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Common Core W.11-12.5 lectures
Email Etiquette Lessons - How to Write and Reply to an Email Eloquently
Have you ever received an email from a student that was written in a rude tone? Emojis, slang, all caps, incomplete sentences galore? We all have, and it's enough to drive us up the wall! But! What if students have just never been taught how to use professional etiquette when addressing a boss or superior? That realization inspired this unit, which revolutionized the way my students emailed me from that point forward.Every year, I recommend teachers of all subjects in middle and high school tea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Email Etiquette Lesson Bundle Digital & Print - How to Email a Teacher
Great Gatsby Unit Plan, FOUR FULL WEEKS of Dynamic Lessons, Great Gatsby, CCSS
Make your Great Gatsby unit the favorite of the year with this MASSIVE bundle of materials that will take your class through FOUR FULL WEEKS OF COMPLETE LESSONS covering F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Everything you’ll need is here; just add a class set of The Great Gatsby novels and you’re good to go.This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly homework assignments (read this file first when you open the bundle) (2-page PDF)• An introductory
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10th - 12th
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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PUBLIC SPEAKING Course | Semester Speech Curriculum | Communication Classes
Want to teach your secondary public speaking students with confidence? Speech classes are a blast to teach, but only if you're comfortable with the material and the processes. I've taught public speaking at the high school and college levels for 23 years, and I've created the course I wish I'd had when I started.From organizing the course in Google Classroom to assessing formal presentations, this resource has it all. Wondering what to do when you have a sub? I have you covered. Want to know my
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9th - 12th
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Essay Writing Support, Improve Literary Analysis Essays, FREE Slides/Handout
These lecture slides were designed to help middle school and high school students improve the quality of their writing voices when building literary analysis essays. This product includes PDF slides that can be projected as you lead a short lecture on 11 words that rob the power from students’ writing voices. The download also includes a student handout with suggested answer key to be used as an assignment/practice round.If you’d like to view a sample of how I present these slides to my classes,
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8th - 11th
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Beloved: The Complete Bundle
Please enjoy this complete and comprehensive bundle for teaching Toni Morrison's Beloved. Well-suited for both HS and college-level spaces, as well as specifically tailored toward the skills of Unit 6 in AP Literature and Composition. Slides, study guides, assessments, and essay prompts - all here!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Source Synthesizer: How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and Cite Your Source in MLA
Every student loves to express their own personal ideas in their essay writing, but they sometimes neglect the importance of incorporating outside sources. When they do incorporate, there may be some technical errors in the execution. This lesson and worksheet helps students to master choosing and incorporating sources into their own original essays. Here is SPECIFICALLY what you'll find in this product: Topics in the How to Pick, Paraphrase, Quote, and In-Text Cite Your Sources PowerPoint: Over
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8th - 12th
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 4: Plot
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson four is about plot. What drives a plot and keeps the reader engaged? Students will learn basic plot structure, from inciting incident to climax, as well as tips for organizing everything in between. Then, they’ll draw plot charts for their own stories.
This unit is part of a multi-installment series on creative writing, but it can also stand alone. The writing exercises do assume that the students already have some idea of the story they wish
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Effectively Write and Incorporate Quotes Into Presentations and Essays
Are your students unsure of how to incorporate quotations using the proper punctuation? Need a PowerPoint complementing your research project and essay lectures?
Integrating quotes into your sentences makes your argument more credible, adds to the fluidity of your response, shows your command of language, demonstrates a higher level of thinking to your readers, and demonstrates your ability to converse with the text. Included in this 20 page Powerpoint presentation are uses of punctuation, fo
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7th - 12th
Brainstorming Organizers, FREE Handouts & Examples to Help Teen Writers, CCSS
These four brainstorm organizers will help middle school and high school writers learn to gather their ideas and research before writing. I’ve included not only blank handouts for you to use with your students, but also four examples of completed organizers to use as models. All of the pages can be printed as handouts or projected for use on a white board. The four brainstorming organizers with completed samples/models include:Bubble clusterSpider diagramFormal outlineColumnsWant to learn more a
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6th - 12th
Isaac Newton: The Laws of Motion and Gravitation - A Study Guide for gardes 8-12
Discover the genius of Isaac Newton with this in-depth study guide, crafted for students aged 13-17 (Grades 8-12). This guide takes learners on an exploratory journey through Newton's life, his groundbreaking discoveries in gravity and motion, and the development of calculus. Featuring engaging timelines, insightful explanations of the laws of motion and gravitation, and Newton's most famous quotes, this product makes complex concepts accessible and fascinating. It's an essential resource for ed
Essential Composition Skills: Thesis Statements and Transitional Phrases
Description:Elevate your students' writing skills with this comprehensive 45-minute slide lecture bundle, expertly designed for high school juniors, seniors, and freshman college students in introductory composition courses. This engaging and informative bundle is a perfect fit for educators seeking to enhance their students' understanding of thesis statements and the effective use of transitional phrases.What’s Included in the Bundle:Interactive PowerPoint Presentation: A dynamic and visually e
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Complete Slide Deck for Persepolis
