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8th grade english language arts handouts for Microsoft Word on sale
50 Days of Daily Editing / Grammar Practice Exercises Grades 7-9 (10?)
50 Pages of Paragraph Editing:Great for class start ups to chunk out a segment of the class:Use them daily, once a week or whatever works Used extensively for English 8 and 9 in my classes, but could still work well for English 7 or English 10 classes that struggle with editingfocusses largely on punctuation rules, subject verb agreement, spelling, tenses, parallelism, quotation / title punctuation ..etc. Answer Keys Provided Great for class start up, homeschool learning, or general ELL developm
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7th - 10th
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My Side of the Mountain novel - Questions and Answer Key
These are questions that can either be used for discussion or for students to answer independently that go with the novel My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. I use these questions when I teach this book. I have found them to be invaluable. An answer key is included with this packet.
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6th - 12th
Greek Mythology - Both Clash and Wrath of the Titans movies - Interactive packet
***Note there is one brief scene of nudity in the Clash of Titans that I skip when I show this scene to middle schoolers.**This is a great duo of movies to show either for Greek history or a study of Greek mythology.Do you want your students to enjoy watching videos for History class but still really get something educational from it? What better way to reinforce your history lessons then by wrapping up a unit with a video that covers some of the lessons and standards that you are teaching. If
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â 12 Interactive Worksheets for Movies from Early Humans to Medieval Europe
30 Song-Inspired Writing Prompts for Social Studies and History
Combine social studies and history content with writing and music. If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy writing and learn Social Studies and History concepts at the same time, this is your answer. Each writing prompt is tied to a song with the youtube video attached. Get your students to practice writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This is also a great way for them to hone their listening skills.I have found these song journal writing prompts to
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Review - Lesson and Assignment WITH BONUS FILE
Bundle includes Writing Book Reviews PowerPoint Lesson, Book Review Assignment Outline with Graphic Organizer and Rubric, and a BONUS FILE of a ready-made handout of a written example of a book review that is mentioned in the lesson.LESSON:- PowerPoint Lesson on writing Book Reviews - can easily be uploaded to Google Slides:- learning goal- what is a review- what types of mediums can be reviewed- what is the purpose of a review- who is the audience for a review- examples of reviews- expectations
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Engaging Journal Prompt Sentence Starters (Great for K-8)
Unlock the power of creative writing in the classroom with our comprehensive collection of engaging journal prompt sentence starters, meticulously crafted for students in grades K-8. These prompts are designed to ignite the imaginations of young learners, fostering a passion for writing and encouraging self-expression. Ideal for educators, teachers, and homeschooling parents, our resource is a treasure trove of inspiration that supports language development, enhances critical thinking skills, an
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K - 8th
"Secondhand Lions" movie packet
Nice way to have students analyze relationships between generations using the movie Secondhand Lions.****This goes well with the Savvas/Pearson unit on generations.****I have now added an answer key to this.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Verbals: (Gerunds, Participials, Infinitives) and Past and Present Participles
FINALLY, ALL ON ONE SHEET! Everything students need to understand this concept: verbs can change to be adverbs, nouns, or adjectives!
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8th - 12th
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - song worksheet
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and learn about history, you can do this by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. ****This has now been updated to include an answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
A Snapshot of Your Younger Self - writing assignment
If you want to help your students to practice their writing and learn more about themselves, have them practice using this assignment. Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself and realized how different you were back then compared to now? Or how much you didn’t know back then about yourself or the world? Assignment summary: Find a photograph that has you in it, the older the better, but at least five years old. Now really look at that photo. Examine the surroundings and any other people o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
Disney's "The Legend of John Henry" interactive movie questions and answer key
A great video and worksheet that shows the importance of an African-American legend....John Henry.Students will have to watch the Disney video to do this assignment.Do you want your students to enjoy watching videos but still really get something educational from it? What better way to reinforce your lessons then with a video that covers some of the lessons and standards that you are teaching. If you study legends, African-American history, or the railroad at all in your class, you will want to
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Legend unit bundle
Edgar Allan Poe's - Murders in the Rue Morgue 1986 movie mystery analysis
This activity goes with the 1986 movie version of Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. It helps students analyze the parts to a detective/mystery story using the ORIGINAL detective story of all time. The movie stars George C. Scott and Val Kilmer and is a classic. The movie, of course, is not included. An answer key for the movie is attached after the packet.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
"Black Stallion" movie packet
Nice way to have students analyze relationships between generations using the movie The Black Stallion. The student packet is 3 pages long with another 3 pages for the teacher answer key.****This fits in very well with the Savvas/Pearson ELA unit on generations.****This now includes an answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Essay Self-Evaluation (Handout)
This double-sided document offers students an opportunity to evaluate and reflect on their own writing before submitting their essays for a final grade. It scaffolds the essential components of a well-composed essay and provides them with guidance when in the revision stage of their drafts. It covers the necessary elements for an introduction, body, and conclusion paragraph, as well as addressing mechanics and writing style. Additionally, this document can serve as a formative assessment for tea
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5th - 10th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" Reading, Quiz, and Answer Key
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" reading, quiz, and answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
ON SALE THIS WEEK! GED, OGT, STATE TEST, HI-SET, COMMON CORE, ELA STUDY GUIDE
covers:grammarreading strategiescomparing two articlescomparing two poemsresearch paper writingargumentationfigurative languagefigurative speechpoetry typesgenressubgenresgraphic organizerswriting process modeledMLA citationethos, logos, pathosbandwagonpersuasion techniquescontext cluesLatin and Greek rootsvarying sentence structureself-checking opportunities with answers or examples
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â GED BUNDLE!
American History "We Didn't Start the Fire" - Billy Joel song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so exc
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" Reading, Quiz, and Answer Key
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" reading, quiz, and answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Lamb to the Slaughter - RAFTS Short Story Assignment
A creative culminating assignment for a Short Story Unit based on the short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter" following the RAFTS style.RAFTS stands for:RoleAudienceFormatTopicStrong VerbThere are 5 options for students to choose from to creatively demonstrate their understanding and thinking skills, such as writing a letter, eulogy, police report, etc.The Strong Verb inclusion helps guide students to start their writing and throughout the writing process. For example, Mary (R) writes to the Polic
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8th - 10th, Adult Education
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Summer School Activities
This is a seven page document item that has activities for students to do in summer school. They could be used with most kinds of classes.They could be used in the introductory lessons or as an enrichment activity.
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7th - 11th
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Earth Day - "Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. Fits perfectly for Earth Day.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and h
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Homework Assignments Using Television
This is a six page printable that is a homework assignment that lasts a week. It has five after school assignments that focus on programs on TV.
It has pictures for enhancement and involves writing.
This is an engaging and innovative assignment package for students.
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5th - 8th
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Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Here are ten Edgar Allan Poe assignments, ranging from poetry quizzes, to guided reading packets, and a dramatic biography of his life.These are the activities that I created and refined over 25 years of teaching an Edgar Allan Poe unit. Most now have answer keys attached to them and the readings themselves if possible. Most readings however are easy to find since they are beyond the copywrite dates. The pieces include:"Lov'd Alone" - A Edgar Allan Poe biographical drama"To Helen""The Raven""T
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA sample paper, worksheet analysis, and answer key
Here is a sample MLA style essay/research paper. It has an analysis packet with it that helps students pick apart the essay to better understand how to make one of their own. It also asks the students questions about their own essay writing habits. I created this five years ago, and I have used it with both 7th graders and Freshmen English students. It has proved invaluable at either level.****This comes with an answer key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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