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Free 8th grade english language arts assessments for Easel Activities
Nouns Grammar Worksheet Packet + Test (Digital Distance Learning Enabled!)
This easy to use worksheet series explains the basics of what noun is (person, place, or thing) and also delves into the specific and general forms that nouns can take. Additionally it teaches the details of seen and unseen nouns.Every grammar worksheet starts off with a simple explanation of the part of speech accompanied with guided practice that is great to cover as a class. After page one, students are then ushered into independent practice exercises to flex their understanding.Additionally
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4th - 8th
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Sentences, Run-ons, and Fragments Worksheet
Quickly access your students' knowledge of sentences, run-ons, and fragments with this free worksheet."Sentences, Run-ons, and Fragments Worksheet" includes a two-page, multiple-choice pdf handout, answer key, and brain bonus.If you like this, check out Worksheet and Quiz on Comma Splices.You can also visit my blog, "Easy Introductory Activities for Teaching Students How to Use the Comma," for more free resources.
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6th - 9th
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ELA Paired Passage Practice Test | Print & Digital | PSSA Test Prep
Help your students prepare for Pennsylvania's PSSA Test by taking this paired passage practice test. This practice test was created and modeled after the 6th through 8th grade PSSA Released Practice Tests. The 11 questions were written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on the PSSA. The Giver Passages will help engage and capture your students’ interest while also working on their test-taking skills.Question Types: multiple-choice, evidence-based selected-
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | PSSA ELA Test Prep | Print & Digital
Argumentative Writing Essay Rubric and Peer Review FREE
FREE Argumentative essay writing rubric with feedback descriptors and peer review sheet. Blaze through grading your students' essays and give quality feedback simply by circling the descriptors that apply to your students' work. Descriptors cover the most common mistakes students make, and are easy for students to understand so that can use them to make improvements on their writing. This kit also includes a rubric without descriptors and a peer review sheet.RUBRIC/CHECKLIST INCLUDES:❤ Hook❤ Ba
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6th - 9th
Paired Fiction Passages | B.E.S.T Standards | Print & Google Forms
Are you looking to help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students practice and feel confident answering reading comprehension questions?These Fiction Paired Passages on well-known stories will help your students master standardized test questions. Question Types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and Table MatchGet the Full Set HERE!These align with Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards and common standardized testing questions students might see on the F.A.S.T.
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5th - 9th
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Focus on Common Core: Point of View and Author's Purpose
Here's a simple short-answer comparison activity covering Craft & Structure (Literature item 6 and Informational text item 6). You can download it for free and use it with read aloud plays and any paired text to satisfy CCSs by having students “analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic.”
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4th - 8th
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Cell and Cell Organelles - Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a word search puzzle about Cell and Cell Organelles that can easily be used as a homework assignment, early finishers, bell ringers, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.The hidden vocabulary words are:Cell, Cell membrane, Cell wall, Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Organelle, Ribosome, Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Lysosome, Mitochondria, Vacuole, Chloroplast, Centrioles, Chlorophyll✅ Save Big by getting the following bundles now:Mega Bundle: 100 Crossword &
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5th - 9th
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Earth Science - Crossword Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a crossword puzzle about Earth Science that can easily be used as a homework assignment, early finishers, bell ringers, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.✏️ The vocabulary words covered in this crossword are: Fossil, Pangaea, Atmosphere, Climate, Weather, Tectonic Plates, Continental Drift, Earthquake, Rock, Mineral, Volcano, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Global Warming, Groundwater✅ Save Big by getting the following bundles now:Mega Bundle: 100 Cros
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5th - 9th
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FREE Exit Slips
Use these FREE exit slips to reinforce daily learning targets and get immediate feedback from students!
Crunched for time? Try the 0–3 rating scale on the first exit slip to check progress at a glance. You may choose the second or third options to gather feedback regarding effective learning strategies or group work. Simply copy these sheets ahead of time, or project them onto a whiteboard at the end of class while students provide feedback on their own notebook paper.
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5th - 12th
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Free What's Hot, What's Not Classroom Activity for Any Content Area
Common Core Aligned "What's Hot?" and "What's Not?" Alternative Reading Assessment
Use this "What's Hot? What's Not?" activity after reading a chapter, studying a unit, learning a concept, reading a short story, watching a video, etc. Students will have to use both critical and creative thinking skills to complete the activity. Can also be used for journalism (yearbook/newspaper), faculty entertainment, as an end of the year or term activity, or an ice-breaker activity at the start of a new s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Also included in: English Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources Mega Bundle
Free Lord of the Flies Multiple Choice Assessment
You just finished your Lord of the Flies Unit and you need to test. Your stack of essays is looming behind you. Have no fear, easy one page bubble test is here. Just print this out (only one page--you don't even have to duplex) and grab a stack of bubble sheets. In 40 questions it covers characterization, theme, and symbolism... What more do you need? I've included an answer key and a second option of the test with an extra credit for visual and kinesthetic learners. Clip art credit: Openclipa
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7th - 10th
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**Winter Weather** Figurative Language Task Cards for Middle School
This is a resource to review the following six types of figurative language:-Simile-Metaphor-Personification-Hyperbole-Alliteration-OnomatopoeiaIn my classroom students use these task-cards as a small group station. I also use them for independent practice. I laminate the sheet of task cards, cut, and put them in plastic baggies so that we can reuse them often. This creates an easy station for a partner or small group to work through each card and discus which type of figurative language it is a
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4th - 8th
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The Ology of Etymology: Word Roots and Vocabulary Building
This lesson plan is useful for grades 4-8.
