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Common Core RI.9-10.4 activities for Easel Activities
Tier 2 Vocabulary Intervention with Research, Visuals & Mnemonics
It can feel overwhelming to implement evidence-based vocabulary instruction while trying to engage your older students. These Tier 2 vocabulary activities incorporate research principles gathered from over 20 academic journal articles and textbooks to help your students understand and remember the vocabulary needed to succeed in the classroom. All 21 vocabulary units include real photographs, engaging mnemonics, relatable narratives, graphic organizers and no prep activities that are sure to eng
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4th - 10th
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High School ELA Test Prep Reading Comprehension Passages Questions STAAR Review
Are your English I & II students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading comprehension practice? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This Mixed Review task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fable, Drama, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, Fiction, Persuasive, Literary
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp High School ELA Test Prep
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin with Nonfiction Text - Short Story Analysis
Students complete close readings of two texts: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” to make relevant connections. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide with statements about love and marriage. A handout with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies provides scaffolding for their reading, and the lesson culminates with an assignment requiring students to find a love song or poem that matches a theme f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Reading Comprehension & . Fluency Passages for High School Students
This is a print-n-go - turn-key fluency and comprehension program for high school students. Please look at the preview - it is the print version of the resource.The 10-Minute Fluency and Comprehension is a comprehensive, simple, and research-based program that builds students’ reading fluency in just minutes a day. For students in grades 9-12, this peer-driven solution pairs same-skill-level students to read age-appropriate and record each other's progress with fluency and accuracy to meet today
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Informational & Literature Graphic Organizers Gr 9-10
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Informational Texts and Fiction/Literature for Grades 9-10 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, and 8 because the skills build upon one another each year.)This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12• Common Core Standards Reading Literature & Nonfiction/Informational Graphic Organizers Bundle for Grades 6-12EDITABLE VERSION AVAILABLE HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common C
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Paired Texts: Frederick Douglass & Malala Yousafzai - Close Reading Essay Lesson
This lesson connects three texts: Robert Hayden’s poem “Frederick Douglass,” an excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, and the New York Times article “Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.” It also makes learning relevant for your students through real-world connections, while meeting ELA standards by employing nonfiction texts.Use this lesson to give your students practice with close reading and the synthesis of ideas. Activity handouts focus on b
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Night by Elie Wiesel Reading Guide and Chapter Questions With Theme Development
This Reading Guide for Night by Elie Wiesel will help students gain a deeper understanding of Elie Wiesel’s famous memoir. In this study guide, students define important terms and answer thought-provoking questions for each chapter. Save your precious time, all the prep-work is done for you! This resource includes a detailed answer key and a student version that can be shared in Google Drive.Click the PREVIEW to see this resource in more detail. DETAILS: ⭐ Thought Provoking Chapter Questions
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8th - 12th
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Paired Texts - A Midsummer Night's Dream & Newspaper Article
Make teaching Shakespeare relevant with connections to nonfiction texts. Students complete close readings of two texts: an excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The New York Times online article (link provided) “Modern Love--Breaking our Parents’ Rules for Love.” Using an excerpt from the play will make Shakespeare manageable and engaging for many of your students.In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT.Stu
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9th - 12th
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Graphic Arts Design BRANDS & LOGOS: Their Difference & Purpose + 3 Activities!
People believe a brand and a logo are interchangeable, with the same purpose. However, there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between a product Brand and its Logo! Graphic Art Designers, and Marketing Students, need to know the influential characteristics of both terms. Why? So that when an artist is creating a logo for business owners, it is an accurate and attractive representation that not only promotes, BUT SELLS, their product or service.LOGOS & BRANDS is an informative PDF presentation formatted f
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Not Grade Specific
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The History of Halloween Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Activities
Are you looking for a no-prep resource to help your students learn more about the history of Halloween? Save yourself precious prep time and guide your high school students (or middle school students with some support) through these easy-to-use activities that will enlighten your students to the ties that Halloween has to the past! Just print the student pages, and use the included reading passage as a whole class close reading or independent assignment. With easy-to-follow directions, this res
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9th - 11th
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The Gettysburg Address | Annotation, Parallel Structure, & Rhetorical Précis
With a focus on parallel structure and repetition, this 9 page document contains an annotation-friendly version of the text, an annotated key, and a rhetorical precis wordbank and template.Since it's so short, I always do MULTIPLE reads of "The Gettysburg Address." There is a good audio version on YouTube from Jeff Daniels as well. After the first de-coding read, I discuss why Lincoln structured his speech the way he did. The three paragraphs signify the past, the present, and the future. Then
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Henry David Thoreau & Newspaper Article
In this lesson, students read and analyze nonfiction texts: excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and an online newspaper article “Tiny House Movement Thrives Amid Real Estate Bust." After close reading the texts, they select a writing activity from a choice board that makes relevant connections.In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT.Students begin by writing a journal about their most essential activities and consider how they
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading and Speech Writing Lesson
