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8th grade vocabulary Common Core RI.9-10.5 resources
Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) Treasure Hunt: Question Trail Activity
Ignite student enthusiasm in this fun movement-based activity and rediscover the triumphant trio of rhetorical appeals — ethos, pathos, and logos! Transform a mundane review into an exhilarating adventure, infusing fun and engagement into the learning process. How it works: Picture your students filling out their answer sheets as they embark on a quest, deciphering 18 intriguing question cards scattered around the classroom. Each answer they uncover brings them one step closer to unraveling the
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Warriors Don't Cry Chapter/Quiz questions for entire book
This assignment contains comprehension and analysis questions for the classroom edition of Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals. There are 10-15 questions (a mix of comprehension and analysis) for each chapter (18 chapters total), along with a "words to know" vocab section for each chapter. I used this unit with an inclusion low-level 9th grade reading class, so the questions are fairly straightforward and literal. These questions could be used for a reading check, for exit slips, or for o
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6th - 10th
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Analogies PowerPoint
I designed this PowerPoint to help my 8th graders practice for their High School Placement Test (HSPT) but have found it extremely helpful with older ages as well. This PowerPoint invites students to define analogies, identify different types, dig deeper with a partner, and ultimately engage in independent practice. Included is an Answer Key that walks learners through the steps in solving each independent practice item.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â HSPT Prep Mega Bundle
RI.5 Standards-Based Vocabulary Interactive Lesson- Informational Text Structure
In this no-prep Google slide interactive lesson, middle school students will practice standard-aligned vocabulary on RI.5 (informational text structure) through critical thinking, academic conversation, and formative assessment. This resource is perfect for introducing a lesson, test review, station rotations, and small group instruction.This resource includes:Teacher instructions for use5 academic vocabulary terms aligned to RI.5 (editable definitions)A critical thinking drag and drop activity
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Middle School ELA: Standards-Based Informational Text Structure BUNDLE, RI.5
Critical Thinking: Fact Vs. Opinion Lesson and Review Activity
An introduction to critical thinking in a Google Slides presentation. Created to be used with the PearDeck add-on, this lesson promotes student engagement by having students highlight supporting statements within the lesson, as well as having them answer comprehension and vocabulary questions. Lesson ends with an exercise where students identify facts vs opinions.
Grades:
7th - 11th
Article Annotation Assignment
Annotations help students make meaning of the texts they read across all subject areas. Use this resource to help you teach students 8 strategies for annotating a text with the Annotation Strategies handout, then use the Article Annotation assignment to help them review what they've learned! The assignment includes a rubric that makes grading easy for you; it can also be used with any article in any subject, and can be reused for future assignments. You might also like: Secondary English Graphic
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â English Teacher Starter Pack MEGA Bundle - Microsoft Word & PDF
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THE OUTSIDERS [Puzzles]
As a major part of any English Language Arts class, THE OUTSIDERS shines. 5 Content-Related PUZZLES to culminate your students' hard work on this unit. A Word Search, Crosswords, Letter Tiles, Matching, and Double Puzzle Puzzles with Answer Keys will make your classroom GREAT! These puzzles allow students to do a deep dive into this canonical piece for further comprehension. Check it out!You may also appreciate:THE PIANO LESSON [SHORT RESPONSE QUIZZES]OTHELLO [SHORT RESPONSE QUIZZES]OTHELLO [LES
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â THE OUTSIDERS [BUNDLE]
Media Literacy Informational Text Analysis + Vocabulary Activity | Gr 8+
This activity is designed to strengthen students' analysis of informational texts, reinforce academic vocabulary, and cover key concepts in media and information literacy, all in one. It includes 3 informational texts dealing with media and information literacy plus challenging text analysis questions, a vocabulary task, word list and definitions, and detailed answer explanations.For each passage, students will answer text analysis questions addressing text structure and features, author's inte
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Tier 2 Vocabulary Assessments and Practice (Middle-High School) Best Practices
•student self-assessment•assessments•promote creativity•promote metacognition•use as daily drills •can be used repeatedly to assess growth in personal vocabularyanswer key provided with writing examples for "answers may vary"focus on informational/nonfiction: science, current events, Supreme Court, teenage marriage, etc.includes an original fableincludes an original poemmultiple genresdeeper level analysis short-answer responses requiring text-based evidence
Grades:
8th - 11th
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ORIGINAL SHORT STORY 9th Grade Reading Standards Practice - The Stolen Shoes
Attention all 9th Grade ELA teachers! Are you looking for an engaging and exciting short story that covers various reading comprehension standards for your 9th grade ELA class? Look no further!This original short story has got you covered. It includes challenging vocabulary up to 12th grade level and covers both 9th and 10th reading standards for English Language Arts.You can enjoy this story in printed or digital form, with no prep required. The digital version is even editable, making it perfe
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8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE 5 Original Short Stories for 9th Grade Reading Practice (PRINTED)
Nonfiction Vocabulary Terms and Definitions Printable
In need of a handout defining nonfiction terms?
