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Middle school Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa ELA test prep graphic organizers
Nonfiction Text Structure Flipbook - Printable & Digital
Text structure activities in a fun flipbook to review or practice! Covers the following nonfiction text structures with example passages: cause & effect, compare & contrast, sequence/chronological order, problem & solution, and description. This flipbook will help students understand informational passages or nonfiction text better. This flipbook with activities will help you introduce the different types of text structures to your students. It comes with an introductory page and th
Grades:
4th - 7th
Differentiated PLOT Diagrams for PIXAR Shorts, plot elements, graphic organizers
Who says you can’t use animated shorts with upper elementary kids to further strengthen their fiction comprehension skills?! Using short animations is growing in popularity in the classroom, and for good reason, they work! Shorts are an amazing resource for furthering reading and comprehension skills.This Resource includes 16 graphic organizers and activities geared towards the upper elementary and intermediate student. Each one comes in two different levels to provide differentiation and scaffo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Figurative Language Flipbook | Figurative Language Activity | Digital & Print
Figurative language cn be a challenge for students to learn. Help them understand so they can interpret text better. This flipbook will help you introduce the different types of figurative language to your students. What do you get?✔ 9 Page PDF Flipbook: Just print and go!✔ 9 Page Flipbook in Google Slides✔ Answer Key✔ Instruction Sheet✔ Teacher NotesFeatures of the Flipbook✔ Introductory page to introduce the different types of figurative language✔ A page dedicated to each type of figurative l
Grades:
4th - 7th
Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done. I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, a
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Grades:
8th - 11th
RACES WRITING STRATEGY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK PRACTICE TEMPLATES
Easy-to-follow RACE, RACER, & RACES Writing Strategy Resources are all included! Use these ready-to-go printable templates with any reading comprehension passage that requires text evidence within a basic written response question. This resource provides practice templates for getting students comfortable with the process of writing one-paragraph answers. Once that happens, writing multi-paragraph answers will be much easier for students to grasp. What's included?Separate RACE, RACER, and R
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3rd - 7th
Also included in: RACES Writing Strategy Posters, Interactive Notebook, Practice Bundle
Christmas Close Reading | Differentiated Reading Passages Comprehension
You’ve given students a rigorous passage to read, and they breeze right through it. It’s frustrating! Students need to practice close reading and annotating the text. These Close Reading Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions in a Christmas-theme are the perfect way to give students a concrete process for reading complex texts, making note of important text features, and answering text-dependent questions. With three differentiated levels of each passage, graphic organizers
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Expository Writing graphic organizers | step by step informative writing 4th,5th
This expository writing graphic organizer resource will help explain how to write an informative essay for your 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th-grade students. This resource gives step-by-step directions for the different parts of an expository paper. Also included are additional resources for students to learn how to write an effective introduction & conclusion. This expository essay project will explain the steps needed to write a strong expository paper.To begin, the teacher will use the model p
Grades:
4th - 6th
SPORTS Bundle: Informational Text Close Reading Passages for BIG KIDS
Sometimes it helps to add some “star power” to your reading comprehension activities. I know for my sports-obsessed readers, nothing captures their attention quite like their favorite sports teams and athletes.With that in mind, I created these sets of close reading passages that feature several of today’s best NBA and NFL players. I've also included a set of baseball passages that feature the stories behind the most well-known baseball traditions.This bundle gives you a nice selection sports re
Grades:
4th - 7th, Staff
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Activities Worksheets for the Play Version
Your Middle School students will love these fun and engaging activities for the play version of A Christmas Carol by Frederick Gaines. This interactive resource will help your students examine plot structure, character traits, and theme with discussion questions, scaffolded notes, and more! This "A Christmas Carol" resource is based on the play that is found in 7th grade McDougal-Littell Language of Literature books by Frederick Gaines. It can also be found online separate from the textbook.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: A Christmas Carol Activities BUNDLE for the Play version- Middle School
Teach Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement TOGETHER! Practice and Quiz
Teach Subject-Verb Agreement and Pronoun-Antecedent together! This packet includes notes, practice, and a quiz (two formats) for both Subject-Verb Agreement and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.
