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Show Don't Tell Worksheet | Strong Verbs vs Adjectives | Short Story ELA
Show Don't Tell Worksheet | Strong Verbs vs Adjectives | Short Story ELA
This 2-page show don't tell worksheet for high school ELA (grades 9-12) teaches students the most powerful revision skill in fiction writing: replacing weak adjectives with strong, specific verbs. Built around a single core idea - adjectives tell the reader what to think; verbs make the reader feel ...
FREE Essay Structure Comparison Graphic Organizer: Checklist vs. Case-Building
FREE Essay Structure Comparison Graphic Organizer: Checklist vs. Case-Building
Most students write research papers using a checklist approach: introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion. It works for basic assignments, but it falls apart when they need to build a real argument.This one-page graphic organizer puts the checklist model and the case-building model side by sid...
| FREE | Peer Feedback Sheet | Writer's Workshop | Short Story | High School ELA
| FREE | Peer Feedback Sheet | Writer's Workshop | Short Story | High School ELA
This free peer feedback sheet for high school ELA writer's workshop (grades 9-12) gives students a structured 2-page framework for providing specific, experience-based feedback on short story drafts. Built around one rule: report your experience as a reader - do not try to fix the story.Five structu...
American Imperialism| Iran Case Study | Full Unit + Primary Source Packet| 9-12|
American Imperialism| Iran Case Study | Full Unit + Primary Source Packet| 9-12|
When a student asks why the United States and Iran are the way they are, most teachers don't have a good answer ready. The story starts in 1953, with a coup that the CIA spent forty-seven years denying. This unit gives you the documents, the lesson sequence, and the analytical scaffolding to walk st...
Government Types Posters | 30 Posters | Civics | Social Studies | Grade 9-12
Government Types Posters | 30 Posters | Civics | Social Studies | Grade 9-12
Thirty print-ready classroom posters covering every major government type your students will encounter in civics, social studies, and history courses. Each poster features a dramatic watercolor ink wash illustration paired with a clear, student-friendly definition.What's Included - 30 full-color pos...
Research Paper Writing Unit: 14 Complete Lessons for Grades 11-12 (Full Bundle)
Research Paper Writing Unit: 14 Complete Lessons for Grades 11-12 (Full Bundle)
This is a complete 14-lesson unit that takes students from choosing a topic to submitting a polished research paper. Every lesson is built around the same idea: a research paper is an argument, not a report.The unit moves through five phases: getting started (topic selection and research questions),...
Short Story Writing Unit | 15 Lessons | Teacher Guide | High School ELA
Short Story Writing Unit | 15 Lessons | Teacher Guide | High School ELA
This complete short story writing unit for high school ELA (grades 9-12) delivers 15 step-by-step lessons covering the full creative writing process - from character development and conflict to dialogue, point of view, revision, and final publication. Designed for grades 9-12 English Language Arts, ...
Sentence Structure Mini Unit | Sentence Variety | 3 Lessons | 6-12
Sentence Structure Mini Unit | Sentence Variety | 3 Lessons | 6-12
This 3-lesson mini unit elevates sentence structure from grammar exercise into deliberate writing craft. Sentence Craft moves students past identifying sentence types and into the real work: using sentence structure as a tool to create rhythm, emphasis, and engagement in their writing. What's Inside...
Editorial Writing Unit | ELA | Journalism | Media Studies | Grades 9-12 |
Editorial Writing Unit | ELA | Journalism | Media Studies | Grades 9-12 |
A full 6-lesson editorial writing unit for high school ELA, Journalism, and Media Studies. Everything is printable, editable, and ready to teach tomorrow.The six lessonsWhat is an editorial? Students sort opinion statements from editorial statements using four discussion prompts, then rewrite one as...
Scroll Stoppers: Social Media Persuasion Analysis | Media Literacy | Grades 9-12
Scroll Stoppers: Social Media Persuasion Analysis | Media Literacy | Grades 9-12
Are your students aware of how social media ads are designed to influence them? Scroll Stoppers is a ready-to-use, 75-minute media literacy activity that teaches students to identify and analyze eight persuasion techniques used in social media advertising.Students learn eight core techniques (scarci...
Media Bias | News Literacy Unit | Media Literacy | 9-12 by Critical Classroom
Media Bias | News Literacy Unit | Media Literacy | 9-12 by Critical Classroom
This 5-lesson media literacy unit gives your students a real framework for evaluating what they read, watch, and share. What's inside:Five scaffolded lessons that move from concrete skills to independent analysis. Students start by separating fact from framing in real news coverage, then map five ty...
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