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Common Core W.8.1 task cards
Writing an Argumentative Claim or Thesis Statement: Lesson and Activities
The thesis statement or argumentative claim is the backbone of solid writing! If your students' claims are lacking in confidence, knowledge, clarity, or formality, this mini unit is what you need!This thesis statement (argumentative claim) lesson focuses specifically on writing solid, effective thesis statements for argumentative essays. I use it as part of the pre-writing process as students are researching their topic.ARGUMENTATIVE CLAIM / THESIS STATEMENT MINI UNIT CONTENTS:*This mini unit us
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Unit Bundle for Middle and High School
Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with this comprehensive set of Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards. These (32) Common Core-aligned task cards cover additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Task Cards can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle
Healthy VS. Unhealthy Friendship Activities and Scenario Cards for Teens
Do you shake your head in disbelief when you see your students behaving poorly towards their friends? This resource is a great way to support your middle and high school teenagers in being able to recognize the difference between healthy friendships and unhealthy friendships! Friendship skills are the basis for positive, healthy, and constructive relationships for young adults. This resource offers multiple approaches such as: interactive group activities, scenario cards, worksheets, and guided
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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English Language Arts Summer School Bundle
This language arts summer school bundle contains five products plus one bonus file (for free!) to teach English over the summer. The focus of this material is on eighth grade standards and is perfect to review for students headed into ninth grade. The majority of the material is editable and will work for a variety of grades. The variety of activities will work for an ELA summer camp or for additions to your previous summer school English activities. Summer school lesson plans for high school En
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7th - 10th
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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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Harrison Bergeron Short Story Unit - Argumentative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep argumentative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions. This bundle includes a scaffolded reading unit and 36 CCSS-Aligned task cards to accompany thi
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6th - 9th
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards
Fact and opinion is a concept often addressed on standardized tests. Make sure your students are prepared with these (40) engaging Fact and Opinion Task Cards that can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required! Like Task Cards? Like PowerPoints? Try the Teach & R
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1
Argument writing bundle- model essay, counter claim task cards, how to write
SIX Counter argument / counter claim prompts, task cards, model paragraphs With such a focus on argumentative writing in ELA, English, and Social Studies class, my students really needed more practice writing counter arguments (AKA counter claims), refuting them, and formatting their counterclaim paragraphs. I created these six practice paragraphs based on the counter claim and refute reference sheet. There are also six model paragraphs, one for each prompt. You can have students begin by examin
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6th - 10th
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Ray Bradbury Short Story - All Summer In A Day - The Veldt - A Sound of Thunder
The Ray Bradbury Short Story Bundle contains multiple short story units for "All Summer in a Day", "A Sound of Thunder", and "The Veldt": two close reading units that include differentiated materials, narrative writing task, and argumentative writing task as well as 36 creative and higher order thinking task cards for each story.Are you looking for a short story that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? How about a short story set in another world that discusses rele
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6th - 9th
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit - Task Cards - Argumentative Writing
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? How about a short story set in a futuristic dystopian society where technology can replace even the most basic of human activities and has one of the most jaw-dropping endings in literature? Look no further than “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, a middle school reading comprehension activity. This engaging and rigorous close reading unit is full of high quality and critical thinking activitie
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6th - 9th
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Infer & Explain Mega BUNDLE
Who said making inferences has to be boring? Save 30% (and even more during the TPT site-wide sale) on this huge bundle containing all of Creative Speech Lab's Infer & Explain resources! This no prep, highly engaging bundle of printable and digital (BOOM Cards™️) inferencing activities helps students infer and explain information from clues within high-interest narrative texts. As your students infer and explain to solve various mysteries, they will also build important language skills inclu
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4th - 8th
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Argumentative Essay Writing Revision Stations for Middle Grades CCSS Aligned
Help your middle school students improve their argumentative essay writing by providing them with an opportunity to work in these stations! They will self-reflect, revise and edit, and help one another to make improvements on their essays! These stations provide checklists, examples, and ideas for taking their argumentative essays to the next level. *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER stu
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Writing Bundle (6th-8th Grade) (CCSS Aligned)
ELA Test Prep, Breaking Apart the Writing Prompt Lesson, Writing Prompts
Are you looking for English Language Arts state test prep? This series of writing prompts will help students better understand what exactly the state test is asking them to do in response to the questions on the writing test! There is a 17-slide lesson where you will teach students to read a writing prompt, identify the action words, identify the details about the action words, and summarize the prompt in one sentence. I included practice pages where students highlight the action words, underlin
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6th - 8th
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Halloween Writing Task Cards & Rubrics
Happy Halloween!
