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Common Core W.8.1 research
Argumentative Writing Middle School ELA Argument Essay PRINT & DIGITAL
Q- What makes argument essay writing easier to teach?A- An EDITABLE argumentative writing unit with well-written mentor texts and a step-by-step process! Students will LOVE this argument essay writing unit, as well as the real-life application and mentor texts included here.Update 1: I included 40 editable pages, a Google Drive link to the entire argumentative essay unit, and an extra rubric! As of January 2021, the digital file is even more interactive.Update 2: Buyers have been asking for at-a
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6th - 10th
Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Need an all-encompassing argumentative writing unit that's scaffolded and meets the needs of a wide range of learners in middle school and high school? This argumentative writing unit is complete with activities that you can use to meet students wherever they are in their writing journey. It's created for the 8-10th grade range, but it would work well for advanced 7th graders or for 11th and 12th grade students who need more scaffolding. This argumentative writing unit for middle and high school
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8th - 11th
Argumentative Writing UNIT Common Core Grades 6-12 Editable
Teach your students to write solid argument essays step-by-step with my Argumentative Writing unit. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12. Newly updated to include EDITABLE handouts and rubrics in Google Drive (using Google Slides). This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES MEGA BUNDLE and is also included in my Argument Essay Writing Bundle + Editable Presentation and Handouts.Students won't struggle writing an argument with my graphic organize
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Argumentative Essay Organizer: Claim, Reasons, Evidence (Includes Fillable PDF)
You've found the perfect graphic organizer—complete with a fillable PDF option—to help students visually and clearly connect the integral elements of any persuasive, argumentative, and informative essay: from the claim, reasons, evidence, and conclusion, students can better organize and map out their thinking while understanding the general essay structure. There is space for three reasons and subsequent evidences in support of these reasons. Language frames between the connections (e.g., becaus
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4th - 12th
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Research Paper Bundle: Note Cards, Outlines, MLA 9th Edition | Digital
Make writing a research paper manageable for both you and your students with these easy-to-use digital resources!Digital Source CardsNote CardsGraphic OrganizersOutlines for Every Paragraph of the PaperInteractive Guide to MLA Style 9th EditionHow to Cite SourcesHow to Avoid PlagiarismHow to Paraphrase, Summarize, and QuoteParaphrasing and Summarizing Practice Exercises & Answer Key⭐ No more loose note cards! Manage every step of the research paper online. ⭐These resources will save you time
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing a Research Paper Escape Room: Engaging MLA Citation & Test Prep Activity
Have you been searching for easy and fun ways to engage students in your research paper unit?This escape room activity is perfect for any research paper/MLA format unit! It is lower prep than most escape rooms and uses ALL DOK levels! You can use this escape room in the middle of your unit, as review, or the end for fun. This resource is sure to keep your students engaged and working hard in your research paper unit!What's Included:Escape Room Tips & TricksClues!Google Form Option: Instead o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Organizing your Argument: Argumentative Writing Graphic Organizer
This argumentative writing graphic organizer is the perfect addition to any argumentative writing unit! This graphic organizer helps students write their claim, list reasons to support their claim, and outline evidence/elaboration to support their claim.This resource helps students organize their thoughts and rationale prior to writing their argumentative essay. It provides space for a more in-depth outline.I created this graphic organizer for argumentative essays after years of teaching argumen
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4th - 9th
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Writing Prompts - Research Papers and Argumentative Essays
Writing prompts for research papers and argumentative essays. This product contains forty topics for research or argumentative essays. Each half-sheet prompt contains a topic, questions to consider, and research ideas. They do not tell the student what to write, but offer some thinking points and direction for research. My students have used all of these prompts successfully, and good academic sources are readily available for each one.I also use these prompts for class discussion and 30-minute
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Essay Writing Mega Bundle
How to Debate | Middle School Debating | Lesson and Assignment with Rubric
Students will learn how to run debates in a national style. This middle school language resource demonstrates how to debate in the classroom effectively. I created this resource because, well, teenagers are opinionated. I figured that we might as well try our best to channel their energy into insightful, meaningful debates! This resource is the perfect introductory lesson to debating. Ideal for in-class instruction, my debating resource will help your students practice their writing and verbal c
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7th - 9th
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Inquiry-Based Inventors & Inventions Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual
engagement.
