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High school ELA test prep handouts for Google Apps
Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hocus Pocus: Halloween Lesson!
Send your kids on a trip to Salem, Massachusetts where they will have to use test taking skills to cast a spell on the Sanderson sisters and save the town! In this activity, students will move through each of the stations (slides), read the prompt, and answer the question. In each answer, they will also reveal a hidden letter. In the end, each of the hidden letters will be used to unscramble the witches spell! As they work, they are also on the lookout for Binx, who is hidden within the slides.
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4th - 10th
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Real-World Rhetoric Bundle Argument Analysis of Modern Essays, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With this bundle of seven real-world rhetorical analysis lessons, students will examine short articles on high-interest topics, identify specific rhetorical tools including ethos, pathos, and logos, and determine whether each writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.Each of these real-world rhetoric lessons include:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay• A paper-saving handout of short-answer questions• A Google Drive version of the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Comma Practice Punctuation Activities | Paragraphs, Lesson Plan, & Powerpoint
Do you need a variety of comma activities to support your secondary writers? Study commas and their uses with this editable presentation and punctuation activities—comma worksheets and more. When teaching commas, I realized that I needed a variety of comma activities—more than one simple comma practice worksheet. Comma practice requires scaffolded tools to reach more students!Topics covered in these comma activities:Students will learn about using commas with: ✓ introductory phrases (participial
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Eighth Grade Grammar Bundle: Verbals, Active & Passive Voice, Verb Moods
Tone Mood Activities - Word Choice - Literary Devices Activity - Author's Craft
This teaching bundle includes tone activities that will teach your students how to successfully analyze the tone in literature and writing. This literary device lesson and tone activities take 2-3 one hour class periods to complete.This resource includes the following materials:Analyzing Tone in Literature Google Slides presentation (30+ slides)DIDLS Charts for Strategic Tone Analysis – Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, SyntaxFour Poems to Analyze – Same Subject, Different TonesTeacher’s Key
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6th - 9th
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ELA Test Prep Bundle for Standardized Testing & End of Year Review
Everything you need to prepare your middle school ELA students for standardized testing in one place! Teach your students consistent strategies they can use to master the state exams and beyond! This bundle includes: RACCE short answer writing stations: a two day, on your feet test prep experience that reviews short answer strategies with students.RACCE anchor charts: large, easy to print interactive posters that students complete to review each element of short answer writing (restate, answer,
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6th - 9th
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English Language Arts ELA NY Regents Exam Study Guide
9-page EDITABLE ELA Regents study guide!If you teach high school in New York state, you know the Regents Examinations are coming up and the ELA exam can be daunting for many students. This study guide is suitable for students in grades 8-12 (or anyone taking the exam) to help them prepare in terms of the content and structure of the test itself. This 9-page study guide includes:A test overview (outlining the different parts of the exam and the scoring breakdown of what is needed to secure a pass
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8th - 12th
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos Bell Ringer Activities!
These quick 5 minute bell ringer activities give students an opportunity to identify real life examples of rhetoric. Engaging advertisements, PowerPoint and Google slides to present material, handouts for student application (or Google Document provided) and answer slides to facilitate quick discussion and understanding. Includes:1. PowerPoint bell ringer slides (47 slides) for 23 bell ringer activities!2. PowerPoint answer slide for each bell ringer means NO teacher prep!3. PDF Printable bell r
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7th - 12th
Are You Ready For It Swift Murder Mystery Test Prep Activity!
Help prepare your students for standardized tests with this interactive Murder Mystery activity. This activity introduces students to 9 characters (Harmony Hallowell, Melody Miller, Christopher Carol, Octavia Ortiz, Harold Hymnn, Stephen Symphony, Veruca Viola, Cadence Campbell, and Atlas Alto). Students have to read each of their descriptions and then make their way through each of the rooms in the 'Swift' mansion.In each of the rooms, there is a new piece of information/evidence revealed. Stud
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Who Did It? Murder Mystery Bundle!
