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Free Common Core W.6.4 assessments
Dialogue Tags and End Punctuation Practice Worksheet
This worksheet requires students to write quotation marks in correct places, as well as fill in the blanks with the correct end punctuation. The possibilities for end punctuation is given in the directions. There are 10 questions, but each question has one or more quotation marks and end punctuation missing.I have used this worksheet in my class and it has proved good for practice, warm-up, and quick (pop quiz) assessment.ADDITION AS OF APRIL 2022: I have included a key. Traditionally, I have pr
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6th - 9th
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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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Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Teacher Rubric Sticky Notes Templates FREEBIE
★These templates are meant to be used with standard 3x3 sticky notes -- If you don't have sticky notes, you can also print these out on different colored paper!★♥THIS PRODUCT IS FOR YOU!!!★Once your templates are printed (directions to print on sticky notes are included), you will have a way to quickly grade student work and stick the grade right on the assignments.★All academic rubrics are CCSS for grades 4-6 ★Each template includes an "I Can" statement related to the CCSS FULL PRODUCT INCLUDES
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4th - 6th, Staff
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Back To School Student Goal Setting Templates: Create Personal & Academic Goals
Get your students involved in setting their own student-centered performance goals. From leadership gurus to accomplished CEO’s, the most successful people in life have proven that setting goals with a growth-mindset is a must! If you don’t know where you want to go, how can you even get there? If you don’t know where the target is, how do you know where to aim? This concept is true for for the classroom and student achievement as well. After thousands of studies, Dr. John Hattie of Melbourne,
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Not Grade Specific
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Digital Narrative Prompt + Writing Process Activity: My Hero's Journey Story
This Common Core aligned Narrative Project is perfect for 6th-8th grade students. Students will write a story about a hero and the journey the hero takes. This activity will take your students through the Writing Process: Brainstorming, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Final Draft. This is a ready to go activity - All you need to do is either post to your site or print and go. Included:*A Common Core aligned rubric*3 Brainstorming slides - These user-friendly slides will help students brainstorm bef
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5th - 8th
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Inference and Citing Textual Evidence (Short Cycle Assessment) Distance Learning
Short Cycle Assessment:The Short Cycle Assessment is made to analyze student reading comprehension and writing proficiency in a mock- State Testing environment. The questions have been peer reviewed by Ohio Teaching Licensed Staff and should be administered while recording the testing time. Consider 20-30 minutes (Grades 6-8) of testing time to be appropriate but allow for accommodations when necessary. Use this as the pretest AND test assessment to analyze growth.Six questions4 multiple Choice,
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6th - 10th, Staff
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Rough Draft Revising and Editing Checklist
After a mini-lesson on revising and editing (and the difference between them!), students can read through their rough drafts and check their writing quality with this checklist. If they are old enough to edit and revise peer work, you can hand this out to the peer reviewer to make sure they are covering all important areas.
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3rd - 8th
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Business Letter Infographic
Middle School Language Arts writing lesson: an all-in-one activity. This infographic includes style, parts, explanation, and example of a business letter. Clean and simple for your students to keep and use each time they need a reference. This product is part of my Emergency Sub Plans Two Packet - click here to check it out!Students-Love-Scary-Stuff 1. Ghost Hunt - Spooky & Motivational Informational Reading for Internet2. The Twilight Zone "The Masks" Lesson3. The Tale of the Monkey's Paw -
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6th - 9th
City of Ember Brochure - Final Project Activity
This project is a culmination project after reading the novel "The City of Ember". It combines creating a creative product and argumentative writing. Students will create a travel brochure highlighting the exciting locations in Ember. They will use various types of evidence to support their different claims of why someone should travel to Ember.
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5th - 7th
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Your Turn: CER Practice and Exit Slip
For use with Claim, Evidence and REasoining lessons. Skill practice and an exit slip. Did you just teach a lesson or mini-lesson on Claim, Evidence and Reasoning but want a quick method to emphasize skills? Use this handout for whole group, small groups or partner work. Have some fun with it and have small groups compete for best responses. Or just use the Exit slip as the perfect way to cement learning after a lesson.
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5th - 10th
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6th Grade Grammar Bundle
This is a 6th grade grammar activity bundle. It includes activities, worksheets, a custom graphic organizer, and an assessment. The items could be used as part of lessons or mini-lessons. The topics covered are subject/predicates and direct/indirect objects. The materials are aligned with Kansas standards: L.6.1 & W.6.4. The bundle is condensed into one PDF for convenience.
