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High school english language arts handout interactive whiteboards
Breaking Down Stereotypes & Prejudices-Teaching Tolerance
Are you reading The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hate You Give, Dear Martin, or any other piece of literature dealing with tolerance, prejudices, racism and stereotyping? Are you teaching these topics in your history class? This social experiment will open your students’ eyes to the injustices that take place on a daily basis and why people need to be educated on these topics.We currently live in a world and country where social injustices, prejudices and stereotyping take place on a da
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8th - 12th
Extended Metaphor, Symbolism, Literary Analysis, John Steinbeck Text, CCSS
Analyzing literature doesn’t have to be boring. Instead, show your class the awesomeness that great writers tuck into their works and help them use symbolism to make connections between the text and their own lives.In this visually vibrant presentation, you’ll use a small slice of John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Grapes of Wrath (link included) to take students through an easy-to-follow 45-minute lesson where they analyze a stand-alone piece of text. You do not need to study any Steinbeck in y
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8th - 11th
BELL RINGERS FOR ENGLISH | DIGITAL & PRINT DAILY WRITING PROMPTS | DISTANCE
Complete with a printable student workbook, these bell ringers are sure to engage your students in unique quality writing. Give students a lot of variety and practice with the writing process, interdisciplinary writing, and multiple genres by including this resource in your daily practices. This product includes 180 slides and the accompanied workbook for one entire school year of daily writing, but it is versatile enough to work whenever you need in your curriculum. In addition
Grades:
7th - 12th
Counter argument/counter claim handout and slides- Argumentative writing
This handout and accompanying smart board lesson slides works for teaching counter argument AKA counter claim writing. I created it for an honors level 7th grade class, but it would work all the way up to grade 12. It contains two examples of counter argument paragraphs broken down into sections so students can understand how to write a strong counter claim paragraph. This lesson is original and works for any argumentative or persuasive writing, but I used it with expeditionary learning grade
Grades:
7th - 12th
Introduction to Connotation and Denotation -- First Date
(Now includes a PowerPoint version!) This group activity uses a popular student interest, dating, to begin the discussion of the concepts of denotation vs. connotation. The activity combines a whole-group instructional SMARTBoard activity with individual, group, or partner practice. This is an enjoyable way to help the students understand the concepts. Some standardized test practice is included as well as review of using context clues to determine denotation. This has always been a fun and enga
Grades:
4th - 10th
Character Dynamics Anchor Charts | Flat vs. Round | Static vs. Dynamic
These Character Dynamics Anchor Charts and/or note sheets can be used at any point during the school year. Use them to introduce or use it to review Flat and Round Characters & Static and Dynamic Characters. These anchor charts help answer the question what are flat and round characters and what are static and dynamic characters and how are they different. I use them with my AP Lit. students and my English 11 students as we are going into greater depth on characterization near the middle of
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Literature Full Short Story Bundle
Commonly Misused Words - First Week of School Worksheet for High School Students
This worksheet reviews many commonly misused words. It is geared towards freshman or junior students (grades 9-11) and is a great diagnositc for both students and teachers. I always use this the first week of school and remind students to refer to it throughout the semester.
Also included is the answer key for teachers and a Smart Board file so you can more easily take up and discuss as a class.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer 11 sentence Online Form COLORS
An INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for 11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH writing, by Peter Sloan. This active PDF form, especially for SMARTBOARD and online use in teaching the writing process, can be filled out on the computer, saved, emailed, and printed. It can also be printed blank for use as a handout.
UPDATE 10/30/2011: CAN NOW BE FILLED OUT AND SAVED IN ADOBE READER.
The "Transition" fields use drop-down menus to give common choices. The rest of the fields are text boxes that will fit any amount of
Grades:
5th - 12th
COMMON CORE ~ How to Annotate and do a Close Reading of Text Instructions
These two pages give the steps for doing a close reading and the steps to annotating text. They are written specifically for the students, not as instructions to the teacher, so they would be beneficial to add to a notebook for regular reference.
I have also included an example of how to utilize a quote as evidence to answer a text dependent question and a full page example of how an annotated text might appear (of course they will all be different).
As a PDF file, these pages would be easily
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Editable Venn Diagram
Who doesn't use Venn Diagrams? These were created to be editable. They can be used on an interactive board, computer, or printed out. There are 10 different Venn Diagrams included.
Thanks and Enjoy!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education
What is Murder? Constructing Arguments of judgment
This file includes a presentation on 4 definitions of murder and manslaughter (first-degree, second-degree, voluntary/involuntary manslaughter). It also includes scenarios in order to illustrate each definition. It includes famous murder cases which the students use to construct an argument of judgment, determining how to charge the defendant. Included separately is a Word document that includes a printout of these famous murder cases.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
TRANSITIONAL OR CONNECTING WORDS FOR ESSAY WRITING
The following is a chart lists of transition or connecting words used in writing. These words are important in that they serve as signal words that help writers direct their thoughts for their readers to follow. Additionally, Transitional or linking sentences are used to tie supporting paragraphs. The chart list clearly provides students with expamples and words to facilitate their writing. Intended to be used as a quick-glance reference classroom poster.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Descubre 2 L1: En el Consultorio - Health and Body Parts
Listening Comprehension Exercises take a lot of time to prepare. I save you time and offer you the exact vocabulary that the Descubre 2 book uses for L1: EN EL CONSULTORIO. I also make sure that my resources recycle previously learned vocabulary and Grammar, ONLY from the Descubre series.This resource focuses on the whole chapter and includes the adverbs from page 266. You will find a PowerPoint with 100 multiple choice style slides. They cover all possible variations of the vocabulary words in
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Graphic Organizer 11 Sentence Paragraph Writing Smartboard & Handout
An INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for 11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH writing, by Peter Sloan. This active PDF form, especially for SMARTBOARD and online use in teaching the writing process, can be filled out on the computer, saved, emailed, and printed. It can also be printed blank for use as a handout.
