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Incorporating Quotes and Passages in Writing
Incorporating Quotes and Passages in Writing
This 7-page document is geared towards students at a higher level. The document includes materials on the theory of adding quotations, a basic par...
By Kimberly's Ideas
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25 Exciting Writing Activities
25 Exciting Writing Activities
This is a collection of 25 writing activities that can stand alone as assignments or be used as part of a larger unit. Several activities include s...
By Belinda Bair
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Plagiarism Week
Plagiarism Week
I have created a SMARTboard lesson that introduces students to plagiarism. The lesson covers what plagiarism is, who can commit plagiarism, and eve...
By Cindy Massey
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Subject: Expository Writing, English Language Arts, Creative Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 55 Minutes

Parts of an Essay Vocabulary/Spelling Test
Parts of an Essay Vocabulary/Spelling Test
A 9 word dictation/matching vocab/spelling test. Corresponds to the Crossword I have available for parts of an essay. Thanks for looking!...
By Keith Davis
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Subject: Vocabulary, Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Night Study Questions
Night Study Questions
This item offers 70 comprehensive and analytic questions on Night as well as the Preface and Forward....
By Connie
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Subject: Literature, Expository Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Month

PERSONAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT
PERSONAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT
PERSONAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT inc planning pages; rubric and stimulus material...
By Angie Barillaro- Radiant Heart
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Week

Writing Parent Literacy Night Slideshow
Writing Parent Literacy Night Slideshow
This powerpoint slideshow was designed for a K-2 Parent Literacy Night on Supporting Writing at Home. It includes many ideas for parents to try at...
By Lynne Eckhout
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AIMS Writing Rubric Score Sheet
AIMS Writing Rubric Score Sheet
This writing rubric report includes one copy for your files and one for student/parents. Just circle the appropriate score for each trait and attac...
By Cyberia
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
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Main Idea House
Main Idea House
Use this graphic organizer to structure your paragraph....
By M Izzo
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A
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Writing Starters Packet
Writing Starters Packet
A printable 10 assignment packet of journal prompts--good for an English or Writing course....
By Lisbeth Welch-stamos
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Writing Process Graphic Organizer
Writing Process Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer can be used to teach young writers how to manage their writing projects and decide what action to take next. An excellent to...
By Ivy Rutledge
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Revision (Writing) Worksheet & Answer Key, Grades 4-6
Revision (Writing) Worksheet & Answer Key, Grades 4-6
Assess your student's revision skills with this quick 2-page, 10 question multiple choice worksheet. Skills assessed: combining sentences, revising...
By Lisa Frase
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Writing Improvement Worksheet - Useful worksheet for Portfolios
Writing Improvement Worksheet - Useful worksheet for Portfolios
A simple, printable worksheet for students to use in self-assessing their own writing. This worksheet includes an area for teacher comments. Stap...
By Kimberly's Ideas
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Dr.  Jekyll and Mr. Hyde project
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde project
Students take the idea of "duality of Man" and show how that idea gets recycled throughout art, history, and pop culture. This assignment is a v...
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Thesis statements made easy - Cloze notes
Thesis statements made easy - Cloze notes
Three pages of cloze notes to accompany my Powerpoint "Thesis statements made easy". These scaffoled notes provide the students with an opportunit...
By Vanessa Freed
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes

Short Story - Conflict Personal Response Writing
Short Story - Conflict Personal Response Writing
Students show their understanding of the various types of conflict in literature by writing about their own personal conflicts and how they were re...
By Relentless Innovation
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Expository Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: 45 Minutes
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Name Research Project
Name Research Project
I first must give partial credit for this idea to my sister in law, Kim. Parts of this lesson were taken from a lesson she does in her summer prog...
By Miss K
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Introductory Paragraphs
Introductory Paragraphs
This is a graphic that shows the format for an introductory paragraph with terms and phrases kids can understand....
By Melissa Bennett
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Writing Outlines
Writing Outlines
Writing resources for upper grades (4-7): outlines, graphic organizers, checklists, etc. Great for ELLs!! Includes 24 Word Documents that you ca...
By Sweetb Goodman
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: 45 Minutes

Beginning of the Year Student Questionnaire
Beginning of the Year Student Questionnaire
This beginning of the year questionnaire is designed for students to answer on the first day of school. Students give their feelings and impressio...
By Kristin Dahl
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Subject: Expository Writing, OTHER, Classroom Management Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Expository OPENING PARAGRAPH
Expository OPENING PARAGRAPH
This is excellent for teachers as a resource, parents for information and students for practice! You will receive 5 pages that will educate parent...
By Stuart Skopit
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Grammar Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: 2 Weeks

Guerrilla Writing Basic Essays Ch 8 Mechanics
Guerrilla Writing Basic Essays Ch 8 Mechanics
This is the eighth chapter of the lessons for the student from my manual on the conventions of writing. It is about margins, punctuation, drawing ...
By Susan Grigor
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Subject: Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Live Your Life
Live Your Life
This activity is for a creative writing class (or lesson) and involves investigating the students' control over how they live their lives. The act...
By Kirstendaneige
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Genesis Expository Essay Choices
Genesis Expository Essay Choices
A list of five thesis statements from which to choose. These follow closely with my Motif Notes method. The Grading Form mentioned at the bottom is...
By Mrs. Wy
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Subject: Expository Writing, English Language Arts, Religion Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Week

