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Higher education Common Core L.5.5 resources
Figurative Language Worksheets - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms and Easel
This figurative language pack includes a types of figurative language handout that defines different figures of speech like similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, and hyperbole and gives an example of each. On the first worksheet students have to identify ten sentences that use metaphors or similes. There are nine additional practice worksheets with practice with similes, idioms, metaphors, personification and hyperbole. No prep. Print and go. Keys included. Ten worksheets in all. Great ac
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4th - 7th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Idioms Bundle - PowerPoints, Worksheets, Easel Activities and Boom Cards
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly: A Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom made novel study for grades 5-8 as they read the 2009 Newbery Honor Book, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly. It includes a 23-page printable student booklet designed to reinforce essential reading, writing, and thinking skills for middle graders. Common Core Standards are supported in the skills and include summarizing, explaining, visualizing, connecting to the text, inferring, citing evidence from the text, general comprehension, understandin
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5th - 9th, Higher Education
Vocabulary Categories Comparison Activity ANY Class
Vocabulary Scattergories Categories Comparison Activities for ANY Class or Content Area
RECENTLY UPDATED to include an EDITABLE page for customized categories (add things or people specific to your students, school, or community).
This IS included in the following bundles:
• Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8
• Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12
Like the games Scattergories and Last Word, this activity uses fun categories for students to make those important "connections" to the vocabular
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
ELA Common Core Standards Checklists Grade 5
Common Core ELA Standards Checklists Grade 5
This 74-page resource features all of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards in an easy-to-read and record format. All SIX strands (reading literature, reading informational, reading foundations, writing, language, and speaking and listening) with every single standard is included. Each format has plenty of room for notes and can be edited to suit your needs.
Includes these formats: Microsoft Word (in both .doc and .docx) and Adobe Acrobat
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5th, Higher Education, Staff
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: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
A Writer's Guide, 3rd Edition: What makes writing great?
This Writer's Guide (3rd Edition) has earned field-test approval from University of South Florida and Professors of Education, Pinellas County School District and Educators, the State of Florida Corrections Department for adult and youth literacy instruction, Chester Pennsylvania School District Stetser Elementary 4th and 5th-grade thematic study writing programs in league with Widener University and Dr. Dale Green of Morgan State University.The book is written for the learners so they can teach
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Academic Writing, Lesson 4 Part 2: Contractions, Capitalizations, Homophones...
One of 30+ lesson plans that make up a middle school advanced placement and high school writing curriculum that prepares and leverages students for collegiate level writing. Note that this 1-30 academic writing curriculum will cover all of the writing standards from 5th to 12th grades as a whole, not individually. The whole is engineered to cover all aspects of writing and relative language mastery expected at the college level.This lesson dives into contractions, the apostrophe, capitalizations
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Generate inspiring class discussions with over 81 topics and 1370+ thought-provoking conversation questions. This growing bundle is a collection of all of our thought-provoking Conversation Starters Packages. Each package encourages critical thinking and allows students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-rin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Back to School Six Activities: Mingle with Metaphors
A FUN and engaging back to school resource for students and/or staff! Mingle with Metaphors is an editable file containing six engaging activities that can be used as follows: get to know you activities or icebreakers, student mingles on the first few days or weeks of school, back to school mingle nights, get to know each other functions for teachers and/or students, back to school faculty meetings with new teachers, professional development warm-up activity, and/or meet-n-greets. Specifically
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Language Arts: Elements and Literary Tools Vocabulary Practice Worksheets
Language Arts: Elements and Literary Tools Vocabulary Practice Worksheets
This set includes the following:
Elements of Folk Traditions
Elements of Poetry
Elements of Fiction
Elements of Drama
Elements of Non-Fiction
Elements of Informational and Visual Media
Literary Tools: Plot
Literary Tools: Set 1-18
The sets includes a variety of formats so that the teacher can accommodate the student's needs.
Each set includes the following:
Study Sheets
Matching
Matching with word bank
Multiple choice
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Figurative Language Through Song | Language Arts & Music | Poetry | Songwriting
If you’ve ever wondered how to fit songwriting into your Language Arts classes or your Music classes, there is a resource for you to do both! Figurative Language Through Song is for music teachers trying to incorporate songwriting into their classes, or for Language Arts teachers exploring figurative language, song lyrics, and new ways to explore language. It is also for music teachers who find themselves teaching English Language Arts learners in addition to their music classes. This resource i
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BLABONYMS® Game Music Edition-Synonyms- Shades of Meaning - Vocabulary - Centers
Blabonyms® enhances ANY Language Arts class. It’s an engaging game of synonyms and paraphrasing. Students learn about metaphor, simile, idioms, cliché – and many other facets of the English language. The game promotes active listening. Your students solve clues to familiar phrases, common terms, and well-known titles. These clues are given “in other words” -- which are paraphrased versions of the answers. Lots of laughs. Lots of learning.Decks are of 52 cards; five categories per card.Categories
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Opposites Abstract Activity Book
This is an activity booklet that accompanies the awesome and beautifully illustrated book "Opposites Abstract." In this activity booklet, students draw their own representation of the opposites in the book. As with all of our resources, this comes with a print-ready pdf and an editable version to customize for your class.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Education
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on education. What's included:A list of 20 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of educationActivities 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 transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Vocabulary Templates ~ Advanced & Grades 7 - 12th ~ pdf version
If you prefer the Google version, click here. Ideal for upper grades, gifted learners, linguists, etymologists, and more!5 vocabulary templates includedEach vocabulary template includes space to write:wordpart of speech (i.e. noun, adjective, etc.) and specific part of speech (i.e. comparative adjective, past tense verb, collective noun, etc.) ~ with visualsstudents' understanding/informal definitionformal definition and sourcesecondary part of speechpictureforeign language equivalentexample se
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Metaphors: Definition, Examples, Worksheet, and Detailed Answer Key
"This worksheet is the bomb" because it's the perfect handout to use to teach metaphors. Listed on this printable are a definition, examples, and an assessment or worksheet with a detailed answer key. This study guide/worksheet is also a reference from which students can review material throughout the year.
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3rd - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Word of the Week Vocabulary: FACETIOUS: Animation Video + Quiz + Activities
Who we are: Welcome to Word of the Week, brought to you by 321 Learning and 321 Fast Draw (an award-winning animation and video company). We are teachers, animators, and logophiles who believe in the power of words. We’re on a mission to expand vocabulary and invite you to help us spread the word - all the words!What we do: In one nice, neat package, we deliver the following for you each week: One short, engaging video clip from our bank of Tier 2 words Four short, turnkey activities to bring th
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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