Middle school Summer english language arts resources for Easel Assessments

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.5.2

, RL.6.2

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Sentence Structure Simple Compound and Complex Sentences Task Cards TWO SETS!

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Grammar

Practice sentence structure using these 64 task cards designed to help with student writing and sentence building!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:64 Task Cards (Two Sets) (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysClassroom PostersDIGITAL:2 Google Slides VersionsEasel ActivityEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th,

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

CCSS:

L.4.2c

, L.5.1a

, L.5.3a

, L.7.1a

Also included in: Sentences Task Card Bundle | Print and Digital | Google Apps and TpT's Easel

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets

Created by

Read Relevant

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-6th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. Comprehension skil

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.4

, RI.4.8

, RI.5.1

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions RACE Bundle 4-6

Nonfiction Text Structures: Task Cards with 32 Informational Passages

Created by

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and determining which of the five types of text structures was used by the author. Just print and go! Identifying the structure of a nonfiction text is a critical reading skill that students often struggle with. These nonfiction text structure task cards have been designed to help your students gain proficiency and confidence in their ability to read an info

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.4.5

, RI.5.5

, RI.6.5

Also included in: Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Posters, Activities

Figurative Language Task Cards Multiple Choice Figurative Language Anchor Charts

Created by

ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

This is a set of 32 multiple choice figurative language task cards (and google slides/Easel activities). Each card features a different figure of speech within the context of a paragraph. Seven types of figurative language are featured on these cards: similemetaphoridiomhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeiaalliteration~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What's Included?Teacher Instructions32 Task Cards with Underlining (easier)32 Task Cards without Underlining (advanced)Black L

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.5

, L.4.5a

, L.4.5b

, L.5.5

, L.5.5a

...

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions: 4th Grade and 5th Grade (Set 1)

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This resource contains 20 reading comprehension passages (10 nonfiction passages, 9 fiction passages, and 1 poem). Beneath each passage, there are six multiple-choice comprehension questions. These reading passages can be used in so many ways! Some options include using them as a test prep activity, as morning work or homework, or as part of a small group lesson.The comprehension questions vary with each passage, which allows your students the opportunity to review several reading skills at once

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Also included in: Reading Passages Bundle with Comprehension Questions

13 Colonies Map and Activities | Printable & Digital

Created by

Literacy in Focus

Focus on climate, geography, and the economies of the early American colonies using this informational text, comprehension worksheet, map activity, and assessment! Students will gain a better understanding of how climate and geography played a role in shaping each colonial economy. A printable PDF version and digital version is included! **This resource is part of the no-prep 13 Colonies Unit Bundle. It includes FIVE printable and digital resources at a 30% discount price! A FREE 13 Colonies wo

Subjects:

Close Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.5.3

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing

, RI.6.3

, RI.6.4

, RI.7.3

...

Also included in: 13 Colonies Unit | Colonial America | Colonization | Map & Activities

Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets

Created by

Read Relevant

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 6-8th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. Comprehension ski

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.4

, RI.7.1

, RI.7.4

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Multiple Choice Questions RACE Bundle 6-8

Author's Purpose Task Cards PIE'ED: Analyze 24 Passages 4th, 5th, 6th Grade

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This resource contains 24 task cards that focus on identifying the author's purpose for writing a passage. This important reading skill often appears on standardized tests, and these author's purpose task cards are designed to help you prepare your students for these questions.Each task card contains a short passage, followed by this question: "The author's primary purpose for writing this passage most likely is..."Four multiple-choice options follow the question stem.I prefer teaching the five

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

CCRA.R.6

Also included in: Author's Purpose Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Game, Craft

Capitalization and Punctuation Worksheets | Commas Quotations Possessive Nouns

Created by

Digital Resources

Get your hands on this no-prep capitalization and punctuation worksheet pack. Teachers can use these tests to evaluate their students grammar knowledge.Capitalization and punctuation practice worksheet questions are written specifically for Grades 5-6.Focus Areas:Using Commas, Using Quotations, Using Possessive Nouns, Using Dates, Opening and Closing EmailsCapitalization and Punctuation Review:The product includes 6 tests, and each test contains 25 MCQ questions. Questions have three answer choi

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep, Grammar

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

L.5.2

, L.5.2a

, L.5.2b

, L.5.2c

, L.5.2d

...

Also included in: ELA Worksheets Bundle | Nouns Verbs Adjectives Tenses Context Clues Synonyms

Animal and Plant Cells + Organelles Read and Apply + Quiz {NGSS MS-LS1-2}

Created by

Smith Science and Lit

Check out the digital version of this product here:Animal and Plant Cell Read and Apply DIGITAL versionAligns with NGSS MS-LS1-2: Modeling structure AND function of cells and their parts. NOW Includes a 10 question quiz that students can take on a device via Google Classroom, TpT Easel, or it can be printed out to take paper/pencil!This activity includes reading comprehension as well as an interactive activity! As a middle school teacher, I see more and more students that have a terribly difficu

Subjects:

Biology, Informational Text, Science

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

CCSS:

RI.5.1

, RI.5.2

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.7

, RI.5.9

...

NGSS:

MS-LS1-2

, MS-LS1-1

, MS-LS1-6

Also included in: C. Haynes Custom Bundle

Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Reading Comprehension Passage

Created by

Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physics

This easy to read, one page passage about heat transfer:defines heat as the transfer, or movement, of thermal energydescribes thermal energyexplains 3 different ways heat can move: radiation, conduction, and convection (with examples of each)It includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a compa

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.4

, RI.5.10

, RI.6.10

...

