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Rainforest Guided Lessons
Rainforest Guided Lessons
Seven pages of expository comprehension, reading and writing activities to go with a unit on rainforests. The activities include compare/contrast,...
By Jebsma
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Subject: Expository Writing, Reading, English Language Arts Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Newspaper/Journalism: New Writing Assignment for Practice
Newspaper/Journalism: New Writing Assignment for Practice
This 1-page handout provides an explanation and details for a news writing assignment for student journalists. Drawing upon the requirements for an...
By Writing Guy
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Subject: Expository Writing, Journalism, Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 hour

Peer Edit Sheets for Creative Nonfiction Articles/Essays
Peer Edit Sheets for Creative Nonfiction Articles/Essays
When you ask your kids to do peer-editing do they write "good job" at the top of the page and call that effective critique?! This trio of peer-...
By In English
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If I Could Vote - Coloring Version
If I Could Vote - Coloring Version
Same as If I Could Vote, but this version can be printed in black & white and students can color the star border....
By Misskahill
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How to Make a Valentine
How to Make a Valentine
Students create transitional steps for makeing a valentine....
By Monica Schroeder
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): 2nd Duration: N/A
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The KIS Approach to Grammar & Composition I - (Judeo-Christian Vers.)
The KIS Approach to Grammar & Composition I - (Judeo-Christian Vers.)
The KIS Approach to English Grammar and Composition comes as a result of 35 years of teaching English and hearing legitimate complaints of confusio...
By Linda Highman
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Great Canadians Biography project
Great Canadians Biography project
This is a biography project of Great Canadians. Students can choose one of the Canadians that were included in the handout, or they may choose thei...
By Emily Whitehead
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Subject: Expository Writing, Writing, Library Skills Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Editing Checklist for Students
Editing Checklist for Students
This is an editing checklist for students when they are to edit their pieces of writing. This sheet helps them remember what to do in order to make...
By Deana Beers
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Subject: Expository Writing, Grammar, Short Stories Level(s): 4th Duration: N/A

November Journals
November Journals
This is a great way to incorporate writing into your classroom. This is also one way I use writing with the Daily 5 in my classroom. It includes ...
By Savvy Second & Sixth Graders
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Poetry Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A

Non Fiction Article Response
Non Fiction Article Response
This sheet asks 6 questions which range from Knowledge to Evaluation and Synthesis. Students are to read a nonfiction article and give a written re...
By Brandy Williams
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Subject: English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Expository Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th Duration: N/A
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Romantic Poetry Quote Response
Romantic Poetry Quote Response
This is a single quote by Lord Byron with 3 guiding questions for students to respond to after reading the quote. It works well as an introductory ...
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Persuasive Ad & Letter-Writing Campaign
Persuasive Ad & Letter-Writing Campaign
Looking for a real-world way to get your students involved in writing persuasive text? In this project, they will be the head of an advertising ca...
By Literacy Across The Curriculum
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Sentence Fluency Rubric Chart Six Traits
Sentence Fluency Rubric Chart Six Traits
Use this sheet for teacher evaluation, self evaluation, or peer evaluation to help students improve their writing, specifically, sentence fluency. ...
By William Farren
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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February Expository Writing Unit
February Expository Writing Unit
This is a student centered, standards aligned writing assignment for the primary grades. It begins with a prewrite, then moves to a rewrite, and fi...
By Jennifer Tyner
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Subject: Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

The Contender by Robert Lipsyte: Persuasive Essay
The Contender by Robert Lipsyte: Persuasive Essay
At the conclusion of our unit on The Contender by Robert Lipsyte I ask my students to write a persuasive essay on the evolution of Alfred....
By Sharon Aiuvalasit
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

