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Common Core W.9-10.4 lectures
Email Etiquette Lessons - How to Write and Reply to an Email Eloquently
Have you ever received an email from a student that was written in a rude tone? Emojis, slang, all caps, incomplete sentences galore? We all have, and it's enough to drive us up the wall! But! What if students have just never been taught how to use professional etiquette when addressing a boss or superior? That realization inspired this unit, which revolutionized the way my students emailed me from that point forward.Every year, I recommend teachers of all subjects in middle and high school tea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Email Etiquette Lesson Bundle Digital & Print - How to Email a Teacher
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
Great Gatsby Unit Plan, FOUR FULL WEEKS of Dynamic Lessons, Great Gatsby, CCSS
Make your Great Gatsby unit the favorite of the year with this MASSIVE bundle of materials that will take your class through FOUR FULL WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSONS covering F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a class set of The Great Gatsby novels and you’re good to go.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle) (2-page PDF)• An introductory
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10th - 12th
The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Apps
Use the classic short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of this public domain story, an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key, of course), an interactive slide lecture (both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions included) to help your students learn how to analyze text as they connect the author’s setting to the character development of Mathilde Loisel, and an opt
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8th - 11th
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The Legislative Branch: Unit Notes & Worksheets for Government or Civics Class
Make civics informative and practical for your students by using this set of notes and assessments that summarize the main points of the Legislative Branch! I have used this set of notes regarding the Legislative Branch in my 8th grade civics class for many years. This branch of government, which is the largest, can be daunting to summarize and teach. However, I have narrowed down the important aspects so students get the main concepts and you’ll get a complete unit of notes on the Legislative
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7th - 12th
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PUBLIC SPEAKING Course | Semester Speech Curriculum | Communication Classes
Want to teach your secondary public speaking students with confidence? Speech classes are a blast to teach, but only if you're comfortable with the material and the processes. I've taught public speaking at the high school and college levels for 23 years, and I've created the course I wish I'd had when I started.From organizing the course in Google Classroom to assessing formal presentations, this resource has it all. Wondering what to do when you have a sub? I have you covered. Want to know my
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9th - 12th
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Essay Writing Support, Improve Literary Analysis Essays, FREE Slides/Handout
These lecture slides were designed to help middle school and high school students improve the quality of their writing voices when building literary analysis essays. This product includes PDF slides that can be projected as you lead a short lecture on 11 words that rob the power from students’ writing voices. The download also includes a student handout with suggested answer key to be used as an assignment/practice round.If you’d like to view a sample of how I present these slides to my classes,
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8th - 11th
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Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (C-E-R) Introductory Mini-lessons Slideshow
Are you focusing on claim, evidence, and reasoning skills in your class? Working on C-E-R writing is great scaffolding for struggling writers, but introducing the terms and concepts can be a time suck. Skip the prep and get straight to the content with these 5 C-E-R writing mini-lessons in one Google Slides presentation.This slideshow is designed to introduce or review the C-E-R process, break down claim, evidence, and reasoning, and remind students that their writing should be cohesive. This ED
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9th - 12th
Source Synthesizer: How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and Cite Your Source in MLA
Every student loves to express their own personal ideas in their essay writing, but they sometimes neglect the importance of incorporating outside sources. When they do incorporate, there may be some technical errors in the execution. This lesson and worksheet helps students to master choosing and incorporating sources into their own original essays. Here is SPECIFICALLY what you'll find in this product: Topics in the How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and In-Text Cite Your Sources PowerPoint: Over
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8th - 12th
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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
Effectively Write and Incorporate Quotes Into Presentations and Essays
Are your students unsure of how to incorporate quotations using the proper punctuation? Need a PowerPoint complementing your research project and essay lectures?
Integrating quotes into your sentences makes your argument more credible, adds to the fluidity of your response, shows your command of language, demonstrates a higher level of thinking to your readers, and demonstrates your ability to converse with the text. Included in this 20 page Powerpoint presentation are uses of punctuation, fo
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7th - 12th
Blending Quotes (Slide Notes Presentation)
A presentation that you can show your students to better understand how to properly use three different styles of quotes in their analytical writing; run-in, block, and embedded quotations. Includes definitions, examples, and practice identification that can be reviewed as a class!
