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Common Core W.8.3a resources for Microsoft Word
Creative Writing Bundle Creative Writing Activities Digital & Print Writing
This bundle contains FIFTEEN creative writing products plus extra activities. You can add these creative writing activities to your current plans or use them independently. These creative writing activities include instructions as well as sample answers. Over FOURTEEN downloads are in this creative writing bundle:1. A narrative writing presentation. Students will learn about the different techniques of narrative writing such as pacing, dialogue, description vivid language, and other tools.2. A
Grades:
8th - 12th
Eighth Grade Memory Book - End of the Year
Help students remember the times they had in middle school by giving them a copy of this Eighth Grade Memory Book to complete. It meets several Common Core Standards, so it can easily be included in your curriculum as a fun activity to engage students at the end of the year. The memory book contains neatly laid out pages that allow students to:- Include pictures of themselves from middle school.- Write a personal description.- Identify classmates who are most likely to achieve certain tasks (bec
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8th
Grades 6-8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Gravity Unit - Build an egg parachute - Grade 8 Physical Science
This project is designed to illustrate the concept of gravity for physical science students. In small cooperative groups students will design and build a parachute that can safely delivery an egg dropped to the ground from a standard height. The parachutes are made out of simple materials that can be purchased at a grocery store and I generally drop the parachutes from the top of a ladder. This is a SUPER fun project that the kids love! This is the kind of project that appeals to every stude
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8th
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Trampoline Park Field Trip Lesson Plan 6th-8th [reading, writing, math &science]
Field trip time! This is a narrative writing lesson plan for a trip to a trampoline park. It includes standards, learning targets, essential questions, plans, and narrative writing paper. UPDATED! Now includes more standards, learning targets, essential questions, plans, planning sheet, and narrative writing paper.
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-5
Grammar Tip of the Day (#1-15)
Grammar Tip of the Day is here to save the day and start class off on a strong foot! Each box contains the necessary information to provide your students with a quick grammar lesson at the start of the day. This information has been formatted to emphasize the key points of each grammar lesson while being easy to copy and paste into a myriad of other presentation forms. References from well regarded sources across the web are also included for each source.My favorite way to implement these gramma
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8th - 12th
"The Outsiders" Viewpoint Narrative
The Outsider's point of view narrative offers students to create a narrative that focuses on one particular character and his/her perspective of the events of the novel.Students will pick 1 character–that is not Ponyboy Curtis (since he is the narrator, and we already know everything from his point of view)–from the novel The Outsiders,to write a viewpoint narrative.
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7th - 9th
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Analyzing and Point of View - Reading/Writing "The Land of Stories" Lesson Plans
This file includes TWO separate lesson plans, one for the reading standard of analyzing text from a passage or book, and another for the writing standard of creating effective writing through point of view. Both plans include guided and independent practice activities and handouts. These lesson plans are aligned with Common Core.
Both lesson plans require at least one copy of the book "The Land of Stories" by Chris Colfer. This is a popular book and author with the middle school age group, (you
200+ Chapter questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
200+ Chapter questions for every last chapter of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Most questions grouped into two chapter bundles. Assign two chapters for reading, assign the questions either for homework, classwork (great sub plan!) or for an academic discourse activity (fewer papers to grade!) With this purchase you get every single well thought-out question.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Winter Narrative Writing with the movie A Christmas Story
This is a perfect way to review the elements of a story and teach students narrative writing all while watching one of the most famous holiday movies of all time: A Christmas Story.