Students start by thinking of important inventors or inventions they would like to research and why. Then, students pose questions about their inventor or invention. Students go through the research process by finding sources and
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4th - 8th
Authentic Writing Project: Creating Teen Magazines (Standards-Aligned)
Your students will love creating teen magazines with this authentic writing project that directly aligns with ELA standards! In groups, students engage in Research, Persuasive, and Informative writing as they write, edit, assemble, and publish their own teen magazines. Working in groups of 4, 5, or 6, each student contributes 4 articles and 1 full-page advertisement as follows: -- one Research-based Feature Article-- one Persuasive Article-- two Choice Articles from a list of 14 "Open Topics" (s
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6th - 9th
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Inquiry-Based Endangered Animal Research Project
Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instruction approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual engagement.
Students start by brainstorming endangered animals and why they would like to research those animals. Then, students pose questions about their endangered animals. Students go through the research process by finding sources and info
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4th - 8th
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Power and Corruption Research Project - Leadership - Ambition Abuse of Power
Examine the concepts of self-identity, absolute power and corruption, leadership and influence with this high-interest resource! Learn the common traits of powerful people and discover how absolute power can be used to improve society or to devastate and destroy. This modern research project takes a fascinating look at the world’s most powerful and influential people throughout world history - including those who are living in today’s world. Students will select and research a person of power,
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9th - 12th
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Dystopia VS. Utopia Research | Dystopian Stories Activities | Utopian Society
The Dystopia vs. Utopia Research and Writing Project will elevate your dystopian short story unit to the next level! Utopia and utopian communities are the thematic focus of this research and informational essay writing activity.This high-interest research project provides the perfect comparison for the element of dystopia, dystopian societies, and dystopian story settings. The Utopia vs. Dystopia research project and informational writing activity provide an engaging supplement to any novel or
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8th - 11th
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News & Report Writing | Research | How to write an Article | Student Newspaper
Whether it's a student NEWSPAPER REPORT, BLOG POST, ARTICLE, YOUTUBE VIDEO or something else, students need the skill to ANALYZE and WRITE and News Report in 2024.This COMPLETELY EDITABLE resource is designed to guide students through breaking down a news story into its essential elements and writing an efficient and effective report through proven TEACHING STRATEGIES.Purpose-built as a DIGITAL resource, it is packed with INTERACTIVE MEDIA and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS alongside a PRINT-BASED PDF versi
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5th - 9th
Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt: Introduction to the Author Activity
This Scavenger Hunt serves as an excellent introduction to the life and times of William Shakespeare. It encourages active learning as students must use what resources they have to discover answers to the 21 important questions about the man, the myth, the legend himself. Resource can be used to introduce a unit on any of Shakespeare's plays as it is designed to provide a full picture of both Shakespeare and his life and times.This product contains:21 questions about the life and times of Willi
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6th - 12th
The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden Argumentative Writing Task - Argument Essay
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Well, not really but who knows what actually happened in the Borden home on August 4, 1892.This Common Core authentic writing task will challenge your students to answer that question. Students will research the case using a documentary and several internet resources to defend Lizzie's guilt or innocence. This product contains everything that you will need to engage your students in
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7th - 10th
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Argumentative Writing Unit - Middle School Argumentative Essay - 4 Day Week
This Common Core aligned resource is the perfect way to teach your students how to compose a multi-paragraph argumentative composition. This debate centers around whether students believe that a four-day school week is a better option than a traditional five-day school week. It will allow your students to take part in a real world project that includes the use of technology and several research based strategies. Teachers will love that this product contains teacher models for each task, a Power
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5th - 8th
Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
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4th - 8th
Quote using MLA citations- reference & practice- analysis, transitions, & more
This is a four page "how to quote" reference packet that I made for my honors 7th graders. My goal when making it was to make a foolproof packet early in the year that can be their reference sheet for all essays (even across content such as in Social Studies classes). I purposely made it very clear and as "simple" seeming as can be so that the students wouldn't be overwhelmed. It includes: how to punctuate quotes, in-text citations when using one source, in-text citations when using two source
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7th - 12th
Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt
This resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access.Resource includes:15 questions about Edgar Allan PoeFull answer keyList of credible websites for students to explore when looking for answers__________________________________________________
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle
ESSAYS: How to Write Informational Essays ~ It Begins Here...
A HOW-TO for writing strong essays for students in grades 5–10.Students research using two paired, high-interest, leveled articles."The Life in Antarctica""The Marvelous Manta"This is your definitive guide for teaching how to research and write essays and paragraphs;using a step-by-step process; building strong, independent writers.Do your students need a little more work on stand-alone paragraphs? This guide also explains how to write strong paragraphs.This writing resource has:125 pages of pro
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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