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Types of Evidence Card Sort

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This card sort is perfect for helping students define and identify examples of 12 different types of evidence used by authors to support their claims. I like to print the types, definitions, and examples on 3 different colors of card stock. This

Subjects:

Writing, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Flash Cards

$1.99

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Grammar BINGO

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Students practice their grammar (capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling) with this BINGO game. Each slide is a sentence that needs a grammar correction. The 30 different BINGO cards are made up of the corrections needed for the sentences.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Games

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Build and Essay Card Sort

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One way to help students practice the structure of an essay is to give them the sentences and have them play with the organization and choices that a writer needs to make. In this activity, I have taken a persuasive essay apart into individual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

$1.99

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Three STAAR Mortar Vocabulary Review Strategies

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This is the best product I have created. My students love the activities and understand what the questions that the STAAR tests are asking them to do.This product is 3 interactive review strategies to help your students understand, engage with, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Flash Cards

$3.99

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Direct vs. Indirect Characterization Card Sort

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I did not include a key for either of these card sorts. In many cases, it depends on the level of the anlaysis the students are thinking at. I am more interested in the text evidence and explanation they give for their sorting.This card sort

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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English 1: Reading TEKS and Question Stems from STAAR EOC 2013-2018

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This is a complete list of all readiness and supporting standards that are available for testing on the reading portion of the Texas STAAR English 1 EOC. Each TEKS is listed and marked by readiness or supporting standard as well as marking the verb

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

9^th

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Teacher Manuals, Professional Documents

$5.00

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English 2: Reading TEKS and Question Stems from STAAR EOC 2013-2018

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This is a complete list of all readiness and supporting standards that are available for testing on the reading portion of the Texas STAAR English 2 EOC. Each TEKS is listed and marked by readiness or supporting standard as well as marking the verb

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

10^th

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Teacher Manuals, Professional Documents

$5.00

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8 US History Vocabulary Activities

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Technical vocabulary is frequently a primary reason students struggle in biology. This product includes 8 ways for students to interact with the vocabulary through definitions and relationships. Students will be out of their seat and using the words

Subjects:

Vocabulary, U.S. History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Flash Cards

$6.00

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Literary Genre Review: $10,000 Pyramid

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Students review charcteristics of 6 literary genres (fiction, poetry, drama, literary nonfiction, expository, and persuasion) in this fast pace race to describe and name the genre based on the characteristics.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Games

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Revision Card Sort

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Revision is a hard concept for students to grasp. If it is correct, why should they change it? In this activity, students will sort two options into correct and better. Done in pairs and/or small groups, this will inspire engaging discussions about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

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8 Biology Vocabulary Activities

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Subjects:

Science, Biology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards

$5.00

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3 Analyzing Tone Activities

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Students will analyze 5 fiction excerpts, 5 nonfiction excerpts, and 2 poems for tone. The 3 activities included in this bundle will get your students out of their seats and collaborating to support their analysis for tone. Excerpts are from modern

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$4.00

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Direct and Indirect Characterization Journal

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Students will use a shirt to record evidence of both direct and indirect characterization provided by the character themselves or by other characters. By placing the characterization on the front, back, and inside of the journal, students make a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

$1.99

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Direct and Indirect Characterization Practice

By English doesn't have to be BORING

Students will use a shirt to record evidence of direct characterization provided by the character themselves or by other characters, as well as, indirect characterization. By placing the characterization on the front, back, and inside of the shirt,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Science, Biology, Social Studies, U.S. History, ELA Test Prep, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Informational Text, Close Reading