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Higher education writing-expository lessons
The Ultimate Literary Analysis Essay Guide: 20 Mini-lessons for Success
In this bundle, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. This book bundle of lesson reflects lessons that I've developed throughout my teaching career. I have worked hard to construct a bundle that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing Commentary for the Literary Analysis Essay: Strategies for Success
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 a deeper level: the "This Shows That Method" and the "LET" Method.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 essa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
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
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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:Â Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
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
Also included in:Â DISTANCE LEARNING - MLA Format Bundle: Worksheets, Presentation, Task Cards
Autobiography Project - The Story of Me
This is a year-long autobiography writing project where students tell the story of their life. Included are: parent letter, student introduction sheet, list of requirements, project checklist, and twelve chapters, each with guiding questions to help students complete this project.
Chapter titles include: A Little Bit About Me, Before I Was Born, You Make an Entrance...and You're Here to Stay!, The Early Years, Childhood Memories, School Days, School Days, Special Times in Your Life, Your F
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Expository Writing Activity: Fact vs. Opinion
Expository Writing Activity: Fact vs. Opinion
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Do your students struggle to identify and correctly write unbiased expository pieces? This activity will help them identify various forms of bias in writing and how to change them to unbiased or factual statements.
I have used this in both English and journalism courses with success.
This IS included in my Journalism Writing & Planning Bundle.
The download has a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Writing Analytical Papers | How to Write Essays: Hook, Thesis, & Body Paragraphs
NEW IN 2021: Rigorous! Inspiring! This 25-page EDITABLE writing curriculum has everything you'll need to help your students write high-quality analytical papers on any literary text. This unit was originally designed for 11th- and 12th-grade English teachers who want to help students improve their analytical writing; but it could also be used by history teachers to deliver lessons on how to write high-quality expository essays. Here are some highlights from this 25-page unit on analytical/exposi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â American Literature YEAR-LONG BUNDLE: Personalized Curriculum for Natalie T.
MLA Formatting and Citations PowerPoint, Google Slides
81 slides! Updated and revised. Setting up your paper with MLA format can be a daunting task. This PowerPoint presentation is helpful for BOTH students and teachers when it comes to getting students to know how important it is to accurately use citations in their papers and construct a proper Works Cited page. This is a fun PowerPoint for a subject that some students can find dull. A must for anyone starting to do research!! Google slides links provided.This is product is also included in t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Essay Writing (Expository, Persuasive/Argument & Literary Analysis) Common Core
Perfect for the beginning of the year, this common core aligned complete essay writing unit includes extensive instruction coupled with concept specific practice opportunities on the expository, persuasive and literary essays. Over 66 pages in length, this essay writing unit can be broken down into ~13-16 lesson plans and offers printable practice activities on the following topics:- Essay at a Glance (Visual illustrations of essay writing in its simplest form, including the Funnel Model.)- Outl
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Word Choice Digital BUNDLE: Diction, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language FREEBIE
Over 100 slides!! Available in Google Slides OR PowerPoint. Features lessons on CONNOTATION/DENOTATION, TONE, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, and IMAGERY. As required by most state standards, students need to be familiar with subtle differences between words and the words that go best with the tone of a piece of writing. Using examples, these presentations will allow students to understand the "charges" certain words have, and how to make their writing more descriptive! Includes free presentation focusi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Blending Quotes for ESSAY WRITING with TCS (Transition, Context, Speaker)
This mini-lesson introduces students to blending quotations using the TCS method. This method asks students to integrate quotations into their own sentences with a transition that smoothly moves the reader into the evidence and then also includes the context/ speaker for the quotation to help the reader recall the quotation from the original text. Find this mini-lesson as part of our Literary Analysis MEGA BUNDLE, sold separately!Bundle and SAVE! CLICK HERE!I use this method with my students
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ultimate Research Paper Bundle: In-text Citations, MLA Format, Work Cited & MORE
Amazing bundle to help kick start your research writing unit – clear, easy-to-read directions and adaptable documents to best suit your needs for an MLA format paper.