NGSS:

5-PS1-3

, MS-PS3-3

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Unit Bundle of 6 Science Lessons

Main Idea & Supporting Details Task Cards: 10 Passages & 30 Questions 4th 5th

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

This set of 30 task cards is designed to provide students an opportunity to practice main idea (central idea) test questions. Identifying the main idea and key supporting details is a challenging task for many students, and lots of practice is critical for students to reach proficiency in this important reading skill. However, finding texts that are short and manageable can be difficult. This set of task cards contains ten engaging nonfiction passages that will help your students gain confidence

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.3.2

, RI.4.2

, RI.5.2

Also included in: Main Idea and Supporting Details Bundle with Graphic Organizer: 4th 5th 6th

Multiple Meaning Words Task Cards | Set 2 | Print & Digital | Homonym Practice!

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Use these 32 multiple choice task cards to reinforce common multiple meaning words (homographs) and improve vocabulary. Each of the featured words appears on two cards. Not only will this help to solidify the words and their meanings, it may also help some students to self-correct as they work.A student answer sheet is included along with an answer key for self-checking. There is also a Challenge Card that can be used in conjunction with any other card to extend the activity. Black Line versions

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

L.3.4

, L.4.4

, L.5.5

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Quotation Marks and Dialogue Task Cards | Print & Google & Easel!

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar

Quotation mark rules for dialogue can be tricky for students! Help them to practice their punctuation and proofreading skills with these 32 versatile task cards!These cards are meant to be used as practice after students have been taught quotation rules. While many of these cards offer practice with some of the most common quotation situations, others are more challenging. Cards that include song and poem titles, quotes within quotes, and interrogative sentences are all included. (Note: The quot

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

L.4.2b

, L.4.2c

Also included in: Punctuation Task Card BUNDLE - Apostrophes, Commas, Capitalization, & more!

Animal Adaptations Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

Anatomy, Biology, Informational Text

This easy to read, one page passage defines animal adaptations as features that help animals survive. It breaks down adaptations into: physical adaptations - body parts, camouflage, mimicry, and chemical defensesbehavioral adaptations - learned (like hunting) and instinctive or innate (like migration and hibernation)This download includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrat

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.4.4

Reading, Short Stories, Writing

, RI.5.10

, RI.6.10

...

NGSS:

4-LS1-1

, MS-LS1-4

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Short Story The Monkey's Paw Analysis and Reading Comprehension Questions

Created by

Just Add Students

Your students will love this delightfully creepy short story. It's perfect for practicing reading comprehension, literary analysis, foreshadowing, point of view, and irony with your middle school and high school students. And... by the end of the unit, students will have written a literary analysis response.Here's what teachers are saying about this unit: "An AWESOME unit. This resource is put together really well and was really easy to use.""MY KIDS LOVED THIS!!!!! We have been having so muc

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.6

...

Also included in: Short Story Bundle of Three Scary Stories for Any Time of Year Print and Digital

Context Clues Task Cards and Anchor Chart - with Easel & Google & Audio 5th-6th

Created by

ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

32 Context Clue Task Cards with differentiation options! You can use these in class or with a device, and with optional audio support, your students will love learning. FLEXIBLE USEPrintable Multiple ChoicePrintable Short AnswerGoogle Slides (multiple choice) with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Self-Checking Assessment with AUDIO SUPPORTEasel Activity (short answer)EXTRASContext Clues Anchor Chart (1-page or 4-page format)Recording Sheets - 2 options: multiple choice or short answerAnswer KeysChallenge Card

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Also included in: English Language Arts Task Cards - Great for ELA Centers Reading Comprehension

Point of View Task Cards: 24 Practice Reading Passages for 4th, 5th, 6th Grade

Created by

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

Point of View Task Cards: This set of 24 task cards will give your upper elementary students an opportunity to practice reading a passage and identifying the point of view used by the author. Students will differentiate between four common points of view: first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Each task card consists of an engaging fiction passage and four multiple-choice options.✅ First Person✅ Second Person✅ Third Person Limited✅ Third Person Omniscient

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.5.6

, RL.6.6

Also included in: Point of View Bundle of Activities: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Limited, and 3rd Omniscient

States of Matter Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physical Science

This easy to read, one page passage about states of matter explains:the 3 states of matter including solid, liquid, and gashow matter can change from one state to another properties we use to determine which state matter is in like shape, mass, and volumeThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white printing.The p

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.3.4

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.4

...

NGSS:

MS-PS3-4

, MS-PS1-4

, 5-PS1-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

The Solar System Planets Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

Astronomy, Informational Text, Physics

This easy to read, one page passage about the solar system describes the 8 planets that orbit our sun in language your students will understand! It explores characteristics of:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneThe passage comes with 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. It includes color and black line illustrations to accommodate black and white printing. The passage also has a companion YouT

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.3.4

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.4

...

NGSS:

MS-ESS1-3

Also included in: Keri's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Nonfiction Text Structures Assessment or Worksheet in Print and Digital

Created by

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

This resource contains TEN nonfiction reading passages. Students read each passage and identify the informational text structure used by the author. This can be used as a practice worksheet or as an assessment at the end of your text structures unit.It addresses the following five text structures:→ Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description After identifying the text structure of a given passage, students are also asked to defend their answers. An answer

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5

, RI.5.5

, RI.6.5

Also included in: Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Posters, Activities

Light Energy Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

Basic Principles, Informational Text, Physics

This easy to understand, one page passage explains what light energy is and how it moves. It describes concepts like electromagnetic waves, the speed of light, reflection, and refraction. The passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included for your convenience. The passage also has a companion YouTube video. Show the video before or after reading the p

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.4.4

, RI.5.10

, RI.6.10

...

NGSS:

4-PS4-2

, MS-PS4-2

, 4-PS3-2

Also included in: Geeta's Custom Science Shorts Reading Comprehension Bundle

Transition Words Task Cards - Linking Words and Phrases with Transitions - Set 2

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