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6th grade Common Core W.8.2b resources for Microsoft Word
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Assessment Questions
126 reading comprehension questions. The format is multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short essay questions organized by chapter. They can be used as a study guide, homework questions, quizzes, or tests. The chapter title and page numbers are listed before each section to make targeting sections that need review very easy. The document is fully editable, and an answer key is also included. Download the preview file for the first few chapters.You might also be interested in my Uglies Close R
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6th - 8th
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Grades 6-8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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6th - 8th
Common Core Rubric for any Book report or project- Grade 6, 7, 8
This is a rubric I created that I use for every book project/ book report /literature circles culminating project that I give throughout the year. In my school the students are supposed to have an independent, self-chosen book with them at all times, and then they must do a quarterly book project on one of the books they finished reading. For example, I give a book review, a scrapbook project, a movie poster, and a menu of choices as my project. I fill in the specific type of project at the to
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6th - 8th
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How to Write an Extended Response & Paragraph: ELA Test Prep, Writing Skills
Students will be able to identify the different parts of an extended ASC response and will compare it to an ASC paragraph. Students will then identify the difference themselves. The comparison will be geared towards ensuring students know the difference and how much more information goes in to writing an extended response compared to an ASC paragraph. Students will eventually apply what they've learned about the structure of an extended ASC response and will create their own based on a question
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6th - 12th
Zombie Themed End of Year Review - Fun Study Aide Activity
Motivate your students to review by having them revisit all of their material from the year and identify one thing from each unit that will help them survive the zombie hordes. Students must describe in detail how they would put information or a skill learned in your class to use surviving a post-apocalyptic scenario or fighting off zombies. Students must provide a diagram also. My students love zombies and get very creative with this activity. They become very motivated to review their notes, l
WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
A bundle of 20 writing resources for ESL students.This download includes:Imaginative WritingNarrative WritingBiography WritingArticle WritingReport WritingArgumentative WritingDescriptive WritingDiary WritingPersuasive WritingSummary WritingReview WritingParagraph WritingDialogue WritingCreating WritingAutobiography WritingFactual DescriptionPlay-Script WritingPoem WritingUsing Textual Prompts to WriteNon-chronological ReportHere are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge ea
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6th - 10th
Who Am I/My Culture 3 Items Assignment Packet
This is a wonderful project to do as an introduction activity, or as an assignment early on in reading Tuesdays with Morrie!
The first assignment sheet asks students to gather 3 items or pictures that symbolize/represent them in some way. They will do a speech on these items!
**They can also write a paper later [see Who Am I/My Culture Paper Packet].
This Who Am I/My Culture 3 Items Assignment Packet includes:
- Who Am I/My Culture 3 Items Assignment Sheet
- Brainstorming 3 Items Worksheet
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6th - 12th
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(Template Example) Cornell Notes + Traditional Outline Format EDITABLE
Introduction to Cornell Note Formatting using Traditional Outline Formatting for students. This is an example I created with my students during class to show them how to create this document on paper or via Google.Docs. It's a great class activity (or group activity) to help students understand what Cornell Notes are and how to use the traditional outline format. Reluctant, struggling and advanced writers who were in General Education and Special Education excelled using this process. It provid
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE Annotations + Cornell Notes EDITABLE
PEE PARAGRAPH TASK CARDS AND WORKSHEETS
A package of 10 task cards on PEE paragraph writing.This resource includes exercises on:Making a point, supporting it with an evidence, and explaining.Spotting point, evidence, and explanation.Writing PEE paragraphs.Analyzing a text using PEE Method.Demonstrating PEE knowledge in writing.Trying PEE Method.Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effecti
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
FORMAL LETTER WRITING: LESSON AND RESOURCES
A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of formal letter writing based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of a formal letter.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a formal letter.SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute formal letter writing techniques.SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of form
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: LETTER WRITING: CLASSROOM RESOURCES - BUNDLE
INFORMAL LETTER WRITING: LESSON AND RESOURCES
A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal letter writing based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of an informal letter.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter.SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques.SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowled
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6th - 8th
Also included in: LETTER WRITING: CLASSROOM RESOURCES - BUNDLE
Ground Floor Writing: Persuasion (Full Program)
A comprehensive, flexible, grade 6-9 writing-instruction program at your fingertips for teaching persuasive writing. You get 11 sequenced lessons featuring step-by-step instructions. Each lesson has a class worksheet and an extended-practice worksheet to sharpen skills. Also included is a package of 25 in-depth persuasive writing topics that are serious, debatable, and interesting (not the usual school-related issues that students are so often asked to write on). You can buy the whole program, y
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6th - 9th
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Product Placement: Informational Writing Task: Self Guided/ Google Classroom
This is an informational/explanatory writing assignment. Common Core aligned and self-guided with step-by-step directions so that students are not overwhelmed if they are working on this from home. It also helps teacher's focus more on doing mini-lessons on thesis statements etc. versus trying to create the entire process and assignment themselves. This is ready to be uploaded to Google Classroom Video Links and Source is included. This includes: Writing Prompt: Directions on how to analyze and
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6th - 10th
5 Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step
Teaching Students how to write a 5-paragraph essay can be challenging because technology has hindered that fundamental skill our kiddos need to possess. This lesson was my “I do”, “we do” component of the lesson. It takes as long as you need it to take because at the end, they will have to write an entire 5 -paragraph essay on their own as an assessment.