Students write down actual examples (including specific lines from the narrator in the movie) that include funny characterization, vivid descriptions of setting and plot, a strong resolution, etc. It also asks them to analyze the theme, and answer other important questions about the movie in order to help them with
DIARY ENTRY FORMAT HANDOUT
A compact review of diary entry organized for quick referencing. This Includes:1. Vocabulary Overview2. Diary Checklist and Word-Bank3. Sample Diary Entry4. Diary Writing Features5. Diary Writing Format6. Assessment RubricsTeachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the diary writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING SCAFFOLDING NOTES - BUNDLE
WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
A bundle of 20 writing resources for ESL students.This download includes:Imaginative WritingNarrative WritingBiography WritingArticle WritingReport WritingArgumentative WritingDescriptive WritingDiary WritingPersuasive WritingSummary WritingReview WritingParagraph WritingDialogue WritingCreating WritingAutobiography WritingFactual DescriptionPlay-Script WritingPoem WritingUsing Textual Prompts to WriteNon-chronological ReportHere are some possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge ea
Grades:
6th - 10th
(Template Example) Cornell Notes + Traditional Outline Format EDITABLE
Introduction to Cornell Note Formatting using Traditional Outline Formatting for students. This is an example I created with my students during class to show them how to create this document on paper or via Google.Docs. It's a great class activity (or group activity) to help students understand what Cornell Notes are and how to use the traditional outline format. Reluctant, struggling and advanced writers who were in General Education and Special Education excelled using this process. It provid
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE Annotations + Cornell Notes EDITABLE
Grade 8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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8th
Narrative Paper Packet: Write a Suspenseful Story with Dialogue
As a culminating writing task after teaching a unit high in suspenseful fiction, have your students write a suspenseful story where the characters experience an unknown fear. Your unit may have included texts such as "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Lottery", Ten Days in a Mad House, Monster, or "The Monkey's Paw". This packet revisits some of the connecting themes between the unit's stories and then outlines a rough draft of the story by reminding students what elements go in which section of the st
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Outsiders: Creative Ideas to Expand Students Understanding of Character
Need extension activities for S.E.Hinton’s The Outsiders? Look no further! Three creative “choices” for differentiated instruction: a character profile where students “become” Johnny, Ponyboy, or Cherry; create a missing poster for Ponyboy; or, create a public service announcement on a teen issue that effects both your own students’ and the characters in the novel. Used as Stations ideas, extra credit opportunities, transitioning back from weekends, vacation days, long weeks of intense acade
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6th - 10th
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CCSS 8th Grade ELA Curriculum Pacing Guide Year Long
8th grade, year long in 4 quarters, CCSS used in Ohio, all of ELA
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8th, Staff
WRITING A BIOGRAPHY: LESSON AND RESOURCES - 6 SESSIONS
A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of writing a biography based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: STRUCTURE & FEATURES - Identify the sentences that show the structure and features of a sample biography.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: LANGUAGE & TECHNIQUES - Determine the author's use of narrative language and techniques in a sample biography.SESSION 3 - APPLYING: PLAN - Use either the graphi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
DIARY WRITING LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on diary writing.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Develop an understanding of diary entry.Acquire imaginative skills and techniques required for diary entry.Use sequences of sentences and paragraphs that are linked smoothly to demonstrate knowledge of diary entry.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Diary, Chronicler, JournalFlipped Lesson Part -
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
Fractured Fairy Tale Project - FUN!!!
This Fractured Fairy Tale Project was originally designed for groups of 8th grade students to collaborate in person. However, this versatile lesson can easily be adapted for online or individual use. Contains 12 pages of resources in one comprehensive downloadable/editable .docx file which includes the following items: Project Overview and PacingIdentifying Plot Elements in the Fractured Fairy Tale "Little Red Riding Hood" Popular Fairy Tales ListIdentifying Plot Elements ChartGroup Drafting and
Grades:
6th - 11th
Langston Hughes' Theme for English B - Analysis and Independent Writing!
This is a tool to analyze and understand Langston Hughes' classic poem Theme for English B while helping your students to make personal connections to poetry. This lesson is self contained and ready to go with no additional planning or materials needed, although it can easily be extended as a part of other work. I often use this poem at the start of the year and and the completed worksheet is their first assignment, then followed by instructions as to how to make their own poems based on Lang
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6th - 12th
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WRITING A BIOGRAPHY: SCAFFOLDING NOTES - 13 HANDOUTS
A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of writing a biography based on New Bloom's Taxonomy.After completing this unit students will be able to:SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: STRUCTURE & FEATURES - Identify the sentences that show the structure and features of a sample biography.SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: LANGUAGE & TECHNIQUES - Determine the author's use of narrative language and techniques in a sample biography.SESSION 3 - APPLYING: PLAN - Use eith
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: WRITING SCAFFOLDING NOTES - BUNDLE
TPT: Fantasy Unit(Learning Targets, lecture notes, quiz, and 2 writing projects)
Unit includes:Writer's workshop project: Personal dragons as metaphor Writer's workshop project: Narrative fantasy planning sheetFantasy and Characterization notesQuiz for "The Smallest Dragon boy"Unit learning targets printable for studentsAll documents are Goggle Classroom/print ready. This is a complete Fantasy Genre Unit for Language arts. I used this with the Holt Elements of Literature 7th Grade text, but this could be adapted for other texts, ages, or stories. I supplement things that are
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Grades:
6th - 10th
PLAY SCRIPT WRITING - 11 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS
A set of 11 worksheets with answers on play script writing. This Resource includes: Writing dialogues to go with the story in the given visuals.Turning flat dialogues into an exciting story.Adding scene description and stage directions.Adding dialogues and reporting verbs.Preparing play-scripts for dialogues.Selecting best option to answer play-script questions.Turning given story into a play script. Rewriting the narrative poem as a play script.Here are some possible uses for these in your clas
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: WRITING WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS BUNDLE
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