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8th grade english language arts literature circles for Microsoft OneDrive under $5
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Write a Scary Story: Creative Writing Notebook Activities Print and Digital
Your students will love writing their own scary stories with this print and digital notebook. This resource guides them step-by-step through setting up the plot, characters, setting, and theme. The end result is a creative writing project your students will feel successful about.Students usually get bogged down by a creative writing assignment -- but this resource breaks all the elements of a good story down into manageable pieces. You're students will know exactly what they want to write -- b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Novel Book Report Project-- Bloom Ball Craft Activity
This 3D craft activity is a perfect culminating project or book report for a novel study or literature circle.
The following is included:
Directions for assembly
Direction sheet for each section of the Bloom Ball
Small sized circles
Larger circles
RUBRIC for grading the assignment
Don't have time for students to complete a Bloom Ball individually? Have a novel studies group complete one as a book report project!
Looking for an End of the Year Memory or Reflection activity for your students?
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3rd - 8th
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Arms (REVISE) & Cups (EDIT) Writing Resource - Posters & Checklists
"ARMS & CUPS Writing Resource": Elevate Your Writing with Precision and Polishing ✍️Crafting exceptional written work is a journey, and with our innovative "ARMS & CUPS Writing Resource," students can now navigate the realms of revision and editing with newfound confidence. This resource is designed to help students refine their writing using two powerful acronyms: ARMS and CUPS.ARMS stands for:Add: Enhance your writing by adding vivid details, strong evidence, and descriptive language t
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Writing Anchor Charts - GROWING BUNDLE
The Giver Comprehension Questions (The Giver Quizzes) The Giver Novel Study
Looking for a quick and easy way to check student's comprehension? These little chapter quizzes include factual comprehension questions for The Giver, by Lois Lowry. They are short, simple and easy to grade! What's included:• Comprehension quiz for each chapter (23 quizzes, Guided Reading Level Y) • Student cover page• End of book test• Free digital version of the quizzes and test (Made for Google Slides)• Answer keysLooking for more DIGITAL PRODUCTS? Click Here!In each quiz there are fill in t
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Questions (Quick Little Quiz Bundle!)
Discussion Skills Challenge Task Cards - Great for Socratic Seminars
Do you have students who struggle with participating in group discussions? Or others who over-share their opinions but rarely ask questions to others? Do you conduct Socratic Seminars but struggle to see student growth? These challenge cards can help! Learning to engage in meaningful discussions is one of the most valuable lessons we teach in the ELA classroom. These cards aim to help students become more aware of the different types of contributions they can make in group discussions, while als
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6th - 9th
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Text Set: ELA Theme, Characterization, Plot
Engage students with the classic yet twisted short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl paired with lesser known but equally surprising poem by the same author.With this Roald Dahl text set, students will read his version of Little Red Riding Hood and compare it to Lamb to the Slaughter. Viewed through a gender lens, Roald Dahl is a master at portraying female characters as a powerful element of surprise. These two Dahl texts paired with informational texts and a story element review create
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8th - 12th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
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5th - 8th
Also included in: DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Among the Hidden Multiple Choice Comprehension Quizzes
Among the Hidden Multiple Choice Comprehension Quizzes
This product includes six multiple choice objective quizzes for the novel Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Each quiz contains 20 multiple choice quizzes. Here is the chapter-by-chapter breakdown:
Quiz 1 - Chapters 1-5
Quiz 2 - Chapters 6-10
Quiz 3 - Chapters 11-15
Quiz 4 - Chapters 16-20
Quiz 5 - Chapters 21-25
Quiz 6 - Chapters 26-30
These quizzes test student's literal comprehension of the chapters. I use these to check that
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4th - 9th
How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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The Outsiders Comprehension Questions & Discussion Guide Novel Study
The Outsiders comprehension Q&A Discussion Guide is a resource for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This discussion guide includes questions and vocabulary charts for each section of the novel.Answer key for comprehension questions is included.***This product is part of the larger bundle that includes projects and other hands-on, interactive activities for The Outsiders! Find that resource here.This EDITABLE resource is appropriate for grades 6-9 and includes the following activities:Chapter Co
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6th - 9th