This 3 page document includes definitions for genres of nonfiction, such as autobiography, biography, memoir, primary and secondary sources, and more. Connotation, denotation, euphemisms, idioms and more define the context clues of nonfiction. Propaganda, cliches, anecdotes, rhetorical questions- these are among several terms defined, with 48 definitions and examples in all. Definitely a good handout to print and pass out.
A useful tool
Grades:
5th - 12th
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ORIGINAL SHORT STORY 9th Grade Reading Standards Practice - The Soccer Tryouts
Attention all 9th Grade ELA teachers! Are you looking for an engaging and exciting short story that covers various reading comprehension standards for your 9th grade ELA class? Look no further!This original short story has got you covered. It includes challenging vocabulary up to 12th grade level and covers both 9th and 10th reading standards for English Language Arts.You can enjoy this story in printed or digital form, with no prep required. The digital version is even editable, making it perfe
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE 5 Original Short Stories for 9th Grade Reading Practice (PRINTED)
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THE PEARL [PUZZLES]
Steinbeck's THE PEARL brings fun to the English Classroom. 5 Content-Related PUZZLES to culminate your students' hard work on this unit. A Word Search, Crosswords, Letter Tiles, Matching, and Double Puzzle Puzzles with Answer Keys will make your classroom GREAT! These puzzles allow students to do a deep dive into this canonical piece for further comprehension. Check it out!You may also appreciate:THE PEARL [LESSON ACTIVITIES]TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE [LESSON ACTIVITIES]FAHRENHEIT 451 [TASK CARDS]FAHR
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â THE PEARL [BUNDLE]
Article of the Week: COP26 Climate Summit (PDF)
This activity contains objective summary practice and standards-based text-dependent questions related to text about the COP26 climate summit and global action against climate change.The text includes spaces for section summaries and includes directions for annotating.It can be used in conjunction with the Text Annotation Key available for free in my store.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Poetry Terminology and Examples
Here is a handout which delivers delightful, definitive examples of poetry vocabulary and example. This alliteration is just one of the terms that is included with 19 other words and definitions. All specifically apply to a poetry unit and may be used to identify elements as students read selected pieces.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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JFK's Space Race Bundle-Warm-up, Survey, 4 vocab, annotations and questions
This JFK Space Race bundle features:- warm up journal- survey with take a stance activity- vocabulary intro-vocabulary handout- vocabulary sort-vocabulary paragraph write- speech annotation and questions-answer key
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Are you biased without meaning to be?
This is a self-contained reading comprehension lesson, consisting of a handout with an article about ageism and bias, its effect in employment, and how an experiment proved especially interesting in our assumptions that the mind is slower to make decisions as it gets older. Actually, it doesn't start to slow down until we are 60! The article gives potential reasons why we are perceived to slow down our decision making, and offers alternative solutions for students to explore. It also has questio
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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Article of the Week: COP26 Climate Summit (Google Doc)
This activity contains objective summary practice and standards-based text-dependent questions related to text about the COP26 climate summit and global action against climate change. The text includes spaces for section summaries and includes directions for annotating. It can be used in conjunction with the Text Annotation Key available for free in my store.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" Assessment
From Electric English...
This is a very brief, six question assessment that gives students the opportunity to consider their true understanding of Chavez's speech and provides them with practice at multiple choice questions. Alas, I did not write these questions, so I am not going to charge for them. Hope it is useful.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about other activists, his unflagging support of an oppr
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" (8-15) Questions
From Electric English...
This accompanies a fresh, clean copy of Cesar Chavez's, "Commonwealth Club Address"; however, this portion is only for paragraphs 8-15 of 29. This activity provides students with the opportunity to continue honing their annotation skills and requires them to answer questions about the text and provide text based evidence for their findings.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about oth
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" (8-15)
From Electric English...
This is a fresh, clean copy of Cesar Chavez's, "Commonwealth Club Address"; however, this portion is only paragraphs 8-15 of 29. It is the speech he gave in 1984 and discusses the plight of migrant laborers, and how important the UFW is for their cause.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about other activists, his unflagging support of an oppressed people shines through. I always thor
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" Structure Chart
From Electric English...
This accompanies a fresh, clean copy of Cesar Chavez's, "Commonwealth Club Address". This activity provides students with the opportunity to analyze the speech as a whole after its complete reading and use text based evidence to provide support for the main ideas expressed in the piece.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about other activists, his unflagging support of an oppressed pe
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" (1-7)
From Electric English...
This is a fresh, clean copy of Cesar Chavez's, "Commonwealth Club Address"; however, this portion is only paragraphs 1-7 of 29. It is the speech he gave in 1984 and discusses the plight of migrant laborers, and how important the UFW is for their cause.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about other activists, his unflagging support of an oppressed people shines through. I always thoro
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cesar Chavez: "Commonwealth Club Address" (22-29)
From Electric English...
This is a fresh, clean copy of Cesar Chavez's, "Commonwealth Club Address"; however, this portion is only paragraphs 22-29 of 29. It is the speech he gave in 1984 and discusses the plight of migrant laborers, and how important the UFW is for their cause.
The ideals Chavez espouses pair very well with all different types of literature. From poetry to novels to documentaries about other activists, his unflagging support of an oppressed people shines through. I always tho
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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