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8th grade Common Core L.5.1 resources for Google Apps
Narrative Writing Unit - Personal Narrative- Google Classroom Distance Learning
In this detailed, CCSS-aligned, 10-day unit, students will learn about narrative writing and actively participate in the writing process. Students will write personal narratives about an interesting experience that taught them a lesson. In their personal narratives, students will include key elements of narrative writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. Through the study of a mentor text, pre-writing activities, draft guidelines, revision mini-lesso
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5th - 8th
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Fragments, Run-Ons, and Complete Sentences Unit: Scaffolded Grammar Lessons
Looking for a way to stop fragments and run-ons once and for all? Engage students in grammar lessons that stick with this scaffolded complete sentences unit! Students progress from complete sentences to fragments to run ons and even venture into other common sentence errors, like choppy and stringy sentences. Each step of this unit is complete with direct instruction, formative assessment opportunities, and a variety of practice activities. The unit concludes with a simple assessment.FRAGMENTS A
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Grammar Lessons and Activities Bundle for Middle and High School
ELA Warm Ups: 20 This or That Bell Ringers (set 2) - (Google Classroom Version
This is SET TWO of the very popular This or That Daily Warm Ups. (Includes PDF and Google-Classroom compatible resources.)Great news! There's a BUNDLE with 6 SETS of the This or That Daily ELA Warm Ups! Find 120 engaging bell ringers HERE.Starting each class with a warm up has been a huge success in my classroom...and my students love these This or That Warm Up activities!This resource includes 20 more This or That Warm Ups with a total of 40 activities that review critical ELA skills. Each
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bell Ringers - 60 Daily ELA Warm-Ups BUNDLE (Google Slides Included)
Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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America The Story of Us Worksheets, Questions, Viewing Guide | All 12 Episodes
America The Story of Us, by the History Channel, is one of the best video series to show for any American or US History class. Teachers love the quality content, and students enjoy the engaging visuals! Certainly considered a classic by now, this series has 12 episodes ranging from the early setters of Jamestown, all the way through September 11th and the new millennium. This bundle contains questions for all 12 episodes of the series. By purchasing the bundle you save a whopping 50%! That's o
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5th - 12th
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Middle School Health Curriculum: Full-Year, Skills Based Health Education
Nutrition, fitness, mental health, relationships, sex ed., drugs and alcohol are just a few topics included in this Middle School Health Class curriculum. Beyond that though, here you will find relevant and updated topics such as Social Media, Vaping, Anxiety, germs and more! *Updates and additions are added each year. Re-downloaded at no cost.Health Lessons include:★ Activities★ Notes★ Projects★ Assessments★ Grading rubrics★ Worksheets★ Teacher Directions★ Samples of student work★ GamesEveryt
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6th - 8th
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Apostrophes, Possessives and Contractions - Trashketball Game - Grammar Activity
Review apostrophes for contractions and possessive nouns in this engaging review game! Students compete to shoot baskets into your classroom trash can. In the first round of this grammar game, students write the contractions. In round two, they identify the correct form of the possessive or contraction. In rounds three and four, students add apostrophes where they are needed in the sentences. If you choose, you may edit the game questions to meet the needs of your class. All that you need to p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Grammar Bundle - Grammar Practice Activities - 36 Trashketball Games
Punctuation Teaching Unit: End Marks (period, exclamation point, question mark)
Teach your students all about end marks with this engaging and thorough end marks punctuation teaching unit! This unit includes an editable PowerPoint presentation for direct instruction and plenty of student materials to help students learn and demonstrate their understanding of using punctuation correctly. This punctuation unit teaches students about end marks: periods, question marks, and exclamation points. This lesson is ideal for younger or struggling secondary students and can easily be
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5th - 8th
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Persuasive Writing Unit - Writing Ads - Graphic Organizers (w/ digital packet)
This 10-Day Persuasive Writing Unit will have your students analyzing advertisements, developing an understanding of the critical components of persuasive writing, and writing their own persuasive advertisements. Since students write persuasive ads (filled with figurative language, propaganda techniques, and critical persuasive components) about an imaginative product they invented, their engagement level is extremely high in this writing unit. Guided lessons and activities help students to ta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 3 Writing Units BUNDLE - Persuasive, Descriptive, & Myth Writing Units
Star Spangled Banner Activity: National Anthem Reading & War of 1812 summary
It's the National Anthem! Whether it's social studies, english, or music class, this mini-unit is perfect for any study on the Star Spangled Banner (or the War of 1812). This bundle includes a fun, introductory whole-group PowerPoint-style quiz, a historical reading with comprehension questions, and a creative re-writing of the National Anthem. Everything you need is included! It's even in PDF and Google drive formats! Learn more specifics in the details below:☞ This resource is also a part of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Titles - Punctuation & Capitalization - Grammar Trashketball Game and Activity
Use this engaging game to help students correctly punctuate and capitalize the titles of books, plays, websites, stories, songs, poems, and more! All you need to use this activity in your classroom is the ability to project a PowerPoint presentation, a soft ball, dark tape, and a trash can. Updated version now has a link to a Google Slides Presentation!The game includes several review slides and three rounds. In the first two rounds, students must correctly write the punctuated titles in the co
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Grammar Bundle - Grammar Practice Activities - 36 Trashketball Games
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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End of Novel Book Report Project for ANY Novel
