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25 Day Thanksgiving Bundle: Writing, Reading, Fun Activities, Lessons Grades 5-7

By TooBookedUp

  • Thanksgiving Gratitude Toast Writing Unit with Slides and Awards
  • Looking for a meaningful and engaging way to bring gratitude into your classroom this Thanksgiving season? This 4-Day Thanksgiving Toast Writing Unit has everything you need to help your students craft heartfelt toasts while building their public speaking and writing skills.
  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Informational Texts: Central Idea & Author’s Purpose
  • This resource features informational texts centered around the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Students will practice identifying the central idea and author’s purpose using guided activities, perfect for grades 4-6. Includes quizzes and engaging slides to bring the festive event into your classroom!
  • Multiple Genre Thanksgiving Writing Fun: Story Starters, Centers, and Activities
    Spark creativity with these 10 engaging Thanksgiving-themed story starters! This freebie offers writing prompts perfect for centers or bell-ringers, allowing students to explore genres while creating their own holiday-inspired tales. Ideal for grades 4 and up!
  • Text Features with Thanksgiving Football Text Set, Quizzes, and Slides
    Bring excitement to your lessons with this text feature set using Thanksgiving football articles. Students will analyze and identify different text features while engaging with a fun, seasonal topic. Quizzes and slide presentations are included for easy, interactive learning.
  • Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit: Debate Topics & Lesson Plans for STAAR ECRs
    Help your students master argumentative writing with this resource, complete with four Thanksgiving-themed debate prompts. Perfect for middle school, the unit includes a 75-minute lesson plan, guided notes, and templates for teaching claims, evidence, and rebuttals.
  • Thanksgiving Author’s Purpose Reading Unit: Passages, Slides, Guided Notes (Grades 5-7)
    This reading unit features five double-sided Thanksgiving-themed passages that explore different author’s purposes. With interactive slides and guided notes, this resource is great for whole-group instruction, centers, or intervention activities in grades 5-7.
  • Thanksgiving Digital Resource: Interactive Slides for Middle School Fall Break Vibes
    This non-academic, interactive slide deck is perfect for building community and having fun the day before Fall Break. Featuring 22 slides with thought-provoking and engaging Thanksgiving prompts, it's a fun, low-prep activity to wrap up the season.
  • Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity: Rhetoric for Grades 5-7 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
    This resource guides students through persuasive writing with a focus on rhetoric. Using Thanksgiving-themed prompts, students will practice developing strong arguments using ethos, pathos, and logos. Perfect for building writing and critical thinking skills in grades 5-7.
  • Thanksgiving Text Structure Coloring Sort & Lesson
    Teach text structures in a creative and interactive way with this Thanksgiving coloring activity. Students will learn about different text structures and apply them through sorting and coloring activities, making the lesson both educational and fun.
  • 10 Fall Narrative Essay Picture Prompts and Planner: Print and Go & Slides
    This resource includes 10 narrative essay prompts, each with a fall theme, designed to help students craft compelling stories. Perfect for middle school students, the resource includes both print-and-go materials and a slide deck for easy classroom use.

This bundle could cover 20-25 days of classroom instruction, depending on how the resources are paced and implemented. It offers a great variety of activities for both Thanksgiving season and beyond.

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Symbolism Writing and History Activity

By Beth Hammett

Make using and working with symbolism collaborative, fun and educational (Meets CCSS) with this interactive writing project that focuses on 850 B.C. and the discovery of the Snake Circle: Includes: 1. KWL Chart 2. Extra Resources: Take a tour of Ancient Greece, learn about the lives of adults and children, and watch videos to understand the time period of 850 B.C. 3. Uncover its origin: The Snake Circle object came from the days of Homer, so explore its meaning with the use of two symbolism sheets. 4. Discuss and interpret the Snake Circle shield handout. 5. Write stories: choose a genre; then Peer Workshop essays 6. Color the shields--review students' colorful examples 7. Display for all to enjoy! Comes with: handouts to complete writings, students' samples, and class project photos. Everything needed for writing fun! Excellent for teaching how to interpret and use symbolism, reinforce concepts and skills, and working with multigenres. Combination of historical technology resources with writing and using literal concepts.

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FRENCH WRITING/ÉCRITURE | GENRES | INFORMATIVE | RECHERCHE | DESCRIPTIVE

By French Made Fun!

Avez-vous du mal à savoir par où commencer ? Où finir ? Avez-vous de la difficulté à enseigner de plus petits morceaux afin que vos élèves sachent ce qu'on attend d'eux, afin qu'ils puissent écrire efficacement et en toute confiance ? C'est votre première année d'enseignement et vous aimez voir un modèle ou un exemple pour vous guider dans les années à venir ? Cherchez vous des critères de réussite et des modèles - Avez-vous honnêtement du mal à faire la différence, vous-même, entre les différents genres que vos élèves sont censés produire ? Cherchez pas plus loin! J'ai fait le travail pour que vous puissiez enseigner avec confiance et pour que vos élèves performent avec confiance.

