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Free 8th grade english language arts independent work packets for Easel
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
I Am Poem FREE with Digital Easel Activity
FREE I Am Poem! Great for a Beginning of the Year or End of the Year Writing Activity. Get to know your students at the beginning of the year (or anytime) with this fun writing activity. Younger students can fill in with words with teacher assistance. I have my middle school students put a phrase on each line, such as "I am the pen that is mightier than the sword," developing metaphors with the ideas.My students, even my special needs children, had a great time with this. We also did this in con
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
RACE Strategy Writing Activity Worksheets FREE with Easel Activity
The RACE writing strategy helps 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. Like this product? Check out the full version here! Writing with the RACE StrategyR: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed
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6th - 8th
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
Problem and Solution Text Structure Passage - Digital & Print
Download this quick and easy text structure lesson! Your middle school students will read a high-interest article about weather science while practicing problem and solution text structure, and the activities are perfect to print or use in Google Classroom.(If you love this free sample, don't miss the rest my Weather Reading Passages for Nonfiction Text Structure and Weather Nonfiction Bundle - Text Structure and Text Features!) This resource includes a digital Google Slides version! (Link in PD
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6th - 8th
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
Harlem Night Song Langston Hughes Poetry Activities - PDF & Digital
Poetry analysis doesn't have to be hard! These light-hearted, easy-to-use poetry worksheets introduce students to the skill of analyzing imagery in Langston Hughes's "Harlem Night Song." The activities easily guide students through reading and understanding the poem, and they're a great way reinforce poetry comprehension while focusing on rich imagery and making connections to the Harlem Renaissance period of U.S. history!(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselli
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
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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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
Idioms in Short Passages Freebie
The Idioms in Short Passages Freebie contains one story with five idioms used in context. The students need to read the story or have it read aloud to them and then complete the attached pages. Included are opportunities to draw the literal images of idioms which taps into a student’s ability to visualize to aid comprehension and retention. The literal image will also aid to elicit conversation about how funny some idioms are. There are also opportunities to encode idioms into sentences for ret
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3rd - 8th
FREE Current Events Reading Comprehension Practice_Latest Articles for Students
Current Events PDF Lesson Plans & Latest News Articles for Student Reading Comprehension Practice. Higher minimum wages will go into effect on January 1 across 22 states. This will give an economic boost to almost 10 million workers, according to a recent estimate.Use a student news article as a substitute lesson plan, daily classroom assignment, weekly homework assignment, Friday groupwork activity, or for optional flex/bonus points. Follow us on X @NewsLessonPlansArticle Features:· 2 diffi
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6th - 12th
Literary Devices Creative Writing Worksheets FREEBIE — ELA — No Prep
Crafting literature is hard, and these short literary devices worksheets allow students to explore the individual components of good creative writing before they begin drafting their own original work.Included in this packet are 3 unique worksheets, each based around a key literary device (Details, Diction, and Tone). In these individual assignments, students will learn about each literary device, see examples of them, and get a straightforward task that will build on their learning and prepare
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Song Lyric Lessons BUNDLE — ENDLESS OPTIONS! — Analysis, Create Your Own
Free End of Unit ABC Summary Sheet Digital and Print with Easel Activity
ABC Summary Sheet or Summarizer. This FREE summary sheet has students look for things that begin with each letter of the alphabet to summarize their learning. Students can even summarize the school year at the end of the year, or they can also use it at Thanksgiving or Christmas to summarize things they are grateful for! As a summarizer, it can be used as a culminating activity to conclude a unit of study, a lesson, a novel or short story, or even a movie. May be an assessment tool as well. Ther
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5th - 8th
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FREE SAMPLE: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Comprehension Packet-Chapter 1
Looking for a no-prep comprehension and vocabulary packet to supplement the Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition)? Make sure to check out this free sample of chapter 1.The full packet includes:an independent practice worksheet for each chaptera vocabulary worksheet for each chaptera summary page for each chapteran answer key for the independent practice and vocabulary worksheetsThis free sample is downloaded as a pdf and uneditable.A Google Slides version of this document can be f
