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Higher education english language arts lessons for Microsoft Word
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories
Short Story Unit Plan - Presentations, Assignments, and Activities for 4 Stories: This comprehensive middle school and high school short story unit will captivate your students with four highly engaging stories, all with surprising endings. The resource includes eye-catching PowerPoint presentations to introduce short story terms and to guide the lesson for each of the short stories, dynamic discussions, enriching videos, and creative assessments and activities to engage and challenge your stude
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
12 Angry Men Unit Bundle | Engaging teaching materials for 9-12 grade students
These materials, based on Reginald Rose's iconic play, 12 Angry Men, helps students apply the play and its themes to the American justice system. This bundle contains the following resources: Handouts for taking notes on juror details, facts about the case, and judicial elements, such as circumstantial evidenceA slideshow introducing the play's premise, context, and themesA list of engaging assessments, including writing prompts and creative projects, such as juror reflections and art assignment
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
AP English Language & Composition Lesson Plans & Printable Materials (FULL YEAR)
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson plans and printable materials for teaching AP English Language & Composition. These lesson plans address all of the College Board standards in ways that promote critical thinking, creativity, inference, evidence gathering, and content-to-world connections grounded in character building and deeper life meaning.The following writing styles are covered in detail through essay writing tips, guides, models, and prompts: Rhetor
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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edTPA Elementary Literacy Lesson Plans- Task 1
Welcome to edTPA guidance!! Are you going through the edTPA process and stressing out about what a passing portfolio looks like? You will be so happy with this purchase and guidance through it all. My edTPA was submitted in November, 2018 and I received a passing score of 56 out of 75!! A 56 will allow you to teach in ANY state. I received the highest score EVER in my program and my University uses my portfolio as an example to guide the educators.If you're looking for examples of Task 1, Task 2
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K - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
English ELA Lesson Plan Template
English-Specific Lesson Plan Template
This lesson plan template (which is fully editable) is specifically designed for the English teacher, incorporating writing and reading checklists. Great time saver.
A newly-updated form incorporating spaces for the Common Core State Standards and Bloom's taxonomy types of learning is included in my Teacher Binder Jumbo Pack: Gradebook, Forms, Sub Plans, Lesson Plans, Calendar, and More!
and in the smaller bundle:
Lesson Plan Templates (Editable)
You can
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Career Resume Writing Handouts, Mini-Lessons, Rubrics (Editable Word .docx!)
*Updated and Expanded Google Slides Version Now Available!*Teach resume writing with ease. This series of handouts and mini-lessons will teach students how to write a resume, but also teach writer's craft and grammar with a real-life product. Includes:1) Inferring requirements from sample resume2) Brainstorming experience 3) Creating a draft 4) Replacing tired verbs with active verbs 5) Making tense consistent6) Creating clear and consistent formatting7) Proofreading (with Rubric)Please ask a qu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Technical Writing Course Materials
This 38-pg document contains all the materials for an entire technical writing 200- or 300-level college course. It includes a syllabus, course schedule, lesson plans, and all in-class activities and writing assignments.
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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“What the Health” Documentary Film Guide w/ Answer Key Included
This worksheet guides students through viewing the documentary film “What the Health” (2017). This documentary focuses on the connection between our diet and disease, the misrepresentation of various food industries, and the exploration of a plant-based lifestyle. The film guide includes 27 total questions (in order as they appear in the film) with an answer key attached. Question types include 22 fill-in-the-blank/short answer and 5 longer-response reflection questions at the end, requiring stu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nombres Julia Alvarez. Short story in SPANISH & English. Cuento dominicano
Nombres Julia Álvarez in SPANISH. Only place you can find the Spanish version since I had to translate it with another educator from the original English.Includes: Reading, Pictures to help scaffold for diverse learners, reading comprehension/discussion questions, and Answer Key.About the story:"Names/Nombres" is a actually less a story, and more a personal essay. Rather than creating a fictional plot and characters, Julia Alvarez is reflecting on her own experiences and combining them to make a
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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HIGH SCHOOL POETRY | 5 American Poets: Dickinson, Hughes, Frost, Bishop, Brooks!
