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Show & Symbolism Narrative Writing Assignment teaching resource preview

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Narrative & poetry assessment

Show & Symbolism Narrative Writing Assignment

A narrative writing assignment teaching literary symbolism: students write a personal narrative built around a symbolic object and an explanatory paragraph analyzing its meaning.

Includes: assignment directions with definition and example of symbolism · model example narrative and explanation paragraph ('Safely Up in Flames' by Richard Post) · 4-criteria, 5-level scoring rubric (Content/Symbolism Use, Grammar and Spelling…

File: PDF
Level: 6–12

How to Write a Paragraph: Using Graphic Organizers for Drafting teaching resource preview

Essay & paragraph assessment

How to Write a Paragraph: Using Graphic Organizers for Drafting

A chapter slice from a 'How to Write a Paragraph' workbook that teaches students to use graphic organizers when drafting a paragraph.

Includes: Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy mapped to chapters) · Assessment Rubric (Level 1-4 scoring for Ideas, Organization, Style, Conventions)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Basketball Biography Writing Research Guide teaching resource preview

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Basketball Biography Writing Research Guide

A research and essay-writing toolkit guiding students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style biographical essay about a historically important basketball figure.

Includes: research essay requirements/due dates sheet · writing tips · peer-review checklist (self/peer initial columns)

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 7–10

How to Write a Paragraph: Revising Your Paragraph teaching resource preview

Essay & paragraph assessment

How to Write a Paragraph: Revising Your Paragraph

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Paragraph" (CCP1100), covering the sub-topic "Revising Your Paragraph" (page 31 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents) for teaching the paragraph-writing process.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Mozart Research Organizer & Essay Assignment teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Mozart Research Organizer & Essay Assignment

A scaffolded research-essay project guiding secondary students through researching Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and writing a 5-paragraph research essay.

Includes: essay requirements/instructions page · essay writing tips and self/peer checklist · rubric (CCRA-aligned, 40 points)

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 8–12

How to Write a Paragraph: Things to Watch for When You Revise teaching resource preview

Essay & paragraph assessment

How to Write a Paragraph: Things to Watch for When You Revise

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Paragraph" (CCP1100), covering the sub-topic "Things to Watch for When You Revise" (page 34 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents) for teaching the paragraph-writing process.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Fantasy Writing Step-by-Step Narrative Guide teaching resource preview

Narrative & poetry assessment

Fantasy Writing Step-by-Step Narrative Guide

Step-by-step guide for planning and drafting a fantasy narrative, focused on making foundational story decisions before drafting.

Includes: fantasy classics reference list (LOTR, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia, Peter Pan) · due-dates tracker (narrative map, outline, draft, peer edit, final) · writing tips list with self/peer checklist

File: PDF
Level: 6–10

How to Write a Book Report: What is a Book Report? teaching resource preview

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How to Write a Book Report: What is a Book Report?

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Book Report" (CCP1101), covering the sub-topic "What is a Book Report?" for teaching students the elements and process of writing a book report.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: John Steinbeck teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: John Steinbeck

Guides students through independent biographical research on John Steinbeck and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring Steinbeck’s most significant literary achievements, analyzing Steinbeck’s legacy and influence on modern literature, conclusion, and…

Includes: essay assignment/requirements page · writing-tips and self/peer essay-completion checklist · essay rubric (CCSS writing anchor standards, scored to 40 points, with note pointing to an editable Google-Classroom-ready version)

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 8–12

How to Write a Paragraph: Prewriting Practice teaching resource preview

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How to Write a Paragraph: Prewriting Practice

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Paragraph" (CCP1100), covering the sub-topic "Prewriting Practice" (page 19 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents) for teaching the paragraph-writing process.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Agatha Christie teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Agatha Christie

Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Agatha Christie (author)

Includes: essay requirements sheet (5-paragraph essay: intro+thesis, early-life paragraph, achievements paragraph, legacy paragraph, conclusion, works cited; >=3 sources) · self-and-peer writing-tips checklist

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 7–10

How to Write a Book Report: Kinds of Book Reports teaching resource preview

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How to Write a Book Report: Kinds of Book Reports

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write a Book Report" (CCP1101), covering the sub-topic "Kinds of Book Reports" for teaching students the elements and process of writing a book report.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Sylvia Plath teaching resource preview

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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Sylvia Plath

Guide students through independently researching the literary life and legacy of Sylvia Plath, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.

Includes: essay requirements/instructions page (5-paragraph essay, 3+ sources, works cited) · writing-tips self-check/peer-check list · 4-criterion essay rubric (CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.L.3) with a hyperlink to an editable, Google-Classroom-ready version

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 9–12

How to Write a Paragraph: Using Graphic Organizers for Prewriting teaching resource preview

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How to Write a Paragraph: Using Graphic Organizers for Prewriting

A chapter slice from a 'How to Write a Paragraph' workbook that teaches students to use graphic organizers during prewriting for paragraph writing.

