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Students will identify character traits in 10 different passages from popular favorites like Harry Potter, Holes, and more. This download contains 10 excerpts and graphic organizers for identifying character traits. There are also two models/answer keys included to guide teacher in instruction. There is also a step-by-step guide to writing a paragraph with example paragraphs in the answer keys. There are plenty of passages for modeling, practice, remediation, and assessment.

This includes 8 weeks of the paragraph of the week packet. That means 8 different articles, 8 different homework assignments, and 8 times for students to practice to attain mastery.

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed compare and contrast paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Honeybees vs. Killer Bees

As a teacher I always struggled to find quality multiple choice practice questions for the standard 6.RL.5 or structures of literary texts. This product contains two worksheets with over 30 practice questions related to this standard and it also spirals in theme. I've also added a powerpoint to help model questions before practice.

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed compare and contrast paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: iPad vs. Kindle

Students read two magazine articles about invasive animals and then craft a problem solution essay. This includes the articles and an essay of the week packet in which students write the problem solution essay. Also included is the beginning of a class rough draft in response to the essay question (could be used as a model).

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed problem and solution paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Tigers in Cambodia

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Charlottesville Rally

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: National Anthem

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Posting Online

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Ocean Explorer Career

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: You may want to wash your hands after touching this...

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Dehydration

This packet could be used as homework or as a daily do now or writing center. It has an assignment for each day of the week which guides students through writing a well-developed paragraph which cites the text. This is a great primer to use before an essay unit as it walks students through the foundational paragraph. I recommend using one as an in-class teacher model before assigning others as an independent assignment. Topic: Bullying Defined

Students are guided through a paragraph of the week with an assignment for each day. On Monday, students close read a text and brainstorm a text-based response. Tuesday, they write details and explanations. Wednesdays, they write a topic, closing, and edit. Thursday, they publish a complete paragraph. Topic: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

This is another guided paragraph of the week. It was made on Google Docs, but I downloaded as a docx, so should work on word of Docs. This product includes an article and a Mon-Fri packet that guides students through the writing process.

This is the powerpoint (I made on Google Slides, so it should work on that platform, too) to accompany the text structure worksheets.