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Free high school english language arts resources for Google Apps
Back to School Student Survey - Get To Know You Activity - Digital / Print
Want an engaging and fun get-to-know-you activity for the first few days of school? Here's a free student survey to hand out during Back To School Week to better understand your students and quickly assess their writing skills. This isn't a list of questions that students expect, but a fun list of questions to get to know students' unique personalities! My students love to answer these questions and share them. For example, I ask students to name the song they couldn't get out of their heads
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School - "Get to Know You" Activities
Assistance Dogs | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
Engaging, FREE 1-page informational text passage hooks readers & tasks get them to hone in on central ideas by filling out a web & following steps to WRITE AN AWESOME SUMMARY! Vocabulary activities too! NO PREP PRINTABLES AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL VERSION FOR EASY IN-PERSON OR DISTANCE LEARNING! PUTS RELUCTANT READERS AT EASE with its lighthearted (yet highly informative) subject matter of how assistance dogs help people everywhere.Perfect for middle school and older elementary students. A
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4th - 9th
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New Year's 2024 - Writing, Resolutions and Goals - Digital/Print
New Year's Resolutions and Goals - Free doodle graphic organizer for your students' goals and resolutions for the new year and an identical blank graphic organizer for you to use to make up your own questions. Also includes writing paper for you to use for an extended writing prompt! Comes in both print and digital formats!The activity can be used as a launching point for a class discussion of resolutions, goals, or as a writing prompt for a longer piece.Happy New Year!For more Doodle Graphic
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6th - 9th
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FREE STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension Passages Review Warm Up Bell Ringer Quiz
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This 1 Week Review of daily reading practice has short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curricul
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6th - 9th
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Syllabus Handout Editable Template
An updated way to give a syllabus to parents and students, this editable template is perfect for any class. The template was made specifically for ELA or other English courses, but could be easily transferrable with any subject matter. Updating the traditional format helps with engagement and ease for finding information about policies. The document is formatted for a 1 page front and back printout. I have used this format for my classes, and each semester, I get communication from parents that
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6th - 12th
End of Year Activity - Letter to My Future Self Freebie - Distance Learning
I always close out the school year with this fun and easy (NO GRADE) activity! Students write a letter to their future selves. PDF and Google Slides versions available. In class activity: I ask them to bring in a self-address envelope, with a forever stamp on it. They place their letter in the envelope when they are finished. They can write as little or as much as they like! This is private; I tell them that I will not read them! I save them and send them the year that they graduate from high sc
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5th - 12th
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FREE End of year Activities Middle School High Last Week of School Activities
Perfect for the end of the year, this EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES end of the year choice board activity is a fun way to help your middle school or high school students celebrate the end of the year and reflect on their year! The choice board includes directions for nine fun, creative, and engaging activities in which students reflect on the past year's accomplishments, growth, and highlights. Activities Included:Playlist projectSurvival guide to high schoolLetter to next year's studentsLett
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6th - 12th
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Secondary English Curriculum Map and Pacing Guide
This is the typical schedule that I follow when teaching secondary ELA. This pacing guide includes all of the major writing and reading CCSS strands. This pacing guide is offered as a printable secured PDF file as well as a link to a Google Doc. You can easily modify and edit the Google Doc once you create your own copy of the document. This resource includes links to free and paid TpT products as well as blog posts.
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7th - 10th
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GOOGLE SLIDES BACKGROUNDS & TEMPLATES - FREEBIE (FRENCH OR ENGLISH, EDITABLE)
This is a set of 16 Google Slides Backgrounds. They can be used with practically anything and in any language. I included a direct link to the slides, as well as all of the slides in .JPEG format. All of the slides are in portrait orientation, which I find helps when creating worksheets. These slides can be used for presentation titles, worksheets, lessons, etc.If you are interested in other resources compatible with Google Slides, please check out my most recent products.***********************
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K - 12th
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"All Summer in a Day" Short Story-Metaphors, Figurative Language, Bullying Theme
This free, awesome science fiction short story resource is great for exploring beautifully executed figurative language, the theme of bullying, and a fascinating setting. Students read a very short, very well-written short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury that is available free in easy-print format. ELA students analyze the text, make inferences, cite textual evidence, and find similes and metaphors in the reading comprehension exercise. They even consider what motivates students to bul
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5th - 10th
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Free Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge Digital Literary Devices Activity
Free Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge Digital Literary Devices Activity: Engage your students in a fun literary devices activity with the captivating Figurative Language Escape Room Challenge! This free digital activity allows students to show their understanding of metaphor, simile, personification, and onomatopoeia while completing an exciting escape room scenario. In this free sample of our escape room bell-ringers, students must color-code a passage that includes figurative languag
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6th - 10th
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Free Halloween Digital Activity Crossword Puzzle Halloween Morning Work Meeting
