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Common Core L.11-12.3 resources for Easel Activities
Go Outside EDITABLE Descriptive Writing Scavenger Hunt | Differentiated | Active
Simply send students outside with this task and ask them to spot something for each letter of the alphabet as possible, and then use the prompts to develop their list into some descriptive sentences!Students need every opportunity to get outside into the fresh air, especially now spring is near! Set this task as a homework, learning break or an afternoon chill-out activity for middle and high school students. This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Spring BUNDLE of ELA Activities | Easter | March | April | May
"War Horse" Movie and World War I Poetry Common Core Activities
"War Horse" Movie and World War I Poetry Common Core ActivitiesTo enrich your students' readings of the war poets, have them watch "War Horse" (PG-13) and make comparisons of the imagery and tone while practicing skills such as annotating text in classic poems.Download includes teacher's guide/directions, standard alignment, sample answers, questions for before, during, and after the movie, poems for annotation, and a collaborative writing enrichment project.One week of engaging activities - per
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8th - 12th
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Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing & Close Reading Activities
Divergent Poetry: Creative Writing and Close Reading Activities - Common Core State Standards Aligned
Incorporate poetry into your novel unit! I've included 35 pages of engaging activities that will inspire and spark creative thought and critical thinking. Students will not only write poetry, they will practice close reading, annotating, research, vocabulary, and more.
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Writing poems: haiku, acrostic, free verse, found, black-out (redacted), I Am, Character Bio, diamante, fiv
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
Graphic Novel Reading Questions Literary Analysis
Graphic Novel Reading Questions and Literary Analysis to use with ANY Graphic NovelThese reading response graphic organizer pages are perfect to use with ANY graphic novel or comic book! You can use all 16 pages or pick and choose; they can also be used over and over for different parts of the story!Areas covered include: character analysis; plot analysis; setting analysis; point of view analysis; design, graphics, and layout analysis; literary devices analysis; conflict analysis; comparing two
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"The Yellow Wallpaper" Reading Questions, Writing Prompts, and Lit Crit Activity
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a classic piece of American literature. This text is a great opportunity for analyzing point of view, symbolism, and characterization. Similarly, Gilman's masterful text helps readers engage literary criticism and explore the relationship between power and privilege. To help students close read this text, I've included side-by-side text and questions, 16 writing prompts (and a rubric!), and a literary criticism tool. Included in a fillable .p
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Â "The Yellow Wallpaper" Instructional Pack (50+ Pages, 4 Tools, 1 Price)
Outliers Argument Prompts | AP Language and Composition | PDF & Digital
This print-and-go packet includes eight AP-style argument essay prompts based on Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. Thought-provoking prompts are based on the following subjects that appear in the book: * consequences of misunderstanding success* attitude vs ability * year-round school * school cut-off dates * adversity/opportunity* people do not rise from nothing * sacrifice for success vs social life * rest vs workStudent must take a position and support with appropriate evidence.These can be stan
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9th - 12th
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Spanish Lesson: El Arbol de La Familia
El Arbol de La FamiliaLearn about "Los Miembros de la Familia" in Spanish by viewing the Photo of the Family Tree-"El Arbol de La Familia"Students may repeat the words for the family members in Spanish to increase comprehension and pronunciation skillsThe next activity contains an informative list of vocabulary words which contains audio support for both family member words and example sentences, including, extended family members, direct lineages, in-laws, step-family, half-siblings, and second
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Edgar Allan Poe ACT English Practice Questions
ACT ENGLISH PRACTICEWanting your students to know more about the author of the text being read? Use these adapted author introductions to hit content and ACT English practice. 10 multiple choice questions have been created based on released ACT English practice test question types aligned to the College Readiness Standards. Simple; easy; ready to use today! Questions are also aligned to the 21 Strunk & White rules for composition. Includes an answer key with question explanations. This produ
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Literature Author Bio Passages for ACT English Practice - Set #1
Writing Practice Lesson Eight: Points Of View
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Points Of View" is the eighth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students are reminded of the use of the first and third person narrative voices, then practice their skills by responding to prompts to write about events in the first person and then in the third.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Writing Practice Lesson Six: Use Prefixes And Suffixes
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Use Prefixes And Suffixes" is the sixth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students become familiar with the terms "affix", "prefix" and "suffix". After reading examples illustrating how affixes can improve their writing, students use tables of affixes to rewrite and improve awkward sentences. I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessi
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Practice Lesson Thirteen: Don't Say "I Think"
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Don't Say 'I think'" is the thirteenth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students learn how to sound more authoritative by avoiding referring to information as opinion, then practice writing without using qualifiers that diminish persuasiveness.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportunity to
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Writing Practice Lesson Twelve: Avoid Unnecessary Phrases
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Avoid Unnecessary Phrases" is the twelfth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students learn and then practice ways to avoid using unnecessary phrases, while becoming aware of more interesting expressive possibilities.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportunity to practice their skills in the
