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Arts & music Common Core W.7.5 resources for ESL-EFL-ELL
Blackout Poetry Lesson and Creative Art Project — Includes Examples and Rubric
Teach your students all about Blackout Poetry with this fun lesson and activity!In this resource, you will receive:Teacher GuidePowerpoint lesson on Blackout Poetry with step by step directions for students to create their own blackout poems in a variety of ways10 Examples of blackout poems40 Pages of printable texts your students can use to make their own poetryEditable word document Rubric and Prompt for students
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – Activities w/Theme Essay - Print & DIGITAL
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – These standards-aligned resources focus on vocabulary, plot details, characterization, and theme for Rod Serling's science fiction teleplay. Now includes a PRINT and DIGITAL version! Students dig deep into the text to provide evidence and practice close reading skills. Includes two different differentiated writing assignments with convenient grading tools.To access the DIGITAL version, you will find:--a PDF with links to each of the resources--directions for u
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6th - 9th
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Brief Writes - 6: Texts - 6 MISSING Paragraphs - BUNDLES I & II
SIX BRIEF WRITES give your students multiple practice opportunities. GOOGLE SLIDES - FORMS - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP6 Nonfiction ESSAYSEach MISSING an INTRODUCTION, a BODY PARAGRAPH, or a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELBRIEF WRITE TEXTSMissing the INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH: "USING ADAPTATIONS TO HUNT" is a factual article about a deep-sea dragonfish. Missing an INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT SEALS" is a factual article about how seals survi
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3rd - 8th
Fairy Tale Lesson Plan Bundle
This lesson plan bundle—one of my all-time favorite ELA units to teach—contains activities designed to generate enthusiasm and skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and performing. Read on for notes regarding grade level usage. And see the Preview for Table of Contents, Standards correlations, and sample materials.
Questions? Please contact me.
Email: love2teach2day@gmail.com
I hope you enjoy my favorite unit!
Cynthia
The unit bundle includes the following, totaling over 100 pages
Write Summaries, Edit Paragraphs, Organize Writing Into Outlines & Essays BUNDLE
These graphic organizers, posters, checklists, and sentence starters will help all your students develop their skills in editing and revising paragraphs, writing summaries of fiction and non-fictions texts, and organizing index card notes and PowerPoint slides into outlines and essays.What educators who have used this bundle say about it:♥ "Extremely comprehensive and useful!" -- Susan D.♥ "A must have resource for ELLs." -- Coleen B.♥ "I ... love the sentence starters. They ... are higher level
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5th - 8th
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Editing and Revising Paragraphs - Posters & Checklists for ELLs & Other Writers
Here are checklists and posters to help your students when they have to edit and revise their paragraphs. Students can use them to check their own writing and to peer edit their classmates' work. You can also use them for formative and summative assessment of your students' writing.✓ Please Note:* This product is available in a money-saving small bundle with 2 more writing resources; click HERE for more info.* It's also available in a money-saving big bundle with 7 writing-themed resources; yo
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5th - 8th
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Dia de los Muertos Writing Activity | Calaveras Literarias | Skull Poems | ESL
I always take time at the end of October to celebrate Dia de los Muertos with my ELA and English Language Development students. But it is hard to celebrate without losing the rigor and standards expected… or is it? Use the informational text to introduce students to La Catrina and the origins of Calaveras Literarias. Then, students write their own poem, eulogizing their biggest fear or something they despise. Finally, they decorate their own Dia de los Muertos- inspired headstones with their fi
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9th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Writing Rubrics & Writing Checklists to Evaluate Middle School Student Work
Here are 7 checklists and rubrics to evaluate a wide variety of writing tasks! You can use all of them for writing assignments in middle school Language Arts and English classes and also to assess writing tasks in Social Studies, Science, Math, and other subject classes as well. Used successfully for peer editing, formative assessment, and summative assessment purposes, these ready-made evaluation tools will save you time when grading your 5th, 6th, 7th and/or 8th grade students' work.Please not
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Organizing Writing, Editing Paragraphs, Writing Citations, Types of Writing
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Narrative Writing Bundle-EDITABLE
Lasting anywhere between 1.5-2 months, this bundle is the perfect solution for teachers who want to witness students transform from hesitant writers to confident authors. It works out to be less than $1 per day on lesson planning. How Does it Work?Start with the following quick and bite-size activities that work as a springboard for your students’ creativity. Each activity comes with a detailed lesson plan that emphasizes discussion and collaboration in the classroom without piling up on your gr
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6th - 9th
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Conversation Starters Package on Science and Technology
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on science and technology.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of science and technologyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of us
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Photography
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on photography.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of photographyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transi
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Fears and Phobias
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on fears and phobias. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of fears and phobiasActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Common Core Screenwriting - Students As Screenwriters - Creative Writing Unit
What Is Screenwriting?Screenwriting is a form of storytelling that creates a visual tale for the reader, and if performed, the viewer. Screenplays can be either original pieces of work, or stories taken from other forms of literature. This is commonly to referred to as an adapted screenplay. Why Every Student Should Be A Screenwriter?In creating any screenplay, the writer must have a clear understanding of the setting, the characters, and dialogue. This is true for the work in its entirety,
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5th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starter Package on Bullying
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bullying.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bullyingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transit
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Music
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on music.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of musicActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Brief Writes - 3: TEXTS - 3 MISSING PARAGRAPHS - BUNDLE I
THREE BRIEF WRITES give your students multiple practice opportunities. GOOGLE SLIDES - FORMS - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP3 Nonfiction ESSAYSEach MISSING an INTRODUCTION, a BODY PARAGRAPH, or a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELTHREE Brief Writes Plus BONUS Missing an INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT SEALS" is a true article about how seals survive in the harsh conditions of Antarctica. Missing a BODY PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT BUTTERFLIES" is a true artic
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3rd - 8th
Conversation Starters Package on Responsibility
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on responsibility.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of responsibilityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Hunger Games Trilogy Poetry & Creative Writing Exercises
The Hunger Games Poetry and Creative Writing Exercises Aligned with the Common Core State Standards:
Celebrate poetry during your Hunger Games, Catching Fire, or Mockingjay unit. This packet includes several exercises and prompts for writing original poetry.
It also includes activities for using artwork for comparison and research. It is a great way to add art history/appreciation into your lessons and satisfy the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts. This is the FULL version that
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Art and Non-Print Text for Literary Analysis Essay - Interdisciplinary Activity
Engage your students in literary analysis writing by incorporating the creation of artwork. This lesson, ideal for visual learners, meets numerous English Language Arts Common Core Standards and can be used with ANY literary text selected by the teacher. Furthermore, the lesson gives students practice reading and analyzing non-print texts through a PowerPoint presentation and graphic organizer. Students record the details they literally can see in the pictures and the inferences they can make
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7th - 10th
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