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Common Core W.8.3b outlines
Differentiated Essay Graphic Organizer - Guided Writing - Writing Support
Empower your students in their journey to becoming confident essay writers with our Scaffolded Essay Organizer Toolkit. I understand that students often face challenges when it comes to composing formal essays. That's why I've designed this comprehensive resource to help both educators and learners.This toolkit features THREE meticulously crafted and differentiated guided essay writing graphic organizers, each thoughtfully designed to suit various academic levels. Whether you're working with mid
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Skills Bundle
End Of Year Writing Review Argument Informative Narrative Literary Analysis
Need a quick and efficient way to review the 4 major writing types: argumentative, narrative, informative, and literary analysis? This resource can be used for end of the year writing review or ELA test prep! Each Writing Task Includes:✔ Information slide for scaffolding✔ Outline of essay structure✔ Engaging writing prompts that will appeal to middle school students✔ Rubric for feedback, peer-review, and/or quick scoringThis resource could be used as a stand alone, and it also goes perfectly wit
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6th - 9th
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Fictional Narrative Writing Plan
I was struggling to have my students plan out their writing and could not find anything on tpt to assist so I decided to make my own! This plan is so scaffolded that all of my different-leveled learners were able to write an extensive narrative that was both creative and unique. This worked really well for my 5th graders but I think it could work well for any grades 3rd-12th.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
This I Believe Essay Outline
This document will help students write a This I Believe essay by providing: single-point rubricguidelines for writing a claimoutline with sentence starters for each section of the essayThis is a modified version of something I post in OneNote, so it could be used digitally or slightly modified and printed.
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6th - 9th
Personal Narrative - Writing Process
This is a package that includes planning tools for middle to high school students (brainstorming, planning, outline, revision, and rubric).
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6th - 10th
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Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer Rough Draft Outline
This easy to use graphic organizer will help your students create a rough draft of their personal narrative essay! PDF file.Includes: Expectations, Graphic Organizer (Intro, body, conclusion), and Rubric!Ready to print.
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6th - 12th
Narrative Essay Planner (One page, tightens the story up, moves it forward)
This resource is great for narrative essays and/or creative writing. From experience, kids tend to struggle to turn their ideas into something that fits the narrative requirements (dynamic characters, a theme present, conflict, follows a plot map). This handout should help them guide their thinking and help them create a game plan before getting too far into the assignment.There are boxes for:Main characterSettingInciting IncidentThree events of rising action that follows the inciting incident,
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Narrative Essay Bundle
Narrative & Creative Writing: Character Creation Charts with Google Docs!
Aid students in crafting a unique, compelling narrative by using these detailed character creation charts! With these charts, students will focus on characterization using ASTAR: Appearance, Speech, Thoughts, Actions, and Reactions from Others. With each section, students will craft characters by answering questions such as: does my character have any scars? What kind of accent does my character have? What are my character's core values? What does my character desire more than anything? Does my
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Personal Narrative Speech Outline
I use this while working with middle school special education students in a public speaking class.The outline leads the student through the writing of a personal narrative speech (or can be adjusted to use for a written essay). The outline includes spaces for students to write all of the following pieces:Brainstorming a topic IntroductionAudience hook ideasWho is in the storyWhen the story happensWhere the story takes placeBody (with transition words built in)Inciting incident/Conflict/Objectiv
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Eight-Point Story Arc Graphic Organizers Two Versions Help Plan Short Story
These two graphic organizers will help your students plan their short stories using the eight-point story arc. The following terms are used on both organizers:Exposition (Stasis)Inciting Incident (Trigger)Rising Action (Quest)First Complication (Surprise)Other Complication(s)Crisis (Critical Choice)ClimaxFalling Action (Reversal)Resolution (Denouement)This framework is different than the traditional plot chart, but helps students parse out events in their story effectively.These can also be used
Grades:
7th - 10th
Arc 5 Module 1 Lesson 29-33 Wit and Wisdom Poetic and Power of Storytelling
This product contains lessons 29-33 of Module 1 Wit and Wisdom 8th Grade: Poetics and The Power of Storytelling. Within the slides you will have vocabulary, small and whole group discussions, Think-Pair-Share, Journal prompts, writing prompts, Exit Tickets, Peer Reviews, Homework, and more.
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8th
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Also included in: Module 1 8th Grade Wit and Wisdom lesson slides
5 Prewriting Templates
These writing templates help students of various ages organize their ideas for writing assignments. The templates provided cover the following writing types:* Narrative essays* Descriptive essays* Expository essays* Persuasive essays* Short storiesThey divide writing projects into sections as well as individual elements and details that need to be included. I hope you enjoy!
