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Free Common Core W.8.3c resources
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
Halloween Writing Prompt with Passages and RACE Strategy FREE
Google Slides virtual classroom with digital writing prompts, article ( informational text ) using RACE strategy is great for distance learning AND for in-class use! This set is just in time for October and Halloween. Prompt is written to resemble state test prompts. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc., using the RACE + Transitions strategy. Students can click the article links on their virtual chalkboard to read and watch highly engaging content that is re
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6th - 9th
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Race Strategy Response Templates For Google Classroom Distance Learning FREE
Race Strategy Constructed Response Templates For Whole Class Distance Learning FREEGet your students working together again! With this FREE resource, you can watch and respond REAL TIME as your whole class works together on the Google Slide DECK. Templates allow students to each work in their own space on the deck with scaffolded instructions for writing a RACE response to YOUR own writing prompts. Each student has an interactive rubric that their peer evaluator can click on and leave feedback!
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6th - 9th
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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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Halloween Picture Prompt Writing - FREEBIE!
This resource is the perfect way to get your students in the Halloween spirit through creative writing!The Halloween Picture Prompt Writing Resource includes:10 Halloween imagesGraphic organizers and questions to prompt brainstormingStory writing organizerRevision PromptsDon't forget to check out some of our other fantastic resources, such as:Short Story Writing NotebookElements of Short Stories BundleThe Bad Beginning Novel Study WorkbookThe Breadwinner Novel Study BundleInsignificant Events in
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6th - 8th
Personal Narrative Color Coding Slideshow
Personal Narratives are my favorite essays to teach, and I love reading my students stories! I was struggling with a way for students to make sure that they had every element and standard covered in their personal narrative essays and finally figured out a hands-on way to do this!It has worked like a dream for my students and their final essays are so much better! I have included a link to a slideshow that will walk students through the color coding system and gives examples of each item they
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
Freebie! 3 Writing Prompts: Expository, Persuasive & Narrative, Grades 6-8
3 Writing Prompts for Expository, Persuasive & Narrative texts. Perfect for on-demand writing, test prep, quick writes or paragraph-writing practice. Complex, cross-curricular writing prompts grown-up enough for middle school & upper elementary. Zero-prep! Printed on lined writing paper with a relevant eye-catching graphic, historic or scientific photo on each page! (Bonus! Includes 3 student-friendly self-assess rubrics.)If you like this freebie, check out my set of 30 writing prompt
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6th - 8th
Digital Narrative Prompt + Writing Process Activity: My Hero's Journey Story
This Common Core aligned Narrative Project is perfect for 6th-8th grade students. Students will write a story about a hero and the journey the hero takes. This activity will take your students through the Writing Process: Brainstorming, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Final Draft. This is a ready to go activity - All you need to do is either post to your site or print and go. Included:*A Common Core aligned rubric*3 Brainstorming slides - These user-friendly slides will help students brainstorm bef
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Fiction Writing (Student Checklist- Middle School)
This student friendly checklist is great a tool for any middle school writer tasked with writing their very own narratives. The checklist uses the language of the standard, and features an area for checking off the elements of a short story present in their own writing. Excellent handout to be used in the interactive notebooks as well.
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5th - 9th
Free Winter Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a practice winter themed narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed in narrative writing. 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 als
The Lady or the Tiger Creative Writing Assignment--Alternate Ending
Students LOVE Frank R. Stockton's short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" but also often feel frustrated by the story's end--what was behind the door, the lady or the tiger? In this class assignment, the students themselves will make that determination and write an alternate ending to the story.Using context clues and characterization, students will analyze the original story's details and write a new resolution that answers the story's title question. Could easily be done in a single class peri
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7th - 12th
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Sentence Clause Structure & Digital Student Activity for Google Classroom
This is a Google Slides presentation that covers the basics of independent and subordinate clauses, as well the coordinating and subordinate conjunctions. It also provides examples of how they are used in simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
In keeping with my goal for this store, I have created a digital student activity resource for the slideshow. This digital activity allows your students to practice recognizing coordinating and subordinate conjunctions, independent an
8th Grade ELA Curriculum Map FREE
Your 8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is COMPLETE! This quarterly smart map is perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS which is near exact to most state standards. This map is set up 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. QUARTER 1: FICTION & NARRATIVE WRITINGReading LiteratureAna
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
FREE Creative Writing Lesson Plan - WANTED POSTER
In this lesson students think of something they really want then write a story about why they want it, what they have to do to get it, and what they will do with it once they have it. It is interactive because they brainstorm, write in paragraphs, edit, and grade their own paper before turning it in. The lesson includes: 1. Instructions on how to use the lesson plan2. The writing process steps for teaching the plan 3. An Idea Organizer that taps into the students personal bank of knowledge4. A
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6th - 8th
Procedural Writing: Hand Washing Activity
This package breaks down procedural writing for a junior or intermediate student by stated the characteristics and requirements of a procedural text as well as providing a procedure to wash your hands effectively as an example. In this collection, the educator will be provided with a rubric, worksheet, and checklist of level 4 procedural writing. Excellent source for a diagnostic assessment piece when starting the unit or when very early into the unit.