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5th - 7th
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RACE Reading Choice Board
Engage your 6th-8th grade students with this interactive and independent RACE Reading Choice Board! Designed to complement your ELA curriculum, this choice board features a variety of engaging passages on topics ranging from history to nutrition. Each passage is paired with a writing response question, encouraging students to practice the RACE writing strategy: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain. Whether used as a follow-up assignment after introducing RACE or as part of a larger ELA lesson, this c
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4th - 12th
Papa's Parrot Pre-Reading Activity Design a Store
FREEBIEUse this creative writing task as a pre-reading activity for the short story, Papa's Parrot by Cynthia Rylant. The task introduces Mr. Tillian as loving his candy store. Students will be required to draw and explain a store that they would like to own. Students should practice using descriptive language in their explanations. This creative writing prompt gets students engaged and excited to read the story. A rubric is provided and a space for teachers to provide feedback.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Papa's Parrot Reading & Writing Activities Bundle
Short Answer Structure for ELLs with Self-Assessment Checklist
This template provides a paragraph structure for ELLs who may struggle to organize their thoughts into clear, concise sentences to create a coherent paragraph. This structure follows the Step Up To Writing (SUTW) model. Students are prompted to restate and answer the question in their topic sentence, include two key ideas in their own words and support them with text evidence, and summarize their thoughts in a conclusion sentence. I have had great success with this structure, and it has really i
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2nd - 7th
Grade 6 Common Core Writing Prompt - Responding to Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall"
Use this writing prompt to prep students for standardized tests and to chart their progress mastering common core writing standards. There is also a list of expectations consistent with typical standardized common core writing assessments.After the prompt there is room for brainstorming and the actual essay -- just like on a real standardized test!Teacher's answer key is also included.Buy the complete set of common core writing prompts and save 33%Download FREE 6th grade common core language: g
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6th
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Personal Narrative Rubric and Prompt
Feel free to download and use this Personal Narrative rubric/prompt or just take as inspiration for your own! The Rubric is very detailed. This rubric may be used for student self or teacher evaluation of a Personal Narrative Essay.
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6th - 12th
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Friendly Letter-Writing Format_Soldiers
Encourage your students to write with a purpose! This 2-3 day unit is designed to help students make real-world connections through a friendly letter-writing campaign. At the same time it contains background information to help students recognize the sacrifices that veterans and soldiers make. This unit includes an 8-slide PowerPoint Presentation with links to videos, background information on the life of a soldier in Afghanistan, and friendly letter-writing tips. It also includes a sample lette
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6th - 9th
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Realistic Fiction ELA Writing Assessment Rubric Middle School
This rubric may be used to assess Realistic Fiction Writing. It is intended for Middle School students, but could easily be altered or differentiated for higher and lower level students as well. There are eleven different criteria areas students will be assessed with: Genre, Lead, Dialogue, Description, Inner Thinking, Show, Don’t Tell, Transitions, Conflict,, Ending, Conventions and Miscellaneous (format/professionalism). Within each criteria there are three levels of descriptions for students
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6th - 9th
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R.A.F.T. Writing Prompts for Grades 5-6
Trying to get students more engaged in writing? Let students choose from these five writing prompts! They offer students the opportunity to write from five different perspectives and deliver the information in a variety of creative ways. Using the R.A.F.T. strategy allows students to learn about point-of-view while also keeping them engaged in the writing process. Creating interesting prompts are often the most difficult part, but the work is done for you!
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5th - 7th
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'Pimp my Insect' Explanation Text FREEBIE!
*Updated with new graphics
In this resource, children will study different insects to see how they have adapted to their ecosystems.
Children will then design their own insect and write an explanation text about its adaptations and how they make it successful.
A digital copy of the resource is available to editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw by following link provided at download.
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Honeycomb and Honey Bee Printing
Colony Collapse Disorder - Persuas
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4th - 7th
Book Jacket Project
Book jacket project possibilities are endless and sure to engage students! This book jacket project resource is a quick and simple way to assess student comprehension and a FUN, ENGAGING, NO PREP addition to your middle school or high school class. How can you use a book jacket project in your classroom?Give this book jacket project as a sort of fun “test” of understanding when a book is finished!Use it as an excellent way to help hold students accountable for independent reading choices. Displa
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6th - 8th
Narrative Quick Write Meme Prompt
This is an engaging, quick write formative assessment to assess your students' story writing. It's a no prep activity, requiring no extra effort for you - Just print or assign and go!What's Included:*2 versions (one on level and one modified version)*Digital access*Objectives*Standards met*A rubric that is aligned with Common Core standards Students will write a short story based on one of the memes provided. Stories need to include each of the story elements, details and descriptions, dialogue,
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6th - 8th
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Rhyme Scheme Practice
Objective: SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of rhyme scheme through poetry. This product provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of rhyme scheme in a fun and engaging way. Students will use the prompts to help inspire their writing! Product Description: -The product is a Google Document -Includes 8 prompts to inspire creative poems-Have learners review the poetry checklist before submitting -The document includes a model poem
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5th - 8th
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