Mes études de genre vous donneront suffisamment de contenu enseignable, d'activités imprimables, d'invitations de discussion et d'opportunités d'écriture guidée pour écrire avec facilité et confiance. Chacun de mes ensembles de genres commence par un contenu enseignable et des minis-leçons et réflexions intégrées pour que vos élèves partagent, participent et collaborent avec leurs pairs. Si vous n'êtes pas à l'aise avec l'enseignement des genres, c'est le produit qu'il vous faut. JE guide vos cours, VOUS le facilitez en personne.

Mes produits sont FAITS avec vos grands enfants et adolescents à l'esprit. Vous ne trouverez pas de dessins animés enfantins, de polices difficiles à lire et exagérées et vous ne trouverez pas de mots croisés et d'espace perdu. Je prends le temps de m'assurer que mes produits sont attrayants pour un groupe d'élèves plus âgés, mais toujours attrayants, engageants et à leur niveau. Ils sont créés pour les élèves de la 4e à la 8e année en milieu Immersion ou Français langue première.

Ce document est presque identique au rapport de recherche à l'exception de modifications très mineures, donc acheter les deux n'est pas pratique pour vous ! Cette étude de genre fait partie d'un ensemble grandissant, que vous pouvez trouver ici.

Voici ce que vous pouvez attendre de cette ressource :

  • Diapositives pédagogiques (26 pages)

  • Définissons ensemble ce qu'est un texte descriptif

  • Les qualités d'un texte informatif

  • Les bonnes et les mauvaises sources d'informations

  • "Est-ce informatif?" Une activité pour reconnaître les textes informatifs selon les titres et les couvertures

  • Une activité kinesthésique - La chasse au trésor

  • Comment inspirer nos idées à partir d'une grande idée

  • Comment choisir un sujet pertinent - qui nous intéresse

  • Connaître les "catégories" informatives

  • Comment choisir un sujet spécifique et réalisable

  • Écrire avec précision et clarté

  • Carnet d'élève (40 pages)

  • Activités guidées, organisateurs graphiques, fiches imprimables. Voici les titres qui s'y trouvent:

  • Un coup d'oeil dans mon esprit - Une activité sur les intérêts personnels

  • Possibilités de sujets - Une activité pour les élèves têtus!

  • Tableau SVA

  • Des questions que je me pose sur mon sujet.

  • Un sujet très spécifique

  • Des questions brûlantes

  • Ma recherche indépendante

  • Mes informations BOOM!

  • Mes informations recueillies

  • Pistes possibles

  • L'organisation de mes idées (#1 et #2)

  • Comment attirer l'attention de mes lecteurs?

  • Mon introduction planifiée (Avec sujets amenés, posés et divisés)

  • Écriture d'un paragraphe

  • Paragraphes 1, 2 et 3

  • Écrire une conclusion

  • Conclusion

  • De quel 'capteur d'attention' il s'agit?

  • Mon capteur d'attention

  • Auto-évaluation + buts

  • Critères de réussite

  • Corrections et révisions

  • Texte modèle: Le gaspillage alimentaire (1 page)

  • Texte modèle: L'E-Gaming - L'avenir du divertissement (3 pages + 1 page de questions)

  • Texte modèle: Le Titanic (2 pages + 2 pages de questions)

  • Texte modèle (sous forme chronologique): Les frères Wright (1 page + 1 page de questions)

  • Quête WEB avec questions et corrigé (excellent à laisser avec un suppléant!)

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AVID Peer Feedback and Essay Revision - Writing Practice in Small Groups

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These 8 protocol/guideline slides are perfect for any essay in any subject! Students will follow the guidelines in order to present their essays to their peers and recieve direct and specific feedback through 3 column note taking.

Before the Lesson:

  • Students should have completed a rough draft of their writing.
  • Pre decide small revision groups.
  • Make copies of each students essay for each of their group members.

Directions:

  • Go through each of these 8 protocol slides with students as they recieve feedback from their peers in order to make revisions on their essay:
  1. Distribute
  2. Explain
  3. Read
  4. Read again
  5. Share
  6. Receive
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  8. Repeat

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Biography - Example, Graphic Organizer, & Template

By Sign with me TOD

Writing a biography is a fun and interesting project for your students. This provides them with the opportunity to learn about someone that interests them and share it with their peers! This packet includes information to share with your students about what a biography is, why do we write a biography, and rules to follow when writing a biography. This packet also includes an example showing the process that is used to write a biography and the steps that are taken to add onto a biography to be sure it includes a beginning, middle and end. On the last few pages, it includes a template to help students come up with possible story ideas, add onto each paragraph they will include in their biography, and a reference sheet. Space to write a rough draft as well as a final draft is included.