This high-school poetry bundle features 5 EDITABLE units on American poetry that can be used in sequence over two weeks. The 5 units feature a total of 50 poems by 5 American poets: Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and Gwendolyn Brooks. By having students read the 10 best poems by each writer, you'll introduce them to the breadth of each poet's work while taking a deep dive into two or three poems in each class session.This poetry curriculum promises to elicit dy
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP English: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Unit Plan
Here is a 22 page unit plan for teach Sophocles' Oedipus Rex for AP English (or for another accelerated / honors level course). This includes: (1) The Structure of Oedipus Rex, (2) The Background / History of the Characters, (3) Discussion Day #1, (4) Reading Response Quiz, (5) Discussion Day #2, (6) Socratic Seminar - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Day #1 Questions, Seminar Day #2 Questions, (7) Large Group Discussion - Pre-Seminar Form, Seminar Questions, Rubric, (8) Writing for In-class/Timed Writ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Nonfiction Close Reading Lesson on Hot Topics: A Culture of Cheating
This easy prep mini lesson on cheating is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With specific skilled-based, text-based questions and a writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate. Make those real-world connections with hot topics informational text lessons!Student Experience: The pressure to achieve in academics, get into college, and earn scholarships often provokes students -- and even parents -- to make dishonest decisions, i.e. che
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
AP Spanish Reading and Email Reply Practice: Reina de belleza afromexicana
Lectura titulada "Reina de belleza afromexicana quiere vencer el racismo escondido en México" cuál está relacionada al tema de AP belleza y estética sobre los estándares de belleza en Latinoamérica, en este caso, particularmente en México. En el artículo, la reina de belleza habla sobre el bullying que experimentó por ser la primera reina de belleza afrolatina en llegar a concursar en Miss México. Producto incluye:Preguntas esencialesPreguntas antes de leerPreguntas Piensa / Contesta / Comparte
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Afrolatinos | Actividades para el mes de la historia negra | en español
MY ÁNTONIA Complete Unit: Fully EDITABLE Lessons on Willa Cather's Classic Novel
UPDATED in 2024: Rigorous! Discussion-based! Informed by the latest cutting-edge scholarship!....This 135-page EDITABLE curriculum has everything you'll need for profoundly stimulating lessons on Willa Cather's My Ántonia!! Invite your class to engage in student-driven discussions without compromising on intellectual rigor. The pre-reading handouts, discussion questions, daily quizzes, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and gener
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Brain Games from National Geographic: Worksheets (Easy Sub Plans!)
This document contains 3 separate worksheets (2 pages each) and matching answer keys to follow along with the three episodes in Season 1 of National Geographic's "Brain Games." Each episode is approximately 44 minutes long (DVDs available online or full episodes found on youtube or other video websites).
Episode 1 focuses on Optical Illusions & the 5 Senses.
Episode 2 takes a look at Attention.
Episode 3 focuses on Memory & Memorization Techniques.
Each worksheet has three parts:
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Write a Resume
This assignment helps students write a good resume.
Here is what you get:
1. Lesson Plan
2. Organizing worksheet for Resume Information
3. How to create an effective resume rubric
4. Tips for writing a good resume and positive word choices
5. Example Resume
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lesson Plan Template Backwards Design Approach
Lesson Plan Template Backwards Design ApproachAll essential elements that you will need to develop a quality lesson for your students!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Jamaica Kincaid's ANNIE JOHN (+ the story "Girl") | 3 Weeks of EDITABLE Lessons!
NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-based! This 80-page EDITABLE unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. Invite your students to engage in student-driven discussions that promise to be profoundly stimulating! The discussion prompts, daily quizzes, short writing prompts, and final paper will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights! Hold your students
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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AP English: F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Unit
Here is my complete unit on Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: Reading Response Quizzes for Chapters 1-3 and 4-6; Socratic Seminar Questions for a two-day seminar that assesses analysis of both Chapters 7-9 and the novel as a whole; two writing assignments, (1) a timed, AP Exam simulated assignment and (2) a planned, formal college essay; rubrics for both assignments; a student example of a 9 essay.
If you like it and want more help with how to teach it, please email me. I can also show you how to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Spanish Reading: El veganismo ¿moda o ética? AP La salud y la medicina
Lectura sobre el veganismo y si realmente es bueno para tu salud o es simplemente una moda o tendencia de la cultura hipster o entre los jóvenes y celebridades. No prep needed! Everything is included in this lesson!Producto incluye:LecturaClave de respuestasActividad Jigsaw con el artículoFotografías de vocabulario para ayudar al lector y hacer el artículo más interesante.Preguntas estilo APRespuestas para la lectura.Perfecto para las unidades de AP Spanish Language and Culture: Science and Tech
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Media Literacy: Fact, Opinion, and Bias
This 2-3 day, editable Word document mini-unit is geared toward high school students, specifically in language arts, but also for any class in which students will be researching. We assume that older students can easily distinguish between fact and opinion and detect bias in sources, but that is not necessarily the case, especially in today's confusing multimedia landscape. This unit includes a pre-assessment to introduce students to the subtleties of distinguishing fact from opinion and determi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
MLA Lesson for Website Citations: Interactive, Human Puzzle Activity
This classroom-tested, interactive, hands-on, game-like activity is excellent for reinforcing MLA website citation. It is a skills-building activity to get students ready to write their own research papers with internal and external citations. I have provided a quotation from a news article on a real-world topic (bullying) as well as the citation information. The topic of the quotation is also a good springboard for discussion. Students then arrange themselves into the correct format for both an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
World Literature Full Year Book Study BUNDLE (Modern/Highly-relevant Books!)
Looking for English/literature content focused on relevant subjects like human rights, cultural diversity, social justice, politics, religion, mental health, etc? This is the bundle for you!This product essentially contains my entire year in World Literature, which I teach to 12th Graders at an international school. My school affords me a ton of freedom, so I've basically built this class from the ground up, hand-picking books and crafting content to my liking. My approach to literature is na
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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