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In this writing bundle, you will get my entire library of writing activities. As someone who has been teaching English for ten years and has a Master's in Writing, creating activities to make writing fun is something I am beyond passionate about. In this bundle you will get access to 3 different mini lessons on argumentative and persuasive writing that include both independent work, group work, and class discussions; you will get access to two-weeks of practice prompts where students can practic

In this writing practice bundle, you will get access to five different essay styles (expository, narrative, argumentative, persuasive, and creative) with multiple prompts for up to two-weeks of writing. This is great for a unit on writing, the November nano-wrimo challenge, or you can separate each into individual activities you do over the course of the year. They even work great as sub plans. Also included is a week-long mini-unit on punctuation and grammar, a unit quiz, as well as a worksheet

In this packet, students will get 5 days (one week) or writing prompts to practice their skills across expository writing, narrative writing, argumentative writing, persuasive writing, and descriptive/creative writing. You can easily make this a two-week (10-day) lesson if you spend 2 days per essay, giving students time to peer edit and revise their first drafts into a finished product. Packet includes pre-generated prompts as well as space to create your own prompts to fit your class interests

In this writing bundle, students will have two weeks of activities involving argumentative and persuasive writing, critical thinking challenges, speech and debate practice, and group discussions / Socratic seminar circles. Included are three total lessons, each spanning 3-4 days, that can be done throughout the year as you weave in fun writing activities or back-to-back for a two-weeks-of-writing boot camp. Everything you need is included in the bundle from the standards assessed, instructions a

In this 3-day lesson (great for AP Lang or HS English/writing classes), students will get the chance to research influential people in history, "mix and mingle" during a "mocktail hour" informing others about this person's positive accomplishments to society and learning about others' achievements in history, followed by writing an 3rd person, argumentative (and informative) essay to cite who they think is the most influential and why with a focus on citing evidence to support their claims (all

The NYT's Best-Selling book Freakonomics discusses many controversial topics maturely using logic and statistics to back up their claims. This lesson (which is a great supplement for those reading the book, although not required at all) poses some open-ended questions, some serious and some fun, to allow students time to discuss them maturely in small group settings. This lesson is meant to be set up in stations, like a bunch of mini Socratic seminars, so students can circulate around the room

This writing organizer is great for students who need that additional practice with structing their paragraphs during any sort of argumentative, explanatory, or narrative writing essay. For students who are visual learners, this explanation and check list format is great for them to use as they write paragraph by paragraph, making sure they have all the reminders to structure their writing in an organized and elaborate manner.

Do you want your students to have mastery of basic punctuation marks? Do you wish students had more confidence and control over using commas and apostrophes correctly? Do you find it challenging to drill down more complex punctuation, such as the semi-colon, colon, dash, and hyphen? Well, this lesson is for you! In this week-long activity, students start each class with a warm-up challenge reviewing punctuation rules and practicing editing sentences with them correctly. Each of the five lessons

An English Language Arts Lesson for High School and AP English Courses Focusing on Argument, Persuasion, and Critical Thinking. Great for back to school or end of semester fun activities (also fitting for any argumentative / persuasive writing unit). Students will learn to think critically, apply logic and reason to arguments, and make judgement calls under pressure. Throughout this lesson students will be tasked to craft clever claims, articulate and support their arguments, and prepare rebutta

This University List Building Template is great for students in high school who want to create a wish list of colleges they aspire to apply to. It elaborates in detail the three main categories of colleges (Safety, Target, and Reach) to help students while they research. Then, students can generate a list of 15 total schools divided by category so they ensure they will get into one of their dream colleges. It always helps to plan ahead and stay organized, and this FREE one-pager is creative and