It correlates with Common Core Standard ELACC8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
The activities in this lesson include:
1. a comprehensive list of Greek and Latin roots, their meanin
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4th - 8th
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Reading Fluency & Comprehension 7th Grade (With Answer Key) David Arkette Part 1
Teaching Guide 1: Reading Intervention for 7th GradeStrategy: Hot, Warm, and Cold ReadObjective: Improve reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using a gradual approach.Step-by-Step Guide:Cold Read (Day 1):Conduct the first reading session with the students (Cold Read).Engage in a class discussion about the main ideas and key points from the passage.Use the first page of comprehension questions, focusing on lower levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (Remembering and Understanding). These quest
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Fluency & Comprehension 7th Grade (With Answer Key) Bundle
Astronomy - Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a word search puzzle about Astronomy that can easily be used as a homework assignment, vocabulary review, early finishers, bell ringer, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.The hidden vocabulary words are: AstronomyTelescopeUniverseGalaxyNebulaStarMilky WayBig Bang TheoryPlanetSatelliteAsteroidMeteorLight yearAstronomical UnitSiriusCopernicusGalileoRelated products include:Astronomy and Space Science - WorksheetsEarth Science (Middle School) - WorksheetsSc
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4th - 9th
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Life Science - Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a word search puzzle about Life Science that can easily be used as a homework assignment, vocabulary review, early finishers, bell ringer, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.✏️ The hidden vocabulary words are: Cell, Ecosystem, Food chain, Population, Genetics, Chromosomes, Homeostasis, Excretion, Digestion, Respiration, Reproduction, Botany, Photosynthesis, Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis✅ Save Big by getting the following bundles now:Mega Bundle: 100 Cross
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5th - 9th
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Free Ontario News Article Annotation & Opinion Writing | Language Arts | NO PREP
This free no-prep article annotation and opinion paragraph writing lesson involves a topic that will get your students engaged and talking! Students in your class will read a CBC News article about the postponement of March Break in Ontario and they will use an annotation guide to make annotations directly onto the article. Through this activity, your class will demonstrate their reading comprehension of a non-fiction text and apply writing skills.✨Assessment for, as, and of learning✨For: KWL Ch
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6th - 8th
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Listening Comprehension Practice Valentine's Day Freebie Digital and Print
This Listening Practice Valentine's Day Freebie is a great activity to have your students practice their listening skills. Listening comprehension is a very valuable skill and is tested on Common Core State Tests. It is also a very DIFFICULT skill to master and takes practice and repetition. This activity requires students to listen to the audio (linked within the assignment) to answer the questions. Students must rely solely on their listening skills to answer the questions. This freebie is a s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Listening Comprehension Practice Middle School Bundle Digital and Print
Les Nombres revised
Numbers in french between 1-100. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word. Write in the number in the box.
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3rd - 9th
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Plants and Plant Cells - Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a word search puzzle about Plants and Plant Cells that can easily be used as a homework assignment, vocabulary review, early finishers, bell ringer, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.The hidden vocabulary words are:BotanyChloroplastChlorophyllCell wallStomataPhotosynthesisAutotrophsAngiospermsGymnospermsXylemPhloemTranspirationRootFlowerStamenPollinationRelated products include:The Plant KingdomPlants and Classification of PlantsParts of a PlantPhotosyn
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Science Worksheets All in One | Printables & Distance Learning
Human Body Organs - Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a word search puzzle about Human Body Organs that can easily be used as a homework assignment, vocabulary review, early finishers, bell ringer, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.The hidden vocabulary words are: StomachSmall IntestineLungsPancreas KidneyBladderLiverHeartTestesOvariesBrainNeuronSpleenJointTendonRelated products include:Human Body Systems - WorksheetsLife Science (Middle School) - Worksheets BundleScience Worksheets All in One✓ Answer key
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4th - 9th
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MS-LS1-3
Also included in: Human Body Systems Unit Bundle - Worksheets & Puzzles (Printable)
Human Digestive System - Crossword Puzzle Worksheet Activity (Printable)
This is a crossword puzzle about the Human Digestive System that can easily be used as a homework assignment, vocabulary review, early finishers, bell ringer, assessment activity, lesson plan supplement, and/or extra class time.The vocabulary words covered in this crossword are:DigestionEnzymesBileMouthEsophagusStomachLiverGallbladderPancreasPeristalsisPepsinAmylaseSmall intestineVilliLarge intestineRectum✅ Save Big by getting the following bundles now:Mega Bundle: 100 Crossword & Word Searc
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5th - 9th
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10 Everyday Words and Phrases in Greek Mythology: Explore Greek Influence
We often use words and phrases from Greek Mythology and do not even realize it! Have you ever said that you were "caught between a rock and a hard place" when you had to make a tough decision? Or, did you ever comment that a friend of yours was so lucky that he seemed to have the Midas touch? If you said yes, you have used an allusion to Greek myth! Note: The following educational digital download is compatible with Easel, PDF, and Google Workspace (Docs, etc.).Teach Your Students Something New,
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6th - 8th
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Dyslexia Quick Screening for Students w/ Unique Learning Differences
The My ELBERT complete program [you have Free Access to view partially] results include less passive student engagement, confidence, and more pleasurable learning while participating in activities. This program looks at the “whole child” and their complete and unique learning differences. The revolutionary training/teaching program for students with unique learning differences and for Free you are provided the quick screening (mentioned above) which will guide your lesson plan, suggested
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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.
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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.
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