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7th grade Common Core CCRA.L.1 outlines
Guide to Extemporaneous Speaking, Secondary | Google Resource
Extemporaneous speaking is one of the most beneficial (and fun!) public speaking events you can teach your speech and debate students in order for them to improve their quick-thinking, time management, organization, research, and vocal delivery skills! This secondary “Guide to Extemporaneous Speaking” teaches your students the basics of this speaking event and walks them through the process of drawing a topic, organizing, outlining, and delivering their own extemp speech! Middle school and high
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Child of the Dream Novel Study with Final Writing Project- Digital
This novel study of Child of the Dream includes chapter comprehension questions and a final writing assignment. Each chapter has comprehension questions that include inferences and perspective taking along with more shallow questions. This book is perfect to read during Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day., Civil Rights Units, or during a memoir unit. Sharon Robinson tells a wonderful story of her life during the Civil Rights Movement. The final writing assignment requires students t
Grades:
5th - 7th
Panem Reflections: Personalized Reading Log for The Hunger Games TRILOGY
Unlock the world of Panem and dive deep into the heart of the Hunger Games trilogy with the personalized reading log, now with a student sample version included! Designed to foster student autonomy and critical thinking, this comprehensive reading log transforms each chapter into a personal journey of reflection and connection.Aligned with Common Core ELA standards, this resource hits multiple targets, including:Reading Comprehension (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1): Students engage with the text o
Identity Personal Narrative
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. This product contains materials for each step of the writing process - from outlining and drafting to peer reviewing and grading! When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a Google Drive folder that contains several editable documents designed to help you successfully implement this personal narrative into your classroom.Items Included
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Literary Analysis Essay Outline (Structure)
Literary Analysis Essay Structure (writing outline for literature)graphic organizer / literary writing / literature / analyze / structureELA / English Language Arts / paragraph essay structureIntervention / MTSS / RTI / AIS / Special Education / homeschoolGrades 6 - 12 - adult
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Global Studies Unit
This is a two+ weeks unit designed for level 1-3 language learners. Students will explore each of the seven continents. In each lesson students will practice listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The lesson plan provides detailed explanations on how to use the resources with differentiation based on your students' language levels.During week one, students will spend time reading about each continent, using a note catcher to record important information, discussing what they learn, and then
Grades:
4th - 7th
Public Speaking & Class Speech Games, Rubrics, Checklists, & Types of Speeches
14 pages (PDF & editable Word doc) of public speaking & class speech games, rubrics, checklists, and types of speech examples & activities.Package Includes:Public speaking activities and exercises with various scenarios and situations (including rubrics & checklists)Five + public speaking games & activitiesFour basic types of speeches (informative, demonstrative, persuasive, entertaining) definitions, examples, and activities.
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3rd - 12th
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ELA 6-12 Argumentative Essay: Paragraph Organizers- Guided Writing ANY PROMPT
These organizers provide students a visual guide to the structure of an argumentative essay that will work with any prompt! The organizers break down each section of an argumentative essay (introduction, body, counterclaim/rebuttal, and conclusion), outlining requirements and ideal the ideal number of sentences, so that students will gain a better understanding of the requirements for each paragraph. The organizers provide easy-to-remember acronyms for the paragraphs, as well as a color-code. Wh
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6th - 12th
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Write Like Lincoln - Crafting a Value Based Speech
Step into Lincoln's Shoes! Dive deep into the art of persuasive speech writing, inspired by the eloquent Abraham Lincoln. This comprehensive lesson not only introduces students to the historical significance of the Lincoln Douglas debates but also equips them with the tools to craft their own compelling speeches.Objectives:Discover & Define: Pinpoint a core value to champion in your speech.Persuade with Passion: Construct a compelling argument echoing your chosen value.Organize with Precisio
Grades:
6th - 9th
Debate Topics all about Sports (Secondary)
Need an activity that will engage all of your secondary students? They'll get fired up over these "Debate Topics all about Sports!" This 8-page PDF zip file includes everything you need to conduct debate rounds with your classes. If you've never taught debate, I've got you covered! Included are two debate formats (full-length and modified) and an easy-to-understand debate vocabulary list!INCLUDED IN PRINTABLE PDF FILE:Debate Formats (Full-Length & Modified) 20 Sports Debate Resolutions (
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Book Reviews - sentence starters & language frames for ELLs
These frames were created for ELL students and written to coincide with second grade opinion writing curriculum. However, they work great with students of any age that are developing their persuasive voice to review and recommend books! They love the emojis! Cut and laminate for students to take a frame right to their desk, project a page to accompany your mini-lesson, or share them on your screen for virtual language support for all learners.This document includes 5 pages of rainbow sentence
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1st - 8th
Persuasive Essay & Opinion Writing Language Frames/Transitional Phrases for ELLs
These frames were created for ELL students and created to coincide with fifth grade persuasive writing curriculum. However, they work great with students of any age that are developing their language to convince, cite, and prove! Give students a paper copy as they write their essays or letters or or share it on your screen for virtual language support for all learners. Includes all 4 sentence supports on one page for a handout as well as each on its own page for posters. (Introducing reaso
Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Informational Essay Writing for Novel Unit
Get students to dig into a novel unit or study of Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson with this informational essay. There are four prompts for this informational essay, so students have options as to what seems the most interesting to them. The graphic organizers are scaffolded to help students best meet the requirements of an informational essay. Please note: This essay lesson is not intended to be an introductory unit on how to write an informational essay. If you need that I have resources
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Write Your Own Greek Myth
After reading about Greek mythology in class as well as reading a selection of Greek myths, students will have the opportunity to write their own myth. A graphic organizer is provided so students can plan out what characters, gods/goddesses, or mythological beasts they want to use. They also have to plan a lesson that can be learned by the end of their own original myth.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Writing a Newspaper Article Based on a Literature or Nonfiction Text (editable!)
