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Preview of Plot Diagram DIGITAL Guided Notes - Video, Practice Activity, Quiz

Plot Diagram DIGITAL Guided Notes - Video, Practice Activity, Quiz

Your middle school students will learn the 5 elements of a plot diagram with these digital guided notes, embedded video, interactive practice activities, and even a quiz! It's a full lesson from start to finish!The video and notes go over:★ Definition of plot★ Exposition★ Characters★ Setting★ Conflict - internal and external★ Rising Action★ Climax★ Falling Action★ ResolutionWhat's included:★ Student Lesson with video embedded into the slide.★ Fill in the blank digital notes that match the video
Preview of Argumentative Essay Writing - Argument Essay - Digital Unit for Middle School

Argumentative Essay Writing - Argument Essay - Digital Unit for Middle School

Use this low-prep, digital resource to teach text-based argumentative essay writing to your middle school students. Get TEN days of step-by-step VIDEO lessons, guided notes, texts, quizzes, organizers, and more! Objective: Students will develop a well-organized, logical piece of text-based argumentative writing with proper citation. This resource is focused on students learning how to structure and organize an argumentative essay. This unit is fully-digital through the use of Google Slides
Preview of Informative AND Argumentative Essay Writing Units - Digital for Middle School

Informative AND Argumentative Essay Writing Units - Digital for Middle School

Make teaching informative and argumentative essay writing easier using these NO PREP, DIGITAL lessons with FOUR weeks of step-by-step VIDEO lessons, texts, notes, organizers, and more!Objective: At the end of 4 weeks, middle school students will have written and edited one 5-paragraph informative essay AND one 5-paragraph argumentative essay.This unit is fully digital through the use of Google Slides and is perfect for at-home learning, blended learning, or in a remote teaching situation.What's
Preview of Informative Essay DIGITAL Unit Course - Videos, Notes, Quizzes, Organizers

Informative Essay DIGITAL Unit Course - Videos, Notes, Quizzes, Organizers

If you are teaching middle school students how to write informative essays and are short on time, try these easy-to-use, NO PREP, DIGITAL lessons with TEN days of step-by-step VIDEO lessons, guided notes, texts, organizers and more!Objective: Students will develop a well-organized, logical piece of text-based informative writing with proper citation.Click here to save 20% when you purchase this DIGITAL version along with the PRINTABLE version!This unit is fully digital through the use of Google
Preview of Plot Diagram Notes with Matching Video and TWO Practice Activities Printable

Plot Diagram Notes with Matching Video and TWO Practice Activities Printable

Your middle school students will review plot diagram with this handy video and matching printable notes plus TWO interactive practice activities!This video covers:★ Definition of plot★ Exposition★ Characters★ Setting★ Conflict - internal and external★ Rising Action★ Climax★ Falling Action★ ResolutionWhat's included:⭐ Video (mp4 file)⭐ Fill in the blank NotesThe included notes match the video and come with 3 choices:- 3 copies on the same page so you can save the most paper!- 2 copies o
Preview of Text Structures Lesson with Video and Notes
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Text Structures Lesson with Video and Notes

Here is a full Middle School lesson on what text structures are and how to identify them with a poster, activities, a video, and interactive guided notes I call Pixanotes®!Pixanotes® are structured picture notes. I think of them as a blend of traditional two-column notes and interactive notebooks so you can reach all learners! In addition to the video, you will receive the following in the 19-page supporting document:★ Lesson Plan★ Entrance/Exit tickets★ Pixanotes® in 4 varieties:1. With fully
Preview of ASL- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

ASL- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

Hello Middle School Teachers! I got tired of searching the internet to find ASL resources for my Deaf/Hard of Hearing Middle school students. So, I gave up... and instead made them myself! This Google slide show has ASL videos of the chapter summaries for your student to preview before reading the chapter in class. Additionally, each slide has three-four key vocabulary definitions, pictures, and ASL videos for words that will be seen in that chapter. Note: please note that this slide is missing
Preview of Opinion Claim Essay Writing using Google Slides

