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Test preparation short stories Common Core L.8.1 resources
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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Adverbs Word Search and Grammar Worksheets and Digital Easel Activity
Adverbs worksheets and fun word search puzzle. First, students learn about what adverbs are and how they function, then identify adverbs in ten sentences for practice. Second, they locate adverbs in 20 sentences and find them in the word search puzzle, which is fun parts of speech practice. Finally, for review, students use adverbs to fill in sentences on the third fun grammar worksheet. Great for test prep! The word search puzzle is good independent practice to use as a filler or sponge activit
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Parts of Speech BUNDLE
FAST Test Prep Florida BEST Standards ELA Worksheets Middle School Passages
Are you looking to help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students prepare of end of year testing?This Test Prep Bundle has everything you need! The Fiction and Non-Fiction Paired Passages will help your students master standardized test questions. Paired the passages with the test-taking strategy to help students tackle long passages in a strategic way.Keep the vocabulary up on your word wall all year to promote a strong understanding of ELA language.Help students strengthen their reading skills wit
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6th - 9th
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The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Apps
Use the classic short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of this public domain story, an 8-question student handout (with detailed answer key, of course), an interactive slide lecture (both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions included) to help your students learn how to analyze text as they connect the author’s setting to the character development of Mathilde Loisel, and an opt
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8th - 11th
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Ultimate ELA FAST Test Prep Bundle 6th 7th 8th Grade Middle School Reading
Are you looking to help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students improve their reading comprehension, Revising, and Editing skills?The Fiction and Non-Fiction Paired Passages will help your students master standardized test questions. Paired the passages with the test-taking strategy to help students tackle long passages in a strategic way.Editing Tasks will provide needed editing and revising practice. Keep the vocabulary up on your word wall all year to promote a strong understanding of ELA langu
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6th - 10th
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Daily Reading Comprehension ELA Warm Ups Bell Ringers Countdown to Reading STAAR
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 4 Weeks of daily reading practice have short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curri
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp Middle School ELA Test Prep
Grimms' Fairy Tales Close Reading Worksheets Bundle for Google Drive - Vol. 1
Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this bundle of rigorous comprehension and analysis worksheets covering 25 fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. With these resources, students will demonstrate command of general plot, build their vocabulary, write with clarity and precision, and make engagement with works of fiction visible. All materials are made for Google Drive and delivered as editable Google Docs. Additionally, a zip file containing Word Document
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8th - 12th
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Interlopers, Saki, H.H. Munro Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the classic short story, “The Interlopers,” by Saki (H.H. Munro) to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes a full-text copy of the public domain story, a six-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and an optional writing activity that shows students step-by-step how to build a newspaper article. You could easily extend this one-day lesson into two days by allowing in-class time to complete the journalism portio
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8th - 11th
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Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice FAST Test Prep 6th 7th 8th
Preparing students for ELA end of year testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests and test prep materials that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.Help your 6th, 7th and 8th grade students prepare for their Assessments with these amazing resources!These align with Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards and common standardized testing questions students might see on the F.A.S.T. test. The questions were design
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6th - 9th
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Hands-on Activity with Rubric
Need a fresh, super engaging activity to assess the students' understanding of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe? You have found it! Get students thinking, analyzing, inferring, and creating with this fun, hands-on hidden door task! Students are amazed by the hidden compartment and love the design freedom that accompanies this activity. This activity assesses students' knowledge of characterization, irony, point of view, reliable and unreliable narrator as well as reading comprehensio
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8th - 12th
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HMH Into Literature Grade 8 Growing Bundle
This growing bundle includes resources made for HMH Into Literature 8th Grade. There is a large variety of activities included in this product bundle. Each activity aligns directly with HMH Into Literature for Grade 8. Topics covered include: comprehension, point of view, plot development, author's purpose, character trait, context clue vocabulary, supporting the answer with evidence, figurative language, analyzing argument and counterclaim, central idea, summary writing, internal and external c
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6th - 8th
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Treasure Island 2020 Podcast Unit Bundle Distance Learning Compatible
Need an engaging, ready-to-go unit plan that requires no work and is ready to go... *gulp* right now?! Try the Treasure Island 2020 Unit Bundle! * Perfect for working on listening comprehension through both distance learning and face-to-face learning! * Based on the Peabody Award nominated podcast “Treasure Island 2020” produced by BYU Radio and Gen-Z Media. * Geared to grades 6-8* Download, copy the quiz links to your Google Drive, and go! Little to no preparation required – EVERYTHING has been
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6th - 9th
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ESL Speaking Progress Check & Practice Sets for TELPAS! (Pink Set)
