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Common Core W.8.1b bulletin board ideas for GATE
RACES Writing Strategy & Paragraph Writing
The RACES writing strategy is a constructive paragraph writing technique for your students to write a short answer response using citations and extended elaboration. Some other teachers use the RACER writing strategy and/or the TALES writing strategy. With a few small changes in each of the writing strategies, your students will be writing amazing paragraphs.In this product, I am providing you with everything you need to teach your students to write incredible paragraphs. Effective practice is
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4th - 9th
Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards
Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun
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6th - 9th
Mock Trial: Cinderella and the Case of the Missing Glass Slipper
Are you looking for an engaging and creative way to harness the power of persuasion and argument? Then this activity surely is for you! As a follow-up to my best-selling mock trial about The Three Little Pigs, I've created Cinderella and the Case of the Missing Glass Slipper. It takes approximately five days to complete in class. I have planned out three days of trial preparation and about two days of courtroom action! Students love this activity. It's a favorite every year! Not only does it tea
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Mock Trials: Classic Tales
To Kill a Mockingbird Creative Project
Are you looking for a creative and artistic activity for your students to complete as an assessment for the end of To Kill a Mockingbird? Would you like to conclude the novel with something more engaging and higher level? Lessons from a Mockingbird is the perfect project to end the novel, and it truly will have your students digging deep, analyzing, and elaborating while reflecting on their own life and values. There are so many valuable lessons in the novel, and in this activity, your students
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8th - 12th
Create Your Own Utopia - FUN Argumentative Writing Project
This final project is a favorite for my seventh graders. I used it as a summative assessment after studying Utopias - it would be perfect after a reading of The Giver or other utopia/dystopia novels.The project is based on the students creating their own Utopias. However, I wanted to have it tied into Argumentative Writing, so graphic organizers lead students on a step-by-step path to not just create their Utopia, but argue why people should choose to live there. Students use actual sources t
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6th - 8th
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8th Grade ELA Marzano Learning Goals and Scale Posters for Differentiation
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
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8th
Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +
This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics.
This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
BUNDLE! 99 Writing Prompts: Expository, Persuasive & Narrative, Grades 6-8
99 Writing Prompts for Expository, Persuasive & Narrative texts. This product includes my sets of 30 Fall, Winter and Spring Writing Prompts for Grades 6-8, plus 9 more new prompts!Perfect for on-demand writing, test prep, quick writes or paragraph-writing practice. Complex, cross-curricular writing prompts grown-up enough for middle school & upper elementary. Zero-prep! Printed on lined writing paper with a relevant eye-catching graphic, historic or scientific photo on each page! (Bo
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6th - 8th
Persuasive and Expository Collaborative Activity Writing Product Reviews
Do you read the reviews before you buy a product? Almost all of us do, and your students will become pros at this aspect of writing that blends expository and persuasive writing. This is such a fun activity for teaching writing.There are two activities included. First, students will share three of their favorite products. Using a graphic organizer, they'll plan what they want to say about it. Then, in groups of three, they'll share their favorite products. They'll try to persuade the group membe
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5th - 10th
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RACE Writing Strategy Posters | Constructed Response | Citing Text Evidence
The RACE writing strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt or text-based prompt. It has changed the way my students answer questions in the classroom and has improved their writing tremendously!This resource is equipped with posters that explain the RACE strategy and even give sentence starters to help students as they become more familiar with the process.Inside you will find: RACE strategy posters in 3 styles - neutral, rainbow, and
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2nd - 8th
Teaching Depth and Complexity with A Bad Case of Stripes (distance learning)
Teaching, reviewing, and engaging with Depth and Complexity Icons is fun when using the picture book, "A Bad Case of Stripes". Your students will practice using all 11 depth and complexity icons (big ideas, details, patterns, multiple perspectives, rules, across the disciplines, trends, ethics, unanswered questions, over time, and language of the discipline) as they analyze text, and dive deep into complex discussion with this lesson! In the book, "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon, your s
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons with Picture Books GROWING BUNDLE
Character Study Book Report (Includes Summary and "Wanted" Poster Assignment)
This Character Study book report includes instructions for students, a sample summary and sample project, as well as an optional grading rubric for the teacher to simply pick and choose from listed choices to grade the student on writing (effective expression), grammar (conventions), and drawing (visual arts).The assignment requires students to write a one-page summary broken down into a beginning, middle, and end. The students must also complete a "Wanted" poster project, focusing on the main c
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3rd - 12th
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CCSS Middle School ELA Standards | I Can Learning Targets Banner BUNDLE