This resource is the perfect conclusion to your novel studies, book clubs, literature circles, read alouds….you name it! It is low-prep and works for ANY novel! Use it every year, all year long. There are TWO versions of choice boards included. One board is appropriate for individual projects and one for group projects. You will just print the version right for you. Once your students complete their projects, print and use the teacher rubric. For your convenience there is ONE generic rubric for
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Animal Friends Book Club Bundle for upper elementary and middles
CSI: Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Activity - Printable & Digital Review
Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up prepositions and prepositional phrases! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has made intentional mistakes in the text and left it in disarray. Students must discern correct from incorrect to preserve language arts forever! Teams will work to build a case and present their findings to the court. Hopefully, they are convincing enough to win the verdict to catch the cri
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4th - 12th
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Editing and Grammar digital escape room STAAR test prep breakout game
This Pirate Themed Digital Escape® Room helps students review the basic editing practices such as comma or semicolon, capitalization, homonyms, punctuation, conventions, etc. through fun, interactive puzzles, encoded messages, and other challenges while being 100% digital! It is the perfect review activity before STAAR or other state testing!This resource includes:✔️A link to a pre-coded Google Form™ with five engaging, interactive challenges and puzzles to solve revolving around Editing concept
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5th - 8th
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Parts of Speech Bundle | Activities for the Eight Parts of Speech
Teaching the eight parts of speech requires diverse tools, especially for middle school and high school students before moving on to more complex grammatical concepts. Build the foundation of grammar with these digital and PDF activities for the 8 parts of speech. Overview of this parts of speech bundle:√ This grammar bundle includes varying grammar activities and tools for teachers to choose what works best for individual classes and students. √ Add these grammar worksheets, Powerpoints, task c
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5th - 9th, Adult Education
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Parts of a Sentence Unit - Grammar Review for Middle School Language Arts
Struggling to find an engaging and challenging Parts of a Sentence Unit that's appropriate for your middle school language arts class? You've found it! This grammar review offers sufficient practice with the seven parts of a sentence and comes complete with PowerPoints, worksheets, activities, and exit tickets! Plus, teacher prep is as easy as ever with printable, digital, and editable options!✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!You'll love this Parts of a Sentence Unit because each skill
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6th - 8th
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CSI: Subject-Verb Agreement Activity - Printable & Digital Review Game
Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up subject verb agreement! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has made intentional mistakes in the text and left it in disarray. Students must discern correct from incorrect to preserve language arts forever! Teams will work to build a case and present their findings to the court. Hopefully, they are convincing enough to win the verdict to catch the criminal.Be the coo
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Verbs -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On? Mystery Reveal Picture Pixel Art Puzzle Activity
Practice with Google Sheets™ Use as a warm-up, exit ticket, or mini-lesson. Self-checking and highly motivating! Students identify sentences, fragments, and run-ons to reveal the hidden picture!Directions: Using the dropdown menus, identify each phrase as a sentence, fragment, or run-on sentence. Your goal should be to correctly identify answers ON THE FIRST TRY.It's really important that you stress to your students the importance of trying to be correct the first time. Otherwise, the practice w
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4th - 8th
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Parts of Speech Assessment Fully Editable and Digital Test Tool
Suppose you need to evaluate your students' understanding of the eight parts of speech. In that case, this comprehensive parts of speech assessment tool will help you gauge where your students are, pinpoint specific misunderstandings and target instruction, and allow you to measure growth at the end of your unit. This editable paper AND digital assessment tool will fit your needs and save you valuable time.Check out the PREVIEW for more information!The question items were designed to include 1,
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Parts of Speech Unit Review - Grammar Worksheets, Quizzes, & Activities
Grammar Passages - Nouns - Digital & Print
If you've been looking for a way your students can practice grammar skills while reading independently, these passages are for you!Let's face it, teaching grammar in isolation is BORING. And, oftentimes, not effective.These passages will give your students a chance to identify grammar skills as they read and enjoy high-interest passages with custom illustrations from Malaya Bengel Art.Included in this Grammar Passages Set:8 grammar passages for practicing nouns.A/B multiple-choice questioning.O
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Grammar Passages Bundle - Digital & Print
CSI: Singular, Plural & Possessive Nouns Activity - Printable & Digital Review
Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up singular, plural and possessive nouns! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has made intentional mistakes in the text and left it in disarray. Students must discern correct from incorrect to preserve language arts forever! Teams will work to build a case and present their findings to the court. Hopefully, they are convincing enough to win the verdict to catch the crim
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Nouns -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
The World From A to Z With Carl Azuz - News Viewing Guides & Worksheets
Carl Azuz is back with his brand new show called The World from A to Z. It's an excellent format for students to stay informed on current events while watching a brief 9 minute segment that is updated every day with news highlights from around the world. This set of graphic organizer worksheets is an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day while watching the news broadcast by Carl Azuz ... he's back!These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged
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4th - 12th
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