Opinion Claim Essay Writing using Google Slides

Editable, Color coded, Writing essay example, RubricsTimers, Scaffolded Instructional Videos, Assistive Technology VideosGoogle Docs downloadable and uploadable to Google Classroom or other Learning Management SystemsFor Middle and High School
Preview of Plot Diagram Streaming Video with Matching Guided Notes
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Plot Diagram Streaming Video with Matching Guided Notes

Give your middle school students an engaging review of plot diagram with this handy streaming video and matching notes!This streaming video is perfect to display for the entire class at once and covers:★ Definition of plot★ Exposition★ Characters★ Setting★ Conflict - internal and external★ Rising Action★ Climax★ Falling Action★ ResolutionThe included notes match the video and come with 3 choices:- 3 copies on the same page so you can save the most paper!- 2 copies on the same page (half
Preview of Types of Hooks Video & Guided Notes - Digital & Printable
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Types of Hooks Video & Guided Notes - Digital & Printable

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Use this types of hooks video and guided notes to teach your students about the 5 main types of attention grabbers: rhetorical questions, quotes, anecdotes, surprising fact or statistic, and sensory details. It’s important that students know how to effectively grab the reader’s attention by beginning with a strong hook. Students can take notes using the guided notes pages while viewing the video to ensure they understand the different options. Examples are also provided. What's included:Link
Preview of Language Arts and Film Clips: Characters and Conflict

Language Arts and Film Clips: Characters and Conflict

Use film clips to teach Language Arts concepts! This package includes film clips from Akeelah and the Bee (2:32 mins) to teach characterization techniques and students will classify details as either direct or indirect character presentation. Once students have mastered detecting direct and indirect characterization they can move onto the film clip from Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (9:00 mins) to continue looking for characterization as well as internal and external conflicts. There are six w
Preview of Video: How Can You Write a Great Informational Essay (Including on a CAASPP PT?)

Video: How Can You Write a Great Informational Essay (Including on a CAASPP PT?)

If your students are asked to write an informational essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible? This 18-ish minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by looking through notes on astronauts to come up with a main idea. (Which winds up being that it is difficult but fun to become an astronaut!) It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we sta
Preview of Science PowerPoint use with Guided Notes Local and Global Winds Coriolis Effect

Science PowerPoint use with Guided Notes Local and Global Winds Coriolis Effect

This is an 18 page PowerPoint that includes notes, graphics, embedded videos, quick review, and social studies connection. I have created a one page guided note worksheet that is set up Cornell note style for students to use with this PowerPoint as a guide and to fill-in. The guided note sheet is in a separate listing. You can facilitate this whole group or students can work independently through the PowerPoint.*** Again guided note sheet is not with this download. It is in a separate listin
Preview of Video: How Can You Write an Excellent Narrative (Including on a CAASPP / SBAC)?

Video: How Can You Write an Excellent Narrative (Including on a CAASPP / SBAC)?

If your students are asked to write a narrative essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible?This 15-minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by describing characters and the setting with details from the sources, including dialogue, and choosing strong words!It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we start so they have a sense of what they
Preview of How to Make an Outline with Microsoft Word
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How to Make an Outline with Microsoft Word

This video describes the process of making an outline with the help of Microsoft Word.
Preview of Identifying Text Structures DIGITAL Leveled Guided Notes with Embedded Video

Identifying Text Structures DIGITAL Leveled Guided Notes with Embedded Video

Teach your middle school students how to identify text structures with this distance learning lesson! Students will learn what the 5 text structures are, what graphic organizers can be used to represent them, and what clue words they can use to help them determine the structure of the text.What's included:★ Pixanotes® with 4 levels of scaffolding (but all with the same content):1. Level 1: Fully printed content and pre-printed pictures2. Level 2: Fully printed picture flaps and fill in the bla
Preview of Unique & Most Effective Method to Teach Subject-Verb Agreement
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Unique & Most Effective Method to Teach Subject-Verb Agreement

