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Common Core W.6.4 lectures
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
This is a discounted bundle for two products:Close Reading PowerPoint:This 151-slide PowerPoint is aligned with Common Core Standards and is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, u
Grades:
6th - 8th
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 4: Plot
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson four is about plot. What drives a plot and keeps the reader engaged? Students will learn basic plot structure, from inciting incident to climax, as well as tips for organizing everything in between. Then, they’ll draw plot charts for their own stories.
This unit is part of a multi-installment series on creative writing, but it can also stand alone. The writing exercises do assume that the students already have some idea of the story they wish
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Brainstorming Organizers, FREE Handouts & Examples to Help Teen Writers, CCSS
These four brainstorm organizers will help middle school and high school writers learn to gather their ideas and research before writing. I’ve included not only blank handouts for you to use with your students, but also four examples of completed organizers to use as models. All of the pages can be printed as handouts or projected for use on a white board. The four brainstorming organizers with completed samples/models include:Bubble clusterSpider diagramFormal outlineColumnsWant to learn more a
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 3: Building Strong Characters
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson three is about characterization. Students learn the tips and tricks that make a well rounded character. Through brainstorming exercises, mock interviews, and character autobiographies, students develop their main character's life experience and personality. Then after they've nailed down their protagonist, students explore how supporting characters complement and challenge the protagonist. Finally, students learn about the ways in which charac
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
The Anatomy of an Objective Summary: Mini-Lesson Presentation and Practice
This is a 15-slide PDF presentation intended to accompany a whole or small group introductory minilesson on objective summaries. The presentation begins by explaining what an objective summary is, and how it is a useful and critical skill to possess both as a reader and a writer. Next, it goes through the “anatomy” of an objective summary, including five components: the central/main idea, essential facts, and details, concise restatement/retelling, paraphrased language (not plagiarized language)
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Argumentative Essay Instructions & Example
Wouldn't it be great to have instructional elements of a particular essay all wrapped into one?! Well, here it is! This looks across all the elements of an argumentative essay. It defines an argumentative essay, while pointing out the difference between it and a persuasive essay. The instruction works through MLA citations and sentence fluency as well as the essay's overall structure. An example essay is provided and directly connected with the instruction pages. Now, let's get writing!Page 1 -
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5th - 8th
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 1: Introduction to Storytelling
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.
Lesson one is a bird's eye view of storytelling. Why do we tell stories in the first place? What makes a good story? How do you become a bet
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 2: Freewriting and Idea Generation
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson two is all about figuring out what to write. Sometimes the muse is ready to meet us, but other times we have to go look for her. This presentation leads students through eleven writing prompts. After they complete the exercise, they pick their favorite idea and develop it into a rough synopsis.
This lesson can be used as a standalone creativity exercise. Alternatively, students can take the synopsis they write here and refine it with the help o
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Middle Grade Essay Writing PROGRESSIVE BUNDLE (Lectures & Graphic Organizers)
This bundle will grow as more resources are uploaded!This bundle includes resources to teach persuasive essay writing and narrative essay writing to middle graders, including detailed lecture slides, a Google Docs graphic organizer for each type of essay, a lecture specific to persuasive tools (including imagery and figurative language) and an activity to teach narrative arcs.Additionally, it includes a graphic organizer for writing literary analysis essays for 8th and 9th graders. Lecture slide
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6th - 8th
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Bibliography Introduction Lesson
This resource is an initial introduction to writing bibliographies in MLA format, including how to write citations for books, webpages, and interviews. Two videos are included to help explain why bibliographies are important and how to create in-text citations. There is also one slide that goes over what is included in a basic annotated bibliography.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Bibliography Mini Lesson
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Video Tutorial: Formatting a 5 Paragraph Essay on Google Docs
A video the includes step by step instructions on GOOGLE DOCS for the following:Changing font to size 12 Times New RomanIndenting Paragraphs The Order of Paragraphs (intro, bp1, bp2, bp3, conclusion) Centering a TitleProperly Capitalizing a TitleAdding a Header with Page Numbers and Last NameAdding a Works Cited PageFormatting Citations on a Works Cited Page I provide this video to students for a reference when editing their essays.
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5th - 8th
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Persuasive Essay Lectures and Writers Notebook BUNDLE
This bundle includes three resources to teach persuasive essay writing to middle graders. It includes detailed lecture slides, a Google Docs graphic organizer, and a lecture specific to persuasive tools including imagery and figurative language.All files are Google Docs or Google Slides, so once you upload them to your Google Drive, you will be able to edit all the resources.If you have questions, please contact me.More resources are coming soon!
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6th - 8th
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18:17
English Teacher Help: How to Teach Writing, FREE Brainstorming Organizers, CCSS
An experienced high school English teacher shares four brainstorm organizers to help middle school and high school writers gather their ideas and research before writing.
To download your own set of the brainstorm organizers and complete samples shown in the video, go here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainstorming-Organizers-FREE-Handouts-Examples-to-Help-Teen-Writers-CCSS-3405571
Want more help with writing instruction, including high-interest lessons and exemplar student sam
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
Writing an Introductory Paragraph
This Mini-Lesson on how to write an introductory paragraph breaks down the components of an introduction paragraph. It is intended as an opener in a series of lessons that focus on this component of an essay.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Coronavirus Distance Learning Lesson VIDEO
The video version of the coronavirus distance learning vocabulary lesson and writing reflection is designed to accompany the free worksheet/lesson on my page. This video narrates the entire lesson through Screencastify so that the student can read along with the narrator of the worksheet. It guides the viewer to repeat the vocabulary words after the narrator and also reads the entire example paragraph. Perfect for this time of distance learning!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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