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Argumentative Writing Prompts
Argumentative Writing PromptsEach Argumentative Writing Prompt has two debating texts (Yes/NO) and a writing prompt. Students are asked to write an argumentative essay and must use evidence to support their claim. An Argumentative Essay Rubric is included!This resource is part of the Writing Prompt Bundle at a 20% discount with my Writing in Response to Reading Prompts and my Finish the Story Writing Prompts . That’s 60 prompts total!Check out my new ELA Technology Enhanced Items Practice (Grade
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5th - 8th
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Writing An Autobiography--Includes Rubric
This product was designed specifically to help Middle and High School students understand what elements go into writing an autobiographical essay. It includes:
•Pre-Writing Information Worksheet-- This is a brainstorming worksheet where students collect and write down information about themselves to include in their papers (3 pages)
•Letter to parents explaining this autobiography assignment (you can use this letter directly, or as a guide to write your own if you feel the need to send a lette
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7th - 10th
Essay Writing Revision Checklist Rubric - Argumentative Summative Thesis
Help your learners trim all the fluffy fat from their essays before they turn them in to you. This Essay Writing Revision Checklist is a great tool to walk through with your students in class. This has worked best for me when I (1) have the students bring a printed draft to class, (2) hand out the Revision Checklists, (3) walk them through each step of the checklist, then (4) have them take home their drafts to revise and retype. STUFF IN THE CHECKLIST:* Hooks* Introduction Paragraphs* Thesis St
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7th - 12th
Comprehensive Writing Rubrics Packet for Secondary English - Print & Digital
Maximize your efficiency in grading while enhancing writing skills with this Writing Rubrics Packet designed exclusively for secondary English teachers. This invaluable resource streamlines the assessment process for teachers, offering both print and fully-editable digital options.Provide effective and comprehensive feedback to your students with these writing rubrics!Writing Rubrics Key Features:Five Essential Rubrics: Tailored for secondary English, this packet covers a range of writing genres
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ultimate Writing Bundle - Secondary ELA Writing
Essay Writing Rubrics - Summary, Narrative, Persuasive, Response to Literature
Writing can be so difficult to teach . . . and to grade! So many papers! This is why an essay writing rubric is the teacher's best friend. You're still able to provide feedback to your learners, but you save all the precious time of having to write out the comments. Last year using rubrics, my students wrote 9 essays and I didn't take a single paper home to grade. And by the end of the year, they were light years better at writing. TARGET GRADE LEVEL: Grades 7th-12thRUBRICS INCLUDED:* Summary* P
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7th - 12th
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10 Argumentative Text Essay Samples w Argument Writing Rubric Graphic Organizer
EVALUATION STATIONS! Supercharge your students' understanding of argumentative writing with this collection of real, thesis statement centered, student essays and rubrics designed for your students to evaluate and edit! After all, the best way to learn to write an essay is to GRADE them! GREAT FOR STATIONS!Students will evaluate: hook, background information, thesis statement, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, transitions, and conclusion. This resource includes 2 WORKSHOPS:WORKSHOP 1- E
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6th - 10th
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One Trait Rubric / Single Point Rubric
A one trait rubric (similar to a single point rubric) is one of the fastest and most effective systems for grading student writingDoes it take you hours to grade a stack of student essays? Is your grading system too subjective and confusing? These one trait (or single trait) rubrics will help you refine your writing instruction, help students better understand characteristics of effective writing and how their work is assessed, and simplify your scoring process.The idea is simple: since we teach
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3rd - 12th
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The Perfect Writing Rubric: Six Traits
The Perfect ONE page rubric based on the Six Traits of Writing!
