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Close Reading & Annotation PowerPoint, Guided Notes, & Visuals

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

The Close Read and Annotation Posters, Handouts, and Bookmarks Pack has been supersized! It now includes a 50 slide PowerPoint presentation AND guided notes! Complete lesson plans are provided in this wonderful resources to assist your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

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Close Reading: PowerPoint, Notes, Worksheets, Test PRINT & DIGITAL

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

"Close Read: Step by Step Strategies for Success" is now a TEACH, PRACTICE, TEST unit! LOOK at this! More comprehensive than ever, this unit includes the following:- an animated PowerPoint presentation- Cornell AND folding guided notes for

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps, Lesson

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CCRA.R.1

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Text Evidence Expository Essay Writing for Middle School ELA PRINT & DIGITAL

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Text Evidence Expository Essay Writing is a comprehensive Common Core aligned writing resource that includes everything you need to teach your students how to write an expository essay requiring text evidence! * UPDATED on 9/14/20 to include updated

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Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Graphic Organizers, Google Apps, Lesson

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Close Reading: Step by Step Strategies BUNDLE for Middle School English

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

The Close Reading Step by Step Strategies are comprehensive units that include wonderful resources to assist your students in performing close reading of complex texts. Best yet, they're now 20% off! The step-by-step process is effective. It

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Reading Strategies, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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Argument Writing: 50 Outlines with Rubrics for Middle School English

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

50 Argument Topics with Outlines and RubricsWhen I showed this resource to a teacher friend, she exclaimed that it was the argument packet she’s been “waiting for” all her life. I laughed, but I think I know what she means. Teachers can use this set

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English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Tools for Common Core

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Research, Outlines, Printables

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Summarizing Fiction and Nonfiction

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Summarizing: GIST and Beyond has everything you need to teach and reinforce summarizing. I had a hard time finding summarizing lessons that include interesting fiction and nonfiction texts, answer keys, and many opportunities to practice. So I

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Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RI.6.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2

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Word Wall Nonfiction, Fiction, Testing Words BUNDLE, Interactive Notes & Bonus!

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Do you love middle school classroom decor that is actually useful? This awesome word wall bundle includes these files at a 30% reduction:•Nonfiction Academic Vocabulary Posters and Notes•Literary Terms Vocabulary Posters and Notes•Testing Power

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Reading, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Word Wall TESTING POWER WORDS Academic Vocabulary and Interactive Notes

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Using word walls as classroom decor is the one of the best ways to improve your middle school students' academic vocabulary. These 14 “Power Words” are command verbs that show up on every single test students will take. Understanding them is the key

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ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.00

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Poetry Close Reading Strategies: Step by Step for Middle School English

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Poetry: Close Reading Step by StepDo you sometimes feel like you’re swimming upstream when teaching poetry? I know I did. But there is hope! Poetry: Close Reading Step by Step Strategies is chock full of resources to give your students the

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Reading Strategies, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Paired Passages for Grades 6 and 7

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

These paired passage lessons provide perfect guided practice for thorough ELA test prep! Students will learn specific methods to help them answer multiple choice, short response, and extended response questions on an ELA exam. Includes the

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

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6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Lesson

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Paired Passages Paul Revere: Compare the Poem and the True Story

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

In 1861, Atlantic Monthly magazine published a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem that catapulted Paul Revere from relative obscurity to superstar status. The poem is the equivalent of a blockbuster movie. Every single time I read it to a class, they

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U.S. History, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.7, RI.7.7, RI.8.7, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.2

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Word Wall Literary Vocabulary Terms Interactive Notes

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Posting a word wall of literary terms is the best way to improve your middle school students' academic vocabulary. I refer to this classroom decor resource every day in my middle school classes, and I'm sure you will too!This set of literary term

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.50

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Paired Passage Bundle for Grades 7-8

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Save $3 when you purchase the Paired Passage Bundle: Grades 6-8, which includes Paired Passages for Grades 6&7 and Common Core Aligned Paired Passages for Grades 7-8 *NOTE* Please do not purchase the individual AND bundled products, as you

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Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Lesson

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Exit & Entrance Tickets ALL Subjects PRINT & DIGITAL

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Exit slips provide an awesome formative assessment tool! These can be used for ANY subject, and they can also be used as entrance tickets or quick homework assignments. They provide an effective and valuable way to provide more digital formative

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For All Subject Areas, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Assessment, Google Apps, Microsoft OneDrive

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Paired Passages for Grades 7 and 8

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

These paired passage lessons provide guided practice for thorough ELA test prep! Students will learn specific methods to help them answer multiple choice, short response, and extended response questions on an ELA exam. Includes the

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Lesson

$5.50

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Poetry Close Reading Posters, Reference Handouts, and Bookmarks

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

There is no reason for your students to dread poetry anymore! The Poetry: Close Reading and Annotation Posters, Handouts, and Bookmarks Packet includes wonderful resources to assist your students in performing close reading of poetry. Students will

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$4.00

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Word Wall NONFICTION Academic Vocabulary and Interactive Notes

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Middle school decor posters should be useful as well as fun looking, shouldn't they? Adding an interactive notes factor makes this display even more functional! These terms frequently show up on tests and in questions about nonfiction. Understanding

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Evidence Based Terminology

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Evidence Based Terminology These Evidence Based Terminology guides include the formal language students must use when citing text evidence, as well as references from fiction and nonfiction. If your students struggle to use the proper transition

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Close Read and Annotation Bookmarks: Free!

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Close Read and Annotation Bookmarks When we teach students how to read closely, we empower them to become independent learners, so it is appropriate that the K-12 Anchor Standards begin as follows:- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Centers

FREE

172

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Speaking and Listening Posters and Rubrics

By Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

Speaking and Listening Posters and Tools Speaking and listening skills take practice and guidance. We all want our students to be articulate and confident in their abilities to communicate. The resources in this pack will help your students use

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Oral Communication, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Posters, Literature Circles, Rubrics

CCSS:

SL.4.1, SL.5.1, SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL.8.1

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching middle school English Language Arts for the past 15 years, and I've been in the same district for over 20. Although I've taught many grade levels, my heart belongs to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA classes. I love to create lessons that appeal to their natural curiosity and enthusiasm. Yes, middle school students can be a challenge, but we all need something to keep us on our toes. :)

MY TEACHING STYLE

I strive to be the ELA teacher I would want my own children to have. That means differentiating instruction and challenging students at every ability level. It also means being interesting! Teaching is 3/4 theater. Finally, it all comes down to demonstrating respect for students and appreciating them for who they are right now. As teachers, the promise of the future is in our hands. I try to remember that every single day.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Although I am honored to be the recipient of honors and awards from my school district, my most cherished "trophy" is a battered, second-hand binder filled with letters and poems from thankful students and parents. That binder is precious to me and never fails to warm my heart.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

My master's degree is from Stony Brook University, and I am certified to teach English 7-12 and Elementary Education N-6.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

When I'm not writing or teaching, I love to play tennis, read, and travel with my family. You and I can hang out together at my blog ELABuffet We'll settle in for some teaching tips, free resources, and a whole lot of fun!

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, U.S. History, ELA Test Prep, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Study Skills, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Test Preparation, End of Year, Close Reading, Social Emotional Learning