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High school english language arts resources for Microsoft OneDrive under $5
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Text Set: ELA Theme, Characterization, Plot
Engage students with the classic yet twisted short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl paired with lesser known but equally surprising poem by the same author.With this Roald Dahl text set, students will read his version of Little Red Riding Hood and compare it to Lamb to the Slaughter. Viewed through a gender lens, Roald Dahl is a master at portraying female characters as a powerful element of surprise. These two Dahl texts paired with informational texts and a story element review create
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8th - 12th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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Letters to Books: A meaningful way to reflect on themes for ANY book
This end-of-reading activity gives students a chance to reflect on how a book or story affected their lives in a meaningful way. Students choose from 10 different letter templates to help form positive reflections on themes, morals, and messages of books. You can project these templates and have students hand write their letters, you can print zen doodle stationery for them to write on, or you can have students type their letters in colorful stationery using Google or Microsoft classrooms. The w
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5th - 12th
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Back To School Digital Activity - Soundtrack or Playlist of My Life
Digital Back to School Activity - This is such a busy time of the year so why not get your students started by writing about the music that best represents them and their unique lives! Using Google Slides™, MS OneDrive™ and other digital platforms, this activity can either be used as "Soundtrack of My Life" or "Soundtrack of The Summer" - the full online activity includes options for both. Easily adaptable to different ages and abilities! A fun activity for the beginning of the year and a fun
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School Activities - Digital Bundle
History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity
Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class
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7th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Final Test: Digital Self-Grading Form - Distance Learning
This self-grading final test for Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" runs on the Google® Forms platform. This final test includes 68 questions (character matching, multiple-choice, true/false, and figurative language), and built-in answer key that makes grading a breeze! Your students will know their grades as soon as they submit their forms, and all of your data will be compiled neatly into a Google Sheet!
This resource also includes the original paper test as well to accommodate studen
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8th - 11th
Novel Study - Reading Response & Analysis for ANY Novel - Digital Activity
Reading Response for ANY Novel - Independent Novel Study or Whole Class Novel - Looking for an alternative to chapter questions? These Reading Response pages can be used alone or in different combinations with ANY novel. The organizers touch on many important facets of a novel study, including plot, characters, theme, conflict, setting, and more! Easy to differentiate for different novels, grade levels, and abilities! Easy to share with students on any digital platform.Includes 12 slides for st
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6th - 9th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
ELA STEM Challenge Activity: Explanatory Essay, Hatchet Writing Activities +More
This hands-on, zero prep, zero supply cost STEM lesson is a fun way to incorporate STEM in ELA! Additionally, it pairs nicely with any wilderness survival story including examples like Lord of the Flies - Hatchet - My Side of the Mountain - Island of the Blue Dolphins - Sign of the Beaver - Touching Spirit Bear +MoreYou will get:⭐ An editable preplanning worksheet⭐ An editable exemplary procedural text⭐ An editable breakdown of what makes a good explanatory text⭐ An editable rubricYou will love
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5th - 9th
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How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
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6th - 9th
Reader's Journal for Independent Reading - DIGITAL Reading Response
Here’s a digital reading response journal that students will find both motivating and enjoyable! You keep students accountable for independent reading while they respond on colorful slides to discuss key events and their reactions. Perfect for distance learning when students read independent novels at home.The Reader’s Journal assignment requires a reader to divide the novel into 5 approximately equal segments using sticky notes. Then the reader stops at each interval to recall key events and pr
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6th - 9th
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Daily Digital Exit Ticket Template
I have been using a digital bellringer notebook every morning for the past four years in my 1:1 classroom, so I figured it was about time I went digital with my exit tickets too.This resource contains one original template for students to record responses to exit ticket prompts/tasks*, date, and topic. The template can be used with any prompt and duplicated to be used over and over again. You simply need to add your own prompts to the template or project/display your prompt for the students to r
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to Drama PowerPoint
This Drama PowerPoint is an excellent introduction to theater and drama lesson you project on your whiteboard to start teaching and hook your students. Presentation has animations, sounds, and graphics that engage students when starting a drama unit. Defines drama terms like playwright, stage directions, set, props, script, etc. Includes staging, dramatization, how plays are produced, the role of the audience and theater etiquette. Also includes information on Greek theater, Shakespearean theate
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
Shakespeare Informational Text, Test Prep, Close Reading, and Poem Puzzle