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Bundle
Dissecting a Writing Prompt
This page is used to guide students on the process of breaking down a writing prompt. It will teach them how to identify what their writing should include and create a checklist which can be used as a self-assessment. I have found that students' scores suffer in writing due to written expression and purpose. Most students know the answer, but their writing is not organized and the evidence isn’t related to the task. I hope this will provide your students with some guidance and direction when wr
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3rd - 12th
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STAAR Test Prep- Personal Narrative
This resource takes students through each step of writing a personal narrative composition. When used throughout the year (with various prompts), students will retain the writing process and the elements that should be present in a personal narrative. STAAR test made but is CCSS friendly.
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6th - 8th
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Characterization Worksheets - Bringing Characters to Life
Whether writing a narrative, reading literature, or competing a novel study - character creation and analysis is a huge component. These worksheets can be used in a number of ways...1. Writing a Personal or Fictional Narrative - students must design the characters before drafting. They are asked to consider the areas of characterization, such as: what the character says, thinks, feels, and does/acts like. The physical appearance of the character is where students are asked to begin, and then the
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6th - 8th
Written Expression Checklist
Easy self-assessment or group check-list that will help guide your students through the writing process at a variety of levels. Students can stay organized through their writing while also meeting writing standards.
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3rd - 8th
How to Interview Activity and Presentation
In this lesson you will receive a presentation tailored to a unique teaching of interviewing for any writing, yearbook, journalism lessons. You may edit and add in whatever information you need in the google slides. Attached is also 2 Google Docs. 1 - multiple NESSYs that are visual reminders while students are out in the field interviewing. 2 - A simple interviewing template you can edit and tweak for best use for your students.
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6th - 8th
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"The Odyssey" Short Story Activity - The Cyclops
Use this planning worksheet after your students read The Story of the Cyclops from "The Odyssey."Students will be asked to re-write The Story of the Cyclops from the perspective of the Cyclops (Polyphemus). This worksheet will give students a planning guide for the framework of their story and ensure that they maintain the same plot as occurred in the book. Use this to help them structure the plot of their stories.
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6th - 12th
Objective Summary Guided Writing
Summary practice supports the growth of non-bias, fact-based student writing. This guide is a staple in the classroom to introduce and scaffold essential skills. Student ability, clarity, and organization drastically increase with the help of this classroom aide. Moreso, students can transfer this foundational ability to more complex informational writing and literary analysis tasks.
Grades:
6th - 12th
EDITABLE Composition/ Writing Paper Template
This resource is designed to help students or writing purposes. It also benefits teachers' marking efficiency. Perfect for both face-to-face and online teaching!In this resource, you will get 2 items:1. an EDITABLE composition/writing template2. TWO sets of standardised marking codesDon't forget that leaving feedback earns you CREDITS toward TPT purchases. I love that feedback because it supports me through my teaching author journey! :)FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST!FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!CHECK OUT MY
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Short Story Writing: Planning Packet
This packet helps students create short stories by encouraging them to follow four intentional steps: 1. Writing an outline; 2. Planning; 3. Draft and; 4. Final product. Students are encouraged to think carefully about how they will approach their exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Definitions for these terms are also included.This is a particularly useful tool for students who need to stretch to write imaginatively by providing them with structure and guidance. Ca
Grades:
7th - 9th
Fictional Narrative (Inspired by The Monkeyś Paw) - Outline, Revision, + Rubric
After finishing a close reading of The Monkeyś Paw, this Fictional Narrative extension activity is a lot of fun for students. Ask students to come up with an idea for a story that is INSPIRED BY The Monkey’s Paw. Students should follow the formula set forth by the original:A visitor/stranger provides a magical object.A person is given three wishes.The first wish is made unintentionally, or is granted in a way the wisher did not expect.The second wish is a foolish or hasty response to the problem
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8th
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Also included in: RL8.9 + Compare/Contrast Unit - The Monkey's Paw and Aunty Misery
Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer
I use this organizer to help my students plan before writing their own Hero's Journey Stories. We use this along with a unit reading novels that follow Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, study the pattern, then write our on.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Personal Narrative Intro
Use this introduction to kick off a personal narrative writing unit. It includes an interesting journal excerpt about bootlegging (from my own family), as well as suggestions and questions to get students thinking and generating ideas. Click here for my Personal Narrative Rubric (Common Core-aligned to grades 9-10).
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