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Common Core W.7.4 pdfs for ESL-EFL-ELL
Guess My Name: Adjective Edition
Review the use of adjectives with this short descriptive paragraph activity. The culminating activity is a fun game of Guess Who that allows students to get to know each other better. Lesson plan is flexible and the unit can last up to 2 days, depending on your students and your class time.Worksheet is ready to post online for students.Includes:Lesson PlanStudent worksheet with space to write and sentence frames for struggling writers2 completed writing sample/ mentor text to review before stude
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Bundle for Secondary ELA/ELD-EDITABLE
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
Grades:
5th - 7th
Month of ELA and Writing Bell Ringers: Volume 1, Middle School
Looking for scaffolded ELA bell ringers for middle school grades?! Have your students in their seats and working on an assignment as soon as the bell rings! These bell ringers provide and engaging, fun, and meaningful way to get students on task and prepared for the day's learning.This is volume 1 of my Month of Bell Ringers! This is a great resource for Writing, ELA, and even ESL teachers to use for bell ringers! There is a mixture of grammar and writing. There are 25 different prompts or quest
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Over One Year of ELA and Writing Bell Ringers BUNDLE, Middle School
Dialogue Tags and End Punctuation Practice Worksheet
This worksheet requires students to write quotation marks in correct places, as well as fill in the blanks with the correct end punctuation. The possibilities for end punctuation is given in the directions. There are 10 questions, but each question has one or more quotation marks and end punctuation missing.I have used this worksheet in my class and it has proved good for practice, warm-up, and quick (pop quiz) assessment.ADDITION AS OF APRIL 2022: I have included a key. Traditionally, I have pr
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6th - 9th
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Compare and Contrast Writing in Two Formats
Teach your students how to use 2 formats to write compare and contrast paragraphs, compositions, and essays! Posters and other materials explain and model each compare and contrast format. You can display them on interactive whiteboards or bulletin boards and/or photocopy them for your students to keep in their writing journals as references. Using these 2 formats for their compare and contrast writing helps your students organize their ideas better and more logically. ✓ Please Note: * This c
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3rd - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Dia de los Muertos Writing Activity | Calaveras Literarias | Skull Poems | ESL
I always take time at the end of October to celebrate Dia de los Muertos with my ELA and English Language Development students. But it is hard to celebrate without losing the rigor and standards expected… or is it? Use the informational text to introduce students to La Catrina and the origins of Calaveras Literarias. Then, students write their own poem, eulogizing their biggest fear or something they despise. Finally, they decorate their own Dia de los Muertos- inspired headstones with their fi
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9th - 12th
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Back to School Archaeology Lesson Plan - Beginning of the Year Social Studies
Let your students pretend to be archaeologists and conduct a dig in their classroom in this back to school activity, or whenever you want to introduce them to the field of archaeology. Students will analyze artifacts and record their observations, then do a follow-up writing task. This activity will help your students develop their information writing, critical thinking, and vocabulary skills. ✓ Please note: * This resource is included in a money-saving Back to School Bundle, which you can fin
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5th - 8th
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Writing Rubrics & Writing Checklists to Evaluate Middle School Student Work
Here are 7 checklists and rubrics to evaluate a wide variety of writing tasks! You can use all of them for writing assignments in middle school Language Arts and English classes and also to assess writing tasks in Social Studies, Science, Math, and other subject classes as well. Used successfully for peer editing, formative assessment, and summative assessment purposes, these ready-made evaluation tools will save you time when grading your 5th, 6th, 7th and/or 8th grade students' work.Please not
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Organizing Writing, Editing Paragraphs, Writing Citations, Types of Writing
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Digital End of Year Writing Activities Reflections Distance Learning
NO PREP Editable Questions! This is the time of the year – especially THIS year – that we as teachers need to remind ourselves to take deep breaths and push through. We’re almost at the finish line! With these digital end-of-year writing prompts, students can make meaningful reflections while practicing important writing skills. This is a great way to end the year with some reflective thinking and writing with these open-ended questions that will make students reminisce and reflect about some of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Science and Technology
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on science and technology.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of science and technologyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of us
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Fears and Phobias
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on fears and phobias. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of fears and phobiasActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expr
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
Grades:
5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starter Package on Bullying
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bullying.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bullyingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transit
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Responsibility
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on responsibility.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of responsibilityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Yes, Chef! A Culinary Creations Direct Instruction Lesson Plan for ELA
Yes, Chef! A Culinary Creations Direct Instruction Lesson Plan for Middle and High School English Language Arts---This complete, detailed direct instruction lesson plan includes instructions for an anticipatory set, modeling (I do), guided practice (we do), independent group practice (you do), and a culminating activity. It includes vocabulary words, questions for the anticipatory set, job descriptions and descriptions of various positions within a fine dining kitchen, instructions for each grou
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7th
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Real Estate 101 Direct Instruction Lesson Plan for Middle or High School ELA
"Property Pros: Real Estate 101" Direct Instruction Lesson Plan---This complete, detailed, 16-page lesson plan includes instructions for an anticipatory set, modeling (I do), guided practice (we do), independent group practice (you do), and a culminating activity. It includes 2 vocabulary words, a 3-page handout about a listing agent's tasks, 6 handouts (one for each group) with their task instructions, a page that includes 2 questions for the anticipatory set repeated several times, which you w
Grades:
7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Social Problems
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on social problems.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of social problemsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressio
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
General All-Purpose Rubrics to Assess Student Writing Tasks
These 2 rubrics have been used successfully for peer editing, formative assessment and summative assessment purposes and you can use them to assess narrative, expository, persuasive, and creative writing assignments. They work very well for ELLs and you can also use them with your native English-speaking students. Resource at a Glance:★ What will students learn?* The criteria used to assess various types of writing.★ Who is it for? * All students, including English Language Learners at interm
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5th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Individuality
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on individuality.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of individualityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions a
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Immigration
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on immigration.What's included:A list of 20 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of immigrationActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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