Before you teach Shakespeare's plays, have your students learn about Shakespeare through this informational text while also practicing test prep and close reading skills! This Shakespeare informational text is designed to spark curiosity about the mysterious life of the bard while also prompting inferencing, reading for context clues, and other Common Core test-taking skills. After students work hard on their Shakespeare close reading, they will have a chance to be creative by putting together t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Outsiders Final Projects (Digital Version)
The Outsiders - Digital Final Projects- Students choose one of four final projects to finish up a unit on The Outsiders. All four projects include a writing component. Three of the projects also involve a poster or artwork of some sort. All activities can be completed digitally using Google™, OneDrive or other online platforms! Students love being able to type directly onto the pages. Easy to save, download, print, and share!I've included a quick two-page handout that explains each of the pro
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study Bundle - DIGITAL VERSION
Writing Expository Essays PowerPoint with Printable Graphic Organizer
Expository Essay Writing PowerPoint and Graphic Organizer. Guide students step by step through an expository writing prompt, using a four-square graphic organizer. Students learn how to put ideas in logical order to support a thesis statement, develop an introductory paragraph with a hook, and develop a concluding paragraph that ends with a punch! This digital resource includes a printable graphic organizer template to print (black and white), links to online resources, and a writing prompt for
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7th - 10th
Theme and Central Idea with Video | Printable & Digital | CCSS.R.2
Teach students theme and summary of central ideas using short film clips (Printable & Digital) - Includes lesson plan, student handouts, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Drive (Google slides) link for a no prep Google Classroom, distance learning activities or traditional classroom lesson!2 products for the price of 1: Grade 6-8 version & Grade 9-12 version!Product Includes (zip):Lesson plan (editable .docx)Printable student handouts (editable .docx)PowerPoint slides (editable .p
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6th - 12th
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Digital The Outsiders Character Analysis Notebook for Distance Learning
This Digital Character Analysis Notebook for The Outsiders is ideal for middle school and high school students and is optimized for digital learning, distance learning, and Google Classroom. With this digital character analysis interactive notebook for The Outsiders, students will analyze the main characters' development in the story. There is a graphic organizer for each main character in the play, plus compare and contrast graphic organizers to help teach character foil.These graphic organize
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7th - 12th
Also included in: SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Daily Digital Bellringer Template
I have been using a digital bellringer notebook every morning since I began teaching. It is my favorite classroom management procedure/activity to keep my students organized, engaged, and on-task as soon as the bell rings! This resource contains one original template for students to record the prompt*, date, and his/her response. The template can be used with any prompt and duplicated to be used over and over again. You simply need to add your own prompts to the template or project/display your
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9th - 12th
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SMARTePlans Night Novel Introduction for Google Drive
Night digital introduction activity. Your students will love learning about Elie Wiesel and the historical context behind his memoir Night.
This 7 slide introduction activity allows students to work at their own pace and individually or collaboratively on a novel introduction activity that will prepare them to read Night. These colorful and engaging slides will prompt students to research and learn about Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust, concentration camps, and more.
SMARTePlans are digital, Google
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7th - 12th
Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
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7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
Halloween Writing Activity - Creative Mystery Story - DIGITAL
Halloween Mystery Digital Writing Activity - An eye-catching and easy to use assignment for students to create an engaging Halloween Mystery Story using a digital platform. This Digital Resource is designed to work with Google Classroom™ MS Teams™ (and other digital platforms) has been created so that students can type directly into the graphic organizers and pages!Includes a unique "Dial-A-Mystery" activity to help students who have "writer's block". Students can work together or individually
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Halloween Activities - Digital Writing and Grammar Bundle
Reading Interest Survey for MS or HS | Google Form & Microsoft Form | Digital
If you teach ELA or English at the Middle or High School Level and want to learn about the reading habits of your students, consider swapping out your paper survey for a Digital Reading Interest Inventory instead! This survey is easy to use and customizable via both Google and Microsoft Forms. Get instant results about your classes with the rich data that digital forms provide. Most of the 29 questions are multiple-choice and checkboxes so you'll avoid students answering with the dreaded IDK :-)
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8th - 11th
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Visual Syllabus Template - Editable Syllabus for Middle School and High School
Looking for an eye-catching syllabus template? This resource includes 5 editable syllabus templates that are perfect for both high school or middle school. The visual layout of these templates is an engaging way to introduce students to your course curriculum!Included with these Visual Syllabus Templates:✏️ Five Editable Syllabus Templates - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Drive®✏️ Example of Completed Syllabus Template✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use these Visual
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7th - 10th
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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.
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