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I'm Emma, middle school English teacher with a passion for teaching children to write well (and a passion for teaching them to pass the state test!). I make no-prep, student-friendly essay writing materials to help you do the same thing!
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How to Teach Essay Writing with Graphic Organizers (6th Grade & Middle School)
A simple, student-friendly system for teaching introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions “Graphic Organizer” is a general term that can mean...
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How I Teach Argumentative Essay Writing in Middle School (6th Grade Step-by-Step)
The First Essay of the Year Every year when I announce it’s time to write our first essay, students act...
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Introducing Middle School Essay Writing
Teaching Middle School Essay Writing While elementary and middle school writing share a lot of the same key characteristics—proper conventions,...
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Popular Resources
School Start Time Argumentative Paired Passages
This no-prep argumentative essay writing resource is the perfect way for your middle school students to learn or practice argument writing using paired passages and a writing prompt.
My Favorite Graphic Organizers (for any essay!)
These no-prep, easy-to-use writing graphic organizers support fluent and independent intro, body, and conclusion paragraphs. Perfect for teaching sentence structure, paragraph organization, and essay writing skills.
Social Media Argumentative Paired Passages
This no-prep argumentative essay writing resource is the perfect way for your middle school ELA students to learn or practice argument writing using paired passages and a writing prompt.
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