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Created byThis is a short lesson on writing concluding sentences using color-coded writing strategies compatible with Step Up to Writing. I used this in my intervention class of 7th grade students who were not including conclusions in their paragraphs, but it works well as a lesson introducing the skill and
2nd - 5th English Language Arts, Writing
Free
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Created byStudents struggling with writing strong sentences? Strong sentences is a simple way to help students write effective sentences in middle school by focusing on verbs and prepositional phrases. A presentation is provided to use with the whole class or as a resource in your online learning platform.
6th - 8th English Language Arts, Writing, Other (ELA)
Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
$3.00
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Created byLooking for an engaging activity to teach narrative writing transition words and phrases? This lesson has two parts for teaching transition words. This activity is easy to use and makes a great reference tool for students later in the year. The resource provides students with an opportunity to tak
6th - 8th English Language Arts, Writing, Other (ELA)
Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
$2.50
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Created byThese 50 Narrative Writing Time Filler Warm-Ups are exactly what your reluctant or struggling writers need to improve their creative writing skills. You’ll get access to both a PowerPoint presentation and a Google Slideshow with 10 weeks of no-prep digital bell-ringers.
3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing, Other (ELA)
Also included in: Writing Warm-Ups Bundle: 200 Bell Ringers for Info, Opinion, Narrative & Grammar
$6.00
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Created byHelp students move from a broad personal experience to a focused moment they can develop into a narrative. This Make a Moment Explode graphic organizer gives 1st–4th grade writers a clear structure for brainstorming, prewriting, and planning personal narrative details.The ready-to-use template guide
1st - 4th Creative Writing, Handwriting, Writing
$0.80
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Created byWorking on a narrative writing unit and need a lesson to teach endings for narrative writing? This ready-to-use lesson, Narrative Writing Endings, will engage students and provide guidance on how to write narrative endings. This lesson is perfect for middle school students and provides definitions
6th - 7th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle: Middle School
$3.75
Created byIn this narrative picture book writing project for grades 4-8, students partner up in Author-Illustrator teams to create a picture book about the adventures of Max, the Library Cat.
3rd - 6th Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Writing
$2.00
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Created byThese 50 Opinion Writing Time Filler Warm-Ups are exactly what your reluctant or struggling writers need to improve their persuasive writing skills. You’ll get access to both a PowerPoint presentation and a Google Slideshow with 10 weeks of no-prep digital bell-ringers.
4th - 6th Writing, Writing Essays, Writing Expository
Also included in: Writing Warm-Ups Bundle: 200 Bell Ringers for Info, Opinion, Narrative & Grammar
$6.00
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Created byStudents often begin a personal narrative or college essay with a topic that is too broad to describe in detail. This free mini-lesson helps students in grades 9–12 find a specific moment within an experience, plan what happened, and begin writing a scene.Students first compare broad topics with mor
9th - 12th Writing
Free
Created byStudents can find a quotation—but can they explain why it matters? This free, 30-minute literary analysis mini-lesson helps students in grades 9–12 move beyond plot summary and develop commentary grounded in specific textual details.Students work with a short model and two original literary passages
9th - 12th Literature, Writing
Free
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Created byThese 50 Grammar Time Filler Warm-Ups are exactly what your reluctant or struggling writers need to improve their grammar and writing skills. You’ll get access to both a PowerPoint presentation and a Google Slideshow with 10 weeks of no-prep digital bell-ringers.
3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing
Also included in: Fragments and Run-On Sentences Bundle: Grammar Activities & Practice 4th-6th Gr.
$6.00
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Created byThese 50 Expository Writing Time Filler Warm-Ups are exactly what your reluctant or struggling writers need to improve their informational writing skills. You’ll get access to both a PowerPoint presentation and a Google Slideshow with 10 weeks of no-prep digital bell-ringers.
4th - 6th Writing, Writing Essays, Writing Expository
Also included in: Writing Warm-Ups Bundle: 200 Bell Ringers for Info, Opinion, Narrative & Grammar
$6.00
Created byComma Rules Review LessonReview seven essential comma rules with a complete, low-prep lesson designed for secondary ELA. This resource gives you the materials you need to teach or reteach common comma conventions, guide students through examples, provide meaningful practice, and quickly check unders
7th - 11th English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
$4.50
Created byTeach rhetorical appeals and devices without stopping at simple identification.The Art of Persuasion is a ready-to-use secondary ELA mini-unit that helps students understand how speakers and writers influence an audience—and why their rhetorical choices matter.Students begin with an accessible Feel
9th - 12th English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
$9.50
Created byStart the year with a real English lesson that gives you useful information about your students without making the first week feel like a test. In this low-pressure activity, students read an original short story, discuss possible interpretations, and write a brief evidence-based response.Student-fa
8th - Higher Education Close Reading, Literature, Writing
$4.50
Created byGive students the background they actually need to enter Sophocles’ Antigone, then bring them back to the text for allusions and post-reading analysis.This four-resource bundle combines Greek theater and tragedy background, story-specific pre-reading context, a collaborative mythology/allusions proj
9th - 12th Literature, Writing, Drama
Antigone Greek Mythology Background Project | Allusions Research & Presentations
Antigone Pre-Reading Background | Oedipus Family Tree, Context, Guided Notes
Antigone Tragic Hero Analysis | Antigone vs Creon | Literary Analysis Lesson
Greek Theater & Tragedy Background | PowerPoint, Guided Notes & Teacher Guide
$18.00
$14.50
Created byTeaching the college essay can be frustrating. Students often think they need a dramatic story, choose a prompt before they have anything meaningful to say, or end up writing the same version of “this experience taught me to never give up.”This unit takes a different approach.The College Essay: Find
11th - 12th Writing, Writing Essays
$14.99
Created byTeaching the college essay often gets stuck before students ever begin drafting. They insist nothing important has happened to them, assume they need a dramatic life event, or grab the first familiar topic they can think of and immediately turn it into a generic life lesson.Find Your College Essay S
11th - 12th Writing, Writing Essays
$5.99
Created byYour students have written the college essay. Now comes the part that is often harder to teach: real revision. This three-lesson workshop is designed for students who already have a complete or nearly complete personal statement. Instead of focusing only on proofreading, students look closely at wha
11th - 12th Writing, Writing Essays
$5.99
Created byYour students have a college essay idea. Now they have to turn it into an essay. This five-lesson workshop is designed for the middle of the college essay process: after brainstorming, but before final revision. Students work on reflection, natural voice, prompt choice, structure, and beginnings and
11th - 12th Writing, Writing Essays
$7.99