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ELA test prep Common Core RL.8.4 resources for homeschool
Figurative Language Sorting Activity Worksheet Alternative 100 Card Sort Game
Need figurative language activities? Use this fun and interactive sorting task card game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 100 task cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration. Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.You will want to use this student-centered
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5th - 12th
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Context Clue Chart with Passages Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Activities
This context clue chart along with over 40 worksheets, vocabulary passages and activities will help your students practice using context clues to define unknown vocabulary words. Students will practice multiple choice as well as constructed response questions, all based on using context clues to determine a word's meaning. Passages range from grades 4-8 in reading level—perfect for differentiation!This Download Contains: PRINTTypes of context clues anchor chart with examples12 intro practice pag
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4th - 8th
Poetry Vocabulary and Figurative Language Task Cards
Poetry Vocabulary Practice!Poetry genre review task cards require students to identify definitions of common vocabulary terms, and to find examples of figurative language and sound devices in a fun task card activity. Terms covered include:poemstanzalinealliterationassonancerhymerhythmmetersimilemetaphoridiompersonificationonomatopoeiaimageryfigurative languagefree verseconnotationdenotationmood toneYou can use these task cards in small groups, whole group, or as an individual assessment of und
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Get ALL the middle school reading comprehension review activities you need in one bundle! Practice inference, cause and effect, roots and affixes, context clues, story elements, figurative language, connotation, text structure, text features, compare and contrast, and fact and opinion with this complete reading skills test prep pack! This bundle includes 11 resources covering the following skills:InferenceStory ElementsCause and EffectRoots and AffixesContext CluesFigurative LanguageConnotationT
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6th - 8th
ELA Activities & Skills Games: Figurative Language, Conflict, Irony, Lit Terms
Use these ELA activities including task cards and sorting games to review and reinforce types of conflict, figurative language, rhetorical appeals (ethos/logos/pathos), types of irony and literary terms. These cards have examples taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will love the hands-on nature of these tasks, which are adaptable and easy to differentiate.You will want to use these student-centered activities for years to come! Included: 100 cards with figurative langu
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5th - 10th
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Context Clues Worksheets for Middle School High School Printable and Digital
Using context clues, Students learn new words with these digital or print worksheets. Practice context clues to increase vocabulary! Several different context clues activities for students to do fir a great review or quick substitute work. Students define context clues, determine meanings of words in context, and write sentences using context clues. Answer key included. Has context clues text signals reference sheets and reading passages with context clues are engaging worksheets for test prep.
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7th - 10th
Common Core English Exam Reading and Vocabulary Assessment
English reading assessment and vocabulary diagnostic test with answer keys. (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for reading-literature, reading literary non-fiction, writing, and language skills)
Assess your students reading proficiency with this exam, which includes:
-Short reading passage with 8 multiple choice questions
-Long non-fiction reading passage with 18 multiple choice questions and one writing response
-Seven multiple choice questions over literary elements
-Twenty-one m
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Test Prep Paired Texts - Paired Passages - Close Reading & Essay Writing Bundle
In these three lessons, students compare paired texts that have similar universal themes. These detailed lesson plans will provide you with everything you need to help your students meet Common Core English Language Arts Standards as they make connections between the texts and construct effective comparison essays. This 60-page bundle includes the following:-explicit lesson plans with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guides-contextual reading guides with sample annotation
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7th - 11th
Context Clues Bell Ringers Middle School ELA and Easel Assessment
Bell Ringers for middle school English Language Arts - Context Clues. Thirty vocabulary words in context warm-ups. Quick 5-7 minutes of practice with short context clues reading passages. These activities help students build vocabulary and determine meaning of unknown words in text. This digital resource includes strategies for using context clues that students can apply to their daily warm-ups. Each bellringer slide has a passage that students must read and then figure out the meaning of the un
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA Bundle - Full Year of Daily Warm-Ups
Figurative Language + Connotation with Videos | Printable & Digital
Use short film clips to teach figurative and connotative language, and the impact of word choice on meaning, tone and mood in secondary reading literature and informational texts (common core ELA standard #4) - Printable & Digital.Includes lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Doc, Google Slides, ANSWER KEY and rubric for a no prep teacher-guided lesson, student-led Google classroom or distance learning activity!Teach Grade 3 - 5? GRADE 3 - 5 VERSIONProduct Includes (zip)
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6th - 12th
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Paired Texts with Close Reading and Essay Writing - Middle School & High School
These 19 paired passages (using 39 texts) require students to use close reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing to help them prepare for standardized assessments. In each lesson, students synthesize their reading, identifying central ideas and themes across texts. With texts that vary by genre, time period, and author, this bundle meets the needs of diverse learners and provides scaffolding with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies.The following texts, which are available in
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6th - 11th
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Poetry Unit Review Task Cards (Self-Checking) - Figurative Language Review
Looking for a fun figurative language review? Check out these self-correcting poetry review cards perfect for National Poetry Month (or any time of year). This set of 30 cards can be used for bell ringers, independent practice, group work, or stations. Includes Teacher’s Guide, Definitions handout, and an optional written extension activity. (grades 7-10)Students read excerpts of poetry and identify figurative language and poetic devices. They use paper clips to mark their answers before flippin
