Curated OER
Writing Formal and Informal Letters
Third graders write a thank-you note and a formal letter of request that included relevant information, such as a return address, date, inside address, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature. They write an imaginary letter to...
Curated OER
Power Writing to Elaborate: Paragraph Writing, Main Idea
Students are walked through an outline (Power Writing) and shown how to elaborate on a main idea in their writing.
Curated OER
Learning About Hurricanes
Students write a research paper on hurricanes. In this weather lesson, students use a science text book to write down facts about hurricanes on note cards and then outline their essay. Students use the outline to create an organized essay.
Curated OER
Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Stories
Students read literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay comparing the main characters in the two stories. In this character analysis lesson, students read the stories Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black Veil. Students...
Curated OER
COMPARE AND CONTRAST LIFESTYLES AND TIME PERIODS
Eighth graders demonstrate the steps needed for a compare and contrast essay by writing a paper comparing and contrasting two selected pictures.
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Young scholars write a literary response essay to Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary response lesson, students complete pre-writing activities, discuss the rubric for the essay, and visit the given...
Curated OER
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Eighth graders read the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and then watch a movie based on the novel. They write an essay comparing the movie to the book.
Curated OER
Stages in Preparing an Essay
In this writing worksheet, students analyze 9 steps to writing an essay from choosing a topic to making a final draft. Students do not write an essay on this page, which is from the UK.
Curated OER
Words That Will Haunt You
Students create taxonomies of Halloween-related terms. Drawing from their compiled vocabulary lists and previous reading, they compose personal essays of their own memories of the holiday. Students present their essays at a...
Curated OER
Expository Writing
Students write a short essay. In this essay writing lesson, students select from a tiered assignment a topic in which to compose an expository essay.
SparkNotes
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
Paradise Lost by John Milton: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about John Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
American Dream by Edward Albee: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Edward Albee's American Dream. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
Bible: The New Testament: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the New Testament of the Bible. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago. Students may check some of their answers online.
SparkNotes
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted. Students may check some of their answers online.
Bright Hub Education
Find Future Employment Ideas by Writing a Career Essay
Use the constructive ideas in this resource to assist in developing your own career writing project for your junior high or young high school scholars. The resource provides step-by-step plans for the educator and learners, as well as...
Curated OER
Writing: Parallel Structure
In this writing with parallel structure activity, students examine 20 sentences and note whether they are correctly or incorrectly written in terms of parallel structure.
Virginia Department of Education
Writing Counterarguments
This activity is better utilized as a peer-editing exercise and not as an activity on how to write counterarguments. Writers take their argumentative rough drafts, peer edit in groups of four, and review the author on common essay...
Curated OER
"Shooting An Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma
High schoolers read an essay by George Orwell's life in Burma and place it in its cultural and historical context. They identify the main points of the essay and Orwell's use of symbolism in the essay. They explain how each persuasive...
Scholastic
Adding Expository Elaborations
How can you tell if a prompt is expository or narrative? Help your learners identify key words in writing prompts to determine how they should craft their essays.
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