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Free high school english language arts independent work packets
Context Clues Worksheet Vocabulary - Free Context Clues Activities 6th 7th 8th
Context Clues Worksheet Freebie: This vocabulary activity is a great way to help students who struggle with understanding and using context clues to define vocabulary words.This Download Contains: PRINT2 pages of vocabulary activitiesAnswer Key DIGITALReady-to-use Easel activityLike this product? CLICK HERE for the full Context Clues Passages Vocabulary resource for grades 6-8This resource shows examples of definition/explanation context clues, synonym/restatement context clues, antonym/contras
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6th - 9th
Any Time NEW DAY Resolutions | Social Emotional Learning | Reading Comprehension
You don't have to wait until the New Year to make resolutions. Use these Any Time "NEW DAY" Resolutions to re-engage students! Your Middle School and High School students will laugh at the funny reading comprehension passage.There are three parts to this Social Emotional Learning Skills / Life Skills resource:1) The Goal Setting worksheets are for everybody (4 pages)Help students develop SELF AWARENESS and adjust to a changing world. Reflect on the challenges and successes from the past.Brainsto
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7th - 10th
ESL Newcomers ESL Beginners Emergency Pack Sampler Print & Distance Learning
Help! It’s the middle of January and they just put a beginner level English Language Learner in my History class! Use these ESL beginner level English Language worksheets and ESL Newcomer Activities to provide engaging, independent practice for your newcomer or beginner level ESL older kids or adults. You can find the full Newcomer Pack Resources Here:Newcomer Pack 1Newcomer Pack 2Newcomer Pack Bundle As an ESL teacher, I know the challenges presented to my content area colleagues when they are
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Phonics Lesson Older Students Reading Intervention SOR Dyslexia FREE
FREE! long -a sounds (vowels) activities for older students. Struggling readers, dyslexic students and English language learners will gain confidence and reading fluency from this resource. Instructions included.This is a FREE bite-size sample. These passages are BRAND NEW and just released They focus on all spellings of long vowel sounds. You can get them here.These activities were created after my very successful phonics reading and writing passages that focus on one sound at a time. The revie
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4th - 10th
Black History Month Main Idea, Inferences, Sequencing & Vocab for Middle School
This is the Freebie Sample edition of the Main Idea, Inferences, Sequencing & Vocabulary for older students which has themes focused on Black History and works perfectly for Black History Month speech therapy sessions in middle school. Many of our speech and language therapy goals incorporate finding the main idea, explaining inferences and figurative language, remembering sequences, and defining vocabulary using context cues. This language therapy resource sample addresses all of these skil
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6th - 9th
Science Sub Plans Middle School 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Science Lab Tools
Make Sub Days Stress-Free Days! This resource includes TEN NO-PREP activities perfect for use while teaching routines during the first week of school. These Print and Go activities are ALL-INCLUSIVE- No prior knowledge is needed. Includes an instructional component and plenty of engaging activities, including differentiation choices and fast finishers!Introduce your students to the world of science with INDEPENDENT activities that can be implemented by you or a sub. No science knowledge is requi
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7th - 9th
FREE DNA Text Reading Watson Crick DNA Article
This free DNA Informational Text reading is based on Watson and Crick's famous one-page article published in 1953 in Nature magazine, announcing their discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. It comes with graphic organizers to help your students read and understand this classic scientific paper. Choose to use the traditional printable version, or the paperless, digital Google Apps version. Both Google Slides and Google Forms versions are included.This is a fantastic way to implement t
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9th - 12th
Also included in: DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Bundle
Genetics and Heredity: Informational Text and Crossword Puzzle FREE
Print and Go activities for Genetics and Heredity! Need work for Sub plans, Pre-Holiday, or a Teacher Catch-Up Day? Don't worry about downloading a puzzle where students don't know the vocabulary or the the clues are just different enough to be confusing. The informational text has all the answers to the puzzle. Includes some choices for differentiation and fast finishers. My goal is simplicity for the teacher and/or sub, and keeping the students engaged, busy, and learning. Everything students
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7th - 10th
Soundtrack Of My Life {Student Project}
Music makes the world go round. Engage your students with this thought-provoking "Soundtrack Of My Life" student project. As students explore the music that plays throughout life, this will help them to gain a deeper understanding of their true self & how they present themselves in this world... and you the teacher just might get a deeper understanding of them too. This project is great for:Back to SchoolCreative WritingDeep ThoughtsAnd Just Plan Fun
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6th - 12th
Distance Learning Emergency Lessons, 12 Home Study E-Learning English Activities
Use this FREE 11-page packet with 12 language arts remote-learning assignments to keep your middle school and high school students focused and learning during an extended school closure.• 12 English/language arts activities (low-tech & no-tech)• No prep! Just print/post/email and teach (easy for parents to administer)• Self-paced and repeatable (routine can be used over and over again, as needed)• Each activity works as a standalone activity or as a supplement to other studies• For grades 7
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7th - 10th
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Compound Sentence Worksheets
Many middle-schoolers struggle with compound sentences, so here are two free compound sentence worksheets to address those needs.The first compound sentence worksheet covers compound sentences with fanboys where students fill in the missing coordinating conjunction.The second offers practice with compound sentences with semicolons where students match and combine sentences. Both worksheets include links to Google slide versions and brain bonuses for a little outside-the-box thinking. If you like
Halloween Escape Room Online Inference FREE DEMO
Hook your class this Halloween with an interactive escape room based on INFERENCE! Students must read between the lines, gather context clues, and interpret images to decipher which character stole the candy!Please note this is a free demo. You can find the full version HERE. As they investigate, students will solve inference riddles, learn the difference between showing and telling (as it relates to indirect characterization) and make cause and effect connections between character actions and t
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5th - 10th
Culture and Reading Comprehension Passage on Terracotta Warriors in Xian China
Do your students want to learn more about China? This is a great cultural activity! Teach students about the Terracotta Warriors with these reading comprehension passages and engaging activities. Your students will love learning about Xi'an, China. This ancient city is famous for the Terracotta Warriors! What people are saying about this cultural packet:- "Great product that promotes cultural awareness while building reading comprehension skills. The pictures do a great job of bringing the read
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7th - 10th
Special Education Social Studies Great Depression Reading Comprehension
This Great Depression worksheet was made for my 7th-grade special education social studies and my ESL students to help them understand the topic. This simple Great Depression reading with visuals and questions is great for general education for ESL middle and high school students, or special education.Images are shown for new vocabulary words. Reading Comprehension Questions at the end of the reading to check for understanding. This Social Studies Worksheet Covers:Stock Market CrashHoovervillesD
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6th - 9th
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Editing Worksheets
Challenge your students and fine-tune their editing skills with this free editing sentences worksheet packet. Each worksheet contains 10 sentences that students need to re-write correctly. There are multiple errors per sentence, including spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage errors.