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5th - 9th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - Study Guide Activities - Book Report - Review
★★★★★ This simple yet effective study guide is a complete novel review activity set for the incredible novel: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. These standards-based activities are the perfect way to help your class diver deeper into the novel, have in-depth discussions, and ensure that every student understands the novel more fully!➤➤➤ Get the FULL Watsons Novel Study here!PRODUCT INCLUDES:3 review activitiesDigital access to the Google Slides versionPrintable vers
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5th - 8th
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Describing and Defining In Speech Therapy ~ Sample Edition
Defining using the ABC approach helps older language therapy students to form paragraph style definitions that they can feel proud of while expanding their vocabulary skills.The ABC approach combines an easy to remember acronym, color coding, graphic organizers, and scaffolding to produce a complete definition.►A is for Appearance ( size, shape, color)►B is for Basics ( category, function, location)►C is for Composition ( materials, parts)The themed approach enhances carryover and reinforces tim
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Defining in Speech Therapy a Full School Year Bundle
Problem & Solution: Asking For & Giving Advice Middle & High School & Adult ESL
Use this handout for independent work or as an emergency sub lesson. This is perfect for older intermediate EL students who are practicing problem and solution text structures. Students will first practice matching problems to solutions, then match questions to the problems, and finish with writing an advice letters based on on a problem. This is the third activity (Day 3) in a week long problem solution mini unit.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Morpheme Chart
The Morpheme chart consists of 4 colors of different morphemes with coordinated definitions. Each morpheme is color coded according to prefixes, roots, connectives, and suffixes. Students use a marker to draw lines connecting the morphemes to make a combination of complex words. The accompanying video explains how students can use it.Please visit our website: Jeldedmaterials.comAlso visit us on Facebook and Instagram
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5th - 12th, Not Grade Specific
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ELA Comprehensive Independent Practice Packet
This independent practice assignment is the perfect review lesson for an ELA class using Chromebooks, laptops, or a computer lab. It encourages students to use their prior ELA skills but also encourages them to do a Google search for a task they may not be familiar with. It can be posted as a Google Classroom assignment where each student will have an individual copy to edit; or modified and printed for students who don’t have access to technology. This assignment was designed to take even t
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6th - 8th
FREE Spring Activities Writing Practice Packet for English Learners ESL EFL ELD
Enjoy this free Spring Activities Writing Packet to have your students practice describing pictures showing common spring activities. This 4-Page PDF shows photos of people doing different spring activities covered in our Spring Activities unit and has space for students to write three to five complete sentences describing the picture. An example is done for them. The photos are intentionally made to be age-appropriate for teens and adults and represent a diverse community such as is found in an
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
FREE ESL Halloween & Day of the Dead Vocabulary Practice Sheets
These FREE vocabulary sheets are the perfect resource to introduce your beginning ESL students to Halloween and Day of the Dead vocabulary. These vocabulary words come from these affordable products: 1. ESL Halloween & Day of the Dead Vocabulary Slides - $1.002. Halloween & Day of the Dead Lesson for ESL Beginners -$2.50This packet includes 2 worksheets where students match the vocabulary word to the picture and need to write the word. It also includes 2 worksheets where students have to
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: MEGA Bundle: Holidays for ESL EFL Teen and Adult Students
Distance Learning Nouns Grammar Party Worksheet Packet + Test
Distance learning made simple, Google Class integrated, with digital work enabled worksheets (and you can still print them too!). This easy to use worksheet series explains the basics of what noun is (person, place, or thing) and also delves into the specific and general forms that nouns can take. Additionally it teaches the details of seen and unseen nouns.Every grammar worksheet starts off with a simple explanation of the part of speech accompanied with guided practice that is great to cover a
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3rd - 8th
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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
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- 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.
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