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Common Core CCRA.SL.6 handouts
Poetry Writing Unit - Poetry Reading and Poem Writing (Google Classroom Options)
This Poetry Writing Unit provides students with a deep understanding of the poetry genre as they read poems and write poetry. In the eleven-day unit, students write ten different types of poetry. (That means that there are plenty of opportunities to excel at writing.) They’ll study figurative language, elements of poetry, and learn how to write a poem. The individual poetry lessons and step-by-step writing guides help students to write traditional and modern poems. In addition to writing ex
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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DYSARTHRIA ASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE MOTOR SPEECH TREATMENT RESOURCE
Hello Twin Speech followers! Thank you so much for stopping by to read about our Dysarthria Assessment and Comprehensive Treatment Resource for Motor Speech. In this 120 page document, we have included an informal dysarthria assessment that assesses the areas of; phonation, intonation, intelligibility of speech, articulation, oral motor skills, and respiration and a hundred pages of treatment exercises to help to improve any area that was assessed at a lower level. This resource will be very he
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Diagnostic Assignment Bundle for High School ELA
This series of diagnostic assignments assesses a HIGH SCHOOL student’s overall reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at the beginning of the school in order to create a baseline for assessing student growth over the course of the year.This bundle includes:1. Diagnostic Reading Assignment: “The Tyger”2. Diagnostic Writing Assignment: Persuasive Paragraph3. Diagnostic Speaking Assignment: Introductory Speech4. Diagnostic Grammar Assignment: Sentence Structure5. Diagnostic Grammar Assign
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teaching Active Listening Skills - Great for Socratic Seminars & Discussions
Do you want your students to be able to have more meaningful discussions? Do you need to guide your students through the process of displaying active listening skills when they engage in conversations, group work, or socratic seminars? Then these resources can help! LEARNING OBJECTIVE:Students will be able to identify and explain active listening skills. Students will be able to model these active listening skills, and communicate more effectively.CONTENTS:Slideshow Presentation: This editable s
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6th - 9th
Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
Act It Out: An engaging reading activity for ANY text, drama, or story
This engaging reading activity will help you bring ANY text to life by allowing students write and perform a mini-play based on a scene from a book, story, or drama. Students will first comprehend the text on their own and then will show you their understanding by working in a group to paraphrase and perform the reading passage. Essentially, students are creating their own Reader's Theater! Depending on your class length, mini-plays can often be written, performed, and critiqued in one class per
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7th - 12th
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SWALLOWING EXERCISES AND HANDOUTS ON ASPIRATION & DYSPHAGIA
WHAT IS DYSPHAGIA?Dysphagia is difficulty with swallowing. It means it takes more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can occur at any age, but it’s more common in older adults. Stroke is a very common cause of dysphagia. About 50% of people who have had a stroke also have dysphagia. WHAT IS PHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA?The second stage of swallowing is called the pharyngeal phase. It begins when the tongue pushes the food or liquid to the back of the mouth
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Not Grade Specific
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The Writer's Notebook Guide-- Handouts, Instructions, Charts, and MORE!
This guide includes explanations on how to organize the writer's notebook as well as the charts, handouts, graphic organizers, rubrics, etc. for students to use with the notebook throughout the school year. It also includes a Google Slides notebook template that you can use for a digital notebook option.The Writer’s Notebook is the heart of the English classroom. It is the place that holds a student’s reflections on literature and life. It is the place where a student goes to record important n
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Figurative Language in ANY Song's Lyrics (Distance Learning Supported)
These DIGITAL and/or PRINTABLE lessons guide students to analyse the lyrics to ANY SONG, before challenging them to write their own!This is one of my all-time favorite sequences to run in middle school, either stand-alone or as part of a full Figurative Language Unit. Check out this video link for an example of a complete annotation!Kids love the opportunity to choose their own song to research, share their passion with classmates and finally create a song in a ‘songwriting team’.Now in both DIG
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Figurative Language in Pop Culture Full Unit (Digital & Print)
Asking Effective Questions - Tools for Discussions & Socratic Seminars
Do you want your students to be able to have more meaningful discussions in class? Do you need to guide your students through the process of asking probing, critical, analytical questions when they engage in conversations or socratic seminars? Then these resources can help! LEARNING OBJECTIVE:Students will be able to identify and explain different types of questions which help draw out effective discussion. Students will be able to formulate and ask their own open-ended questions to prompt discu
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6th - 9th
Standards-Based Grading | Master CCSS Aligned ELA Grading Framework
"Standards-based Grading" is primarily a rubric for all 32 ELA Common Core Anchor Standards, written in a language that students (and parents) can understand, and scaffolded for all levels of proficiency.
