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Free Common Core W.6.2a resources
Pixar Shorts Film Theme Plot Literary Elements, Devices, Analysis SEL Activities
This study guide using the Pixar short film, Joy and Heron, is a fun way to teach literary elements like THEME and CONFLICT. These Free worksheets guide students through the process of using the conflict and resolution to identify the theme of a story. It has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging. Want to go deeper and digital? CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL GOOGLE SLIDES LITERARY WORKSHOP of Joy and HeronFilm Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tr
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5th - 8th
6TH - 8TH ELA LESSON PLANS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM MAP READING / WRITING
A FULL YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA is planned, sequenced, and CCSS aligned, and I would like to share it ALL with you. Please enjoy this free scope and sequence, lesson plans, standards alignment, and smart map kit. You can use this sequence and all of the resources in this bundle even if you are on a semester, trimester, or any calendar schedule. Scroll down to SEE MORE FAQs.No purchases are necessary to use ANY OR ALL of the tools in this full planning kit. Your own resources will work perfec
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in:Â ELA FULL YEAR READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W MAP LESSON PLANS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Create an Animal | Fun Explanatory, Expository, & Descriptive Writing Activity
Puts their informative, explanatory, descriptive writing to the test and smiles on their faces! Students get to be creative and have fun, yet they must also use their best expository writing skills. The purpose for their writing becomes so clear during this lesson -- which is to have their partners draw exactly what they've described. Includes lesson plan, sample hybrid animal photos, a sample drawing and description of a "jaccoon" (jaguar and raccoon hybrid), and a handout for the student that
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4th - 8th
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Five Paragraph Essay Planner/ Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer is great for students learning to write beyond a paragraph. It helps them lay out their writing when it may seem overwhelming to write so much.
Works great for writing opinion (argumentative) pieces and informative/explanatory texts.
Works great for when students must include information from a text. Their supporting details will be from the text they have read.
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
Informational Informative Explanatory Writing Rubric and Mentor Essay FREE
Informative writing kit for easy scoring/feedback, peer evaluation, and mentor sample evaluation. These tools will help your students quickly and thoroughly learn the elements and process of informational writing. Download for FREE. How to use: Students can color-code the sample essay to find all of the elements such as thesis statement, hook, topic sentences, evidence, elaboration, etc. and discuss as a class or in stations.Students can use the rubric expectations to write their own essays.St
Grades:
6th - 10th
Hamburger Paragraph Google Slide Template
This template can be used for all grade levels to help students understand how to write a 5 sentence paragraph. What better way to teach students paragraph writing than to use a juice hamburger method. Teaching students with this template helps them better understand the concept. The hamburger paragraph template helps focus students on the various parts of paragraph writing. That includes an introduction/topic sentence, supporting details/key details, and a conclusion. Those students that are v
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2nd - 8th
Informative/Expository Writing Graphic Organizer
Ready to print graphic organizer for your students! Help them brainstorm, plan, and organizer their writing for informational and expository essays. Includes space for...Introduction: Hooks, topic sentences3 Body Paragraphs: Transition words, topic sentences, and encourage using evidence and detailsConclusion: Guide on how to wrap up their writing
Grades:
5th - 7th
Free ELA Paired Passages for Upper Elementary | Writing Test Prep
Hey teachers!Are you looking for a simple way to review for the state test? Included in this freebie are 6 articles and 3 writing prompts to properly prepare your students for the rigor of writing on demand! This freebie can be used for homework, small group work, or just classwork. All you have to do is print it and pass it out- all the hard work is done for you!Looking for similar monthly products or writing units to get your students ready? Stop by my store to find writing curriculums for th
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4th - 7th
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Thesis Statement Graphic Organizers | Informative/Explanatory Writing
Make your students initial stages of writing easier with these Thesis Statement Graphic Organizers for Informative/Explanatory Writing! Every year, students seem to struggle with the concept of Thesis Statements. They tend to write three thesis statements instead of one!In this product you will receive two different Thesis Statement graphic organizers for students along with Thesis Statement examples on how to use Thesis Statements. I have used these Thesis Statement graphic organizers in my cla
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6th - 9th
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Body Paragraph Writing, Writing a Stellar Paragraph!