This is a FREE Download! This Halloween Crossword Puzzle is a really fun little worksheet that can be completed DIGITALLY or used as a printable. The clues are based on Halloween Riddles. I’ve included two versions, one with a word bank and one without. I suggest assigning the version WITHOUT the word bank for an added level of difficulty. Great practice for Grit and developing a Growth Mindset. This will allow the students to use the crossword spaces and other riddles solved to work as the clu
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Retro Rainbow Daily and Weekly Agenda Slides Templates FREEBIE
These daily and weekly agenda PowerPoint and Google slides are included in my bigger product Retro Rainbow Daily & Weekly Agenda Slide Templates, which have even more fun designs! These slides are perfect for back-to-school and providing students with information about your day! Perfect for distance learning, Promethean boards, and SMART boards. You can include reminders for due dates, quote of the day, or any other information you might need to share! Adding these 90s rainbow vibes is a p
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Jason Reynolds FREE Rhetorical Analysis, Public Speaking, PDF & Google Drive
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, the value of storytelling over lecture, and rhetorical application of poetic devices including foreshadowing and symbolism. These print-and-teach mater
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ESL / ELL Short Reading + Task Cards | Level: Beginner Newcomer
This English Language Learner reading comprehension short story is perfect for ESL / ELL / ESOL learners in all classrooms. This comprehensible input story features early, common English words: this is, animal, person, is called, there is, says, is not, and I am alongside many cognates. This story is accompanied by 6 task / question cards for reading comprehension practice. Task cards include: multiple choice, matching, cognate recognition, drawing, & meaning association. This short story is
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: ESL / ELL Short Reading + Boom Cards Bundle | Level: Beginner Newcomer
ELA Bell Ringers Middle School Grammar Literature Inferences | Three Free Weeks
Change things up in your middle school ELA classroom by implementing these digital and print fun ELA bell ringers, morning work, and warm-ups. This resource includes three free weeks of no-prep and no-printing memes, grammar Mentor Sentences, picture inferences, book recommendations, and "Would you rather" question bell ringers.These bell ringers were designed to be stress-free, print-free, and prep-free so students can be 100% independent and get to work right away while teachers have time to t
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6th - 9th
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Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards for ELA, History - Print & Digital (FREE)
These identity cards are designed to help students make personal connections with the victims of the Holocaust, and could be used before a novel study or a history lesson.Images and information within this resource are used with permission from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. You can find the originals as well as more information here.The ID cards can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. This resource includes a print ready PDF as well as Google Drive versions (D
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, FREE, Literary Analysis PDF & Google Drive
Use "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe’s creepy tale of twisted justice, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson includes a 14-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters) and a Storytelling Arc handout (with key) to emphasize exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Finally, the download also includes a link to a short anticipatory video clip that will build students’ intere
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8th - 11th
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Sled Dog Racing | Reading Comprehension Passage & ELA Tasks
FREE! HIGH-INTEREST NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING! Thorough, high-interest 2-page passage about sled dog racing for any time of year. Student will preview & practice relevant vocabulary, read the text closely to answer comprehension questions, practice supporting inferences by citing textual evidence, interpret a visual diagram, and compare viewpoints on the race. WOW!!!Fascinating subject matter that puts readers at ease! Kids love reading and writing about dogs and will not
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4th - 9th
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Free Analogies for Grades 7-10
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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6th - 10th
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Dr. Seuss Virtual Library, Kid-Friendly Biography, and Interactive Websites
3 pages of Dr. Seuss Virtual Library, Kid-Friendly Biography, and Interactive Websites made using Google Slides. All links are accessible through the internet.
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PreK - 12th
Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell Hero Journey, Free PDF & Google Drive materials
What do Harry Potter, Frodo, and Katniss Everdeen all have in common? All of their stories (and so many others) fit the classic storytelling pattern of a heroic journey, as established by famed scholar Joseph Campbell. Using many of the steps of the heroic journey as chronicled by Campbell, this lecture slide deck (download includes both Prezi and Google Slides versions) will allow you to connect the classic pattern to the stories our students love. From The Matrix to Star Wars to Finding Nemo,
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7th - 10th
"All About Eclipses" Informational Text Reading Passage & Infographic Visuals
High-interest 1-page informational text about eclipses explained concisely and straightforwardly in a passage that tells everything students want to know about what the total solar eclipse was like in 2017 and what the next one will be like on April 8, 2024. INCLUDES A GREAT VISUAL: A COLORFUL INFOGRAPHIC FROM NASA! AND READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS! Wow! All this for free?!Plus, the text explains how there are actually eclipses all over the world every one to two years, and how there are diff
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4th - 9th
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Argumentative Writing Sample Argument Essay Text FREE
Here's a FUN approach to learning the elements of an argumentative essay on Google Slides! Students can use the transparent highlights to identify the elements of argument. This can be used before teaching the unit, during, and/or for review. Great for in class and distance learning! *Slides Can Be EDITED.STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THESE ELEMENTS:❤ Hook❤ Background Information (introduction)❤ Thesis Statement❤ Counterclaim❤ Topic Sentences❤ Evidence❤ Transitions❤ Elaboration/Discussion/Reasoning❤ Co
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Films Hair Love Digital & Printable INFERENCE PLOT THEME CONFLICT
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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