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AP Test Prep
College Board

2002 AP® English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Is there a secret to keeping secrets? Scholars choose a character in a novel or play and analyze how the character keeps a secret.  Writers also craft essays to reveal elements of poetry and the use of language in a passage. The prompts...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The released 2003 AP® exam asks scholars to read and respond to two poems about the love god Eros. They also analyze the characterization and narrative in The Other Paris. A final essay question requires pupils to choose a novel or play...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2005 AP® English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Santa is not the only one in the chimney! Scholars compare two poems written about using children as chimney sweepers. They also create essays about literary devices in a passage and about a character's struggle with inward and outward...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How does perspective change a person's view? Scholars view different perspectives as they compare the styles of two different authors describing a flock of birds. Writers also create essays in response to entertainment ruining society...
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Assessment
New York State Education Department

US History and Government Examination: January 2014

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What led the United States to acquire territory? What were some of the effects of those acquisitions? Learners explore the questions using the 2014 essay from the New York Regents exam. Other items include practice multiple choice...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 20

For Teachers 10th Standards
Readers take all the information they gained from the last 19 lessons and complete an essay describing how King develops his purpose and claim in "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Pupils use a rubric and checklist to help guide their...
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Unit Plan
Crabtree Publishing

State Your Case Series

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Four lessons make up a unit focused on writing persuasive essays. Each unit builds on the last, ultimately taking pupils through the writing process. Scholars make a claim, create an argument, debate both sides, then state their opinion....
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Printables
Curated OER

Prewriting Web

For Teachers 4th - 12th
To accomplish great things, and to produce great essays, writers plan. Introduce your young writers to the prewriting stage of the writing process with a template that asks them to brainstorm and list as many ideas as possible....
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Assessment
New York State Education Department

English Language Arts Examination: August 2016

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
If it's true that preparation is the key to success, the English Language Arts Examination handout should help pupils ace their exams. Scholars read several texts and answer multiple-choice questions. Then, they write source-based...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 2, Lesson 24

For Teachers 11th Standards
How do central ideas build on each other in Shakespeare's Hamlet? Scholars begin the first part of an end-of-unit assessment. They complete a Central Idea Evidence Collection Tool worksheet to prepare for a writing activity to discuss...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 11 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 5

For Teachers 11th Standards
There's a fine line between madness and genius. Using the resource, scholars complete a mid-unit assessment based on their study of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. They write a multi-paragraph response, analyzing how two central...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

WRITING AN ESSAY: THE BASICS

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this basic essay-writing worksheet, learners are guided through the first parts of the writing process. They are then on their own to complete the essay.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify geographical features of different regions encountered by migrants on the Oregon trail. Students research how the Oregon landscape may have affected life and 19th century westward migration. Students write a narrative...
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Writing
Curated OER

Julius Caesar Writing Response: Essay on Bravery

For Students 11th - 12th
In this essay outline worksheet, students apply a quotation from Julius Caesar to their own lives and formulate an outline for a well developed five paragraph essay. The outline includes quotes and examples to fully support the author's...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Summer Reading and Writing Assignment: Fahrenheit 451

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. In this reading and writing lesson, 12th graders read the book and think of five books to save from the fire. Students write an essay explaining why they'd save them. The essay...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Structure and Paragraph Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students review the correct form for writing paragraphs.  In this paragraph writing activity, students rewrite a poorly written opening sentence. Students make changes to a closing paragraph.  Students write a plan for an essay of five...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Stamp Act Effect

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the Stamp Act. In this Stamp Act lesson, 6th graders analyze documents surrounding the Stamp Act. Students determine the reasons, oppositions and impacts of the Stamp Act and organize this information on a chart....
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Sounder by William Armstrong: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about William Armstrong's Sounder. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a Political Leader

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate politics by writing a formal letter. In this U.S. Government lesson, students discuss political issues they would like to address and research their topic using the Internet. Students locate an appropriate political...
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Activity
National Science Teachers Association

The Ethanol Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
In a mock senate hearing regarding the development of ethanol as a fuel source, each person in the class is assigned a role to play and must uphold the stance of their character. Once the senate hearing is complete, each person writes a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Rights Video Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate a decade of American history when the civil rights movement was a focus of national attention. They create a video essay about a person or event that played an important role in shaping the civil rights movement.
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Lesson Plan
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Smithsonian Institution

POWs

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Why did Vietnam POWs and their families receive more media attention than POWs in previous wars?  To answer this question, class members view artifacts, read articles, and engage in class discussion. Individuals then assume the voice of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts: Revision and Peer Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to evaluate their peers' essays to determine clarity, completeness, and persuasiveness. They are able to revise their own essays for greater clarity and fluency, adding explanation where needed and cutting...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Voice, Audience, Purpose Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this essay writing worksheet, students complete six short answer questions related to the audience, purpose, voice, theme, and the thesis of their essay.

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