Make your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. a literacy lesson with a primary source. Students complete a close reading of Dr. King's prophetic speech “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” and use their reading as inspiration for their own writing. In pre-reading activities, students learn about the context of the speech and define vocabulary. Next, they complete an activity to understand allusions, and then after reading the speech, they analyze its structure using a graphic organizer. They use the sa
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Bundle: Writing with Mentor Texts - American Authors
Career Exploration Interest Survey and Assess Job Occupation Skills - Worksheets
Whether you are a newcomer, or experienced in the job market, at some point everyone looks at their career path and thinks: WHAT'S NEXT? At the forefront of winning a new job position, you must consider what skills you can offer, and how your interests might fit into a possible profession. Ideally, it's best to match both to a career path you will enjoy, and be passionate about!Find A Job Fit For You is for:High School students starting out. It's never to early to survey your skills, emerging
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
STAAR Context Clues High School Task Cards Determining Meaning of Unknown Words
Are your English I & II students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR Context Clues practice? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This Context Clues task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Drama, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, Fiction, Persuasive, Literary Non-Fiction, C
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9th - 10th
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Oral Communication Skills Secrets 4 Relationship Success and Conflict Resolution
We did NOT come equipped with Communication Skills at birth. What we learn(ed) was-is acquired through our family, friends, peers, media and limited to our social class. We interact with others based on our perceptions and biases. We adopt conversation patterns that work, but may not work as we intended. Confusion and frustration are often the result.Ever increasing human diversity often challenges our interpersonal relationships. Communication conflicts are now plentiful and sometimes downright
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Executive Branch Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Branches of Gov
Teaching the executive branch of government is easy when using this two-sided worksheet. Students learn the necessary information about the branch, the president's department, and cabinets, how the Constitution creates the branch, and it outlines how a president is elected. In total, there are seven literal and five inferential questions. You could use this as an activity prior to teaching the branch, last-minute sub plans, or to help reinforce concepts previously learned. The text is organized
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7th - 10th
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Judicial Branch Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Branches of Gov
Teaching the judicial branch of government is easy when using this two-sided worksheet. Students learn the necessary information about the federal and state courts, members and terms of the U.S. Supreme Court, and famous Supreme Court cases. In total, there are six literal and four inferential questions. This activity can be used prior to teaching the branch, as last-minute sub plans, or to help reinforce concepts previously learned. The text is organized into small chunks. Assign one section at
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7th - 10th
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STAAR Word Meaning, Context Clues, & Dictionary Task Cards Quiz High School
Are your English I & II students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR Word Meaning and Dictionary Questions? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This Word Meaning & Dictionary Questions task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fable, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, Fic
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9th - 10th
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Chinese New Year 2024 | Lunar New Year 2024 Reading Passage and Activities
Do you need some no-prep, easy-to-use Chinese New Year 2024 (Lunar New Year 2024) worksheets for your middle or high school students? Save yourself precious prep time and allow your students to learn more about this holiday that over a billion people in the world celebrate! With several activities accompanying a one-page reading passage, these activities can be used by advanced readers independently or in small groups or whole class settings with the support of a teacher!With easy-to-follow dire
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7th - 9th
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Legislative Branch Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Branches of Gov
By reading this two-sided handout, students will learn about how Congress is structured, the roles and responsibilities of the House and Senate, how the founders created the branch in the Constitution, and how a bill becomes a law. In total, there are ten literal and six inferential questions. You could use this as an introduction activity to teaching the branch, last-minute sub plans, or to help reinforce concepts about the branch. The text is organized into small chunks. An IEP data tracking s
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7th - 10th
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Crucible by Arthur Miller Act 4 - Close Reading Lesson
Use these compelling lines in Act 4 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller to teach close reading and to improve reading comprehension. In pre-reading activities, students respond to a journal prompt that makes personal connections, and then they define vocabulary. Next, they review the think-aloud with model annotations and reflect on reading strategies. Post-reading questions include interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating the reading. Furthermore, students complete narrative writing and a short res
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
October and Halloween Informational Texts for Middle School
This product includes 6 non-fiction texts about October. Each text is followed by a page of questions and activities. A Quick Minute short articles- Alaska Day, The Shadow of the Bear, and National Candy Corn DayWhy Leaves Change Colors, questions, Cause and Effect, Leaves and PigmentsVampire Bats and questionsThe Great Chicago Fire and Fire Prevention Week, questions and posters designTwo Monarch Migration articles, questions, graphic organizer, comparisons, map reading and questionsInfograph
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Halloween Party Pack Activities Bundle
Oral Communication Language Empathy Scenarios Social Skills Activities Game
Empathy Awareness is vitally important to maintaining all relationships. Empathy is a life long skill that bonds humans in understanding each other through heartfelt compassion. Appreciation for our others is essential to interpersonal social success.Use Worksheets, Lessons, and Activity Game to Teach:Empathic Feelings in Self and OthersEnables Perspective and Perception Critical Thinking in Social SettingsEnhances Respect and SensitivityExpands Behavior RecognitionDevelops Growth MindsetHelps t
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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