These eight (8) mock stories offer a great chance to practice the concepts and skills learned from the lead writing and news writing instruction in your journalism class. Simply revise the notes to meet who, what, when, and where for your specific school district, and you’ll have excellent and realistic stories with which your students can practice their news writing skills. This package includes the following: (1) notes for 8 realistic mock stories (all high school related), (2) writing guides based on the six question words and the elements of news, (3) a host of lead writing examples, (4) a news writing rubric, (5) and an explanation of these concepts: elements of news, interesting vs. important, and the six question words.

These three mock stories will help students practice the art of news writing. This package includes the following: (1) three sets of notes for writing mock news stories, (2) a news writing guided based on the six question words and the elements of news, (3) a news writing rubric, (4) and an explanation of these concepts: elements of news, interesting vs. important, and the six question words.

This product is a writing task that requires reading through chapter 30 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This writing task guides students through the process of supporting a claim with text evidence. To support the claim, students will select the best text evidence from 8 potential pieces, present that text evidence in a written paragraph, and also analyze how or why the text evidence presented supports the claim. This 10-page product includes a vocabulary list for understanding the necessary writing concepts for presenting text evidence, the writing task, 8 pieces of text evidence to evaluate, page numbers for the text evidence, a guided planning page for organizing the presentation of evidence, a starter response for struggling writers, a lined page for the written response, and two choices of rubrics for scoring. Below are the six concepts used in this package for teaching students how to present text evidence: TRANSITION — A word or phrase used to connect one idea to the next. LEAD IN — Gives context or background information to the text evidence. When are we? Where are we? In brief, what’s been happening plot-wise leading up to this text evidence? ATTRIBUTIVE TAG — Whose words were borrowed? Are those words best described as narration, thinking, or dialogue? TEXT EVIDENCE — Purposefully selected because something about it makes it some of the best evidence to support a(n) thesis, claim, argument, stance, statement, or answer. CITATION — MLA in-text citation (Author 283). LEAD OUT — It’s analysis. It answers HOW or WHY the text evidence helps support the argument being presented? As part of the analysis, the LEAD OUT often picks apart the author’s use of word and phrase choices, including literary elements and writing techniques used. How do these writing choices made by the author support the thesis? Because lead out is analysis, it often involves making inferences. Thus words such as suggests, implies, and indicates are often necessary to use. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/to-kill-a-mockingbird-presenting-text-evidence-writing-unit-75-pages-12178928

This product is a writing task that requires reading chapter 15 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This writing task guides students through the process of supporting a claim with text evidence. To support the claim, students will select the best text evidence from a given passage, present that text evidence in a written paragraph, and also analyze how or why the text evidence presented supports the claim. This 11-page product includes a vocabulary list for understanding the necessary writing concepts for presenting text evidence, the writing task, the passage, a guided planning page with exemplar, a starter response with one piece of text evidence, a key for identifying the necessary writing concepts, and two choices of rubrics for scoring. Below are the six concepts used in this package for teaching students how to present text evidence: TRANSITION — A word or phrase used to connect one idea to the next. LEAD IN — Gives context or background information to the text evidence. When are we? Where are we? In brief, what’s been happening plot-wise leading up to this text evidence? ATTRIBUTIVE TAG — Whose words were borrowed? Are those words best described as narration, thinking, or dialogue? TEXT EVIDENCE — Purposefully selected because something about it makes it some of the best evidence to support a(n) thesis, claim, argument, stance, statement, or answer. CITATION — MLA in-text citation (Author 283). LEAD OUT — It’s analysis. It answers HOW or WHY the text evidence helps support the argument being presented? As part of the analysis, the LEAD OUT often picks apart the author’s use of word and phrase choices, including literary elements and writing techniques used. How do these writing choices made by the author support the thesis? Because lead out is analysis, it often involves making inferences. Thus words such as suggests, implies, and indicates are often necessary to use.

This product is a writing task that requires reading chapter 31 of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This writing task guides students through the process of supporting a claim with text evidence. To support the claim, students will select the best text evidence from a given passage, present that text evidence in a written paragraph, and also analyze how or why the text evidence presented supports the claim. This 10-page product includes a vocabulary list for understanding the necessary writing concepts for presenting text evidence, the writing task, the passage, a guided planning page, lined paper for the written response, a written exemplar, a key for identifying the necessary writing concepts, and two choices of rubrics for scoring. Below are the six concepts used in this package for teaching students how to present text evidence: TRANSITION — A word or phrase used to connect one idea to the next. LEAD IN — Gives context or background information to the text evidence. When are we? Where are we? In brief, what’s been happening plot-wise leading up to this text evidence? ATTRIBUTIVE TAG — Whose words were borrowed? Are those words best described as narration, thinking, or dialogue? TEXT EVIDENCE — Purposefully selected because something about it makes it some of the best evidence to support a(n) thesis, claim, argument, stance, statement, or answer. CITATION — MLA in-text citation (Author 283). LEAD OUT — It’s analysis. It answers HOW or WHY the text evidence helps support the argument being presented? As part of the analysis, the LEAD OUT often picks apart the author’s use of word and phrase choices, including literary elements and writing techniques used. How do these writing choices made by the author support the thesis? Because lead out is analysis, it often involves making inferences. Thus words such as suggests, implies, and indicates are often necessary to use.