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6th - 8th
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Lion King Movie Analysis
A 3-page, in-depth analysis worksheet of The Lion King.This analysis worksheet centers around citing textual evidence, plot, conflict, and theme.The kids will love this assignment because they get to watch a movie, and (bonus) you'll get a few class periods of mostly hands-off teacher time. :)
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6th - 8th
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P.I.E.S. Paragraph Packet
I use the P.I.E.S. paragraph to help my students build their writing. Many of my students struggle with writing a solid paragraph. Through P.I.E.S., the students can create an effective paragraph. Each resource builds off the last. Depending on the writing task, the students begin with a brainstorm of some sort. This allows them to get their ideas on paper using a graphic organizer. Next, the students will begin utilizing an outline with sentence starters (perfect for ELL students). After, the s
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5th - 12th
Rainbow Revision: Peer and Teacher Revision Forms/Rubric for TDA!
This product can be used for any TDA your students write throughout the year. This helps students learn essay organization by marking their own or peer papers with colored pencils, markers, pens etc. The colors should go with what they are circling, underlining, highlighting, etc. The rubric is editable to match your own state standards!
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5th - 10th
Ground Floor Writing: Exposition (Full Program)
A comprehensive, flexible, grade 6-9 writing-instruction program at your fingertips for teaching expository definition writing. You get 9 sequenced lessons featuring step-by-step instructions. Each lesson has a class worksheet and an extended-practice worksheet to sharpen skills. Also included is a package of 47 in-depth definition writing topics that are serious, debatable, and interesting (not the usual school-related issues that students are so often asked to write on). You can buy the whole
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6th - 9th
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Language Arts Creativity Project (editable)
I use this as an end of the year student choice project but it could also be broken down into multiple smaller assignments. This download includes 10 different creative writing and thinking activities with the following titles and descriptions:Lyrical Genius - students look for figurative language in songsHomophone Scramble - student correct incorrectly used homophonesVerbals Hunt- Students look for gerund, infinitive, and participlesBiography Poem - Students create an autobiographical poemBe th
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6th - 9th
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Independent Reading Journey Introduction and Rubrics
Welcome to the Independent Reading Journey! This Journey is a year-long independent reading challenge separated into 2 semesters. This is an editable multi-grade document in which each grade level has a different reading goal to reach by the end of the year. This Journey is not just about reading, but about reading response as well! Each book the students read will need at least 1 accompanying reading response journal entry (called a Rumination Entry) both for honesty and critical thinking / dee
Who Am I/My Culture Paper Packet
This is the assignment sheet, brainstorming sheet, and rubric for the Who Am I/My Culture Paper!
**[see Who Am I/My Culture 3 Items Assignment Packet for more information].
This is a paper about one's self--the students will choose three items that represent them and explore them in this paper!
Post Includes:
- Who Am I/My Culture Paper Assignment Sheet
- Who Am I/My Culture Paper Brainstorming Sheet
- Who Am I/My Culture Paper Rubric
This is excellent for the beginning of the year or for a
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6th - 12th
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST INFORMATION TEXT LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on compare and contrast information text.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Acquire understanding of the features of compare and contrast information text.List the compare and contrast text elements.Demonstrate knowledge of compare and contrast information text in writing.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Compare, Contrast, Information TextFlipp
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6th - 8th
Also included in: INFORMATION TEXT: LESSON AND RESOURCES - BUNDLE
Sweet Venom Study Guide
Sweet Venom is a young adult fiction novel for ages 11 and up. It is a great accompaniment to teaching a Greek Mythology Unit (also available in my store). This 32-page study guide includes the following:p.2-8: Whole-Book Chapter Questionsp.9-15: Whole-Book Chapter Questions Answer Keyp.16: Literary Artist’s Notebook Project Guidelines and Rubricp.17-20: Vocabulary Worksheetp.21-23: Figurative Language Worksheetp.24-26: Commentary Worksheetp.27: Gorgon Sisters Compare and Contrast Graphic Organi
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6th - 12th
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The Call of the Wild Chapter 2 Test Common Core Aligned
Chapter Test for The Call of the Wild. Forces students to prove their understanding of how incidents in the story affect different aspects such as plot, character interactions, how incidents changed a character's perspective or decisions, and explain themes. I chose big incidents that affected the way the main character, Buck, learned, interacted, and made decisions.
Vocabulary added from the text. Students must use content from the story, include a context clue, and the sentence must be origi
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6th - 8th
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