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7th - 9th
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Figurative Language Task Cards Activity
The Figurative Language Task Card Activity is a fun and focused way to introduce, practice, or review figurative language. The Figurative Language Task Cards cover metaphors, similes, idioms, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. The task cards can be used in a variety of ways: centers, stations, whole-class, partner work, early finishers, as bell ringers or exit cards, and more! Put the task cards up around your classroom to get your students up and moving! Each card has
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4th - 7th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Figurative Language Activities - Task Cards Seasonal Bundle - ELA Test Prep
340 Middle School Reading-ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 6-8
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6th - 8th
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Figurative Language Bell Ringers Middle School ELA and Easel Assessment
Bell Ringers for middle school English Language Arts - Figurative Language. Thirty ways to practice idioms, similes, personification, hyperboles, and metaphors. Quick 5-7 minutes of practice that will help students build vocabulary and apply figurative language to their own writing. This digital resource has slides explaining the types of figurative language. Each bellringer practice slide has an activity and an answer slide so they can quickly check themselves. These can also be printed out on
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Bell Ringers for Middle School ELA Bundle - Full Year of Daily Warm-Ups
Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Trashketball Review Game
Make learning fun while assessing your students' reading comprehension of Lord of the Flies with this activity that uses cooperative learning. Throughout this PowerPoint, teams of students recall characters, plot, symbolism, and other literary devices to compete to shoot baskets into your classroom trash can! There are 25 questions in total. Brain-based research shows that students often learn best when they can move, and this game motivates them with their love of sports. Using heterogeneous gr
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8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Novel Study Games Bundle - Story Elements (Character, Setting, Plot, Theme)
Connotation & Denotation Task Card Game | Card Sort Game
Use this Connotation and Denotation Task Card/Card Sort Game to teach the difference between the Connotation and Denotation or review Connotation and Denotation with students! This Connotation and Denotation Task Card game is meant to engage students in the topic of Connotation and Denotation and make the concept easier to grasp!Included in this product is two versions of the same game. One version if you are printing on the same color paper and one version if you are using different colors when
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6th - 9th
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Poetry Analysis Worksheets - CLOSE read with any poem!
This Poetry analysis worksheet is perfect for your students to analyze any poem that they read! It forces students to take a closer look at the poems they read and gain a deeper understanding of the author’s use of poetry to communicate his/her ideas.
Concepts included on the worksheet:
1. Summarizing literal meaning
2. Determining poetic form
3. Identifying rhyme scheme
4. Identifying sensory images
5. Determining types of rhyme (internal vs. end rhyme, exact,
eye, slant)
6. Iden
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5th - 8th
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Grimm Brothers Reading Comp Worksheets! (Cinderella, Rapunzel, & Rumplestilskin)
The Grimm Brothers stories have been such a hit in my classroom! In this resource you will find: The Grimm Brothers versions of Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltskin with reading comprehension questions (a color and black & white version for each)An answer key for each set of questionsA compare and contrast worksheetReading comprehension questions are CCSS-alligned, perfect for test prep!
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6th - 8th
Setting, Mood, and Tone Test Google Form and Print
Have you taught setting, mood, and tone? If you need an assessment that includes editable questions, this resource is perfect for you! Simply share the link and have your students complete the Google form. The multiple-choice questions will self grade and the optional short-response questions will be easy to score with the suggested answers that are provided. A PRINTABLE version is also included!Everything you need to assess is included. There are engaging short texts, 13 multiple choice questio
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Middle School ELA Test Bundle Digital
Poetry Video Quiz
This powerpoint is colorful and assesses poetry and figurative language knowledge using poetry scenes from popular movies, followed by a question about the poem given.
After creating a video quiz over main idea, I discovered that my students were actively engaged the entire lesson, while still giving me immediate feedback over their understanding of content.
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- 7 video clips ( please ensure your school allows access to youtube prior to purchasing)
- 7 EDITABLE questions
- answer key
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Digital Reading Warm-Ups
ELA Test Prep-Get your students ready for the end of year ELA assessment with these engaging test-prep warm ups! Included in this resource are 18 standards-based mini-passages, each with a multiple choice question aligned to a Common-Core standard. Each day, students will practice with a different standard. Perfect for reviewing test-taking skills, morning work, warm-ups, and more. Teach students how to find evidence to support an answer, process of elimination, using context clues, and other im
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7th - 8th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 CCQ Novel Study Assessment Workbook-CCSS Align
**The Most Rigorous Novel Study Assessments on the Market!**
*Download our FREE Preview to see for yourself.* CCQ Workbooks are proven, field-tested reading and writing assessments designed to provide accurate and authentic student data. Students, Teachers, Parents, and Administrators LOVE our challenging questions because they ONLY focus on the essential higher-order thinking skills needed to develop critical reading and evidence-based writing skills.
Since we are constantly field-testing
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5th - 8th
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144 Days (200 + now) of ELA Bellwork - Middle School - Great State Test Prep
What you are getting with this purchase is 144 days and then some (actually over 200 now and adding) of ELA Bellwork for 8th grade students. There are a mixture of reading questions and writing prompts. Common Core standards are listed with each question. Each day is meant to take 5-10 minutes tops.
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7th - 9th
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