Analysis Essay Workshop
Product Overview: Prepare students for the AP Literature Free Response Questions 1 & 2 with a detailed writing workshop tackling all parts of the essay. This can be used for AP Literature essay preparation, as well as any classic literary analysis essay.What's Included: Writing Workshop includes:- Structural guidance for introduction and body paragraphs-Thesis statement and topic sentence formulation-Brainstorming and gathering evidence-Quote integration and analysis-Transitions-Conclusion-R
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Lit FRQ1 & 2 Literary Analysis Essay Workshop & Graphic Organizer
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