This file includes:
--Student friendly 6 point criteria charts based on the six traits of writing
--One chart has percent ranges for each point on a scale of 1: Beginner to 6: Exemplary (Example: 6 pts. = 95-100%)
--One chart has percent ranges left off in case you want to make your own
--One chart has a place for parents to sign and one does not depending on whether or not you want the writing piece returned with a parent sign
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3rd - 8th
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Student Choice Biography Research Project — Secondary ELA — CCSS Rubric
Do you want to teach your students the format of a short biography? This no-prep biography research project guides students through the research and reporting on a significant figure of their choice! It will shepherd student learning from the selection and planning process to the creation of a polished essay using thoughtfully scaffolded and tested activities. Designed as a weeks-long research unit, this product includes (See PREVIEW):The Basics of MLA Style PowerPoint presentation to assist wit
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6th - 10th
Writing Workshop 2 - Argumentative Essay Middle School & High School
CCSS Aligned
Table of Contents
● Common Core Standards
● What is an Argumentative Essay? Argumentative Essay Purpose and Criteria
● 5 Elements of an Argument
● The Writing Process
● Dan Rather’s Quote - Activate Prior Knowledge
● Argumentative Writing Prompt - Student Sample Text
● Evaluate Student Sample Text
● Check Your Understanding
● Prepare to Write - Argumentative Outline Options
● Option 1: Mini Argumentative Essay
● Option 2: 5-Paragraph Argumentative Essay
● Option 3: Multi-Paragraph
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6th - 12th
Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) Made EASY - Bundle (Graphic Organizer AND Rubric)
Help your students master text analysis on state exams! This graphic organizer will help students navigate the task of writing an essay with strong text evidence and explanations to support their responses. It aids students paragraph-by-paragraph, guiding them to include all components that are necessary for each paragraph of the essay. The rubric uses a check-list format to help teachers assess each paragraph of the essay. It is a comprehensive, yet easy to use rubric. It also provides qu
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3rd - 12th
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Paragraph Writing Rubric
This rubric is designed to help students and teachers identify the structure of a paragraph by looking at the following basic criteria:Topic Sentence - What is the main idea?Detail Sentences - Are there supporting sentences that provide detail to your topic sentence?Concluding Sentence - Did you "tie up" your main idea?Grammar/Punctuation This rubric also ties to my "Graphic Organizer for Writing Paragraphs" resource.Please leave me feedback (good or bad) and let me know how this resource works
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3rd - 12th
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Informative Writing | Expository | Graphic Organizer | Outline | For Grades 3-6+
Help your students master informative and expository writing with our comprehensive Graphic Organizer and Outline! Designed to guide students through writing structured, evidence-based essays, this resource is perfect for developing strong writing skills in grades 3-6. Ideal for use with informational articles, it provides scaffolding to support students at every step of the writing process.What's Included:Three Graphic Organizer Options: Tailored to different levels of scaffolding.Definitions f
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Persuasive/ Argumentative Essay Rubric (Middle and High School ESL ELLs)
This rubric consists of 5 grading criteria: Structure, Quotation and Elaboration, Position and Support, Quality of Language & Mechanics and Resources.I've used this for my high school ENL students for our Persuasive Essay Unit, and the detailed descriptions of each criteria allow students to know my expectations, and understand their strengths and weaknesses. This rubric would be useful for you if you expect your students to:1. write an organized essay with introduction (hook, background inf
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Informative Essay Writing Explanatory Essay Writing RUBRIC
Both Teachers & Students LOVE this Rubric!! It's a HUGE time-saver for Teachers dealing with LONG hours of Essay Grading! I designed/adapted this rubric for my students, shared it with colleagues, & it's been a real TIME and STRESS-saver for all of us, including the kids! Teachers LOVE it because students can use it as a checklist for evaluating the content of their own essay AND to save TONS of time by having pairs or small groups conduct peer evaluations of each others' essays! Most o
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6th - 11th
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Of Mice and Men Theme and Character Analysis Final Essay
This final essay is the perfect way to end your Of Mice and Men novel study. This essay writing resource will help you walk your students through the entire writing process as students analyze various characters and how they all tie to the common thread of loneliness. In a five-paragraph essay, the prompt asks students to analyze the book's idea of loneliness and how it relates to three characters. This resource includes the following essay writing items:⭐️ essay handout sheet⭐️ essay outline⭐️
