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8th grade english language arts worksheets for Microsoft Publisher
Website Evaluation Worksheet Check List and Scoring Guide
This worksheet asks students to evaluate a website based on various criteria for finding a good research website. The evaluation form will help students recognize good websites for conducting research, and avoid websites which may contain false or inaccurate information.Criteria includes:Domain (Is it .com, .org, etc?)Last updated dateIs there a source list?Who is the organization?More!Download the preview for a full look at the form. Also included is a scoring guide for your students to assig
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4th - 8th
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Vocabulary for Cross-section of Animal Cell; Modified Life Science; special ed
This worksheet shows a cross-section of an animal cell. Students are to use the word bank to write the correct word next to each definition. There are five words and five definitions. I use this with my 7th and 8th graders who work on an alternate curriculum. This is also a great review for homework.
Aligns with Maryland state reading curriculum standard 1D2c: Given vocabulary words from a grade-level content unit, student will identify the meanings of the words.
Also aligns with Maryland stat
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2nd - 8th
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Main Idea; Literary Text; Modified for Special Ed
This worksheet is modified from the middle school reading curriculum. Students are asked to read the short paragraph and circle from a field of two which is the main idea. This enhances test-taking skills for students.
For alternate ideas, have students use highlighters to highlight key words that help them identify the main idea.
This is excellent for special education students who require an alternate or modified curriculum. It is also an excellent worksheet for general education students i
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1st - 9th
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EDITABLE Story Sequence Cut and Paste Worksheet
Choose 6 events from any story and add them to this editable worksheet. Students cut the event boxes from the bottom of the worksheet and glue them in the correct order. Publisher file - easy to use.
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K - 8th
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Sentence Types & Punctuation Packet; Differentiated Middle School Special Ed
This is a 9-page packet to teach students about the different types of punctuation and sentence types.
Punctuation addressed:
period
question mark
exclamation point
comma
colon
semicolon
apostrophe
quotation marks
parenthesis
hyphen
slash
The first four pages address punctuation, while the last five pages address sentence types. There is a one page introduction to sentence types with picture clues. Then there is one page dedicated to each type of sentence. Students can color in the bubble le
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4th - 10th
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Kill it! Kill it! The Spotted Lanternfly - Publisher File
A great way to keep up on current agricultural news- students will use this article posted by Delaware Online: Delaware Online - Spotted Lanternfly to read and learn about how the Spotted Lanternfly is now in Northern Delaware. Students will use their graphic organizer to identify concerns with a growing Lanternfly population, read about how to correctly identify a Spotted Lanternfly and more. Great for sub work or just for an informational lesson on invasive species.
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7th - 12th
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"This I Believe" Essay
As popularized by NPR.org, teach your students how to write a "This I Believe" essay. This packet includes easy-to-follow worksheets, model essays, brainstorming activities, a gallery walk, graphic organizers, and a grading rubric to assist you in personalizing this engaging project in your class.Great for ESL/EFL to practice speaking skills! (I used this activity in relation to teaching American Transcendentalism. After reading Emerson and Thoreau's beliefs, students wrote their own in the form
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rhetorical Analysis- Middle and High School Halloween Activity
Teach rhetorical analysis through these engaging Halloween themed activities! Students will learn about the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos. Then they will annotate a reading by highlighting the appeals and write their own advertisement for a haunted house using the appeals to persuade their reader to buy the home. An answer sheet and example paragraph are also provided.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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How to Format Titles in MLA Format
This cheat sheet will remind students how to format their titles in MLA format for both handwritten and typed essays. Print out the cheat sheet in poster size and hang it in your classroom as a helpful reminder. Thank you for purchasing this product!Please leave a review below! -Booking Literature
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6th - 12th
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EDITABLE Event and Description Vertical Timeline
This blank vertical timeline as a graphic organizer for ANY social studies topic in which students are trying to place events in chronological order. There is also space for students to write a short descriptive summary of each event.
This outline can also be used as an assessment tool in which students are required to order and list events in chronological order.
The file is completely EDITABLE in Microsoft Publisher, so the document can be changed according to your specific needs.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Beginning ESL Writing Brainstorming Worksheet in English & Spanish editable
This worksheet was designed to help beginning English learners participate in writing activities in their class. You can edit this worksheet to add your own writing prompt(s) on the first page. Students can then draw what happens in their story on the second page. Depending on your student's individual strengths and needs, they may be able to use this worksheet to help them write a paragraph/story/essay.
