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Free Common Core W.8.3 resources
Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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Middle School ELA Emergency Sub Plans
Middle School ELA Emergency Sub Plans | PDF and Digital Formats: Use these ready-to-go pre-made lesson plans for middle school ELA classes. Lessons have been divided up into reading, writing, speaking/listening, and media literacy. Use these lessons to help students review concepts previously taught throughout the year. Lessons can be completed on paper or on the provided Google Slides templates. 4 Included AssignmentsRetell, Relate, Reflect, Review Novel Analysis AssignmentDaily Writing Assignm
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ultimate Back to School Activities Mega Bundle for Middle School
Narrative Plot Line - Graphic Organizer
Printable Activity Sheet. This is a simple narrative plot line that students can use to map a short story they are reading or to plan a short story they want to write. For beginning story-mapping, I have used young children's versions of Aesop's Fables, which include all story elements with a simple plot for students to follow. Once they have mastered this skill, students then develop a plot line for their own original fable or myth. If you are interested in purchasing this same document in vari
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1st - 6th
ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs there is a sample of Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, and Persuasive Writing for your ELLs!Purchase the FULL Year of the Step-by-Step Paragraph Builder Bundle!This
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4th - 12th
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Plot Diagram | Free | Editable | Printable | Digital
Reinforce story elements and sequence of events with this FREE editable, printable, and digital plot diagram! Use the included graphic organizer to help students identify the plot structure of a narrative or to help students stay organized when crafting their own narratives. GET MORE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR READING AND WRITING NARRATIVES!Click here to see all 15 editable, printable, and digital graphic organizers for narrative reading and writing! INCLUDED WITH YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD:Plot Diagram Gra
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5th - 8th
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
Creative Writing Prompts Story Starters Activity - Daily Writing Journal Prompts
These FREE creative writing prompts are perfect for daily journal writing prompts or to inspire students in their narrative writing! Overcome writer’s block and cultivate students’ ideas with these story starters. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Story Starters Activity:✏️ 30+ Creative Writing Prompts - Digital & PrintActivity inspired by celebrated author Ray Bradbury✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use th
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6th - 10th
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FREE Middle School Creative Writing Prompts Task Cards | 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade
These FREE print-and-go middle school creative writing prompt cards will inspire thoughtful writing and spark conversations in your ELA classroom. There are 20 writing prompts included on the printable PDFs that are designed for 6-8th grade students. Students will strengthen their language skills by exploring each prompt topic. Instructions for Using Creative Writing Prompt Cards: Once you download the pdf, I recommend printing them on sheets of card stock and cutting them. You can use the crop
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5th - 8th
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FREEBIE Types of Writing Anchor Chart
This anchor chart provides basic definitions for narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive writing and supports Common Core writing activities. It works well as an addition to a writer's notebook or as a poster to hang on the wall or bulletin board.
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Terms of Use: This digital resource may be printed and photocopied by the original purchaser for use in one cl
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3rd - 8th
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Character Traits List for Character Trait Analysis
The Character Trait List resource is free and differentiated! The 2-sets of Character Trait Lists for grades 4-6 and 6-11 provide you with more than 300-character traits, many of which are synonyms. The Character Trait Lists are just what students will need when responding to prompts about character, creating fictional characters for writing, and reflecting upon their own character traits. Perfect for students to keep in their binders for quick reference, these time-saving lists include both pos
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5th - 8th
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FREE Story Path, step-by-step storytelling, creative writing, narrative writing
Use this Story Path worksheet as a tool to help students understand the steps of a successful narrative structure. You can use this worksheet as a standalone lesson in between units or expand the lesson by asking students to use this assignment as the starting spot to create their own original work of fiction. Lots of options for both creative writing and regular English classes. Looking for more storytelling tools?Click here for a free storytelling arc worksheet:https://www.teacherspayteachers.
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Personal Narrative Graphic Organizer
A quick and easy way for your writers to get started writing their personal memoir.
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4th - 8th
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Checklist/Rubric for RACE Writing Strategy
Use this checklist for students when peer editing responses using the RACE writing strategy. For an added visual effect, students can color code the bullets and use crayons to color code a writing piece. Discuss with students the benefit of having a "colorful" essay.
Download the "RACE Graphic Organizer" that accompanies this checklist.
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5th - 8th
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Free Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary
Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the TextUsing Twitter to Make Connections: Do you want to see if your students grasp the main idea or big event in a chapter or story but don't want to assign a boring chapter review? Use this creative "Tweet" activity--it's fun, fast, and you'll be able to tell right away if they read it/got it!Use in social studies for historical figures, science for chapter summary, and so many other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Nervous System Activity Page and Notes
These engaging notes correspond with the BrainPop videos "Nervous System" and "Neurons". Students will learn about the nervous system and the neuron processes that carry messages through the body (NGSS MS-LS1-8). After completing the notes, students will pair up to complete the "Mission Impulseable" Activity, where they will gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Narrative Writing “Extend the Story” – For Substitute or Everyday - FREE
Narrative Writing “Extend the Story” – Here’s a Common Core-aligned narrative writing assignment convenient to use after reading ANY story! Perfect for substitute plans, or for use in your own lessons.
Students write an additional narrative page of the story to extend the ending, using a format similar to the author’s. A detailed graphic organizer is included to keep students engaged, on topic, and consulting the text.
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1. Writing Topic, Detailed Graphic Organizer, D
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6th - 9th
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Show Don't Tell Creative Writing Activities, No Prep Descriptive Writing
Most creative writers have heard the term "show, don't tell." But young minds may not completely grasp what that truly means. Completing these show don't tell activities will help students understand the idea of showing and why it is superior to telling. Digital activity is pre-made by me. Just download and digitally assign to your students! You also have the option of adding and/or changing the digital activities!Students will learn:How to use showing using body languageHow to use showing using
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4th - 8th
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Free Halloween Creative Writing Activity
Are your students still talking about Halloween? A little sluggish from candy overload? Try this fun activity that lets them talk a little more about one of their favorite holidays, yet allows them to practice great critical and creative thinking skills: The Day After Halloween Activity. It's FREE.You can use the writing prompt in conjunction with a literature or history unit. They'll have to tell about a character's or historical figure's night out trick-or-treating. It's fun and gets them writ
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Creative Writing Activity - Roll a Setting
Get your students excited about writing with this engaging creative writing activity! Roll a Setting helps your students write a rich setting description with the help of a little luck. Students will roll for their setting elements, brainstorm, and then get writing! Since students will be rolling for time, place, mood, and atmosphere, this resource also helps them review the literary terms associated with setting.This activity works digitally with the help of a handy dice script. (Click here for
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Activities Bundle - Roll a Story
Create Your Own Superhero Worksheet
This creative writing activity asks students to create a superhero based on standards set in modern comic book and Hollywood blockbusters. This graphic organizer asks students about their superhero's citizen information as well as their superpowers. There are questions asking them to create a well-rounded character and it encourages imaginative activity. There is also a space to sketch your superhero. This makes a great activity for sub days at any secondary grade level!This activity can be expa
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6th - 12th
FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Essay Writing Transition Words and Phrases
This comprehensive list includes transition words and phrases for the following categories: sequence/order of events, providing examples and explanations, adding on, compare and contrast, emphasizing a point, stating an opinion, introducing a paragraph or topic, and concluding an idea or essay. These transition word list helped my students become more confident writers, and I hope it will help yours too!
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2nd - 12th
Free Fall Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a fall themed practice narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed when writing a narrative. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is g
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5th - 8th
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