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Teach your students how to write strong, compelling commentary with this essay writing skills unit! This commentary writing unit will empower your middle and high school ELA students to improve their essay writing and evidence analysis skills. Designed to target the art of writing about quotes, this commentary writing resource gives students the tools and knowledge they need to write insightful and engaging commentary.
Are you tired of reading, "This quote shows," in student essays? If so, this unit is what you are looking for! Say goodbye to repetitive and tired commentary because this essay writing unit will help your students become stronger writers!
This Essay Writing Skills Teaching Unit Includes...
- Print + Digital Files: Customize this teaching unit to match your classroom instructional style! This unit includes a fully editable instructional presentation in both PowerPoint and Google Slides™ as well as student materials in PDF and Google format!
- Editable Instructional Presentation: This 35-slide presentation has direct instruction, whole-class exercises, and detailed and explained examples! Tailor the content to suit your unique classroom needs and teaching style.
- Student Resources: Six pages of student resources are included, helping students practice and refine their ability to write effective commentary.
- Answer Keys: Simplify the assessment process with answer keys, allowing for efficient evaluation of student work.
- Writing Examples: Students learn best by example. This unit provides writing examples to illustrate effective quote analysis, guiding students toward excellence in their writing.
- Focused Improvement: Each Writing Spotlight unit targets one specific aspect of writing to develop strong, confident writers.
How will this essay writing unit help you?
- Improve students' essay writing by focusing on quote analysis and commentary writing.
- Eliminate repetitive phrases in student essays and encourage insightful writing.
- Provide direct instruction and exercises through an editable PowerPoint presentation.
- Offer valuable student resources for practice and skill development.
- Promote strong, confident writing with focused improvement on specific writing aspects.
How to Use:
- Begin with the instructional presentation, using it for direct instruction and whole-class exercises.
- Provide students with the included student resources, allowing them to practice and refine their quote analysis skills.
- Utilize answer keys for efficient evaluation of student work and to provide feedback.
- Present students with writing examples to illustrate effective quote analysis, guiding them toward improved writing.
- Incorporate this unit alongside your regular curriculum, one step at a time, to foster strong, confident writers over time.
Transform your students' essay writing and help them become more insightful and engaging writers with this Essay Writing Skills Unit.
You may also like…
→ Writing Spotlight 2: Writing in the Third Person
→ Writing Spotlight 3: Writing in the Present Tense
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Essay Writing Skills - How to Write Commentary and Analyze Quotes in Essays
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Description
Teach your students how to write strong, compelling commentary with this essay writing skills unit! This commentary writing unit will empower your middle and high school ELA students to improve their essay writing and evidence analysis skills. Designed to target the art of writing about quotes, this commentary writing resource gives students the tools and knowledge they need to write insightful and engaging commentary.
Are you tired of reading, "This quote shows," in student essays? If so, this unit is what you are looking for! Say goodbye to repetitive and tired commentary because this essay writing unit will help your students become stronger writers!
This Essay Writing Skills Teaching Unit Includes...
- Print + Digital Files: Customize this teaching unit to match your classroom instructional style! This unit includes a fully editable instructional presentation in both PowerPoint and Google Slides™ as well as student materials in PDF and Google format!
- Editable Instructional Presentation: This 35-slide presentation has direct instruction, whole-class exercises, and detailed and explained examples! Tailor the content to suit your unique classroom needs and teaching style.
- Student Resources: Six pages of student resources are included, helping students practice and refine their ability to write effective commentary.
- Answer Keys: Simplify the assessment process with answer keys, allowing for efficient evaluation of student work.
- Writing Examples: Students learn best by example. This unit provides writing examples to illustrate effective quote analysis, guiding students toward excellence in their writing.
- Focused Improvement: Each Writing Spotlight unit targets one specific aspect of writing to develop strong, confident writers.
How will this essay writing unit help you?
- Improve students' essay writing by focusing on quote analysis and commentary writing.
- Eliminate repetitive phrases in student essays and encourage insightful writing.
- Provide direct instruction and exercises through an editable PowerPoint presentation.
- Offer valuable student resources for practice and skill development.
- Promote strong, confident writing with focused improvement on specific writing aspects.
How to Use:
- Begin with the instructional presentation, using it for direct instruction and whole-class exercises.
- Provide students with the included student resources, allowing them to practice and refine their quote analysis skills.
- Utilize answer keys for efficient evaluation of student work and to provide feedback.
- Present students with writing examples to illustrate effective quote analysis, guiding them toward improved writing.
- Incorporate this unit alongside your regular curriculum, one step at a time, to foster strong, confident writers over time.
Transform your students' essay writing and help them become more insightful and engaging writers with this Essay Writing Skills Unit.
You may also like…
→ Writing Spotlight 2: Writing in the Third Person
→ Writing Spotlight 3: Writing in the Present Tense
Helpful Advice:
* Make sure you click the "follow" button next to my picture so you don’t miss out on sales and new resources
* Please provide feedback on this resource. Doing so will help you earn TPT credits that you can apply toward future purchases! It’s like FREE TPT cash!
© The Daring English Teacher, Inc.
All rights reserved. License good for single-classroom use only.
