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8th grade english language arts independent works
Paragraph Writing - How to Write a Complete Paragraph Graphic Organizer Posters
⭐ Looking for a way to make teaching paragraph writing SO much easier? ⭐ Want to help your students write well-crafted paragraphs? This Complete Paragraph Writing Bundle (How to Write a Paragraph) in both print and digital uses Explicit Writing to help you teach each part of the expository paragraph in a direct way! It combines six of The Teacher Next Door's very popular writing strategy sets: Paragraph Color Coding and Outlining, Topic Sentences, Supporting Ideas, Details in Paragraph Writing,
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3rd - 8th
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Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
Following Directions Puzzles Beginning or End of Year Activity with Easel
Following directions puzzles are a fun way to teach critical thinking. Great for back to school at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year as standardized test preparation. Five challenging puzzles that gifted and talented students enjoy, too! In the first puzzle, cross words off a table according to the directions provided to reveal an inspirational quote about life. In the next puzzle, follow directions to travel the world to catch a thief. In the third puzzle, rearrange letters to
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6th - 8th
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Greek and Latin Root Words, Prefixes, & Suffixes Interactive Notebook Vocabulary
Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes - Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary Interactive Notebook and Vocabulary ActivitiesThis Interactive Vocabulary Notebook is full of dynamic activities for teaching Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Please see the preview file for a list of the specific roots, prefixes, and suffixes included!These interactive notebook activities can be used along with ANY vocabulary program - teach them in whatever order you like. Or, I've included a suggested pacing g
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Greek and Latin Roots MEGA BUNDLE
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions ELA Test Prep Digital Resources
Are you looking for a way to have your students engaged and ready for class as soon as they walk in the door? These Daily Reading Comprehension Passages make the perfect bell ringer or morning work! These printable and digital bellringers are specifically designed to improve middle school students’ reading skills. This resource includes short and engaging daily reading passages that provide meaningful practice with context clues, main idea, making inferences, determining theme, and more!These pa
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6th - 8th
Context Clues Packet Using Tier Vocabulary
Grab your detective hats and start the Clue-Searching fun! Research tells us that teaching vocabulary word by word doesn’t cut it anymore. In addition, state tests are becoming increasingly difficult for our students. We need to give our students strategies to determine unknown meanings. Using context clues is an evidence-supported strategy. The words included in this packet were specifically chosen. They focus on Tier 2 vocabulary words, (words occurring most frequently in our language and text
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1st - 8th
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5th Grade End of Year Memory Book - End of Year Activity - Bulletin board
TWO WEEKS of End of year Activities! PRINTABLE & DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book that includes 14 mix and match activities! Students will enjoy this trendy resource that allows them to express themselves! Teachers will love the writing prompts that keep students engaged while continuing to work on writing.Looking for 5th Grade Awards too? Check out our 5th Grade EOY Bundle!Included in the Product:- End of year doodle reflection sheet- Choice board with 8 writing prompts- 8 different j
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PreK - 8th
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Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Make teaching sentence structure fun, engaging, and hands-on! This sentence structure resource is a complete teaching unit with materials for direct instruction, student practice, and assessment. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: This unit now includes both the print and the digital files!In this unit, students will learn about the four types of sentence stricture: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. Here's what you'll get with this sentence structure resource
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6th - 9th
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets BUNDLE of 40 RACE Passages and Writing Prompts
These 40 RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets are the perfect way to reinforce paragraph writing with evidence from the text. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle combines four of best-selling prod
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4th - 8th
Back to School Activities for Secondary - First Week of School - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi
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6th - 9th
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End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 1
End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Student Awards Certificates includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the eye-catching student awards includes a most likely to phrase that relates to a variety of different types of students. These end of the year awards come in a print format, but there is also a version that allows you to easily type student names onto the awards before printing. Make sure to click the preview button
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4th - 12th
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Handwriting Worksheets | CURSIVE PRINT D'NEALIAN BUNDLE for Older Students
Cursive and print handwriting should be fun for older kids! This is a year long daily handwriting practice that students will actually beg for! This handwriting pack is great for students who already know how to form cursive letters, but just can't seem to slow down and write neatly! Handwriting practice for all ages!*NEW look! Same great resource! A set of the following is included for both CURSIVE and PRINT:-26 pages of Silly Alphabet Sentences -20 pages of Positive Affirmations-20 pages of Aw
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1st - 8th
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Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
