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Middle school english language arts resources for Microsoft OneDrive $5-10
Writing Poetry Unit: Fun Poetry Activities - Paint Chip, Blackout, + 12 more!
Teaching poetry doesn't have to be intimidating. In fact, it can (and should be!) really fun! With this writing poetry unit, you'll have 14 fun and creative poetry activities that you can use as stand-alone prompts or pair with ANY text.Oftentimes, creative writing prompts like poetry get cut due to testing and time constraints. But what if I told you that you don't have to choose between creative activities and your set curriculum? With the help of this poetry unit, you can have both!These poet
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5th - 12th
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Writing Graphic Organizers | Print & Digital Worksheets Google Slides Activities
These writing organizers are just what you need to help students organize their writing. This resource includes 16 ready-to-use Writing Organizers in both printable and digital formats. These pages are great for prewriting activities, and for students to organize their thoughts and ideas before they begin writing. These pages were designed with upper elementary students in mind, but would also work well for primary or secondary students. Writing Organizers Included:Informative WritingOpinion
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3rd - 6th
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Would You Rather Prompts - Digital and Printable Activities - Writing
It seems like every conversation I overhear my students having starts with, “Would you rather...”! I remember having the same conversations with my friends when I was in school!! So, why not use conversations that students are already having and apply them to critical thinking, opinion writing, and collaborative discussions!!This resource includes 16 Would You Rather prompts and comes in two formats: DIGITAL and PRINTABLE!! Editable versions of each are also included!These activities can be used
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2nd - 6th
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Digital Word Work to Use with Google Slides | Spelling & Vocabulary Activities
These digital spelling and vocabulary activities are perfect for students to use with any spelling or vocabulary list. These 18 ready-to-use pages were designed to be used with Google Slides, but can also be downloaded to use with PowerPoint. Assign these pages in Google Classroom or through Google Drive to help students learn and practice their spelling and vocabulary words. Students can complete these pages independently, in pairs, or in small groups. Text boxes have been added to make it easy
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3rd - 6th
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End of The Year Activities - Last Week of the Year DIGITAL Resource
End of The Year Activities - Digital Version - Looking for something different to do at the end of the school year? This package includes 18 different activities for you and your students to complete as you near the last few days of school. Includes 33 Google Slides™ for the students to work directly on their laptops, tablets, or phones! Activities can be easily differentiated for varying grades and abilities! Great for those challenging days at the end of the year!INCLUDES:My Year in a Nuts
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6th - 9th
Reading Graphic Organizers | Fiction Reading Response | Print & Digital Slides
Graphic organizers are an important tool for helping students to organize their thoughts and ideas, and increase their comprehension. These printable and digital graphic organizers are perfect for students to use to respond to any fiction or literature text. This resource includes 18 ready-to-use pages. Print on paper or download to use with student devices. Skills Included:Write a SummaryCharacter TraitsStory SettingMaking a PredictionDrawing InferencesAsking QuestionsStory SequenceStory Elemen
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3rd - 6th
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Argumentative Essay - DIGITAL Version - Argument Writing
Argument writing will be motivating with this step-by-step DIGITAL resource compatible with Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The slides are designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process! Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all five paragraphs. Students can self-pace all the way through with the clear directions and prompts. Includes a mentor text to model strong writing. Perfect for the 1:1 classroom! Standards-aligned.A “No Counter
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Argumentative, Narrative, & Informative Writing DIGITAL VERSION Bundle
Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study Digital and Printable
Pax by Sara Pennypacker Novel Study is the perfect resource for any literature circle or independent ELA enrichment. You receive three versions of this resource: Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDFs. This resource can be printed using the PDFs or students can complete this digitally by typing their answers directly on the Google Slides* document. *Please note, the large majority of this novel study works beautifully in Google Slides and Powerpoint. However, there are a few activities that ask stud
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Pax Novel Study & Teacher Planning, Prep and Organization Bundle
Informative Writing - Research Project Informational Article - Print & DIGITAL
Research can actually be motivating with this Writing an Informational Article resource designed to lead your students with models and supports through the entire process! Now includes a DIGITAL version. Students choose topics of interest to research and create a 2-page typed article with visuals and Works Cited. Easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting an introduction and conclusion. Includes a sample article, “Incredible Collies,” to model strong writing. The DIGITAL versio
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5th - 8th
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Of Mice and Men Chapter Quizzes: Digital Self-Grading Forms - Distance Learning
These self-grading chapter quizzes for John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men" run on the Google® Forms platform. There are six quizzes included in this resource, one for each chapter, and each quiz contains 10 questions (5 matching and 5 multiple-choice). There is also a built-in answer key for each quiz that makes grading a breeze! Your students will know their grades as soon as they submit their forms, and all of your data will be compiled neatly into a Google Sheet!This resource also incl
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Of Mice and Men Digital Teaching Unit Bundle - Distance Learning
Descriptive Writing Activities Unit (Google & Print Bundle) Distance Learning
Help your students improve their writing dramatically with strategic writing exercises that get them to think about writing with strong verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. This paperless and traditional descriptive writing mini-unit will help your students step-by-step with an editable PowerPoint and captivating visual images.
