Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Winston Churchill
Guide students through independently researching the life and influence of Winston Churchill, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Thomas Jefferson
Guide students through independently researching the life and influence of Thomas Jefferson, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.
First They Came For The Jews + Terrible Things dual text analysis, Holocaust
Paired-text analysis activity teaching students to compare an allegorical children's story and a poem, both used to represent the Holocaust, and to synthesize their shared themes in writing
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Thurgood Marshall
Guide students through independently researching the life and influence of Thurgood Marshall, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Sojourner Truth
Guide students through independently researching the life and influence of Sojourner Truth, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Duke Ellington
Guides students through independent biographical research on Duke Ellington and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: W.E.B. Du Bois
Guide students through independently researching the life and influence of W.E.B. Du Bois, using a scored rubric and biographical organizer to produce a 5-paragraph research essay.
Weekly Writing Sets Quarter 4
A nine-week set of weekly writing practice slides for grades 7-10 covering descriptive, expository, and narrative writing to build regular writing practice.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Cesar Chavez
Guides students through independent biographical research on Cesar Chavez and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
The Harmonica by Tony Johnston Read-Aloud Activities
A large book-companion packet of 43 read-aloud comprehension activities to accompany the picture book The Harmonica by Tony Johnston, covering prediction, sequencing, inference, character analysis, theme, figurative language, symbolism, vocabulary puzzles, and extended writing.
St. Augustine Research Organizer & Essay Assignment
Guide students through researching the life of St. Augustine of Hippo and writing a structured 5-paragraph biography research essay, with an included teacher rubric for assessment.
Weekly Writing Sets Quarter 2
A nine-week set of weekly writing practice slides that walk middle/high school students through descriptive, expository, narrative, and persuasive writing using timed writing and graphic organizers.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Constantine the Great
Guides students through independent biographical research on Constantine the Great and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Billie Holiday
Guides students through independent biographical research on Billie Holiday and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Florida (FAST) Writing Practice Test for Grade 5
Provide a Florida FAST ELA Writing practice test for Grade 5, with reading-based multiple-choice/open-response questions, language-convention items, and an extended writing task, plus a full answer key with scoring rubrics.
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Confucius
Guides students through independent biographical research on Confucius and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Florida (FAST) Writing Practice Test for Grade 9
Provide a Florida FAST ELA Writing practice test for Grade 9, with reading-based multiple-choice/open-response questions, language-convention items, and an extended writing task, plus a full answer key with scoring rubrics.
Answers included
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Charlotte Brontë
Guides students through independent biographical research on Charlotte Bronte and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Claude Monet
Guides students through independent biographical research on Claude Monet and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Guides students through independent biographical research on Dwight D. Eisenhower and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Persuasive Writing about King Tut Project
A multi-day project-based learning unit in which student groups research whether King Tut was murdered, then conduct a web quest and mock trial, culminating in persuasive writing, to teach ancient history alongside persuasive writing and collaboration skills.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Charles Dickens
Guides students through independent biographical research on Charles Dickens and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Guides students through independent biographical research on Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Charles Darwin
Guides students through independent biographical research on Charles Darwin and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.