This is one of my best strategies. I believe it really is unique and it is easy to teach and easy for students to grasp. I have had so much success helping students, especially ELLs, write the correct subject-verb agreement which can be a very tricky skill. This method works especially well even as students come across more complex subjects and verbs. For a little more, you may want to buy my combination resource with both this chapter and my video reviewing this chapter. This is a Chapter fr
Preview of Easily & Effectively Teach Writing a Multiple Paragraph Essay
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Easily & Effectively Teach Writing a Multiple Paragraph Essay

I have had amazing success teaching students to develop multiple paragraph essays and have seen excellent results on the writing portion of our common core state tests at the 6th grade level even in under-performing schools. Many of these students had been struggling writers, ELLs, or were below grade level. This comprehensive package includes my explanation to walk you through teaching essays easily, along with my tips to save you time. I also provide an excellent outline template, an easy-to-u
Preview of Effectively Teach an Introduction Paragraph with Creative Hook
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Effectively Teach an Introduction Paragraph with Creative Hook

Help students develop a more powerful essay with a creative and meaningful hook that grabs the reader's attention. This packet provides my explanations along with two pages of notes to handout to students in which they are guided through my examples of 3 powerful types of creative hooks. I demonstrate how to go from hook, to transition sentence, to thesis very clearly and effectively. I doubt you will find a clearer presentation for your students. This lesson has worked so well for all my studen
Preview of Connotation: Why Word Choice Matters! Video Lesson (Distance Learning)
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Connotation: Why Word Choice Matters! Video Lesson (Distance Learning)

To become better readers and writers, students need to understand the subtle layers of meaning behind different word choices. Being able to analyze an author's word choice leads a reader to a deep understanding and close engagement with a text. This video lesson focuses on connotation. As students watch the video and complete the notes organizer, they will be able to explain the differences in the connotation of words with similar meanings. This lesson works well with whole class, small group, o
Preview of Poem Analysis Guide
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Poem Analysis Guide

This form is excellent for guiding students in analyzing poems. My video also gives some tips on a few poems to begin with and how I instruct students to analyze poetry in the early stages. This resource is also available in the bonus section of my book, "Basic Sentences to Essays: A Quick & Easy Step-By-Step Guide to Teach Students to Write Well" which is here in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. It is an exceptional resource compiling my clear, unique, and effective practices at helping s
Preview of Part 4: How to write conclusions for an essay
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Part 4: How to write conclusions for an essay

This video is designed for students and explains how to construct conclusions for an essay (persuasive and / or analytical). This is an ideal resource to be used in a flipped classroom scenario.The video is part 4 of a four-part series. Other videos in this series are:- Part 1: What is an essay?- Part 2: How to Write Introductions.- Part 3: How to Write Body Paragraphs.- Part 4: How to Write Conclusions.
Preview of Part 3: How to write body paragraphs for an essay
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Part 3: How to write body paragraphs for an essay

This video is designed for students and explains how to construct body paragraphs for an essay (persuasive and / or analytical). This is an ideal resource to be used in a flipped classroom scenario.The video is part 3 of a four-part series. Other videos in this series are:- Part 1: What is an essay?- Part 2: How to Write Introductions.- Part 3: How to Write Body Paragraphs.- Part 4: How to Write Conclusions.
Preview of Part 2: How to write introductions in an essay
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Part 2: How to write introductions in an essay

This video is designed for students and explains how to construct introductions for an essay (persuasive and / or analytical). This is an ideal resource to be used in a flipped classroom scenario. The video is part 2 of a four-part series. Other videos in this series are:- Part 1: What is an essay?- Part 2: How to Write Introductions.- Part 3: How to Write Body Paragraphs.- Part 4: How to Write Conclusions.
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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.

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.

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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.