Included in this bundle:
- Initial directions and rules for students at the start of your Research Unit
- How to find good websites online (with a comparison example)
- How to make note cards to gather information
- MLA format guide for the header page
- MLA format Power Point (includes header page, Works Cited, and In-text
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Create-Your-Own Podcasts Units BUNDLE (Narrative + Expository)
Podcasts have blown onto the scene the past few years because of their wide variety of topics, delivery style, and their ease of access. The beauty of podcasts is that anyone can create one...even your students! So if you're ready to take your students creativity to the next level while practicing writing, reading, and speaking and listening skills, this is the bundle for you. This bundle includes:The CREATE-YOUR-OWN NARRATIVE PODCAST UNIT follows in the footsteps of podcast juggernauts such as:
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
To Kill a Mockingbird CCSS Unit Bundle Gr. 8-11
Your one stop bundle to teach To Kill a Mockingbird.CCSS aligned grades 8-11MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM OPTIONS included!What's included in this bundle:Complete student workbook (DIGITAL and PRINTABLE)Teacher workbook answer guide (PARTIALLY COMPLETE - updated weekly)Complete Chapter NotesMicrosoft OneDrive and Google Drive compatible digital notes optionPrintable notes templatesTeacher/student answer keyEditable PowerPoint presentationCharacter ProfilesChapter Quizzes (with answer k
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Academic Writing The Complete Problem and Solution Essay Bundle
This Bundle includes the following resources / lessons: LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of three lessons. It introduces the problem & solution genre and how it conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure. It provides a model essay for analysis. The model essay deals with the problem of plastics in our oceans and proposes three potential solutions.The general structure of an academic essay is reviewed.Students are reminded that the introductio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Peer Editing Digital Lesson: PowerPoint, Google Slides, EDITABLE
Newly revised! 18 slides! Fun and interactive! Peer editing will help your students with writing and will help them to read critically. The process of peer editing is outlined in this PPT with the board game "Operation" serving as the PPTs theme (you're operating on someone else's paper!). This is the perfect tool for both students and teacher to use before final drafts are completed or as a tool of reflection. Google slides link provided.*Note: In a recent update added white backgrounds to
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Exposition, Narration, and Description: Digital Writing Bundle
This bundle contains 3 interactive PowerPoint lessons for a disounted price. Descriptions for each presentation are below:Expository Jumbo:This giant, interactive PowerPoint on EXPOSITORY writing will help your students see the importance of being able to write using facts, examples and illustrations. This PowerPoint has many graphics and is formatted for easy use and clarity. A must for any teacher of writing! It includes instruction, practice responses, and a follow up.Descriptive Writing:
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Complete Comparative Essay Bundle
This Bundle contains the following resources / lessons in PPT format. It also contains links to the files in Google Drive. In addition, there is a BONUS zip folder with 7 graphic organizers and handouts in PDF format. LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint (PPT) lesson plan in a series of five lessons. It covers the block format of a comparative essay. It includes a model essay for students to analyze. The model essay compares students' primary and secondary school experiences. It disc
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
SAMPLE ESSAY PACK for the Literary Analysis Essay-- TEN ESSAYS!
This 57-page pack contains TEN literary analysis essays suitable for grades 9-12 on pieces of literature such as Beowulf, Macbeth, Grendel, Brave New World, among others. Some essays are shorter at 2-3 pages while others are lengthy at 5-10 pages. There are also 2-3 timed writings included. Most essays are in MLA format with a Works Cited page and parenthetical citations. There are enough literary analysis essays here to meet all of your mini-lesson needs throughout the writing process. Fin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Complete Cause and Effect Essay Bundle
This bundle contains the following lessons on the cause & effect essay: LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It covers the basic structure of a cause and effect essay. It includes a model essay which focuses on the causes of an event. The model essay discusses the causes of greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses how a cause & effect essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
How to Write an Introduction PowerPoint
This guided 18-slide PowerPoint takes students through the steps of writing an introduction for any essay. The presentation defines each part of the introduction (attention getter, background, tri-part thesis), and gives an example. The presentation directs students to write their own pieces of the introduction as the presentation moves along. Also included are easy-to-remember acronyms that will help students learn how to write an introduction for an essay.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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