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7th grade english language arts homeschool curricula for Microsoft Word
Fable, Myth, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, and Legend Creative Writing Unit
This is a reproducible handout or packet of information about Fables, Myths, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, and Legends. This packet includes information and examples of each type of story. It also includes short writing assignments for each type of story as well. Students can either create a Folktale collection which will include each type of story or do these projects individually. Each story can be illustrated with drawings, paintings, magazine pictures, computer generated pictures etc.
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7th - 12th
Communication Log - Autism - Spanish - School to Home
Communication Log to be used to send daily notes home from school and notes from home back to school. It includes English and Spanish and the Autism Picture.
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PreK - 8th
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Quiz and Answer Key Pack
This quiz and answer key packet is for the first novel in the Percy Jackson series, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. The questions and answers follow Florida Standards AND Common Core Standards. ALL of the question stems come from FSA and Common Core released test specs. The quizzes require the students to apply their reading skills at a high level. Created by Julie Grunther, masters in reading education and current 5th grade teacher.
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4th - 7th
The Fallacy Detective Bundle
The "Study Guide" resource uses the book's questions with supplemental discussion/questions. It covers all chapters(1-38) thoroughly.The "Writing and Thinking" resource has brief questions on chapters 4-37.This one though only needs the student to read the chapters. The book's questions are not used nor referred to, so it can stand alone.They both have different questions. I use one for homework and one for class time.They both supplement the text and stimulates discussion and comprehension.This
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6th - 12th
Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Speech ~ Night Pre-reading activity
Night is the heart wrenching first hand account of Elie Wiesel's internment in the Auschwitz Camp during the Holocaust. In order to truly lead into the novel, it is important to impress upon students that Elie Wiesel spent his life devoted to reversing racism around the globe. Reading his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech will do just that. To accommodate scaffolding, I have included one version that caters to teaching persuasion and rhetorical analysis and a second that asks questions pertaining to
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7th - 9th, Higher Education
Drama Distance Learning Project: Parody of a TV Commercial
Coming up with activities for our students working from home is not easy, especially if the class is one as interactive as Drama! This is why I customized my Commercial Parody assignment to work for students in middle or high school Drama classes. This has been a success with students at home and allows them to explore parody writing and acting, with family members or alone. I am attaching a Word file, so that you can easily customize it for your needs. I have created a rubric, as well, to m
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6th - 12th
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Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Unit Test by MrsNick
If you need a test for Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, you have come to the right place! This test has 11 T/F, 20 Multiple Choice, 37 Matching (including characters and vocab), and 3 Short Answer. The main focus is recall, reading comprehension, and vocab, with some questions regarding theme and summarizing. 8 pages are the test and 4 pages are the answer key. All material is copyrighted and intended for single classroom use by a single teacher. Page numbers coordinate with ISBN 0-606-00289-
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5th - 8th
Argumentative Essay Example: Organic Foods: Worth the Hype?
Need an essay for an example of argumentative writing? This is the one for you! I wrote this about organic foods and whether or not they are worth the extra price tag that goes along with them. I made sure that the different parts of an essay and paragraph are very much easy to find and identify.(Introduction, topic sentence, transitions, details, conclusion, etc.) At the end of the piece, students have to color-code the parts of the essay and respond with their own reaction based off the text.
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5th - 7th
Sentence Structure -- High School thru Adult Lesson
This lesson is written for any upper division student, middle school to college, and also for adults who just want to improve their writing skills.
Thirteen pages and several exercises with answers cover the basics of sentence structure, including fragments, ellipses, commas vs. semi-colons, “you understood,” varying sentence patterns, and misplaced modifiers. There are writing exercises that provide the opportunity to use what is presented in the lesson.
13 pages
examples for every rule
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit Plan
Developed by Mark Weakland, this Witch of Blackbird Pond Literature Unit Plan consists of ten core 60 to 70 minute lessons and three supplemental lessons that make use of an Exploration Board.
The purpose of this integrated focus unit is to develop language arts skills through multiple patterns of practice. More specifically, students working through this unit will demonstrate oral reading fluency, use metacognitive reading strategies that lead to deeper levels of thinking and greater levels
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5th - 7th
Create a Comic Book Unit
This product includes a unit in which students will create their own comic book. Product includes: Project overview, comic book analysis, panel drafting organizer, and rubric. (May also purchase Introduction to Comic Books PowerPoint separately.)
