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High school writing-essays lessons for Easel
Literary Analysis Essay Writing Unit With Lesson Plans & Materials for Any Book
Teach Literary Analysis Essay Writing to High School Students with this 1-Week Unit! This complete no-prep unit can be used with any novel and includes lesson plans, a rubric, thesis writing guides, textual evidence reminders, and all student materials needed to guide students through the writing process for a an insightful and analytical essay on any novel, play, poetry, etc. All materials can be completed on paper or digitally through the Google links. This pack includes: ⭐ Five days of lesso
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9th - 12th
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Autonomous Vehicle Research Project and CER Writing for STEM, Robotics, and AI
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic! Help your students learn about new technologies and the benefits and limitations with this autonomous car research project. Students will gather information from text and video sources. Then they will craft an argumentative essay using the CER format. Get all 4 STEM Research Projects here and save 20%!The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards. Students begin with gathering evidence from a video and an article. The sources introduce students
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6th - 10th
Compare and Contrast Essay Unit for High School w/ Lessons and Sample Writing
Teach compare and contrast writing in high school with this complete no-prep essay unit. This unit guides students in comparing and contrasting at least one literary work with another literary work or a movie. It includes lesson plans, a rubric, and all student materials needed to guide students through the writing process for a an insightful and analytical essay. Students pre-write, develop thesis statements, draft, incorporate textual evidence, conduct peer reviews and present their essays to
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9th - 12th
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Henrietta Lacks and Bioethics CER Research Project - Black History Month Project
Looking to spark amazing discussion and engage your students in real-world debate, all while learning an important figure in Black History? Help your students learn about Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and the property rights of biological materials with this bioethics research project. Students will gather information from text and video sources. Then they will craft an argumentative essay using the CER format.The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards. Students begin with gathering
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8th - 11th
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Paired Texts Lesson with Short Stories - The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery
This "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice annotation, story analysis, synthesis, and essay writing. Students complete close readings of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” and Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery.” Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings, consider and compare themes, and write a short literary analysis essay. The lesson includes handouts with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse
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9th - 12th
Thesis Statement Mini-lesson - Argumentative Essay
These worksheets will help students understand the formula to creating a strong thesis statement for an argumentative essay. The directions are clear and simple to understand; just print and go!Here is what is included:★Worksheets (3 pages)★Answer Key Thank you so much for stopping by my store. I hope you are enjoying my products. I appreciate you providing feedback and you even earn free TPT credits every time you do!Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded.If you have a
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6th - 12th
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Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Five Paragraph Essay - How to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay - Intro to Essay Writing
Teaching how to evaluate a prompt, choose the best ideas, and write a 5 paragraph essay has never been easier! This lesson focuses on how to organize and structure a 5 paragraph essay. The students will be introduced to the parts of a paragraph - including writing leads and summaries, transition words and phrases, supporting evidence, sentence structure, etc. Additionally, the resource demonstrates how to incorporate the 6 Traits of Writing™ in their own writing. Finally, the lesson includes n
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9th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Essay 1-Week of Literary Analysis Lesson Plans, Rubric, Etc.
Lead your students through a literary analysis essay in one week with this Romeo and Juliet Essay Pack. Shakespeare's classic becomes even more powerful as students develop thesis statements, draft complete essays, revise, edit and present their writing to the class! All student materials are writeable in Google Slides. This pack includes: ⭐ Five days of lesson plans using the reader’s / writer’s workshop format. Each lesson has an opening activity, student work time, and a closing. ⭐ Pre-writi
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Road Not Taken and Harlem (Dream Deferred) - Essay Writing
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes. Then, facilitate their understanding of the central themes and speakers’ attitudes as they construct connections between the poems. Use this activity to provide practice with a prose constructed response (short essay).This 20-page product includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidebuilding b
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6th - 9th
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Lord of the Flies Essay Unit for Literary Analysis Writing With Lesson Plans
This Lord of the Flies essay is the perfect way to end your unit plan. This one week unit plan leads students through the writing process analyzing Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This pack includes five days of lesson plans using the Reader’s Writer’s Workshop format including topic development, pre-writing, essay drafting, & peer review. Includes: literary analysis specific rubric, incorporating textual evidence instructions, thesis development activities, a peer review checklist, a
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9th - 12th
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Text Based Evidence Writing | Essay | Rubrics| RACES | Organizers
Teach the "write" way with this text-based evidence writing guide. The step-by-step lesson guides students and teachers through 10 detailed steps that teach how to write each sentence of an evidence-based essay. Teachers and students will love the easy-to-remember strategies for writing an introduction paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Students will also learn how to improve writing by including a hook sentence with a related effective ending. Apply the
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Text Based Evidence Writing Bundle
Paired Texts - We Wear the Mask and I'm Nobody! - Essay Writing Activity
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "We Wear the Mask" by pre- Harlem Renaissance poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. Then facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the poems. The lesson engages students with an icebreaker opening game of "Two Truths and a Lie" and culminates in a writing task that imitates the style of a standardized assessment. Additionally, this
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7th - 10th
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The Persuader! A Comic Adventure in Persuasive Writing. Activities Included!