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Practice Lesson Four: Good Introductions
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Good Introductions" is the fourth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students read examples of basic introductions and their improved, engaging versions before practicing their skills by improving ten examples of basic introductions. I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportunity to practice the
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Practice Lesson Ten: Important Information First
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Important Information First" is the tenth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. After reading an explanation of why it's better to put the most important information at the beginning of a sentence, students develop their ability to judge the relative importance of information. This activity encourages student metacognition of the writing process, as they decide how to structure sentences.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Writing Practice Lesson Nine: Active And Passive
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Active And Passive" is the ninth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. After learning the different uses of the active and passive voices, students reinforce their understanding of the concepts by putting active sentences into the passive voice.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportunity to prac
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Writing Practice Lesson Five: Good Conclusions
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Good Conclusions" is the fifth in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. Students read examples of basic conclusions and their improved, engaging versions before practicing their skills by improving ten examples of basic conclusions.I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportunity to practice their skill
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Practice Lesson Three: Removing Redundancy
This no-prep Writing Practice lesson, "Removing Redundancy" is the third in my series of twenty-five Writing Practice lessons. After reading examples of sentences with redundant words and their corrected versions with explanations of the redundancies, students practice their skills by correcting ten sentences. I've used this activity with hundreds of students both in school and as a Writing teacher. This lesson, like all my lessons, is made to be accessible to students by giving them the opportu
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Grade 11 ELA Assessment - Great Preparation for Adjusted-Form SBA Summative
This document has been specifically designed to help teachers and students prepare for the Grade 11 Adjusted-Form ELA Smarter Balanced Summative. The teacher portion of the document contains texts and items that are parallel to/paraphrase those that have been on the Practice Tests on the Portal. The student version is an Easel-formatted document for students' use as an assessment.The available assessments on states' websites do not represent the current, shorter, adjusted-form.
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11th
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Prefix Matching Game of Prefixes and Meanings
Students match prefixes with their meanings in this game!What's Included:44 prefix cards, 44 meaning cards, and 4 additional blanks cards for replacementan answer key directions for a learning center common prefixes (such as re-, pre-, para-, and circum-) and a few less common ones (such as ab-, peri-, and under-) PDF to print and make cardsEasel format broken into two games with four boards each (self-grading)You can see a complete list of the prefixes in the answer key picture above.How I Use
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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John F. Kennedy ACT English Practice Questions
Wanting your students to know more about the author of the text being read? Use these adapted author introductions to hit content and ACT English practice. 10 multiple choice questions have been created based on released ACT English practice test question types aligned to the College Readiness Standards. Simple; easy; ready to use tomorrow! Questions are also aligned to the 21 Strunk & White rules for composition. Includes an answer key with question explanations.This product is inten
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Literature Author Bio Passages for ACT English Practice - Set #1
All about the weather in Spanish
In this lesson, students are introduced to the verb /hacer/ and how it is conjugated, along with its relationship to expressions about weather, and weather-related vocabulary. Students will have fun listening to weather expressions with audio/visual supports and games to identify the correct use of La Clima vocabulary!Learn the meaning and how to conjugate "hacer".Learn weather-related expressions and hacer within example sentences.Learn phrases with an interactive website with audio. This amazi
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Passive Aggressive Communication Behavior Management Conflict Resolution Skills
People who cope with Passive Aggressive Communication Behaviors know this dysfunction is known as Crazy Making! Indirect messages are challenging and difficult to understand. And, often these mixed up messages cause conflicts in relationships at home, school, workplace, and with family and friends. As well, passive aggression is a tactic narcissist use to gain control of a conversation and bully others. Don't let others with poor communication skills derail you ever again! Learn the patterns and
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10th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Earth Day Figurative Language Differentiated Practice and Tasks
Enjoy using these differentiated figurative language worksheets as a starter, main, fast finisher or homework task. Use the Earth Day theme to build your students' understanding of alliteration, similes, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole and sensory language. Some sheets provide prompts at every level, whilst others are more open for inspiration or challenge.This resource comes in US letter and UK A4 size, and the three sheets at each level can be used together or separately. I have also
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â ENDLESS ELA BUNDLE | Middle & High School | Reading, Writing, Communication
Grammar Packet on Comparative Adverbs and Superlative Adverbs (Printable)
Help middle and high school students review the fundamentals of common and irregular adverbs that compare with this grammar worksheet that provides an overview of comparative and superlative adverbs and offers students dozens of opportunities to apply their knowledge. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this grammar handout, students will:Pract
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Grammar Review Worksheets Bundle for High School (Printable)
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