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Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Make teaching sentence structure fun, engaging, and hands-on! This sentence structure resource is a complete teaching unit with materials for direct instruction, student practice, and assessment. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: This unit now includes both the print and the digital files!In this unit, students will learn about the four types of sentence stricture: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. Here's what you'll get with this sentence structure resource
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6th - 9th
Back to School Activities for Secondary - First Week of School - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi
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6th - 9th
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Eight Parts of Speech Complete Review: Diagnostics Worksheets and Quizzes Keys
This comprehensive Parts of Speech Review resource is the perfect tool for middle and high school teachers looking to strengthen their students' understanding of language structure! With these diagnostics, worksheets, and quizzes, you'll have everything you need to assess, reinforce, and evaluate your students' mastery of the parts of speech.Here's why this Parts of Speech Review resource is a must-have for your classroom:Comprehensive Diagnostics:The diagnostics allow you to quickly assess your
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6th - 9th
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End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 1
End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Student Awards Certificates includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the eye-catching student awards includes a most likely to phrase that relates to a variety of different types of students. These end of the year awards come in a print format, but there is also a version that allows you to easily type student names onto the awards before printing. Make sure to click the preview button
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4th - 12th
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Argumentative Essay Writing, Argument Writing How to Guide, Topics, Rubric CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students win their written arguments with these easy-to-follow essay writing materials. This bundle of interactive, step-by-step materials inspires even my most reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements will guide your students as they learn to craft their own meaningful and effective argumentative essays. Easy prep for you; excellent growth for your students’ writing skills.Just print and teach!I
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8th - 11th
End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1
End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1 includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the award titles includes an idiom (Examples: The Down To Earth Award, The Happy-Go-Lucky Award, The Larger Than Life Award, The Salt Of The Earth Award etc.). An explanation for why the student is receiving the award (related to the idiom) is also included on the certificate. These end of the year awards come in a
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4th - 12th
MUG #1, Mechanics Usage & Grammar Bell-Ringers, Editing & Proofreading Practice
Welcome to M.U.G. Monday, where students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 19 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. I've used these lessons on Mondays because I like alliteration (M.U.G. Shot Mondays), but you can use them anytime you want. Most semesters run 18 weeks, but I threw in an extra M.U.G. editing mini-lesson in case you have an extra Monday (or
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8th - 11th
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Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays
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8th - 11th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 2
End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 2 includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the eye-catching student awards includes a most likely to phrase that relates to a variety of different types of students. These end of the year awards come in a print format, but there is also a version that allows you to easily type student names onto the awards before printing. Make sure to click the pre
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4th - 12th
Also included in: End of the Year Awards Bundle - 400+ Creative Student Award Certificates
MUG #2, Mechanics Usage & Grammar Bell-Ringers, Editing & Proofreading Practice
Welcome to Volume #2 of M.U.G. Monday, where students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 19 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. I've used these lessons on Mondays because I like alliteration (M.U.G. Shot Mondays), but you can use them anytime you want. Most semesters run 18 weeks, but I threw in an extra M.U.G. editing mini-lesson in case you have an ext
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8th - 11th
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New Year's Resolution Activities and Writing with Growth Mindset + Sticky Notes
Kickstart the new year in your classroom with engaging growth mindset activities using sticky notes. These activities prompt students to reflect on their experiences in 2023 and set meaningful goals for 2024. The activities in this growth mindset New Year resource provide an excellent way to help students kick off the new school year with a positive mindset after the winter break!This Growth Mindset New Year's Activity set for 2024 includes:A Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Student HandoutNew Y
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Growth Mindset Bundle for Secondary
TED Talk: Persuasive Writing Unit & Assignment
Our most popular item, now with an updated TED Talks To View list!This TED Talk presentation assignment begins with viewing and analyzing TED Talks based on different Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking techniques. Students then create their own. Perfect for either in-class or independent work! This Package Includes: Overview of TED Talks Assignment Sheet Persuasive Techniques HandoutRecommended TED Talks to study Note Taking Template for active viewing Research Notes Template Ideas Templ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Main Idea Digital Escape Room, Theme, & Reading Comprehension
