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Subjective vs. Objective Summaries (with Movies!)

By The TDA Teacher

Demonstrate difference between objective and subjective writing by showing them movie texts. This is a fun way to engage a discussion on the difference between objective and subjective, and there's even an opportunity for students to write their own

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.7.2e, W.7.2f, W.7.9, W.8.2a, W.8.2d, WHST.6-8.1c, WHST.6-8.2e, WHST.6-8.10

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Text Analysis Activity (TDA) With Sample Passage, Prompt, Essays, and Rubric

By The TDA Teacher

Have students sit in the seat of the essay scorer! With this group activity, students read a story and writing prompt, and then they score sample writing papers using a TDA (text-dependent analysis) rubric. There are six student papers in total, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.6, RL.8.1, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.1d, W.7.2...

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Objective Summary Resources BUNDLE

By The TDA Teacher

Need a bunch of activities to fuel your Objective Summary Unit? In this bundle, you get four resources at a discount! Introduce writing objective summaries, create summaries (based on movies), have fun with task cards, and assess students with 15

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2, RI.9-10.2

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Analyzing Text Messages: Implicit + Explicit Meaning

By The TDA Teacher

Warm your students up to analyzing text by having them analyze what they already read often: text messages! With these text message pages, you can have students practice find explicit and implicit meaning and also have them practice pulling

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9

$1.30

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15 Objective Summary Articles + Questions (Editable!)

By The TDA Teacher

Need a bunch of articles so your students can practice finding the objective summary? Find 15 options here! This editable Google Doc allows you to edit and manage 15 different articles that each feature different topics and a multiple-choice

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2, RI.9-10.2, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2e

$1.80

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Google Docs™

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Analyzing Rhyme and Meter with Hamilton Songs

By The TDA Teacher

Whether you know Hamilton, or you're just a fan of music, this activity engages students with rhyme and meter through famous lyrics. In this collection of activities, students gain background knowledge on rhyme, meter, and rap, and they also

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.8.9, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.10, CCRA.R.6

$2.00

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Winter Trivia Game: Objective Summaries

By The TDA Teacher

Add a fun objective summary game to your unit! Themed for the winter time, this editable PowerPoint helps your students practice identifying the difference between objective and subjective paragraphs. Students are presented with different

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RI.6.2, RI.7.2

$1.11

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Objective Summary Task Cards

By The TDA Teacher

Engage middle school students in a dynamic group activity utilizing task cards and six diverse middle school books to explore the distinctions between objective and subjective summaries. Through collaborative discussions, students analyze provided

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2, WHST.6-8.2e

$2.00

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Amazon Book Review (with extra credit)

By The TDA Teacher

Turn book reviews into authentic opportunities! This assessment provides instructions and a grading breakdown for students to write a book review that can be transferable to Amazon.com. Included are two extra credit options, too. One of them is for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.8.3, RL.8.7, RL.8.10, W.8.6, W.8.8, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.9

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Making Inferences and Pulling Evidence

By The TDA Teacher

Have your students practice inferring text with this downloadable worksheet! 10 problems included with one practice question and two multiple-choice questions (similar to state-testing questions!). The "mini stories" grow in length and complexity,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.L.5

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TDA Task Cards (Organizing a Paragraph)

By The TDA Teacher

I know that essay writing isn't always the most engaging activity. So, I designed this task card activity to make our essay unit FUN. Get your students up and moving, working and collaborating when it comes to writing! These task cards require

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.2e, W.7.4, W.7.8, W.7.9, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.8.1c, W.8.2...

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Writing an Objective Summary (Presentations & Worksheets)

By The TDA Teacher

Teach your students the difference between objective and subjective with these presentations and worksheets. These presentations helps students create an objective summary with the aid of an acronym! Using fun examples, the movie Frozen, and mini

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.8.2, W.8.2a, W.8.4, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10

$1.15

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Holiday Song Analysis Activity (with example)

By The TDA Teacher

Practice literacy skills in the holiday spirit! Have students analyze a holiday song of their choice, annotate the lyrics, and discuss theme and motif. Plus, have students create a stanza of their own to add to the song!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Music

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.3a, W.8.3, L.7.5, L.7.5a, L.8.3, L.8.4a, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

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Poems Against Tones (Poems Against Humanity / Apples to Apples) Game

By The TDA Teacher

Have you ever played Apples to Apples? Or Cards Against Humanity? Now imagine playing that with poem topics and tones. Fit for middle school and high school, these cards are divided into two categories. Have a student draw a poem topic card (navy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.7.10, RL.8.4, RL.8.10, L.6.3b, CCRA.R.4

$1.20

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Teaching Inquiry with 5 Different Worksheets!

By The TDA Teacher

Trying to figure out where to get started with teaching inquiry? It can be a tricky standard to describe and even practice. So I've got you covered with five different worksheets. One is a guided reading to get your students introduced to the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.8.2, RI.8.7, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3

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Free TDA Writing Outlines

By The TDA Teacher

Choose your favorite text-dependent analysis outline with four various types: four-paragraph outline, five-paragraph outline, and either with starter words. Once these outlines are completed, their essays come together pronto!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Outlines

CCSS:

W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1d, W.7.1e, W.7.2a, W.7.2b, W.7.2f, W.7.3c, W.7.4, W.7.9b...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught high school English courses, journalism classes, middle school ELA classes, and I've even worked in publishing as an editor and a writing coach!

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Childers Teaching Excellence award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

My BA is in English, my Master's is in Literacy, and I'm in a doctoral program for Curriculum and Instruction!

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Music, Other (ELA), Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Close Reading