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Middle school writing-essays resources for Microsoft Word and for ESL-EFL-ELL
Writing an Introduction Paragraph: Graphic Organizer
Every time my students begin writing their essays, they always get stuck on their introduction paragraphs. They stare at their blinking cursors or unmoving pens and constantly tell me, "I don't know how to start!" It's easy to go over hook sentences, connecting sentences and writing a thesis. It's easy to give practice versions of these three introduction elements (and students seem to get it). But once they are confronted with their own paper, their minds go blank.
This graphic organizer h
Grades:
7th - 12th
Spanish 1 Food La Comida Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Students will practice food and drink vocabulary and grammar concepts by completing this self-guided and cognitively engaging worksheet.This product is suggested for:Course: Spanish I or IIGrade levels: 7-12Unit of Study: Meal Taking (Food/Drink)Textbook: Realidades
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Spanish 1 La Comida Food Unit Worksheets & Practice BUNDLE
High School ESL Grammar, Vocabulary and Reading Skills
50 pages of various levels of ESL practice including beginner, intermediate, advanced and low-literacy/SIFE. Grammar practice includes present tense, mixed tense, conjunctions, apostrophe use and passive voice among others. Readings and vocabulary expansion exercises include a woman's story of growing up from ugly duckling to TV star and a mother dog who adopts kittens. Low-literacy focus on letter sound combination distinction exercises (e.g. SH vs. CH sound). General ESL alphabet/number/co
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Grades:
6th - 12th
COMPLETE English 9 - 10 Semester Pre / Post FINAL EXAM & ESSAY Test EDITABLE
This EDITABLE semester exam, final test or pretest includes: 60 multiple choice questions + 3 Essay Topics - Key and Essay Grading Rubric Ready-to-use, but customizable! Questions written with skills in mind, not specific literatureThis final exam is ready to use by anyone!Use as a pre-test, question bank, final / semester exam, or for review. Questions are about:story structure terms, character terms, figurative language, reading skills comprehension, vocabulary in context, basic sentence struc
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â ENGLISH ULTIMATE growing BUNDLE! 35+ Product TOOLBOX ELA Day 1 to Final Exam
The Outsiders - Summaries and Cloze for ESL (FULL SET)
A complete set of chapter summaries for a novel focus unit on The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Written in English with a simplified vocabulary, these summaries work well for students who are in beginner to moderate levels on the WiDA Can-Do Descriptors scale. Each chapter includes a suggested activity (full activities not included). Following the summaries are four separate Cloze activities to encourage understanding of the plot, characters, setting, and theme. Cloze activities check chapters in gr
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7th - 9th
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THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS QUIZ FOR EVERY CHAPTER WITH ANSWER KEY!
This is a compilation of quizzes for each chapter of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Each quiz is made up of 5 questions, plus one bonus question.
The questions can be used for reading comprehension, a study guide, class discussion, journal entry, etc.
There are four quizzes of each chapter on one page, so that you can easily print multiple quizzes at once.
The answer key can be found at the end of the document. It is surrounded by a black border for easy recognition.
I hope you find th
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Writing Prompt Pack, Argumentative Essay on Paying Students for Good Grades
With this low-prep, argumentative essay writing prompt pack, you will have everything you need to assign an argumentative essay to your middle or high school students. With the high-interest topic - Should students get paid for grades? - your teens will be excited to read the nonfiction textual-based stimuli included and compose an essay to state their point of view!Student Experience: Students will use the graphic organizer to brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Next, they will read the
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7th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
Spanish-English Classroom Labels - 46 Classroom Items, Great for ESL / ELLs
This digital file includes 12 pages of 46 printable classroom labels (Spanish word, English word, and clip art/photo). Print, cut, and label--it's that easy to make your classroom more rich in print for both your Spanish language learners and your English as a Second Language/English Language Learners!
Vocabulary included:
-table
-eraser
-games
-clock
-rug
-globe
-printer
-tissues
-plant
-pet
-trash can
-recycling bin
-chair
-scissors
-pencil
-pencil sharpener
-door
-book
-dictionary
-window
-
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Types and Characteristic of Poetry: Narrative, Free Verse, Lyrical, Humorous
Document in MS Word so you can edit it if you want to.
Types of Poetry
The purpose of this lesson is to identify the characteristics of narrative, lyrical, humorous, and free verse poetry and compare four poems to determine the type of each poem. Students will make a small project with the attached labels and definitions. Links to recommended poems are included; however, use any poem YOU love to teach this lesson by copy/pasting into the space provided.
English Language Arts and Reading Te
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2nd - 12th
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Speech Writing Steps Microsoft Word Edition- How To Write A Speech
A great series of pages to present to your students when talking about How to Write a Speech. Please note that I have the same file but in a PDF format available if you do not have Word. Upload the preview before you purchase to see if it is what you need. 15 Pages. Microsoft Word.Includes Cover PageSpeech PlannerA Great Introduction PageCue Cards PageA Conclusion PageParagraph PlannerTwo Pages of Speech TopicsDEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE LINK TO THE BUNDLE OFFERED BELOW FOR ALL OF YOUR CLASSROOM
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Small Group Reader's Theater Twisted Fairy Tales - Book Two
In this second book of Reader's Theaters for small groups, I have placed 7 scripts. They are: Sleeping Homely, The Princess and the Pizza for 3 people, The Princess and the Pizza for 4, Peter Pants and Captain Looks, Beauty & the Beets (and the Turnips and the Onions), Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Pretzel. I realize that Peter Pants and Captain Looks as well as Romeo and Juliet are not strictly fairy tales but they are very well known and fun for the students. You can buy each of these indiv
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Word Wise: Develop Word Attack , Decoding, and Spelling Skills Book
Word Wise is a research-based program of interactive instruction that teaches the immediate recognition of common word parts and typical syllable patterns. Once students recognize these patterns, they can confidently decode and spell multisyllabic words. This book contains the detailed lesson plans.