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Two ("The Sieve and the Sand")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Coloring Pages & Bookmarks
Your students will enjoy my To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee) coloring pages and bookmarks. I include a wide variety (54 coloring pages and 20 different bookmarks!) using quotes from the novel and important moments from the story. I also included 14 title coloring pages that would make great displays in your classroom!Coloring is a great way to reduce stress and we all know how stressful it is being a teenager. Use these coloring pages as a motivational tool in your classroom. The less your
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
BRAIN TEASERS MYSTERY STORIES GRADES 5-8 Making inferences
Mystery short stories are not only fun brain teaser activities, but also practice inference making skills. Grades 5-8 students practice close reading and critical thinking as they search the passages for text evidence and context clues to make predictions, draw conclusions, and solve the mysteries. These 15 mini-mysteries are carrots for the end of the day, warm ups, bell ringers or even for fast finishers. Alternatively, you could assign them as high interest home study tasks for students who t
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5th - 8th
Also included in: END of YEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA ACTIVITIES BUNDLE- 3 WEEKS OF FUN!
Letters to Books: A meaningful way to reflect on themes for ANY book
This end-of-reading activity gives students a chance to reflect on how a book or story affected their lives in a meaningful way. Students choose from 10 different letter templates to help form positive reflections on themes, morals, and messages of books. You can project these templates and have students hand write their letters, you can print zen doodle stationery for them to write on, or you can have students type their letters in colorful stationery using Google or Microsoft classrooms. The w
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5th - 12th
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Middle School Book Tasting for Book Clubs and Literature Circles
This is a resource I used to get my middle school ELA students into book clubs and literature circles for our verse novel and poetry unit. The resource does include menus for a variety of genres so that teachers can use them for any type of book tasting. This resources is part of my: Middle School Poetry Unit Verse Novel Book Clubs Reading UnitThis resource includes the following:Book tasting menusStarbooks lettersStarbooks Table Display ImagesVerse Novel Book RecommendationsImages and Explanati
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6th - 8th
FaceBook Profile Book Report
This is a book report format that I created for use with my third graders. Some concepts included in the report are fiction/nonfiction, realism/fantasy, character, setting, vocabulary, author's purpose, theme, plot, reading response. Used this with my group and they ABSOLUTELY LOVE doing book reports now.
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2nd - 8th
History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity
Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class
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7th - 12th
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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Three ("Burning Bright")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Paraphrasing - Steps to Great Paraphrasing PowerPoint
How to paraphrase is a research skill that must be practiced. This Paraphrasing PowerPoint presentation includes what is putting research in your own words and why it is important, gives students real practice paraphrasing, and stimulates students to think. Provides five steps to writing a good paraphrase, as well as strategies to turn what they are reading into written summaries. Use this digital resource in a virtual classroom or in a face-to-face in-person classroom environment. Helpful for t
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5th - 8th
Stephen Curry | LeBron James | Reading Passages Black History Month| Basketball
Students practice reading the assignment for the day and then complete a quick close reading activity to help strengthen reading comprehension skills. This activity can be used for whole group, guided reading, close reading, homework, etc.....What's Inside? 2020 Updated1 Passage Stephen Curry (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Passage LeBron James (Includes Text Features) 1 Questionnaire1 Vocabulary Page (Blank)1 Context Clues Graphic Organizer1 Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram2 Writing
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2nd - 8th
Back To School Digital Activity - Soundtrack or Playlist of My Life
Digital Back to School Activity - This is such a busy time of the year so why not get your students started by writing about the music that best represents them and their unique lives! Using Google Slides™, MS OneDrive™ and other digital platforms, this activity can either be used as "Soundtrack of My Life" or "Soundtrack of The Summer" - the full online activity includes options for both. Easily adaptable to different ages and abilities! A fun activity for the beginning of the year and a fun
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School Activities - Digital Bundle
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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