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Middle school ELA test prep cultural activities under $5
Theme: Identify + Show the Evidence Reading Passages
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this set of three worksheets with a Native American flair!Get this set of worksheets and all others in the ELA series as part of this bundle and save big! ELA Identify Complete BundleFEATURES• Three worksheets with four short (and leveled) passages on each. Each passage features one theme.• Students must match each theme from the word bank to a passage.• Student will also underline sentences that helped
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Fluency Task Cards {St. Patrick: Luck of the Irish Facts}
I have enjoyed getting fluency centers up and running in my classroom so much, that I have decided to try making some of my own fluency resources...although there are a lot of great fluency center resources out there.
This is a set of fluency task cards based on St. Patrick's day & Ireland facts. There are 2 sets of 18 cards for a total of 36 cards. Use these two sets anytime during the month of March and anytime you are studying Cultural Celebrations or Countries Around the World. Each
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2nd - 6th, Higher Education, Staff
Philosophy for Kids - Open Ended Questions for Higher Order Thinking grades 4-6
There are 67 questions in the attached PDF. The questions have no true right and wrong answer so children enjoy writing their thoughts and sharing them with the group. I've used these questions in small groups and as a whole class activity. They are great to challenge your children to use critical thinking skills and active listening/critique skills when you have the children share their work.
On the first page of the document, you'll find a helpful short answer response format using the acrony
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4th - 7th
ACT Timed Writing We Do You Do Google Slides
Employ these slides as a tool to deconstruct a practice ACT writing prompt centered around Native American Mascots in schools. Utilize a furnished student sample essay to meticulously identify its components, providing a structured guide for students as they embark on crafting their own essays.
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7th - 12th
Text Dependent Analysis Essay Assessment for a Dear Martin Unit
Calling All English Teachers! Elevate Critical Thinking with "Dear Martin" Text Dependent Analysis Essay Assessment!Empower your students to engage deeply with literature through our Text Dependent Analysis Essay Assessment, centered around the impactful novel, "Dear Martin." This thought-provoking assessment is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking, analytical skills, and a profound understanding of the novel's themes. Assessment Highlights:Exploring Social Justice Themes Dive int
Grades:
7th - 12th
Close Read Practice: The People Who Could Fly
Do your students need practice with close reading? Using this resource, students will practice close reading for author's use of words and how the theme is developed in the African American folktale The People Could Fly.Included:guided close reading with text dependent questionsfull textanswer keypractice questionsThis resource can also be paired with Argument Writing Unit Text Set to continue the exploration of the theme across texts in essay format or by participating in a Socratic seminar.For
Grades:
6th - 9th
Science of reading guided phonics beyond curriculum sor decodables
Elevate young readers’ fluency and confidence with our engaging “December Reading Comprehension Checks”! This packet includes 30 simple stories aligned with early phonics and sight word recognition. No preparation needed! Foster comprehension with thought-provoking questions. Use in groups, guided reading, morning work, or as homework.SPECIFICATION:✬ Page Size: 8.5×11✬ High-Quality Print Ready.✬ Dimensions: (8.5 x 11 inches).✬ Format: PDF + JPG + PNG✬ Pages: 31 Pages✬ Bleed Setting: No BleedFile
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5th - 12th
Comparing A Long Walk to Water to The Good Lie
This is a great lesson to use to breakup reading A Long Walk to Water for 7th graders. I play the first few minutes of the film, The Good Lie, and then have students compare and contrast using literary devices as a lens. I have the students work in partners in order to brainstorm after playing the clip once allowing them to take notes and then a second time the following day when they have a more focused approach. I have students submit their final answers to me via a Google Doc to avoid the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Immigration - Charts and Graphs (Mexico)
23 printable or digital pages for students to analyze and describe charts and graphs related to IMMIGRATION: Border crossing apprehensions, Children and families among migrants, Deaths in southwest desert, Locations where Mexicans settle in the US, Typical jobs taken by recent immigrants to the US, Literacy rates in Mexico, Vehicle imports from Mexico, Minimum wage globally, Tourism in Mexico, Importing vs exporting food, Age distribution in Mexico, Energy and wind power in Mexico, Immigrants se
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6th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Paired Passage
The passages delve into two distinct aspects of Valentine's Day: one focused on the varied traditions across the world, and the other tracing the historical origins and evolution of this beloved celebration. Both passages provide rich content to fulfill the objectives outlined in Oklahoma standards:6.3.R.1 - Compare and Contrast Stated or Implied Purposes:The paired passages offer an excellent opportunity for students to analyze and compare the different perspectives authors take when writing o
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6th - 8th
Alaskan Sled Dog Race Musher Interviews and Research Simulation Task
Your students will feel like they are part of the Alaskan Sled Dog Racing adventure with this lesson! It includes a link to the video of "behind the orange barricade" interviews with mushers about life on the trail, a transcript of the video, an original article, research simulation task with A/B questions and teacher answer key.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Paired passages with writing prompts informational Writing Prompt Africa
Get your 5th grade or 6th grade students ready for state ELA writing tests while they learn some of the culture of Africa. A mentor text will give them examples of text based writing. Differentiated paired passages in two reading levels will introduce them to some of the customs of Ivory Coast. An expository writing prompt asks students to write an informational essay about how Ivorian customs are different from their own. Graphic organizers will help your writers keep themselves organized, a
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5th - 6th
Our Trip to Serengeti reading comprehension in first person
A first person account from a boy's trip to Serengeti National Park. This reading comprehension passage with questions included will teach your students a bit about safaris and introduce them to Serengeti National Park.
