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Common Core W.6.3b activities
Figurative Language Activities - ELA Doodle Notes and Learning Activities
This Doodle and Do resource is designed to help students understand 8 types of figurative language. First, students will complete highly engaging Doodle Notes about each type of figurative language. They'll doodle and sketch their notes on 5 different engaging doodle note pages. Students will learn about each type, review examples, and create examples of their own. Next, they’ll complete a fun writing activity for each type of figurative language. They’ll create silly similes with spinners,
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Doodle and Do ELA Skills Bundle - 6 Units - Vocabulary, Writing, Reading
Picture of the Day: 180 Writing Prompt Photos to inspire Creative Writing Daily!
180 Creative & Funny Daily Picture of the Day picture writing prompts: This Photo of the Day Photo Writing Prompt resource presentation contains 180 funny, silly, cute & crazy visual writing prompt photos that your students will love! 180 Picture of the Day photos gives you enough for every day of the school year! I use these writing prompts with pictures as Morning Meeting slides to get students ready for a fun day of learning. These pictures can also be used for: Morning Meeting activi
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1st - 6th
Dialogue PowerPoint Lesson: Practice Writing and Punctuating Dialogue
Do your students misuse quotation marks when trying to add dialogue to their stories? Would you like to teach them the punctuation rules for writing with dialogue? If so, this highly interactive 71-slide Writing Dialogue PowerPoint may be exactly what you are looking for! Three dialogue rules are introduced. Quotation marks enclose the words that the character said.Use a tag at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the dialogue.Use the correct punctuation for writing dialogue.Next, pun
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3rd - 5th
Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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200 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grades 7/8)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 7/8 Language class with a year's worth of bell work writing prompts for Google Slides™! This resource is perfect for a soft start to the Language block and for creating a daily routine for your students to follow.This resource includes 200 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. The writing prompts also contain three sub-questions for those students who find it difficult to brainstorm ideas. With prompts an
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Grade 7 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
Freak the Mighty Novel Study Resource BUNDLE - 200 Pages in Print & Digital
200-page NO-PREP 5-Week Unit BUNDLE of resources for teaching Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. Everything need for a complete unit plan - freshly updated and Google Classroom-friendly. SAVE over 30% by purchasing the ENTIRE BUNDLE! *BEST-SELLER!* - Classroom-tested by over 3500 teachers - with over 450 5-Star ratings! Over 200 pages of ready-to-go materials for a 5-Week Unit!NEW: The Freak the Mighty Bulletin Board Kit has been added to this bundle.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This resource is well worth the mon
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6th - 8th
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Punctuating Dialogue with Quotation Marks: A Bundle of Practice Activities
Do you students misuse quotation marks when trying to add dialogue to their stories? Would you like to teach them the punctuation rules for writing with dialogue? If so, this bundle contains a variety of activities that should help you achieve your goal.This dialogue bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as you teach them how to punctuate dialogue. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year!
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3rd - 5th
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Narrative Writing - Personal Narrative Unit Grades 5 - 8
Narrative Writing – This “print and teach” standards-aligned Personal Narrative Unit contains engaging mini-lessons and activities that will lead your students through the process of writing a strong narrative piece. A mentor text is included along with revising techniques that help students improve their writing! More from teachers who have used this resource:- "This was SUPER easy to use and it got even my most discouraged writers writing! Thank you!"- "The content has awesome, just-right l
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5th - 8th
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Quotation Marks in Dialogue Digital ELA Google Slides Punctuating Dialogue
Teach your students to use quotation marks when writing dialogue in creative writing with these no prep Google Classroom activities! Explicit teaching slides and practice slides for writing and punctuating dialogue with commas and quotation marks are all included. This resource provides many different writing activity types to promote the transfer of these writing skills to their own work.Quickly assign in Google Classroom for writer's workshop mini lesson plans, emergency sub plans or literacy
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3rd - 5th
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Descriptive Writing Unit - Middle School Writing Activities - No Prep Writing
This package of descriptive writing activities contains a variety of engaging descriptive writing mini lessons to improve writing for upper elementary and middle school students. Using the descriptive writing graphic organizers and writing prompts provided, students practice word choice and write their own descriptive paragraphs. All resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!While all of the
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5th - 8th
ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
These fun and engaging middle-school ELA games are the perfect way to review concepts with your students during class. Days between vacations, picture days, half days, ends of the quarter -- they don't have to be a waste of time! I love to use these days to review concepts we've learned throughout the year in a fun and engaging way. This bundle includes 27 resources (40+ games) that I use to either review or introduce ELA concepts with my students. My students love the change of pace, and I l
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6th - 8th
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Writing Dialogue Worksheets and Activity: Add Quotation Marks to Sentences
Do you have students who struggle with writing dialogue and using quotation marks correctly in their writing pieces? This is an engaging activity for students just learning how to use and punctuate dialogue in their writing. It uses the "tag terminology", where students determine whether the tag is written at the beginning, the middle, or at the end of the sentence. (The tag is the part of the sentence that tells who is speaking (i.e. exclaimed Ted, Mom yelled, etc.)It includes two worksheets wi
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3rd - 4th