Word Wise has been used in the third quarter of grade 2 through grade 6 and is compatible with any reading series or program. After completing the 55 daily 15-MINUTE lessons students will be able t
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Folktales: Fables, Myths, and Legends Lesson on Theme and Genre; STAAR
Folktales: Fables, Myths, and Legends Lesson Theme and Genre Lesson for 3rd Grade
You can choose to make a poster, a flip book, or any other creative project you can think of to make this assignment fun! The pages 3-4 are for the poster pictured above, and page 5 if the front of a flip book I made that will be easier to do if you are pressed for time! I also left the same information in an easy to copy/paste format just in case you would like to change this project to fit your needs.
Use an
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Seedfolks - Complete Book Unit - Teach ELA - ESL Friendly - Fun - Colorful!
Make Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks accessible and fun to all your students with these colorful, standards-based lessons!This collection of chapter mini-units gives you everything you need to explore the inspiring world of Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks with your classes (apart from the original novel -- which you will need access to). Each chapter is in its own file to make it easy to print out or assign remotely using TPT Easel or as a PDF via Google Classroom or Kami. I have also included Google Fo
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6th - 10th
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Onomatopoeia I HAVE / WHO HAS
As an ESL teacher, I have fallen in love with I have/who has games! They are a great way to have the students engaged while practicing their reading, speaking, and listening skills.
This particular I have/who has game is dedicated to Onomatopoeia. The students are given a description of a sound, such as, "Who has the Onomatopoeia sound that you make when you are cold?" Another student will then respond, "I have BRRRR!"
The students will enjoy making the silly sounds, while becoming familiar
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1st - 8th
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One Way Ticket: Using Poetry to Analyze The Great Migration
Students listen to and read Langston Hughes' poem "One Way Ticket" to analyze the push factors and the process of The Great Migration. Students will use references in the poem to map destinations of African Americans during the migration and to identify push factors of The Great Migration. Students will also write about their own connections to the push factors mentioned in the poem. The handout also includes a lists of needed materials, possible activities, and extension activities.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
240 Nonsense Word Flash Cards CVC CCVC Short Vowels
This is a set of nonsense word flash cards that uses short vowel spelling pattern: CVC, CCVC & CCCVC.
It includes the short vowels: a, e, i, o & u
This can be used in literacy centers and as a formative assessment tool.
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K - 12th
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Mystery at Mr. Grim's Mansion (Murder Mystery-style Game)
[05/05/2024: I'm testing a new murder mystery. E-mail me (contact@englishcurrent.com) if you want to test it for free - Matthew]This is a murder mystery-style activity designed to get students engaged, thinking critically, and most importantly, speaking. Class time: 60-90 minutes No. of students: 4-11* (*You can make more characters, but this increases the time it takes for interviewing. For larger classes, divide them into two separate groups.) Level/Age: This activity was written for interme
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Stand and Deliver Film Questions
This set of comprehension questions and discussion questions accompanies the film "Stand and Deliver." Students LOVE this movie and it is a great way to open dialogue about discrimination.
This is great for use in a Spanish or social studies classroom, with Hispanic students in another classroom setting, or any group of students that could benefit from conversations about discrimination and ways to overcome it. Math teachers could also use this film for inspiration for students! High schoo
Grades:
8th - 12th
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Counterclaim & Rebuttal Stems & Practice Activity
Teacher Instructions1st Version:1. Students review the definition of a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal.2. Students review the counterclaim and rebuttal stems and example.3. Students read each claim and generate a counterclaim and rebuttal for each, using the stems.2nd Version:The second version of the activity can be used for students who may struggle. 1. Students read the claims and counterclaims for the first and second example and provide a rebuttal for each. Then, students read the remain
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7th - 12th
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Hamburger Writing Template
This is a great tool to use to encourage proper five sentence paragraph writing.This template features a checklist for conventions and has two lines for each section of the "Storyburger".
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PreK - 6th
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Math Skills Pre-Assessment for English Language Learners
This math skills pre-assessment (which was updated in March 2022) was created for newly arrived English Language Learner students so that teachers could identify any major gaps in mathematical understanding before heading straight into the grade level math content. This 100 question assessment is specifically created for students with limited English proficiency as it limits the linguistic demands that are often found in many other math assessments and contains a sample question for each section
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4th - 12th
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Four Sentence Article Summary Frame (Annotated Bibliography Style)
This product is perfect for students who are struggling with their writing. This frame walks students through the process of summarizing and citing an authors work. Great for ELL, Special Ed, and all students!
Grades:
7th - 12th
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