A comic book about a serious subject like persuasive writing? And one that’s actually amusing? It can be done! Award-winning cartoonist David Rickert and award-winning author Cheryl Miller Thurston have joined forces to create an entertaining and instructive comic book that teaches the basics about persuasive writing.It features a female superhero known as “The Persuader” and her sidekick “Bud,” who swoop in to give practical help to two struggling students. The 16 page full color comic also inc
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4th - 9th
Argument Thesis Statements: Defend, Challenge, Qualify | AP Lang | PDF & Digital
This product is perfect for introducing and perfecting academic argument thesis statements. Not only will students learn and craft three types of argument thesis statements, but they will also practice writing complex sentences and compound sentences with conjunctive adverbs, advanced structures for maturing writers.Included in this packet are the following items:* Student Handout - defines Defend, Challenge, and Qualify; demonstrates advanced thesis sentence structure in template form* Two AP-
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Writing Workshop Essay and Mini Lesson Activities Grade 8
Ready-to-use and no prep! These 23 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching argumentative writing a snap! In one month, your students will go from generating an idea to writing a full argumentative essay. And because you won't have to worry about the lessons, you'll have time to work with your students every step of the way!No worries that you'll miss a standard - all of the common core standards for argument writing are taught. This resource breaks the standards down
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7th - 9th
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Macbeth Essay Unit 1 Week of Lesson Plans, Student Materials, Thesis, & More
Lead your students through a literary analysis essay in one week with this Macbeth Essay Pack. Shakespeare's classic becomes even more powerful as students develop thesis statements, draft complete essays, revise, edit and present their writing to the class! All student materials are writeable in Google Slides. Click the PREVIEW for a detailed look at everything included in this resource. This pack includes: • Five days of lesson plans using the reader’s / writer’s workshop format. Each lesson
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10th - 12th
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Narrative Writing Bell Ringers with Prompts for High School Personal Narrative
Begin each day of your personal narrative writing unit with a bell ringer designed to teach narrative structure. All slides are labeled by topic and answer slides are included when applicable. Click the preview for more detailed information. All materials are available in PDF to print and student materials are writeable in Google Slides. ⭐ This is included in my complete no-prep Narrative Writing Unit! DETAILS: ⭐ Analysis of two songs with narrative features (Pearl Jam's Last Kiss and Reba M
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8th - 10th
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Glory Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Slides (R - 1989)
This Glory Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Slides (R - 1989) challenges students to connect with this classic civil war film. Ask students to analyze Colonel Robert Shaw, how the war changes him and the impact he has on his soldiers. Compare and contrast him to Colonel Montgomery. Determine the symbolism of Robert's men carrying the flag after he dies and discuss the concept of 'tough love'.Note: An answer key is not included as many questions are open-ended and encourage students t
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Unit - 1 Week Lesson Plans & Activities, Thesis, Etc
This complete To Kill a Mockingbird essay pack will lead your students through the entire writing process including topic development, pre-writing, thesis development, essay drafting, incorporating textual evidence, peer review, and editing. This pack includes five days of lesson plans as well as a rubric, textual evidence tips and reminders, a thesis development worksheet, a peer review checklist, a whole-class feedback activity and general literary analysis guidelines. This Literary Analysis E
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8th - 11th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Reflective Essay With 6 Lesson Plans and Sample Writing
Help students respond to Night by Elie Wiesel with this one-week essay unit. This short reflective essay is a great alternative to a literary analysis essay. Students create a 2-3 paragraph reflective response, similar to a book review, with a formal structure and objective tone. Includes all student facing materials in Google Drive. DETAILS: ⭐ SIX Days of Lesson Plans Cover the Entire Writing Process ⭐ Detailed Assignment Sheet ⭐ Four Pieces of Sample Writing Included ⭐ Graphic Organizer
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8th - 12th
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Embedding Quotes Notes and Practice Exercises
Most English teachers know the struggle of instructing students to find solid evidence to include in their essays, but when it comes time to grade, finding quotations strewn throughout the paper in a haphazard way without context, lead-in or any introduction.This product includes interactive notes, instructional slides, and practice problems (answer key included) that target 4 quote embedding techniques that students can apply to their own writing. Long gone will be the days of seeing a random q
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Secondary English ELA Essay Writing Bundle
Paired Texts - Speech by Patrick Henry and Story by Mark Twain - Essay Writing
Guide your students through close readings of two classic texts: “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain. Then, facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the texts and write an analytical essay.This updated product file includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guide and vocabula
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Animal Farm Essay Unit - 1 Week of Lessons, Materials, Thesis, Pre-Writing, Etc.
This complete essay pack leads students through the writing process analyzing Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students write a complete literary analysis essay! This pack includes five days of lesson plans using the Reader’s Writer’s Workshop format including topic development, pre-writing, essay drafting, & peer review. A rubric is included along with textual evidence tips & reminders, thesis development, a peer review checklist, a whole-class feedback activity and general literary analys
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8th - 11th
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