"Hatchet", by G. Paulsen, Interactions with Animals Chart
This is a three page chart to use with the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen, that gives students the chance to examine the different interactions B...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Literature, Expository Writing, Reading Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Biography Living Museum Project
Biography Living Museum Project
Students create a Biography Research Project by following these easy steps. The Living Museum of biographical characters is the culminating activit...
By Ruthie Rayner
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Penguin PowerPoint INSTRUCTIONS
Penguin PowerPoint INSTRUCTIONS
In this game, Name That Penguin!, students will write multiple choice questions encouraging their classmates to identify their penguin species. Th...
By Knightsteacher
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Expository Writing, Science Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Description Paper Peer Edit Sheet
Description Paper Peer Edit Sheet
Peer Edit Sheet for a description paper. This can also be used to create a rubric or style sheet. This can be edited for your specific requiremen...
By Sarah Ross-koves
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Journeys Grade 3 Units 1-6 Writing Prompts
Journeys Grade 3 Units 1-6 Writing Prompts
This 31 page pack includes 150 writing prompts, five for each week of Units 1 -6 for Grade 3 Harcourt Houghton-Mifflin Journeys. It also includes ...
By Miss B, Busy Bee
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Subject: Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 3rd Duration: N/A

Improving Organization and Essay Writing on NYS Regents ELA Exam
Improving Organization and Essay Writing on NYS Regents ELA Exam
This can be used for any student or classroom trying to improve organization in their essay writing. It is geared for my 11th grade NYS Regents ELA...
By Ritasue29
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Writing a Biography Unit Organizer
Writing a Biography Unit Organizer
Use this template to guide you through a unit on writing a biography with elementary students. It includes an exploration activity, paragraph orga...
By Ilovetoteach
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Writing Prompts for Orwell's 1984
Writing Prompts for Orwell's 1984
Five writing prompts that can be used in a variety of ways: as essay assignments, journal entries, in-class discussion "sponges," group projects, ...
By Mrs. Smith
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: Lifelong Tool

Novel Critique - Students evaluate what they read!
Novel Critique - Students evaluate what they read!
This worksheet is a "Novel Critique" designed in a "cloze" format for students to evaluate and write about a novel/book they have read. It invites...
By Monica Lukins
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Identification Practice Sheet
Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos Identification Practice Sheet
Help your students apply what they know about the three categories of persuasion, according to Aristotle, with the Persuasion: Logos, Pathos, and E...
By Teacher Tricks
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Persuasion: 25,000 Persuasion Vocab Pyramid Team Activity
Persuasion: 25,000 Persuasion Vocab Pyramid Team Activity
Help your students make connections between Language Arts/English and Social Studies/History with the Persuasion: 25,000 Persuasion Vocab Pyramid T...
By Teacher Tricks
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Vocabulary Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Writing a Research Paper--Step-by-Step Guide
Writing a Research Paper--Step-by-Step Guide
This 15-page booklet is a step-by-step guide to writing a research paper. It takes the student through each paragraph (5 paragraph essay), with cle...
By Heather Ohl
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Subject: Expository Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

multimedia persuasive essay rubric
multimedia persuasive essay rubric
This assignment includes detailed directions and a rubric so that students can take a persuasive essay and present it as a slideshow presentation. ...
By Patricia Hutton
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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The Great Gatsby Essay - Debating the Greatness of Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Essay - Debating the Greatness of Gatsby
Students must analyze James Gatz/Jay Gatsby, and then connect their own feelings about what makes a person "great" to his character. Is he really g...
By Julie Rine
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Opinion or Fact- worksheet
Opinion or Fact- worksheet
This 3-page handout gives a brief description for why students should differentiate between fact and opinion in their writing. This handout includ...
By Mrs. S
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes

Vivid Verbs Writing
Vivid Verbs Writing
This worksheet discusses the difference between a verb and a vivid verb. It shows students that word choice plays an important role in good writing...
By Ashlie Ayoung-chee
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Penguin Informational Report Writing Sheets, 12 Total Pages!
Penguin Informational Report Writing Sheets, 12 Total Pages!
A set of 12 pages of writing sheets for a penguin report on any type of penguin. There is an outline with the sections in the report as well as qu...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

Three Research Paper Projects
Three Research Paper Projects
I love these projects because students cannot buy or copy papers from the Internet in their effort to complete the assignment. The key is to offer...
By Connie
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, English Language Arts Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 2 Months

