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Common Core W.7.9 tools for common cores
Thesis Statement Practice Activities Informational Informative Writing Worksheet
Thesis statement practice for informative / informational / expository / explanatory writing should be fun and engaging! These activities are awesome for stations and for individual learning, and will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in no time. This is a MUST-DO lesson before teaching essay writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. This workshop can be used for a 2 pronged or 3 pronged thesis statement. ANSWERS INCLUDED --- NO PREP
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6th - 9th
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September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Poetry Analysis Resource for Grades 4-8
Poetry can feel overwhelming to teach and even more frustrating for students. I created this resource to help my students learn the poetic devices and demonstrate how we can use them to analyze poems. I've found this approach works well for boosting confidence, engagement, and understanding with my middle school students.This PDF printable resource is broken down into 8 lessons, covering all of the poetic devices and finishing with analysis worksheets for students to demonstrate their understand
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5th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in:Â Poetry Unit Bundle CCSS Standards-Based
Any Book & Movie Comparison Reader's Notebook Activities CCSS RL.7
Movie and Book Comparison Activities with Interactive Reader's Notebook Foldables - Use with ANY Novel or Story
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for grades 7-12, Reading Literature RL.7 and Writing Standards W.4, W.7, W.9, W.10
Contains 37 printable pages with numerous prompts, evaluations, and comparison charts. Students will analyze the movie's scenes, direction, cinematography, acting, props, dialogue, and setting, comparing each to the novel. Differentiated for multiple levels.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Reading Comprehension SBAC & CAASPP Test Prep Assessments 6th 7th 8th Grade
Preparing middle school students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests and test prep materials that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.The reading comprehension practice tests have comprehension questions to simulate real standardized testing and help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students become better prepared with the format. Question types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Writing Portfolio Criteria & Score Sheets Editable Grades 6-12
Common Core Writing Portfolio Criteria and Score Sheets for Grades 6-12 (Aligned with the PARCC requirements for writing) - Now Editable!
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Keep track of required student writing samples throughout the year or have students use the portfolio criteria cover page to keep track of their own writing samples. Includes class score sheets by quarter (for quarterly assessment requirements, as recommended by the PARCC website
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Jen W.
The Westing Game - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8
A Literature Kit for the novel The Westing Game written by Ellen Raskin.Take a Peek Inside:Unravel the secrets at the center of an intriguing murder mystery game. Activities are meant to excite students throughout the reading. Using the chapter titles as clues, predict what might happen in each one. Identify elements of foreshadowing from the novel, and imagine what will take place. Follow the clues in the story to solve the game before any of the characters. Identify cause and effect by explain
Grades:
7th - 8th
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
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ELA Standards Checklists Bundle Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, and 8
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
This is a bundle of three 62-page resources (186 pages total); each resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard are included. Each format has plenty of room for notes and can
Grades:
6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Mudshark Novel Unit for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned
Mudshark by Gary Paulsen is a hilarious novel that will get your grade 4-8 students thinking about the importance of thought and how it can help to solve any problem. On this adventure with Lyle Williams, or Mudshark, your students will also realize that smart is in fact cool. Grab this novel unit resource to accompany this quick-reading, laugh-out-loud novel!
This 51-page Mudshark print and go novel unit resource includes:
• lesson plans for seamless implementation
• character analysis work
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in:Â Novel Study Unit Bundle: 15 No-Prep Units for Middle School - CCSS Aligned
STEM: Acts of Kindness Project
It's Back to School time - Plan ahead for a great school year!
Critical Thinking and Service Learning are Common Core! Great for the beginning of the year, Open House, or use it anytime throughout the year.
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing. Teach them to Pay it Forward!
This service learning project incorporates critical thinking, research, and problem solving.
This unit includes:
Teacher U
Grades:
4th - 12th, Staff
The Miracle Worker - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8
A Literature Kit for the novel The Miracle Worker written by William Gibson.Take a Peek Inside:Experience the miracle of understanding that we all take for granted. An ideal play for students with a low reading level. Gain insight into the difficulties of being blind and/or deaf. Put events from the novel in order as they happened when Annie and Helen were eating dinner. Students attempt to understand the motivations of the characters in the play. Find the synonym of the vocabulary word from the
Grades:
7th - 8th
Thesis Statement Practice Activities Informational Informative Writing DIGITAL
Thesis statement practice for informative / informational / expository / explanatory writing should be fun and engaging! These activities are awesome for stations and for individual learning, and will have students whipping out perfect thesis statements in no time. This is a MUST-DO lesson before teaching essay writing. After all, the thesis statement is the most important sentence in the essay. This workshop can be used for a 2 pronged or 3 pronged thesis statement. ANSWERS INCLUDED --- NO PREP
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Writing Interactive Notebook Seventh Grade Common Core with Scaffolded Notes
Interactive Writing and Language Notebook for Seventh Grade - 298 pages - answer keys included! Great for distance learning! This bundle has everything you need for a full year of teaching seventh grade writing and English language arts:A 179-page hands-on interactive writing notebook including answer keys119 pages of scaffolded notes including answer keysInteractive Writing NotebookThis writing and language notebook features all-original graphics and is completely hands-on and interactive. Each
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Interactive Notebook Seventh Grade Bundle - English Language Arts - 40% off
Common Core Question Stems 7th Grade ELA BUNDLE - Over 800 Question Stems!
