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Holidays/seasonal Common Core W.7.1c resources
Fall Halloween Writing: Pumpkin Characterization, Symbolism, Craft for ANY text!
This Halloween writing prompt or fall evidence-based writing assignment will have your students thinking critically about a character or author from ANY piece of literature! Students use this fall writing prompt to express character traits and symbolism.You will get:⭐Two exemplary paragraphs with evidence (Poe and Harry Potter)⭐Student coloring worksheet⭐Color connotation guide⭐Digital pumpkin option to use for pre-planning or for those who can print worksheets (see video preview)⭐ Three display
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6th - 10th
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PHOEBE the SPY Novel Study
Griffin's book about a thirteen year old Black girl who saves George Washington, is a great read, especially for either Black History Month or Women in History. Works very well for both read-alouds and guided reading. This unit includes -- Reading Comprehension questions - including many quotes - ANSWERS INCLUDEDNote: I've broken up the book into parts and titled each part: Introduction; The Spying Began; Things Happened Quickly. - an accompanying vocabulary page, aligning with the three parts
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3rd - 7th
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Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
ELA Holiday Activities Bundle : Writing with the RACE Strategy and More!
Need holiday ELA activities? These 10 no-prep activities will be great for the holiday season. Keep your kids focused and engaged while the year comes to an end. All activities have clear instructions and an answer key is provided. Mix and match the activities to use for multiple days.This packet does not specifically mention Christmas or any other holidays by name. It does mention "holidays" and the things people do to celebrate during the season. I made sure the images and content were all as
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4th - 7th
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Holiday ELA Activities RACE Writing Strategy Prompts for Google and Print
These ELA Holiday Writing Activities will engage your students while building paragraph writing skills. The RACE Writing Strategy is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.This Download Contains:Student resource introducing the RACE strategyExample passage and RACE response10 passages and short response questionsPossible answers to each passageThis pac
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA Holiday Activities Bundle : Writing with the RACE Strategy and More!
Novel Study Guide Bundle for Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens Print & Online Files
These reading journals accompany Spencer Johnson's book Who Moved My Cheese? for Teens. This complete study guide contains 6 reading journals requiring learners to reflect on and connect with the text, vocabulary task cards/worksheets, and conversation/writing prompts task cards. UPDATE 2020: All the resources in this bundle are also compatible with Google Slides™. Updated design and fonts. The links to the online files are included in the downloaded zip file. UPDATE 2018: updated design, update
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7th - 10th
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Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity Pardon my Turkey Argument Writing
Looking for a fun, engaging and skills-based lesson or project to complete with your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break? This persuasive writing activity is the perfect zero-prep resource to engage your students with.How does it work?This Thanksgiving themed writing activity requires students to take on the persona of a turkey, and use their persuasive writing skills to convince the President to be selected for pardoning.I love using this activity year after year, and reading the crea
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6th - 9th
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Writing Prompts Essay Lessons w/ Graphic Organizers - Middle School Mega Bundle
Introducing how to write essays has never been easier! This in-depth mega bundle includes 253 Lessons. The Essay Prompt Lessons (Argumentative, Expository, Compare & Contrast, Narrative, and Persuasive). The lessons each include a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plans, an instructional video, and a writing template.All aspects of writing are covered in these lessons: brainstorming ideas, thesis statement development, introducing supporting evidence, writin
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6th - 8th
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
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3rd - 12th
Halloween Opinion Writing Prompts with Writing Graphic Organizers and Scaffolds
Elevate the October classroom atmosphere with captivating Halloween Opinion Prompts and Organizers, tailor-made for middle grades teachers and students! This engaging resource will infuse spirited energy into writing sessions, fostering active minds and steady pencil movement.Unleash the Magic of October Writing: Seize the opportunity to tap into the essence of Halloween with 15 thought-provoking Opinion/Argument Writing Prompts meticulously designed for middle-grade students. Embrace the festiv
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4th - 6th
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Writing Interactive Notebook Seventh Grade Common Core with Scaffolded Notes
Interactive Writing and Language Notebook for Seventh Grade - 298 pages - answer keys included! Great for distance learning! This bundle has everything you need for a full year of teaching seventh grade writing and English language arts:A 179-page hands-on interactive writing notebook including answer keys119 pages of scaffolded notes including answer keysInteractive Writing NotebookThis writing and language notebook features all-original graphics and is completely hands-on and interactive. Each
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6th - 8th
Groundhog Day Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions