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Lead your students through the writing process to discover their writing ability with this fun persuasive writing. Students will have fun writing when they are having to get creative about another meal to replace turkey for Thanksgiving!

Here's what you'll get:

  • Writing Prompt Page
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Your students will love practicing persuasive writing with their creativity in mind for a popular U.S. holiday. They'll be using their creativity to save the turkey and sharing it with the class will bring classroom community.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, discuss and you're ready for a fun and engaging persuasive writing class!

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Are you an AVID teacher or English Language arts teacher? Need to explain how to write a thesis statement in an argumentative essay to middle or high school students? In this product you will find everything you need to help your students craft their thesis statements!

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OREO Persuasive Writing, RACE writing strategy, Hamburger 5 Paragraph Essay, and Show Not Tell Descriptive Writing set- perfect to get your students on the right track for the school year! Improve the quality of your student's writing with these great mini lessons and graphic organizers with student activities!

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Engaging Topics for Every Genre:

  • Informational ECRs: Explore Texas Rodeo, Texas State Fair, and NASA's monumental contributions.
  • Argumentative ECRs: Delve into captivating debates like Selena vs. Beyonce, Roblox vs. Minecraft, and Messi vs. Ronaldo.
  • Correspondence ECR: Address real-world issues in letters concerning Ocean pollution, VR headsets in education, and Sports accessibility for students with disabilities.

Collaborative Learning: Encourage teamwork with relay races that make writing a shared journey. Students can work together or individually, pushing them to think critically and write effectively.

Interactive Progress Tracking: Watch as students advance their stick figure characters across the board with each completed paragraph, igniting a sense of accomplishment and urgency.

Comprehensive ECR Refresher: Kickstart your classes with 15 slides designed to refresh students on ECR essentials, providing a solid foundation for success.

Inclusive Support Materials: Includes sentence stems for each writing genre, aiding students in structuring their thoughts and arguments clearly and cohesively.

Fun, Engaging, and Educational: Our resource is not just about STAAR prep; it's about creating memorable learning experiences that foster creativity, critical thinking, and a love for writing.

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AVID Focused Notes Digital Lesson - Writing Primary Versus Secondary Sources

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Are you an AVID teacher looking for an easy way for students to learn and practice the focus note taking process while learning about primary versus secondary sources? Are your students about to begin an essay and need an explanation on using sources in writing? You came to the right place! This AVID Focused Note Taking Lesson Plan with Google Slides and Applying Learning opportunities has everything you need to have your students practice the very important skill of note taking while learning the importantce and benefits of using primary or secondary sources in their writing. This lesson is ready to go! Teach whole group OR have students follow along by sharing the google slides link with them. This way they have access to all the links provided!

What's Included:

  • Lesson plan that walks you through the slides
  • Video overview/explanations for students and teacher
  • 40 Google Slides with links embedded throughout
  • 1 editable slide to add your own information
  • Embedded links for: Costa's Level of Thinking, Exit Ticket, 2 Column Notes

Note Taking Process and Lesson:

  • Students will practice focused note taking while learning about using primary and secondary sources for writing.
  • At the end of the lesson students will apply what they learned through a This or That game along with an exit ticket where they will find primary and secondary sources for 3 major events.

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Looking for a high-engagement, standards-aligned resource to teach argumentative writing? This Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit is perfect for middle school (grades 6-8) and provides four unique Thanksgiving-themed writing prompts that help students practice developing claims, providing evidence, and addressing counterarguments and rebuttals.
This resource includes:

  • A full lesson plan designed for a 75-minute class, guiding students through argument writing with structured slides and engaging activities.

  • Four thought-provoking Thanksgiving debate topics, including:

  • "Should Black Friday be banned due to its impact on society?"

  • "Is it ethical to celebrate Thanksgiving given the historical conflicts with Native Americans?"

  • "Should Thanksgiving Day parades be canceled due to their environmental impact?"

  • "Should Thanksgiving football games be banned on the holiday?"

  • Slides and Guided Notes: Step-by-step instruction on writing an argumentative essay using claims, evidence, counterarguments, and rebuttals.

  • Practice Activities: Hands-on exercises to help students identify and write each part of an argument.

  • Templates for Writing: Easy-to-use templates for students to organize their essays and develop their writing.

This unit is ideal for teaching the basics of argumentative writing in a fun, seasonal way, with relevant and engaging Thanksgiving topics that students care about. It's also perfect for debate prewriting, essay interventions, or building towards state assessments like STAAR.
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  • 4 Thanksgiving-themed argument writing prompts
  • Guided notes and practice passages
  • Slide deck covering key writing components (claim, evidence, counterargument, rebuttal)

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Are you an AVID or English teacher? Need to explain argumentative writing to middle or high school students? In this product you will find 16 teaching slides that explain argumentative writing.

What do you get?

  • 16 teaching slides that cover argumentative writing and format

Use For:

  • focused note taking practice, ELA, AVID

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