Writing Conference Log - Writing Workshop
Writing Conference Log - Writing Workshop
This is a writing conference log that can be used with Writing Workshop and/or in preparation for state writing assessments such as FCAT Writing. T...
By Ms. Chapman
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Subject: Expository Writing, Essay Writing, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Neophyte Author!!!  Write a variety of genres!!
Neophyte Author!!! Write a variety of genres!!
Great activity dealing with writing a variety of genres! Fun writing for all and many choices available! Enjoy! Thanks! Patti Messier...
By Patti Messier
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Personal Narrative Rubric
Personal Narrative Rubric
Personal Narrative rubric broken into parts for students to be graded on. Total points - 70....
By Marci N
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Subject: Expository Writing, Grammar Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A
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Animal Riddle Page
Animal Riddle Page
Individual page for class book for unit on animals....
By Ellen Lowe
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): Kindergarten Duration: N/A
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Keeping Track of Resources
Keeping Track of Resources
This is a great form I give my students whenever they are completing a research report so that they can keep track of the resources they took infor...
By Rachel York
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Story Folder
Story Folder
This comprehensive project provides students all the components they need to create a story. It also includes brainstorming and plot graph blackli...
By Donovan
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Subject: Expository Writing, Reading, Short Stories Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

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Expository Writing Actvities
Expository Writing Actvities
In the last school district I worked for we needed to give students opportunities to write in four different modes: imaginative, narrative, exposit...
By Karen Elle
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Writing Workshop: Peer Editing Checklist
Writing Workshop: Peer Editing Checklist
1 page handout for your writing workshops. This checklist was created for senior honors students but can be differentiated for other levels. Chec...
By Litteacher
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Writing with Transitions : PowerPoint Unit
Writing with Transitions : PowerPoint Unit
58 slides! You've got your kids to start their paragraphs, but now you need organization, structure and details! You need their ideas to flow and ...
By Powerpoint Guru
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Literary Essay Prompts - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Literary Essay Prompts - Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
This is a list of five essay prompts for Scott Westerfeld's Uglies, the first book in the popular Y/A Sci-Fi trilogy. [If you are a middle school ...
By D. Amador
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Subject: ELA Test Prep, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Writing a Conclusion
Writing a Conclusion
This is a document to help students write a conclusion. The document includes a broken down example tied in with an introduction, some additional p...
By Marc Stern
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Subject: Expository Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: 1 hour
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MLA Research Papers PowerPoint
MLA Research Papers PowerPoint
This 33-page powerpoint presentation gives all the details you could ask for when presenting an MLA research paper assignment for the first time. I...
By Theteachergarden
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Literary Essay Rubric
Literary Essay Rubric
This is a very detailed rubric to assess a formal literary essay. The criteria for assessment include format, style, thesis statement, quality of ...
By Relentless Innovation
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education Duration: Lifelong Tool
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Persuasive Essay Peer Review
Persuasive Essay Peer Review
Peers review persuasive essays with this organizer and rubric. Elements for review are intro, reasons, topic sentence, supporting details, and conc...
By Beatriz Johnston
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: 30 Minutes

Outline and Topic Sentence Activity
Outline and Topic Sentence Activity
This handout and activity explains working and expanded outlines and how students can use working outlines to construct topic sentences. I have inc...
By Kat Nash
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 2 Days

Writing Project: A New Planet Has Been Discovered!   18 pgs.
Writing Project: A New Planet Has Been Discovered! 18 pgs.
A fun writing project for your students. They complete the project as if they were herpetologists who just discovered a new planet! There are five ...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts
There are 72 different prompts. Some are specific to novels or themes, and some are those "easy" topics designed to engage hesitant writers. If...
By Kate Reid
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Romeo and Juliet Unit Test
Romeo and Juliet Unit Test
A challenging Unit Test for students of all secondary students. I use it with my 9th graders. The test questions them on simple plot information,...
By Kimberly's Ideas
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Hyperbole Worksheet
Hyperbole Worksheet
Similar to my metaphors worksheet, this handout explains what the literary term is, offers examples, and then allows the students 14 tries to creat...
By Lauren Barker
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The Catcher in the Rye - Near Perfect Essay
The Catcher in the Rye - Near Perfect Essay
This essay writing assignment forces the students to revise their writing. They must keep resubmitting the essay until it has only a few minor err...
By Alex Mauldin
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing Level(s): 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 hour

Research Checklist and Due Dates
Research Checklist and Due Dates
Use this handy classroom form and checklist with your students when you assign any research. You can complete this template by filling in the due ...
By B.rogers
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Paragraph Structure Graphic Organizer
Paragraph Structure Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer template is for a two chunk paragraph. It is intended to help beginning writers....
By Sweetpatootie
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OGT Performance Verbs with Scattergories
OGT Performance Verbs with Scattergories
Each slide defines one OGT (Ohio Graduation Test) performance verb such as "analyze" or "predict." Each slide gives a couple sample questions with ...
By Ima Rider
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Vocabulary Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A

Of Mice and Men Essay Unit: Analyzing Realism in Steinbeck's Writing
Of Mice and Men Essay Unit: Analyzing Realism in Steinbeck's Writing
This complete unit of study focuses on John Steinbeck's use of realism in OF MICE AND MEN and provides the optional plans for including one story f...
By Writing Guy
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, Writing Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 3 Weeks

Report on a Famous Document
Report on a Famous Document
A writing project that asks students to create a report project on the famous document of their choice. Students need to research and then creat...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Expository Writing, U.S. History, World History Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

Multi-Paragraph Essay Worksheet for Low Level Writers
Multi-Paragraph Essay Worksheet for Low Level Writers
This worksheet explains briefly what the different parts of an essay are (Thesis Statement, Hook, Concrete Details, Commentary...). The second par...
By Speary
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Subject: English Language Arts, Expository Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A