The MLA 8th edition lesson on incorporating textual evidence (quotations with parenthetical citations) will help your students learn: -How to create an in-text citation with and without an author's name. -How to lead into or out of a quote with the student's own words. -How to pepper a quote. -How to delete parts of the quote to seamlessly incorporate the evidence into the student's paragraph. -How to incorporate the title and/or author in signal phrases prior to a quotation. -Block style quotations. -How to cite dialogue -Examples from quality literature for each type of citation. -Text Evidence Trouble-Shooting Guide teaches students to fix common mistakes such as orphaned quotes, transition phrases, summarizing instead of analyzing, and big, chunky quotes. Support and examples are provided through this document, and the lesson activity that accompanies it. -5 Days of Bell Ringer Practice Activities Practice: -Three practice documents (Google Doc, PDF, and Word document) using examples from literature. (Could be used as a quick quiz) Summative Assessment: Students are given three passages, one fiction and two non-fiction texts- with relating themes (social justice). They are asked to close read, then respond to the given prompt using evidence from two of the three sources. They are supported in doing so with detailed graphic organizers, and asked to seamlessly incorporate text evidence for the assessment.

Teach your students how to write that argument essay with this complete unit bundle! What is included: 1. Complete student interactive notebook (both digital and print) keeps all documents for the unit in one, beautifully designed place. 2. Lesson on writing a quality, engaging hook (lead) statement with fun, interactive hook stations activity to practice the skill. 3. Lesson on writing a thesis using the thesis generator I created. This ‘generator’ uses a step by step guide to create an arguable thesis statement in formal writing. 4. Lesson on in-text citation with valuable note taking documents within the interactive notebook. Teach students to seamlessly incorporate evidence within their paragraphs. 5. Lesson on crafting an argument with specific graphic organizers for support and strong examples provided with the interactive notebook. 6. Lesson on crafting the counterargument paragraph with the formal 5 point counterargument method. Specific graphic organizers, note taking documents, and strong examples support students as they draft the ideal counterargument paragraph. 7. Graphic organizers take students through the entire paper. Two sets of organizers are included within this purchase for differentiation. Set A will support younger or struggling writers, while set B will encourage depth and complexity from your stronger, more experienced writers. 8. Rubric for assessment 9. Two beautifully designed class posters: - 5 point counterargument model poster -citing sources poster 10. Handouts for supporting students with transition words, strong academic language, persuasive language, citing evidence sentence starters, etc. 11. Google Links Page- digital links to ALL documents for digital classrooms 12. Printable pages for non-digital classrooms 13. Lesson plan/suggestions for teaching

Teach your students how to use commas around their appositive phrases! This Lesson will provide your students with explicit explanations on sentence structure using mentor sentences, bell ringer practice, two great practice and application activities, and a summative assessment!

Adverbs create introductory phrases, appositives, and closing phrases! Teach your students how to use adverbs to create sentence variety with adverbs! This Lesson will provide your students with explicit explanations on sentence structure using mentor sentences, bell ringer practice, interactive notebook, practice activities, application activities, and a potential summative assessment!

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The lesson consists of 31 PowerPoint/Google Slides to show your students how to craft these tricky compound sentences. Mentor sentences foster classroom discussions, demonstrate quality writing, and model the correct use of FANBOYS. Students will be able to identify each independent clause, and combine them with the appropriate conjunction. Each conjunction is explained in an easy to remember and visually appealing method.

Everything you need to teach debate with the Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This Digital Interactive Students Notebook can be easily printed for non-digital classrooms! This complete unit includes 5 lessons: 1. Introduction to the theme of gender within the play a. In-depth class discussion questions b. Mini-debate to engage learners and begin conversations on the gender battle 2. Crafting arguments- the debate way. Introduce this step-by-step method for crafting an argument specifically for debate. 3. Crafting counter-arguments- the debate way. Introduce this simple four point method for crafting a counter-argument specifically for refutation in debate. 4. Introduction to debate- introduces debate skills to students. Students learn the why and how of debate, watch several examples, and grade those debate examples using the assessment tools that will be applied to their debates as well. 5. Introduction to Public Speaking- a mini-lesson to introduce the most critical skills necessary for successful public speaking.

Teach Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with this complete unit bundle! 145 pages, and over 105 teacher slides ready to print and teach- or use digitally for your 21st century learners! Each of the bundled unit's product description is below: Student Interactive Notebook for A Midsummer Night's Dream- Complete Study Guide This 45 page interactive student notebook will help your students fully comprehend and analyze one of Shakespeare’s finest comedies- A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This student guide will take your students through this play from beginning to end, ensuring a deep read and a great wealth of understanding.

Everything you need to teach debate with Shakespeare's Macbeth. This complete unit includes 5 lessons: 1. Introduction to controversial, debatable topics within Macbeth -In-depth class discussion questions -Mini-debate to engage learners and begin conversations on the text 2. Crafting arguments- the debate way. Introduce this step-by-step method for crafting an argument specifically for debate. 3. Crafting counter-arguments- the debate way. Introduce this simple four point method for crafting a counter-argument specifically for refutation in debate. 4. Introduction to debate- introduces debate skills to students. Students learn the why and how of debate, watch several examples, and grade those debate examples using the assessment tools that will be applied to their debates as well. 5. Introduction to Public Speaking- a mini-lesson to introduce the most critical skills necessary for successful public speaking.

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