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How to Write a Paragraph | Mini Unit Middle School

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Middle school students often need explicit instructions on how to complete seemingly simple tasks--like writing paragraphs! Teachers often assume students can successfully compose a well-written paragraph, when in fact many of them struggle and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

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W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.6.1c, W.6.1e, W.6.2, W.6.2a, W.6.2b, W.6.2f, W.6.4, W.6.10...

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Holiday Activity Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa - Middle School

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This No-Prep, Print & Go Holiday Resource is the perfect way to engage your Middle School ELA Students during December! Students will learn about three cultures' winter celebrations--Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa--while practicing important

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.6.9, RI.6.10, RI.7.2, RI.7.10, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4...

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Poetry Introduction Middle School Casey at the Bat

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Reading poetry is HARD! Help your middle school students learn how to read poetry with these strategies and resources! Included in the poetry introduction is everything you need to equip your students with the tools and strategies they need to know

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

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RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.7, RL.6.10, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.7, RL.7.10...

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Plot Elements Graphic Organizer for Middle School

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Teach your students the elements of plot with these No-Prep Plot Structure Introduction Activities. Multiple student activities, graphic organizers, plot diagrams, instructional Google Slides, and more are included in this resource! Your studentes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2...

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Writing Hooks Activities

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Searching for a way to teach writing hooks to your middle school student? These teaching resources and activities are the perfect way to teach your students about different types of hooks. With Slides presentations, note-taking sheets, student

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10

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Figurative Language in Poetry Middle School | Similes and Metaphors

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Similes and Metaphors are so fun to teach to middle school students! Through poetry, students will learn about figurative language and how it affects a poem. With 35+ Slides and student worksheets, this print-and-go resource will teach students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4...

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Halloween Activities - Middle School - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is the perfect short story to read with middle school students around Halloween! This PDF file contains everything you need (worksheets, assignments, etc.) to help you Language Arts students read and analyze the haunted

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

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Holiday ELA Activity - Twas the Night Before Christmas

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Searching for a Fun Christmas Activity for your Middle School ELA Students? Ask your students to analyze Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem, “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and complete these fun activities. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.10, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6...

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How to Annotate a Text Activity

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Learning how to annotate a text is an incredibly useful tool for ELA students to have! Whether for their social studies reading, test prep, or college readiness, annotating skills will help students engage and comprehend texts on a much deeper level

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6...

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Imagery in Poetry Activities Middle School

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Help your middle school students identify and analyze imagery in poetry with these no-prep, print-and-go worksheets and Slides Presentation! Using their knowledge of figurative language, students will identify and analyze different types of imagery

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.4...

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Interview Skills | Broadcast Journalism

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Help your students learn about types of questions and learn how to conduct an interview as student journalists! In order for your broadcasting students to produce newscasts, they must be able to interview other humans to gather information! First,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.10

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Types of Conflict in Fiction | Middle School

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Teach your ELA students the Types of Conflict with these no-prep resources that provide you with everything you need to teach your middle school students about the different types of conflict in literature (external conflict and external conflict;

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.3, RL.6.10, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.10

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Introduction to Broadcast Journalism

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Introduce your Journalism students to the basics of broadcasting! With these resources, your students will understand the history and evolution of the medium! An engaging Slides Presentation will teach your students the content, note-taking pages

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.10

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Background Information Resources

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

This collection of No-Prep resources will help Middle School students better understand the sometimes difficult novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. First, students engage in a research project on a topic relating to the history of the US during

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.SL.6...

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Finding the Theme in Literature

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

This no-prep Theme lesson plan and activities will help your middle school students determine theme statements in literature! With an engaging Slides Presentation, Worksheets and Activities, finding the theme will become second nature for your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.9

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Freedom of the Press Student Journalists - Broadcast Journalism

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Teaching student journalists to understand the relationship between the First Amendment, its promise of a Free Press, and a school news publication can be difficult! Help your students understand the nuance with these resources! With two engaging

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Government, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

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Characterization Direct Indirect Activities

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Use these No-Prep Characterization Slides and Worksheets to teach your Middle School Students all about Direct and Indirect Characterization in Fiction! Included is everything you'll need--including multiple assignments and answer keys--to give your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.6, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.10, RL.8.1...

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An Introduction to Allusions - Slides Presentation and Worksheets

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

Introduce your middle school students to literary allusions with these fun activities! Included is a Fun Interactive Slides Presentation that will engage your students in learning about this literary device! Multiple student assignment options are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2...

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Point of View Activities for Middle School

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

These Point of View resources provide you with everything you need to teach your middle school students about the different types of point of view in literature! With an engaging Slides Presentation teaching types of narrators (1st Person, 3rd

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.3, RL.6.6, RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.6, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3...

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Setting Introduction Middle School ELA

By Mrs Nelson Teaches

The setting of a story is so much more than the time and place! Help your middle school ELA students learn the intricacies of a story's setting with these FUN, No-Prep resources! Students will learn five elements of setting that can affect the story

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.10, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.2, RL.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I began my teaching career in 2007 and have been involved in education in three different states! I teach middle school English Language Arts and Remedial Reading classes. Teaching is my passion and I love creating high-quality resources to help my fellow-teachers!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe learning should be FUN! I believe in addressing a wide variety of learning styles. As such, my materials utilize a combination of whole-class instruction, cooperative group learning, partner projects and independent work.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

If I ever earn any, you'll be the first to know! :)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Brigham Young University 2007 - BA English Education

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Proud mother of four!