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Common Core W.7.9 resources under $5
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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SBAC & CAASPP Performance Task ELA Writing Prompt & Evidence Test Prep
Help your students prepare for the Language Arts Writing Performance Tasks on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) or Common Core tests. This resource was created and molded after the 6th through 8th grade SBAC. The Performance Task was written to give your students an example of what a full-length performance task might look like on the Smarter Balanced Test. Question types: short answer, matching item, and extended responseThe sources come from a book excerpt, quote, and blog post about the
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5th - 9th
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Mystery Stories | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this collection of mystery activities. Students will work in small groups to read 4 engaging short stories. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who they think committed the crime in the story. As a culminating activity, students can present their cases to the classroom in a mock "courtroom." A jury of their peers can
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6th - 9th
Murder or Accident | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this murder mystery activity. Students will work in small groups to read a story about two 7th grade best friends who love playing video games, riding the school bus together, eating junk food, and listening to music. The story ends with the death of one of the characters. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about whether
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt Unit - Mummification Unit - Ancient Egypt Projects Activities
This Ancient Egypt Mummification Unit has over 40 pages of Ancient Egypt projects and activities. These Egypt activities are perfect for your upcoming Ancient Egypt unit or mummification unit. These mummification activities contain Egypt reading passages, comprehension questions, and projects about mummification! Student read and answer comprehension questions, and complete an illustrated "mummification wheel" , one pager project, and Top Three Pennant Project to demonstrate their understanding
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4th - 7th
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Character Analysis / Study and Characterization Activity
Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready to use resource. Works with any novel or short story! These worksheets are easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages and lead students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay. A great way to dig deep into a character in a novel or short story. Uses the STEAL acronym to teach students about indirect characterization (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on other, Actions, Looks).FOR
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Story Bundle - Activities for ANY Short Story
Thesis Statement Practice Activities Informational Informative Writing Worksheet
Thesis statement practice for informative / informational / expository / explanatory writing should be fun and engaging! These activities are awesome for stations and for individual learning, and will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in no time. This is a MUST-DO lesson before teaching essay writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. This workshop can be used for a 2 pronged or 3 pronged thesis statement. ANSWERS INCLUDED --- NO PREP
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6th - 9th
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Inventions Unit - Create Your Own Invention Project - Activities Questions STEM
Invention Convention: Learn about Inventors and Create Your Own Invention! This package includes engaging resources to complete an invention unit. Students learn about inventors and inventions and create their own invention project. Their "Invention to Change the World" is then displayed at a class Invention Convention. Everything needed is included - just print and teach!✅All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, and detailed instructions.✅This work
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4th - 8th
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All-American Slurp Lensey Namioka Short Story Literary Analysis PDF & Google App
Use Lensey Namioka’s delightful short story, “The All-American Slurp,” to ease your fifth through seventh graders into deeper levels of literary analysis with these print-and-teach materials.This 6-page PDF (with Google Drive versions of student handouts) includes:1-page of step-by-step directions to guide the teacher through two (or three, depending on your pacing) days of activities (links to online versions of the story are included)1-page student handout that includes depth-of-knowledge ques
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5th - 8th
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Five Paragraph Essay Digital and Printable Graphic Organizer - Essay Writing
Do your students struggle with the writing process when writing five paragraph essays? This five paragraph essay resource walks students through the writing process for a 5 paragraph essay step by step. The unit provides a 5 paragraph essay outline, topic planning guide, graphic organizer for each paragraph, format sample, and final copy directions. This is a great resource to support struggling students and students with IEPs. There's no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. Th
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6th - 10th
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
The Hero's Journey | Movie Analysis | Short Story Writing | Activities
This Hero's Journey activity package contains a variety of activities relating to the Hero's Journey as explained by Joseph Campbell. For this activity, students practice their Hero's Journey analysis skills by viewing a heroic movie of your choice (a variety of examples are included), and using the included worksheets to discuss how each stage of the Hero's Journey can be seen. Students then use an included template to illustrate and write their own short stories, following the stages of the
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA Emergency Sub Plans - No Prep English Sub Plans - May
Black History Month Bell Ringers - 26 Print & Digital Bellringers - Activities
The Black History Month bell ringers is a month-long activity intended for middle school and high school ELA or Social Studies students. It includes 26 Black History Month bellringers in both print and digital formats, featuring biographies, posters, and reading comprehension activities about influential African American individuals or fiction/nonfiction texts. Each bellringer comes with a text-dependent question, aiming to encourage critical thinking and meaningful student discussions. The stud
