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Middle school critical thinking writing-essays resources on sale
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Unit - Bundle! - 5 Lessons!!!
Public Speaking Activities for Writing a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to research, write, practice, and present a speech has never been easier! These lessons guide students through a step-by-step p
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6th - 8th
Minute Mysteries Brain Teasers Riddles Breaks Logic Deductive Reasoning Puzzles
With visual hints and fly-in solutions! These are a fun to use if you have a couple extra minutes at the end of class. Encourage students to work more efficiently and reward them with a minute mystery at the end of class for finishing early. They can also be a great introduction to one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories OR to a Slip or Trip lesson. The rules are simple: (1) Students ask yes or no questions (2) Teachers respond accordingly to guide students to the correct answer
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Barren Grounds Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning**** This Product is featured in my blog: Students Succeed with The Barren Grounds and Misewa Saga **** This no-prep, 6 weeks, learning resource novel study, includes a 35 page student response and answer key (70 pages in total). This unit uses comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Character Description, Infer and Transformation to attain deep understanding.This novel study unit is suitable for: a whol
Grades:
4th - 8th
Essay Writing Full Year Middle School Curriculum Bundle - How to Write an Essay
Teaching how to write argumentative, compare and contrast, expository, narrative, and persuasive essays has never been easier! These 35 lessons include everything you need to implement rigorous, interactive writing instruction in your classroom. Every lesson has numerous examples and anchor essays and/or anchor paragraphs to aid students in visualizing the writing skills being covered. These no prep lessons can be used in class or assigned for distance learning as independent student work with
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6th - 8th
MLA Embedding Quotations and In-Text Citations CITING SOURCES Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as an introduction to embedding quotations and providing in-text citations in MLA style. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts as they learn about citing sources. Students will:differentiate between direct quotations and paraphrased textexplain what signal words and phrases are and why a writer uses themexplain three ways a writer embeds direct quotations (set off
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 19 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Activity Google Slides Lesson
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
⭐ NO PREP ⭐ Growth Mindset Escape Room ⭐ Breakout Game
This growth mindset activity is the perfect way to teach students about the benefits of growth mindset and prepare them with determination to succeed. Students love working together to solve puzzles to escape a fixed mindset.The escape room is digitally controlled and is perfect for laptops, desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets of all brands and operating systems! No add-ons, extensions, or extra preparation is required: only the internet browser included on your device. This escape room in
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3rd - 8th
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Analogy Task Cards
56 Analogy Task CardsCreated for grades 3-5. There 2 sets each with differentiated levels, feel free to start with set #1.There are 28 task cards in each set.A great way to use task cards is by playing SCOOT. SCOOT is an easy, fun, fast paced game that will get the kids up and moving around.Place a task card on each desk in numerical order. Each student will read the sentence and will write down the correct answer on their sheet. Then after a minute or two, say "SCOOT!" and the students will SC
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Argumentative Essay Writing Bundle - Rubric - Graphic Organizer - Outline - Quiz
Introducing argumentative writing has never been easier! These in-depth argumentative writing prompt lessons guide students through the step-by-step process of drafting an argumentative outline using an argumentative graphic organizer. The lessons will demonstrate developing a claim, reasons, and evidence, refuting an opposing viewpoint, and writing an opinion essay.The resource also focuses on how to cite argumentative text as evidence. These lessons include an argumentative writing rubric, an
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6th - 8th
Essay Writing Introduction Bundle - Paragraph Writing The Writing Process Intro
LESSONS INCLUDE: The 6 Traits of Writing™, How to Write a 4 Paragraph Essay, How to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay, General Statements and Detail Statements to Replace a Thesis, Multiple Choice Writing for Standardized Tests (3 Lessons), Writing for Standardized Tests, How to Write a Thesis Statement, and The Writing Process.Teaching the mechanics before writing an essay can be hard, but each lesson in this in-depth introduction to essay writing resource will help guide students through the entire
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6th - 8th
Inference With Pictures
Making Inferences with Pictures!
Making inferences means reading between the lines! Learn to spot contextual clues in stories by making inferences with pictures. This is a great beginner's activity for building reading comprehension skills.
Contents:
*Teacher Instructions
*50 High quality images
*Response Recording Sheets
*Blank Recording Sheets (Differentiated)
*Anchor Posters (Schema and Inference)
Materials needed: LCD projector to project photos.
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K - 6th, Adult Education
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Expository Essay Writing Prompts, Informative Writing Graphic Organizers, Bundle
Introducing expository writing has never been easier! These in-depth informative writing prompt lessons guide students through the step-by-step process of drafting an expository outline using an expository graphic organizer and writing an expository essay.The resource also focuses on how to cite informational passages as evidence. This lesson includes an expository writing rubric, an expository writing quiz, an instructional video, and detailed lesson plans.All aspects of expository writing are
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6th - 8th
Romeo and Juliet Argumentative Essay & Guided Template | Who is Responsible?
Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? This scaffolded argumentative essay prompt and guided template with rubric takes students through the process of writing a literature response essay with a concession/counterargument paragraph. The prompt is very common for Romeo and Juliet: Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? I give students a ballot prior to giving them this assignment. Alternatively, use this digital survey. On the ballot, they have to identify who they blam
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7th - 10th
Writing Leads, Writing Hooks, & Endings for Essay Introductions & Conclusions
Teaching how to write writing leads and conclusions has never been easier! Each lesson in this in-depth introductions and conclusions writing resource will help guide students through the entire process of writing a hook that will grab the reader and a summary that will wrap up the essay. Additionally, writing lead and conclusion anchor paragraphs provide students the opportunity to see how the writing process works. From the struggling writer to the advanced writer, this resource offers somet
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Grades:
6th - 8th
PRINTABLE Tranquility Island, Murder Mystery Game, Middle, High School Escape
⭐ This printable version of Murder on Tranquility Island murder mystery escape game is perfect for middle or high school students. Great for team-building and reading comprehension! ⭐ You are surrounded by the serene beauty of Tranquility Island when suddenly, a shift occurs—the sky darkens, and a piercing scream fills the air. As the weight of a potential murder investigation descends, you realize you must solve this mystery before anyone has time to leave the island. Can you solve the mystery
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Text Dependent Analysis Writing, Citing Textual Evidence, Outline, Organizer
Teaching character analysis, irony, theme, opinion, and symbolism using text dependent analysis has never been easier! These in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompts guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay focusing on textual evidence as support. The bundle includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, an argumentative writing outline, instructional video, detailed lesson plans, and the complete texts of
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6th - 8th
Tranquility Island Escape Room Mystery Escape Middle School Summer Escape
⭐ Welcome to Murder on Tranquility Island, a team-building virtual escape room. This virtual escape room is a traditional puzzle escape made to build problem-solving and reasoning skills, made shorter to be done within an hour. It includes a paper notes sheet and a "We solved it" poster. The entire escape includes 7 locks plus a final puzzle at the end to determine whodunnit! ⭐⭐ The entire escape is played from one link. No Google form is used! It's all virtual and all ready to play! Players wil
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6th - 12th
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Narrative Writing Prompts, Narrative Writing Graphic Organizer, Narrative Rubric
Introducing narrative writing has never been easier! This comprehensive personal narrative essay writing prompt resource guides students through the step-by-step process of crafting a compelling narrative. Using a detailed narrative graphic organizer, students will learn to draft a narrative outline and write a complete narrative essay.These narrative writing lessons are designed to help students develop an entertaining and engaging story. The comprehensive lessons include: a narrative writing r
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6th - 8th
If I Go Missing MMIWG2S Inquiry Project - Lessons for Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and High School StudentsThrough the examination of videos, articles, and the picture book, If I Go Missing, written by Brianna Jonnie, students will investigate, construct and express their findings on inquiries stemming from the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, MMIWG2S. Experience with Inquiry projects is not necessary for this unit! Included in this inquiry unit are step-by-step lesson instruction
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5th - 10th
Satire Bundle: Satire and Harrison Bergeron (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
This bundle includes 2 presentations for a discounted price. Available in Google Slides OR PowerPoint. There are over 60 slides of content to help serve as a great starter for investigation of satire. Both presentations are highly interactive and allow for great discussion and student interaction. This is product is also included in the very well-reviewed, year-long bundle: 11th Grade Complete Junior Year Bundle
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
Philosophical Chairs for avid learners: Digital Lessons
3 lessons in 1 purchase! Build towards your own Philosophical Chair discussions! Includes notes, critical thinking questions, activities, possible topics (3 total), and more! Philosophical Chairs are a great way to get your class to engage in debate, to listen to a variety of opinions and to craft well thought out responses. Philosophical Chairs are often used in college readiness classes to make students come out of their shells, while still behaving and acting like mature students. This i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Entire Year for avid learners: College Readiness
Testing Strategies : Standardized Testing Boot Camp PowerPoint, Google Slides
Help prepare your students for state testing with this creative, fun, informational and motivational PowerPoint.Within this 20 slide PowerPoint are tips and strategies to help students of all subject areas score high and do their best on state testing.The theme of this PowerPoint is a "boot camp," and it goes well with practice exams, released test questions or any other test curriculum you may use to prepare for the state exam! Google slides link provided.Standards, testing, state standards, mu
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4th - 12th
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Elements of Art Sketchbook: Printable or Digital
Elements of Art Sketchbook: Printable & Digital Files, Scaffolded Notes, Answer Key included! Purchase includes multiple options:4 Pages of copy paper can print the entire sketchbook Printable booklet already set up for you... just hit print or upload!16 full page worksheets, 8 half page worksheets, Texture, Line, Color, Shape, Value, Space, Form: Each comes with two pages of activities and challenges for artists to explore how these Art Elements fit into their world and their art! O
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Grades:
1st - 12th
40+ Winter and Christmas themed with Inferencing Task card
"40+ Winter and Christmas Themed Inferencing Task Cards" are designed to enhance students' inferencing skills while immersing them in the winter and Christmas season.Each card presents a scenario or passage with implicit information, requiring students to make logical inferences to draw conclusions.With winter and Christmas-themed content, these task cards provide a festive and engaging way for students to develop critical thinking and reading comprehension skills during the holiday season.With
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3rd - 7th
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