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Middle school writing-essays game pdfs
Topic Sentences in Paragraph Writing Activity - How to Write a Topic Sentence
Do your students struggle to create effective topic sentences? Since directly teaching my students five basic types of topic sentences and having them practice these types in a variety of ways, I've been amazed at their progress! This Topic Sentence resource includes two formats: print and digital, to give you greater teacher flexibility. Besides guided activities and review sheets for each of the five types of topic sentences presented, there's a topic sentence sorting game, posters, and more t
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3rd - 6th
Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
5th Grade Florida BEST Standards ELA - PM3 Reading Practice Tests Florida FAST
5th Grade Florida BEST Standards ELA - Test Prep Practice for Florida FAST - Includes 13 reading practice tests, 5 writing practice tests, 50 task cards, worksheets, and games. Includes printable copies and Google Forms.Includes:Pacing GuidePrintable CopiesDigital Self-Grading Google Form Links13 Reading Practice Tests (Passages, Questions, and Answers) Covering All Florida's B.E.S.T. Reading Standards! Printable and Google Forms.5 Writing Practice Tests (Passages, Questions, and Answers) Cove
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4th - 6th
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Fun Essay Hooks Writing Game and Practice Activity for Middle School ELA
"But I don't know how to start!" Sound familiar? Even when our students have great ideas, they don't always know how to hook their readers with engaging introductions for their essays. This fun game and activity changes that!First, students are split into five teams. Each team is given 8 game cards with examples of catchy essay hooks. Five types of hooks are included: quote, unexpected fact, anecdote, controversial statement, and kidding around (Q.U.A.C.K.). The teams then race to trade cards wi
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Citing Text Evidence BUNDLE & Citing Evidence Game - Distance Learning
Do your students struggle to seamlessly incorporate text evidence within their writing? This completely digital and printable unit will teach your students MLA 8 citations + critical lessons that teach students how to incorporate/embed these quotations within paragraphs. The Citing Evidence Game will engage students in fun but meaningful practice with crafting parenthetical citations and embedding quotations. This is a digital and printable resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. Th
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7th - 12th
SCRs - Matching Puzzles Q & A - Restate & Answer - NEW STAAR Redesign 2.0
This restate and answer matching hands-on puzzle game was designed for Sped, ESL, and lower level students, but really this could be used with all students to practice the new STAAR question types! Students match Questions with Answers for Short Constructed Responses written with STAAR language that match the TEKS (grades 3-English II). Note: There is no passage or actual questions to answer in this resource. They are just matching the SCR question with the RESTATE & setting up the cite part
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3rd - 6th
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Persuasive Writing Game - Introduction to Opinion Writing - Powers of Persuasion
This persuasive writing introduction activity will have students laughing while exploring the concepts of perspective, point of view, and how to convince someone of something. Before a persuasive writing assignment, play this game to make sure your students understand the best way to persuade their audience.How would you convince a firefighter he should buy your tree? One creative student convinced him he could use it to practice setting and putting out fires! How could you convince a chef he n
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3rd - 6th
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6th Grade Florida BEST PM3 BUNDLE Reading and Writing Tests Games Florida FAST
6th Grade Florida BEST Standards ELA - Test Prep Practice for Florida FAST - Are you ready for PM3 using Florida's new BEST reading and writing standards? This bundle has everything you need to prepare including reading and writing practice tests, task cards, worksheets, and games. Includes printable copies and Google Forms.Includes:Pacing GuidePrintable CopiesDigital Self-Grading Google Form Links6 Reading Tests (6 Passages and 103 Questions and Answers) Covering All Florida's B.E.S.T. Reading
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5th - 7th
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Research Writing Game and Activity for Evaluating Claims and Evidence
Do your students struggle to support their claims with logical evidence and credible sources? Do their papers feel more like a research soup than a logically organized argument? This engaging game and activity help students think critically about claims, evidence, sources, and organization.First, the class is split into two teams. One team is for chewing gum at school, while the other team is against it. The two teams compete in a relay race to collect cards with claims and evidence that support
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
MLA Formatting & ICE (Introduce, Cite, Explain) Mini Lesson and Review Game
Help your students understand MLA Formatting & embedding quotes using the ICE (introduce, cite, explain) method! This MLA bundle includes instructional slides, student handouts and a review game! Our review game, "Horse Races" gets kids up and moving while also having them read their handouts and highlight for information!The MLA Formatting & ICE presentation and handouts includes information about what MLA format is, why we write in MLA format, how to set up a paper in MLA format, and h
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7th - 12th
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Evidence Debate Game for Middle School ELA
This creative and engaging game gives students valuable practice supporting their arguments with evidence.Our students are full of opinions, but without support to back up their arguments, they cannot build a logical case - one of the most essential skills in writing an essay.Thankfully, this game makes supporting evidence both engaging and fun.So how does it work?First, you pose a debate topic to the class and split your students into two teams: "for" and "against."Then you give both teams time
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6th - 8th
Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Fun Transition Words and Phrases Game for Writing Essays
Do your students struggle to connect their ideas when writing essays? This fun and engaging game helps students analyze how to logically connect ideas with transition words and phrases.First, the class is divided into 8 teams and given 10 cards each. Each card has a transition word or phrase that could be used to connect ideas when writing an essay. Transition category posters are placed at random on the classroom walls. These categories include cause and effect, time, addition, contrast, suppor
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
The Writing Games! Dice Review Game for Research & Writing Skills
