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Writing-essays unit plans for Microsoft Word
Heart of Darkness AP Lit Unit Plan
This complete selection of unit materials comprises a 6-day unit of readings and activities to support students’ reading of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Reading comprehension is supported by teacher guided-reading activities, supportive reading notes, and teacher-led discussions, as well as a wide variety of in-class activities: a pre-reading activity and discussion, a presentation (Prezi) with rich historical information and art, small group work, a New Historicism mini-lesson, and many m
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11th - 12th
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The Anatomy of Influence: American Literature Persuasive Research Essay unit
This capstone research paper is geared towards juniors or seniors, and instead of analyzing a work of literature, they analyze the impact that the book had on America as a whole. They research issues of censorship, popular culture, criticism, reception, and technology related to the book. It is treated as a persuasive or argumentative paper in which the students argue why their book was important to American society (and literature). The assignment uses research, MLA citation style, and is a gre
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Social Media Impact Unit
This is a FULL unit based on non-fiction texts concerning the growth of social media and it's impact on the world, people, mental health, etc. The entire unit is editable so you can adjust as needed for your classroom and pacing. This lasts approximately 3 weeks depending on how long you give students for the essay. Everything you need is included!Students will be completely engaged as they watch The Social Dilemma, breaking down how Social Media platforms are manipulating them every day. Some s
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8th - 12th
Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop UNIT 4 Literary Essay 4th grade
A complete UNIT for Writer's Workshop Unit 4 The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction includes daily lesson plans, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. The unit also incorporates essential questions, enduring understandings, and CCSS. In order to be a good writer about reading, students need to learn more about both writing and reading.
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4th
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Also included in:Â Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop 4th grade BUNDLE
Crane ~ Red Badge of Courage MASTER PACKET (70 pages) Common Core
Study Guides, Study Question Bank, Worksheets, Tests, Quizzes, Essay Rubric, and KEYS aligned to the common core for Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage."
Copy, delete, add, reword to fit the needs of your students and classroom.
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8th - 11th
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TC Grade 3 Writers Workshop- Baby Literary Essay Unit
Grade 3 Baby Literary Essay- 7 Lessons and an Exemplar
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3rd
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The Complete Unit on Paraphrasing, Plagiarism and Citation. No Cut and Paste! :)
Teachers and/or Parents,As we know, far too many kids think it's OK just to copy and paste material straight from the Internet and hand it in as their own these days. With this product you will help show them otherwise and give them invaluable practice restating simple ideas in their own words.Simply put, this product will kick-start any unit you would like to teach on the writing process. Content-area teachers tell you can show your principals that you are doing your part to support school read
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6th - 12th
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Independent Novel Research Paper Packet
Overview: This updated 32-page packet includes everything your students need to write a literary analysis research paper that will prepare them for college. In fact, many of my students choose to keep this packet to take with them for future reference. Students read and take notes on any classic and compose an essay based on the topic of their choosing. The assignment requires both primary and secondary sources.
Included in the packet:
1) Assignment overview
2) Research terminology
3)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A la folie...pas du tout) Movie Guide, Questions
My fellow French teachers, mes compatriotes,This movie is by far and away, I mean de très loin, the most popular and exciting one I have ever shown in class in my now 22 years of experience teaching this subject. Kids of all backgrounds love this film and will be glued to the big screen from the moment it starts. The twist (flashback) in the middle will throw them for a loop without losing them and the ending will leave them on the edge of their seats. This movie is custom-made for Digital Age l
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Court Case Unit (Argumentative Writing Project for High School English)
Hi! My students LOVE this court case unit. I put a lot of work into this unit over the past couple years and I am so excited to be able to share it with others. I have found this unit to be an absolute blast for my students and an excellent way to introduce them to argumentative writing without them even really realizing they’re writing a basic argumentative essay with a group until they’re told that’s what they’ve done. This unit allows students to practice the skills of basic research, separa
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8th - 10th
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Greek Mythology Research Report and Oral Presentation
*************************************************************************************************************I HAVE A NEW AND UPDATED 2020 GUIDE TO TEACHING STUDENTS RESEARCH: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teach-Students-To-Become-Expert-Researchers-And-Avoid-Fake-News-2020-Guide-5193234*************************************************************************************************************Interesting and engaging topic to introduce students to researching, citing sources, crea
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5th - 10th
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles AP Lit Unit Plan
This unit includes lesson materials to accompany students' independent reading of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The unit takes two central focuses: (1) characterization and (2) meaning of the work as a whole. The first several lessons use discussion, ekphrasis, small group work, and informal writing to deepen students' analysis of character. The remaining lesson materials build on this analysis of characterization to include whole-novel thematic analysis, culminating in a student ess
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11th - 12th
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Common Core: How to Write an Introductory Paragraph
This mini unit addresses how to write a strong introduction in preparation for the body of an essay. This product lists the Common Core Standards for teaching how to write an introduction, student objectives, teacher prep materials, the lesson procedures for two class periods, a focus lesson for students on how to write an introduction, exemplar "hook"/attention grabbers, an activity for students to create their own "hooks" and an activity for students to identify the best introduction. It also
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7th - 9th
Persuasive Writing Manifest Destiny Unit
By the end of this 14 day unit, students will be able to write a persuasive essay arguing whether or not Manifest Destiny was justifiable. The daily overview file has the lesson plans, and the graphic organizers and sample essays are in separate files.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Manifest Destiny Persuasive Writing Unit
A Raisin in the Sun Unit (complete daily lesson plans) PART 1
This is literally EVERYTHING you need to teach "A Raisin in the Sun." I had to divide it up into a Part 1 and Part 2 because I couldn't not load the entire file in one shot.