Groundhog Day is a fun and exciting tradition that is celebrated every year in February. Are you looking for a reading comprehension activity and a reading comprehension passage for your students to learn more about the yearly tradition?In this Groundhogs Day Article & Reading Comprehension Activity, your students will read an original article, answer 10 multiple choice questions, and debate about whether a groundhog is a reliable predictor of the weather. This also comes with an answer ke
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Christmas Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes Rubrics
Introducing essay writing for Christmas has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubric,
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6th - 8th
FEBRUARY Bell Ringers & Writing Prompts w. Passages & RACE STRATEGY BUNDLE
Students sharpen their writing skills this February with daily grammar bellringers and weekly digital writing prompts and passages with topics such as Black History Month, Valentine's Day, making chocolate, the origin of snowball fighting, & many other February themed topics! INCLUDES MINI-LESSONS, WEEKLY QUIZZES, AND AN END-OF-MONTH TEST.❤❤❤FEBRUARY GRAMMAR FOCUS❤❤❤RUN-ON SENTENCES & COMMA SPLICES(Each month of bellringers includes a variety of grammar errors with intense emphasis on on
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5th - 8th
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September 11th Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes
Introducing essay writing for September 11th has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative ru
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6th - 8th
Martin Luther King Jr. | I Have Dream Speech Writing Activity with Doodle Notes
Martin Luther King Jr. was and still is considered one of the world's most prolific speakers. His birthday and African American History Month are excellent opportunities to analyze his famous speech, "I Have a Dream." This activity uses a doodle notes approach to help students organize their thinking and feelings to respond to one of three included writing prompts. This Common Core aligned writing resource is also a way for students to use the writing process to create well-organized essays. Th
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6th - 9th
Veterans Day Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes
Introducing essay writing for Veterans Day has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubr
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6th - 8th
AROUND THE WORLD THEME MEGA BUNDLE Multiculture Camp Earth Day End of the Year
***BUNDLE & SAVE 25%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this low-prep, 152-page/slide Around the World End of the Year Theme Day Activities MEGA BUNDLE! It includes everything you need to have a thematic day to celebrate diversity, culture, and the world and have a Middle-Grades (4-8) Fun Day in ELA with your students! What is Around the World Day? Enjoy the day (or week!) while still learning with this fun, themed resource! Students will l
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3rd - 12th
St. Patrick's Day Lesson for Middle Or High School With Writing Task! No Prep.
Want your Middle School or High School students to experience the luck of the Irish, but having a hard time finding St. Patrick's Day lessons that aren't too babyish for them? This St. Patrick's Day Lesson is a great way to engage your secondary students during the month of March, while still teaching the standards! Designed for students from grade 6-12, this St. Paddy's Day resource is a challenging and engaging actibity for older students. Your middle and high school students will want to dive
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6th - 10th
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Sleepy Hollow Writing Task: Perspective Detective Investigative Report
This common core aligned writing lesson focuses on opinion/argumentative writing that relies explicitly on text excerpts from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” This activity is designed to be used with my abridged versions of the story, but can still be used with any version! It addressed the following skills and includes differentiated pieces for grades 4-8:★ Close reading ★ Making inferences★ Determining supportive and relevant text evidence ★ Producing a clear argument to support a claim/opinion
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Close Reading Unit Bundle
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
January Bell Ringers & Writing Prompts w. Passages & RACE STRATEGY BUNDLE
Improve your students' writing skills this January with daily grammar bell ringers and weekly CCSS writing prompts! Tried and true!WRITING PROMPTSEach passage contains engaging January-themed informational text and writing prompts that use RACE + T strategy. Prompts are written to resemble state test prompts. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc. RESPONSE ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES INCLUDED!BELL RINGERSThis set focuses heavily on incomplete sentences, punctuation, and
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5th - 8th
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A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyExplore world cultures and the value of friendship in Ray Bradbury's classic novel. You may choose to use the vocabulary builders for select chapters, or the entire book. Chapter summaries and discussion questions will guide students through an engaging reading experience. Writing and art activities will re-enforce main ideas and keep struggling readers engaged. This resource includes:Character listActivitiesWriting ExercisesVocabulary List
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4th - 9th
Black History Month - Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis - Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing for Black History Month has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 62 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught during Black History Month in middle school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, compare & contrast, narrative, and persuasive prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and
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6th - 8th
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