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8th and 9th Grade ELA

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The Book Thief Introduction Breakout

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This breakout-style experience can be done digitally or hands-on, and materials are provided for each format. This activity is best used after students have read The Prologue and enough of the first section to know who the main character is, or can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th

Types:

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CCSS:

CCRA.R.10, CCRA.SL.1

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Eye of the Beholder (Character Point-of-View Activity)

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This is a creative activity designed to help students analyze the different perspectives and motivations of two characters during any given scene or section within a text. It asks them to draw what each character "sees" into a drawing of the

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$2.50

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Writing Claims Graded Practice

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

Students choose from a substantial list of argumentative prompts and craft thesis statements/claim statements for a grade. Students should write a statement that has a clear claim and reasons to support it, and that acknowledge the counterclaim. To

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

$1.00

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The Odyssey Close Reading Unit

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This packet begins with a Readers Theater that provides background for a unit on Homer's The Odyssey. Your students will love performing this entertaining play before beginning a close literary analysis of the text. There are close reading questions

Subjects:

Literature, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts

$20.00

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Analyzing Evidence (Zoom-In On Your Evidence)

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This handout is designed to be placed in the brainstorming/prewriting phase of an analyitical writing piece. It asks students to write their thesis statement at the top to help them maintain focus on their main idea, and then choose four pieces of

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts

$3.00

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Writing Complete Claims

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

Students work on writing complete claims that have a clear statement of their opinion, provide supporting reasons, and acknowledge the counterclaims.

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Homework

$2.00

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8t Grade Final Reflection

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This presentation template asks students to think back over their 8th grade year and come up with a few "Top 8" lists that cover things like the lessons they've learned, the memories they've made, and advice they'd give incoming 8th graders. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), End of Year

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$5.00

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Say Something Cards

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

Set of cards that represent the six things all good readers do when they read (strategies adopted from professional text). These can be used a number of ways - each student can get the whole set and hold up the one they need when they use a

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Clip Art

$2.00

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The Book Thief Reading Guide

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This packet contains a set of detailed close reading questions to help your students really get in there and analyze this wonderful novel, noticing all of the exceptional examples of author's craft and literary technique. The questions promote

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts

$10.00

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Kangaroo Word Warm-Ups (Vocabulary Practice)

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This Google Slides presentation contains a set of 75 Kangaroo Words that can be used as warm-ups or quick brain breaks. An introduction slide is provided with an explanation and examples. From there, each set begins with a slide that displays 2

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$9.50

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Evaluating Claims

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

Handout for helping students evaluate thesis statements in persuasive writing. They learn to look for a clear claim, an acknowledgement of the counterclaim, and supporting reasons for their claim.

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Printables

$2.00

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Romeo and Juliet Act I Review - Character Vanity Plates

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

This activity is designed to help students think creatively about the major characters established in Act I of the play. Students are asked to design a "vanity plate" to capture something important about each character and support their design with

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$2.50

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Incorporating Quoted Text in Writing

By 8th and 9th Grade ELA

Handout that shows students a number of options for effectively and correctly incorporating quoted text into their own writing.

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

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The focus in my classroom and in our school's ELA program is on developing students' independent critical analysis and thinking skills.

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2013 Milken Educator Award Winner

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in Literature and Masters of Teaching in Secondary English

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year, Close Reading