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Thanksgiving Writing Lesson - Digital & Printable Writing Activity
If you're looking for a fun and engaging Thanksgiving writing activity, this is it! The Thankful Writing lesson plan includes digital and printable resources for teaching students to write a simple 5-paragraph essay about the things they are thankful for. You'll find directions for introducing this easy expository format, suggestions for leading a brainstorming session, and tips for working with students as they complete their Thanksgiving essays. The best part is that they can glue their essays
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3rd - 7th
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Show, Don't Tell: Descriptive Writing Practice Worksheet
Students learning to fine-tune their narrative writing will benefit from this "Show, don't tell" exercise. This sheet is a perfect complement to a "Show, don't tell" introductory lesson, as it provides a ready-to-use tool for students to practice their descriptive writing skills.
On this sheet, students are asked to turn boring "telling" sentences into descriptive, sensory scenes. An example is provided on the student sheet to guide student work, and a complete answer key is provided with samp
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3rd - 8th
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How to Writing How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
This "How to" Writing lesson includes How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich writing activity where students can write the steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in their very own pb&j booklet. Additional writing pages are also included.NOTE The HOW TO MAKE A PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SANDWICH writing activities are also sold in my Back to School Packet. Click below to see more details. Back to School Activities Packet “How to make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich” a
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: How to Writing Bundle
Thesis Statement Writing for Essays - Lesson Presentation, Handout, & Checklist
Thesis Statement Writing for Essays - Lesson Presentation, Handout, & Checklist: Help your students craft the perfect thesis statement for their essay with this ready-to-use lesson. A thesis statement is the main point or argument that will serve as the guide map for your essay. Because the rest of the essay will support your thesis statement, the thesis statement is perhaps the single most important element of any essay. The included presentation, informative handout, and a practical checkl
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7th - 12th
Research-Based Writing for Teens, Use Blog Approach to Practice Research, CCSS
Tired of reading page after page of uninspired research papers? Let’s face it – our kids hate writing research essays, causing us to be exhausted when reading their half-hearted efforts. A far better approach to teach the Common Core informative/explanatory writing skills our students need is to use a blog-style treatment as students practice their research skills on high-interest topics.Begin by introducing the elements of a strong blog post and discussing the unique style of this type of writi
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8th - 11th
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PARAPHRASING Practice Task Cards
Are you looking for a paraphrasing activity to guide your students into restating it in their own words? Do your students tend to copy sentences straight out of a book? These simple yet engaging paraphrasing task cards will grab your students' attention with their high-interest topics and unusual facts. This resource is perfect for mini-lessons, small group instruction, or adding it to a writing center.What's Included:32 High-Interest Paraphrasing CardsParaphrasing How To Poster2 Student Answer
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2nd - 3rd
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Opening and Closing Statements
Do your students need help generating good opening and closing statements? How many of your students leave one or both out? Well not anymore! This pack will give your students a few ideas to get them started. You'll be amazed how much better your students' opening and closing statements improve! This product includes:2 posters with a list of variety of ways to open and close writing. These opening and closing statements can be used for any genre of writing. They are both kid friendly and easy
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2nd - 6th
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Valentine's Day Writing & Craftivity Project
Are you looking for a February writing project that will truly engage your students? This writing project may be just what you are looking for! This is one of those units that I truly look forward to teaching each year, and it is my BEST SELLING writing unit!This unit begins with the students closing their eyes and imagining that they have walked into a candy shop, looking for a Valentine's Day gift for a loved one. The sales lady shows them a special box of MAGIC Valentine's chocolates. When t
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2nd - 4th
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RACES Paragraph Writing Strategy Introduction Lesson GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as an introduction to the RACES paragraph writing strategy. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts as they learn to cite text evidence. This strategy works well for informative writing, explanatory writing, and opinion writing. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8**►Except for the a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 15 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Movie Guide + Activities
This 10 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made two separate sets for differentiation. Includes an answer key.• 20 questions in chronological order, answering in sentences.• 20 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers.The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL student
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Custom Movie Guide Bundle #2 for Sandy X | 10 x Movie Guides (30% OFF)
Biography & Autobiography Writing Unit | Graphic Organizers Lesson Plans Rubrics
This resource is the complete solution to teaching students how to write ENGAGING BIOGRAPHIES and AUTOBIOGRAPHIES in 2024.This COMPLETELY EDITABLE expository writing unit is packed with loads of excellent TEACHING CONTENT to ensure your students are fully aware of both writing styles and the PROCESS of constructing BOTH formats of BIOGRAPHY through proven TEACHING STRATEGIES.Purpose-built as a DIGITAL resource, it is packed with INTERACTIVE MEDIA and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS alongside a PRINT BASED PD
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4th - 7th
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.
