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Free middle school ELA test prep lectures
Irony Notes Worksheet
This is a fill in the blank notes page worksheet on Irony for middle school ELA students. It covers three different types of irony, as well as a practice at the end of the notes for students.**You may be creative and use your own slideshow for this**
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Rules of the Comma Powerpoint Presentation (with bouncing comma)
Powerpoint presentation that contains comma rules with examples and practice sentences. Space between animation time allows for students to practice the comma rules before the correct answers are revealed. Perfect for use with a SmartBoard.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Exploring Figurative Language (9 types)
This flipchart examines 9 different types of figurative language with definitions, examples, pictures and imbedded practices for students. This flipchart presentation has accompanying notes for students that correspond with the underlined words (key concepts) as well as room to complete the practice activities. My students get quite a kick out of this activity and find it much more engaging than other, similar activities. Be sure to purchase the accompanying student notes.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Text Dependent Analysis Format Intro Slideshow
This slideshow can be used to introduce the format of a text dependent analysis essay. It also provides transitions/sentences starters they can use to help support their writing.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Reading Comprehension Test Tips - Presentation
This brief slide show presentation offers students thoughtful tips on how to be successful with multiple choice, standardized reading comprehension assessments, like those found on ACT, SAT, or High School Placement Tests.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Parts of a Play PPT
This powerpoint features important aspects of plays that students are expected to know (correlated to TEKS [Texas] and Common Core Standards). Some play parts included in the powerpoint are moral of the story, dialogue, narrator, scenes, etc. This PPT goes great as an introduction to reading a play as a class (my class read "King Midas and the Golden Touch" after viewing this PPT).
Grades:
5th - 6th
5 Most Common Grammar Mistakes
Help your students avoid the grammar pitfalls that hinder student writing the most.
In this mini-lesson, walk your students through easy ways to fix common grammar errors with plenty of examples and pleasing backgrounds. This PowerPoint slideshow is best with middle-grade students. Enjoy!
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Introduction to Homophones FREE! Commonly Confused Words
A one-page explanation of homophones (words that sound alike), with definition, examples, and a read-aloud strategy for minimizing homophone mistakes. These are commonly confused words such as to/too, there/their/they're, its/it's, who's/whose, and your/you're.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Irony Slideshow
Teaching irony to your students soon? This slideshow is a great resource for showing students the difference between the three types of irony. Feel free to use this resource in your in-person and virtual classrooms for years to come!INCLUDED:Slideshow (PDF format)
Grades:
6th - 12th
Compound and Complex Sentence Notes/Handout
A basic guide with examples of how to form both compound and complex sentences. Can be used as a handout, whole class discussion, and as an introduction into activities creating original sentences (either in groups, pairs or individually)
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Companion to Intro to Persuasive Writing Unit
This is most useful for CA teachers, but this PowerPoint can be easily modified as an into for any state exam, or just as in intro to four basic genres of writing: Persuasion, Response to Literature, Narrative, and Summary. This is a companion to my Introduction to Persuasive Writing Unit, also free. These are my first uploads, please rate me!
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Grades:
7th - 9th
RL/I 4: Why Word Choice Matters
If your students are having a difficult time understanding why authors choose to use a given piece of figurative language instead of a bland phrase, this PowerPoint should help. It is aligned to CCSS RL and I 4, and is meant to reteach the thinking process for questions like: "Why did the author choose to say _________ instead of something like _______."
I created the PowerPoint so that you could edit it with the names of your students, add graphics, fonts, and change the independent practice
Grades:
6th
Comma and Colon Rules
This PowerPoint presentation is perfect for teaching or reviewing the rules for using commas and colons. Includes two practice slides at the end. In PowerPoint format, so it can be edited.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Hero's Journey Notes
These are my teacher notes on Hero's Journey that I would provide for students who were absent or who had a "notes provided by teacher" accommodation.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Idioms Guide
I love teaching figurative language to my 7th and 8th graders, but they always seem to feel intimidated by idioms! I like to use this PDF for dual purposes - for introducing and reviewing idioms. This is a friendly PDF presentation created in PowerPoint format, which goes over quick, basic idioms. There are 10 idioms in total and each slide includes: 1 idiom, its meaning, and an example. I've also defined the difference between both literal and figurative language - as a way to ease into learni
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Parts of Speech Notes
This is a slideshow made on Canva that details the different parts of speech and their functions.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Summary Vs. Critique PPT
This is an easy PPT for a quick mini-lesson that can be followed by the group activities (Summary Vs. Critique Sort) in my store. Enjoy!
Grades:
6th - 10th
Composition Writing
How to score a four (4) LEAP, iLEAP, Composition Writing Notes
This is a PowerPoint for middle school Writing review. I use it as a rubric for multi-paragraph compositions. Followed straight from LEAP standardized testing rubric.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Creating a Claim
This is an interactive slideshow that reviews what a claim is and how to write a claim.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Study Tips
This presentation comes in handy in the beginning of the year with my incoming freshman, or as a refresher before finals.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Speech Pattern Notes
Fill-in-the-blank notes on speech patterns/speech organization. (To be used with corresponding PowerPoint)
Grades:
7th - 12th
Test Taking Strategies
This resources has been created to assist teachers with reviewing test taking strategies for sixth grade students in language arts classrooms.
Grades:
6th
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