AP English Language and Composition Exam Study Guide
This document is 44+ pages of review for the AP English Language and Composition exam. It contains information about:Writing with sourcesAnnotating promptsRhetorical analysisIdentifying the rhetorical situation Argumentative writing with background knowledgeSample top scoring responsesThe structure of the exam & how the exam is scoredLinks to helpful YouTube videos that walk you through concepts you might have missedand more! It goes section by section of the exam and gives you tips and tric
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9th - 12th
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AP English Language and Composition Exam Review - Rhetorical Analysis - AP Lang
Need a rhetorical analysis review cheat sheet? Use these four pages to go over rhetorical analysis terminology for the AP® English Language & Composition exam. Printer-friendly black and white versions of the handouts are included in addition to color pages. All materials are also provided on Google Slides.Suggestions for Use◈Use these sheets for reference during practice sessions.◈Give a low-stakes quiz on some of the more "macro" terminology like tone words and organizational strategies.◈M
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10th - 12th
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STAAR Writing Short Constructed Responses (SCR) PRACTICE with ANSWERS
**Updated 2024Students will now be asked to complete a Writing Short Constructed Response on the English STAAR test. Included in the slides are 25 practice sentences for students to identify the error and correct the sentence. Answer slide and explanation included for each slide.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Persuasive Writing Prompts - 20 Topics for Persuasive Essay or Paragraph OLC4O
Practice persuasive writing with these 20 unique persuasive essay topics! These writing prompts can be used to practice persuasive paragraphs or essays and are appropriate for middle school and high school students. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with these Persuasive Writing Prompts:✏️ 20 Persuasive Essay Topics - Digital & PrintIndividual Worksheet for Each Prompt✏️ Engaging, school-appropriate persuasive writing topics including:Social mediaClimate changee-Spo
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7th - 10th
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Literary Devices & Elements List - PreAP & AP Literature - Literary Terms Exam
Wouldn’t it be helpful to provide your students with a list of literary elements and devices that includes reliable definitions and examples instead of leaving them to their own devices (pun intended) to do a responsible search? We can’t be the only ones with students who go straight to the dictionary to look up literary terms.Would you like to assess students’ knowledge of the terms without spending time making that literary elements and devices exam yourself? How about a literary elements and
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8th - 12th
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Exigence Lesson Plan - Rhetorical Situation - Rhetorical Analysis - AP Language
In AP English Language & Composition, it is vital that students understand the rhetorical situation, including exigence, the spark that forces the writer or speaker to produce a piece.What You're Getting✅Detailed lesson plan aligned with AP Language CED standard✅Two rigorous exercises✅Teacher guides✅Five handouts✅PDF and Google Slides VersionsSuggestions for Use✅Use this lesson during a series on the rhetorical situation✅Fold the two exercises into your rhetorical analysis unit✅Use the exerc
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10th - 12th
Parts of Speech Review Packet & Extra Practice
Start the year out right! Use this parts of speech review to refresh students on the basics. This resource is great to test students on their prior knowledge. Product includes review packet, practice, daily practice, & practice quiz.Packet explains the 8 parts of speech: noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Each part of speech portion includes explanation, example, and practice for students to complete individually. Packet also includes extra
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6th - 12th
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ELA Regents Skills Prep Stations Group Activity
Prepare your students for success on the ELA Regents exam with this comprehensive set of stations designed to enhance critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills specifically tailored to the requirements of the New York State exam. This resource includes a detailed lesson plan, student group work stations activity worksheet, materials list, and scaffolded resources to support all learners.Station 1 (Text Analysis Skills): Develop your students' close reading and text analysis abilities, cruc
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8th - 11th
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | SAT Test Prep Reading Practice
Looking for more SAT Reading practice passages? This package contains an excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and 10 SAT Style Reading questions and an answer key with explanations. Question types include Literal Comprehension, Best Evidence, Inference, Vocabulary in Context, and Purpose. This resource has been updated to include a link to a GoogleSlides version for distance learning. The Online version includes space for students to take notes. These packages have been produced by an SAT r
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9th - 12th
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Semicolon Activities, Exit Tickets, & Powerpoint - Semicolons Practice
Add semicolon activities to your classroom. Study semicolons and their uses with this editable presentation and activities. Overview of these semicolon activities:√ Students will learn about using semicolons with lengthly lists, with short independent clauses, and with conjunctive adverbs. √ 60+ sentences are included for semicolon practice. You will receive the material in a PDF version as well as a Google Drive.Included in these semicolon activities:✓ An editable Powerpoint presentation that g
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Punctuation Bundle Semicolons, Colons, Commas, Quotation Marks, & More
Equal Rights Amendment | SAT Style Test Prep Double Reading Practice
Students dread the double passage on the SAT reading section. But by working through the two passages step by step and using logic when answering the questions, they passages can be conquered.This double passage is excerpted from speeches by Phyllis Schlafly and Gloria Steinem, each arguing her case on the ERA constitutional amendment that ultimately failed to be ratified. Explore the two sides of the Women's right's debate with this practice passage. Included in this set:900 word double passage
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9th - 12th
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NYS ELA Regents: Part 2 - Argument Support for ELLs/MLLs
A 7-page, customizable guide for understanding and writing Part 2 (Argument) of the New York State Regents Examination in English Language Arts—created for ELLs/MLLs, but can be used with a variety of learnersThis guide includes: key vocabulary with definitionssuggested sentence starters, plus writing practicetips for finding evidencean argument essay writing templatean argument essay writing checklist
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9th - 12th
The Little Mermaid: Test Prep Interactive Activity!
Send your students on an under the sea adventure to help Ariel stay out of trouble. Students will visit all of the characters and complete tasks that will help them strengthen their test taking skills and there are also some fun *brain breaks/SEL activities* included in the tasks as well. This activity is estimated to take one class period (40-60 minutes depending on grade level/review directions + answers). A brief overview is included below...*Ariel in The World Above - practices using context
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5th - 9th
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SAT® Reading Rhetorical Synthesis Student Response Questions 2024
The Digital SAT® has a new from of question that the College Board calls Rhetorical Synthesis and some are also calling Student Response Questions. These questions appear at the end of each of the Reading/Writing (Verbal) modules and have a unique structure that looks more complicated than it really is. This lesson breaks down the Rhetorical Synthesis questions, lists the type of instructions given, takes students through 2 exercises in differentiating between good and best answers, and ends wit
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9th - 12th
Also included in: All of the SAT Test Prep Growing Bundle
STAAR 2.0 ECR Graphic Organizer for Struggling Writers/EBs
This past year my at-risk and EB students have been struggling with writing strong topic sentences. After reviewing the TEA rubric, I created this template designed to help students achieve the highest number of points possible despite their struggles. This 10-sentence essay excludes topic sentences for the body paragraphs and dives straight into the evidence. Although this move irritated me as an English teacher, it was necessary to ensure my students kept writing. I hope this product helps ot
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4th - 12th
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