"Freak the Mighty", by R. Philbrick, Challenges
A set of creative and expository writing and project challenges to go with the book, "Freak the Mighty", by Rodman Philbrick. A great way to diffe...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Creative Writing, Literature, Expository Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Our Town Project: Scrapbook the Every Day Things Remember Moments
Our Town Project: Scrapbook the Every Day Things Remember Moments
This is a great, fun project for students completing the play, Our Town. It prompts them to focus and remember the little things in their life and ...
By Ritasue29
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350 Fabulous Writing Prompts grades 4-5
350 Fabulous Writing Prompts grades 4-5
Wonderful thought provoking springboards for creative, expository, and journal writing....
By Tammy Raiton
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler, Staff ISBN #: 0-590-59933-x

The Tempest Short Answer Test and Essay Prompts
The Tempest Short Answer Test and Essay Prompts
This document includes a short answer test and five different essay prompts over Shakespeare's "The Tempest."...
By Mary Ciccone-cook
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Subject: Drama, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Dream Room Essay
Dream Room Essay
Have your middle school students create a dream room, and write an expository essay to describe it!...
By Laura Cudmore
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

The Three Branches of Government Prewrite Graphic Organizer
The Three Branches of Government Prewrite Graphic Organizer
This worksheet allows students to organize their Three Branches of Government research. ...
By Luis Padilla
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MLA Research, Internal Documentation, Citation PowerPoint
MLA Research, Internal Documentation, Citation PowerPoint
Using internal documentation and citations is crucial to developing papers that "give credit where credit is due." This PowerPoint presentation is...
By Powerpoint Guru
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Character paper
Character paper
This is a simple guide to help students write a paper about character. It includes a brainstorming activity, a definition of the term character, an...
By Lisa Ray
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Missouri History Lesson-Core Standards
Missouri History Lesson-Core Standards
Missouri History is a literacy-based lesson aligned with the Common Core Standards. This 31-page lesson teaches about the state's first people, ...
By Splash! Publications
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How to Write Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs Handout
How to Write Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs Handout
This is a handout to help students write comparison and contrast paragraphs. Simple to understand, these steps to writing a comparison and contrast...
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Essay Rubrics, Writing rubrics, Composition rubrics package.
Essay Rubrics, Writing rubrics, Composition rubrics package.
This is a folder containing nineteen essay rubrics. Each rubric is a one-page word document. You will be able to change point values to suit the ne...
By Adam Erickson
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Non-fiction Writing Mini-Lessons
Non-fiction Writing Mini-Lessons
This document contains eleven mini-lessons that can be used for teaching persuasive and informative writing. Each lesson includes a "weak" writing...
By B. B. Productions
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Literary Analysis Essay Using The Most Dangerous Game
Literary Analysis Essay Using The Most Dangerous Game
This Power Point takes students through the steps of developing a thesis statement, finding supporting evidence, and weaving analysis into a five p...
By Barbara Tollison
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Subject: English Language Arts, Essay Writing, Literature Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Duration: N/A

Multiple Essay Prompt with Step-by-Step Instructions for THE STRANGER
Multiple Essay Prompt with Step-by-Step Instructions for THE STRANGER
This handout contains three possible essay prompts for Camus' The Stranger. Following the essay prompts themselves are step-by-step directions on ...
By Heather Temple
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Subject: English Language Arts, Essay Writing, Literature Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Essential Tips to Great Writing, English Language Arts Resource
Essential Tips to Great Writing, English Language Arts Resource
Do you want your students to be better writers? Then Essential Tips to Great Writing can help you achieve your goal. These tips present to both t...
By Bruce Wentzell
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Subject: English Language Arts, Essay Writing, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Narrative Writing PowerPoint with Rubric
Narrative Writing PowerPoint with Rubric
The narrative essay is often forgotten and ignored as students venture into high school. Instead they sometimes are force fed persuasive essays an...
By Powerpoint Guru
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