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Middle school ELA test prep unit plans $5-10
Theme Lessons and Activities for Teaching Theme - Passages and Worksheets
Understanding a story’s theme is critical to deciphering the author’s message in a text. This 3-day theme unit is designed to make learning fun while helping students go beyond the surface meaning of text to truly understand the author's message and the underlying meaning of the text. Filled with theme passages, theme worksheets, activities, and tasks, this unit is a hit!This unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of identifying theme. Each lesson starts with a fun and enga
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5th - 8th
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Listening Comprehension Unit - Upper Elementary to Middle School - Note Taking
Listening comprehension is an essential element of ELA instruction. That’s because students do not intuitively know how to take notes, discern what is important in a listening passage, or even know how to reference their notes when answering questions. This unit develops all of those skills through fun active listening anticipatory sets, instruction on listening and note taking, five original listening passage practice tests, multiple choice and short answer questions, and a final assessment t
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5th - 8th
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Verbals Unit: Participles, Gerunds, & Infinitives PowerPoint, Teaching Materials
Introduce verbals and verbal phrases to your students with this comprehensive verbals teaching unit that includes an interactive, animated, an EDITABLE PowerPoint presentation and quizzes, practice, and guided notes. This resource includes:- a 51 slide, EDITABLE PowerPoint Presentation- 39 page PDF file that includes 19 different activitiesLooking for an entire year of grammar instruction? This unit is included in my Mega Grammar Bundle for Secondary ELAThe PowerPoint teaches students these conc
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6th - 10th
Irony Mini-Unit - Lessons on Situational, Dramatic, & Verbal Irony (Google)
Help students develop a deep understanding of situational, dramatic, and verbal irony with this fun and engaging 3-day mini-unit!This IRONY MINI-UNIT provides numerous opportunities for students to learn about the three types of irony, determine the purpose of irony, analyze irony, describe how irony contributes to a story and even write their own examples of irony. Each lesson starts with a fun and engaging activity – Irony Hunt (where students differentiate between examples of irony and just
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5th - 8th
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Conflict Mini-Unit: Understanding Types of Conflict w/ Google Classroom Version
Understanding the central conflict in literature is essential to grasping a work’s overriding themes. Help students identify the core types of conflicts in literary pieces with this mini-unit. When students can identify a story’s conflict, they can accurately summarize and analyze a text. This engaging and powerful 3-Day Mini-Unit is designed to help students do just that! This conflict mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of identifying conflict. Each lesson start
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5th - 8th
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Cause and Effect Texts for Teaching Text Structure
Cause and effect articles! This packet includes everything you need to introduce students to the text structure of cause and effect in expository texts. You'll find 11 texts with a wide variety of before, during, and after reading activities.Texts (text-dependent questions and activities included)What Is A Tsunami?Surviving the Winter Raising a Stink About StinkbugsThe Reason for a RainbowMysterious Milk Sickness Invasive Species Synthesizing Information activity Great Peshtigo FireWriting Sente
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4th - 6th
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ELA Test Prep - Teaching Students How to Respond to Short Answer Questions
In this 5-day Test Prep Unit, students learn specific strategies to promote success on standardized assessments and daily practice. Students will learn test-taking strategies for answering short-response questions. They will learn how to include textual evidence in their responses to short answer questions with instruction, guided practice, and independent activities.During the mini-unit students develop and practice the “READ” strategy to promote thoughtful and thorough responses. Using the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Test Prep BUNDLE! - Short Answer Questions and Motivation!
Finding the Main Idea - Interactive Notebook - 3-Days of Fun Lesson Plans
Finding the main idea in a reading passage is one of the fundamental skills of a reader. That’s why it is essential to give students an opportunity to learn HOW to do just that!This interactive notebook resource is designed to help students practice and master the skill of identifying the main idea in a passage. Students will progress through 3 days of engaging and fun lessons while they showcase their learning with over 20 interactive shapes! Each lesson starts with a fun and engaging activi
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5th - 8th
Test Prep: How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions
This resource is for Test Prep - Answering Multiple-Choice Questions. If you would prefer similar resources that are designed to be used in an Interactive Notebook, check out the Interactive Notebook Test Prep Unit HERE.In this 5-day unit, students learn specific strategies to promote success on state assessments and daily practice. Students are exposed to test-taking strategies for answering multiple-choice questions. During this unit students learn and practice test-taking tips, understand
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Test Prep Bundle - Multiple-Choice, Short Answer, and Motivational
Poetry Analysis - 5 Summer Poems & 20 Poetry Analysis Tasks (Paper and Digital)
Poetry Analysis Unit: Celebrate the summer season with five summer-themed poem studies in this hands-on and engaging 5-day poetry analysis unit. Students will complete a 5-page interactive flip book that helps them to deeply understand each poem that they analyze. As students progress through the analysis tasks on each page of their flip books, they not only dive deeper into the text, but they also develop an appreciation for closely reading poetry. Your students will love the interactive fl
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 20 Poetry Analysis Interactive Flip Books - Year Long BUNDLE
TEXT BASED OPINION WRITING (Grades 4-6) Common Core and SBAC Prep
This is an opinion writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARTICLES for text based opinion writing. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write strong opinion essays. The prompts and articles are designed to engage and interest students.
Included are mini-lessons on:
thesis statements,
writing claims,
supporting claims with anecdotes,
supporting claims with facts,
reading and using multiple texts
writing strong opinion essays.
