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8th grade english language arts resources for Easel Assessments $10 and up
Norse Mythology Unit, Campbell Hero’s Journey, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Thor
In this epic Norse Mythology unit, you and your students will explore the realms (Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, etc.) and characters (Odin, Thor, Loki, etc.) of Norse Mythology and study Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (monomyth). You will apply the Hero’s Journey to the Norse myths as well as Marvel’s Thor and connect the past with the present by comparing Norse myths to The Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s Thor. In other words, you’ll leave your ordinary world, enter a special world filled with g
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Detective Stories Unit - Short Stories by Doyle, Poe, Dahl; Sherlock Holmes film
In this fantastic detective stories unit, you will explore the characteristics of the detective story genre and apply them to great short stories by Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of Silver Blaze), and Roald Dahl (Lamb to the Slaughter).Learn what makes a good detective story and then work like a sleuth to identify genre elements in E. A. Poe's and Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories. Analy
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: Detective Stories Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Daily Grammar Practice #1 Bell Ringers for Middle School | PDF
Help your students succeed on standardized tests! With daily practice in grammar, usage, and mechanics, your students' skills will improve in just a few minutes a day! Includes nine weeks of grammar and writing bell-ringer exercises! No prep and low maintenance! Review a lot of grammar skills in a short amount of time! This is how it works:✅ Each week, students analyze a quote from a famous person applying the Five Levels of Grammar.Monday: Correct Capitalization and PunctuationTuesday: Identify
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Daily Grammar Practice Bell Ringers for Middle School Bundle!| PDF
Daily Grammar Practice Bell Ringers: Focus on Formal Writing | PDF
This no-prep, easy-to-implement grammar review covers common issues in student writing—active voice, third person, parallel structure—all the topics students need to succeed when writing formal essays.Great for standardized test prep, too! This product is a sequel to the best-selling Daily Grammar Practice for Middle School.This packet includes a complete Answer Key and requires no advance preparation by the teacher, making it ideal for sub plans!This product includes exercises for 9 weeks. Each
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Daily Grammar Practice Bell Ringers for Middle School Bundle!| PDF
Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village
In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The
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8th - 12th
Weather and Climate - Text and Exercise Sheets
Weather is the state of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time. Weather always changes and is different all around the world. It depends on many elements . It may be warm and sunny in one place, but cold, windy and rainy somewhere else.Climate refers to the weather conditions in a certain area over a longer period of time.Contents : 16 pagesIntroductionElements of the weatherTemperatureAir pressureHumidityPrecipitationGlobal wind systemsAir massesClimate ZonesWeather forecastingExt
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram a CCSS novel study/PDF/Google Drive
This is a close reading guide to the book Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram.Darius Kellner is a Fractional Persian - he is half-Persian - on his mother’s side. He knows almost nothing about Persian social cue, and only slightly more about American social cues. He is about to take a trip to Iran that will change his life. Darius has never really felt as if he fits in in America. His clinical depression doesn’t really help. While depression medication is tough to explain to his grandpar
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8th - 12th
A Long Walk to Water Reading Comprehension Tests for the Whole Novel
Dear Educators,This is a complete set. All three reading comprehension tests cover the whole book. This differentiated product for A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park was written for traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Package Includes: 3 Tests Page and paragraph numbers for most questions3 Character study guides Modified sections ~ sequencing, quote and character identificationDetailed answer keys62 Pages21 Easel Activities3 Easel Assessments Number of Questions:Chapters 1 – 6 has 59
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6th - 8th
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Hope Was Here Reading Comprehension Tests for the Whole Novel
Dear Educators,This is a complete set; all four tests cover the whole book. These differentiated reading comprehension test for Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer were written for traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Product Includes:4 Tests Page and paragraph numbers for most questionsCharacter study guidesModified sections for sequencing, quote and character identificationDetailed answer keys101 Pages4 Easel Assessments 28 Easel Activities Number of Questions:Chapters 1 – 5 has 64 questionsCha
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7th - 8th
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Percy Jackson - Chalice of the Gods - Comprehensive Novel study and guides
Nearly 3000 questions on Percy Jackson - Chalice of the GodsThe sets include for each of the 35 chapters, questions on:5 open ended questions5 multiple choice questionsSets of 5 questions on the themes of the chapterSets of 5 questions on the characters of the chapter5 multiple choice cloze procedure questions on the chapterQuestions on keywords in the book10 questions about the original poemIn addition to this each chapter hasa summarya list of the keywords and their meanings Descriptions about
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2nd - 9th
The Outsiders Reading Comprehension Tests ~ Differentiated Assessments
Dear Educator,This is a complete set. All four reading comprehension tests cover the whole book. This differentiated product for The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton was written for use in traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Product Includes:Four tests Page and paragraph numbers for most questionsFour character study guidesModified sections ~ sequencing, character and quote identificationDetailed answer keys Abridged answer keys96 Pages24 Easel ActivitiesFour Easel AssessmentsTests:Chapters 1 –
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8th - 9th
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Improv Games - Full Improv Drama Teaching Unit
