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Free middle school writing-essays thematic unit plans
DIGITAL WRITING PORTFOLIO INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK: ARGUMENT, INFORMATIVE, & MORE
SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND GRADE WITH ELA WRITING DIGITAL PORTFOLIO! Elevate your writing instruction with this innovative Digital Writing Portfolio, designed specifically for the modern classroom. This dynamic resource empowers students to compile and showcase their writing tasks in a user-friendly digital format, fostering both creativity and organization.ALSO CHECK OUT THE FULL YEAR WRITING BUNDLE! This bundle has EVERYTHING you need for an engaging year of writing! Pairs perfectly with this dig
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6th - 9th
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Narrative Memoir Writing for Middle School Students
Perfect week-long lesson to use for memoir writing and as an introduction to more in-depth narrative writing in the upper-elementary and middle school levels. This is a perfect lesson to use in late September and early October when your writing curriculum is being developed and students are becoming more comfortable with each other and the classroom. This lesson also utilizes writer's workshop in a way that gets students and the teacher familiar with the process if it has not been used before. T
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5th - 8th
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DIGITAL WRITING PORTFOLIO STAAR PRACTICE REVISING EDITING ARGUMENTATIVE RUBRICS
SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND GRADE WITH ELA WRITING DIGITAL PORTFOLIO! Elevate your writing instruction with this innovative Digital Writing Portfolio, designed specifically for TEXAS STAAR WRITING: SCR, ECR, ARGUMENTATIVE, OPINION, INFORMATIONAL, LITERARY ANALYSIS, AND NARRATIVE. This amazing resource empowers students to compile and showcase their writing tasks in a user-friendly digital format, fostering both creativity and organization, all while allowing you to access collaborate with students i
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5th - 12th
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DIGITAL WRITING PORTFOLIO CCSS & TEKS RUBRICS STAAR TEST PREP ECR SCR REVIEW
SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND GRADE WITH ELA WRITING DIGITAL PORTFOLIO! Elevate your writing instruction with this innovative Digital Writing Portfolio, designed specifically for CCSS AND TEXAS STAAR WRITING: SCR, ECR, ARGUMENTATIVE, OPINION, INFORMATIONAL, LITERARY ANALYSIS, AND NARRATIVE. This amazing resource empowers students to compile and showcase their writing tasks in a user-friendly digital format, fostering both creativity and organization, all while allowing you to access collaborate with s
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5th - 12th
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Four Hero-Themed Essay Prompts & Exemplars | Great for Struggling Students
This resource contains four prompts which come with example essays. This resource is editable, so you can use it however you wish. Prompt #1: What Makes Someone A HeroWrite an essay about what makes somebody a hero.Be sure to use two examples of true heroes, and give specific examples of what how each hero demonstrated this.At least one of your examples needs to come from a text we have read in class this year.Prompt #2: My Two HeroesWrite an essay about two prominent people in real life who are
Grades:
7th - 11th
The Discovery of New Worlds Christopher Columbus
How this pack gets used largely depends upon what grade level it is used for.
For grades 1 - 4
Use the reading passage as a read aloud in the classroom.
Follow through with the vocabulary and worksheets as provided.
For grades 5 - 7
Use the passage for outlining and writing their own essay.
It will take 2 - 4 lesson times to complete. This is a History / Essay lesson.
Lesson 1 - Read the passage, do the worksheets
Lesson 2 - Write an outline
Lesson 3 - Write an essay based on the outline
Grades:
1st - 7th
5-Paragraph Essay Pacing & Teaching Guide
Are your students writing a 5-paragraph essay for the first time? Make putting together your 5-paragraph essay unit easier with this FREE 5-Paragraph Essay Pacing & Teaching Guide! These five pages cover unit objectives, learning targets and standards, suggested lesson sequence, and include tips and supplemental resources. The suggested lesson sequence uses It's Lit Teaching 5-paragraph essay resources. With tips for additional scaffolding, you can easily make these lessons fit into your cla
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8th - 11th
Children's Author Writing Prompts (EDITABLE)
One of my favorite things I do in my classroom is have a "Featured Author" every month. My students love learning about the creator behind some of their favorite books. If you choose to do "Featured Author" in your classroom,don't limit yourself to just one book! For example, Mo Willems create many, many, many books that children love. I encourage you to use them all! This product allows you to do just that as you can CUSTOMIZE the writing prompts to meet the needs of their students. Do you want
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PreK - 6th
Differentiation Planning Template
Use WIDA and all 4 language modalities to plan for instruction across the week!
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PreK - 12th
The Struggle for Sea Power Captain Cook
How this pack gets used is largely depending upon what grade level it is used for.
For grades 1 - 4
Use the reading passage as a read aloud in the classroom.
Follow through with the vocabulary and worksheets as provided.
For grades 5 - 7
Use the passage for outlining and writing their own essay.
It will take 2 - 4 lesson times to complete. This is a History / Essay lesson.
Lesson 1 - Read the passage, do the worksheets
Lesson 2 - Write an outline
Lesson 3 - Write an essay based on the ou
Grades:
1st - 7th
Day of the Dead Essay/Expository Writing Prompts
Select from five prompts for Day of the Dead reflective writing written in collaboration with English Language Arts teachers.Students have the options to write about themselves, others, the world, or from a fictional perspective. Three of the questions apply to any learning of the Day of the Dead, and two refer to the film, "Book of Life".
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7th - 12th
Writing: My American Dream
This is a writing assignment that could be used with any literature unit dealing with the American Dream. It was created originally for resource English 3 students. It can be used with a wide range of ages.
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6th - 12th
Bullying Inquiry: Overheard at Rehearsal
This inquiry-focused introductory activity is perfect for launching a unit into bullying or speaking up against injustice. I have used this gateway activity to begin teaching _Number the Stars_, _The Devil's Arithmetic_, and _Night_ with great success. Includes a "case" with different perspectives for students to discuss, discussion questions, and suggestions for connected research with prompts. This activity is aligned with Common Core State Standards in Speaking and Listening and creates a hoo
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5th - 9th
What's Your Everest?
This sheet provides students with the opportunity to explore what long-term goals they have. It was originally used as a supplement to the first book, The Contest, in the Everest Trilogy by Gordan Korman. Students will write about their goals as inspired by teenage mountaineer Jordan Romero, who set a goal at the age of 10 to climb the Seven Summits. At age 13, he became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. He encourages kids and adults alike to discover what their own "Ev
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5th - 8th
How to Structure a Literary Essay
How to Structure a Literary Essay is super simple and useful step-by-step PowerPoint for 6th-8th grade students that are newly introduced to the paper writing process. The examples are from the series Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. All photos have been retrieved from internet searches re: Red Queen and may have copywrite. For classroom use only and not for resale.
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6th - 12th
Gratitude Biographical Narrative
This is a great way to have your students connect with a past generation and understand gratitude in the month of November.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Writing Prompt - 3 Christmas Wishes!
Interactive activity that can be used for small group or individual instruction! Enjoy!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types of Power (2017)
This resource defines six kinds of power and invites literature students to consider them in relation to their text. It also provides links to contemporary and historical examples of disempowerment/discrimination, as well as two narrative examples with images. Useful for examination of a wide range of texts, and as part of cultural competency development.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Prompt - Santa (Mom/Dad), I can explain!...
FUN writing prompt that can be used for non-fiction or creative fiction writing as well as persuasive expression! Great for small group or individual instruction. Sure to provide some laughs! Enjoy!
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3rd - 8th
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