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4th grade english language arts scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop-Literary Essay Graphic Organizer Theme & Character
This graphic organizer can be used for a literary argumentative writing unit. The graphic organizer shows students how to plan and organize an argumentative essay with a thesis statement, reasons, evidence and analysis to support the claim.
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4th - 9th
Birthday Personal Narrative Example Modeling Tool
This sample birthday narrative acts as a modeling tool for a teacher to show students how to set up their own paragraphs. The narrative includes an introduction, three "body" paragraphs, and a conclusion. It is color-coded to help students with dividing their work based on separate topics or events.
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2nd - 4th
Speech Writing Template, Speech Outline, Biography Speech, 5 Paragraph Format
This editable outline helps students put together an organized speech. While it was created to write a biographical speech about the life of a famous person, it can easily be adapted to work with any speech topic. (Word .doc is editable!)
I have received many positive comments from parents about teaching students the proper speech format, and this template will guide your students through a 5 paragraph speech.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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3rd Grade Climate Zones of the World Booklet-NGSS aligned
This basic booklet includes scaffolded notes pages for six major climates of the world: temperate, polar, arid/desert, tropical, Mediterranean and mountainous.
Here are the specifics of what you will get:
-Title page including small black-line graphic for each climate zone.
-One page for each zone that includes the following: A scaffolded definition of each zone type, an illustration box, and a blank world graphic so students can highlight the location of each zone.
-Answer key.
Excellent
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2nd - 4th
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - Plot Summary Cloze Format
This Word document is a summary of the plot of the novel in "Fill in the Blanks" format. There are 11 pages for students to complete. Each chapter of the novel is a separate cloze test procedure.Students demonstrate their understanding of the plot by completing the cloze test. Instead of giving students a summary of the plot as notes, I think that students learn better when they actively construct their own. However, for some students this can be a daunting task. I use this technique as a suppor
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - Active Learning Resources Bundle
Math Dictionary for ESL / EL - Multilingual, Packet, Editable - Frayer Model
This product includes an editable math dictionary for EL students (or any student!) The dictionary includes:- Colorful cover- Index with words and page number (organized by subject)- 60 pages (over 100 words)For each word, there is an EL friendly definition and example. There is space for students to draw thier own picture, and write the word in more languages. The words included in the dictionary fit into the following subjects of math (and are organized by these groups):Counting, comparing,
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K - 8th
Also included in:Â Math Foundational Bundle - ESL Dictionary, One Pagers & Puzzles
On The Way To School - Documentary Companion Notes - Classroom Activity
Included are 3 versions of specially designed notes you could use for your classroom to accompany the fantastic documentary directed by Pascal Plisson - "On The Way To School" The film features 4 young school children ages 11-13 with uniquely long, challenging, and dangerous travels to school. The documentary is a great way to either start the year, rejuvinate student motivation, boost the value of education, and connect students with different cultures. I have shared this film for several years
Grades:
1st - 8th
Holes by Louis Sachar: Plot Summary - Cloze Procedure
This Word document is a summary of the plot of Holes.
It is divided into seven sections each one page long. The chapter blocks represent units of study/major sections of the novel. Students demonstrate their understanding of the plot by completing the cloze tests.
This activity could be used for assessment or for revision. I find this very useful when revising the novel. Also, I use this a lot with weaker classes or EAL students. I find it a great support for students who need scaffoldi
Grades:
4th - 6th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Plot Summary as Cloze Test
This Word document is a synopsis of the plot of the Roald Dahl novel in "Fill in the Blanks" format. Students demonstrate their understanding of the plot by completing the cloze test.
The activity is divided into individual chapter units. A word bank is provided at the end of each chapter to assist students. There are 16 pages for students to complete.
This could be used for assessment or for revision. I generally use it immediately after we've read a chapter to ensure that everyone is famil
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4th - 6th
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EDITABLE Conferring Record Sheets: Grade 4 Lucy Calkins Reader's Workshop
This is 4 EDITABLE word document conferring sheets for grade 4 of Lucy Calkins' Reader's Workshop. It includes a separate sheet for each unit in Lucy's Program. Along the side columns are all of the mini-lesson focus' for your reference when meeting with students.The Star is a glow or positive thing the student is doing and "TP" is the teaching point or goal for them. I like to fill in the star when doing a mid-workshop interruption about something awesome a student is doing so that I can keep t
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4th
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Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
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4th - 12th
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Best Christmas Gift Ever Persuasive Essay Example
This example essay can serve as the foundation for a teacher's modeling of how to write a persuasive piece. It is color-coded to demonstrate for the students how to separate the different reasons why their gifts are the best gifts ever. The students can approach the essay from two angles--either to persuade someone that a past gift is the best gift ever, or to persuade a parent or guardian that he or she should purchase or make the gift for their child.