Task cards are so versatile; they can be used for writing stations, bell ringers, exit slips, or timed writing exercises.
These Halloween writing task cards offer 28 prompts: 8 argument/persuasive, 12 informative/explanatory (expository), and 8 narrative. Your students can choose from a variety of different prompts and story starters.
Rubrics aligned with the Common Core State Standards are included!
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6th - 9th
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Teaching Logical Fallacies Activities | Logical Fallacy Terms Posters
Do you need a fun, engaging resource to teach your students about logical fallacies? This all-inclusive teaching resource is aligned to common core state standards and includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about logical fallacies and persuasive devices! This activity can be used to introduce logical fallacy or to supplement your unit plans on informational text comprehension and argumentative writing!There are 4 important parts to this unit:10 Colorful Poster
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8th - 11th
Rhetorical Appeals Writing Prompts, Bell Ringers, Task Cards
Extend student understanding of ethos, logos, and pathos with this activity that directs students to use rhetorical appeals in their own words. Over 30 varied topics use real-world connections and relevant issues to engage secondary students. When students use rhetoric in their writing, they gain a better understanding of their analysis and reading of arguments. In addition to using the prompts, students can write their own claims and points of view with the blank template. This 36-page resource
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8th - 11th
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THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH - Unit Plan (Edgar Allen Poe)
Are you looking for a way to get students engaged right off the bat in Poe's haunting, fun, and challenging short story, "The Masque of the Red Death"? This unit plan starts with an anticipatory activity and task cards that will spark interest, and prepare students to identify symbols and to be looking out for the specific symbols Poe uses in the story. A vocabulary activity designed to build students' confidence as they predict the definitions using only context clues will make the text more ac
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: POE STORIES BUNDLE: Black Cat, Tell-Tale Heart, Masque of Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories - Short Stories Units - Reading Task Cards
Are you looking for short story units that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? Look no further than the "Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Bundle". This short story bundle includes 8 resources that can be used to teach 4 of Poe's classic short stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", and "The Black Cat". This download include directions and a link to Dropbox that will allow you to download all 8 resources to your persona
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6th - 9th
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A Wolf Called Wander Novel Study Discussion Question Cards
This product includes 176 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel A Wolf Called Wander, written by Rosanne Parry. This book is a wonderful fiction novel based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Adventure, Animals, Wolves, Nature, Survival, FamilyThis book is an especial
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3rd - 6th
Greystone Secrets The Strangers Novel Study Classroom and Distance Learning
This product includes 250+ comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for teaching and studying the novel Greystone Secrets The Strangers, written by New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book is a suspenseful story full of plot twists and action. It will keep students engaged and guessing as it explores the disappearance of Kate Greystone, the mother of Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone. The book has a special
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3rd - 6th
Revision Task Cards for Argumentative Writing
Use these task cards to guide students through the revision of their argument essays for ideas, organization, word choice, voice, fluency, conventions, presentation, and academic integrity. Revision is often one of the most challenging steps in the writing process, but this resource makes the task interactive, collaborative, differentiated, and reflective.Depending on how you choose to incorporate them, these task cards can be used for modeling with exemplars, working with partners, working in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Would You Rather Wednesday - Full Year of Weekly Thinking Warm Ups (Grade 6-12)
MIDDLE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS! This pack includes a full year of weekly warm ups asking the age-old question "Would you rather...?"These weekly warm-up cards are a great way to spark discussion, encourage critical thinking, and prompt journal writing. They are formatted as question cards that can be cut out and laminated! These questions are also a part of my 135 Writing Prompts For Middle School and High School collection. (In that collection, they are included as a list only, and
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6th - 12th
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Essay Writing Revision Stations BUNDLE Informational, Argumentative, & Narrative
Help your students by providing them with opportunities to improve their narrative, informational, and informational essay wiring skills! These stations/task cards provide students with opportunities to self-reflect, revise and edit their essays, and help others to improve their own! *These activities are both in station and task card format! They can be used either way!**The stations and task cards are meant to be used AFTER students have written an essay, and they are looking to IMPROVE their
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6th - 8th
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Fiction & Non-Fiction ELA Lessons - Middle School ELA Short Stories Activities
Are you looking for a wide variety of American and World Literature Short Story resources that contain engaging, rigorous, and differentiated materials? The Growing Short Story Bundle contains 29 individual resources from my store and future short story resources will be added to this bundle! When you purchase this growing bundle, you get over 1,000 pages of instructional material and all future short story units that are added to this bundle at no additional cost to you!Due to the large nature
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6th - 9th
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