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Author's Point of View Cheat Sheet! {Freebie!} (First, Second, Third Person)
Free for all your needs in helping students remember the multiple methods that writers may use to narrate their stories. This author point of view cheat sheet is also super handy for writing units and helping students pick as well as stick to their narrative style.Each point of view is simply defined. Additionally clear examples of word choices that fit with each style are given. If you are looking to nail the common core standard "Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator
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4th - 9th
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Paragraph Writing Made Easy Student Template FREE
Paragraph Writing Made Easy Student Template is an excellent tool for teaching the process of writing a paragraph. How to write a paragraph visual is included to help students visualize the writing process. Also included are:-A Brainstorming Page-Topic and Concluding Sentence Prompting -Structured and organized Supporting Sentence Practice-Putting it all together -rough copy and good copy - pagesHelp your students learn to write a paragraph with ease. Simple download and use today! _____________
Grades:
5th - 7th
Character Sketch Worksheet
A worksheet that creates a brief character sketch. Students can use this to map out fictional characters of their own creation or to take a more in-depth look at a character in an established work. This worksheet asks about the character's appearance, thoughts, words, actions, and motivations.
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6th - 12th
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Quotation Marks: Google Slides (for Teacher & Student)
Use these slides to introduce or review the use of quotation marks!
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Year Long Writing BUNDLE (grades 3-5)
Thinkmarks Bookmarks For Close Reading or Annotating Text
Thinkmarks Bookmarks for students to use when close reading or annotating text. I will be using these for Social Studies mainly on our World History Studies Weekly Newspaper. Print "Landscape."
I included 2 pages of the same thing so you can change your print settings to print 2 per page if you want smaller bookmarks or desk labels. Just click "Multiple," make it a 1x2 copy, and change the settings to portrait.
A special thanks to Nedti for the arrow graphics!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Editing and Revising - Think ARMS and CUPS!
You know that blank look you get when you tell a student to revise their work? This INB insert has been really helpful in directing students to self-edit and revise.
EDITING VS. REVISING
*This Interactive Notebook reference page details the differences between each activity in student-friendly language.
*It provides easy to understand steps to follow to improve writing.
*Can also be used as a writing process checklist for students.
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Not Grade Specific
Characteristics of Epics and Epic Heroes powerpoint notes lesson
This powerpoint presentation gives detailed explanation and examples of the characteristics of epic poetry and the epic hero, displaying still shots taken from a multitude of popular movies and television series'. Students will be able to record organized notes on epics and epic heroes, while seeing vivid examples that encourage comprehension of the material. This presentation displays a compilation of characteristics in the most simplified format possible, in order to ensure the success of ev
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Apples Descriptive Word Web (Five Senses)
Describe apples using the five senses! Fill in adjectives for the properties of apples with this graphic organizer web.This can be a whole class activity for younger grades, or done individually or in partners. When I did this activity in a first grade classroom, we started with "apples look like" and I walked around with an apple for all to see. Next for "apples feel like" we passed it around so everyone got to touch the apple. I then cut up the apple into pieces and gave each student a piece t
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K - 3rd
Irregular Verbs: Present and Past Tense
Use this list of irregular present and past tense verbs to help your ESL students who are still learning!
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1st - 12th
Similes: Guided Notes and Poetry Analysis Practice Activity
In this two-part worksheet, students will first learn the basics of what similes are and why they're used. Students will follow along as they fill in explanations showing how similes compare two things using a feature that both things have in common.
On the back, students will read a free-verse poem, and will identify the similes used within. Students will then use the poem to answer several questions about the author's use of similes within the poem.
Answer key is included, and is great to
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Thinking Like a Historian - Interactive Notes | TEKS/STAAR
“Thinking Like a Historian” is the introduction for a larger set of Interactive Student Notes (ISN’s) that cover the Colonial Era to Reconstruction. In this brief unit, students will learn about how to responsibly consume information through the lenses of sourcing, context, corroboration, and close reading. I highly recommend the free resources available through the Stanford History Education Group to extend your instruction on these topics.Social Studies courses are notoriously packed full of i
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7th - 9th
Let's Write a Fable! (Student Template)
Provide scaffolding for your students who just aren't sure how to get started with this easy-to-use fable template!