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
Writing Test Prep | Text-Dependent Analysis | Text-Based Writing | 6th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-dependent essay and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit students will read a text, find evidence for use in their essays, use sentence frames to cite evidence in their writing, and write a complete text-dependent analysis essay. Both literature and informational text are included in this set. Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAP response acronymSentence starters scaffold
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
Irony Unit Bundle: Powerpoint, Maze, & Vocabulary Word Search SAVE 15%
Get an entire unit for teaching the types of irony with a variety of fun, engaging activities! Best of all, you SAVE 15%!!
What you get:
1) POWERPOINT:
-20 slides with animation, cute clipart, and a variety of backgrounds
-10 video clip examples (I searched hard to find the very best clips) **VIDEOS ARE EMBEDDED, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CORRECT OFFICE POWERPOINT
-4 illustrated vocabulary slides that make FABULOUS word wall posters when printed:
* Irony
* Dramatic Irony
* Situational Irony
* Verba
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6th - 12th
Testing Bootcamp
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***This product only contains the boot camp set up. It does NOT contain actual content. If you have ANY questions, please email me @ bethanypaige22@gmail.com
A test prep theme to get your students motivated and ready to succeed at state testing. This product was created with the PARCC standardized assessment in mind. However; it will be suitable for any state standardized test.
This product can be used for any students getting ready to take a standardized assessment.
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3rd - 8th
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Theme Unit Bundle: Powerpoint, Questions, Videos, & Games SAVE OVER 15%
This bundle includes everything you need for teaching an entire unit on THEME for 10% less than buying items individually!
Items within the zip folder:
1) A powerpoint that is colorful, adorable, and includes real-life connections, helping your students retain a thorough understanding of theme. Includes:
-22 editable slides with animation
-7 video clips, each with a multiple choice question about theme and evidence for text evidence
-3 real-world examples, along with an open ended question for
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4th - 10th
Test Prep: How to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions - Interactive Notebook
This resource is for Interactive Notebooks or File Folders. If you would prefer more traditional resources, check out the Test Prep - Answering Multiple Choice Questions unit HERE.In this 5-day unit, students learn specific strategies to promote success on state assessments and daily practice. Students are exposed to test-taking strategies for answering multiple-choice questions. In this unit students will be assembling Interactive Notebooks or File Folders as they develop critical test-tak
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5th - 8th
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Figurative Language Powerpoint and Activities
This mini-unit includes a variety of activities for helping students to understand and interpret the figurative language devices of personification, simile, and metaphor. Perfect for helping students review for state tests, or just learn to enjoy poetry!
The Powerpoint presentation emphasizes interpreting figurative language (What is the author trying to tell you about ___?) as opposed to just recognizing different forms.
Activities include a poetry anthology assignment in which students cre
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3rd - 6th
Middle School Five-Paragraph Essay
About this UnitKnowing how to write a 5-paragraph essay is essential, especially when testing week rolls around. This unit is designed to help your students relearn the basic elements of the 5-paragraph essay while enhancing their writing skills. This unit follows the E.P.G.I. strategy! · Examples· Practice· Guidance· IndependenceThis step-by-step E.P.G.I. strategy WORKS in providing just enough scaffolding to get your students from baby steps to long-distance running in NO TIME.Why You’ll Love
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6th - 8th
Argumentative Test Prep | Text-Dependent Argument Writing | 6th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-dependent argumentative essay and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit students will read a text, find evidence for use in their essays, use sentence frames to cite evidence in their writing, and write a complete text-dependent argumentative essay. Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAFT response acronymSentence starters scaffoldText annotation bookmarkText-dependent argume
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
NARRATIVE WRITING (Grades 4-6) Common Core and SBAC Prep
This is an narrative writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write strong narrative stories. The prompts are designed to engage and interest students.
Included are mini-lessons on:
dialogue
similes
setting description
character description
starting sentences
run-on sentences
focusing on an interesting problem
Students are given two specific prompts for every mini-lesson designed to practice the skill taught. Th
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
Narrative Text-Based Writing Test Prep | 6th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-dependent narrative and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit, students will read a text and plan a narrative story based on the text(s), incorporating details and information from the text(s) into their own writing.Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAFT response acronymNarrative transitions bookmarkText annotation bookmarkRules of dialogue scaffoldText-based narrative writ
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6th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
Nothing But The Truth: Activity Pack (editable)
From creating character sociograms to exploring media bias, I know your students will have as much fun as mine! These activities are jam-packed with relevant information and skills students need to navigate information rich times like ours. What’s Included:Seven interactive and rigorous activities that will get students thinking, talking, creating, writing, and engaging with the text. An editable version of each activityEach activity has detailed notes that include the goal/purpose for each acti
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
Figurative Language Bundle: Guided Notes, Poetry Analysis, and More!
Teaching or reviewing figurative language with your students? Looking to increase student understanding of similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, and personification? Looking to challenge your student with higher-level poetry analysis questions? This money-saving bundle is for you!
Included in this product are two-sided guided note and practice activity sheets for the five types of figurative language listed above. Students take scaffolded notes, read examples with explanations, and complete p
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4th - 7th
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TEXT-BASED INFORMATIVE WRITING (Grades 4-6) Common Core and SBAC Prep
This is an informational writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARTICLES for text based informational writing. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write strong informational essays. The prompts and articles are designed to engage and interest students. The prompts and articles in this unit focus on animals, so this is an excellent ELA/Science unit.
Included are mini-lessons on:
taking notes
writing topic sentences
using trans
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
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