Common Core Question Stems for Grade 7 English Language Arts! The smart way to keep the Common Core and much more, right at your fingertips. Over 800 fully standards-aligned questions! SAVE 30% by purchasing this bundle!Meet the rigor and demands of the Common Core with ease with these standard-specific question stems ready to "pop" into lessons, activities, or assessments.No more guessing, no more time spent researching what the standards actually mean, no more coming up with your own questions
Grades:
7th
We HEART Poetry! A Poetry Analysis FREEBIE for Grades 4-8
This 9-page SAMPLER of my We HEART POETRY! A Poetry Analysis BUNDLE includes:•Lesson Planning Page •What is Poetry? Brainstorm •A Poetic Device Printable •How To Analyze Poetry Printable •Poetry Reader Response Questions •Dreams by Langston HughesInspiration…As an upper elementary to middle school teacher I have a variety of learners; enthusiastic and engaged, easily inspired, indifferent, and those that require a bit more encouragement to enhance their joy of learning. Can you relate?
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Cheaper by the Dozen - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8
A Literature Kit for the novel Cheaper by the Dozen written by Frank B. Gilbreth.Take a Peek Inside:Become part of the Gilbreths and experience what it's like to be part of a large family. The pre-reading and vocabulary sections prepare students for the upcoming chapters. Get an idea of what an efficiency expert is like by brainstorming what their goal might be. Identify statements about the Gilbreth's car as true or false. Describe how the children convinced their parents to buy a family dog. E
Grades:
7th - 8th
ELA Standards Checklists Grade 7 Editable
Editable Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 7 - easy to use and customize to suit your needs.
This IS included in my Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
AND Common Core ELA Standards Checklists for Grades 6, 7, 8
This 62-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All five strands (reading literature, reading informational, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard is included. Eac
Grades:
7th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in:Â All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Writing Intervention Workbook - 7th grade
Writing Intervention Workbook 7th grade. A struggling writer's workbook to use for extra help on specific CCSS-aligned 7th-grade level writing topics. This writing intervention workbook is a supplemental resource for students in general education, special education, or resource rooms. Writing practice for the whole school year! A great tool for middle school / junior high students who need extra practice with writing (see below).What's included?Seventh-grade writing practice workbook based on th
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Writing RTI for 7th grade
Public Service Announcement Project *UPDATED FOR DL*
***UPDATE: NOW INCLUDES A GOOGLE SLIDE PRESENTATION TO PRESENT THE PROJECT TO STUDENTS! ALSO UPDATED ARE NEW TEACHER DIRECTIONS, STUDENT DIRECTIONS, AND RUBRIC FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. You will still all the same documents directed towards in person learning.Public Service Announcement (PSA) ProjectYour students will love creating PSAs about topics that affect high school students! This can also be easily edited for any grade level! Use the google doc to change the directions to match your student
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Writing RTI for 7th grade
Writing RTI for 7th graders. This writing RTI BUNDLE is for students in general education, special education, resource, or RTI programs. For those students in middle school and junior high who just need a little extra practice. Seventh-grade Writing RTI for the whole year!What's Included?3 Writing Prompts & Assessment Packs 2 Spelling Workbooks 1 Yearlong Writing Intervention Workbook Data Tracking Sheets IncludedCombine the pages (Use worksheets together as an RTI workbook or use them indiv
Grades:
6th - 8th
THE WHITE GIRAFFE
Set in South Africa, this Novel Study for The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John has response questions for every chapter, WITH ANSWER KEYS. The questions cover a wide range of Common Core State Standards. There are tests for both the first and second half of the book - Ch. 1 to 12, and Ch. 12 to 24, - each two pages long - comprising multiple choice, - speaker identification, - matching and short essay answers. There is an answer KEY for both.Common Core of State Standards ELA - RL 6,7,8 1, 2,
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5th - 9th
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The Cay - Literature Kit Gr. 7-8
A Literature Kit for the novel The Cay written by Theodore Taylor. Take a Peek Inside:See how the basic need for survival can break down barriers in this gripping story of overcoming prejudices. Challenge students to think deeply about the themes presented in this story. Imagine the hindrances experienced by those with a disability, and in what ways they are able to overcome them. Identify different statements from the novel as proof Timothy and Philip will be rescued or they will perish. Comple
Grades:
7th - 8th
Grade 7 ELA: January-May, Use Curricular Materials to Prepare for SBA Summative
This document has been specifically designed to help teachers include the types of questions that will be the focus of the ELA SBA Adjusted-Form Summative AS THEY USE THEIR REGULAR CURRICULAR MATERIALS. Teachers can just select, from the listed SBA-Specific Questions, those questions that are appropriate for the materials currently being presented and discussed in class. Classroom instruction will then contain questioning that is part of the regular curriculum as well as questioning that align
Grades:
7th
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