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Pre-1861: Disunion
Nat Turner, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln all played a key role in the run-up to the bloody American Civil War. Using a PowerPoint, timeline activity, and essay prompt, young historians consider the roles of these men and more to...
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Formal Essay Process
Students identify and use the four types of brainstorming techniques used in essay prewriting. They select an appropriate attention getting statement to attract the essay reader. Students explore the purpose and methods of selecting...
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Essay Outline: The Outsiders
In this essay writing worksheet, students are given prompts to help them develop an outline for an essay. Students then use this outline to write a four paragraph essay on The Outsiders.
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Literary Analysis Essay Review Sheet
In this literary analysis peer editing instructional activity, students share their essays with 4 classmates who read the essays and comment regarding the 3 questions listed on the sheet.
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Writing Essays
Learners compose expository essays. In this written communication lesson, students examine paragraphs from sample expository essays and then discuss the attributes of well-written essays prior to writing their own expository essays.
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Introduction to the Writing Process: Character Description Essays
Students analyze and evaluate an essay and write a character description. In this character description lesson plan, students read and analyze an essay in a teacher-led lecture. Students brainstorm then write a well-developed essay...
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"The Tulip Touch"- Essay Plan
In this 'The Tulip Touch' worksheet, students look up pages in the book to answer questions which will help them outline their essay. Students answer eleven questions and then write an essay about how the friendship between Natalie and...
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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.
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History of the Americas – Mexican Revolution Essay Test Questions
In this Mexican Revolution activity, students respond to 9 essay questions that require them to describe the details and impact of the war.
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Document Based Essay Question: World War II
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students examine 4 documents from World War II and then respond to the essay questions that accompany each of them.
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What Is Courage?
Students brainstorm definitions of the word "courage." They work in cooperative groups to complete tasks related to critical lense statements. Students write an essay of critical analysis. They write a first draft, and peer edit . Essays...
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Rule of 3 Web
Students create a web with the writing topic in the center of the web. They extend three branches from the center of the web, write the main ideas that support and develop the topic. They draw three branches that extend from each main...
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Lending Discrimination and the Community Reinvestment Act
Write about economic and banking issues of concern to the public. Investigate lending discrimination and the impact of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Use a guide to do research and write an essay.
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There's No Accountin with Ledgers
Tenth graders create and maintain a ledger, write an essay for the process, and learn to keep financial accounts through the ledger. For this ledger lesson, 10th graders define an accounting ledger and create one for the money they've...
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Environmental Harmony
Students use information from a variety of media to evaluate different artists' views on the human relationship to nature. From these sources, class discussion, and personal experience, students will synthesize a thoughtful,...
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Living History
Students write an essay and interview someone who remembers the 1960's and 1970's. In this history lesson plan, students write their essays as if they were there in that time period, write their feelings, and put together a mini museum...
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Adventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting
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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Prize Numbers
Students explore what a proof is, how and why mathematicians create them and compose essays on how reason and logic are employed in the workplace. They explore whether any three lines can make a triangle and attempt to verify Goldbach's...
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Moby-Dick by Herman Melville: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Study Questions & Essay Topics
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Workplace Vocabulary
High schoolers engage in daily spelling and vocabulary practice of workplace-related terms with definition matching exercises, word scrambles, dictation, sentence writing. Finally, they compose a short essay in which they use the words...
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WRITING AN ESSAY: THE BASICS
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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Drafting and Revising Essays
Learners draft and revise essays. They share their essays with their partner. Based on the feedback they receive, they revise their essays for clarity, purpose, and tone. They proofread their essays, fixing errors in spelling, grammar,...
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Outlines and Organization: Sample Outline
Provide your essay writers with a sample essay outline. Richly detailed, this two-page handout not only describes the necessary parts of an outline, but also explains the purpose of each section. A model outline is also included.
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