***Newly updated with a bonus Google Slides version!***Do you want to help your ESL students with the Speaking portion of an English Proficiency test?In Texas, the TELPAS test is our ESL progress measure. The Listening and Speaking portion of the test is on the computer for grades 2-12. To help our students get more comfortable and familiar with the Speaking portion of this important state assessment, I created these fun Progress Check and Practice Sets! The online tutorial from TEA's testing pr
Grades:
2nd - 12th
INFORMATIONAL/INFORMATIVE ESSAY WRITING: COMPARE AND CONTRAST CCSS ALIGNED
Scaffold the structure of a compare and contrast essay through each stage of the writing process with this interactive notebook and flipbook resource. Students will be trained to write both in point-by-point style and block style.*********************************************************************This resource is included in the mega writing (growing) bundle:OPINION/NARRATIVE/BIOGRAPHY/INFORMATIVE COMMON CORE WRITING BUNDLE********************************************************************WHA
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4th - 8th
STAAR Editing Task Cards Editing & Proofreading Worksheets Grammar Paragraph
Are your middle school students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR Editing practice? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This Editing task card set has short, engaging texts with text-dependent STAAR 2.0 Questions. It's the perfect solution to give your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Drama, Informational Text, Argumentative, Persuasive, and Cross-Curricular Non
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp Middle School ELA Test Prep
Greek & Latin Roots Study INCLUDES DIGITAL
Looking for a comprehensive print and DIGITAL solution to teaching your students Greek and Latin Roots? Look no further, this comprehensive, done-for-you solution will save you TONS of time while hitting on phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, syntax and sentence structure, and more using research-based structured literacy and science of reading techniques.Latin Roots & Greek Combining Forms Included:aud & phon auto & bio scrib & graph ast & terrport & ject sens &
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: SMARTER Intervention - Level 6 Bundle
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentence Structure PowerPoint
Teach 4 kinds of sentence structures (Simple and Compound sentences, Complex and Compound-Complex sentences) with this PowerPoint lesson on sentence structure with practice. Explains independent and dependent clauses (subordinate clauses), sentence fragments and complete sentences. Defines simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Includes 5 practice slides, and a review or quiz with 8 questions for assessment. Students identify the sentence structure of the sentences. Show thi
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentence Structure BUNDLE
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury Quizzes and Answer Keys (Google)
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate take-home grading with this self-scoring quiz covering Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story "There Will Come Soft Rains." A short answer option is also provided for re-assessment purposes. Answer keys are included. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.)Questions pertain to the following key details:Unique characteristics of the house (personification)The futuristic settingThe function o
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6th - 12th
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The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit Distance Learning
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a great story about love and sacrifice; my unit includes everything you need to share this timeless classic with your students: the story, mini-research activity, reading comprehension and analysis, theme analysis, figurative language, vocabulary practice, and a creative writing exercise. Plus, everything can be shared DIGITALLY via a secured platform. I included a Google Slides version of the story and handouts that students can type directly into.This is i
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle for Distance Learning or Print & Go
SBAC CAASPP ELA Escape Room Bundle - CCSS Common Core State Standards Test Prep
Get pumped up for the ultimate challenge with these Escape Rooms, ideal for conquering the SBAC Performance Task AND Computer Adaptive Test (or CAASPP in California) with style! This isn't just any old study session—it's an adventure! Each escape room has 7 thrilling tasks designed to supercharge your prep and review. Both escape room double as study guides before the test!Here are resources included in this bundle:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape RoomStudents work to crack the code with task
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6th - 11th
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Misplaced Modifiers Worksheets Digital and Printable
Enhance writing skills with these six misplaced modifiers worksheets! Students learn about modifiers, practice identifying misplaced ones, and understand how they impact sentence meaning. The worksheets challenge students to correct sentences with misplaced modifiers. Aligned with Common Core State Standards. Answer keys included. G8RCVRVDigital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Classroom or use a link in any LMS. Select the p
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6th - 9th
MAP Reading Section Test Prep Game and Worksheet for Grades 8 and 9
Help middle and high school students perform well on the reading section of the NWEA MAP reading test (Measures of Academic Progress) for grades eight and nine with this Google Slideshow game, which facilitates recall and discussion of relevant concepts. In addition, a self-grading Google Form and editable Google Doc worksheet are included for those who wish to help students prepare in a more conventional manner. Topics covered in this resource including the following:SynonymsReference material
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8th - 9th
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"Cinderella" by the Brothers Grimm Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocab Games (Google)
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking skills with this bundle of materials for teaching the classic Grimm's fairy tale "Cinderella" (Lexile Measure estimate of 1000-1100). A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a craft analysis exercise, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, emergency substitute lesson plans and supporting materials, and answer keys are provided. Materi
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6th - 12th
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7th and 8th Grade ELA Curriculum
Have complete access to my drive. It includes activities, lessons, materials, projects, etc. You will have access to lessons from 2020 - this year. As I create my lessons and add them to the folders, you will continually get updated, refined, and edited materials.I am currently getting an endorsement in ESOL and will be including more ESOL strategies in the lessons.
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8th
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