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Action and Linking Verbs Quiz

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Scaffolded 5 Paragraph Essay Outline / Organizer

By The Persnickety Pen

This 5-paragraph essay organizer is a helpful tool for students who need significant scaffolding and support. It can be used with students from middle school through high school. Many of the 9th graders at the urban high school where I teach

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Outlines, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2f

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Parts of Speech Foldable with Quality Sentence Examples!

By The Persnickety Pen

This study tool will help learners in elementary and middle school define the parts of speech AND recognize them in sentences. I recommend printing this foldable on a thin cardstock paper if possible. A more durable paper will have a longer life in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

L.2.1, L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1, L.6.1, L.7.1, CCRA.L.1

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Writing narratives in response to World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

By The Persnickety Pen

Want to teach creative writing? Not sure how to do it? Look no further!This is a unit of 5 incredibly detailed, common-core aligned lessons that will help you guide students through writing personal narratives in the style of the essay "Peacock"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.8.3, W.8.3d, W.8.3e, W.8.5, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.3e, W.11-12.1d, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.3d, W.11-12.3e...

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Action and Linking Verbs Quiz

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This formative assessment allows the 8-10th grade English teacher to assess students' ability to identify action and linking verbs and tell the difference between the two. The multiple-choice format is ideal for quick grading and data-tracking. I

Subjects:

Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

L.7.1, L.8.1, L.9-10.1

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ACT English Passage for Middle School (Sea Turtles)

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This engaging ACT English passage about a sea turtle laying its eggs is written at a level just right for younger students! Give students practice with the grammar and writing skills on the ACT, in the format used by the ACT, at a reading level they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

$4.00

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Night by Wiesel, Annotation guide for Chapter 5, part one

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This graphic organizer facilitates students' engagement as they read Night. This organizer is for the first half of chapter 5 (pages 66-76).

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

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Reading Comprehension Menu to build metacognition

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Use this "metacognition menu" with any reading task to help students own their understanding!Print it, slip it into a sheet protector, and have students use a dry erase marker to select strategies they want to use....before readingduring

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10

$2.00

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"The Necklace" Sample Essay (Guy De Maupassant)

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This exemplar 5-paragraph essay about "The Necklace" is a perfect mentor text for your students to examine before writing their own essay about "The Necklace." This essay analyzes characterization of Mathilde Loisel's husband, Monsieur Loisel. Each

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, L.9-10.3

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Close Reading Organizer for Fiction (Best for Secondary Literature)

By The Persnickety Pen

This 2-page resource (or 1 page, front and back) is a small but meaty tool for teaching students about close reading for fiction texts. The organizer's tables help students develop the following skills: -Identifying textual evidence for setting,

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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"Current Events Buffet" Organizer

By The Persnickety Pen

Use this graphic organizer to help students determine main idea and supporting details from news articles.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3

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Magazine copy editing experience. Taught ESL in Spain. Taught 8th-12th grade English classes in high-needs schools.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Specialty, Social Studies, ELA Test Prep, Literature, Short Stories, Writing, Writing-Essays, Tools for Common Core, Close Reading