Are you looking for a great activity that will help students dig into a text at a deeper level, while also working on writing and communication skills? This is a great activity that will wrap up a novel study, the study of a text set, or all the texts students read during a quarter. Very adaptable lesson that can be used more than once!During this assignment, students will work on the following skills:Summarizing an event from a fiction or nonfiction text.Thinking critically about an event that
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7th - 10th
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My Family Tradition Presentation/ Project Template
Want to bring the home culture of your students into your classroom?These slides template are perfect for ELL teachers or any teachers looking to have students produce a structured, polished presentation of a family tradition in their family.The slides are also structured in a way which is highly scaffolded and clearly lays out the directions and expectations for each component of the presentation so that your students produce an academic presentation about a family tradition. It's very clearly
Grades:
5th - 10th
Month-by-Month Scope & Sequence for Reading, Writing, and Grammar Instruction
This resource gives a month-by-month view of the school year with recommended activities, resource links, blog post links, and freebie links for Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, and Word Study. It is often hard to navigate which resources are intended for which time of the school year and how everything fits together. This free guide takes the guess work out of it and lays out exactly what I recommend using at different points in the school year.You might also like…Realistic Fiction Middle
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Giver Compare and Contrast Film vs. Novel Assignment
This product can be used to have your students compare and contrast The Giver film to The Giver novel. You should print this out before the students start the movie, and they should be filling it out as they watch it. After the movie, there is a three paragraph expository essay response that the students will complete. It comes with an outline for students who may need more support and a rubric. You could expand this assignment to make it a 5 paragraph essay where you go through the entire writi
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5th - 9th
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Is the Loch Ness Monster Real? Persuasive Writing Lesson
Guide your students through writing a complete paragraph that uses reasons, evidence, and analysis. This lesson on the Loch Ness monster includes the following objectives: Students will form an informed opinion about the Loch Ness monster.Students will use evidence to support their thinking.Students will communicate their opinion in a written paragraph.This engaging lesson centers around the Loch Ness monster and is a fun topic of discussion! The lesson includes an article to read on the monster
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5th - 7th
Also included in: The Loch Ness monster Reading & Persuasive Writing Lesson
Atomic Bomb One Pager & Debate
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb One Pager & Debate guides students through looking at both sides of the Atomic Bomb debate. Students will do their own research to look at both sides of the debate (whether the US should have dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or not). Students can be guided to sites such as procon.org to see both sides of the debate. They will research, and write down notable information, quotes and statistics that will help them with their debate. Students will
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Patterns of Power Recording Sheet
This PDF file is meant to be a resource that is aligned to Patterns of Power: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Languages Grades 1-5. It is a student sheet to write the daily focus phrase, mentor sentence, compare and contrast the sentence with the second lesson sentence, and imitate the sentence. This form can be used as an exit ticket to check for student understanding. To use this resource, students will: write the weekly focus phrasewrite the mentor sentence write what they NOTI
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1st - 8th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Patterns of Power Bilingual and English Recording Sheets
(Template Example) Cornell Notes + Traditional Outline Format EDITABLE
Introduction to Cornell Note Formatting using Traditional Outline Formatting for students. This is an example I created with my students during class to show them how to create this document on paper or via Google.Docs. It's a great class activity (or group activity) to help students understand what Cornell Notes are and how to use the traditional outline format. Reluctant, struggling and advanced writers who were in General Education and Special Education excelled using this process. It provid
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE Annotations + Cornell Notes EDITABLE
_Holes_ by Louis Sachar Book Vs. Film Compare and Contrast Essay Prompts & Tips
List of most needed writing pointers for a book versus film compare and contrast essay in table format using highlighting colors for ease of reading. Includes the most commonly confused issues like thesis, conclusion paragraph, and ending statement. Includes example topics from the book and film for Holes by Louis Sachar. Easily customizable Google doc format!
Grades:
7th - 10th
New Year's Goals Expository Paragraph Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Need a fun and focused way to start the new year? This lesson has the first week back from break covered! This is a great activity to teach or practice expository paragraph structure while reflecting on positive changes moving into the second half of the school year. ✏️Writing Prompt: What are your New Year's goals?✏️Students will move through each step of the writing process from brainstorming academic, social, and personal goals, all the way to publishing. ✏️STAR/DASH/DOT structure is used to
Grades:
5th - 8th
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