MsRishell

This bundle includes graphic organizers, RACES response format, embedding quotations, and multiple writing assignments that focus on analysis of a text (TDA). Perfect for standardized test prep, but also useful in teaching writing analysis in general! The testing language used is based on Pennsylvania standardized testing. Some focus on 8th grade ELA PSSA prep, others on Keystone Literature prep (10th grade). Buy the bundle to mix and match based on your students' needs!

Activity to demonstrate text structure: a reverse outline helps students see how authors organize texts efficiently. This activity uses Susan B. Anthony's "We the People" speech.

Using Susan B. Anthony's "We, the People" speech, this activity demonstrates the organization of an argumentative speech or writing. Using the reverse outline format, students practice identifying author's choices and purpose as a basis for writing their own arguments.

Handout on how to properly embed quotes, structurally and grammatically.

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers.

This poster or handout describes the requirements of caring for a child.