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Christmas Holiday Activity Middle School ELA English Mad Libs Fun Grammar Game

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Middle School English ELA Fun Christmas Holiday Activity similar to "Mad Libs™!" | Parts of Speech Grammar GameBring your middle school kids some ELA Christmas grammar fun with this engaging Christmas Holiday Activity Game similar to Mad Libs™!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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Middle School Christmas Holiday Activities English ELA BUNDLE | Games & Fun

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This is a fun Middle School English ELA Christmas Activities Packet! It includes a Bundle of FIVE FUN Christmas Holiday Activities!It's Christmas time! Do your middle school students need some ELA Christmas fun? Save your time, energy, and sanity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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Creative Writing Unit: Short Story Activity | Prompts, Rubric, Graphic Organizer

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Need a no-prep Creative Writing Unit activity for middle & high school? This Short Story unit is ready to go. Guided writing prompts walk your students through each part of the short story process. A 34-slide engaging PowerPoint will help you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

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W.5.3, W.5.4, W.5.10, W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.10, W.7.3, W.7.4, W.7.10, W.8.3, W.8.4...

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Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Writing Activities Packet of Five!

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Over 20 Pages of Fun Middle School English ELA Thanksgiving Writing Activities! This Packet has FIVE Engaging ELA Writing, Grammar, and Puzzle Game Activities sure to keep your middle schoolers learning and engaged before the Thanksgiving

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

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

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The Giver Novel Study: Final Test 45-Questions Plus Essay Questions & Rubric!

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If you need more activities that are ready-to-go (detailed student instructions = less work for you!), please check out the:The Giver Novel Study Complete Unit Bundle of Activities and LessonsThis Bundle includes Lessons and Activities that are

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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The Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Unit Bundle of Projects, Exam, Activities

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This Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Unit Bundle is chock-full of engaging Projects, Assesments, & Activities. There are ten complete and ready-to-go (no prep!) resources for you and your students as you begin your Diary of Anne Frank Unit. If

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Unit Plans, Literature Circles, Lesson

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RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3...

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Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Activity: "Mad Libs!" Grammar Game

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Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Activity: "Mad Libs!" Parts of Speech Grammar GameThis fun ELA focused Thanksgiving Activity gets your middle school students reviewing the parts of speech while still having fun! (This is one of five

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Thanksgiving

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

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The Outsiders Novel Study Activity: "JOHNNY ON TRIAL" (Student Mock Trial)

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THE OUTSIDERS NOVEL STUDY UNIT ACTIVITY: JOHNNY ON TRIALStudent Mock Trial:Did Johnny act in Self-Defense? This is one of the most fun activities for student engagement! With this activity, they are challenged to go deep into the novel and interact

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Last Week of Middle School Activity | Fun End of Year ELA Letter Writing

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❤️ For the End of the Year during the last week of school, this "Letter to My Teacher" writing activity will keep your ELA middle school students writing AND BRING A SMILE to one of your TEACHER PALS! (This End of the Year & Last Week of School

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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Christmas Activities for Middle School ELA English Crossword Puzzle Word Search

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***ATTENTION TEACHERS***Get this activity plus THREE more Christmas and Holiday Activities (NOW includes LETTER WRITING ACTIVITY) in the CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES PACKET (CLICK HERE FOR A PREVIEW!)

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English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

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Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activities Packet | BUNDLE| 5 Activities

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5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Middle School English ELA Halloween Activities Packet! Bundle of FIVE FUN Halloween Activities!It's Halloween time! Do your middle school boys and ghouls need some ELA Halloween fun? Save your time, energy, and sanity with this

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English Language Arts, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

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THE GIVER Unit Novel Study Bundle of The Giver Activities & Novel Study Lessons

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The Giver UNIT BUNDLE for NOVEL STUDY includes a fun Pre Reading Activity before you start reading The Giver (Utopia Project), during reading Comprehension Questions, and much more! This Giver Novel Study Unit has TWELVE Resources (Activities,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3...

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Middle School English Fun Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activities

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Not just a Thanksgiving Crossword and Word Search Puzzle! This set of Puzzles includes a BONUS Writing Activity! Have some English ELA Fun this Thanksgiving with your Middle Schoolers with these fun Crossword and Word Search puzzle games! Engaging

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

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Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activity like "Mad Libs™!" Grammar Game

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Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activity similar to "Mad Libs™!" | Parts of Speech Grammar GameBring your ELA boys and ghouls some Halloween grammar fun with this engaging Halloween Activity Game similar to Mad Libs™! (Note: This activity is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

L.5.1, L.5.2, L.5.2e, L.5.3, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.2b, L.6.3, L.7.1, L.7.2, L.7.2b...

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric

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Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

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W.6.3, W.6.3a, W.6.3b, W.6.3e, W.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3b, W.7.3e, W.8.3, W.8.3a, W.8.3b...

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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheets Practice & Examples with Powerpoint / Notes

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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheets Practice & Examples with Powerpoint / NotesDo you dread reading their writing because of all the subject-verb agreement errors? Conquer the confusion with this Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint, Notes, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

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First Day of Middle School Beginning of Year ELA Letter Writing Activity | Goals

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First Day of Middle School Beginning of Year ELA Letter Writing Activity | GoalsLooking for Beginning of the Year ELA Letter Writing Activities for that first week / first day back to school? Spend the first day of school breaking the ice with this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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W.8.1d, W.8.2e, W.8.4, W.8.10, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

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Valentine's Day Activity Middle School ELA English "Mad Libs" Fun Grammar Game

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Middle School English ELA Fun Valentine's Day Activity similar to "Mad Libs™!" | Parts of Speech Grammar GameBring your middle school kids some ELA Valentine's Day grammar fun with this engaging Valentine's Day Activity Game similar to Mad Libs™!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Valentine's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

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Fun End of Year Reflection | Last Week of Middle School Writing Letter Activity

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❤️ Fun and engaging self-reflection at the end of the year helps your ELA middle school students set goals during that last week of school. This End of the Year reflection activity has templates with writing prompts for your students to compose a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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W.6.1d, W.6.4, W.7.1d, W.7.4, W.8.1d, W.8.4, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.4, CCRA.W.4

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St. Patrick’s Day Activity ELA English Fun Writing "MAD LIBS": 5th 6th 7th 8th

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT ST. PATRICK’S DAY ENGLISH ELA WRITING AND GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: “MAD LIBS” FOR 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADES(**Hey Teachers!***If you need more activities, please check out the ST. PATRICK'S DAY ACTIVITIES BUNDLE CLICK HERE FOR A

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

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Hi, I'm Caitlin! I started my teaching journey in 2012 after receiving a master's in English education. I have taught middle school and college-aged writing courses. As a writer and artist, I aspire to create creative resources that spark an interest in learning. What brings me the most joy is being able to help hard-working teachers like you. I hope you find my lessons both engaging and easy to follow. I genuinely appreciate every purchase and strive to provide you with something you and your students will love! Thank you for all that you do! "Your first drafts are never YOUR BEST DRAFTS!"

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Visual, hands-on learning, thinking outside the box, scaffolded learning

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B.A.English/Creative Writing-Colorado State University Master's in English Language Arts Education--Auburn University

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