Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: George Eliot

Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: George Eliot Guide students to independently research and write a 5-paragraph essay about renowned Victorian Era author George Eliot. This 6-page teaching resource includes a scaffolded research planner and essay assignment with directions, requirements, writing tips, peer review checklist, and rubric tied to Common Core ELA standards. Also includes a biography and note-taking worksheet for gathering facts and quality sources on George Eliot, plus an essay outline to help build a draft. Use the full lesson or just parts as a research activity or sub plan for grades 8-11. Provided as customizable print-ready PDFs and a Google Sheet rubric ready for Google Classroom integration.