This is a bundle of the following 5 TpT best-selling interactive notebooks:Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks ~ Literary Elements for Common Core 4-8Interactive Reading Notebooks Informational Text ~ Nonfiction for Common Core Grades 4-8Interactive Grammar Notebooks ~ Grammar & Mechanics for Common Core Grades 4-8Interactive Poetry Notebooks: Poetry Elements for Common Core Grades 4-8+Interactive Writing Notebooks ~ Sentences & Paragraphs for Common Core 3-8This notebook bundle is
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4th - 8th
WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
Looking for something to help your students with their WRITING? This easy-to-use set of activities, graphic organizers, and templates will help your students write persuasive, narrative, descriptive, and expository pieces. Templates can be used all year for multiple writing assignments and can easily be differentiated for varying grades and abilities. Includes five of my writing packages with detailed assignment sheets, mentor texts, self-assessment rubrics, peer editing activities, grading ru
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6th - 9th
Teaching Figurative Language Techniques WORKSHEETS
Do you want to help your students understand a wide range of figurative language techniques? These worksheets will do just that. Each worksheet contains information and examples on each technique (which can be cut off and make for great notes in their books), as well as practice exercises. Answer keys are also provided. **************************************************************************LOOKING FOR A DIGITAL VERSION? These worksheets are designed to be printed and completed on paper. If yo
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Bundle
Argumentative Essay Writing, Argument Writing How to Guide, Topics, Rubric CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students win their written arguments with these easy-to-follow essay writing materials. This bundle of interactive, step-by-step materials inspires even my most reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements will guide your students as they learn to craft their own meaningful and effective argumentative essays. Easy prep for you; excellent growth for your students’ writing skills.Just print and teach!I
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8th - 11th
Writing Interactive Notebooks: Writing Activities {Interactive Writing Notebook}
Writing Interactive Notebooks ~ Sentences and Paragraphs for Common Core 3-8. This Writing Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT Best Sellers for Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text.Get the *original* Interactive Writing Notebooks - Over 30,000 copies sold!This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.***********************************************Each of the 26 lessons includes a photo of the finished product, teacher’s notes, teacher’s
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Meet the Teacher Template Editable | Welcome to Our Class Back to School Letters
This editable meet the teacher template is a perfect way to provide your students and their families with some information about you and your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You can send it in the mail in the summer, email it home, provide a copy to each family at an open house, hand out to your students during the first week of school, or upload to google classroom. Click here to SAVE 30% by buying this as part of my Back to School Forms Bundle!What's Included:- Meet the Teacher
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Forms Bundle | Print + Digital
End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1
End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1 includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the award titles includes an idiom (Examples: The Down To Earth Award, The Happy-Go-Lucky Award, The Larger Than Life Award, The Salt Of The Earth Award etc.). An explanation for why the student is receiving the award (related to the idiom) is also included on the certificate. These end of the year awards come in a
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4th - 12th
MUG #1, Mechanics Usage & Grammar Bell-Ringers, Editing & Proofreading Practice
Welcome to M.U.G. Monday, where students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 19 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. I've used these lessons on Mondays because I like alliteration (M.U.G. Shot Mondays), but you can use them anytime you want. Most semesters run 18 weeks, but I threw in an extra M.U.G. editing mini-lesson in case you have an extra Monday (or
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8th - 11th
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Wonder Novel Study { Print & Digital }
This is a novel study for Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Includes printable and digital versions. 56 pages of student work, plus an answer key! This novel study divides Wonder into eight sections for study.Includes the following:• Wonder novel study title page for students• Dictionary Look-up sheets (8 total)• Vocabulary Study sheets (8 total)• Understanding the Story comprehension worksheets (8 total)• Chapter Summary worksheets (8 total)• Time for a Test! assessment sheets (2 pages - includes multipl
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle - Print AND Digital
Poetry Analysis Unit: Analyzing 5 Poems - Poetry Lessons (Google Compatible)
Teaching poetry reading and analysis doesn't have to be intimidating or overwhelming. This poetry unit makes interpreting and analyzing poetry very accessible! In this CCSS-aligned poetry unit students will closely read five poems from diverse authors. Each poem is accompanied by four analysis tasks. After each reading, students dive deeper into the interpretation and analysis of the poem. Then, based on the work that students have done while reading and responding to the poem, they will c
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Reading, Writing, and Analyzing - BUNDLE!
MLA 9th Edition, MLA in-text citations & works cited, PDF & Google Drive
With the release of the MLA 9th Edition Handbook, the Modern Language Association updated and refined the rules for proper citations. Are you teaching the correct, most up-to-date version of in-text citations and works cited page formatting? With this 47-slide MLA overview lecture and package of helpful student handouts, your students will know exactly how to approach their citations for your class, standardized testing, and future college courses.Begin with the Prezi-based lecture (also downloa
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets : 10 RACE Writing Prompts Text Evidence
This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy for text evidence. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements. This Download Contains:PRINTStudent resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response10 passages and short response questionssuggested a
Grades:
6th - 8th
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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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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