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Middle school writing-expository homework
Paragraph of the Week - Writing Prompts for Paragraph Writing & Editing Practice
Are your students struggling to write well-organized paragraphs? Paragraph of the Week, a weekly paragraph writing practice system, will provide your students with LOTS of practice opportunities in writing well-organized paragraphs in a fun and enjoyable way. Get paragraph writing activities and Writing Prompts for the Entire Year! DIGITAL Version also included! Students can type directly on the pages. Created with Google Slides. Perfect for Google Classroom or any online learning platform. SAV
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Reading and Writing Resource BUNDLE
Holocaust Themed Nonfiction Readings & Responses - Print & Digital
These ten nonfiction articles and structured writing responses can be used as in class or homework assignments. Each assignment includes two different levels of the reading and six choices of paragraph formats for writing a response to the article. The lower level passages, which include definitions of key terms, and structured writing responses are ideal for support struggling readers and writers and/or special education students.All articles are related to the Holocaust and include topics such
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
Internet Activities - Rockets, Space Shuttles, Satellites and Rovers
28 printable or digital internet investigations on space exploration. Students use a laptop, tablet or smart phone to search online for information about... NASA, space suits, accidents in space, animals in space (dog, monkey, rabbits, mice, spiders, flies…), people in space, rockets, the Apollo space program, space shuttles, SpaceX, going to the Moon, going to Mars, Luna 1, Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, Voyager 1, Messenger, the lunar rover, Sojourner, Chang’e 4, Hubble telescope, Chandra, satellites
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Space BUNDLE
TV Episode Review - Emergency Sub Plan or Snow Day activity (paper + digital)
Students review plot, conflict, and character in this TV Episode Review. This independent writing activity has been heavily scaffolded so that students can complete it on their own, making it perfect for emergency sub plans, summer packets, blizzard bags, or enrichment. It has been designed to take between 1-2 hours, including the viewing of the episode, and is appropriate for middle schoolers, in and out of a traditional classroom setting. What you get: -A task sheet/brainstorming page -A prewr
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6th - 8th
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Thesis Statement Mini-lesson - Argumentative Essay
These worksheets will help students understand the formula to creating a strong thesis statement for an argumentative essay. The directions are clear and simple to understand; just print and go!Here is what is included:★Worksheets (3 pages)★Answer Key Thank you so much for stopping by my store. I hope you are enjoying my products. I appreciate you providing feedback and you even earn free TPT credits every time you do!Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded.If you have a
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6th - 12th
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Analyzing Theme in Songs - Emergency Sub Plan or Snow Day (paper + digital)
Are you looking for a song analysis lesson students can complete on their own? In this Theme in Music portfolio, students practice analyzing song lyrics and music in three songs. This scaffolded activity is the perfect sub plan or snow day lesson!Use this song lyric analysis activity for:Independent practiceEnrichment & Summer SchoolSnow Days & Blizzard BagsEmergency PlansDo your students need a skills review?✅ Determine a theme and analyze its development (RL.7.2)✅ Cite textual evidence
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6th - 8th
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Langston Hughes's 10 BEST Poems | "Harlem," "Mother to Son," "Let America..."
NEW IN 2021: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-Based! This 45-page EDITABLE poetry curriculum promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The literary devices quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!! Here are some highlights from this 45-page curriculum:• 10 Poems by Langston Hughes: The 10 poems
Grades:
8th - 12th
Poetry Analysis - Emily Dickinson - Emergency Sub Plan (paper + digital)
Are you looking for a poetry analysis lesson students can complete on their own? In this poetry activity, students analyze Emily Dickinson’s “I Died for Beauty.” This scaffolded activity is the perfect sub plan or snow day lesson or during National Poetry Month! Use this analyzing poetry activity for:Independent practiceEnrichment & Summer SchoolSnow Days & Blizzard BagsEmergency Plans Do your students need a skills review?✅ Use textual evidence to support inferences (RL.7.1)✅ Determine
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7th - 9th
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5-Paragraph Essay Book Report Form- Now With Google Drive Option*
*This product has been updated to include the printable PDF AND an interactive Google Slides product that can be used in Google Drive and Google Classroom. Instructions on how to set it up in Google Classroom are included!