In this digital escape room, your students will review and practice their theme, main idea, and context clues skills. Would you like to try an engaging, review activity with your students to reinforce these skills and techniques? In this Digital Escape™, there are seven different activities, and your students will review and practice their context clue, main idea, and theme skills in this escape room.This Digital Escape™ is set up like the game, Clue, and a murder mystery-style game. In this es
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: ALL the Digital Escape Rooms, Oh My! |Distance Learning
Literary Analysis Essay, Introduction to Lit. Analysis Essay Writing, CCSS
Help students dig into the elements of literary analysis essay writing with this MASSIVE collection of tools organized into an efficient and effective nine-day writing unit. Using an animated short film on YouTube and a classic short story as source material, students will see how introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs are built. They’ll learn step-by-step building block formulas and deconstruct sample essays. By the end of the unit, students will have the tools they’ll need to be able to
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8th - 11th
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End of the Year Awards - Famous People Edition Student Award Certificates
End of the Year Awards - Famous People Edition Student Award Certificates includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the eye-catching student awards is named after a famous person and a detailed explanation for why the student is receiving the award is included on the certificate. These end of the year awards come in a print format, but there is also a version that allows you to easily type student names onto the awards before p
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6th - 12th
Also included in: End of the Year Awards Bundle - 400+ Creative Student Award Certificates
Independent and Dependent Clauses - a complete unit for secondary ELA
Help your students learn about independent and dependent clauses with this engaging unit! This comprehensive teaching unit includes an editable presentation for direct instruction, hands-on student activities, dependent and independent clause worksheets, and a final assessment. Your students will gain a stronger understanding of clauses and the English language with this unit. They will also become stronger writers because they will gain knowledge about proper punctuation and be able to determi
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6th - 9th
Peer Editing Stations and Rotations
Make peer revision fun, structured, and effective by using peer editing stations and rotations. Students will love making their way through these peer editing stations and they review one or more of their peer's papers! Help your students learn how to conduct peer editing that actually works! Not only will students receive better feedback on their own papers, but they will also benefit from reading their peer's papers as well. This peer editing resource includes the following contents:An 18-sli
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Peer Editing Bundle for Secondary Students
Poet vs Poet basketball style brackets; poetry study; poetry analysis
Are your students bored of poetry? Get kids excited with Poet vs Poet basketball style brackets. Students read poems in competitive match ups, rating the poem quality based on the meaning, mood, form, and language the poet uses. Students learn to analyze poetry, and they become obsessed with their favorite poems. My kids LOVE this activity!JUST ADDED: Version Two Poet vs. Poet with even more exciting match ups! I kept some popular match ups the same, but added new match ups like Edgar Allan Poe
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)
Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific speaking assignment. • Play the videos in class or assign them as homework (especially if you want to try to flip the classroom). There are 1-2 pages of guided notes per video. • The guided notes lessons are CCSS-aligned (see below), have “I can” statements
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Editable Classroom Awards for Middle and High School Students: 28 Included
28 Editable Classroom Awards, Bookmarks & Activity for Middle/High SchoolEven older kids enjoy receiving an award in their classes every once in a while! Be that teacher that everyone remembers because you did something special for them! This package includes 28 customizable awards for all personality types! Download the preview for more information! **New update: I just added customizable bookmarks and and end-of-the-year "letter to future students" activity to this product!!Check out
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6th - 12th
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RACE Writing Strategy: Lesson and Practice
When I first started teaching the RACE strategy for constructed response, I was blown away by how much my students’ writing improved. Often times they had the correct answer, but the way in which they were constructing the answer cost them precious points on tests and benchmarks. RACE is an acronym for Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. It is easy to remember and students pick up on it very quickly. I used a variation of this lesson for an observation my very first year of teaching and got rave
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6th - 9th
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Write Your Own Short Story Project - A Middle School Short Story Unit
Write Your Own Short Story Project is perfect for the end of a short story unit or as an introduction to creative writing! Your students will love this interactive, hands-on writing unit. Students will create their own character profiles, point of view, type of conflict, and much more as they apply various elements of literature into their very own stories!TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rosa W. says, "Loved this resource! Breaks down the steps of writing a short story while teaching the compo
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5th - 9th
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Creative / Narrative Writing Unit
Creative writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach it, we often need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive narrative writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:The main goal for this unit is for students to recognize, understand, and be able to use key elements which make narrative writing creative
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7th - 10th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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