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Free writing-essays lessons
Essay Writing: Free Comprehensive Essay Checklist
This one-page essay writing checklist will help your students write better essays today! This checklist is broken down by paragraph and includes essential elements for writing stronger essays.This checklist is a preview of my comprehensive writing series:Essay Writing Unit: Teach Your Students to Master the EssayLooking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishHelpful Tools and Resources for Secondary En
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6th - 12th
How to Write A Paragraph
Provided in this FREE download, you will get1. PowerPoint presentation that will introduce your students to the parts of a paragraph, how it is structured, and why it is important. 2. Sample lesson plans- It is intended to be taught over several days- about five 30 minute blocks over 1 week.3. Basic paragraph rubric4. Sample paragraphs 5. A list of 5 topics for practicing how to write their own paragraphsStudents learn- 1. The parts of a paragraph (topic sentence, details, and closing sentence
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2nd - 5th
Free Paragraph Writing Intervention | How to Write a Paragraph | 3 Free Lessons
This is a free set of 3 hands-on activities to help your writers practice paragraph writing. This is a great intervention for struggling 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade writers who need extra paragraph writing practice.Each of the lesson included in this resource are part of my larger paragraph writing unit. You can check out my entire writing intervention lesson below.⭐️ Writing Intervention Library⭐️ To learn more about using this resource, check out this video.****************************************
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3rd - 5th
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FREE! Analyzing Theme: a common core essay for ANY novel
This essay is aligned with the common core standards and works as a final essay for any novel or fictional text. This essay asks students to analyze how the theme of the story emerges, how it is refined, and how it is fully developed by the end of the novel.
This download includes a student handout sheet with room for brainstorming, an essay outline, and a graphic organizer.
This essay is CCSS aligned and covers the below standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy W2a.b.c.d.e (grades 7-12)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy
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7th - 12th
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The Writing Process | Google Slides Presentation (FREEBIE)
Use this Google Slides presentation to introduce or review the components of the writing process with your students! This product focuses on the following concepts: PrewritingWritingRevisingEditingPublishingCheck out this Writing Process Interactive Notebook resource! Connect with Me! InstagramPinterestFollow Me on TPT! Keywords: Writing Process, Prewriting, Writing, Revising, Editing, Publishing
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2nd - 8th
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Opinion Writing Unit FREE Sample Lessons
Opinion writing is the focus of this complete Common Core unit. The first four lessons are included in this 30 page sample.The unit guides students through the writing of a five paragraph essay with many handouts, graphic organizers, and PowerPoint slides. In each lesson, the step of the writing process is introduced and explained thoroughly with an interactive and engaging PowerPoint mini-lesson. There are then corresponding handouts that allow students to practice and graphic organizers that g
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3rd - 7th
FREE Conclusions are like Dessert: 45-Minute Essay Writing Lesson
Conclusions can be tough to write, but they are so critical to an essay: the equivalent of a dessert after a meal, leaving a final impression on the reader.This *EDITABLE* 45-minute lesson introduces students to conclusion paragraphs through a relatable metaphor and the analysis of two sample paragraphs as mentor texts. Students then learn about the “recipe” for an effective and engaging conclusion before attempting to write their own. Applicable to ANY informative or argumentative essay, this h
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6th - 12th
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Revision and Editing Checklist for High School Essay Writing in High School
When students are finished drafting, this is a perfect essay checklist to help them revise and edit their essays. Students can use it on their own or have a partner comb through their essays. Use with multiple modes of writing. Looking for more? Check out the following writing units: ⭐ Argumentative Writing Unit⭐ Compare & Contrast Essay Unit⭐ Expository Writing Unit ⭐ Literary Analysis Essay UnitPlease contact me with questions and visit my store for additional teaching materials: Love and
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7th - 12th
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Opinion Writing Template
Use this opinion template to allow your students to gain an understanding of the opinion writing structure.
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I had my students use this as their rough draft. It was a great way for them to learn the transition words.
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K - 3rd
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4th Grade-Nonfiction- Informational Extended Constructed Response Samples! STAAR
Use this FREE resource to teach your students how to write an ECR, extended constructed response! Use the model color-coded exemplar essay to analyze and show students at the beginning of a nonfiction unit. The prompt is: Explain how the information in this article is organized and how this helps the reader to better understand how ice cream has changed over time. This looks at the text structure, which is chronological/time order. There are several suggestions included depending on if your stud
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4th
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Also included in: 4th Grade ECR Genre BUNDLE! Extended Constructed Response Samples! STAAR
Self-Evaluation Reflection Forms for Students, Editable, FREE
Reflection is one of the most powerful research-based strategies for use in the classroom. How many times have you poured over student essays only to hand them back and watch as students take one look at the letter grade and never look back? Or maybe you offer a revision policy but never get the results you want? This is the perfect tool for students to use to actually go back and revisit and reflect on their writing after they have received feedback and a score. It doesn't do for them to just
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: Poetry Close Reading & Analysis FREEBIE
In this FREEBIE by Bespoke ELA, you will find a close reading activity for Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 that includes an answer key to the close reading questions. This activity also asks students to write their own Shakespearean sonnets in which they compare two things (or nouns) in Shakespearean sonnet form-- including 14 lines of iambic pentameter with a shift and rhyming couplet in question/answer format. A student poem example is included.This is a great addition to any unit on Shakespeare!Che
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Paragraph Writing Freebie
This FREE Paragraph Writing Lesson Sample from my Writing 101 Series will help you teach your students HOW to write a proper paragraph. Let me do the lesson planning to make your life EASIER! Teach your students the T.E.E.E.C. paragraph formula to ensure your writers never forget a topic sentence, example sentences and a closing sentence again!!Please click on the thumbnail above to see everything you'll receive when downloading this resource.✶✶✶ ✶✶✶ ✶✶✶ ✶✶✶
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Units Bundle - Digital Versions Included
Essay Writing 101: CCSS Essay Writing FREEBIE
Essay writing is a skill that students can learn in the middle grades and will carry with them through college. While many of us teachers did not learn this skill until high school, with the CCSS, writing extensive/elaborate pieces is now a requirement of our students at all levels, specifically in the middle grades.. For this reason, I created this ESSAY WRITING 101 pack of organizers. I wanted to help my students be able to construct a thorough essay that required them to write 5-paragraphs
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4th - 7th
Essay Outline Writing Basics (Instruction & Practice) - Common Core Aligned
This free lesson on essay outlines includes 3 illustrated instructional printables and 5 practice activity templates. This resource requires no prep from the teacher as it provides everything essential to teaching efficient and effective essay outline technique.