The charts on the practice pages and quiz require students to slow down and identify the subject/antecedent and determine whether it is singular or plural. Then students identify the verb and determine whether it is singular or plural using a simple trick. Finally students chart the pronoun and whether or
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Rockefeller Tree Reading Passage | Christmas Reading Comprehension
Your students will enjoy learning all about the amazing Rockefeller Tree with this high-interest, informational Close Reading Unit! Perfect for a fun Christmas reading passage and mini unit, this resource includes everything, including worksheets, that you need for a full week of reading activities about the Rockefeller Tree. Engaging for students and NO PREP for teachers!Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!If you have never used Close Reading or even if you are alrea
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Informational Text Choice Board Non-Fiction Reading Response Menu
Nonfiction Choice Board: These nonfiction activities make the perfect reading response for ANY Informational Text. The Non-Fiction choiceboard menu is EDITABLE. **Updated to include both digital & print versions of each nonfiction activity. Perfect for summarizing nonfiction text, teaching nonfiction reading skills, increasing nonfiction reading comprehension, use in nonfiction centers, no-prep sub-plans, close reading, teaching nonfiction reading strategies, informational writing research b
Grades:
5th - 8th
A Christmas Carol Activities BUNDLE for the Play version- Middle School
Get a full THREE WEEKS worth of creative and interactive activities PLUS editable lesson plans to go with the play version of A Christmas Carol by Frederick Gaines! Your middle school students will love learning about plot structure, character traits, and theme with this resource!This Bundle includes:A Christmas Carol Pre-reading fact or fiction game✅ Directions for how to set up and play the game✅ 32 facts or "fictions" written in a clear, legible font so that everyone can see the information.✅
Grades:
6th - 8th
DIGITAL: Paragraph of the Week Volume 2
This daily, DIGITAL scaffolded approach to paragraph writing is perfect to help get your students writing good, solid, detailed paragraphs. Students will write one paragraph weekly, focusing on the organization and format of the paragraph itself.There are 36 weeks worth of writing prompts in this 200+ page file. The prompts are all housed on Google Slides and can be assigned to your students through Google Classroom. All of the prompts are student-centered so that they will not get bogged dow
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Elf Movie Activities - Christmas Writing Activity - Hero's Journey Project
Elf Movie Activities - Comprehension Questions, Graphic Organizers, Plot Diagram, and Hero's Journey Project - These Christmas activities are designed to use along with the movie Elf featuring Will Ferrell. Use this engaging movie to practice comprehension strategies and teach elements of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey".This package of activities is a great way to keep the kids engaged in the days leading up to Christmas break. The kids will love the movie and activities, and you will lov
Grades:
5th - 8th
Christmas Activities - Identify Text Structure Worksheets w/ Graphic Organizers
Save 20% with this Text Structure Bundle. It allows your students to practice CCSS RI 4.5 and RI 5.5. It includes Text Structure Graphic Organizers and then fun worksheets w/ doodle acting that can assess if they can Identifying and Determining Text Structure. Each product has an art integration component that makes student engagement much higher. Students get bored with text structure practice but these 2 fun products combine Christmas activities with text structure. Both products also have a
Grades:
4th - 6th
A Christmas Carol Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This pack of activities is an excellent way to add some rigor to your viewing of any version of Dickens's classic Christmas story A Christmas Carol and spread some kindness in your classroom. This is not a novel-to-film comparison guide, but it does work with any film version and can be used to supplement a novel study as well. These activities are tailored specifically for the movie! You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your viewing experience or to add to your exi
Grades:
7th - 11th
Author's Claim Activities 4th & 5th Grade - Identify Author's Opinion & Evidence
Author's Claim Fun Activities, Test-Prep Passages, Anchor Charts & Writing!perfect for 4th & 5th Grade. High-interest passages, engaging author's claim and supporting evidence activities, argumentative writing, and text-dependent reading comprehension questions. >>>Included: PDF fileAuthor's Claim & Evidence FUN Activities★ 10 Author's Claim & Evidence engaging activities including cut & paste fun! Author's Claim & Evidence HIGH-INTEREST Passages★5 argumentative
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ugly Sweater Contest Opinion / Persuasive Writing Craft Holiday Christmas
This craftivity pack includes:
- A sweater outline for students to decorate and make as ugly as possible.
- A letter to send home with instructions for students on how to decorate their sweater at home if you choose to have students do this part of the assignment at home instead of at school.
- Graphic organizers for students to fill out to guide them in writing about their "Ugly Sweater." You can choose from either a basic one for the younger students to write a simple paragraph or a more de
Grades:
1st - 6th
Text Evidence Expository Essay Writing for Middle School ELA PRINT & DIGITAL
Text Evidence Expository Essay Writing is a comprehensive Common Core aligned writing resource that includes everything you need to teach your students how to write an expository essay requiring text evidence! * UPDATED on 9/14/20 to include updated graphics and a digital Google Drive version. Visuals, graphic organizers, and useful teaching tips make this unit a pleasure to use. Suggestions for differentiation are also included, so you can tailor it to suit the needs of your individual student
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Persuasive Writing - Hire an Elf! - Elf Job Application- Holiday Writing
Check out this Christmas persuasive writing activity with graphic organizer, anchor chart, and fun writing assignment! Finding Christmas activities for older elementary students can be very difficult! There are so many standards to meet and not enough time to take a break for Holiday crafts! Use this great, fun, activity to incorporate a bit of Holiday Cheer into your daily lesson!This Activity Includes:1. Persuasive Writing Anchor Chart – OREO Persuasive Paragraph Writing (Christmas Cookie Them
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th and 6th Grade Math and Writing Holiday Activity Bundle
50% OFF! Test Taking Strategies ELA Reading | Test Prep | Analyzing Texts
It has taken me over ten years to find the PERFECT way to teach my students to analyze, infer, and then to put those skills into effectively answering TDA open-ended responses, EBSR (Evidence Based Selected Response) questions, and multiple choice questions that are JAM PACKED with challenging testing terminology.With this download, I am handing you what I have found works. I consider this my "treasure chest" of ELA test prep knowledge and materials! My students have continually shown growth and
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Reading Comprehension - Candy Cane History - Questions Activities
Candy Cane History Informational Text Reading Passage, Comprehension Poster Project, and Color by Code activity is a fun and engaging no prep Christmas activity that asks students to practice pulling key ideas from text. A two page candy cane reading passage and comprehension questions are included, as well as a fun color by code comprehension activity.✅NEWLY UPDATED IN 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails for detailed images and descriptions of everything included
Grades:
3rd - 6th
ECR Extended Constructed Response Writing Bundle
ECR Extended Constructed Response Growing Writing BundleECR - Extended Constructed Response Writing ResourcesSTAAR WRITING RESOURCES: EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, PROMPT ANALYSIS, INTROS + CONCLUSIONS, SENTENCE STEMS, & REVISION PROCESSPrepare for the EXTENDED CONSTRCUTED RESPONSE on the new STAAR Redesign by establishing consistent writing routines in your classroom. One way to do this is by providing students with consistent writing structures and systems.Everything in
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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