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Free Common Core W.7.9 resources
Veterans Day vs Memorial Day: Informational Text Reading Passage & Writing Task
High-Interest highly informative, highly interesting, informational text reading passage and writing connections comparing and contrasting Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Includes high interest historical facts. Plus, learn why Veterans Day does NOT have an apostrophe! Researched thoroughly and full of information that will generate discussion, writing, Venn diagram, etc. This is relevant reading material with engaging writing (such as a compare and contrast informative essay!)! Includes awesome
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Write an Argument: For or Against Sled Dog Racing - Includes Passage & Sources
ENGAGING FREE ARGUMENT WRITING NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING that guides students step-by-step to formulate, research, & write an awesome argumentative essay! Gives them everything they need to succeed! Helps them explore both sides of an issue and take a position. Now in Google Slides for easy distance learning. Plus they are given sources for both sides of the issue so they won't be searching around on the internet!Students will feel more confident writing this argumentativ
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6th - 12th
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We HEART Poetry! A Poetry Analysis FREEBIE for Grades 4-8
This 9-page SAMPLER of my We HEART POETRY! A Poetry Analysis BUNDLE includes:•Lesson Planning Page •What is Poetry? Brainstorm •A Poetic Device Printable •How To Analyze Poetry Printable •Poetry Reader Response Questions •Dreams by Langston HughesInspiration…As an upper elementary to middle school teacher I have a variety of learners; enthusiastic and engaged, easily inspired, indifferent, and those that require a bit more encouragement to enhance their joy of learning. Can you relate?
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4th - 7th, Staff
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All About Pumpkins Literacy Activities: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Poetry
INTERESTING & FREE! Grab their attention with interesting informational texts about pumpkins, historical literacy passages, vocabulary connections, a poem, fascinating facts that are incorporated into critical thinking activities, writing explanatory text about how to make a jack-o-lantern, writing a short persuasive text about why and how people can eat more pumpkin in their diets, and more challenging yet fun ELA activities. Perfect for the fall season in ELA, including Halloween and Thank
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5th - 9th
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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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Free Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary
Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the TextUsing Twitter to Make Connections: Do you want to see if your students grasp the main idea or big event in a chapter or story but don't want to assign a boring chapter review? Use this creative "Tweet" activity--it's fun, fast, and you'll be able to tell right away if they read it/got it!Use in social studies for historical figures, science for chapter summary, and so many other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Nonfiction Reading Response Journal FREE mini-book
For a class informational text, book clubs (literature circles), or independent reading, this Nonfiction Reading Response mini-book packet will challenge your students to summarize and analyze nonfiction literary elements using textual evidence and critical thinking. The standards-based questions are open-ended enough to use with a variety of middle school books.This free sample is designed to be folded and stapled into a fourth-page student booklet with prompts for ten days of reading. The full
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Independent Reading Response Journal Bundle
FREEBIE Top Tips for Note-taking
This printable is a "Beginner's Guide" to note-taking. It introduces how to take meaningful notes, paraphrase, and cite sources with a focus on note-taking from written materials and Web sites. A definition and examples of plagiarism are included as well. This resource works well for mini-lessons on research and to complement to research projects.
See this resource in action in the America: Culture Connections Group Newspaper.
Your questions are welcome, and your feedback is appreciated!
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4th - 8th
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Summer on the Brain - Reading Passage & ELA Writing Extensions - FREE
Summer is on their brains so just give in already - while still teaching them some new interesting information about summer and keeping them interested in reading. This HIGH INTEREST reading passage with writing extensions tells all about why summer breaks are longer (it's not what you think), why summer days are longer, and why there is so much weather activity during the summer in the northern hemisphere. New variety of writing extensions engage them in writing about this topic they actually l
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4th - 9th
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Halloween Writing Prompt with Passages and RACE Strategy FREE
Google Slides virtual classroom with digital writing prompts, article ( informational text ) using RACE strategy is great for distance learning AND for in-class use! This set is just in time for October and Halloween. Prompt is written to resemble state test prompts. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc., using the RACE + Transitions strategy. Students can click the article links on their virtual chalkboard to read and watch highly engaging content that is re
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6th - 9th
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Thesis Statement Literary Analysis Templates Google Classroom FREE
Teaching and learning thesis statement for literary analysis does NOT need to be difficult. There is serious learning power in student collaboration! These templates allow students to write their own thesis statements while clicking in to see how their peers are doing it. This is extremely important for struggling students who may be afraid to ask for help and it's also a great tool for advanced students to learn from each other. With this resource, collaboration is intensely efficient and very
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argumentative Writing Google Classroom Distance Learning
Brainstorming Organizers, FREE Handouts & Examples to Help Teen Writers, CCSS
