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8th grade ELA test prep centers under $5
How to Study for a Test - Doodle Notes - Study Skills Sketchnotes
We tell our students to study for tests all the time, but often we forget to teach them HOW to actually study for exams! That’s where this Study Skills resource comes in. It’s designed to give students practical tips and tricks for studying for tests in ELA or any class! With this resource students will complete fun doodle notes (or sketch notes) and then rotate through fun learning stations.This Study Skills resource is designed to help students develop skills for studying for tests. First,
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5th - 8th
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Restate the Question Task Cards Advanced Set for Grades 4-8 Questioning Skills
The ability to restate a question, in order to answer in a complete sentence is important not only in test-taking situations, but also for many types of writing. These 32 task cards (print or digital) can help your students learn this challenging skill. There are two types of questions in this set. Cards 1-20 feature one-part questions. Odd cards ask about the student’s life while even cards ask about text/media and the outside world. Each question includes some context to add to the challenge.
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4th - 8th
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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence - Doodle Notes & 5 Learning Stations
When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a response that analyzes the evidence they have selected. This can be a daunting task! However, this fun and engaging Doodle and Do resource is here to help! It includes fun sketch notes or doodle note
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5th - 8th
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Types of Conflict Sort Activity : 50 Card Sorting Game
Review and reinforce types of conflict with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of conflicts taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into six categories: person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. the supernatural. Students can also sort the conflicts into the categories internal conflict and external conflict. Before you buy.
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6th - 10th
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Sentence Building Task Cards | Print & Digital | Writing Better Sentences
Your students will love these 32 sentence building task cards! This is a set of task cards for helping students understand different parts of speech in order to S-T-R-E-T-C-H small sentences into better ones! Each sentence has a general prompt to grow the sentences using different parts of speech. One set has blanks ready for the students to assist their sentence writing, and the second just includes the sentence. There are digital versions as well through TpT Easel and Google Slides for a diffe
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4th - 8th
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Simple and Compound Sentences Coloring Activity | Grammar Coloring
Add a simple and compound sentences coloring activity to your sentence structure activities. Engage students using these grammar coloring activities to study simple and compound sentences as part of a sentence structure unit. I use this particular simple and compound sentence activity for scaffolding practice before introducing complex sentences. Included in this sentence structure activity:• TWO coloring sheets—one with flowers and one with abstract squares. Sections are numbered. Students wil
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
Determining Author's Tone Task Cards
Each of the 48 Author's Tone Task Cards asks students to choose the BEST option of possible tones. Texts include poems, passages and sentences with 44 common tone types.
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- 48 Author's Tone Task Cards
- Common Tone Words Sheets (2) for Student Use
- Answer Sheet
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5th - 8th
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Greek and Latin Root Words Vocabulary Activities Coloring Pages By Number
The fun Greek and Latin Roots Words coloring pages are the perfect way to infuse vocabulary practice into your vocabulary building activities. Better than the standard vocabulary worksheets, the differentiated vocabulary coloring pages are just what you need to teach and review root words and affixes in 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades! ✏️ The best parts? The no prep color by number pages will save you time and will give your vocabulary practice activities a fun twist. ✏️ Each page can be easi
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4th - 8th
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Figurative Language Loaded Passages
Give your students TONS (that's a hyperbole!) of practice with figurative language. This set includes three passages that are packed with seven different types of figurative language. Students will first read the passage to locate and identify the figurative language, and then will reread to analyze and synthesize the meaning. They will run into some words and phrases which are actually more than one type of figurative language.
I created these passages for my remedial students who needed
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5th - 8th
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Irony Task Cards
Teaching irony? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with (30) Irony Task Cards that address situational, verbal, and dramatic irony - a literary concept often found on standardized tests. Answer key included. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required! Like Task Cards? Like PowerPoints? Try the Teach & Reach Bun
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1
Prefixes and Suffixes Anchor Charts
Make your anchor chart wall more fun with posters for the most common prefixes and suffixes with their meanings. They are in bright, bold colors that are easy to see from around the room and cute to leave up as a display all year long or during your prefix/suffix unit.Prefixes:-anti--de--dis--en-,em--fore--in-,im--inter--mid--mis--non--over--post--pre--re--semi--sub--super--trans--un--under-Suffixes:-able, -ible-al, -ial-ed-en-er-est-ful-ic-ing-ion, -tion-ity, -ty-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-or-s,
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2nd - 8th
Prepositional Phrases Task Cards - Short Answer (2 phrases per sentence)
Prepositional phrases can be tricky! This set of task cards will work well for reinforcing this concept. Each card features two prepositional phrases for students to identify. There are also three additional challenge cards to extend the activity and to provide for differentiation.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonMult
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4th - 8th
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Phrase or Clause Coloring Sheets | Phrases and Clauses Coloring Activity
Use these phrase or clause coloring sheets to review the differences between phrases and clauses. Students will identify groups of words as either a phrase or a clause.Identifying a phrase and a clause is necessary before working with sentence structure. That concept is reflected in the standards checked. Included in this phrase and clause activity:→ Two coloring sheets—pictured in the cover and thumbnails. Sections are numbered. Students will color according to the key (provided). → Two sets of
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
Commonly Misspelled Words Task Cards - Self-Checking Easel Included!