Grades:
6th - 8th
March - John Lewis, Graphic Novel Ultimate Guide
Black History MonthBeyond Martin Luther King Jr.Civil Rights MovementGraphic NovelsTry teaching the Civil Rights using John Lewis' graphic novel, March Book 1. This is a 16-page guide for students to use while exploring book 1. Students will explore the Civil Rights movement as an eyewitness thanks to John Lewis. Students perform analysis, answer critical thinking questions, provide reflection, and explore links as well as practice graphic novel analysis. This file is a word document so you
Grades:
6th - 12th
Descriptive Writing Unit Plan - Lesson Plans
Unit Plan on Descriptive Writing offers several enriching components that make it a valuable educational tool. Here are the key features that contribute to its effectiveness. Including rubrics, templates, and step-by-step instructions. - Comprehensive Lesson Plans: The unit is well-structured, with detailed lesson plans that effectively guide teaching and learning processes.Focus on Personal Essays: The plan focuses on personal essays, which are particularly suitable for students as they encoura
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2nd - 7th
Research Paper Writing/Grading Rubric
I use this rubric to grade informative/research writings within my history class. This rubric can be used for any general writing assignment. This document can be edited to fit your classroom needs.
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3rd - 12th
The World Where I Live...
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean).
The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
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Grades:
K - 8th
The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Evidence Chart
This handout provides students with three basic topic sentences in reference to The Great Gatsby ch. 5. Students must examine each topic sentence and provide concrete evidence to support the assertion made. After students find relevant evidence, they must explain how this evidence proves the topic sentence.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Editing and Revising Practice with Real Facebook Profiles
Really bad Facebook statuses and profiles make me a little crazy, but they make excellent editing and revising exercises for students and are perfect for bell work. My students love when I give them these, sadly, very real Facebook statuses to work on. When I put them on the SmartBoard, they actually compete to have a turn to work on them in front of the class. They are fun, quick exercises and your students really will beg you for more of them!
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7th - 10th
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper Unit Test
If you need a test for Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper, you have come to the right place! This test is perfect for your ELA needs, as it tests your students over literary concepts such as symbolism, rhyme scheme, and foreshadowing! This test has 58 multiple choice, 24 vocab matching, 1 completion, and 3 short answer questions. 15 pages are the test and 5 pages are the answer key. All material is copyrighted and intended for single classroom use by a single teacher. Check out the Tears of a T
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6th - 8th
Historical Fiction Story Writing Project - Creative Writing
This is a reproducible handout or packet of information teachers can give to students. It contains background information about writing a Historical short story which incorporates research. This writing assignment can be used in either a Creative Writing, Language Arts, or Social Studies class. Students must research a time and place in history in order to write a "period" story.
Students should follow a typical plot structure but add in accurate details about clothing, setting, custo
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7th - 12th
Influences on Global Weather Patterns: The Jet Stream and Ocean Currents
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SC.6.E.7.3 - Describe how the global patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, as well as humidity and precipitation. A 10 ques
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4th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: The Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Bundle
Reading Comprehension Strategy Book - Visuals/Mnemonics
This is a reading strategy book that I created for my special needs students to use when reading passages and answering comprehension questions. Everything is either presented visually or in chart form or presented as a mnemonic. There is a page that describes what to look for before you read (flow chart type format); two pages for what to do as you read (a really great graphic of how to write the gist of a paragraph and a text coding box); one page of what to do after you read (this is a page
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Bear Unit Study | Science Zoology | Reading Comprehension | Writing Prompts
Did you know that a male grizzly bear can weigh up to 600 lbs? Or did you know that polar bears have 3 eyelids to protect their eyes? Learn this and so much more with this 44 page Bear Unit Study. This study covers Grizzly Bears, Black Bears, Polar Bears, and Panda Bears. There are informational pages on each type of bear. There are also reading comprehension stories with questions after each story. This study also includes writing prompts, a crossword puzzle, a word search, vocabulary, a colori
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Biography JOAN OF ARC + Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions
Informational Text about Joan of Arc (about 1.75 pages) written in a clear and understandable fashion. Following pages have 18 Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension Questions. Each has 4 choices with a few using "all of the above" and "none of the above." There are fill-in bubbles next to the choices to reflect standardize test format. The questions tap into the comprehension skills of:
Main Ideas, Finding Details, Drawing Conclusions, and Making Generalizations. There is also a nice drawing of
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Spelling Bee - Brenda's Brainstorms (American Heritage Thesaurus)
Ready-made, 82-word list; complete with part of speech, etymology, definition, and sentence for each word; definitions (in the form of synonyms) and words taken from American Heritage Student Thesaurus; a Rounds Record sheet is included; also find Rules to Be Read Aloud at Bee Time
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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