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TED Talk: "Everyday Leadership" Great back to school activity

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great TED to use the first few days of school. You could lead as a whole class activity (middle school) or even use it as an independent viewing (through Google Classroom) or a station that small groups rotate through. Drew Dudley brings

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities

$2.99

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Substitute Scenarios and Accountability Ticket- Never have problems again!

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This has been a real game changer! I teach middle school English and I have started the year with having my students complete these scenarios (acting out in class) and then we have discussion about what is appropriate, etc. I preview my "Exit

Subjects:

For All Subjects

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Classroom Forms, Lesson

$3.99

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2024 March Madness 8 song edition

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

I have done March Madness for years now, but I always struggled with time. This year I cut it down to 8 works. It was perfect. I chose current songs and new poems as well. My students would preview each work, we would discuss, and then they would

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Video Files, Lesson

$5.99

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Google Slides™

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Literary Device Digital Notebook-Songs, Picturebooks, Short Stories, and more!

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great interactive notebook that students can work through independently at home, remotely with a teacher or in class with the teacher leading. I created this to start the 2020 school year because I wanted to a fresh start with literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Scaffolded Notes, Interactive Notebooks

$19.99

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Google Slides™

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Student Recognition with Bitmoji in Virtual Classroom

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

The following is a customizable Google Slideshow where you can showcase and honor students who have been doing their best work. Teaching middle school and trying to engage students remotely, this has been a game-changer! I use one of the slides in

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English Language Arts, Math, Science

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Homeschool Curricula, Activboard Activities

$8.99

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Google Slides™

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The Outsiders Pictionary Review game

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

My students absolutely loved this game. I made a set of 24 cards (12 Socs and 12 Greasers) and students played in groups of four. I printed and laminated the cards so they will last. All groups had their own timer, drawing board and set of cards.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Task Cards

$2.99

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Comparing A Long Walk to Water to The Good Lie

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great lesson to use to breakup reading A Long Walk to Water for 7th graders. I play the first few minutes of the film, The Good Lie, and then have students compare and contrast using literary devices as a lens. I have the students work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.5

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March Madness: Poetry v. Music 2021 Edition

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

Thank you for your purchase! Directions: This activity is meant to be used as a way to review literary devices and figurative language in a creative way that offers choice to students and empowers them by allowing them to pick their favorite. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$14.99

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Escape Room A Long Walk to Water- Chapter 14-pdf version

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great activity for an active reading strategy! I created a reading guide and then used certain codes that I found online for the kids to crack the codes. Google form is also part of this resource and links to the code pages. My kids LOVED

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms

$3.99

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Blackout Poetry as a form of Literary Analysis - A Long Walk to Water /any text

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

Directions: This activity is meant to be used as a way to review literary devices in a creative way that offers choice to students based on what literary device they’d like to work with and what part of the literary work they’d like to work with as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

$4.99

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Bitmoji Virtual Classroom

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This Google slideshow can be used to put out information and teaching pieces to your students during distance learning. I came up with this idea because I take a lot of time to make my real classroom comfortable and warm and I felt like I was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities, Google Apps

$4.99

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Google Slides™

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Outdoor Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Scenes (Good for End of the Year)

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is another great option for a Virtual Classroom using your bitmoji for all grade levels! I created this with spring and summer in mind and as a way to get kids outside more. For each slide, I normally insert an audio link with my

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, End of Year

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$4.99

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Google Slides™

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I am Malala Jigsaw Research Assignment

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great way to allow your students to develop and improve their understanding of what life was like for Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan in the early 2000s. It features five possible topics for students to research. Included are note

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$12.99

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God Grew Tired of Us and A Long Walk to Water Juxtaposition

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This is a great documentary to play in pieces as you read A Long Walk to Water with your students. Especially at the end of the novel, it offers students a great visual for the culture shock that Salva and many refugees experience when entering a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Cultural Activities

$2.99

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The Outsiders and Outer Banks Juxtaposition Activity and multi paragraph Essay

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This was a great culminating project to end my outsiders unit. Many students were familiar with outer banks, and I was able to include clips that were not so mature or inappropriate for school. Then, students like to the character for comparison,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.6, W.7.1c, W.7.1e

$6.99

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"Class Dismissed" companion documentary footage to I am Malala

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This NY Times documentary footage is a great companion to reading I am Malala. I normally play it after reading chapter 10. It offers great visuals for my students in order to more fully understand the conflict that the Taliban is creating in Swat

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Video Files

$2.99

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The Outsiders Party! Food and Symbolism!

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This offers a great way to wrap up the year with a party to celebrate your students' accomplishments, but still have them do a little critical thinking! Attached is the intro/overview of this event. I end the year with The Outsiders and once all

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities

$2.99

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Essay and Paragraph Writing Desk Topper - claim, evidence, reasoning!

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

This has been transformative for my students. I have a 12 page writing guide that I have provided for my students, but when it comes to writing in class, it can often be too cumbersome to pull out their writing guide, have their outline on their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

$4.99

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2021 Superbowl LV Commercial Analysis:

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

I am doing this activity tomorrow as a warmup in order to review literary devices, audience and give a brief intro into rhetorical devices. I teach 7th grade ELA and I thought this would be a timely review (Friday before the game), but could be

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activboard Activities

$2.99

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Google Slides™

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Stay gold_The Outsiders Journal Entry Prompt

By Middle School Mayhem- English Style

Students delve into what is "gold" to them. This is a great way for students to personally connect with the text and share their personal experiences and how they relate to that of Ponyboy, Johnny, and the gang....

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Reflective Journals for Teachers, Homework

$0.95

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I have been teaching for 20 years at the middle school level. Also, when I first started teaching I taught 12th grade English as well.

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