10th Grade Writing Handouts
English Language Arts Certificate Awards For Middle and High School
By A Plus Education
Recognize your student's hard work and effort throughout the school year with this set of English Language awards in gold theme. These awards are standards based with each award including the number of the standard.
Awards for literary reading, speaking, listening, writing, informational reading, language conventions, and some miscellaneous awards are included and saved by category in separate folders.
These awards could be given throughout the school year and for a school-wide awards program. These awards are a great way reward and to motivate your students to do well as well as create a positive inspiring classroom culture.
This product is an editable PowerPoint file, you must have PowerPoint software to use this product.
Editable means only the text can be edited.
Back to School: Word Scramble for 5th grade, 6th grade and Above
By Thachakorn Kokong
Delve into over 60 diverse themes, from emotions to furniture and musical instruments, offering a stimulating array of over 700 words to unravel. Whether you're a casual puzzler or a seasoned word aficionado, this 8.2x11 inches book promises hours of entertainment and mental exercise. Discover the satisfaction of unscrambling each word and reveal the answers conveniently located at the end. Embrace the joy of wordplay and embark on a delightful journey of linguistic exploration today!
Here are some benefits of engaging in word scramble activities:
- Mental Stimulation: Word scrambles provide a mental workout, helping to keep the brain sharp and active.
- Vocabulary Expansion: By encountering a variety of words in different contexts, word scrambles can introduce new vocabulary and reinforce existing knowledge.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Figuring out the correct arrangement of letters challenges your problem-solving abilities and encourages creative thinking.
- Improves Concentration: Focusing on unscrambling words requires concentration and attention to detail, which can enhance overall concentration skills.
- Enhances Memory: Engaging with words in a scrambled format can improve memory retention as you try to remember and rearrange the letters to form meaningful words.
- Relaxation and Stress Relief: Solving word scrambles can be a relaxing activity, offering a break from daily stressors while still providing mental stimulation.
- Language Skills Development: Word scrambles can improve spelling, grammar, and language comprehension skills, making them beneficial for language learners and enthusiasts.
- Entertainment and Enjoyment: Word scrambles offer a fun and entertaining way to pass the time, whether alone or with friends and family.
- Self-Esteem Boost: Successfully unscrambling words and completing puzzles can provide a sense of accomplishment and boost self-esteem.
- Accessible Anywhere: Word scramble activities can be enjoyed almost anywhere, making them a convenient option for on-the-go entertainment or relaxation.
NEW! Geography Poster, Printables, and Chart Set
By Geography & Math Made Easy
POSTERS & POSTER SETS
Useful posters to decorate your geography classroom. These are not simply to look pretty but to be implemented in your lessons. Includes a free Depth & Complexity sticker and poster.
Informative essay, prompt, outline, rubric
By Educate and Create
Explain what impeachment is and how the process takes place. This is an informative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all learn something about the impeachment process. This comes complete with rubric
Social Skills Activities and Worksheets | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer | SEL
By Queen's Educational Resources
Social Skills Activities and Worksheets | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer | SEL
About This Resource
**★ Topic - **Social Skills
**★ **Brainstorming Social Skills Activity Worksheets
**★ **10 pages
**★ **PDF file
**★ **Suitable for Upper Elementary, Middle School, and High School
**★ **Social Emotional Learning
**★ **Detailed Suggested Responses included
This resource includes:
**★ **1 General Note-Taking Sheet
**★ **1 Social Skills Word Dissection Worksheet
**★ **1 Good vs. Poor Social Skills Brainstorming Worksheet
**★ **1 Social Skills Word Web Worksheet
**★ **3 Bulletin Board Display Pages to showcase student work
**★ **Sample Responses for all activities to support instruction
Help your students develop a deeper understanding of social skills with this engaging and interactive note-taking worksheet! This resource guides students to break down the concept of social skills by brainstorming and reflecting on the meanings of “social” and “skills.” Through this activity, students will analyze each term, connect their ideas, and develop a clear, personal definition of social skills.
Additionally, they will reflect on their own experiences to identify examples of good and poor social skills, fostering meaningful discussions and self-awareness.
