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Middle school The New Year writing-essays resources $5-10
"We Are All Connected" All About Me Tessellation | Community Building Activity
This Art with Jenny K. original tessellation project is the perfect "All About Me" community-building activity for your class. It is a great activity for that first week back to school or for any team-building lessons. Works great for Harmony Day!It connects the individual with the group through tessellations where everyone is connected. It has a ton of "wow factor" and presents a powerful message for your bulletin board, wall, or hallway when complete!It's fun for kids and easy for you as the t
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use one every month!
Vision Board Student Workbook, Goal Setting, New Year's Resolutions
This Vision Board Student Workbook starts the year with a great goal setting activity for back to school; with plenty of engagement and creativity! Writing for the end of the year reflection? Teachers will love promoting a growth mindset while completing the workbook pages. It gets exciting because the vision board workbook pages turn into a student poster! Your students will love their vision boards! Visual inspiration to kick off the school year! UPDATED: Now includes 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Informative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Informative Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of informative writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first informative essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides or PowerPoint.This unit is broken down into 18 lessons and should be used over the course of 5 to 6 weeks:Lesson 1: Diving Into to Informative TextsLesson 2: What is Informative Writing?Lesson 3: Informative Writing T
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Ethos, Pathos, Logos - Rhetorical Appeals Analysis and Persuasive Language Unit
Make teaching ethos, pathos, and logos fun and engaging with this rhetorical appeals unit! This comprehensive rhetorical appeals unit includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about the different, effective persuasive and argumentative writing strategies, including ethos, pathos, and logos. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: Now includes PRINT AND DIGITAL! Teach your students about rhetorical appeals using the engaging and interactive multi-day instructional slide. Students follow
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7th - 12th
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New Years 2024 Goals Hats 3D Writing Activity
2024 New Year's Goals for students is a fun goal-setting activity new year! Students write their goals and decorate the 3-D New Year's Goal Hats! 3-D NEW YEAR'S GOAL HATS...Make goal setting FUN for kidsAre the perfect writing activity for JanuaryCreates the cutest bulletin board for the new yearGets students excited about their goals!WHAT'S INCLUDED?Photo directions for easy use8 different options for the first half of the "Goal Hat"13 different options for the second half of the "Goal Hat"Blan
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Prompts Writing Crafts Writing Activities 3D Writing Bundle
Paraphrasing, Quoting, & Summarizing: Informative Writing Skills PRINT + DIGITAL
Help your students improve their writing by focusing on three key skills: paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing. This unit teaches students how to improve their writing skills by focusing on learning how to paraphrase, quote, and summarize text in their own writing! By learning the crucial skill of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing, students will improve their writing drastically!In this informational writing mini-unit, your students will learn the differences between paraphrasing, quoting
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7th - 10th
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Embedding Quotations in Writing - Teaching How to Embed Quotes - PRINT & DIGITAL
Teach your students how to properly embed, cite, and explain quotes in their writing with this comprehensive teaching lesson! Students will learn four different ways to embed quotes in their writing. This lesson includes ample activities for practice, and students can apply the skill all year long. Includes digital resources!From an extensive editable PowerPoint to multiple worksheets to help students practice the skill to invaluable student references, this embedding quotes teaching resource ha
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Ultimate Writing Bundle - Secondary ELA Writing
Opinion Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Opinion Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of opinion writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first opinion essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 13 lessons and should be used over the course of 3 to 4 weeks:Lesson 1: What is Opinion Writing?Lesson 2: Opinion Writing TopicsLesson 3: Selecting a TopicLesson 4: Brainstorm & OrganizeLesson 5
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Argumentative Essay Middle School - Argument Writing (Standards-Aligned)
Argumentative Essay Writing will be a breeze with this step-by-step resource designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all five paragraphs! Includes a sample essay to motivate student writers and model strong writing. Standards-aligned.Note: Amended pages are included for teachers who do not wish to include the counterclaim.From teachers who have used this resource:-- "PERFECT! Using with 6th
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6th - 9th
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Thesis Statement and Essay Introduction - Essay Writing Unit - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students master the art of writing an introductory paragraph and thesis statement with this print and digital essay writing unit focusing on the introduction. This lesson will help your students improve their essay writing skills and write a well-developed and complete thesis statement and introduction paragraph for their multi-paragraph essay.This essay writing teaching resource includes everything you need for instruction, including an editable presentation for direct instruction, pr
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6th - 10th
Essay Writing - Guided and Structured Essay Outline - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students improve their writing today with this guided essay outline that comes as a PDF print and Google Docs™ teaching resource. This essay graphic organizer includes built-in differentiation, scaffolding, and instruction to help younger writers, struggling writers, and proficient writers improve their writing skills by planning organized, detailed essay outlines.Teaching students how to outline their essays has never been easier with these guided essay outline organizers. Students wi
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6th - 10th
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New Year's Resolution Activities and Writing with Growth Mindset + Sticky Notes
Kickstart the new year in your classroom with engaging growth mindset activities using sticky notes. These activities prompt students to reflect on their experiences in 2023 and set meaningful goals for 2024. The activities in this growth mindset New Year resource provide an excellent way to help students kick off the new school year with a positive mindset after the winter break!This Growth Mindset New Year's Activity set for 2024 includes:A Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Student HandoutNew Y
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Growth Mindset Bundle for Secondary
2024 Vision Board and Activities (Paper or Digital)