Teach the graphic novel Persepolis with the assistance of this slide deck! Full of activities, close reading, analysis, and graphic terminology! Great to accompany the whole bundle of activities on Persepolis! Slide design by Slides Carnival.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Complete Persepolis Bundle
AP English Literature Slides for Poetry (Unit 2)
This unit is is designed to be taught for AP Literature and Composition Unit 2, based on the skills and objectives found in the AP® English Literature and Composition COURSE AND EXAM DESCRIPTION, available from: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-english-literature-and-composition. It can certainly and easily be adapted for a poetry unit for an upper-secondary English class or Pre-AP as well! Slide design credit goes to Slides Carnival: https://www.slidescarnival.com/
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9th - 12th
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Essay Breakdown PowerPoints: Teach Introduction, Body, and Conclusion Paragraphs
Each paragraph of an essay is unique in their own way, yet they seem to complement one another. These PowerPoints help students learn and/or review the structure and content that must go into each individual paragraph of an essay. What You'll SPECIFICALLY Find in this Product:4 PowerPointsBuild an Introduction Build a Body ParagraphBuild an Argumentative Body ParagraphBuild a Conclusion ParagraphWhat each lesson does: Defines what goes into each paragraph.Explains how to create each component. G
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8th - 12th
Hook Sentences: 11 Strategies on How to Start an Essay PowerPoint
Essay writing is a part of every composition class. However, an essay is worthless unless the hook sentence is intriguing. This PowerPoint shares eleven different strategies on how to start an essay. What Strategies You'll find in this PowerPoint on Hook Sentences: How to Start an Essay:Introduction Paragraph Overview (Review)Strategy 1: Pose a Rhetorical QuestionStrategy 2: State an Interesting FactStrategy 3: Present your Thesis as a Recent Discovery or RevelationStrategy 4: Recount an Inciden
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7th - 12th
High School reading comprehension passages and questions ela high school
High School reading comprehension passages and questions THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVEThe Cave Allegory is one of the most famous passages of philosophy, and I think all students should study it sometime during their education. It asks its readers to liberate themselves from the conventional bonds that chain them. There are many essays, articles, lecture series, etc., on this fundamental text; more nuanced and rigorous academic writings and talks are available, but I intend to provide a 90-minute t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Creative Writing Workshop Lesson 2: Freewriting and Idea Generation
Created by a NY Times Bestselling Author!
Lesson two is all about figuring out what to write. Sometimes the muse is ready to meet us, but other times we have to go look for her. This presentation leads students through eleven writing prompts. After they complete the exercise, they pick their favorite idea and develop it into a rough synopsis.
This lesson can be used as a standalone creativity exercise. Alternatively, students can take the synopsis they write here and refine it with the help o
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Paragraph and Essay Structure PowerPoint
Use this presentation for mastering, reviewing or starting students into the writing process!
Titled from a Meal to a Burger, these 7 PowerPoint slides give a catchy anagram- MEAL- to go through parts of a paragraph- Main Idea, Examples and Evidence, Analysis, and Last Thought-Link to the next paragraph. The slides result in the creation of a Burger- a picture dissecting a hamburger- and the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion- defining to students how to properly write the structure of an essa
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6th - 12th
How to Create an Essay Title PowerPoint
Essay writing is a part of every composition class. However, some teachers don't require an essay title. Yet, knowing how to create a great essay title is essential for any student going to college. This PowerPoint shares examples, strategies, rules, and descriptions on how to create an essay title. What You'll find in this PowerPoint on How to Create an Essay Title:Why Titles are ImportantFeatures a Title Should HaveRules to Live By When Creating a TitleHow to Come Up with a TitleTitle Examples
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7th - 12th
Strong Verbs in Student Writing- A Quick Lesson
Good writing relies upon strong verbs!Poor writing, often found in student essays, rely upon adverbs and adjectives for description. Included in this document are four well defined tips to strengthen student writing by giving average and excellent examples of descriptive verbs in active voice. A quick but efficient handout that will be used by your budding writers again and again!*****************************************************************************If you like this product, you may also l
How to Create a Strong Thesis Statement PowerPoint
Essay writing is a part of every composition class. Thesis statements are essential to every single essay. It is the heart and soul of the essay. This PowerPoint shares what a thesis statement is, where it should go in an essay, how to create one, and examples of good and bad ones. What You'll find in this PowerPoint on How to Create a Strong Thesis Statement:What does a thesis statement look like? Quick formula for creating a thesis statement.Alternate way to build your own thesis statement. Ex
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7th - 12th
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
Thank you for purchasing this primary resource and its ancillary materials. I hope that the lesson bundle lightens your burden and provides enriching accessibility to the important concepts and skills for your students to engage and grow as rhetoricians. This video previews the materials. This lesson and its activities are aligned with both the ELA Common Core Standards and the AP English Language & Composition Skills. This resource and its ancillaries are available on Google Slides and Goog
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Presentation on Academic Writing, the Writing Process, and Rhetorical Situation
This is a Google Slides presentation with speaker notes explaining the slides AND engaging GIFs and imagery to keep students' attention. The presentation describes characteristics of academic writing, describes and illustrates the writing process of successful writers, and explains the rhetorical situation and how writers use it during the writing process. There are seven total slides, including the title slide.
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