These four brainstorm organizers will help middle school and high school writers learn to gather their ideas and research before writing. I’ve included not only blank handouts for you to use with your students, but also four examples of completed organizers to use as models. All of the pages can be printed as handouts or projected for use on a white board. The four brainstorming organizers with completed samples/models include:Bubble clusterSpider diagramFormal outlineColumnsWant to learn more a
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6th - 12th
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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R.A.C.E Strategy Freebie
Freebie! The R.A.C.E strategy is so helpful for students since it encourages them to effectively cite textual evidence and analyze. This freebie comes with two posters, and five variations of the constructed response handout. The constructed response handout features an area for the prompt, space for students to write, a mini RACE poster reminder, and a grading section for teachers.About Wondering with Mrs. Watto:Welcome! I am a middle school English teacher who creates graphic organizers, poste
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Posters Bundle
Free Argument Writing Prompt for Banned Books - Novel Study
Teach students about censorship with this free argument writing activity. Students brainstorm potential evidence, counterarguments, and refutations for a claim about a banned book. Use as a stand-alone lesson or culminating assessment after a class reading of a challenged book. This 5-page resource includes: -instructions-the prompt-think aloud model-bonus graphic organizer to help students brainstorm and write rationales for challenged booksWant additional handouts that take students through
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7th - 10th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
FREE Bundle Excerpt - Language Skills Practice - Editing Sentences
FREE Bundle Excerpt - Language Skills Practice - Editing Sentences. In this freebees printables bundle: Labor Day Editing Sentences. Grading: This worksheet is designed for holistic grading. Student editing is dynamic and involves judgment. Sometimes there is more than one way to rewrite a sentence, and an answer key is too inflexible for this assignment. Think: was the editing Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor and assign a corresponding letter grade or percent.+ + + + + + +Labor Day Editi
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Math Bundle
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl: Printable + Digital Novel Study
This is a Printable + Digital novel study! It can be used for Distance Learning! Use this novel study in any or all of these ways! Maybe some of your students need a digital version and some need a paper version. If that's the case, we've got you covered!Option 1: Print it outOption 2: Use as a TpT Digital ActivityOption 3: Use through Google Slides with a custom link, (instructions found on the 2nd page of the pdf novel study)With both digital options, students can type within pre-formatted tex
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4th - 7th
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The Lady or the Tiger Creative Writing Assignment--Alternate Ending
Students LOVE Frank R. Stockton's short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" but also often feel frustrated by the story's end--what was behind the door, the lady or the tiger? In this class assignment, the students themselves will make that determination and write an alternate ending to the story.Using context clues and characterization, students will analyze the original story's details and write a new resolution that answers the story's title question. Could easily be done in a single class peri
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7th - 12th
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Home of the Brave End of Novel Test
This is a comprehensive end-of-novel test for Home of the Brave, by Katherine Applegate. My middle schoolers absolutely adored the novel, but I couldn't seem to find an end-of-book test that assessed Common Core reading standards while still prepping students for standardized testing. The test includes:
-- 30 Multiples Choice questions about figurative language, characterization, quote interpretations, inference, symbolism, mood, author's intent, and recall
--6 Matching plot points to actua
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5th - 8th
7th Grade ELA Curriculum Map FREE
Your 7th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is COMPLETE! This quarterly smart map is perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS which is near exact to most state standards. This map is set up 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. QUARTER 1: FICTION & NARRATIVE WRITINGReading LiteratureAna
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
ACE Writing Strategy: A Method for Teaching Literary Argument
So, what we have created for you is a quick method for teaching literary argument. We know, we’re excited about it, too! We use this amazing strategy to teach all things literary argument and to monitor our students’ understanding of the text we are reading. We have had a lot of success with the ACE method when teaching literary argument. This strategy should be taught explicitly to the class and practiced as a class before having the students try this method on their own. The ACE method has stu
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5th - 12th
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Short Answer Practice: Mini Lesson: Writing
This is a 45 minute mini-lesson on how to construct proficient short answer responses. The first few slides give the formula. The next few slides include whole group, small, group and individual activities. Through the use of video clips and literary elements, students will practice writing several short answer responses.
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6th - 9th
How to Create an Annotated Bibliography
Help students better understand the steps and procedures for annotating a source. Perfect intro lesson for an annotated bibliography. Works great in the context of a research paper or National History Day.
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6th - 12th
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Pyramid and Block Templates - For Researching and Presenting Information - FREE
Free templates for a pyramid and a block which are great for presenting information that has been researched. The presentations are A LOT LESS BORING with these as it gives everyone something to look at, talking points, and they are great for displaying around the room afterward for kids to pick up, admire, and learn from. (Too bad some adults don't use these for presentations in the workplace, am I right?)These are used in 3 of my FREE lessons:1) In my FREE "Dog Traits and History WebQuest," st
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3rd - 9th
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