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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project

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This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a fascinating and age-appropriate true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:Over thirty years ago, two men posing as police officers stole thirteen pieces of art worth hundreds of

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Essay Bundle for Middle School | Prompts | Rubrics | Worksheets | Activities

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Middle school essays don't have to be boring, intimidating, or the end of your personal life. In fact, these essays can become some of your students' favorite memories from middle school while you are free to make memories of your own!Twelve guided

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Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games, Rubrics

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RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.6.1c, W.6.1e, W.6.2c, W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.7.1c...

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School with Sample

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The words literary analysis essay can sound super intimidating to middle school students, but this engaging assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Bon Appetit!Your middle school students have been hired as chefs at the most

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | Pizza Writing Prompt

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This argumentative essay will grab your middle school students' attention as they write about one of their favorite foods: pizza.A Slice of Controversy:It's lunchtime at school and you're faced with a dilemma: should you choose the slice of pizza,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Argumentative 5 Paragraph Essay with Rubric and Sample | Mythical Creatures

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This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a fun literary topic: which mythical creature would have the best chance of survival in today's world?Who would survive?Imagine a world where mythical creatures

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School | Theme Park Ride

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Say the words literary analysis essay in front of your middle school students and watch their faces turn ashen. I don't blame them; writing with textual evidence sounds super intimidating! But in reality, it doesn't have to be. Writing literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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Descriptive Essay Writing for Middle School with a Sample Paper and Rubrics

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This descriptive essay will engage your middle school students and bring empathy to your classroom as your students write about a meaningful topic: each other.Beyond the SurfaceEvery morning, as your students step into school, they are greeted by a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | The Cringiest Gift

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This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a fun and silly topic: the worst gift you could give for under five dollars.The Quest for the Cringiest Gift:Gift-giving is a tricky concept. It's so difficult to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Design a Video Game

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Book reports have a bad rap in middle school, but this book response is far from boring. In fact, this report is actually . . . fun! Your students have been hired as the new developers on the hottest video game platform.Their task is to develop a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project #3

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This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with an engaging and shocking true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:In the fall of 1982, seven Chicago residents suddenly dropped dead. They hadn't been sick. There was no killer in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project #2

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This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a modern, no-guts, true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:In 2017, an ambitious music festival was planned to take place on a remote island in the Bahamas.The Fyre Festival was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Invent a New Holiday

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Book reports do not have to be boring. With this fun book response, students get to invent a new holiday based on the book they read -- and it works for ANY novel!The Prompt:We’ve all heard of Christmas and Hanukkah, Labor Day and Memorial Day,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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Teacher Appreciation Week Essay for Middle School | Persuasive Writing

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If anyone knows how much appreciation teachers deserve, it's us! Help your middle school students show their appreciation for their teachers with this heartfelt essay. The Prompt:Every teacher has a reputation.Some are known for their jokes. Some

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project #4

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This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with an engaging true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:On May 3, 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed in her family's vacation apartment in Praia da Luz,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Evidence Mini Lesson for Supporting Claims in Middle School

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What do hissing like a snake and evaluating evidence have in common? Both are components of this quick, fun, and interactive mini lesson. Sometimes middle school kids get so carried away with their opinions that they forget to support their claims

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, CCRA.W.1

$3.00

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Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | Alphabet Elimination

By UPBEAT ELA

This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a silly, hypothetical topic: which letter of the alphabet could you get rid of without totally messing up the language?A-Z, Which Should It Be?The alphabet is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

$5.75

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School | Sample | Rubric

By UPBEAT ELA

The words literary analysis essay don't exactly sound exciting to middle school students, but this creative assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Calling All AthletesSoccer may be fun, and basketball is great, but we've been watching

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

$5.75

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment with Graphic Organizers and Sample

By UPBEAT ELA

Ever wonder what to do when your students finish reading a novel? Book reports are boring. More creative projects can become overwhelming and time-consuming. But with this fun literary analysis paper, your students can LOVE responding to literature,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

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I love bringing learning to life with games, projects, and out-of-the-box essay prompts!

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I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

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I am a teacher, an author, a wife, and a mother by both birth and adoption. My family lives on a tiny Florida hobby farm with two dogs, six cats, two sheep, four ducks, a handful of hens and roosters, and one miniature zebu.