Bulletin Board Task Display Pages are included to showcase student work and definitions on your classroom bulletin board to reinforce learning and create a visual display of their efforts.
Sample Responses | Answer Keys Included: Provide guidance for brainstorming activities and examples of good and poor social skills, making it easy for teachers to facilitate discussions or support students as needed.
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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.
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The Great Gatsby CHARACTER ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS | 18 Worksheets (2 Per Chapter)!!
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Engaging! Thought-provoking! This 20-page EDITABLE document will invite your students to analyze the complex characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. These daily writing activities promise to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The worksheets will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!
As you know, studying Fitzgerald’s nuanced construction of the characters is crucial for understanding this character-driven novel. These handouts will help students to develop a much deeper understanding of the characters while building skills in close reading!
What you'll get are 18 worksheets — two for each of the novel's 9 chapters — that invite students to analyze the main characters in The Great Gatsby. Each handout features a carefully selected passage that reveals key details about a character. Invite your students to write short paragraphs in which they analyze what the textual details reveal about the main characters. The worksheets focus on the following characters:
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
Myrtle Wilson
George Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Henry Gatz
Because two worksheets are provided for each chapter, you can either select which worksheet to distribute or else allow students to choose which characters they wish to analyze. Admins and students alike will be thrilled to see you expanding students' voice and choice!
These worksheets will come to you in a 20-page EDITABLE Word document which you can customize to the needs of your students! The previews for my resources provide access to dozens of pages of actual content. Click on the green “PREVIEW” button to see what you’ll get. . . .
Thank you for choosing “Rigorous Resources”!!
Happy teaching!
Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.
Note: These character analysis worksheets are also included in my Gatsby MEGA-Bundle. The bundle contains everything you'll need to deliver amazing and comprehensive lessons on Fitzgerald's novel: over 40 slides plus over 240 pages of content-rich handouts and activities. If you've already purchased the bundle, you don't need to purchase these worksheets. Thanks!
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The Vocab Bundle - Finding Meaning Of Unfamiliar Words Using Context Clues
By Blooming Through High School
Word Meaning with Nonsense Words
Why teach word meaning through nonsense words (context clues only)?
- Students must use critical thinking to solve
- Students must read the whole passage for context clues
- Students must problem solve to find the best word that makes the most sense.
- They can't find the answer except through problem solving.
All of these are things we want every student to do! This is something that is already adapted for high and low learners.
Starting with three nonsense words gets students going so they can work in groups or independently to decode the meaning of 7 REAL words (selected from the SAT vocabulary list).
This is a perfect activity for group problem solving and critical thinking!
Finding the meaning of words: in context, with a definition and from the Latin or Greek base. Four teaching pages are included for self-guided learning along with 7 student pages for practice with various shortened reading passages.
INCLUDED:
- 3 Self-grading Google Forms
- Editable Word Doc
- Reading Passage
- Teaching pages
- Answer Key
BUNDLE & SAVE: ELA Test Prep, Study Guide & Activities Bundle
Word Meaning with Greek & Latin
✔️Need to teach Greek & Latin along with Context Clues?
✔️Looking for way to get your students thinking critically & making connections?
✔️Need to integrate vocabulary in a meaningful way?
This activity includes worksheets, task cards and Google Quizzes for vocab practice
Students will use key words from the definitions in the first activity to determine the meaning of the Greek or Latin prefix. By recognizing the prefixes in words they recognize (and some they won't) students will begin making connections to other words they hear and read. This is a natural way to build in vocabulary to daily instruction that includes context clues and the Greek and Latin.
Included:
- Greek & Latin Roots Exploration: Dive into 45 carefully selected words, each featuring 9 impactful prefixes from the rich realms of Latin and Greek languages.
- Word Definitions: Equip your students with a solid understanding of each word, laying the foundation for deeper language comprehension.
- Fill in the Blank Sentences: Immerse your class in the learning process with cloze sentences that challenge them to apply their newfound knowledge in context.
- Task Cards: Make learning interactive and enjoyable with task cards that encourage independent exploration and reinforce language skills.