Perfect for ELL's, students with IEP's, or struggling writers.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Narrative Writing Editing Checklist
Students can use this check list to self-check and peer-check their narrative writing. Students are encouraged to work through the list to ensure they have checked spelling and grammar, as well as reminders about the narrative structure. Uploaded as a word document so that you can edit, add or remove whatever you'd like!
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3rd - 7th
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Depth and Complexity Icons Notebook Freebie (Details)
This Depth and Complexity Icons Interactive Notebook Foldable focuses on identifying details of a topic that support a Big Idea. Identifying details allow us to see the importance of the smaller pieces that make up a larger topic. This foldable can be used in any subject! For example, have students find the details in :ELA- The theme/mood/tone of a class novel and the author's writing strategies that help us understand itArt- An artist's point of view and the ways in which he/she coveys that ide
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Not Grade Specific
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Synonyms & Antonyms
In an effort to make high quality educational material more accessible to parents and teachers alike, regardless of location and/or socioeconomic status, I have decided to post lessons I create on here for FREE. The products I make consist mostly of Google Slides in PDF format for K-8th grade students. They cover a wide range of subject matter, but focus mainly on math and language development. Each lesson is created with the intention of keeping students attentive and actively engaged by using
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2nd - 4th
Charlotte's Web--Character Analysis & Reading Response Culminating Activity
Enjoy guiding students through reading and responding in this classic fantasy story by E.B. White. Students will pay close attention to each character, analyzing behaviors, actions and personalities of each one.
This packet contains all that is needed for note taking, planning, and publishing a finished reader's response project.
Geared to 3rd/4th, but could be adapted for primary...
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3rd - 4th
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Burger - Paragraph Graphic Organizer
A legal sized sheet of the burger style graphic organizer.
Lines in every part will help students think clearly and write more neatly. Plus, the added space is perfect for those who write a little bigger.
Make correcting outlines a little less painful and a lot easier to read with this burger!
** Please take a look at my store! :) I'm always happy to help. You can find many more worksheets, teaching units, and also a teacher planner by visiting https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Flor
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Not Grade Specific
Sensory Details Anchor Chart Notes and Practice
Do you have a hard time getting students to elaborate in their writing? This activity will engage your students in a way that they will remember to use their senses when writing their stories. This hands on experience gives the students a taste/look/smell/feel/sound of what it means to write powerful sentences that make the reader feel as if they are there with them in the moment.Teacher Instructions:Introduce sensory details with a hands on activity. The teacher should preview the adjectives fo
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Underappreciated Figurative Language Guided Notes
This listing corresponds with the Lesson on Underappreciated Figurative Language which can be found here.If you like this resource, you'd love this writing lesson on the Progymnasmata and these lessons on Aristotle's Rhetorical Appeals.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Tutorial
This will assist you and your students with teaching or composing a text-based paragraph for any type of writing. This is good for visual learners as well as auditory learners and students who benefit from step by step processes.
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K - 4th, Higher Education, Adult Education
ELA Descriptive Writing Practice!
This was an extra credit opportunity that I gave my 7th grade students! It encourages them to write about their own interests, and creates a fun and engaging way to differentiate instruction. I asked students if they wanted to share out what they wrote about and read some examples and they all loved it. Perfect for practicing descriptive writing, can also be modified to help write about characters.
Grades:
7th - 8th
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Rhetorical Precis - The WHAT and the HOW
This structured analysis of expository literature fosters a deep understanding, exploration, and connection of informational text by pulling back the layers of the content and the delivery of oral and written rhetoric. This level of analysis lends itself well across curricula, and develops the student's internal background knowledge and stamina through productive struggle and, ultimately, a richer comprehension of the written word.
According to V. Stevenson and M. Frerichs, "a rhetorical pré
Grades:
3rd - 12th
FREE Computational Thinking Graphic Organizer | Problem Solving | STEM
This Graphic Organizer is really useful in guiding teachers and students through the process of computational thinking in the classroom. It addresses computational thinking through the following four areas. Decomposition, Pattern Recognition, Abstraction, Algorithmic DesignAn excellent resource for innovative thinking, coding and general problem-solving with the STEM and Digital Technologies Curriculum.
Grades:
PreK - 10th
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