This resource emphasizes the importance of how outlines positively contribute to well written, efficiently organized essays. Upon completion, students should feel confident in their understanding of the purpose outlines play in essay wr
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7th - 12th
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Free Writing Stamina Lesson | Back-to-School Writing Activities
This free writing stamina lesson includes an anchor chart to teach your students what writing stamina is along with a graph so your students can measure the growth in their writing stamina over time.⭐️ Watch this video to learn more about using this resource.This is the perfect lesson to use during back-to-school or after any extended school breaks to get your writers back on track and engaged!Tools Included:anchor chartstamina graphwriting prompts These lessons can be used for whole group pract
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2nd - 8th
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MLA Works Cited Mini Puzzles, Free Activity for Stations, Centers, Groups
This classroom-tested, interactive, hands-on, game-like activity is excellent for reinforcing MLA external works cited entries for the 8th edition. It is a skills-building practice activity to get students ready to cite their own sources in MLA format.
Following a unit on MLA, just to brush up skills, or as a simple time-filler, these MLA mini puzzles will get your students’ brains and hands active in a meaningful way. These would be perfect in learning stations, centers, and more. Students c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
FREEBIE - Citing Your Evidence Sentence Starters - Poster
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This is a great resource when teaching the RACE or RACES strategy for reading response questions!
Download and print for a class-use poster, or print for each student so it can be more accessible to them! I have adapted this poster from a mixture of tools I use in my classroom for the RACES strategy. My kids have really benefited from using this.
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- Font 1: "Monica's Sweet Lemonade" from Monica Abarca.
Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mon
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2nd - 9th
MLA In-Text Citations Instructions, Examples, & Practice - Free Resource
Creating MLA in-text citations for research essays and projects is often a challenging task for high school students. Use this free In-Text Citation instruction, examples, and practice activity to show your students the fundamental process and have them practice to become confident with the skill. No prep.First, there is a sample Work Cited page with different types of bibliographic citations. Following is a practice activity that requires kids to circle the first word of the citation then proce
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9th - 12th
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Crafting Commentary Bundle-- Sample Preview
This is a sample of the Crafting Commentary Bundle by Bespoke ELA. Writing commentary is without a doubt the most difficult aspect of the literary analysis essay. It is the ONE part for which there is no formula because it's the part of the essay that contains the writer's original thoughts, or commentary/ analysis, on the evidence of the essay.In this 38-page bundle, I have provided students with two methods for crafting commentary that will help them not only write analysis but also take it to
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9th - 12th
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OREO Opinion Writing FREEBIE
This product defines the word "opinion," describes the OREO opinion writing process, and provides a list of appropriate phrases to be used in opinion writing.
Small Moment Writing Mini-Lesson 1: Seed Ideas
Teaching small moment writing in K-2 is a great way to improve student writing. Focusing on small moments can help students focus on important events that impacted their lives. Small Moment Writing Mini-Lesson 1: Seed Ideas will help you launch your small moment writing unit and can be used with Lucy Calkins Units of Study.I love using this lesson with my students. It is fun to see them make the connection between watermelons and seed stories. Read Teaching Small Moment Writing in K-2 for step-b
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K - 2nd
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FREE Groundhog's Day Lesson | Reading Passage and Writing Prompt
Hey teachers!Looking for a fun way to discuss Groundhog's Day? Included in this freebie is 1 article about groundhogs and 1 writing prompt. There is also a rubric and extra writing paper provided for you! This freebie can be used for homework, small group work, or just classwork. All you have to do is print it and pass it out- all the hard work is done for you!Looking for more paired passages and writing prompts? You can find them HERE! Or are you looking for WRITING UNITS to get your students r
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4th - 6th
FREE Opinion Writing | Writing Prompt and Opinion Graphic Organizers
Your students will enjoy writing their opinion about kids using smartphones with this FREE high-interest, opinion writing lesson! Perfect for opinion writing, this resource includes everything, including graphic organizers, that you need for a full week of opinion writing activities. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!This free resource is a part of the Opinion Writing Unit, which includes 5 other high-interest, relatable opinion writing lessons.⭐Click HERE to see the entire 4th Grad
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4th
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Also included in: Writing Unit | 4th Grade Writing BUNDLE
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