- Google Quizzes: Easily accessible quizzes that provide instant feedback, saving you valuable time and promoting a tech-savvy learning environment.
Vocabulary Starter
NEED TO TEACH VOCABULARY IN YOUR MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
You came to the right place! I have been teaching for 5+ years, I have my Master's in Education with a focus on Literacy and I didn't know where to start.
So, I went back to everything I learned in my graduate program and re-read everything I could find.
I wrote & designed a student-engaging template to help students in my classroom to deeply internalize a word. I gathered key word lists when I didn't have a word from our daily reading, and thought about how to teach vocabulary so my love of etymology and words could be shared with my 10th graders. I've included all that and a guide to help other teachers get started with implementing and teaching vocabulary in THEIR classrooms.
Is this book for me?
- You want to teach vocabulary explicitly
- You want flexibility to choose your words daily based on what you’re reading
- You need versatility to choose your own words from a given list
- You want your students to deeply internalize the vocabulary they learn
- You’re not sure where to start
Then this book is for you!
Adaptable to every classroom in every situation, this is more than a fill-in-the-blank activity. Your students will have a guide to build a vocabulary for a lifetime of learning.
WHY TEACH VOCABULARY EXPLICITLY?
Generating curiosity and delight in playing with words supports long-term memory, enhances the connection between orthography and meaning, and develops a disposition which stimulates word consciousness. It also builds vocabulary! All of these are a part of a vocabulary rich classroom environment.
By Beth Hammett
Interactive, peer workshopping approach to teaching Descriptive Writing. The PowerPoint has 21 slides and includes: Includes: Interactive Activities Descriptive Assignments Frequent checks for comprehension Crossword Puzzle Examples Figurative Language/Senses Peer Workshopping Resources Slide It defines, explains, introduces, and encourages descriptive writing through figurative language, five senses, tone, mood, show not tell, and visualization. Writing activities and handouts for scaffodling, assessment and comprehension of descriptive writing are included.
Plant and Life Cycle Writing Prompts with Note-Taking Sheets
By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom
Uncover the wonders of nature with my comprehensive writing prompts and note-taking sheets on the life cycles of plants and fungi. Designed for middle to high school students, these educational resources provide engaging activities and structured note-taking templates to enhance understanding and retention of key biological concepts. Explore the stages from seed germination and spore formation to flowering and fruiting bodies, fostering curiosity and scientific inquiry. Ideal for classroom use or individual study, these sheets support a hands-on learning approach that makes science fun and accessible.
These writing prompts would be great paired with my other Plant & Life Cycle resources:
FREE Plant & Fungi Life Cycle - Reading Passages, Q & A, and Note-taking Pages
Comprehensive Plant Life Cycle Unit Study
Comprehensive Fungi Life Cycle Unit Study
Comprehensive Plant and Fungi Life Cycle Unit Study Bundle
Deaf Education - Writing Characters, Setting, and Plot Ideas
By Sign with me TOD
As our students are completing written assignments, sometimes coming up with characters, a setting, and a plot is difficult. With this product students are provided with a lengthy list of female names, male names, and gender neutral names to choose from, possible setting ideas that also include words that focus on the time of day, time of year, days of the week, and months. This packet also provided plot ideas for a variety of writing assignments such as story ideas about life, science fiction, adventure, mystery, fantasy, funny stories, friendship, superhero, family, and animal story ideas. Students do not have to use the examples provided or even the characters names, but it does provide them with a boost of confidence to pick their own topic.
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Flying Lessons and Other Stories BUNDLE- First 5 Stories
By Ms. J's ELA
This bundle includes resources for the first five short stories in the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories. Those stories are: How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium, The Difficult Path, Sol Painting, Inc., Secret Samantha, and The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.
Each resource includes a presentation and student worksheets which come in color and b/w for easy printing.
This bundle includes:
38 student worksheet pages
52 slides
Answer Keys
Each resource includes:
story vocabulary
pre-reading activities
tiered reading questions
an emphasis on one particular ELA standard
Depending on the length of your class periods, this resource could last 4 days or 2 weeks.