This is a complete Unit Plan with 16 individual lessons (with Common Core Learning Standards and Student Objectives for EACH lesson) to help teach A Raisin in the Sun. This section includes lessons 1 - 8. I have posted lessons 9 - 16 (plus the final exam) in the PART 2 file.
Included are note-taking templates, some teac
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7th - 10th
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Complete Unit Lesson Plan for Rhetorical Analysis, 9th and 10th Grade Focus
This is a complete four-week unit for Rhetorical Analysis, with bell ringers, quizzes, practices, formative assessments, and three versions of a summative assessment (with a Common Core-aligned rubric). This is indeed a complete unit that I've been teaching and refining for years. (I'll have some of my Animal Farm materials up at some point.)This lesson is bundled with my "Rhetorical Analysis Complete Unit -- Slide Show" and also my "Build Your Own Nation! Learning Rhetorical Devices and Propaga
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9th - 11th
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Writing for a Cause - Animal Cruelty (Crane's Dark Brown Dog)
This powerful unit is created to emerge students' understanding of the gravity of violence and abuse involving animals and people and the importance of their own involvement in positive causes.Animal Violence's Connection with All ViolenceCrane's Short Story, The Dark Brown DogCruelty to Animals Laws Discussion Questions (From ASPCA's Content)A Discussion RubricA Persuasive Letter Assignment Involving CommunityA Persuasive Letter Rubric
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Argumentative Essay School Uniforms
3 articles regarding the implementation of school uniforms with room for annotation. Brainstorming page to argue for or against the topic. Also includes a detailed outline to format a 5 paragraph essay breaking up each individual part.
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5th - 12th
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The Dreamer Teaching Guide
-6 week comprehensive teaching guide on "The Dreamer" by Pam Munoz Ryan
-Includes teaching calendar with daily guiding questions and pages for reading
-Includes additional resources to help students better understand the historical context of the novel
-Includes end of book writing prompt with exemplar answer
-Common Core aligned
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4th - 7th
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King Lear Unit
I created this unit for King Lear for my AP Literature classes. The unit opens with a sample calendar, quizzes and keys for all five acts, as well as a study guide with reading comprehension and interpretive questions, as well as other exercises for understanding. Many of the discussion questions could be used as impromptu prompts, but specific essay prompts for each act are included. The unit test has an objective section (multiple choice) and an impromptu essay with several prompts offered. I
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11th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Activities
This download contains seven activities to use while teaching Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale. It includes two essay prompts as well as an essay rubric. Activities encourage critical reading and use of literary theory.
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10th - 12th
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TC Writing If/Then Unit Baby Literary Essays - Curriculum Map (2016-2017)
Teacher's College Unit Map
Outlined map to plan for the Teacher's College, Grade 3, Writing Unit, Baby Literary Essay (20 session "snapshot" of content and skills throughout the unit/ map provides glance for preparing students to write literary essays)
Unit Map includes:
-Unit's Big Ideas
-End Goals
-Standards
-Important vocabulary words
-Suggested Mentor Texts
-Essential Questions
-Sessions (throughout all three bends) with learning objectives, learning objectives "I can" statements, sha
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3rd
Opinion Writing Grade 4 Unit/ 10 great lessons aligned CCSS
This opinion writing unit is for Grade 4. It is aligned to CCSS and is a comprehensive package of everything you need from feedback forms,to templates to rubrics. Opinion writing can be difficult for this age..but I just used this exact unit in my school and trust me it was great!!
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4th
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SDAIE Short Story Unit for 9th/10th Grade ELA - California State Standards
This is a Literary Analysis Unit designed to teach the concepts of Characterization, Point of View, Irony, and Figurative Language, reinforce the concept of basic essay structure, and allow students to practice gathering and evaluating the audience impact of evidence from a literary text. It is based on the California State Standards for 9th/10th grade ELA, but is easily convertible to Common Core Standards with few changes. It embeds SDAIE strategies throughout, and is hyper-scaffolded for the
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9th - 12th
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