Updated for 2024!What is a Vision Board One PagerVision Board-Now Portrait OR Landscape Versions after request ;)Rainbow of Possibilities WritingNo Homework PassGoals Graphic OrganizersBookmarksPoem Activities for the 1st Week Backand more!Ease into the first day back with some close reading. FUN and Academic!!!Contents Included:History of New Year's Informational Passage!Students will read and learn about the history of resolutions with an informational close reading passage and text dependent
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3rd - 6th
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Literary Analysis Essay, Introduction to Lit. Analysis Essay Writing, CCSS
Help students dig into the elements of literary analysis essay writing with this MASSIVE collection of tools organized into an efficient and effective nine-day writing unit. Using an animated short film on YouTube and a classic short story as source material, students will see how introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs are built. They’ll learn step-by-step building block formulas and deconstruct sample essays. By the end of the unit, students will have the tools they’ll need to be able to
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8th - 11th
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MLA Style & Format 9th Ed: Instruction, Practice, Examples Distance Learning
Teach your students how to cite their sources! Newly updated to include MLA 9th edition. This has also been updated for distance learning! Everything is included in an easy-to-use Google Slides document that can be shared digitally with students on a platform such as Google Classroom.MLA style and format for citations includes teaching instructions, practice exercises, interactive notebook flipbook, and many examples. The citations are those your students use the most. I wrote guidelines and exa
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
All About Me Activities ENTIRE YEAR Bundle
Building strong relationships with your secondary students is vital to successful learning! So, I put all the best ways to connect and get to know your students in one great BUNDLE! Included in this bundle is the Beginning of Year All About Me, the Back to School Meet the Teacher, the New Years Reflection and Goals Activity, and the End of Year Reflection Activity. All four of the activities are similar in design, but specific to the time of year, so they are great for showing growth throughout
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6th - 12th
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Literary Essay Analysis Writing About Reading 3rd 4th Grade ELA Test Prep
Are baby literary essays or extended constructed responses an expectation for your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students? This all-in-one print and digital reading pack is exactly what you need to help your upper elementary students succeed with writing essays about the books that they read!Help your grade 3, 4, and 5 students master the skill of writing these reading essays with the included easy-to-use modeled example writing, graphic organizers, templates, tasks, sorts, checklists, rubrics, and mu
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3rd - 6th
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Topic Sentence and Body Paragraph Writing - Essay Writing - PRINT & DIGITAL
Help your students master writing a topic sentence and body paragraph with this essay writing unit. This lesson will help your students improve their essay writing skills to write a well-developed and complete topic sentence and body paragraph.This essay writing unit includes information about how to organize the body paragraph, provide supporting evidence, explain the evidence, and transition to the next paragraph. It includes everything you need for instruction, including an editable PowerPoin
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6th - 10th
Short Story Unit - Intro to Literature for ANY Fiction - PRINT & DIGITAL
Teach your students all about short stories and literary elements with a short story unit that works with any piece of fiction. This short story teaching lesson introduces students to short stories, fiction, and literary devices. It includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about short stories, and you can use these organizers over and over again. This short story unit includes both the print and digital files! Teaching short stories is a breeze with this unit. B
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Narrative Writing and Short Story Unit Bundle
Ecosystems and Biomes Project - Lapbook & Informational Writing Activity
This resource provides materials for students to create a Biomes Lapbook. Designed with third through sixth graders in mind, this ecosystems & biomes resource includes materials for students to use while conducting research using informational texts, as well as materials for the presentation of their final writing piece, in a Biomes Lapbook. To complete this project, students:• read nonfiction texts,• use a graphic organizer as a prewriting tool to organize their writing,• write informativ
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Snapchat™ Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions
In this Snapchat Reading Comprehension Passage, your students will look at the pros and cons of the app, work on reading comprehension questions, and participate in argument writing. This product includes both a higher and lower-level article for differentiation purposes. Included with the article are reading comprehension questions for both levels, as well argument writing extension activities and worksheets.Snapchat™ is a popular app among teenagers, and my middle school students choose this a
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Argument Writing Bundle
5-Paragraph Essay Lesson with PowerPoint, Graphic Organizers, and Anchor Charts
Teach your students how to write a 5-paragraph essay that has an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion by using my in-depth PowerPoint and differentiated graphic organizers. A PowerPoint companion handout is included so that students can follow along and take notes while you progress through the PowerPoint.Anchor Charts/Vocabulary posters are also included. These can be hung in your room so that students can refer to them anytime they are working on an opinion or informative essay. O
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3rd - 6th
Argumentative Writing Slideshow & Notes Middle School ELA PRINT & DIGITAL
Argument writing will be a lot easier to teach with this step-by-step interactive PowerPoint and/or Google Slides presentation with guided notes. Created specifically for middle school students, it tackles the challenges of the argumentative essay by breaking everything down. The kid-friendly explanations and actionable steps making it a lot easier for kids to understand.Now, when I tell my students we're working on this unit, they cheer! Kids LOVE to “argue,” and when they learn the right way
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6th - 9th
Famous Faces Collaborative Growth Mindset Poster with Inspirational Quotes!
My original Famous Faces® Growth Mindset collaborative poster is perfect for setting your classroom tone for that first week back to school, the New Year, or any season! This collaborative poster activity produces a large (7 ft long!) poster, with individual contributions from each student, featuring inspirational quotes from famous persons meant to encourage a growth mindset!This poster features:• Martin Luther King Jr.• Amelia Earhart• Abraham Lincoln• Nelson Mandela• Marie Curie• Rosa Parks•
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Also included in: Back to School ART INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES Bundle for CLASSROOM TEACHERS
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