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8th grade writing-essays resources for SMART Notebook
SMART Board Persuasion Map - Persuasive Writing Planning
This file contains a graphic organizer prepared especially for the SMART board for teaching how to plan a piece of persuasive writing. The graphic organizer helps students see a visual representation of a persuasive argument, and allows them to outline a piece before actually beginning the writing process. This slide can easily be printed and used as a handout and graphic organizer for students to use individually as well as by a whole class!
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3rd - 8th
Personal Narrative Writing Process - Multi Paragraph
Modeled after the Write From the Beginning writing process, this presentation walks writers through the process of creating a multi-paragraph writing piece STEP-BY-STEP! Starting off with a Circle Map, transferring ideas onto a Flow Map, Revising throughout, and Composing a Rough Draft. The Notebook presentation is created to fade in each additional piece of the writing process. You will need to become familiar with where to press on your Smartboard so that the necessary components fade in.
If
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3rd - 8th
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Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing
Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing created by Darla Brink
Five specific strategies with student examples. Activities provided for guided practice and reflection. Strategies include getting rid of unnecessary words, avoiding ineffective repetition, rewriting without using second person and getting to the point.
Smart Notebook: Revisions for Creating Clear and Concise Academic Writing by Darla Brink is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonComm
Grades:
5th - 8th
Writing Process Interactive Tracker
I don't know about you, but I have ZERO wall space left for writing wall charts, and personal student charts make it difficult for me to track each student's progress.
This customizable Smart Notebook file allows students to move their name across the different steps in the writing process giving them a visual method of charting their process as well as ensuring student accountability. Teachers can watch this tracker daily (be sure to save everyday!) and make decisions about who to conference
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K - 12th
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How to Write An Essay: What Is an Informative Essay? - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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For understanding What Is an Informative Essay of How to Write an Essay, this chapter mini provides curriculum-based content in the form of reading passages, before you read and after you read questions. Also included are printables, vocabulary flash cards, graphic organizers and interactive activities. Our content meets the Common Core State St
Grades:
5th - 8th
How to Write An Essay: What Is a Persuasive Essay? - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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For understanding What Is a Persuasive Essay of How to Write an Essay, this chapter mini provides curriculum-based content in the form of reading passages, before you read and after you read questions. Also included are printables, vocabulary flash cards, graphic organizers and interactive activities. Our content meets the Common Core State Stan
Grades:
5th - 8th
8 Strategies for Writing Topic Sentences
This lesson teaches students eight different strategies to write a topic sentence. The strategies deviate away from the overused "start with a question" or "The topic is _____" that teachers often find in student writing. The lesson allows student practice time with each strategy so that they can gain experience writing topic strong topic sentences for a variety of writing types. Once students understand the role of topic sentences, the remainder of their writing will fall into place with guided
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4th - 8th
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Among the Hidden Unit
This is a 44 slide unit focused on the book Among the Hidden. It covers topics such as: point of view, propaganda, character traits, writing an autobiographical poem, having a BRAWL discussion (class dicsussion), doing a research project or essay, totalitarian government, and review questions at the end. It also includes a chart where you can compare the population law in the book to the population policy in China (video clip link and text included to use). I have attached all Microsoft workshee
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6th - 8th
How to Write An Essay: Steps in the Writing Process - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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In this Steps in the Writing Process Graphic Organizer, students will learn how to write a great essay. Students touch each step in the writing process to reveal helpful tips about completing a great essay. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Libraries Face Sad Chapter
This SmartBoard presentation includes slides that contain vocabulary words, key terms definitions as well as the key elements of a writing a persuasive essay -- It also covers the terms ethos. pathos. logos and includes a link to a short video making it easy for students to understand these terms There are quick writes and vocabulary word images to keep students engaged and everything needed to project and provide direct instruction for the nonfiction persuasive essay "Libraries Face Sad Chap
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6th - 12th
How to Write An Essay: What Is a Descriptive Essay? - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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For understanding What Is a Decriptive Essay of How to Write an Essay, this chapter mini provides curriculum-based content in the form of reading passages, before you read and after you read questions. Also included are printables, vocabulary flash cards, graphic organizers and interactive activities. Our content meets the Common Core State Stan
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5th - 8th