Does your school use Reading Counts or Accelerated Reader? Do you have students read books on their own for a class grade? Do you ever worry that students may not be reading, but merely taking reading tests in order to earn points?
At the middle school level, we've often
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5th - 8th
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Paragraph of the Week | Paragraph Writing Practice | Google Classroom FREE
Get 3 FREE weeks of my “Paragraph of the Week” writing resource!!! This FREE Paragraph of the Week resource will provide your students with LOTS of practice opportunities in writing well-organized paragraphs in a fun and enjoyable way.If you LOVE this FREE sample, check out my Paragraph of the Week for the ENTIRE YEAR!!! {CLICK HERE}DIGITAL Version also included! Students can type directly on the pages. Created with Google Slides.In the PAID version, there are a total of 60 EDITABLE Paragraph o
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3rd - 6th
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STAAR Writing Prep Weekly Essay Homework BUNDLE- Narratives & Expository
If your students are needing all of the Writing prep they can get, this is the bundle for you! This packet is intended for homework but works great for in-class Test Prep, too. This bundle has everything you'll need for teaching 4th Grade Writing in Texas- 24 weeks of Personal Narrative and Expository Writing, all with unique prompts. Each week is set up in a Monday-Thursday format beginning with brainstorming, writing hooks or topic sentences, and closing sentences, then creating and editing a
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4th - 7th
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STAAR Spanish Reading SCR | 10 Mini Passages | Informational
STAAR Reading Spanish Short Constructed Response Practice 3rd to 5th.10 Short Informational Text Included with Aligned Questions Stems for STAAR 2.0 Redesign. Perfect for the Bilingual or Dual Language Classroom. TOPICS1.LA LUNA2.AFRICA3.LA TAREA4.ESUELA EN JAPÓN5.PARQUE CENTRAL6.DESIERTOS7.PLANTAS8.MERCURIO Y NEPTUNO9.LA EDAD PARA MANEJAR10. HAWÁIMay be uploaded to Google Slides and cropped to adjust for student needs such as adding a text box for computer/keyboard writing practice. May also b
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: STAAR Spanish Reading Bundle Test Prep 3rd - 5th SCR ECR
Current Events Activity - Multiple Perspectives Portfolio - Emergency Sub Plan
Are you looking for a current events lesson students can complete on their own? In this current events activity, students find and analyze three newspaper articles about reporting on the same topic. This scaffolded activity is the perfect sub plan or snow day lesson!Use this analyzing current events activity for:Independent practiceEnrichment & Summer SchoolSnow Days & Blizzard BagsEmergency PlansDo your students need a skills review?✅ Determine a theme and analyze its development (RI.7.