Includes: Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy mapped to chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Walt Whitman teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Walt Whitman

Guide students through independently researching the literary life and legacy of Walt Whitman, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.

Includes: essay requirements/instructions page (5-paragraph essay, 3+ sources, works cited) · writing-tips self-check/peer-check list · 4-criterion essay rubric (CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.L.3) with a hyperlink to an editable, Google-Classroom-ready version

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 9–12

Mini-Reviews Book Report teaching resource preview

Essay & paragraph assessment

Mini-Reviews Book Report

A lesson plan and set of materials teaching middle/high school students to write and publish short 'mini-review' book reviews of a novel or nonfiction book they have read, in the style of online reader reviews (e.g. Goodreads, Amazon).

Includes: introduction with objectives, learning targets, and CCSS standards · step-by-step lesson plan procedure · student directions for writing mini-reviews

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File: PDF
Level: 6–9

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Alfred, Lord Tennyson teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Guide students to research and write a 5-paragraph biography research essay about Alfred, Lord Tennyson (poet)

Includes: essay requirements sheet (5-paragraph essay: intro+thesis, early-life paragraph, achievements paragraph, legacy paragraph, conclusion, works cited; >=3 sources) · self-and-peer writing-tips checklist

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 7–12

Influential Monarchs Essay Research Guide teaching resource preview

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Influential Monarchs Essay Research Guide

Guide students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph, MLA-formatted research essay about an influential monarch, from subject selection through drafting, peer editing, and graded final submission.

Includes: Research Essay Requirements page: 6 required essay sections and a due-date tracker (Research Notes, Outline, Draft, Peer Edit, Final) · Writing Tips checklist: self- and peer-check items covering MLA style, thesis statement, body paragraph…

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 7–10

How to Write an Essay: Revising, Proofreading and Editing teaching resource preview

Essay & paragraph assessment

How to Write an Essay: Revising, Proofreading and Editing

Reproducible chapter excerpt ("Chapter Slice") from the workbook "How to Write an Essay" (CCP1102), covering "Revising, Proofreading and Editing" (page 40 of the full 64-page workbook, per that workbook's table of contents), part of a resource built on a five-step writing model.

Includes: Permission to Reproduce notice · Critical Thinking Skills chart (Bloom's Taxonomy, mapped across the workbook's 12 chapters)

File: PDF
Level: 5–8

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: John Lewis teaching resource preview

Research projects with rubrics

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: John Lewis

Guides students through independent biographical research on John Lewis and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring John Lewis’s Civil Rights and career achievements, analyzing John Lewis’s Civil Rights and cultural legacy, conclusion, and works cited page).

Includes: essay assignment/requirements page · writing-tips and self/peer essay-completion checklist · essay rubric (CCSS writing anchor standards, scored to 40 points, with note pointing to an editable Google-Classroom-ready version)

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 8–11

Sigmund Freud Research Organizer & Essay Assignment teaching resource preview

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Sigmund Freud Research Organizer & Essay Assignment

A scaffolded research and writing packet guiding students from biographical fact-finding about Sigmund Freud through drafting and self/peer-assessing a 5-paragraph research essay on his life and psychoanalytic legacy.

Includes: essay requirements page (5-paragraph structure, 3+ sources, works cited) · writing tips / self and peer essay-check list

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 7–10

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Lewis Carroll teaching resource preview

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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Lewis Carroll

Guides students through independent biographical research on Lewis Carroll and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring Carroll’s most significant literary and poetic achievements, analyzing Carroll’s legacy and influence on children’s literature and poetry,…

Includes: essay assignment/requirements page · writing-tips and self/peer essay-completion checklist · essay rubric (CCSS writing anchor standards, scored to 40 points, with note pointing to an editable Google-Classroom-ready version)

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 6–10

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Jason Reynolds teaching resource preview

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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Jason Reynolds

Guides students through independent biographical research on Jason Reynolds and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring Reynolds’ most significant literary achievements, analyzing Reynolds’ legacy and influence on young adult literature, conclusion, and…

Includes: essay assignment/requirements page · writing-tips and self/peer essay-completion checklist · essay rubric (CCSS writing anchor standards, scored to 40 points, with note pointing to an editable Google-Classroom-ready version)

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File: Multiple File Types
Level: 6–10

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: J.K. Rowling teaching resource preview

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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: J.K. Rowling

Guides students through independent biographical research on J.K. Rowling and a structured 5-paragraph research-essay assignment (thesis-driven introduction, early-life paragraph, exploring Rowling’s most significant literary achievements, analyzing Rowling’s legacy and influence on modern culture, conclusion, and works cited…

Includes: essay assignment/requirements page · writing-tips and self/peer essay-completion checklist · essay rubric (CCSS writing anchor standards, scored to 40 points, with note pointing to an editable Google-Classroom-ready version)

Editable

File: Multiple File Types
Level: 6–10