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Unit Middle School
Wouldn’t life be easier if a narrative writing unit was completely planned for you? The Narrative Writing Unit Middle School has you covered. This narrative writing scope and sequence lays out a summary of daily plans. Narrative Writing Unit Middle School includes: Unit PlanJamboard & Google Slide ActivityNarrative Story StartersNarrative Planning Graphic Organizer. _________________________________________________________________You have access to:PDF version - editable and fillable where
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6th - 8th
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100 Creative Writing Story Starters for Elementary and Middle School (Sample)
100 Creative Writing Story Starters for Elementary and Middle School contains 100 story starters to unleash the creativity of aspiring authors and reluctant writers. Featuring monsters, aliens, talking animals, and magic, this PDF has plenty of off-the-wall story starters to get writers writing!Includes 100 writing prompts/story startersBlank lines follow each promptA great way to eliminate writer's blockMany genres such as sci-fi, fantasy, humor, horrorRecommended for kids in grades 5-8Perfect
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5th - 8th
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FREEBIE Transition Word List | Mini Anchor Chart | Writing CCSS W1c W2c W3c
This FREE Transition Words List is 8.5" x 11". It can be used as a handout or printed as an Anchor Chart (directions to print as Anchor Chart are included). This is a great resource for students to use when writing various text structures or identifying the text structure of paragraphs. If you want an entire Transition Words Lesson with Practice or other Informative Writing Lessons, check out the Megan Memories store!*****************************Related Resources*****************************Chec
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3rd - 12th
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Spooky Story Starter Cards for Grades 6-8
These story starter cards are designed to spark creativity in students when it comes to narrative writing. Perfect for grades 6-8, the cards provide a setting, character, clue words, and a starter sentence to help students kick-start their stories. They are a beneficial resource to add to your other narrative writing prompts and are great for Halloween!What’s included in this resource:4 Spooky story starter cards including writing prompts with sentence starters Benefits:Helps students overcome w
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6th - 8th
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Transition Word Handout
Empower your students' writing skills with this transition word handout, perfect for crafting both formal and informal responses.This resource provides a variety of transition words and phrases to enhance coherence and fluency in writing. Ideal for all levels, from beginner to advanced, it equips students with the tools they need to express their ideas effectively.Whether utilized in formal essays, informal reflections, or any written response, this handout serves as a handy reference guide for
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Not Grade Specific
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Fall, Halloween Social and Emotional Learning Warm-Up Reflections & Coloring
Fall & Halloween Social and Emotional Learning Self-Reflection Warm-Up and Coloring Pages: Understanding Fear and Courage for Middle School and High School A perfect bell-ringer or warm-up activity! ✨Part of Lesson 1 - Understanding Fear and Courage✨Looking for Lesson 2 - Building Empathy? Click here!Ignite engaging conversations about fear, courage, and emotional well-being with our "Fear and Courage Reflection" warm-up activity designed for middle and high school students. This thought-pro
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Halloween SEL Activity Bundle - Reading Comprehnsion Activities
Conjunctive Adverbs Handout
Conjunctive adverbs are useful words for all writers, yet few high school or middle school writers know what they are or how to use them. This single-page handout explains conjunctive adverbs (sometimes called adjectival conjunctions), gives lots of examples, and shows how to use them to create smooth transitions in student writing.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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