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Free Common Core W.8.10 resources
Spooky Story Writing - Halloween Writing Activity - Free Halloween Lesson
Your students will love this fun and engaging Halloween writing activity that will have them rolling story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story components, they’ll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each element into an entertaining writing piece. Perfect for a Halloween lesson, Halloween activity or any time of the year!This activity taps into students’ natural love of scary stori
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4th - 7th
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Black Out Poetry, Fun Poetry Activity, Blackout Poem Lecture Slides, FREE
Use this visually dynamic tool to get students excited about poetry. No, really, my teens LOVE this blackout poetry creative writing activity. View the 10-slide overview lecture (includes both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions) and imagine all of the possibilities your students could create.All you’ll need to fill an entire class session is the slide deck, dark markers or crayons, and a few newspaper pages or photocopies of a few pages from any novel you’re currently teaching.This item is pa
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7th - 10th
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Free Download End of the Year or Any Time Live and Learn Activity
FREE Download: Live and Learn Life Lessons Class Activity for End of the Year or Any Time! - Common Core Aligned
This is an inspirational, fun, and rewarding activity to share with your students!
Several years ago I was inspired by a little book called "Live and Learn and Pass It On" by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. His idea was to have others jot down the lessons they have learned in life. He compiled all these lessons into a book, identifying each only with the person's age.
I thought it would b
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
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8th - 11th
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ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs there is a sample of Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, and Persuasive Writing for your ELLs!Purchase the FULL Year of the Step-by-Step Paragraph Builder Bundle!This
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4th - 12th
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ESL Writing Activities: Quick Write Rubric & Prompt
I knew this year the students will be required to write a lot of QuickWrites. I wanted a rubric that was rigorous and clear for the students. I noticed the benefit of this rubric as I started grading the students I teach QuickWrites. I was able to immediately identify trends, and it helped take the murkiness out of grading. There is also a list of prompts that you can use with your students. This rubric is a part of the QuickWrite Graphic Organizer set. This set is an amazing tool in scaffolding
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4th - 12th
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Creative Writing Prompts Story Starters Activity - Daily Writing Journal Prompts
These FREE creative writing prompts are perfect for daily journal writing prompts or to inspire students in their narrative writing! Overcome writer’s block and cultivate students’ ideas with these story starters. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Story Starters Activity:✏️ 30+ Creative Writing Prompts - Digital & PrintActivity inspired by celebrated author Ray Bradbury✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use th
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6th - 10th
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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: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
St. Patrick's Day Free Limerick Writing Lesson - Digital and Paper Version
Writing Limericks --- Free St. Patrick's Day Activity - Digital and Paper VersionA teacher like you is so clever.Why make poems a rough endeavor?Just go to TpT.Get this lesson for free.You're the smartest teacher ever!Perfect in celebration of St. Patrick's Day or as a poetry lesson any time of the year, this lesson will have your classroom writing and laughing! In this lesson students will learn the background of limericks and the elements that make up this funny type of poem. Using a detailed
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4th - 7th
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Picture-Inspired Poetry Writing Assignment
Motivate students to write poetry in a fun, engaging way...by using pictures! This picture-inspired poetry brainstorming assignment is a great way for students to organize their thoughts before actually writing a poem based on images. It's differentiated for learning styles and abilities by allowing students to choose the picture they will use as inspiration, by providing various options of poetry for students to write, and by encouraging them to create their own rubric and establish the criteri
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts
Improve Essay Writing, FREE Strategy & Prompts to Sharpen Writing Skills, CCSS
The only way I’ve found for students to really grow as writers is for them to write a lot and get meaningful feedback on their work. The reality, though, is there’s only one of me and 170+ of them, so my time with each student is limited. One way to maximize writing growth is with this common sense approach that requires students to write three times as many essays as I grade. Sounds strange, right? Download this free packet for a detailed explanation of my writing coach strategy (my kids call i
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9th - 12th
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Choice Board, Non-Fiction & Informational Text Activities, FREE Worksheet CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any informational text article or non-fiction book study. Once students have finished reading an assigned article or chapter of a non-fiction text, use this choice board handout to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on their reading.The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage your teens?Click here for a 5-pack of Listen &
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thank You Writing Assignment for Emails and Letters | Digital and Print
Is spreading kindness one of your goals this year? If so, don't forget to teach students about the art of the thank you email. This thank you email assignment is perfect for a one-day lesson at any point throughout the school year, but it's especially beneficial during teacher appreciation week.Rather than asking students to write an email to a teacher in the building, ask them to consider anyone in their life who they would consider a teacher: coaches, friends, family, pastors, and, of course,
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Email Etiquette Lesson Bundle Digital & Print - How to Email a Teacher
FREE Story Path, step-by-step storytelling, creative writing, narrative writing
Use this Story Path worksheet as a tool to help students understand the steps of a successful narrative structure. You can use this worksheet as a standalone lesson in between units or expand the lesson by asking students to use this assignment as the starting spot to create their own original work of fiction. Lots of options for both creative writing and regular English classes. Looking for more storytelling tools?Click here for a free storytelling arc worksheet:https://www.teacherspayteachers.
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Distance Learning Emergency Lessons, 12 Home Study E-Learning English Activities
Use this FREE 11-page packet with 12 language arts remote-learning assignments to keep your middle school and high school students focused and learning during an extended school closure.• 12 English/language arts activities (low-tech & no-tech)• No prep! Just print/post/email and teach (easy for parents to administer)• Self-paced and repeatable (routine can be used over and over again, as needed)• Each activity works as a standalone activity or as a supplement to other studies• For grades 7
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7th - 10th
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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
FREE! Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #10, PDF & Google Drive
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare our students for this challenge, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a high-quality 30-minute podcast focused on the heroic actions of Robert Smalls, a man enslaved in South
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Descriptive Writing Paragraph Starters
It's Back to School time - teach your students to write a great descriptive paragraph from the very beginning of the school year!
This is a great freebie! Watch what amazing writing your students do with these simple paragraph starters!
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3rd - 9th
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Free Halloween Creative Writing Activity
Are your students still talking about Halloween? A little sluggish from candy overload? Try this fun activity that lets them talk a little more about one of their favorite holidays, yet allows them to practice great critical and creative thinking skills: The Day After Halloween Activity. It's FREE.You can use the writing prompt in conjunction with a literature or history unit. They'll have to tell about a character's or historical figure's night out trick-or-treating. It's fun and gets them writ
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
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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Writing Survey for Secondary - Digital and Print
This writing survey is a fun and engaging way to assess middle and high school students' previous experiences with and attitudes about writing. It could be used at the beginning of the school year or semester (depending on how your school structures classes) to help inform and direct your writing curriculum.The writing survey includes questions about students' favorite and least favorite types of writing. It also will show you how they view themselves as writers in addition to other helpful info
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6th - 10th
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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
Log Question: Daily Questions or Bell Ringer Worksheet Template
We always need to determine whether or not the students understand the material that we cover in class. You can put a question on the board either as a pre-assessment (about the lesson you are about to teach) or as an informal assessment about a previous lesson. For example, "List and describe the three major rock types."The students can fill out this worksheet every day as the bells rings or as they walk into your classroom. This allows them to have something to work on when they arrive and it'
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS2-2
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Also included in: Earth Science Large Bundle of 33 Activities, Labs and Worksheets
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