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8th - 11th
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Writing a Personal Narrative Digital Resource- 6th, 7th, 8th Grade
Help your students become better writers with this Common Core aligned personal narrative writing Google Drive resource! This resource includes a total of 18 slides.Simply assign the slides through Google Classroom or share them through Google Drive with your students. Students will work their way through the slides, creating an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion for their personal narrative essay. What is included:Slide 1: Title Slide/ Student ObjectivesSlide 2: Explanation of pers
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE - CC NARRATIVE WRITING - GRADES 6 - 8
This student directed Halloween narrative writing lesson is for grades 6 - 8. It allows students to independently write a narrative story about a haunted house that is real or imagined. Students will brainstorm ideas, build their paragraphs, edit their papers, write their final paper, and grade them before handing them in for their teacher's final grade. Grading time is significantly reduced for the teacher, and students enjoy the lesson.Included in the lesson:1. Steps on teaching the lesson
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6th - 8th
Argumentative Essay Writing Rubric Argument Essay Writing
An ESSAY WRITING miracle tool! Both teachers & students LOVE this rubric!! It's a HUGE time-saver for teachers dealing with LONG hours of grading essays and perfect for students who are confused about what to include when writing their essays. It's a TIME and STRESS-saver for both teachers & students.Teachers LOVE it because students can use it as a writing guide AND as a checklist for evaluating the content of their essays. BONUS: It will save you TONS of time by having pairs or small
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6th - 12th
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Six Trait Writing Rubric | Middle School Writing Rubric | EDITABLE
This Common Core-aligned rubric is perfect for any argument or explanatory writing assignment. It is based on a 4-point scale and is appropriate for middle to early high school-level writers. It addresses the six traits of writing: content, organization, voice & purpose, word choice, sentence fluency, and mechanics. This download includes both printable PDF and a link to an EDITABLE Google Doc file.The rubric is included in both color (for display) and black and white (for student copies). P
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Rubric BUNDLE | Six EDITABLE Rubrics for Middle School ELA
Essay Writing Worksheets with Rubrics and Samples for Middle School
If grading middle school essays is your worst nightmare, you're in the right place. These worksheets have instructions, samples, and simple rubrics that make essay writing (and grading) an absolute dream -- the good kind!These essay worksheets will help your middle school students . . .write well organized essayscraft strong thesis statementssupport claims with appropriate evidencetransition seamlessly from one idea to the nextself-assess their writingand more!Just give your middle school studen
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6th - 8th
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Expository Essay Rubric also for Explanatory & Informative Writing w/ Google
Use this common core aligned essay rubric to guide students through the objective writing standards for expository, explanatory and informative writing. This resource includes two different rubrics. The first is traditional with five categories: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Ideas/Content, and Conventions/Word Choice. The second rubric is designed for expedited grading with boxes to check for areas of growth. When I used the expedited rubric in my own classroom, I averaged 3-5 minut
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8th - 11th
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Scholarship Letter: Fun and Authentic Persuasive Writing Unit TEL-Con
Persuasive / Argument Writing now has a fun and authentic purpose! Students will 'apply' for a fictional scholarship to a dream high school. They will write a cover letter in which they convince a scholarship review committee that they are an exceptional student and the perfect candidate for their school.
I have found great success with this writing unit for the past 6 years. Students get to write about what they know best: themselves! They are experts of their own content, which frees them up
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7th - 10th
College and Career Readiness High School Goal Setting Individual Growth Plan
An alternative to SMART goals, Individual Growth Plans or IGP is an assignment that forces students to engage in reflection and metacognition skills multiple times per quarter. This assignment also forces students to be organized and in charge of their own learning as they set the deadline, standards, and their own rubrics. As the teacher, it is our job to help students understand and create achievable and specific goals that become their quarterly focus. This assignment is not meant to be a “po
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8th - 12th
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