UPDATE 10/30/2011: CAN NOW BE FILLED OUT AND SAVED IN ADOBE READER.
The "Transition" fields of this graphic organizer use drop-down menus to give common choices. The rest of the fields are text boxes t
Grades:
5th - 12th
Anne Frank and the Freedom Writers
There is a certain freedom in writing. This truth seems to be no better evident than in the example of Anne Frank who kept a diary while hidden in an attic in Amsterdam during World War II evading Nazi soldiers. It also seems to be illustrated in the story of "Freedom Writers". A true story of a young teacher, Erin Gruwell, who was given the assignment to teach a group of anxious white, black, Latino and Asian students in Long Beach, California. When she gave these students journals to write abo
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Grades:
5th - 12th
REALIDADES 2. 1B. LAS COMPARACIONES DE IGUALDAD.
WORD DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE PRINTED FOR A DO NOW, HOMEWORK OR PROJECTED ON THE SMART BOARD FOR ORAL RESPONSES.
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
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ESL Newcomers - Talking to the Doctor
Made specifically for teens or adult English language learners.Included Resources:Parts of the Body Vocabulary and Label ActivitiesDialogues for working with partnersReading comprehension story and questionsVideo Recording of Story for listening.Total Packet in PDF to print for students.Symptoms VocabularyWriting practice with vocabulary words.**How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:1. Go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login).2. Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide F
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FREE BELL RINGERS FOR ENGLISH
BEGIN DAILY BELL RINGERS AND ESTABLISH STRUCTURE AT THE START OF YOUR CLASS BY TRYING OUT TWO WEEKS OF STUDENT WRITING PROMPTS. Just put the overhead of the board for students to complete as they walk into class. These writing prompt journals are designed for the middle and high school English classroom to promote quality unique writing through practice with the writing process, interdisciplinary writing, use of multiple genres, and working through revisions Want mor
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7th - 12th
Canva AI Storyboard: Using AI Image Creators for ELA Plot
Teach students to use an AI Image creator (Magic Media in Canva) to portray the mental images they imagine while reading. This assignment has the steps to get to Magic Media, tips for better the student experience using the app, and instructions to turn in the assignment. Many AI image creators are blocked through school firewalls; if your school has access to Canva, you should have access to Magic Media. I encourage you to check before purchasing this assignment.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Descubre 1 L5: Las vacaciones y Los Viajes - Listening Comprehension Exercise
NOTE TO BUYERS: Profe Majo Spanish has changed to PROFE MAJO LANGUAGES. Resources in three languages for busy teachers.Listening Comprehension Exercises take a lot of time to prepare. I save you the time and offer you the exact vocabulary that the Descubre 1 book uses for L5: Las vacaciones. I also make sure that my resources recycle previously learned vocabulary and Grammar, ONLY from the Descubre series.This resource focuses on the FIRST section of the Lesson: Las Vacaciones y Los Viajes. You
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
LESSON BUNDLE - Clothing - Present Continuous - Present Progressive - ESL EFL
This resource contains three files. However, please note that the Clothing Generator file is really just a duplicate of slides included in the PPT Lesson slides file. The only difference is that the Clothing Generator includes a bag as part of the accessories.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reading Informational: Article Analysis for Middle and High School
While you’re teaching your nonfiction unit – this is a great resource to practice all the skills you are teaching. You can use this as homework or as an accompaniment to any article you read. There are two versions of the article based on the skills you are teaching. The major differences are listed below. The skills reviewed are: Pre-Reading Strategies: •Listing/finding article source information•Making learning predictionsWhile-Reading Strategies: •Constructing the events of the article•Versio
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5th - 12th
Y Chart
A great visual Y chart for all learners. This graphic organiser has 3 senses. This is a great way to organise and clarify ideas. In this free PDF you will find a page with the headings- looks like, sounds like, feels like and a page with the headings- I can see, I can hear, I can feel. If you decide to download this resource, I'd appreciate you taking few moments to leave a rating and a short comment. This gives me feedback which helps to improve my resources and know which resources are most us
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PreK - 12th
Plants: Lesson 8: Pollination & Angiosperm Reproduction
Students explore pollination and angiosperm reproduction by looking at real flowers, playing online games, reading stories, drawing and more. As a brain break, students also have a run-around scavenger hunt to review previous plant information.
This lesson may take 2-3 class periods, depending on how long your class periods are. I did this in 2 90 minute periods. That being said, there are additional relevant do-nows, hooks etc. included at the end so you can rearrange each day as you like.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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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.
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