Guess Your Grade - Effective Effort Form
By Language Arts Excellence
This 3-page form asks students to specifically rate their performance on the 6 components of effective effort on a given essay: TIME, FOCUS, RESOURCEFULNESS, USE OF STRATEGIES, USE OF FEEDBACK, and COMMITMENT. This product is modeled after teachings from The Skillful Teacher by Jon Saphier, Mary Ann Haley-Speca, and Robert Gower and encourages a growth mindset in students. I provide this form to my students every single time I assign a paper and am always pleasantly surprised at how honest they are in their responses, especially as the incentive for guessing their grade is 2 bonus points! ____________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out this great lesson plan for teaching Effective Effort by Language Arts Excellence: ⭐Effective Effort Lesson Plan ____________________________________________________________________________ ⭐Click to Follow Language Arts Excellence⭐
QUOTABLES [PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, & WORKSHEETS FOR USING QUOTES FOR ANALYSIS]
By Richard B Williams
This QUOTABLES [PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, & WORKSHEETS FOR USING QUOTES FOR ANALYSIS] resource correctly gives students access to understanding and using quotations in their writing. *4 WORKSHEETS,
*an EDITABLE resource, *SUGGESTED USES and TEACHER NOTES, and *HIGHLY ENGAGING! Students will be able to navigate texts, making sense of quotes, and even coming up with worthwhile sayings to influence their lives. Check it Out!
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Final Assessments WITH Rubrics | The Hobbit
By That German English Teacher
Elevate Your Tolkien Unit Finale: Conclude the adventure of The Hobbit with this comprehensive final assessment pack! Tailored to middle and high school students, this resource offers everything you need to gauge student comprehension and creativity after the epic journey through Middle Earth.
This product provides you access to the Canva template!
✨ What's Included:
- Character Analysis Writing Prompt: Encourage in-depth reflection with a thought-provoking writing prompt and a structured graphic organizer.
- Character Comparison Writing Prompt: Foster critical thinking by prompting students to compare key characters, supported by a detailed graphic organizer.
- Rubric for Character Analysis: Simplify grading with a comprehensive rubric designed for character analysis assessments.
- Project-Based Learning Ideas: Fuel creativity with five engaging project ideas, connecting literature to real-world applications.
- Creative Writing Assessment: Unleash students' imagination with a captivating creative writing prompt and a corresponding rubric.
Features:
- Holistic Assessment: Cover various aspects of literary analysis, ensuring a well-rounded evaluation of students' understanding.
- Project-Based Learning: Enhance comprehension through creative projects, promoting a deeper connection to Tolkien's world.
- Versatile Application: Suitable for both individual and group assessments, accommodating diverse teaching styles.
- Seamless Integration: Aligns seamlessly with ELA and ESL curricula, offering a flexible addition to your teaching resources.
MLA Format Checklist Handout for Google Docs with Visual Examples
By Christina Bush
It's one thing to tell students that their papers need to be in MLA format, but it's another to actually give them an example AND the steps to make those adjustments. This comprehensive checklist is a perfect tool to help your students learn for themselves in our digital world - starting with adjusting their essays to MLA format on Google Docs!
What is this resource?
This resource provides students with a labeled example of an essay written in MLA format, as well as a step-by-step guide on how to make each adjustment in Google Docs. This guide even includes icon images so students can get a visual of what these tools look like!
How do I use this in my classroom?
In my writing units, I format the students' rough drafts before I assign it to them on Google Classroom, but they have to format their papers themselves when it comes time for them to type up their final drafts. I give them this checklist when I first assign the Final Draft assignment and give them time to follow the steps themselves. I facilitate and answer questions as needed.
What's Included?
- A Comprehensive Checklist of steps to follow in order to adjust an essay to be in MLA format on Google Docs - in color!
- Black & White option of the Checklist
- A clearly-labeled example of an essay typed in MLA format
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Nutcracker Guided Descriptive Essay
By Meggen Loew
This guided descriptive essay asks students to describe a nutcracker. There are three separate options to use based on the level and ability of your students.