How to Write An Essay: What Is an Essay? - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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For understanding What Is an Essay of How to Write an Essay, this chapter mini provides curriculum-based content in the form of reading passages, before you read and after you read questions. Also included are printables, vocabulary flash cards, graphic organizers and interactive activities. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and
Grades:
5th - 8th
SMARTBoard lesson on the writing process
This is a short SMARTBoard lesson on the steps of the writing process. Students will think about what goes into each step of writing. This is a very helpful mini lesson to use when giving out the first writing assignment, or to help improve the quality of work students are turning in.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Classroom Community - Teamwork/Comm. Blindfolded Potato Head (SmartBoard)
TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS
GOAL: To build classroom community by having participants use communication and teamwork to successfully assemble Mrs. Potato Head blindfolded.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
SL 6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL 6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g
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3rd - 12th
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Narrative Newspaper
This writing activity is a great back to school activity or even a culminating writing assessment for a unit for using media. Students are asked to create a Newspaper featuring two articles a narrative and an editorial, an advertisement,a nameplate, a masthead, and dateline. I suggest using Microsoft Publisher to complete this activity. Challenge you stuents to use technology and integrate media words into your lessons. This SMART Notebook lesson includes 10 pages with some student interacti
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6th - 8th
Smart Board - Character Essay - The Outsiders
Guide students through a character analysis with a sample opening and closing paragraph. Students focus on character development and details that bring the character to life. My students enjoy this part of the unit as they get a chance to describe attributes of their favored character. S.E. Hinton is a character author who develops rich characters with depth and complexity. Please view my other products for The Outsiders.
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7th - 9th
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Writing from Sources: How to Write an Argumentative Essay
This lesson provides students with a step-by-step guide on how to write an essay. Instruction includes: how to organize a three concept thesis, how to gather supporting evidence, how to properly punctuate quotations and citations (using MLA style), how to use an ellipsis, how to paraphrase, and how to write a body paragraph.
This lesson is a Smart Board file of 24 pages. It is also available as a Power Point or Nearpod upon request.
The lesson is designed to address the Common Core standard
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Smart Board - Suspense in "The Monkey's Paw"
This is a companion to a word document I sell on "The Monkey's Paw". Walk students through the process of writing about suspense in this short story.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
TELL Con Pragraph Structure
Use this SMARTboard presentation to introduce TEL(L)Con paragraph structure to your students. Links to the original graphic organizer, rubric, and student level explanations are included in this lesson. TEL(L)Con paragraph structure will help your students improve their paragraphing skills.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Middle School Persuasive Essay Writing Guide
This highly scaffolded SMART Notebook lesson guides your students through every step in writing a middle school level persuasive essay. The lessons feature lots of teacher modeling and guided student practice. Students learn to make a declaration, determine arguments, write a thesis, build an outline, practice interview skills, incorporate quotes, practice elaboration and create effective introductions and conclusions. It also includes a simple guided practice with peer review. When you purcha
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6th - 8th
Expository Research 5-Paragraph Essay SMART Response Assessment
After learning the components of a 5-paragraph essay, students can take this as a formative assessment to show the teacher that they are ready to submit their final draft. If students do not do well with it, the teacher can see what they may need to revisit and revise, before students are finished with the final product. Answer Key is embedded in the document.
There is a paper version of this test in my store, as well.
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6th - 9th
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How to Write An Essay: Crossword - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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In this crossword mini, 19 vocabulary words are provided with across and down clues. This mini is great for vocabulary and comprehending all the words centered around the vocabulary found in our How to Write an Essay Digital Lesson Plan title. Vocabulary Words include: adjectives, biography, brainstorming, drafting, expository, graphic, informat
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5th - 8th
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SMARTBoard Lesson: Parts of an Essay, Attention Grabbers
This is a three page SMARTBoard notebook file. The first page reviews the parts of the essay. You need to click on each box to reveal the notes for each section of the essay. The second page is a note reveal page, reviewing ways to grab your reader's attention in the introduction. The last page is another note reveal page on how to revise your piece. Perfect to use as a mini lesson during a writing assignment.
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6th - 9th
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How to Write An Essay: Memory Match Game - NOTEBOOK Gr. 5-8
**THIS is a SMART Notebook Version**
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In this memory match game, 6 matching pairs of writing an essay and their definitions are hidden in the puzzle. For middle school, this mini is great for comprehending the 6 topics covered in your How to Write an Essay lesson plan. Our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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