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4th - 6th
WKSH: RI.9-10.R.2 Summary with "A Quilt of a Country" (EDITABLE)
A general worksheet with 16 questions to analyze any text according to the standard. Includes an annotated version of the exemplar textIncludes a typed key for an exemplar textIncludes a link to an audio recordingIncludes a link to a quizlet set for the standard
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7th - 12th
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House on Mango Street - "My Name" - Memoir Project
Does your class have students with many unique and cultural names? Looking to be more culturally-responsive? Looking for an easy way to differentiate for a class with a wide range of language and writing abilities? Try this week-long My Name Vignette project based on the chapter "My Name" from Sandra Cisneros' famous memoir House on Mango Street. The project is print-and-go-ready. No additional prep is required. Day 1: Students will complete a pre-reading Anticipation Guide and small group discu
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8th - 11th
Native American Themed Capitalization Task Cards + Worksheets
This download comes with 16 multiple choice task cards where students must correctly identify the sentence with proper capitalization. Each card features a fact/culturally relevant tidbit about Native American culture and history. Product also contains three worksheets for students to practice with. Each worksheet focuses on three specific capitalization rules (ex: Always capitalize significant words in a document).Products for all students!*******************************************************
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3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep with EOG Question Stems: Women's Biographies
Nonfiction ELA Test Prep for EOG test.Teach reading informational text with power standards. Students will complete questions with text evidence, context clues, literal comprehension, figurative language, summarizing, and main idea. This is designed to teach reading informational text standards for 7th grade in a rigorous way as well as expose them to the influential stories of 3 historical women. The focus in this resource is on using question stems that are designed to look like EOG style
Grades:
6th - 8th
Sequence & Theme: Lakota Story "Brought Back by Thunders"
I have retold the Lakota story "Thunders" as a intermediate grade story. It can be used for discussion of theme and sequence, small group practice, or individual assessment. Seven questions are included.Higher level thinking skills include comprehension, analysis, application, and evaluation.
This is an Adobe file. Please make sure you have Adobe downloaded on your device.
Please let me know of any questions you have. If there is a special topic or skill you need materials for, I'd be happy
Grades:
3rd - 7th
El Salvador Countrry Poster
SURROUND YOUR STUDENTS WITH IMAGES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD.These bright and colorful photographic posters make great room decorations. The unique combination of images will introduce your students to the great diversity of sights and cultures found in the Spanish-Speaking World. So, if you don’t have the time to teach about it, you can at lease expose your students to the sights of the Spanish-Speaking nations.The posters were made in Adobe Photoshop and saved as PDFs at high resolution an
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Quinceañeras - Reading Comprehension
In this packet students read about quinceañeras.The first passage discusses the history and meaning of quinceañeras. The second passage describes the various gifts and ceremonies that are part of quinceañeras, and the meaning and symbolism of each. After reading this selection, students answer multiple choice and written response questions. There are a total of thirteen multiple choice and three written response questions. This product also includes a complete answer key for the multiple-choice
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Latino History and Culture Reading Comprehension Bundle
Bonne Année - How Well Did You Read? Various Quizzes
Thank you for stopping by and looking at my product! If you purchase it and find it useful, please consider leaving me a review, or just a quick 4 star rating at the top of the page! Remember to click on the FOLLOW button, so you'll be notified of my sales.These are short quizzes that you can have your students take after they have completed their assigned reading for short story, "Bonne Année," by Jean-Pierre Benoit from the 8th Grade English Language Arts Collections book by Houghton Mifflin H
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7th - 9th
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Worksheet: Allude and Transform with "Little Mermaid" [CCSS.ELA.R.9] (EDITABLE)
A general worksheet of 15 questions to analyze any text according to the standard. Includes the text of "Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen and a Key for the story and Disney movie.
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7th - 12th
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Notes Worksheet: "Tolkien and Campbell Compared" by Seeman (EDITABLE)
3 Files = 1 Original Product, 1 Key, 1 Annotated TextA general worksheet of 17 questions to analyze any text according to standard RI.9-10.2 Central Idea / SummaryA key provided for "Tolkien and Campbell Compared" by Chris SeemanAn annotated text with teacher's notes depicting significant highlighted parts, and the exact locations of the main ideas in the corresponding worksheet. This is helpful if you would like to provide context or to help students focus their attention while they read a clea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Unit: Celtic Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
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WKSH: Language [RL.9-10.4] w/ "Shadow of War" (EDITABLE)
A general worksheet of 16 questions to use with any text on CCSS/ODE standard RL.9-10.4 Language An annotated version of the exemplar textA typed key provided for the exemplar textA printout and a link to a quizlet for the standard
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7th - 12th
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