Writing a body paragraph and formulating a topic sentence is sometimes tricky for our students! This video teaches your students how to write an awesome topic sentence, claim, cite textual evidence, and write with elaboration. Here is a step-by-step 8-minute tutorial to take your students' paragraphs to the next level and change their writing, using the acronym TALES/RACER.*This will be so helpful to your classroom, as I use this with my students every year!☆How would you like 5 English Languag
Grades:
5th - 11th
DIGITAL WRITING PORTFOLIO INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK: ARGUMENT, INFORMATIVE, & MORE
SHARE, COLLABORATE, AND GRADE WITH ELA WRITING DIGITAL PORTFOLIO! Elevate your writing instruction with this innovative Digital Writing Portfolio, designed specifically for the modern classroom. This dynamic resource empowers students to compile and showcase their writing tasks in a user-friendly digital format, fostering both creativity and organization.ALSO CHECK OUT THE FULL YEAR WRITING BUNDLE! This bundle has EVERYTHING you need for an engaging year of writing! Pairs perfectly with this dig
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6th - 9th
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Essay Checklist Explanatory/Informative Essay
Unlock your students' potential as writers with this comprehensive essay writing guide and checklist. Perfect for middle and high school students, this resource includes a step-by-step guide for crafting a compelling essay, as well as a detailed checklist to ensure students don't miss any crucial elements. With clear and concise instructions, students will gain the confidence they need to excel in their writing assignments.Whether used in-class or for homework, this resource provides a valuable
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6th - 12th
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Short Films For The Birds FREE Literary Devices Elements & Techniques Activities
FREE PIXAR SHORT FILM DIALOGUE AND CHARACTER ACTIVITY that students will actually WANT to do! This digital GOOGLE SLIDES resource allows students create 5 dialogue scenes for the bickering birds in the film and an activity to analyze how the dialogue shapes the characters. The TEACH slide explains how writers use dialogue to develop characters, and reminds them to use quotation marks when writing dialogue. This is a simple, stress-free way for students to learn dialogue in a way they will neve
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4th - 7th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Topic Sentence Frames - Expository Writing
Topic Sentence Frames - Expository WritingPerfect for many classroom settings - general education, special education, self-contained, ICT, ESL, EFL and more! Crafting topic sentences can be very challenging for even the brightest students. This resource is perfect for a digital resource/anchor chart, incorporating in your lesson models, or for crafting your own exemplar writing! You can use as-is or pull pieces to fit your needs! This resource includes both "general" topic sentence frames and "s
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5th - 9th
Essay Writing Transition Words and Phrases
This comprehensive list includes transition words and phrases for the following categories: sequence/order of events, providing examples and explanations, adding on, compare and contrast, emphasizing a point, stating an opinion, introducing a paragraph or topic, and concluding an idea or essay. These transition word list helped my students become more confident writers, and I hope it will help yours too!
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2nd - 12th
FREE Proofreading Practice Worksheet
FREE Proofreading Practice Worksheet: Apostrophes (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade).One free proofreading practice worksheet for upper elementary grammar practice.Need a mighty bundle? 91 Grammar Worksheets for $6. -----------------------------------------------------------------------And from the larger ensemble...EDITING & WRITING SKILLSEditing Daily Practice (65 sentences)Editing & Proofreading (K-2) - 118 WorksheetsEditing & Grammar Bundle (91 Worksheets)Editing - 12 Correct & Rewri
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Running Records
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â US History Bundle
CER graphic organizer for ELA and Math
The common core requires a lot of evidence based writing. My students were struggling to write effectively using the CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) format so I made this quick graphic organizer. It helps them get their thoughts down into the correct categories before having to form full paragraphs.There is a second organizer for use with math word problems. This forces students to practice explaining their math using words and academic vocabulary.Check out the CER posters, board game, and A
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â CER Bundle
FREE Revising and Editing Practice
FREE Revising and Editing Practice Worksheet: Colons.One free revising and editing worksheet for upper elementary grammar practice.Need a mighty bundle? 91 Grammar Worksheets for $6. -----------------------------------------------------------------------And from the larger ensemble...EDITING & WRITING SKILLSEditing Daily Practice (65 sentences)Editing & Proofreading (K-2) - 118 WorksheetsEditing & Grammar Bundle (91 Worksheets)Editing - 12 Correct & Rewrite PromptsEditing - 35 St
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Running Records
Essay Writing Graphic Organizer
Are your students struggling to organize their essays effectively? This graphic organizer takes the guesswork out of organizing thoughts in order to get an essay draft that hits all the necessary components of a 5-paragraph essay.Writing can be a difficult skill for many students. This organizer will help your students to develop writing skills with step-by-step instructions to support the writing process. If you like this resource - consider checking out our other writing activities by clicking
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses Poster Project
This project is to design a poster of a Greek God or Goddess of each student’s choosing. Students are then to present their information to the class using their poster for display and reference. The students are to sign up on the provided sheet, which includes symbol(s) for each God or Goddess to peak their interest. There are (20) Gods or Goddesses listed. If you have more students than (20) you can have (2) students research the same God or Goddess individually and present separately.
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6th
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