Included in this classroom decor and learning tool resource is a pennant with an "I Can" learning target statement for every Common Core State Standard for grades 6-8 ELA. Print, cut, punch, and string together the pennants to create your own banner to display current learning targets for students! With patterned pennants included as well, the banner is a fun piece of classroom decor that students will enjoy noticing and reading, reminding them of their learning goals. Simply swap out the learn
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6th - 8th
Freebie! 3 Writing Prompts: Expository, Persuasive & Narrative, Grades 6-8
3 Writing Prompts for Expository, Persuasive & Narrative texts. Perfect for on-demand writing, test prep, quick writes or paragraph-writing practice. Complex, cross-curricular writing prompts grown-up enough for middle school & upper elementary. Zero-prep! Printed on lined writing paper with a relevant eye-catching graphic, historic or scientific photo on each page! (Bonus! Includes 3 student-friendly self-assess rubrics.)If you like this freebie, check out my set of 30 writing prompt
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6th - 8th
TEPAC Style Writing Posters for Classroom and Student Notebooks
Easy to print poster from your printer or copy machine!This resource is to assist in informational and argumentative writing using the TEPAC (Topic Sentence, Evidence, Paraphrase, Analyze, and Conclusion Sentence). There are 10 posters included. Each letter has one poster as a description and one with sentence frames for writing. Included is 17x11 version of the poster in color and black and white11x8.5 version of the poster in color and black and whiteA one page printable (8.5x11) version for s
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5th - 8th
Movie Advertisement Book Report (Includes Essay and Movie Poster Assignment)
This Movie Advertisement book report has students analyze any novel or chapter book by writing a multi-paragraph informational essay and creating a movie advertisement poster, imagining how the book would be advertised if it were a movie. The instructions include student-friendly language with paragraph-by-paragraph guidance for the informational essay and sample topic sentences. The instructions also tell specific requirements for the movie poster (including a tag line, movie critic reviews, wh
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2nd - 12th
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
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6th - 9th
Grade 8 ELA TN Standards Flip Chart- Full Size
TN ELA Grade 8 Full Size Binder Flip Charts- Full SizeThis is a great tool for any ELA teacher. Stop writing your standards on your board and use a flip chart!--Print on 8.5x11 paper--place in a binder--or in a folder with three clasps--or attach with three rings or metal clasps--Hang on board to fulfill White board protocol for you school--bring with you to PLCs--gift for a student teacher or a new teacherStandards are organized byLanguageReadingSpeaking and ListeningWritingCan be printed on co
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8th
Also included in: Grade 6, 7, 8 ELA TN Standards Flip Chart- Full Size
Argumentative Essay Anchor Chart
Pencil shaped anchor chart for an argumentative essay! Perfect for any teachers that teach writing 6th-12th grade! Colored pencil version and black/ white version to print on colored paper!
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6th - 12th
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Prepositions Poster
Display prepositions in your class to enhance your students' writing! This poster is great for 5th-12th grade students. This download includes two posters, with slight differences. Both posters feature 50 prepositions, in alphabetical order. The design at the top of the posters are slightly different-- one features flowers, and one features abstract shapes, depending on the teacher's preference. Posters are designed to be printed 18 in x 24 in, but size can be adjusted depending on printing pref
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Not Grade Specific
America the Beautiful Patriotic Song Persuasive Writing Activity
Would you like to teach the patriotic song "American the Beautiful" in a way that will enrich its meaning to your students for the rest of their lives? Would you like to meet persuasive writing standards at the same time? You can do that with this resource! Your students participate in two activities that examine the origins of the song and asks them to consider if it should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as our national anthem. They'll end their exploration with a persuasive writing activit
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Constitution Week Unit US Government Activities 4th Grade - 8th Grade
8th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
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8th
Teaching Depth and Complexity with The Big Box for 6-8 (distance learning)
Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons is fun and easy for your 6-8 middle school students when using the picture book, "The Big Box". Your students will practice using all 11 depth and complexity icons (big ideas, details, patterns, multiple perspectives, rules, across the disciplines, trends, ethics, unanswered questions, over time, and language of the discipline) as they analyze text, and dive deep into complex discussion with this lesson! In the book, "The Big Box" by Toni Morrison, your stude
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Teaching Depth and Complexity Icons with Picture Books GROWING BUNDLE
This Day in US History Bell Ringer w Interactive Journal + Bulletin Board Decor
The Daily American History Bell Ringer Activity and Décor provides U.S. history readings and questions that correspond to the days of March. As warm-ups and interactive journal snippets, the “this day in American history” readings allow students to engage with the most interesting parts of American history before class even begins.Each day includes a new historical event with a brief passage, one multiple-choice question, and one journaling question. The multiple-choice questions promote literac
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8th - 11th
Also included in: This Day in US History Bellringer| Months of the School Year BUNDLE
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