This unit contains "The Checklist," which is a template that articulates all 32 anchor standards, facilitates standards-based grading, allows students to self-reflect on their own academic growth, and significantly helps teachers design lesson plans that are based on the Common Core. "The Che
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7th - 12th
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Shakespeare: The Tempest Unit Bundle. Top Ten Resources. Writing & Comprehension
This complete teaching scheme will save you many, many of hours of preparation. It contains 10 different tasks including work on comprehension, vocabulary, persuasive writing, figurative language and much more. Resources are provided both as a computer friendly presentation and in an easily printable black and white form.· Scene-by-scene questions break the play down into bite-size chunks· There are numerous creative tasks which will be enjoyed by students of all levels · There are beautifully c
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9th - 12th
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Elevator Pitch Activity - FOR ANY CONTENT AREA!
An elevator pitch is a short, persuasive speech that is meant to create interest. This short activity could be used to help students become invested in a topic, project, idea, item, or even a person. Using our templates, students can get into character either of your choosing or their own! Have them explore the what, who, wow factor and WHY of their pitch. Students can dress/act in character and present either digitally or in person. Complete with fully editable rubric!Ideas for use:- Have stude
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5th - 12th
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Ice Breakers and Team Building Mega Bundle - High and Middle School Icebreakers
At the start of each new year, whether it’s for school, an advisory program, or a workshop these 13 ice-breaker activities with over 25 options are a great way to build a sense of community with your students. It is a great way to make back-to-school fun!This product includes:• Step-by-step activity directions• Interactive community building activities• Facilitator Tips• Guided discussion questions and answers>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Hero Museum Project-- Great for Epics and Any Unit on Heroes
Looking for a creative and engaging way to assess your epic poetry unit? Look no further than the VIRTUAL MUSEUM HERO PROJECT! This project allows students to create their own virtual museum exhibit dedicated to two heroes from literature and two heroes from real life. Students will research their heroes, create a virtual museum exhibit, and present it to the class. This project is a great way to assess students' understanding of epic poetry, their research skills, and their creativity.What
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8th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Conspiracy Theories
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on conspiracy theories.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of conspiracy theoriesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Modernize A Shakespeare Scene Movie Project - Works with ANY Shakespeare Play
Sometimes it can be difficult to make Shakespeare engaging and relevant for students. With this culminating project, which is packed full of technology and modern-day relevancy, your students will have no trouble understanding how Shakespeare's characters and themes can still "fit in" to 21st century culture. Not only does this culminating project work with ANY Shakespeare play, but it incorporates meaningful 21st century technological skills like film production, along with group collaboration
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9th - 12th
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Fall Speech Therapy - No Prep Cut and Paste Language Activities - Bundle
Are you looking for fun, engaging no prep fall speech therapy activities for your non-reading caseload? These cut and paste activities are easy to do, require no prep and reinforce a variety of preschool through 2nd grade language skills.This is a bundle pdf download of 64 pages of fall activities for speech and language therapy. These no prep speech therapy packets include the following fall themes:Fall - apples, leavesHalloween - costumes, candy, trick-or-treatThanksgiving - family, thankful,
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PreK - 2nd
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Speech / Presentation Rubric - Middle School
This document is a handy tool in any teacher's tool belt. This simple document will allow you to fairly and QUICKLY grade any speeches or presentations assigned in your classroom.40 points total (but you may change the point system if you wish)AREAS:Knowledge of TopicAttire/Personal PresentationContentInterestingUse to grade your students or to have students assess one another.
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6th - 10th
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Beginning of the Year: First Week of ELA grade 6-8
Sometimes the first week of the school year is the hardest in the fact that you are just getting to know your students. This resource maps out the first 5 days of the middle school ELA classroom with daily lesson plan ideas and resources included to help facilitate these lessons. The goal is to 1) foster a sense of community while 2) creatively incorporating the CCSS. Resource Includes-Getting to know me through pictures. -This or that? Independent activity (which can be used to spark collaborat
Poetry Recitation Assignment and Rubric - Easy, No-Prep
Poetry Recitation Assignment - Did you know April is National Poetry Month? This printable includes everything you need to assign a poetry recitation project to your students.Students will learn to memorize and orally recite a poem. This packet includes:Assignment handout (detailed instructions)Memorization Tips Anchor ChartRubric (for grading the assignment)List of suggested poemsPoem assignment tracker (so teacher can keep track of the poems assigned to students)List of suggested poetry Inter
Multicultural ELA Short Story Unit Bundle - 6 Short Stories, Analysis Activities
A Multicultural Literature short story unit is the perfect way to get your advanced middle school or high school students out of their comfort zones and into other geographical worlds. These six short stories feature renowned authors from around the globe: O. Henry, Sandra Cisneros, Chinua Achebe, Anita Desai, Saki, and Hans Christian Anderson. Throughout the unit, students will engage in a wide array of rigorous reading comprehension and literary analysis activities that not only challenge them
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7th - 10th
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The Great Gatsby Modified and Abridged Novel / Editable
For my juniors, The Great Gatsby is one of our most significant units. For this reason, it's important to have accessible versions of the text. While many of my students can read the novel and be successful, several students require a modified and abridged text.Overall, the Abridged and Modified text is about half the length of The Great Gatsby paperback. Plus, this version is teacher-created, so the text appears side-by-side with questions and activities. 2 Creative Writing Activities Vocabula
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11th - 12th
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