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6th - 8th
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Unelaborated Paragraphs Editing and Revision Practice for Argumentative Writing
Teach your students to edit and revise their writing by having them practice improving simple paragraphs. This resource contains five unelaborated paragraphs about engaging argumentative topics, along with a checklist to help students improve the paragraph. Students first annotate the paragraph with questions to help them generate additional information to flesh out the argument, and then apply various strategies to add interest and variety to the text. Practicing these skills with someone else'
Grades:
4th - 7th
Biography Project: Poster Person, Poster, or Diorama with Easel Activity
Biography Writing Project with Rubric. Students have a choice of making a poster person, poster, or diorama. Good project for Election Day, President's Day, Black History Month or Women's History Month. Students write a short biography and summarize in at least 4 - 6 paragraphs what they find out about their person. Pack includes Biography Project Assignment Handout, Biography Project Choices, Writing Rubric, Biography Writing Checklist - Self Assessment, Biography Peer Review Form, a List of Pr
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Middle School Writing Rubrics BUNDLE
Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Family Values Bundle - 20 Questions, Defining Roles, Parent-Teenager Assessment
Family Values. This is a combination package that combines three activities regarding families and family values. Activity #1: 20 Questions About FamilyAre you looking for a way for your students to open up about life in their family and how they fit into their family structure? This activity has always been helpful for me to start the discussion with students about the institution of family in either an Writing class, a Psychology Unit, or a Sociology Unit. Geared toward middle school or high
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Answering How Questions Scaffolded Sequence of Events Worksheets
These no-prep sequence of events worksheets include 3 types of worksheets for scaffolding with special education and speech therapy students, and 18 different how-to scenarios. These worksheets are age-appropriate for middle school and high school students who do not need visual support, but still need extra guidance with sequencing and answering how questions, such as, "How do you get ready for school?" They can also help teach temporal concepts and procedural writing skills. The three types of
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3rd - 12th
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Self-Grading Grammar and Writing Errors Editable Quiz | Google Drive Activity
This self-grading Google Form has twenty questions that cover standard grammar and writing errors. I use this grammar quiz to evaluate where I need to target grammar and writing practice for English test preparation. The quiz asks students to identify the error in each sentence, and then it grades itself. 20 sentences total.Common errors in this quiz include: * Incorrect punctuation choice: commas, quotes, apostrophes, ellipse, semicolons.* Misplaced and dangling modifiers.* Run-ons, incomplete
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Grammar Bell Ringers ENTIRE School Year Grammar & Writing Grades 7-10
Expository Paragraph of the Week
This product contains 12 prompts, which is intended to last 12 weeks.
We use this product as an expository writing homework, but it could very easily be used as a "bell ringer" warm up for each day. It is broken into only a couple sentences a day that build up to the complete paragraph. Our intent is to not overwhelm students with writing a complete essay, but still continue to practice their expository skills.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Claim Versus Counterclaim Activity
A simple worksheet to help students create counterclaims from given claims. Great resource to use before teaching students how to delineate author's claim and counterclaim as well as writing an argumentative essay.
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5th - 8th
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Weekly Writing Set: Daily Writing Practice for middle school grades
This Weekly Writing Set (Volume 1) includes one quarter of the year (9 weeks- 3 months) of daily writing practice. Students are exposed to all four types of writing (expository, informative, argumentative, and narrative/creative) each week, with writing tips, rubrics, & reflections to help write effectively. Each set is designed to have students write 10-15 minutes each day, including the pre-write/brainstorm section. The last day of the week is designed for reflection, using the CCSS aligne
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Weekly Writing Sets BUNDLE: Daily Writing practice for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Paragraph Writing (for any OPINION topic)
This completely revised and redesigned product is the answer to your paragraph writing prayers! It is designed to meet the CCSS for OPINION/ARGUMENT writing (grades 3-5), but can be used for differentiated instruction at any grade level.
The unit walks students through all the steps of writing an 8-11 sentence paragraph. The steps are: 1) brainstorm; 2) prewrite; 3) plan it out; 4) sloppy Copy; 5) self- edit or peer edit; 6) revise; 7) rewrite; 8) publish and reflect.
There are numerous r
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
STAAR Spanish Reading ECS SCR 3rd to 5th Set #2
STAAR Reading Spanish Short and Extended Constructed Response Practice 3rd to 5th SET #2. Perfect for the Bilingual or Dual Language Classroom. Informational Text IncludedIncludes 5 Practice Questions plus Reading Passage:Short constructed responseExtended constructed responseMultipartMultiselectHot textMay be uploaded to Google Slides and cropped to adjust for student needs such as adding a text box for computer/keyboard writing practice.May be used for: daily practicecentershomeworktutoringTha
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: STAAR Spanish Reading Bundle Test Prep 3rd - 5th SCR ECR
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