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Free 7th grade english language arts videos
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First Day of School Icebreaker Help for High School & Middle School Teachers
Teachers, need help planning the first day of school? I hate cheesy name games and refuse to make the worst first impression by just reading a syllabus to my high school students. The solution is this engaging first day of school stations activity designed to facilitate discussion and help you start building a strong classroom community from Day One.
Grab a FREE set of materials here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Day-of-School-Stations-Activity-Icebreaker-Middle-High-School
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7th - 12th
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First Chapter Friday Read Aloud Videos
Reading aloud to students is one of the most powerful tools teachers have at their disposal. But knowing what to read and having the time to do it make this simple task sometimes harder. I want to help. This product contains links to first chapter read aloud videos. Just select a book and click play. I'll take care of the rest... making sure to tell students why I loved the book, why it might be a good fit for them and also a few interesting facts about the book, author or story. And then, I'll
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: The Word Nerd's First Chapter Friday Read Video Aloud Resource Bundle
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Body Paragraph Writing, Writing a Stellar Paragraph!
Writing a body paragraph and formulating a topic sentence is sometimes tricky for our students! This video teaches your students how to write an awesome topic sentence, claim, cite textual evidence, and write with elaboration. Here is a step-by-step 8-minute tutorial to take your students' paragraphs to the next level and change their writing, using the acronym TALES/RACER.*This will be so helpful to your classroom, as I use this with my students every year!☆How would you like 5 English Languag
Grades:
5th - 11th
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Getting Started With Interactive Notebooks Video: FREE Webinar
Need help getting started with interactive notebooks? In this free webinar, we’ll discuss:
- The RIGHT supplies to make it work - YES, brands matter!
- How to plan - and how much planning you REALLY need to do in advance.
- How to organize your classroom and supplies so that lessons run smoothly.
- Hacks I’ve learned from years of implementing interactive notebooks.
- We’ll specifically discuss implementation in grades 4-8 with a focus on ELA, but teachers of all grades and subjects can benefit
Grades:
4th - 8th
Boston Massacre Crime Scene Investigation
WONDER! WOW! BANG! BOOM! This is just a sample of the amazing student centered experiences and projects that my students love to do as a student in my class! Be Daring! Be Bold! Take your students on an adventure! No Student ever remembered that worksheet or work out of the back of the book. Get students moving, investigating, debating, discussing, and learning with engaging activities! *****************************************************************************How to get TPT credit to u
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4th - 12th
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Tone and Mood Lesson Plan and Activities
This is a complete lesson plan for teaching middle school students about Tone and Mood in a very engaging way.
Students watch trailers for favorite movies like Frozen, Toy Story 3, and Mrs. Doubtfire (links included) and then altered versions of the same trailers while looking for differences in Tone and Mood.
There are two worksheets included that coordinate with the lesson and reinforce the definitions of Tone and Mood.
Objectives: Students will be able to describe the differences between
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Word of the Week: One Academic Year Vocabulary Bundle
Get your entire ACADEMIC YEAR of vocabulary instruction with this bundle! This includes all words from our Scope and Sequence guide. Each set of words is grouped by month to help you plan for the entire school year (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May and June). This vocabulary bundle includes animated videos, activity guides and quizzes for the following words:Debut, Facetious, Distinguished, Voracious, Dilapidated, Scrutinizing, Optimist, Evident, Omino
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4th - 12th
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Text Dependent Analysis - A short and simple way to teach TDA
A short entertaining animated video that covers Text Dependent Analysis questions and provides the teacher with a step by step process a student can use to answer these types of questions.
The Common Core standards have introduced a new language arts question type called Text Dependent Analysis. Students must demonstrate that they truly understand the text and are able to analyze it using evidence and explaining what that evidence meant.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Main Ideas and Supporting Details PPT with Embedded Videos!
This lesson teaches students the difference between main idea and supporting details in informational text. It includes explanations of the concepts, video examples, text examples and a summary at the end. Students will learn what main idea means, watch a video and write down the main idea, then read two informational texts and identify their main ideas. Then, they will learn what supporting details are, watch a video where the main idea is already provided, and take notes on what the supportin
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4th - 12th
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Faux Movie Trailer: The Tell-Tale Heart Trial (lesson hook)
Is the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" sane/guilty or insane/not guilty of murder? Teachers and students both *love* the experience of debating this question, which rests on the legal definition of insanity and a close and careful reading of a beautifully complex and chilling short story.
Here's a 1-min video that frames this inquiry in the most dramatic way possible: a trailer for a horror movie in which students (the audience) must determine the fate of the narrator.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Grammar Lessons That Work, How to Teach Grammar in Just 10 Minutes a Week
Experienced high school English teacher talks about how to effectively teach grammar in just 10 minutes a week.