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Writing from a Different Perspective Activity - Common Core Aligned
Take advantage of this ASSIGN & GO Narrative Writing Activity! Getting students to grasp writing from a different perspective is hard since they want to change the pronouns and call it a day. This product shows them the process for rewriting the passage from a different point of view AND adding their own details. This activity includes 10 interesting survival stories for students to choose from and two user-friendly graphic organizer options to help students grasp how to add their own detail
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4th - 8th
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Best Short Stories for Middle School: 182 Pages of Highly-Engaging Lesson Plans
All of the sixteen stories for these lesson plans can be downloaded from our website for free in a reader-friendly PDF that we've created.Or check out our massive middle/high school bundle of 28 stories which combines our two bestselling resources at 20% off. Lesson plans are for the following stories:The Most Dangerous Game by Richard ConnellThe Monkey's Paw by WW JacobsThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeThe Hitch-Hiker by Lucille FletcherThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonLamb to the Slaughter by Roal
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Essay Writing BUNDLE, Informational, Narrative, & Argumentative Units Grades 6-8
Do you want a one-stop shop for all of your writing units?! Seriously, look no further! This Writing Unit BUNDLE for middle grade will give you everything you need!This bundle includes an argumentative writing unit, informational writing unit, and a narrative writing unit. There are more than 70 lessons in this BUNDLE, and it is perfect to teach your students each type of writing! There are engaging and high-interest texts, plenty of rigorous activities, rubrics, and so much more!Narrative Writi
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing Workshop Complete Bundle
Hi! I'm Livia Blackburne, author of the NY Times bestselling young adult novel Midnight Thief. In July of 2015, I ran a week long creative writing camp for middle and high school students. We had a ton of fun, and the students wrote some great short stories and novellas! After the camp, I revised my materials and expanded them for other teachers to use.This is the complete complete collection: the seven units comprised the entirety of my fifteen hour writing camp. This is a $25.50 dollar value.
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6th - 12th
Creative Writing Prompts and Activities
Creative Writing Prompts | PDF and Digital Formats: Get your students excited about writing with these no prep creative writing prompts. Students will select their topic from 20 different writing prompts. These prompts can be used as a stand-alone assignment, sub plans or enrichment task. Integrate these prompts into your Writer's Workshop classes or any ELA writing lesson. These prompts are a fantastic way to incorporate student voice and choice into your lessons. This resource contains individ
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6th - 8th
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Writing Workshop Checklists and Conference Activity Sheets
Differentiation is easy in Writing Workshop with with these quick "Note from Your Teacher" conference checklists. On one side of the page, you assign exactly what students need to focus on in workshop, and students respond back on the other side. Make assessments easier and writing workshop more productive. Editable.What you'll get:editable checklists for the following modes of writing:NarrativeOpinionArgumentInformative/explanatoryResearchBlank form you can customizePlus, a note-taker sheet
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4th - 8th
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Who Was Biography Series Activities for Any Book
Students love the Who Was and Who Is biography series! Many explorers, presidents, inventors, artists, and athletes are highlighted in these biographies. From Jackie Robinson to Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln to Malala Yousafzai, from Rosa Parks to Anne Frank, and from George Washington Carver to George Washington, these biographies engage and intrigue students. This Who Was, Who Is Biography Series Comprehension Activity for ANY Book pack comes with a wide variety of over 25 resources so teachers
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4th - 6th
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Writing Stations Writing Intervention Centers - Descriptive Writing Lessons
Transform your students' writing skills from flat to exceptional with this engaging writing skills boot camp. Designed to target high-priority writing skills, this resource offers 8 station rotations that will take their writing to the next level. This boot camp covers voice, hooks, sentence complexity, figurative language, vivid imagery, "showing" language, dialogue, and sentence combining.Perfectly suited for grades 5, 6, and 7, you have the flexibility to implement this boot camp in various w
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Amy C.
Writing Our World™ Premium Curriculum: Grades 6th-8th
Are you looking to help your students with dyslexia unlock their writing potential? Do your students…• have a lot of ideas, but struggle to get them on the page?• tend to write in run-on sentences?• become overwhelmed with longer writing assignments?• produce disorganized pieces of writing? • write short, unelaborated paragraphs?• resist writing altogether? Cultivate confident writing and critical thinking skills in your students with Writing Our World™.Through this curriculum, students will lea
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6th - 8th
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I Am David - a complete novel study
I Am David is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation from the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, critical thinking, creative writing, using exact verbs, learning vocabulary, using context clues, researching, writing a descriptive paragraph, writing a script, finding supporting evidence, mak
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5th - 8th
6th Grade Unit 1 Slides for MyPerspectives Curriculum
Editable Google Slides to guide teachers through all parts of Unit 1 of the My Perspectives Curriculum. Slides include projects and stations activities for students. In addition, there are over 25 worksheets and notes pages embedded into the slides.
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6th
Also included in: 6th Grade Unit 1-5 Slides Bundle
Show Not Tell Writing PowerPoint with Elaboration Practice
Use the Show, Not Tell writing strategy to write descriptions more vividly. This lesson shows how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures to help the reader visualize. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. This digital resource gives students four different strategies to use to replace 'to be" verbs, including combining sentences, adding strong verbs, details and precise language, using nouns as verbs, and changing the sentence orde
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5th - 8th
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