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Writing-expository unit plans for Microsoft Word
Start Your Own School Newspaper and Newspaper Club
Starting your own school newspaper isn't difficult. I've run (and created) our school newspaper for three years. This document has most of the materials you'll need for set-up. The newspaper club in my school was open to fifth grade students and printed copies were distributed in the school to faulty, staff, classroom libraries, school common areas, and to the newspaper club members. Our newspaper is usually 12 pages long and we use Microsoft Publisher to create it.
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Humor and Comedy Writing Unit Plan
This is a 5-10 day humor writing unit plan for secondary English, college writing, or creative writing students. It’s meant to teach the theory and structure that go into humor writing along with plenty of practice activities.Humor writing takes a specific set of writing skills, and it can translate to a well-paying job for those who are especially good at it. Even students not destined for standup stages or sitcom writers’ rooms will benefit from studying the elements that make writing funny. T
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Laughing in Language Arts Class (English Lessons that Incorporate Humor)
Lucy Calkins Writing First Grade Unit 2 Outlines – editable
This is a word document of all 20 Sessions in the Unit 2 “Nonfiction Chapter Books” manual for Lucy Calkins first grade writing (published in 2013). Teachers College Reading and Writing Project suggests that first-grade teachers teach this unit in Nov/Dec. The body of the text is fully editable. The footer is the only part protected. Each outline includes a brief synopsis of the:connectionteaching pointteach portionactive engagementlinkmid-workshop teaching pointshare Each outline is a maximum o
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1st
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Also included in: Bundle Lucy Calkins First Grade Reading and Writing - editable
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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Second Grade Common Core & Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Full Curriculum
This fun curriculum effectively teaches every second grade Next Generation Science Standard in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson. There are 72 lessons provided (approximately 2 per week).
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2nd
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SIOP Model Lesson Plan - Recipe For Writing A Persuasive Letter
This is a Middle School level, SIOP Model Lesson Plan for writing a persuasive letter.
The lesson plan is carefully prepared following the SIOP model for English Language Learners but can be used in an level of Language Arts classroom. The lesson plans includes the following elements:
Preparation
Content Objective
Language Objective
Key Concepts
Supplementary Materials
Adaptation of Content
Meaningful Activities
Building Background
Lesson Delivery
Review/Student Assessment
Review/Teacher
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7th - 9th
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College Entrance Essay: Personal Statement Examples/Reflective Writing
This download contains a pair of college entrance essays or personal statements, each effectively illustrating quality exposition, detailed experiences, and moments of reflection or the applicant's ambition. These are ideal for use as examples when teaching juniors or seniors how to craft an intriguing, compelling college essay. SEE FREE DOWNLOAD FOR ONE PAGE FROM THE FIRST ESSAY. Also check out my other materials for grammar and mechanics, literary units, and writing instruction. Please let me
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9th - 12th
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Satire: Writing a Satirical Argument Like Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Following examination of the persuasive satire Jonathan Swift perfected in "A Modest Proposal," your students will create their own satirical arguments to address controversial issues of today, whether at the local or global level. This complete unit contains nine pages of materials for the instruction of persuasive satire, including a 2-page overview of the assignment itself, including the writing prompt, steps for organization of ideas, tips regarding tone and style, discussion of possible top
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10th - 12th
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Essay of Definition: 14-page Expository Writing Unit; Models; Rubrics
This is a complete, 2-week unit for instruction of an essay of definition in an honors or mainstreamed English course. These 14 pages of materials include a 2-page handout providing an overview of the writing task and prompt with requirements, guidelines, possible topics, and evaluative scoring details; 1-page scoring evaluation form; two model essays (a 2-page mid-range response and 4-page high response); 2-page supplementary speech guidelines for using note cards; 1-page practice prompt regard
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8th - 12th
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Teen Issues: Multigenre Research Project
This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents' inquiry into the social issues amongst them. Students select a relevant teen issue and create a five-piece research-based multigenre project. I include a structures unit plan with objectives; project requirements, ideas, and rubrics; handouts to guide them through the process of Internet-based research; and a post-assignment self-assessment for students to complete at the end of the unit. This was one of the most successful units at my diverse,
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8th - 12th
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Persuasive Letter Writing Unit: Overview, Model, Assessment Forms
This 5-page download contains materials for teaching a persuasive letter writing unit in which students take a stance on an issue of controversy-from local to global-and attempt to motivate a peer audience into action when delivering the letter aloud to the class. This unit includes a 1-page overview of the assignment itself, detailing the prompt itself, necessary steps of persuasion, tips for letter writing, and further requirements; a 1-page model letter demonstrating proper formatting and per
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8th - 12th
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Baseball in April by Gary Soto: Writing Prompts/Discussion Questions
This 3-page download includes written response and discussion questions for Gary Soto's short story collection "Baseball in April."