MUG Shots, Semester #1 (four sets available):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Semester-of-Grammar-Proofreading-Lessons-to-Quickly-Improve-Teen-Writers-501662
Detailed info. about essay grading with grammar codes (Grading Hacks, Episode #2):
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grading-Hacks-2-Manage-Grade-Papers-FASTER-Tips-Tricks-to-Handle-Paperload-3310012
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teaching Vocabulary with Book Units by Gay Miller
This video gives an overview of how to use the materials that are provided in my book units to teach vocabulary.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Also included in: Roald Dahl Novel Study Bundle
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FREE Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos Coloring Page
Download your copy of my FREE Day of the Dead/ Dia de los Muertos coloring page and use it with your students right away! I've included a full page design and 1/2 page options. DOWNLOAD HEREShow this video to your students and let them enjoy watching as I color one of these pages for them to see. There are so many ways you can use this design - here are a few! They make a beautiful bulletin board display! Pair with students writing!Great for a substitute. ...or for early finishers! ----->GET
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K - 9th
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The Titanic: A Video Field Trip
UPDATE: The video was recently privatized. Please copy and paste the link below to access the backup download in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/znyu3kbjpvvto6x/Titanic-%20How%20It%20Really%20Sank.mp4?dl=0Build student background knowledge by taking them on a video field trip with National Geographic. Students will learn about the factors that affected the Titanic tragedy. Use this lesson before reading about the Titanic.Included in this lesson:*Link to a video by National Geographic*Student
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6th - 8th
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How to Host a Book Tasting Event
HOW TO HOST A BOOK TASTING EVENT
To run book-tasting or text-tasting events, you’ll need several books, short stories or articles and menu covers with task sheet inserts.
Students will...
... hunt for author’s craft techniques (e.g. word choice, using punctuation for effect, context clues, imagery, one-word sentences, etc.),
...get exposure to multi-genre texts, and
...discuss why they think authors use specific formats to deliver information.
Secure multiple pages with rubber bands to
Grades:
4th - 10th
Author's Purpose, Mood, Sherlock Holmes and The Speckled Band
Introduce and explore Author's Purpose and Mood through a reading of Arthur Conan Doyle's, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." By viewing this Prezi containing two video clips, commercials illustrating Author's Purpose and a complete video of a favorite Sherlock Holmes story, students will fall in love with this mystery provided by Flintbuck. Included is a video assignment for students to be engaged in while viewing the commercials. All you'll need to provide are Persuade, Inform, and Enter
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6th - 9th
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How to Teach Poetry Analysis - Tips, Tricks, & Sample Lesson
Intimidated by teaching students how to analyze poems? Well, you’re not alone! Poetry analysis can be overwhelming and daunting. However, I’m sharing a few tips and tricks for poetry analysis in this video that will make teaching and learning about poetry a lot easier. In this video, I’ll also take you through the analysis of the poem “Spring Storm” by Jim Wayne Miller. I discuss each phase of the analysis process so that you can easily teach a poetry analysis lesson in your own classroom.
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5th - 8th
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The Totally Awesome Test-Taking Strategies Intro Video
The Totally Awesome Test-Taking Strategies Intro Video is designed to give you an overview of the 5 tools in the Totally Awesome Test-Taking Strategies Toolkit. Please enjoy this free video intro that shares the tools for close-reading, multiple choice questions, short response questions, extended response questions and high performance. If you like the tools, consider purchasing the additional videos that include instruction of the 5 specific tools outlined in this free intro video. My prefere
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Choose a Prompt (Creative Writing Activity)
For the full CREATIVE WRITING EBOOK--CLICK HERE: CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS EBOOKTwo things I have learned from teaching writing prompts. 1. PRESENTATION is key. 2. Give students CHOICE.This activity is created to give students CHOICE, and the PRESENTATION includes graphics and a video explanation.Check out more activities like this here:YouTube ChannelTolentino Teaching WebsiteIf you enjoyed this resource, feel free to Buy Me a CoffeeThanks for the support!
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6th - 12th
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Debate Topics
Use this video and corresponding notes to help students start thinking about taking a stand on an argumentative topic.
Throughout the video, there are nine different topics. As each topic scrolls across the screen, students have one minute to brainstorm their current thoughts on the specific topic on their guided notes.
This is a great activity to start any argumentative topic!
To find handout, please search "Debate Topics Brainstorm."
Stated on the handout: "Directions: As the video flas
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Free Common Core Activity for Plot Structure, Theme, and Tone in a Movie Trailer
The provided FREE Common Core rigorous activity explores the development of plot structure, tone, theme, and character development in a popular movie trailer from 2014. The activities are tied to the Common Core standards RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5, SL2, and SL3. The activity focus on the analysis of how authors develop plot structure (foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, humor, and mystery), tone, theme, and complex characters in a movie trailer. The activity includes a teacher answer key to assist you
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6th - 12th
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FREE End of the Year Activity: Pop Art Mobile - End of the year reflection
Thanks for watching our video! These two products are great all on their own – however, Mary Beth from Brain Waves Instruction and I have come up with an idea for a neat way to combine them to make this super cute Flip Flop Mobile.This is a great End of the Year activity for your classroom! First, you’ll need to get the resources (which are free) from both of our stores. 1. Get my “pop art” flip flop interactive color sheet HERE.2. Get Brain Waves Instruction’s personal reflection freebie HERE.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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How to Write a Concluding Paragraph, Easy Essay Conclusion Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong concluding paragraphs by following a simple three-sentence formula.Want to view the free companion materials to teach introductory paragraph writing? Click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-Easy-Essay-Intro-Paragraph-Format-3439063Concluding paragra
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Staff
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How to Write an Introductory Paragraph, Easy Essay Intro. Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong introductory paragraphs by following a simple four-step formula.Introductory paragraph slides and handout:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-FREE-Slides-Handout-Model-Intro-3439047Brainstorming organizers:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainst
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Higher 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.
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
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
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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Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
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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