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Common Core W.7.1 resources for Microsoft Word
Seedfolks Novel Unit (30 pages) - Chapter Notes, Essays, Quiz, Themes
This is a creative unit/student project (30 pages attached) to teach with the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, which emphasizes character analysis and response to literature. (See the preview for the overview of the student project.) It includes chapter-by-chapter notes (or you may buy just these notes separately on my profile), a One-Pager activity, a character report card, a Response to Seedfolks Quiz, Reflection questions, a student Seedfolks story (students write their own chapter), a c
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4th - 9th
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Assessment Questions
126 reading comprehension questions. The format is multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short essay questions organized by chapter. They can be used as a study guide, homework questions, quizzes, or tests. The chapter title and page numbers are listed before each section to make targeting sections that need review very easy. The document is fully editable, and an answer key is also included. Download the preview file for the first few chapters.You might also be interested in my Uglies Close R
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6th - 8th
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Seventh Grade Standards Based Common Core Report Card Template {Fully Editable}
This Seventh Grade ELA and Mathematics report card is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards. This report card is presented in Microsoft Word and is fully editable. Fits on one 8 1/2 x 11 page, using front and back. Also includes a full compilation of Seventh Grade Common Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics (with just a touch of clip art added in). Handy as a record-keeping tool to check off areas that have been thoroughly addressed, especially in times of transition. I hope you find th
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7th
Figurative Language Worksheets: 15 Picture Prompts with Writing Practice
Looking for a good creative writing practice using figurative language vocabulary?
Included in this 18 page document are picture prompts and instructions for students to create two examples of figurative language and to define which examples they have created. To assist students in their mastery of such terms as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, irony, alliteration, allusion, symbolism, imagery, and oxymoron, unique pictures have been chosen to inspire creative answer
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6th - 12th
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Julia Alvarez ~ Before We Were Free MASTER PACKET (46 pages)
Aligned to the Common Core this is a 46-page packet of materials and tests (with KEY) over each chapter of the novel, Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez. This is all "stuff" I've used in classrooms for nearly a decade of teaching this coming of age novel.
The packet includes:
• Learning Essentials & Expectations
• Chapter Vocabulary
• Quizzes
• Study Guide for Every Chapter
• Essay Rubric
• Final Test with KEY
• Maps
• Character Guide
• Extras!!!
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7th - 12th
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Culture is an Iceberg: Printable Worksheets, Activities
This lesson introduces students to culture (their own and others) by comparing culture to an iceberg. Students will understand that culture is a combination of many different things, but that the most important qualities of culture are the aspects that cannot be seen (much like 90% of an iceberg is underwater).
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5th - 10th
5 Paragraph Argumentative Essay Scaffold With Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph argumentative essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist
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5th - 8th
Avi's "Nothing But The Truth" - 34 Rigorous Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 34 rigorous unit learning tasks for Avi’s, "Nothing But The Truth." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents, charts a
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6th - 8th
The Hunger Games: Journal, Writing Prompts
This writing download provides journal (essay, discussion) questions for each chapter of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Each chapter has two questions, for a total of 54 writing prompts. These are not simple comprehension questions, but rather require analytical thinking and longer answers.I have included Common Core standards that apply to this assignment. I have also provided a teacher's page that gives different ways to incorporate the writing prompts. Get students analyzing The Hunger
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Hunger Games Ultimate Unit Bundle
Persuasive / Argumentative Writing Outline, Student Sample Outline & Essay
Students will practice organizing and writing a persuasive / argumentative essay (or letter) using this 4-page document, including a blank outline for student use, and a student sample outline and multi-paragraph essay for teaching purposes. Happy writing!
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5th - 9th
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6th Grade Argumentative Essay Writing Prompts List
This argument essay topic list is editable and refutable and will save you time planning your writing unit. Topic list is not too controversial, yet still get middle school kids talking and interested. From media, to sports, to beauty standards, to school issues, this range of topics has an option to engage every writer. This list was used for 6th grade but can work for 7th or 8th grade as well. List includes 19 topics and could easily be adapted for a speech and debate class. If you are looking
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6th - 8th
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Argument Writing Digital Escape Room
Do you want your students to review and practice argument essay skills? Would you like to try an engaging, review activity with your students to reinforce what you’ve been working on in class? In this escape room, there are four different tasks and your students will review: ClaimsArgument VocabularyEssay OrganizationSupporting Evidence Students can work on this independently, with partners, or in groups. I’ve found that partners work the best. The best part is there is no prep work for you. Not
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6th - 9th
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Argumentative Persuasive Template Essay Examples Organize Test Prep 6 7 8 9 10
"What is a claim? What is a counterargument? How do I organize an argumentative or persuasive essay? How do I even start?" Students struggle with how to write a convincing argumentative or persuasive essay. Teach them how to organize it using all of the elements and classic structure. Give them a template to start!