Ready to take on improv with your Drama class, but have no idea where to start, or how to play many games? Look no further. This unit can be cut and paste and adapted to your needs.Well over 100 pages, including:Unit plan with lesson breakdownsSlideshow of notes and teaching pointsVideos of the games themselvesStudent workbook, homework tasks, assessment and score cardsPDF, Google Doc and EASEL activities all includedEverything you need to go from novice to running your own in class competition
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Full Semester of Drama Units - Theatre Class Bundle
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin: a CCSS novel study/PDF/Google Drive
This is a close reading guide to the book The Truth About Jellyfish, by Ali Benjamin, author of The Next Great Paulie Fink. With this close reading guide to this amazing book, your students will practice making inferences and predictions, summarizing, and identifying character development. Perfect for 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade ELA, especially, this novel study includes over 120 vocabulary preview Google slides, reading response questions that encourage use of the R.A.C.E. strategy for
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6th - 9th
Poetry Analysis: Using Taylor Swift & Katy Perry Songs
This exciting lesson plan offers a captivating way to introduce students to poetry analysis by showing how poetry is just like music. This makes the idea of poetry analysis less daunting and more fun for students. It includes - An interactive Easel presentation that covers the essential foundations of poetry analysis, alongside a fun class activity using Taylor Swift's song "All Too Well" as a relatable example. - It breaks down imagery, symbolism & similies. -A lesson plan for teachers whic
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7th - 8th
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WHAT STRANGE PARADISE -- Omar El Akkad
Don’t call this a conflict…. There’s no such thing as conflict. There’s only scarcity. There’s only need. ~Omar El Akkad -- Amir’s Father (48)Greetings,According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, there were 84 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide in 2021. That is a huge number and a difficult one to grasp. The past month alone there have been 10 million displaced persons in the Ukraine: an unprecedented number in a record time. All sales from this novel go to UNHCR to help refugees in
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8th - 11th
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A Wrinkle in Time Reading Comprehension Tests for the Whole Novel
Dear Educators,This is a complete set; four reading comprehension tests cover the whole book. This differentiated product for A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle was written for traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Package Includes: 4 Tests4 Character study guidesModified sections for – character and quote identification, sequencing3 Essay questionsDetailed answer keys100 Pages4 Easel Assessments31 Easel Activities Tests:Chapters 1 – 3 has 56 questionsChapters 4 – 6 has 56 questionsC
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6th - 8th
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EVERY DAY -- David Levithan
Greetings,How would you like to wake up in a different body every day? That's the challenge 'A' faces daily, and he is resigned to it until one day, he meets and falls in love with Rhiannon, and then life becomes a lot more complicated. Will true love find a way? Every Day tells that intriguing, challenging, page-turner tale, and it will stretch your mind and heart.Someday continues the tale and poses an even bigger question. Can 'A' have a life without abusing his superpower? There's an antago
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Assignment Novel Study
“This fast-paced novel will keep readers thoroughly engaged. An important plot-driven story about two teens who stand up for what’s right in the face of adversity.” —Kirkus Reviews This is a kind of book that forces students to think what they would do in this situation. Would you speak up? 2022-2023 - Georgia Teen Peach Book Award Nominee SummaryThat's what seniors Logan March and Cade Crawford are asked to do when a favorite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solutio
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8th - 12th
El trovador: Preguntas guías y diagrama de personajes (Incluye la CLAVE)
El trovador de Antonio García GutiérrezActividad para analizar y explicar la obra. Incluye preguntas guías para cada jornada, descripción de personajes, biografía del autor...
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Independence Now! The American Revolution
Independence Now begins with the First Continental Congress and the Suffolk Resolves, a powder keg that ignited military action and set the scene for "the shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington and Concord. This is a chronological journey that takes the student on to Ticonderoga, the siege of Boston, Bunker Hill, Washington's arrival in Boston, Dorchester Heights, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence.Included in the Student Workbook is the audio drama and a script for Independ
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5th - 8th
Junior Drama - Darkwood Manor - Full teaching unit using Devised Theatre
Are you planning your year and needing a new unit to change things up? This unit is highly engaging for younger teens - based around campfire, haunted house and ghost stories. Using the conventions of theatre, students will devise an original play entitled "The Tale of Darkwood Manor" under your guidance.Included are all teaching materials - from the unit plan, lesson outlines, warm-up games, teacher notes and activities, assessment materials and student workbooks. There are Google Docs, Slides
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Full Semester of Drama Units - Theatre Class Bundle
ORPHAN TRAIN -- Kristina Baker Kline
Greetings,Orphan Train has been a winner as the novel study in grade 9. My youngest daughter, my wife, my mother-in-law all recommended it to me, and they are all avid readers. That's intergenerational endorsement you can trust. Then, there are the memorable and relatable characters whose lives, though full of hardship, are also full of hope. If you are looking for an excellent novel for grade 9, look no further. Niamh and Molly won't let you down.The 157-page resource covers all four stran
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN -- Garth Stein
Greetings,Who does not love a dog? Whether you do or don’t, you will love Enzo. He is dog longing to be human, and he narrates the story with humility and humour.Use it as a class novel in grade 8, 9 and 10 English classes, or as a Reading Circle book. This 146-page resource contains everything you need and frees you do what teachers do best – spend time and energy with the students to inform, inspire, ignite. The Seminar Process drives the novel study and multiple evaluation options are provid
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8th - 10th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
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- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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