With open-ended writing and discussion prompts--18 prompts covering all 11 short stories--this set of questions is ideal for in-class seminars, small group discussions, literature circles, quick writes, or providing a starting point for formal essays or in-class responses.
Designed for students in grades 5 through 8, these prompts require students to reflect upon
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5th - 8th
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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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Expository Writing: Cause & Effect Essay Unit with Rubric
This writing unit contains a 1-page overview of an expository essay prompt about cause and effect, including explanation of the prompt, tips for organizing and crafting an effective cause and effect essay, and requirements for the assignment; a 1-page teacher evaluation form for the 100-point final draft; and a 1-page expository writing 4-point rubric, breaking down focus and organization, development and critical thinking, correctness, and style. Please check out my other materials for grammar
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7th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies and Mean Girls Comparison Unit
This unit is a 21 page package of resources for a comparison unit that focuses on the texts, The Lord of the Flies (novel by William Golding) and Mean Girls (2004 Film by director Mark Waters). The unit includes reading comprehension and higher level thinking skill activities (setting, characterization, symbolism, theme) for the study of the novel, as well as a handout to accompany the viewing of the film. There is also a comparison chart for students to work on comparing the two texts, as well
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9th - 12th
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Hound of the Baskervilles Homeworks and Unit Exam
Ten homework assignments for Arthur Conan Doyle's Hound of the Baskerville plus very comprehensive exam.
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9th - 12th
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli: A Complete Literature Guide
This is a complete 52 page literature guide for the novel Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Included in the literature guide is comprehension questions and vocabulary activities for each chapter, writing assignments for each of the six traits, and sections focused on literary elements. The overall goal of the unit is to improve reading, vocabulary, and writing skills using the novel Stargirl.
Improve Reading Comprehension Skills:
*Throughout the unit, different questions will work on building
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6th - 9th
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State Report Research Paper Advanced
Purchase an outstanding, step-by-step complete unit for a comprehensive State Report. This 25 page resource contains clear and precise instructions, a tic-tac-toe grid giving students choice on specific components of the report. Multiple examples of advanced mentor texts on how to write engaging introductions, conclusions and main body sections. A non-fiction word bank. Two unique strategies that model for students how to write advanced, engaging non-fiction sentences. An additional resource is
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5th - 8th
Newspaper/Journalism: How to Write a Feature (Complete News Unit)
This download contains a step-by-step process for students to follow while creating a feature news story, either for an English course or the high school newspaper itself. The unit includes a 1-page overview of the feature story assignment, including the prompt itself, step-by-step process for creating a feature, assignment deadlines, details for a formal story proposal, tips for writing news, and additional requirements; a 2-page handout for students to gather contact information and organize i
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8th - 12th
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Writing your Autobiography
This is a ten page unit addressing autobiographies and writing. There are directions and a prompt for mentor texts. Also included are the rubrics for peer and teacher assessment of the writing. All documents are fully editable for tailoring to your own students, classrooms, and needs.Check out my other writing products:Cause and Effect PaperStory/Movie Comparison PaperHow to: Game PaperCreated by Sarah Koves, ©Kovescence of the MindFollow Kovescence of the MindFacebookPinterestTwitterInstagram
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Not Grade Specific
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From Tadpoles to Frogs Unit
This fun Tadpole to Frog Unit is a complete unit set up as Guided Observations. It will gives your tadpole unit a new life! 20 specific minilessons teaches the student HOW to observe and guides them in WHAT to observe. The specific, focused lessons teach the children the important skills of scientific observation. Each task is authentic and students are guided to record their observation using explicit nonfiction conventions.
This unit includes: Objectives, Pretest, End of Unit Test, Studen
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1st - 4th
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Social Justice Research Simulation Task
This Research Simulation Task features two paired informational texts that speak to one common claim: Conflict in society influences individuals' decision making. The three texts are socially relevant and culturally diverse texts that expose readers to complex social challenges facing American cities.
Text dependent questions covering CCSS RI 9.2, 9.3 and 9.6 are included to guide students through their analysis of text.
As a culminating task, students will formulate a well-written literary
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9th - 11th
Research Paper Bootcamp: Complete 3 Week Unit Guide
Atten-hut! Listen up, recruits: we've got less than a month to whip you writers into shape and get your research paper skills into fighting form worthy of the front lines! Do you have the right stuff? The enemy is a long-form analytical research paper that can be anywhere from 5 pages to upwards of 15 in length. But rest easy, soldier: This comprehensive unit planning document is loaded with everything you'll need to go from Basic Training to Battle-Ready in just about three weeks time!
Here's
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Outsiders: Complete Essay Unit with 13 pages of materials
This is a complete 4-week unit for S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS, emphasizing the writing and revision process and close analysis of the text. The prompt focuses on the influence of Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" on the development of Hinton's story and themes. Included in 13 pages of materials are a 2-page overview of the analytical essay assignment, including the prompt related to Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and its influence on Hinton's novel, explanation and examples for a dialecti
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7th - 10th
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