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9th - 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
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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6th - 12th
Unit #2: Stage Fright and Speech Preparation - Oral Communication or Speech
This folder contains all you need to teach a unit on stage fright and the different kinds of speechUnit #2 - Stage Fright and Speech Preparation Lecture Slides (Lesson #1 is preview)Guided Notes for Lecture SlidesTED Ed Discussion: "The Science of Stage Fright"Unit #2 Review Game: “Um Actually…”Unit #2 Test - PDF of Google FormEpideictic Speech - 2 Options: My Hero or Pet PeevesRubric for Epideictic Speech - Standards-Based
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Oral Communication Semester Bundle
DOODLE NOTES: Argumentative Essay Writing
This product includes 3 pages of doodle notes that you can fill out together as a class when you are first introducing the argumentative essay. It also includes a suggested answer key to help you fill in the notes. Topics covered in the notes: What is an argument? (pg. 1)The parts of an Argument (pg. 1) Building a Thesis Statement (pg. 2)C-E-R Paragraph Structure (with example) (pg. 3)Types of Evidence (pg. 3)Want more Doodle Notes? Check out my Doodle Notes over the Rhetorical Appeals (logos,
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7th - 12th
Paragraph Writing and APA Citations
This product includes a Paragraph Writing Guide and an APA Citations Lesson Plan. The APA Citations will help students learn how to cite a variety of resources both through in-text and reference page citation. The Paragraph Writing Guide breaks down the structure of a paragraph and provides an authentic example for students to reference. The guide also shows students how to incorporate APA citations into their writing. These products can be used for any content area as research and writing tools
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7th - 12th
Unit #5: Persuasive Speaking - Oral Communication or Speech
This folder contains everything you need to teach a unit on persuasive speaking, culminating in a group speech for charity. Unit #5 Lecture Slides (Lesson #1 in Preview)Unit #5 Guided NotesHandout: Fact, Value, PolicyHandout: Name that Logical FallacyKEY: Name that Logical FallacyHyperslide: Logical FallacyDiscriminative Listening PracticeCritical Listening PracticePersuasive Outline Assignment BriefPersuasive Speech Bibliography AssignmentProblem-Solution Planning PageTopical Planning PageTopic
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Oral Communication Semester Bundle
Isaac Newton: The Laws of Motion and Gravitation - A Study Guide for gardes 8-12
Discover the genius of Isaac Newton with this in-depth study guide, crafted for students aged 13-17 (Grades 8-12). This guide takes learners on an exploratory journey through Newton's life, his groundbreaking discoveries in gravity and motion, and the development of calculus. Featuring engaging timelines, insightful explanations of the laws of motion and gravitation, and Newton's most famous quotes, this product makes complex concepts accessible and fascinating. It's an essential resource for ed
Compare and Contrast Essay Writing PowerPoint and Note taking sheet
Use this presentation for mastering, reviewing or starting students into the Compare and Contrast writing process!
This 21 slide PowerPoint and 6 page document defines how to properly write the structure of a compare and contrast essay and synthesize arguments (claims and counterclaims) into their effective essays. Included are transition examples for comparisons, examples for contrasting, as well as descriptions on how to structure Point by Point and Block by Block methods of writing. Also i
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7th - 12th
Unit #4: Researched Informative Speech - Oral Communication or Speech
This folder has everything you need to conduct a unit on writing a researched informative speech.Unit #4 Lecture Slides (Lesson #1 in Preview)Unit #4 Guided NotesUnit #4 Review: “Um Actually…”Group Topic Brainstorm SheetResearched Informative Speech RubricSpeech Peer Review Doc
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Oral Communication Semester Bundle
Introductions and Conclusions
This is a student-friendly lesson on quality introductions and conclusions. It teaches students how to structure an introduction and conclusion, and also contains slides in which students can evaluate a sample hook and conclusion. There are notes at the bottom of slides to assist the teacher in presenting information. It's a great tool for students who need to go back to the basics of understanding how to start and end a persuasive or informative essay! Aligned with Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA
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6th - 11th
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Auld Lang Syne History & Lyric Analysis | Presentation, Activities, & Worksheet
Wrap up the old year or start the new one learning the history of Auld Lang Syne and analyzing its lyrics. This presentation allows students to reflect on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day while learning about one of its classic celebratory components.This resource centers around a Google Slides presentation and comes with two handouts for students. It is designed to be completed in 45 minutes, but has optional extension activities that could stretch the lesson to at least two (maybe three, if
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Power Point Lesson/Handout-Commas, Conjunctions, Semicolons, Independent Clauses
Welcome! This is an English Language Arts BUNDLE with a Power Point Lesson and a matching worksheet!❤️Description of Power PointThis is a 13-slide PowerPoint teaching English Language Arts students how to: correct run-on sentences, use independent clauses, commas, coordinating conjunctions, and semicolons. Students can complete the samples given as you show the slides; they can can practice re-writing the sample sentences given.Each Slide DiscussesSlide 1: discusses run on sentencesSlides 2-3: i
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