The digital SMARTePlans version includes:
- ePlan teacher instructions (GoogleDrive and Microsoft OneDrive)
- a link to 27 slides of reusable descriptive writing tasks that
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5th - 8th
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Narrative Writing – Personal Narrative - DIGITAL Version
Narrative Writing will be exciting using Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive and this engaging, step-by-step paperless resource! Students type onto the slides responding to prompts that lead them through all steps of the writing process. An original mentor text is included along with writing instruction and revising techniques that result in strong narratives! *This resource is for use with Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive. You can also view the paper version of my Narrative Writing resource:
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Argumentative, Narrative, & Informative Writing DIGITAL VERSION Bundle
"The Most Dangerous Game" Short Story Unit
This "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell resource works as a complete unit that gets students analyzing conflict, characterization, foreshadowing, theme, and more while practicing close reading strategies. Eye-catching visuals and scaffolded connections help to build student knowledge, and an included literary response prompt helps students to consolidate their thinking. Completely paperless, this Google Slides resource is perfect for whole-class, group, or individual completion. *****
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Short Stories GROWING BUNDLE for Middle & High School
Descriptive Writing Activities and Practice with Mentor Texts
PRINT & DIGITAL! Struggling to teach descriptive writing? This lesson will help your students flex and strengthen their descriptive writing skills. Students analyze, sketch, write, and review mentor texts and their own writing to really dig into what is needed to create descriptive compositions. More than just worksheets!What you'll get:Print, Google Slide, and PowerPoint versions2 examples of descriptive writing to sketchelements of descriptive writing“build your toolbox” reference shee
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5th - 9th
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Vocabulary Activities Digital Notebook, Google Drive
Great FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL VOCABULARY LESSONSGet ready for your technology infused 21st century classroom! Your common core lessons will be alive with enthusiasm when you bring digital notebooks to your students. #tptdigitalEducational Technology. Mobile Learning. Google Resource. Digital Classroom. You don't need to be a teacher in a 1:1 classroom to deliver digital content for your lesson plans and curriculum. Using a teaching text, or instructional web tool - like an online textb
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4th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Bundle for Google Drive and Digital Notebooks
Back to School / First Week Back Digital Activities for Tweens & Teens
DIGITAL Back to School Activities / Beginning of the Year "Get To Know You" Activities for Middle / High School - Engaging and educational DIGITAL literacy activities for Back to School with your new students. Get to know your students' personalities and get a sense of their writing skills at the same time. A great way to start off a new school year! Print or share with your students digitally! It allows for easy differentiation! Saves paper! **These activities are all on Google Slides™ (48 pa
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6th - 9th
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
How to Take Cornell Notes Slides Presentation Note-Taking Practice Study Skills
Learning how to take notes with the Cornell notetaking system is an academic game-changer! Note-taking skills are essential to a student’s success. Enhance your note-taking strategies, whether you write by hand or use a device! This resource includes an informative slides presentation that outlines how to take Cornell notes step-by-step. This notetaking mini-unit will increase students’ ability to recall and to understand new information. Elevate students’ study skills with explicit Cornell not
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8th - 11th
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Digital Socratic Seminar for Google Drive - SMARTePlans for Distance Learning
This Digital Socratic Seminar teaching resource is ideal for middle school and high school students and is optimized for digital learning, distance learning, and Google Classroom. Conduct a Socratic Seminar in your 1:1 classroom with this digital, interactive Socratic Seminar Google Drive resource.SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Why Choose SMARTePlans?- Create a digital, paperless classroom- Incorporate technology into the classroom
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7th - 12th
Also included in: SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Digital Poetry Interactive Notebook (SMARTePlans) - Distance Learning
Teach your students about poetry, poetic devices, analyzing poetry, famous poets, and more with this SMARTePlans Digital Poetry Interactive Notebook made especially for the digital classroom.SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Use SMARTePlans with:-Chromebooks- Laptops- Desktops- Tablets- Smartphones This digital interactive poetry notebook includes teacher instructions (GoogleDrive and Microsoft OneDrive) and a link to 39 slides of poet
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Romeo and Juliet Prologue - PAPERLESS - Middle and High School
Engage your students with literature activities that appeal to them, and do it in a DIGITAL FORMAT! This resource is technology-driven for the 21st-century classroom and can be easily shared with your students using Google Classroom, Apps, or other password-protected Learning Management System. It is excellent for schools who are distance learning or for teachers trying to incorporate more technology in their classes.*****************************************************************************
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8th - 10th
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Complete Resource Catalog
Argument Writing DIGITAL Interactive Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Essay Writing: Google Classroom for Middle School ELA Remote TeachingTeaching the argument essay is so much easier when you have a step-by-step digital interactive unit that guides kids through the entire process. With just a few clicks of your mouse, multiple interactive lessons will be right in front of your students and remote learning will take place!This can be used as a teacher-directed unit. Or it can be completely student-directed. Instructions are given for both methods o
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6th - 10th
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Digital French Verb Games (-ER, -IR, -RE au passé composé) | les verbes
Use these Google Slides games in your French language classroom to teach students about les verbes -ER, -IR & -RE au passé composé. Students will drop & drag the verbs to the correct boxes, and then practice using the verbs in a sentence. Add these slides to your Google Classroom™ to kick off some fun DIGITAL learning!INCLUDED:-ER verbes au passé composé (32):aimerarriverbougercorrigerchantercherchercommencerdanserdemanderdonnerécoutergagnerjouermarchermanagernagerparlerpenserporterprome
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3rd - 8th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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