This particular type of writing is typically on state tests, and can go very badly for students if not taught correctly. Students easily slip into just writing their opinions;
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6th - 12th
Grades 6-8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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6th - 8th
Writing Test Bank - Editable Writing Test or Quiz Questions
This writing test contains 42 pages of tests and their answers—OVER 150 questions questions! This document is COMPLETELY EDITABLE, meaning that you are able to copy and paste, rearrange, and tweak for your individual needs! You will be able to differentiate with the multiple questions - just copy and paste.The writing tests have multiple questioning formats and cover diverse topics. The formats include multiple choice, short answer, listing, matching, true-false, and organizing from a word bank.
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6th - 9th
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Writing an Extended Response Based on Two Different Texts - ELA Test Prep Skills
In this lesson students will learn how to write an extended response using two different, but related tests. First, students will look at sample student responses and are asked to use a scoring guide to critique these responses, specifically looking at what is right and what is missing from those student responses. Students are then given tow different, but related texts in which they will write their own extended response about. Students are expected to use the scoring guide, as well as their e
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5th - 10th
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Argumentative Essay Outline Fill In the Blanks Organizer
This outline helps students focus on a thesis, evidence, and elaboration by taking them through the step-by-step process of constructing an argumentative essay. When completed, students will be able to take their steps and put them together to form a cohesive essay. I have used this successfully with my lower level students in 6th and 7th grade Language Arts. This would work well for 4th and 5th graders who are just learning the writing process or struggling to connect their ideas.
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4th - 8th
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Reading Comprehension Tests
Dear Educators,This is a complete set; four reading comprehension tests cover the whole book. These differentiated tests for Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor were written for traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Package Includes:4 Tests Page and paragraph numbers for most questions 4 Character study guides Modified sections for sequencing, quote and character identification Detailed answer keys 98 Pages 4 Essay questions4 Easel Assessments28 Easel Activities Tests:Chapters 1
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6th - 7th
Argumentative Essay Planning Sheet
This planning sheet helps students plan out content for their argumentative/persuasive essays. It follows a 5-6 paragraph form, including a counterclaim. It also has students choose high-level transitions before they start writing, as well.
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6th - 12th
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The BEST Grammar Worksheet (2-Day Lesson): Slaying Grammar Demons Forever!
I do this 4-page grammar packet every year with my students in the first month of school to eliminate the 18 worst writing errors I see over and over in my years of teaching. You can pair this worksheet with the FREE supplementary English lessons -- all with colorful illustrations -- at DrawingsOf.com.We call fixing grammatical errors "slaying grammar demons" to lighten the mood, and it works! You can even spice it up by having students draw pictures of what they think "grammar demons" would loo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Misfits by James Howe-Complete Unit
This is a complete unit plan for teaching the novel The Misfits by James Howe. This unit contains daily lesson plans (with objectives and questions for class discussions), homework assignments, group work assignments (literature circles in lieu of individual homework assignments for a few chapters), quizzes, a unit test and an extended response (essay). It can be used to teach the book as a whole and contains everything a teacher would need to do so. The unit was updated on November 11, 2013 a
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6th - 8th
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Middle School Writing BUNDLE
***UPDATED TO INCLUDE GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!!*****CCSS ALIGNED**This is a great value bundle of these ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills.Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature.Every lesson contains:★ Model Text★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers★ Writing Prompts★ Grading Rubrics★ Teacher's NotesGenres included:✓ Describing a Process (Procedura
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6th - 8th
Research Simulation Task- Science Related Task
Using CommonLit as a source, the two articles use evidence to support how the sun is responsible for the existence of life on Earth. Due to the fact that NJSLA uses 3 sources, one of which is a multi-media source for essay writing, students will review two texts and a short video which is linked onto the document to analyze and compose a 4 paragraph essay. In this purchase, you will receive: 1. Essay Prompt and deconstruction of that prompt2. Detailed outline as a scaffold for students3. Graphic
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4th - 7th
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” – 15 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 15 rigorous unit learning tasks for Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart.” The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded extern
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6th - 10th
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