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4th - 5th
HARRY HOUDINI Magician Biography NOTE-TAKING & OUTLINING STRATEGY Reading Skils
Here is a helpful reading strategy that will improve students' organization and note-taking skills. Students take notes from the given biographical / informational text about magician Harry Houdini. They fit their notes into the outline provided in order to capture the relationships between ideas and data. The selection about Houdini should spark your students' interest and motivate them to want to take the notes to fill in the outline. This will be a nice supporting resource for the story "The
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4th - 8th
Adapting Fairy Tale Writing Graphic Organizer
This goes with the 3rd Grade Writing Unit by Lucy Caulkins, Unit 4 Adapting Fairy Tales. After exploring fairy tale adaptations (see note sheet on my page), you can guide students through planning their own fairy tale adaptation. They can plan out characters, back story, and the sequence of events.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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EDITABLE Opinion/Argument Essay Frame
This is a great way to scaffold argument writing for students at the beginning of a unit. I use it in conjunction with the Lucy Calkins Argument Unit of Study along with the SRSD OREO or TREE strategy. I noticed my students were just plopping down evidence into their essays, but not organizing it at all. This is a great way to give them some help organizing their essay, before asking them to do it on their own!
This can be edited to fit INFORMATIONAL WRITING AS WELL!
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Informational Essay Outline- Extended Response
This is an outline and guideline to help guide students while writing a five paragraph informational essay. I created this to help my students visualize what to needs to go next when they are writing their essays and what needs to go in each paragraph and also each sentence. I hope this helps your kids as much as it has helped mine! :)
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3rd - 8th
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Thesis Statement Scaffolded Worksheet
Use this scaffolded worksheet to get your students writing those pesky thesis statements.
Three levels of complexity gradually release the objective.
I've also provided two examples of simple thesis statements (one at a slightly higher level). Both examples were created BY STUDENTS on the very first day of the lesson. Neither student even knew what a thesis statement was before that day.
As with all my worksheets, this is fully editable and customizable to fit your students needs.
My student
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Intro to Literary Analysis Lesson (great for before starting a class text!)
~Introduction to Literary Analysis Lesson~Introduce students to literary analysis using this guided notes + example activity lesson.Included in this purchase:Link to slides for guided notesHandout for students to follow alongLink to Disney Pixar's short "Partly Cloudy"Simply type in the name of the class text you are going to introduce to your class, edit as you wish, and give the handout to students and project for students the slides from which they are to copy notes.
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4th - 12th
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Guided Notes Over the Different Types of Characters
Guided notes over the different types of characters, including protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic, and static characters. This is a Word Doc and is fully editable!
These guided notes go along with this Prezi: http://prezi.com/l-qfw04gz5dp/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
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3rd - 8th
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Literary Analysis Word Bank
This resource provides students with a condensed and manageable list of analytical words. Instead of students repeating the same analytical verbs and words to describe analysis, this resource allows students to have options. I have my students put a sheet protector around each page and then place it in the front of their binder. I have found that by having this handy resource available and organized into easy categories, my students experiment with new analytical words. My students love this res
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â AP Lang Tools for 2020 online Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Writing a Short Story | HKDSE | junior form | Pre-/post-writing worksheet
English worksheets for writing a story about being a taxi driver in Hong Kong. The worksheets serve as a scaffolding exercise/activity, covering vocabulary for writing stories, common errors students make, structure of a story (beginning, climax, resolution, ending, etc), language features for stories and useful expressions. They are great for junior or senior form students as pre-writing or post-writing worksheets. - Good for Cantonese speakers / students who are learning English as a second la
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Reading Level Update: Helpful Letter for Parents
Most of us elementary teachers test our students' Reading Levels multiple times throughout the year. As they get older, we usually just tell the students their new reading level, perhaps put it somewhere on a form or in their portfolios, but many parents are not aware of what this new level means or even what their child's new independent level is!
Use this letter to send home to your parents after you test your student's reading level! This keeps parents informed of WHAT the level means, HOW
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Guided Reading Assessment Templates Levels A-Z-with Built-In checklists!
Levels A-Z-Managing guided reading data has never been easier!!. These Guided Reading Templates allow teachers to observe and track student reading behaviors individually from Levels A-Z. Never seen before-Each sheet provides teachers with strategies and behaviors that students should be displaying as they read in GR groups K-6. Help students progress rapidly through the levels using the built-in checklists.
The best part is the built-in checklists!! They are right on the sheet for easy monito
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Informational/Expository Essay Graphic Organizer
Editable! This graphic organizer has sections for the introduction (hook, background information, thesis), body paragraphs (topic sentence, evidence, analysis, closing sentence), and conclusion (restated thesis statement, summarize main points, look to the future).
Grades:
4th - 6th
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