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Common Core W.9-10.5 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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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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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
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
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
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
Essay Breakdown PowerPoints: Teach Introduction, Body, and Conclusion Paragraphs
Each paragraph of an essay is unique in their own way, yet they seem to complement one another. These PowerPoints help students learn and/or review the structure and content that must go into each individual paragraph of an essay. What You'll SPECIFICALLY Find in this Product:4 PowerPointsBuild an Introduction Build a Body ParagraphBuild an Argumentative Body ParagraphBuild a Conclusion ParagraphWhat each lesson does: Defines what goes into each paragraph.Explains how to create each component. G
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8th - 12th
GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION: Creating the CER Paragraph
This Google Slides Presentation is an easy, no-prep presentation that walks students step by step through the process of creating one of THE MOST used types of paragraphs in the secondary English classroom: C.E.R. (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning). The Google Slides are modifiable, very detailed, and easy to follow along! I hope this resource serves as a helpful and necessary tool in your classroom as it does in mine!What's included in the Presentation:Step-by-Step instructions showing students how to
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6th - 12th
Literary Analysis Mini-Lessons
This notes bundle includes focused mini-lessons on literary analysis essay structures. It includes a PPTX and PDF version of the slide deck, and topics include MLA format, parts of an essay, formal tone, and concise writing. This continuous slide deck can be revisited throughout the writing process to emphasize different components of a literary analysis.
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9th - 12th
Hook Sentences: 11 Strategies on How to Start an Essay PowerPoint
Essay writing is a part of every composition class. However, an essay is worthless unless the hook sentence is intriguing. This PowerPoint shares eleven different strategies on how to start an essay. What Strategies You'll find in this PowerPoint on Hook Sentences: How to Start an Essay:Introduction Paragraph Overview (Review)Strategy 1: Pose a Rhetorical QuestionStrategy 2: State an Interesting FactStrategy 3: Present your Thesis as a Recent Discovery or RevelationStrategy 4: Recount an Inciden
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7th - 12th
Argumentative Essay Bundle
The resources in this bundle are all valuable pieces to include in guiding students through a unit on persuasion or argumentative writing, culminating in a full argumentative essay. You'll find presentations introducing the concepts of research and argument, detecting bias in news media, and conducting MLA citation. For further background, there are presentations and practice activities on logical fallacies and how to create solid three-pronged thesis statements. For the argumentative essay, you
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9th - 12th
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PLATO'S CAVE ALLEGORY | CRITICAL THINKING LECTURE
PLATO'S CAVE ALLEGORY | CRITICAL THINKING LECTURETHE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVEThe Cave Allegory is one of the most famous passages of philosophy, and I think all students should study it sometime during their education. It asks its readers to liberate themselves from the conventional bonds that chain them. There are many essays, articles, lecture series, etc. on this fundamental text; there are more nuanced and rigorous academic writings and talks available, but my intention is to provide a 90 minu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Paragraph and Essay Structure PowerPoint
Use this presentation for mastering, reviewing or starting students into the writing process!
Titled from a Meal to a Burger, these 7 PowerPoint slides give a catchy anagram- MEAL- to go through parts of a paragraph- Main Idea, Examples and Evidence, Analysis, and Last Thought-Link to the next paragraph. The slides result in the creation of a Burger- a picture dissecting a hamburger- and the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion- defining to students how to properly write the structure of an essa
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6th - 12th
Unit #3: Voice and Diction - Oral Communication or Speech
This folder contains everything you need to teach students about the physical nature of the human voice, as well as American perceptions of non-standard English dialects.Unit #3 Lecture Slides (Lesson #1 in Preview)Unit #3 Guided NotesVocal Anatomy DiagramHandout: Commonly Mispronounced WordsKEY: Commonly Mispronounced WordsHandout: “Good Grief! Grammar Matters!”Handout: Nonstandard to Standard EnglishAmerican Tongues viewing guideUnit #3 Review: “Um Actually…”Unit #3 Test - PDF of Google formSp
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Oral Communication Semester Bundle
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