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High school ELA test prep scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
C.E.R. Paragraph Notes and Practice
Writing a Claim Evidence Reasoning (C.E.R.) paragraph is a task most students are required to do for multiple content areas and standardized tests. For newcomer and beginner ELs, this process can be overwhelming. This document works to inform ELs about the purpose and structure of a C.E.R. and to support your struggling writers to compose clear and concise C.E.R. paragraphs independently. The first part of the document is a guided notes section that walks students through the purpose and structu
Grades:
6th - 12th
Argument Essay Packet with Exemplar, Outlines, Peer Review, and Rubric
Included here are:
1. A fact sheet that outlines the essential components of an Argument Essay. Students are typically directed to annotate and highlight as we review these fundamentals together as a class. For NY State residents, there is a final question where they are asked to distinguish the Argument Essay from the TAR essay, the other written response on the 11th grade NY State Regents exam. If this prompt is not needed by the teacher, it.is easily removable from the Word doc.
2. An "exem
Grades:
9th - 12th
Author Purpose and Main Idea Guided Notes
This document is a printable for students that struggle to take notes. The document includes the notes in a fill-in-the-blank format. It also includes the practice passages and answers. I HIGHLY recommend buying this resource along with the presentation. No answer key provided because all information is provided in presentation.
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Author Purpose and Main Idea Presentation and Guided Notes
F.A.S.T. Intervention ELA Lesson Plan for Secondary (EDITABLE)
This FULLY EDITABLE simple and routine lesson plan template is perfect for an intervention (or program which needs to run smoothly with a routine in place. Simply decide what text to use on a consist basis then align with Florida's F.A.S.T. tested standards listed on this document. A hyperlink is included so the full description of the benchmark and clarification can be read. Additional research can be conducted into the Achievement Level Descriptors if needed to deepen the understanding for i
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
Also included in:Â F.A.S.T. Intervention Reading Lesson Plan for Elementary & Secondary
STAAR Writing Expository Essay Strategies
One-page editable guide to expository essay writing for the STAAR Writing exam. Teachers may use it to guide their own instruction, step-by-step and/or pass it out to students as a handout.Includes pre-writing tips, a sample prompt, sample brainstorm, sample visual organizer, sample outline, sample thesis statement.My very low-scoring students improved an average of 250 points using these pre-writing strategies and tips. (My students are often LEP/ELL and come from low-income homes. My passing r
Grades:
7th - 12th
STAAR Writing Persuasive Strategies; 83% passing rate
One-paper guide to persuasive essay writing for the STAAR Writing exam. Teachers may use it to guide their own instruction, step-by-step and/or pass it out to students as a handout.Includes pre-writing tips, a sample prompt, sample brainstorm, sample visual organizer, sample outline, sample thesis statement.My very low-scoring students improved an average of 250 points using these pre-writing strategies and tips. (My students are often LEP/ELL and come from low-income homes. My passing rate for
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Video: How Can You Write a Great Informational Essay (Including on a CAASPP PT?)
If your students are asked to write an informational essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible? This 18-ish minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by looking through notes on astronauts to come up with a main idea. (Which winds up being that it is difficult but fun to become an astronaut!) It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we sta
Grades:
3rd - 11th
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STAAR Expository Essay Template - Fill-in-the-blank
Here is a fill-in-the-blank template I use for lower achieving and sped children. It uses my body paragraph format of P.I.E.C.E. (available on my other handout for essays), and gives students a structure that will allow them to be successful on their STAAR test. It teaches them the fundamental way of explaining how the outcome of their synopsis of their example proves their thesis which is the goal of an expository essay. Numerous students have said this format is helpful for them.
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Grades:
9th
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ELL ELA Regents Review: Fish Cheeks Guided Reading with Vocabulary Supports
Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan is broken up with key vocabulary for reading comprehension.
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Grades:
10th - 11th
Also included in:Â "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan text analysis
Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) Notes
Using DGP?
My students struggled with the immersion process. The notes bundle provided in the DGP was kind of bulky, so I created this compact version of the notes for my students.
Not using DGP?
Use these notes as a sort of "highlights of" for basic grammar information.
Hope it helps!
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Video: How Can You Write an Excellent Narrative (Including on a CAASPP / SBAC)?
If your students are asked to write a narrative essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible?This 15-minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by describing characters and the setting with details from the sources, including dialogue, and choosing strong words!It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we start so they have a sense of what they
Grades:
3rd - 11th
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Sentence Type Identification - Method, Practice, Assessment
Identify Sentence Types - Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex. Outlines a 4-step method. Includes a meaningful practice, assessment, and meaningful activity analyzing a speech from Coach Boone in Remember the Titans.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Fill in the blank notes for "How to write a Literary analysis introduction"
These are a fill in the blank notes for the lesson "How to write a Literary Analysis introduction"
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â How to write a literary analysis
Tension of Opposites Worksheet
This is a worksheet that connects to Tuesdays with Morrie and the idea of 'tension of opposites,' which Morrie explains to Mitch.
Excellent teaching resource and notes sheet!
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
AP Language Tropes Resource Chart for Students
This chart is partially filled out with examples of tropes from differing texts. The rest are blank for students to fill in throughout the readings of the course or unit. This is a valuable study resource for the AP Language Test.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language What-How-Why Chart Practice
If your students struggle with organizing their thoughts, rhetorical strategies they identify, and then formulating strong and successful body paragraphs, this is the PERFECT TOOL for scaffolding the AP Language Question 2 analysis essay.
This is a word .doc, so after practicing with the quote and analysis provided, feel free to create your own samples for whatever text you're focusing on in class!
*Works great for non-fiction, too!
*Great student-centered activity!
*For extra support, have
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Test-Taking Strategies Guided Notes
Looking for a quick, easy way to introduce or refresh test taking strategies? This guided note sheet was created by a certified English teacher and Reading Specialist. It is based on the Test Taking Strategies PowerPoint Presentation. This resource can be easily adaptable for online lessons, homework, flipped classroom assignments, etc.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Test-Taking Strategies Bundle
Word Analogies - Class Notes
This product features one page of guided Class Notes including four Vocabulary Words, a Definition of Word Analogies with highlighted words for modeling, and both an Example Chart and a Do-It-Yourself Chart for ten different types of Word Analogies practice. Four Critical Thinking questions are included at the bottom to serve as an Exit Ticket. Answer Key not included.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cornell Notes Template for Monsters are Due on Maple Street - Drama
Here's a completed essential question and main idea template for this writing activity.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Text Analysis Response Scaffold
Scaffold for writing a literary analysis. This is especially helpful for preparing ELLs and SE students for the New York State English Regents.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Constructed Response - FART method
As testing season approaches, students need extra help to remember how to best answer constructed response questions. I developed the FART method for students. It makes it easy to remember the steps, and it is so much fun to say "fart" in class. Get some giggles instead of groans as they practice this skill.
This worksheet walks through this method step by step, provides an example, and gives an opportunity for them to try it on their own.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
AP Language Synthesis and Argument Essays--the Importance of Qualifying--doc 1
This document is part one of a two-part series on the importance of qualifying for two of the three essays on the AP Language exam: the Synthesis Essay and the Argument Essay. This document explains exactly why qualifying is so important and how students can execute this skill.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Dear Martin Literary Analysis Outline
Dear Martin Literary Analysis Outline. Great for students with SLD or co-taught classes.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Tuesdays with Morrie: 5th-8th Tuesday Review
This is a chapter review/study guide for the 5th-8th Tuesdays in Tuesdays with Morrie.
Product includes answer key!
TO SEE THE FULL QUIZ, CLICK [HERE]!
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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