This 15 page movie guide with activity handouts is for the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made 3 sets of questions for differentiation. Answers are included.• 40 questions in chronological order. Each page represents 45 minutes of the film. • 30 questions in chronological order. I have just removed 10 ques
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3rd - 6th
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![Preview of [UPDATED] MLA 8th Format, In-Text Citation, and Works Cited Worksheets + Test](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Embedding-Quotations-Teach-Students-to-Quote-It-Right-Common-Core-Aligned--2415587-1657564194/750f-2415587-1.jpg)
[UPDATED] MLA 8th Format, In-Text Citation, and Works Cited Worksheets + Test
UPDATED MARCH 21, 2019MLA 8th EditionAdded Page Guidelines WorksheetAdded Works Cited Worksheet Added a Scripted Teacher Guide to make teaching the concepts easyIt is essential that students learn how to embed and cite quotations correctly in order to write cohesive paragraphs and essays. A lot of students struggle with correctly embedding their research into their sentences and often rely on using one method, resulting in dull writing. This resource was created to allow students to practice the
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Photosynthesis Craftivity {CLOSE Read & Writing}
Looking for a fun way to teach Photosynthesis? Look no further! Students will have a great time learning about this complicated process by reading about it {CLOSE READ}, making a visual representation {Craftivity} of it and explaining it in writing {Photosynthesis Recipe}
Included in this set:
9 Vocabulary Cards
A Photosynthesis CLOSE read
A Photosynthesis Craftivity- with detailed
A Recipe for Photosynthesis Writing- with a word bank to help them write their recipe
Bulletin Board idea
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Movie Guide + Activities - (Color + B/W)
This 10 page movie guide with handouts is for the film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)'. ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questionsThere are 20 questions altogether. I have made two sets for differentiation. One set is multiple-choice and the other is long answer. They are both in chronological order and include answers.The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL stu
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 3 Pack Bundle - Roald Dahl Movie Guide Questions + Extra Activities
The Literary Analysis Thesis Statement: SIX Mini-lessons for Essay Success
This lesson contains a step-by-step guide for how to write a thesis statement for the literary analysis essay. It is a part of our Mega Lit. Analysis Essay Bundle, sold separately. Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!The most important part of the writing process is crafting the thesis statement because it is the "road map" or "blueprint" for the entire essay. Because this one, single sentence is so important, I have crafted six mini-lessons to insure that your students will have focused, argumentati
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Journalism Interviewing Techniques and Tools, Yearbook, Complete Teaching Pack
Interviewing is one of the most difficult aspects of the process for student journalists. Your yearbook or newspaper students, however, can be successful and can generate amazing content for your publications if they know how to draw out those stories. This no prep lecture along with tools for students be successful out in the field is just what you need for teaching and practicing interviewing skills. Student Experience: Students will take notes about the proper techniques for interviewing f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
Caption It! Caption Writing Creative and Expository Writing Activity
"Caption It!" is a standards-based activity that features over 25 images for students to write captions. Directions are included for both a creative writing exercise and an expository (journalism) writing exercise.Caption writing is a shorter writing exercise that still practices proper conventions of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in standard English. Start with these shorter exercises before moving to larger writing pieces such as formal essays. In addition, fosterin
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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![Preview of [UPDATED 2019] MLA 8 Format Cheat Sheet](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Embedding-Quotes-MLA-Cheat-Sheet-All-Rules-in-ONE-Place--2415790-1657564195/750f-2415790-1.jpg)
[UPDATED 2019] MLA 8 Format Cheat Sheet
UPDATED FEBRUARY 1, 2019MLA 8th EditionImportant details about MLA citations and works cited Page guidelines Works Cited Description:Teach your students how to embed and cite text into their expository, persuasive, and argumentative essays correctly. Use this helpful cheat sheets as a reference for different ways of embedding quotes into sentences and cited sources. This Product Includes:Cheat Sheets -MLA 8th Edition Somethings that are covered: What is MLA Citation Page guidelines Types of i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Compare & Contrast 3 Paragraph Essay Frame (Learning Initial Format)
This frame was developed, to help students learn a basic compare/ contrast 3 paragraph essay format.
After the initial teacher modeling (which is strongly suggested), the frame will allow most students to successfully write about the similarities and differences between two reading passages. Students fill in the requested information and select the appropriate words from the word boxes, to write and create complete sentences.
The frame can be used with multiple reading genres. Once stude
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Feature Article Writing Unit
Feature article writing is a nonfiction writing about a topic that the kids are an "expert" on. It will be similar to a newspaper or magazine article. This will require no research of the students, but will come from their prior knowledge. Students LOVE this writing because they are usually passionate about the topic that they choose.
I like to use Time for Kids as our mentor text!
Students will practice nonfiction writing features as they write, such as headings, pictures, captions, etc.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Units BUNDLED-YEAR LONG!
How to Cite Sources Practice Packet
Product Objective: Students will be able to provide sufficient evidence and elaboration when writing informational/explanatory and opinion/persuasive essays. Grade Level: Grades 4, 5, and 6. How to Use This Product: I recently created this product to prepare my students for their state writing exams because I wasn't satisfied with the existing curriculum. This product is just one part of a small line of products I created to practice isolated writing skills that are deemed important by Common Co
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4th - 6th
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Embedding Quotes: Quotation Burgers Graphic Organizers
Embedding quotations correctly is SUCH a difficult concept for students to grasp. But it doesn't have to be. If you're tired of writing the same old comments into the margins of student papers dozens of times, get ready for a pleasant change. This activity and graphic organizer set is going to save you some serious time. The quotation burger curriculum set gives you everything you need to teach that oh-so-desirable and oh-so-elusive concept, how to clearly introduce a quotation, quote, and then
Grades:
7th - 10th
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