This close reading activity for a passage from James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” analyzes the author’s use of diction, imagery, mood, and foreshadowing to explore deeper purpose and meaning. The culminating writing activity asks students to write about foreshadowing as it relates to the author’s use of diction, imagery, and mood. This package includes • A passage from “The Scarlet Ibis” • Eleven guiding questions about the author’s craft • One culminating extended response question • A writing rubric • Exemplars for the guiding questions

This product is a cloze note activity for introducing some of the highlights of the Trojan War, as told in Homer’s Iliad. It’s often used as background before exploring Homer’s Odyssey.

Teach students about symbolism, and assess the depth of their understanding with this highly guided writing task that uses James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis.” This 30-plus page product (MS Word, PDF, and PPT) includes a variety of necessary lesson materials and teacher materials, including: A bare bones research “project” on scarlet ibises; An active reading task centered on setting (important later); A 12-slide PowerPoint lesson on and activity for symbolism; A guided close-reading activity to help students begin making connections between Doodle and the scarlet ibis (teacher materials included); A graphic organizer for that thinking (teacher materials included); Several lesson materials and necessary vocabulary for teaching students how to present text evidence in writing; The writing task (essay) and rubric; A cheat sheet for selecting the best text evidence (for differentiation); Lesson materials and two examples for teaching students how to funnel an introductory paragraph; A graphic organizer for mapping the text evidence, including its presentation to readers (teacher materials included).

This 10-item multiple-choice quiz is three pages long, and assesses students’ knowledge of the plot of James Hurst’s classic short story. BUT, this quiz also asks students to demonstrate their understanding of foreshadowing, diction, metaphor, setting, purpose, and symbolism. A few selections ask students to analyze the author’s language choices in provided passage, and others require inferential thinking. This quiz and answer key comes as both a Microsoft Word document and a PDF.

This traditional matching quiz assesses students on 25 of the major players in Homer’s Odyssey. The following characters from the Iliad also make an appearance on this quiz: Helen, Paris, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Achilles, mostly because I use them to establish background before reading the Odyssey. An answer key for this character quiz is included. The quiz comes as two files: Microsoft Word and PDF.

This Julius Ceasar Study Guide includes the following: A. A 15-word vocabulary list and accompanying activities B. A PowerPoint presentation with accompanying cloze notes on (1) the historical figure Julius Caesar, (2) the geography, (3) the opening of the play, and (4) William Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre. An answer key for the cloze notes is included An embedded video used in the PPT can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3VGa6Fp3zI C. Extensive close notes on the plot of the play, broken down by act and scene. An answer key for the cloze notes is included D. A quiz for acts 1-3 E. A guided activity for exploring the concept of tragic hero F. A guided activity for practicing funneled introductory paragraphs, and essay prompts for a culminating assessment.

This package includes four (4) excellent fill-in-the-blank quizzes with answer keys for SPEAK by LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON. The quizzes cover each of the four marking period sections that divide the novel. The quizzes and answer keys are both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. These are great open-book reading quizzes that assess and reinforce comprehension, and can be graded quickly. On average, each quiz includes 40 blanks. Students who read prior to taking a quiz finish in 30 minutes or less. These fill-in-the-blank quizzes not only assess general plot comprehension, but also ask students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This re-examination of the text is key to having insightful conversations, or producing insightful writing later on.

Bundle Description This To Kill a Mockingbird bundle includes the following: • an 80-page writing unit focusing on presenting text evidence to support a claim • a novel quizzes package that includes 8 quizzes spanning all chapters (w/ answer keys) • a close read and writing task using Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” that focuses on analyzing writing strategies such as contrast, imagery, and diction. This close read comes with a culminating writing task that parallels the Part 3 of the Common Core English Regents Exam • a close read of a missionary meeting excerpt from chapter 24 • a brief reading guide for the showdown between Atticus and Heck Tate in chapter 30 • Socratic Seminar prompts • a partners reminder and organizer for partnered work

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 1-25 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer key is both a Microsoft Word and PDF document. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 25 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 171-199 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer sheet come as both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 25 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 244-281 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer sheet come as both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 35 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 200-243 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer sheet come as both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 30 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 59-114 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer sheet come as both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 30 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes a fill-in-the-blank quiz with answer key for PAGES 115-170 of Monster by Walter Dean Myers. The quiz and answer sheet come as both Microsoft Word and PDF documents. This quiz is organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. This fill-in-the-blank quiz not only assesses general plot comprehension, but also asks students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. This is a great open-book reading quiz that assesses and reinforces comprehension. This quiz has 25 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer key into a word bank! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels. – Also for purchase on TES is my complete novel quizzes package for Monster, which includes seven quizzes broken down by these pages ranges: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/monster-by-walter-dean-myers-complete-novel-quizzes-7-quizzes-11219572

This package includes seven (7) excellent fill-in-the-blank quizzes with answer keys for Walter Dean Myers’ Monster. The quizzes and answer keys are provided as Microsoft Word and also PDF documents. Quizzes are organized by page numbers using the Harper-Collins paperback version copyrighted 1999. The quizzes are broken down by these pages: QUIZ 1 — 1-25 QUIZ 2 — 25-58 QUIZ 3 — 59-114 QUIZ 4 — 115-170 QUIZ 5 — 171-199 QUIZ 6 — 200-243 QUIZ 7 — 244-281 These fill-in-the-blank quizzes not only assess general plot comprehension, but also ask students to dig and find the exact words from important quotations from the novel. These are great open-book reading quizzes that assess and reinforce comprehension. On average, each quiz includes 25 blanks. Students who read finish in 20 minutes or less. Want to add in extra support? Turn the built-in answer keys into word banks! Want to remove a support? Delete the in-text citations for direct quotations! These quizzes can easily be adapted for a variety of levels.