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3rd - 9th
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Medusa Story Packet
Used as part of a unit on Greek mythology. Includes the story of the gorgon Medusa alongside Common Core aligned questions. Question focuses are labeled, and require students to access prior knowledge, make connections to their experiences, cite text evidence, and write a summary.
Story is an edited version of the one found here: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/myths/medusa.htm
Feel free to edit and use as you like! Created for my 6th grade ELA class, but would work for an
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6th - 8th
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Modified Multiple-Meaning Words in Context Worksheet; Amelia Earhart
This multiple-meaning word worksheet is modified from the middle school reading curriculum and is based on Amelia Earhart.
It aligns with the Maryland Alternate State Curriculum Objective:
3.A.7.b Given a modified grade-level literary text or a portion of that text, student will identify the meaning of a multiple meaning word in context.
Students are directed to read the sentence and circle the correct meaning of the word from a field of two based on the context of the sentence. Boardmaker pi
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3rd - 12th
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ICE Writing
ICE (Introduce, Cite, and Explain) is a quotation integration style. This sheet goes through the steps, supplies examples, and an area to practice. To make it fun--there are lots of references to the KING of ICE! A fun worksheet and notes for research papers writing in general.
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7th - 12th
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"The Raven" Poetic Devices
This packet includes the full text of "The Raven," a poetic devices worksheet and answer sheet, and a color-coded annotated example of each poetic device within the poem. No more skimming for hours and searching the internet for examples! All in one place, editable, and ready to go!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Distance/Remote learning WEEKLY WRITING PROMPTS! INFORMATIONAL-NARRATIVE-OPINION
INFORMATIONAL-NARRATIVE-OPINION writing for the whole year! 36 weeks of fun and intentional prompts to help your students succeed!
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2nd - 8th
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Allusions in Songs
This product teaches students how to identify allusions through song lyrics, catering to musical or rhythmic learners. They will learn about five different types of allusions through examples. An easy-to-follow worksheet allows students to analyze five different song lyrics for allusions. This activity can be done independently or in groups. It also works great as a stations activity, gallery walk, or jigsaw! Students will love listening to contemporary songs while interpreting allusions. After
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6th - 12th
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Inference, Inferring, Text Evidence, and Context Clues, Middle, Substitute
The first page of this mini lesson is a story and literal and inferring questions. The second and third page ask the students to explain the meaning of the noted words in the text citing textual evidence. This page, also, has The fourth and final The sheet incorporates inferring, text evidence, and context clues into the comprehension.
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5th - 9th
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WORD CHOICE: Are You Showing Not Telling
Are you frustrated with your student's lack of descriptive writing. This activity is a great introduction to the concept of showing not telling in writing. On each of the twelve pages, students have an opportunity to sketch a picture related to an emotion. At the bottom of each page, they should describe the emotion without using the actual word (e.g. my heart was racing, my jaw dropped, and etc.)
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2nd - 8th
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Who do you trust? Autism Source Credibility
Who do you trust? This 4 page unit with non-fiction reading covers source credibility. The main focus is on Autism awareness and whether or not to trust the advice of spokespeople like Jenny McCarthy. Unit includes vocabulary, articles and S.O.A.P.S. Tone study guide.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Differentiated Close Reading Worksheet; Special Ed; Directly Stated in Text
This worksheet is modified from the middle school reading and science curriculum. It has a short informational passage about Earth.
There are two worksheets that look the same to students. This is an easy way to differentiate because students will not realize that their paper is different from that of their peers. One worksheet requires students to write in the answers, where the other has two answer choices for students to circle.
This is excellent for special education students who require
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4th - 11th
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Spelling Workshop Worksheets CCSS Aligned
This file contains a fantastic Spelling Workshop which is CCSS aligned! This workshop packet can be used for individual work, centers, stations, small group, partner work or review!
It can can be used with any Spelling list of 20 words or less.
Here are the fantastic interactive worksheets you will receive with this file:
-Spelling List
-Spelling Definition Flashcards
-Spelling sentences
-Related Meanings (creating analogies)
-Synonyms
-Antonyms
-Writing with Spelling
-Spelling Word Scr
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1st - 8th
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Plot Diagram
Simple plot diagram for discussing story and plot with language arts lessons.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Character Growth and Theme
If your students are anything like mine, they struggle (mightily, sometimes!) identifying theme. I've found over the years that connecting theme to a character's growth throughout the text is often the quickest and most effective way to reveal a story's theme to a student. This narrative arc graphic organizer helps guide a student along the path of thematic discovery!
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3rd - 8th
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