Can your students demonstrate understanding of the most important writing and research concepts? Test them and find out with this Writing Games! interactive dice board.This student-centered, engaging dice game is perfect for any MLA research unit or as a unit test or final exam review. The writing games dice board requires students to think about various aspects of writing and research, including the stages of the writing process, traits of writing, in-text citations, direct quotes, plagiarizing
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8th - 11th
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Logical Fallacies Game for Middle School ELA
Don't let your students be fooled by faulty logic! Help them learn to identify and avoid common logical fallacies with this fun and engaging game.In this game, students draw game cards with logical fallacies, definitions, and examples. The first player to get a matching set of 3 is the winner!Each example card features a sports-related example that will appeal to middle-school students. Some are ridiculous . . . and some might seem just a little too familiar. After all, logical fallacies are all
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Games for Middle School Language Arts Review
Essay Types Identification Worksheet or Sort Expository Argumentative Narrative
This activity helps students identify different types of essay types based off prompts. The three types covered are: Expository, Argumentative, Narrative. I have included an anchor chart and 15 examples for students to identify. There are two formats: worksheet (2 pages) are sorting activity. There are both color and black and white versions of everything. INCLUDES:*Chart explaining each type- Expository, Argumentative, Narrative*15 Examples*Worksheet Format or Sorting Game*For sorting game,
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5th - 7th
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Sentence Building Activities - Writing Compound & Complex Sentence Structure
Wanting your students' writing to go from simplistic to quality writing? Attack sentence complexity from every angle with this bundle of THREE dynamic resources. Build better sentences!#1 - Digital Student Guide to Sentence Complexity: Variety & Structure#2 - Brain Battle: Sentence Structure Partner Game#3 - Mentor Sentences With a Twist: Write With the Pros!All three resources teach sentence variety (length), compound sentences, and complex sentences. Students will not only be able to ident
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5th - 6th
P.E.EL. Writing | Escape Room | Among Us Themed
This Among Us themed escape room is one of the most engaging writing activities you will EVER do in your classroom! The children are given different steps of the writing process on task cards. They must find the mistake or the IMPOSTER on each card! By having students practice finding what is wrong with the writing, they will have strategies for identifying mistakes and fixing their own writing!This set includes:Student directions6 Puzzles6 pages of task cardsStudent recording sheets in color an
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Practice | P.E.EL. Writing GROWING BUNDLE!
Informative Essay Writing Practice - Body Paragraph - Writing Informative Essays
Even though you've carefully taught your middle schoolers how to write a body paragraph for an informative essay, some of your students just don't seem to get it. Use these interactive and engaging activities that will save you tons of time!Objective: Students will participate in four activities that will facilitate understanding of the concept of informative essay body paragraphs.What's included:✅Prompt✅Text Set of 2 nonfiction texts✅Essay Skeleton✅4 activities: 1. Highlighting/underlining
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6th - 8th
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Essay Writing ESCAPE ROOM Activity (Parts of an Essay) FREE!
This FREE essay activity is a sample activity from my Essay Writing Escape Room! This activity reviews the parts of an essay in a fun, engaging way!
This activity would be appropriate for:
• Elementary students who need essay writing experience
• Middle school students who need essay writing guidance
• High school students who need essay writing practice
Note: Aside from the materials that you would already have in your classroom, no additional supplies are needed! This escape room-style gam
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5th - 10th
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Expository Essays: Match the Support to the Thesis/Controlling Idea
This TIERED/LEVELED activity includes four sets of manipulatives. I recommend printing on cardstock and laminating for reuse.
The students will match expository essay thesis statements to the most effective and appropriate supporting paragraph.
Set one, three, and four have six pieces and set two (advanced) has eight.
Before the pieces are cut out, they correspond (are in order) so the teacher can create a key, if necessary.
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4th - 8th
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MLA: Break the Code Game (Engaging game to teach and practice MLA Format!)
ENGAGE your students with a fun game to teach and practice all the different parts of MLA format! Students compete in groups to complete each task and find the right answer which gives them the code to unlock the next task! Tasks cover MLA heading; font, size, and spacing; formatting a Works Cited page; in-text citations; and the importance and reasons why we use MLA. This product includes all task cards and pieces to each task. All you have to do is print, cut, and put in envelopes! Directions
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7th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing Activity BUNDLE Mentor Sentences Vivid Imagery
Wanting your students' writing to go from simplistic to quality writing? Attack descriptive writing from every angle with this bundle of TWO dynamic resources. Take narrative essays and vivid description to the next level!#1 - Digital Student Guide to Vivid Imagery#2 - Vivid Imagery: Write With the ProsBoth resources teach strong verbs, specific nouns, and "leveled-up" adjectives. Students will not only be able to identify them, they will practice through a gradual release model until mastered.H
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5th - 6th
Thesis Statement Scoot Game/Task Cards
This game is the best way to give students intensive practice writing thesis statements. The game format and creative topics lend entertainment to a skill most students don't enjoy learning or practicing. It's easy to set up and easy to play. The cards can also be used as task cards. High school students give it a thumbs up!
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8th - 12th
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FREE 360 Digital Escape Room Middle School ELA Activities
Want to try a 360 digital escape room with your ELA students, but would like see how they work before purchasing? Or, maybe you would just like to check out the quality of DiGiGoods Resources? Grab this free one I created for you to explore! You can wander virtually and click links to make sure this digital experience is compatible with your tech specs and suitable for your students’ needs. 360 Escape Rooms are a blast! Students become fully immersed in the audio and visual spectacles, clever
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Short Films Hair Love Digital & Printable INFERENCE PLOT THEME CONFLICT
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