It’s time to learn to spell these frequently misspelled words once and for all! Here are 40 chances to identify the correct spelling and write the word correctly in a fun space-themed task card format.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:40 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print3 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording she
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4th - 9th
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Text Structure Cards for Games, Practice, Literacy Centers and More! Plus Bonus
This is a set of cards with 35 different ideas an author may want to write about. Students are challenged to decide which text structure would best organize the information.
Each card begins with "You are the author and you want to..." , followed by a short sentence such as "Explain how protecting our waters from human trash can help the issues dolphins face when they ingest debris." Students are challenged to choose which text structure would best organize that particular information. This
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3rd - 8th
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Informational Text: 3 Scaffolded Activities for Any Nonfiction Article
Looking for best instructional practices to use with informational or nonfiction texts? Meeting rigorous RI standards can be challenging when students are frustrated or disengaged. Secondary teachers can scaffold the comprehension process to help students feel confident and achieve success.This teaching resource works with any nonfiction or informational text you select for your students. It is appropriate for periodicals, exemplar texts, speeches, and informational chapter book excerpts. Use th
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8th - 11th
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RACE Graphic Organizers (MUST HAVE!)- CCSS Evidence-Based Open Response Writing
RACE is a strategy used to help students organize their thinking when writing a text dependent, open response answer. I have used this strategy in my class for over three years in grades second through fourth and saw a lot of improvement in my students’ mastery of writing open response answers. Their answers went from short, incorrectly citing evidence, beginning with “because” to full answers with evidence, explanations and transition words.
RACE is a writing acronym used to help students writ
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2nd - 10th
Leap Day and Our Calendar Informational Text and Close Reading Creative Writing
Engage your students as they practice reading information texts with the history of our calendar and Leap Day. What teachers are saying about this resource:"Great lesson for such a random extra day of the year!""Creative way of teaching about a fun, albeit confusing, day :)! Great use of cross-discipline instruction!""My students loved this activity."Students will read, respond to comprehension questions, identify main ideas and supporting details, use textual evidence, and participate in a cre
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Sub Plan Bundle of Lesson Plans for Substitute Teachers
Moods in Verbs Coloring Activity | Verb Moods Grammar Activity
This moods in verbs coloring activity will add fun to your grammar lessons over verb moods! Students will identify a sentence's verb mood as subjunctive, conditional, imperative, indicative, or interrogative mood. Forty sentences and two coloring sheets are included for this verb mood coloring activity. Please note that this does not cover errors in mood—only recognition of verb moods. Included in this moods in verbs activity:• Two coloring sheets: one with flowers, others with abstract shapes.
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Paired Texts (Fiction and Informational Text)
This resource was designed for use as a review for paired text questions on the 7th grade STAAR Reading test. It also allows students to individually review fiction and informational text. Other STAAR resources can be found in my store, BrainyCats Learning Store
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NOTES TEMPLATE and GUIDE for PAIRED READINGS: The guide can be projected so students can take notes on the template, or reproduced and handed out to save time while reviewing.
WHAT BROTHERS DO: A four-page pi
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6th - 8th
Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with this comprehensive set of Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards. These (32) Common Core-aligned task cards cover additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Task Cards can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle
SBAC PREP VOLCANOES: TEXT-BASED INFORMATIVE WRITING INTERMEDIATE
With Common Core and SBAC testing, I am now teaching text-based informative writing in my 4th grade classroom. It has been very hard to find appropriate materials to teach students how to write in a manner similar to the performance tasks. This packet is designed to allow students to practice doing text-based writing and a mini-research report. All the materials needed to do a research report, including 5 different types of texts, are included as well as a reference page of links to additiona
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4th - 8th
Punctuating Dialogue and Embedding Quotations ELA Game | Grammar Activity
Are your students STILL putting periods and commas in the wrong places when punctuating dialogue or embedding direct quotations? You could continue banging your head against the wall, or...you could make a light-hearted review out of the issue by playing this game with your junior high or high school students.This game focuses on the punctuation aspect of embedding quotations and formatting dialogue. The 72 question cards included cover placement of commas, colons, brackets, parentheses, ellipse
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7th - 10th
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