Option 1: A full five-paragraph essay with three body paragraphs and an introduction and conclusion are required. This includes a planning page, a student requirement page, and a rubric.
Option 2: A fill-in-the-blank essay is used for young writers learning to spell and write. Includes planning page, student requirement page, and nutcracker to color according to description.
Option 3: A Full five-paragraph essay with 3 body paragraphs, an introduction, and a conclusion is required. This includes a planning page, a student requirement page, and a rubric. A little less is required for this level.
What is Included: 15 Pages
· Goals and Instructional Pages for Teachers
· Younger Student Options Explanations
· Student Requirements Handout
· Rubric
· Planning Page
· Fill in the Blank Essay
· Fill in the Blank Planning Page
· Color and Decorate Nutcracker
· Younger Essay Requirements
· Younger Essay Rubric
· Younger Essay Planning Page
· Writing Page
Pair this with the Nutcracked novel study, the Nutcracker and The Mouse King picture book study, or other Nutcracker Christmas School Activities. A complete 20-Day Christmas School Unit is available as a bundle through my website or TeachShare storefront.
Great Americans Series of Biographies - Fun History - Wyatt Earp
By Iconic History
As time passes, many great Americans who have shaped the arts, sciences, sports, and history of our nation and culture get lost in time. The Great Americans Series of Biographies and Worksheets is an easy-to-read 200-word Biography of just the highlights of each subject's life designed to keep young readers engaged. The Questions page ensures student reading comprehension and grasp of key points. The Vocabulary page introduces and explains new words, phrases, and/or institutions students may not have been familiar with. The Quotes page challenges students to write what a famous quote by the subject means to them. The Great Americans Series is available individually or in bundles, making great bell work. An Answer Key is provided with each worksheet.
Writing Bill of Rights Printable Poster for Middle and High School Students
By Geography & Math Made Easy
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Can be printed assmall or as large as you need.
This Writer's Bill of Rights was created by a group of teachers of 5th-grade highly-gifted students but can be used for middle school and high school students at all levels. A poster that can be used in language arts or other classrooms.
This is a jpg file. The file size is 2.4 megabytes at 300 dpi.
It can be enlarged to a poster size for the classroom.
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Julius Caesar FINAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Essay Prompts, Advice, Rubric | EDITABLE
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
Looking for a final writing assignment on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar? This resource features everything you'll need to lead students through the process of writing an analytical essay about Julius Caesar.
The resource features 5 writing prompts which will motivate students to think with nuance about important themes in the play. The resource also includes scaffolding to help students select evidence, generate an outline, and begin writing. For teachers, the resource features an assessment rubric which can be used to grade and provide feedback on students' analytical writing.
As a bonus, this resource also features a two-page handout on how to embed quotations within an analytical essay. The handout provides students with three techniques for framing textual evidence: the block quotation, the clause-and-colon method, and the integration of short quotations into one's own sentence.
Here's what you'll find in this editable 10-page resource:
- Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Let students choose from one of 5 thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop a topic of their own. Writing schedule, outline template, and rubric included. (4 pages)
- Framing Quotations: This handout provides students with advice about how to embed textual evidence into a body paragraph. The handout familiarizes students with three different methods for framing quotations: the block quotation, the clause-and-colon method, and the integration of key words and phrases within one's own sentence. (2 pages)
- Outline Template: Provide students with the scaffolding necessary to write a five-paragraph essay. This outline template challenges students to fill in a text box for every part of their essay: hook, thesis, topic sentences, evidence, analysis, and conclusion. (3 pages)
- Assessment Rubric: Evaluate student essays in a quick and efficient manner by using an analytical writing rubric. (1 page)
The entire unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word Docs *and* PDFs. Because the Word docs are fully editable, you'll be able to customize them to match the skill levels of your students year after year. If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access PDF versions which are easy to navigate and quick to print.
Rigorous Resources is your one-stop shop for top-quality resources on William Shakespeare. Wishing you an amazing experience with teaching the Julius Caesar. If you have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I love hearing from fellow teachers who share a passion for great literature!
Happy teaching!
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