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Embedded in the infographic are 3 Google Documents that you can turnkey in your next lesson:Prompt Practice: This worksheet includes NJSLA Narrative, LAT, and RST prompts (~10 per task spanning grades 3-8)Organization Practice: This worksheet includes 2 Narrative, 2 LAT, and 2 RST prompts for students for students to practice essay organization/pre-writing.Close Reading Practice: This worksheet outlines a close-reading skill for students to use for any NJSLA writing task.This infographic provide

This list of real world issues can be used in various ways. You may present it to a student to help them get ideas while writing a fictional piece (the character's problem). You may have students use it as a tool to begin a research project. You may use it as a journal prompt. The possibilities are endless!

It's hard for middle school students to think beyond the literal. And it's hard for us to find tangible ways to help them wrap their mind around analysis. This anchor chart will help students get to analysis in their writing. I suggest students use these tricks at the end of their body paragraphs, after citing and explaining text evidence.