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6th - 9th
Dystopian Literature Unit - Civilization Creation - Create your own Dystopia
Dystopian Literature Unit - Create Your Own Dystopian Society! This Dystopia activity package is the perfect supplement to a Dystopian Literature Unit! Students research the meaning of the word Dystopia, and create Dystopian societies of their own. This Dystopia introduction ask students to practice their critical thinking and creative writing skills as they create a detailed project that describes all of the different aspects of their Dystopian societies.⭐This is an excellent final project or e
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6th - 9th
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Hatchet Novel Study - Hatchet Pre-Reading Activity - Hatchet Final Project
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Novel Study Unit - Wilderness Survival Guides - Hatchet Pre-Reading Activity and Final Project! In this Hatchet activity, students brainstorm survival tips, read about top ways to survive in the wilderness, and create their own illustrated survival guides!For the Hatchet Pre-Reading section of this activity, students read a variety of wilderness survival tips, then brainstorm and write about what tip they think is most important for survival in the wild. Perfect for a p
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5th - 8th
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Earth Day Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage - Plastic Waste & Pollution
Perfect for Earth Day! This reading comprehension passage explores the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and our health. Teach students to write a nonfiction summary using the graphic organizers provided. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Activity:✏️ 2-Page Informational Article - Colour & Grayscale“Why is Plastic Harmful?: The Effects of Plastic on the Environment and Your Heal
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5th - 10th
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News Article Summary - OSSLT News Report Graphic Organizer OSSLC OLC4O - Digital
This News Article Summary Graphic Organizer teaches the Five Questions Model (W5H) for summarizing news reports. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this News Article Summary Graphic Organizer:✏️ News Report Summary Outline - Digital & Print✏️ Differentiated News Report Graphic Organizer - Digital & Print✏️ Answer Key with Student E
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7th - 10th
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Articles of the Constitution: A Primary Source Analysis on the 7 Articles
This is an excellent way to study and know the information contained within the United States Constitution. To better understand the layout and information within the United States Constitution, students will read through the original 7 Articles of this primary source document and find the main ideas. This is a nice addition to Constitution Day or your existing unit on the Constitution.Don't be afraid to have your students study this great document. Being one of the most influential documents
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6th - 12th
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Making Inferences: Inference Detective (The Snowman) Google Form, PDF & Boom
Is it challenging for your students to make valid inferences? Do they struggle to find strong evidence to support their inferences? In this engaging activity, students make inferences by analyzing a case file and a crime scene photo. Inferential questions challenge students to find valid evidence to support their thinking. The final question asks students to synthesize the information and solve the crime like a true detective! THE STORYLINEIma Stealer has stolen a diamond ring. She is hoping to
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5th - 8th
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Writing a Shape or Concrete Poem - Creative Writing - Mentor Texts
Make reading and writing poetry fun with this lesson for Shape (Concrete) Poems. After reading poems, students use mentor texts as models for their own writing as they take their creative ideas through the writing process with a focus on the six traits of writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions).The lesson starts with a “puzzling” warm up (using online links to Rebus puzzles); then, students read and analyze sample shape poems including "Seal" by Willi
Embedding Quotes
Teach your students about "Embedding Quotes with Context" with an easy-to-follow resource. This resource features three ways to integrate textual evidence into writing. In addition to the handout, there are fourteen example sentences using context, textual evidence, and MLA citation. Seven examples are for literary analysis, and seven examples are for informative and argumentative writing. This is a must-have resource for teaching essay writing in the secondary English classroom. NEW UPDATE: Col
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Posters Bundle
Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Interactive Lesson Plans, Graphic Organizers
An entire unit of ☀️PERSONAL NARRATIVE WRITING☀️ awaits you in 2024, with absolutely no prep required that your students will love, packed with GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, LESSON PLANS, WRITING PROMPTS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS and MORE.This EDITABLE PowerPoint bundle will allow you to teach your students how to write excellent PERSONAL NARRATIVES using a proven model based on research skills, writing strategies and engaging content.The bundle includes over 85 PAGES of:❤️ Lesson plans,❤️ Teaching materials❤️ Vi
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3rd - 8th
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Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer and Sample - Digital & Printable Argument
Do your students struggle writing argumentative essays? This argument essay graphic organizer resource walks students through the writing process step by step. The unit provides an argument essay outline, topic planning guide, graphic organizer for each paragraph, format sample, and final copy directions. This is a great resource to support struggling students and students with IEPs. There is no prep for you. Just print and go or assign online.This argument essay graphic organizer resource inclu
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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