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4th - 12th
History Reconstruction Nonfiction Article #1 with Activities History Sub Plans
History Nonfiction Article #1 with Activities No Prep Sub Plans for history classrooms. Great as sub plans or as part of the teacher's unit. These activities should last 3-4 class periods.The following is included in this product: Reconstruction Plan Page 1Reconstruction Plan Page 2Reconstruction Nonfiction Passages 1-3Reconstruction Nonfiction Passages 4-5Reconstruction Vocabulary Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Answer KEYReconstruction Guided Notes Page 1Reconstruction Guided Notes Pa
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6th - 10th
Emergency Sub Plans Holiday Activities for Middle or High School NO PREP
Make Sub Days Stress-Free Days! and Calm Holiday Chaos! at the same time. This no-prep lesson teaches Holiday facts with highly engaging reading passages and activities. It will provide easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation for your substitute and little to NO PREP! NOT just for subs, it also works great for Pre-Holiday, District Testing Days, Fun Friday, or a Teacher Catch-Up Day!These worksheets for various holidays will allow your students to answer questions like, “How did holidays get start
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7th - 10th
Solar Eclipse Activities Middle High School Science Sub Plans Independent Work
Make Sub Days Stress-Free Days! with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Eclipse reading passages, worksheets, activities, and puzzles are a great introduction to or review of the topic in an engaging way. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that you or a substitute can use. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.Introduce
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7th - 10th
Dialogue Punctuation Grammar Practice *Answer Key Included!*
Dialogue and quotation punctuation can be tough for students to remember. They use this type of punctuation when writing narratives as well as when using quotations in informative and argumentative essays. This worksheet can be used to introduce the dialogue punctuation rules, review the format after a lesson, or as assess to make sure students know how to properly punctuate dialogue and quotations! It is ready to download and print with two worksheets on each page so less paper is wasted! You c
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6th - 12th
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Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" Student Workbook Short Story Mini-Unit
Teaching Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" can be a really exciting time in a high school classroom with the potential for powerful discussions and a new distaste for the idea of conformity. Student favorite! This short story student workbook makes your life and the lives of your students easier. Students love having their own little workbook and teachers have zero prep to do!This short story student workbook includes:-Author bio and quiz-Pre-reading discussion guide-Vocabulary organizer with
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7th - 12th
12 Labors of Hercules Myth & Comprehension Questions (Reader's Theatre Option)
The story is taken from Pressbooks Greek Mythology Units. I did not write this text nor these questions. I have just compiled the text into a document that allows for student involvement and easy question answering when reading and studying the Greek Myth. This can be used as a reader's theatre or independent work.
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6th - 12th
The Outsiders Word Search
S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders vocabulary in a word search! Great way to build your students' vocab and spelling while reading the book in class. Print the first page for your students. The 2nd and 3rd pages are for your reference with answers and the word list.
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7th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Bundle
Literary Devices Creative Writing Prompts FREEBIE — ELA — Examples & Rubrics
Refine your students' creative writing skills by mastering key literary devices with these engaging and focused exercises. Crafted to provide targeted practice in using specific literary devices, these writing prompts allow students to hone their understanding and application of Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone. By breaking down the complexities of literary devices into manageable exercises, students can build confidence and competence without feeling overwhelmed by larger crea
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Song Lyric Lessons BUNDLE — ENDLESS OPTIONS! — Analysis, Create Your Own
Bible Study - John 1 The Word Becomes Flesh - Bible Packet FREE!
This is a FREE Bible lesson and assessment for Christian teachers or their students. It is perfect for upper elementary through adulthood. It uses a Bible passage - the Gospel of John, 1:1-18 - The Word Becomes Flesh. It includes the passage from this book in the Bible, and ten multiple choice questions to check for comprehension. It also includes an answer key. This can be used with ANY Bible version.Press below to purchase the complete 115 Page Bible study from this Gospel:The Gospel of J
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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.
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Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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