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Middle school ELA test prep scaffolded notes for parents
Main Idea Tone Mood and Theme Notebook Pages
Are you using interactive notebooks? These pages for your students notebooks help them understand main idea, tone and mood, and theme. They can be shrunk to fit composition books as well. Information includes the definition, think about concepts, questions that could be asked, and, for main idea, what stated and implied main ideas are. Click here to FOLLOW ME to receive notices of new releases, 1/2 price for 24 hours! Inside You Will Find• 1 Main Ideas Page• 1 Tone and Mood Page• 1 Theme
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3rd - 6th
Middle School Grammar Cheat Sheet
This is a one page sheet that reviews various grammar concepts for middle school students.
Topics covered on this one page sheet include the following:
-Parts of Speech- with definitions and examples
-Types of Sentences- Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory.
-Sentence Form- Simple, Compound, Complex
-Types of Adverbs- Affirmation, Degree, Manner, Place, Time- with descriptions
-Clause, independent clause, dependent clause
-First person, second person and third person pronouns
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Test Taking Strategies
This document gives eight test-taking strategies for students. It was designed to arm students with the tools necessary to help themselves reduce anxiety, stress, or nerves. These strategies can be used before and during a test. This document includes two versions. One version is completed with the notes, and the other has room for students to take the notes themselves.When I created this worksheet, it was originally designed to help my students prepare for the WKCE (Wisconsin Knowledge and
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K - 8th
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Motivational State Testing Letters for Students and Parents | Editable in Canva
Introducing the Motivational State Test Notes for Students, a simple and effective way to bring a wave of encouragement and support into your classroom during test times—and beyond. This tool is designed to make it incredibly easy for busy teachers like you to get parents involved in a meaningful way, without adding to your already packed schedule.In just a few steps, you can send home a ready-made letter to parents, inviting them to write personal notes of encouragement to their children. Your
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3rd - 6th
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Tone Words in Categories - Mood Words in Categories - Tone vs. Mood
Do your students have trouble getting past "positive" and "negative" in describing tone? Do they understand the difference between mood and tone?These two lists, grouped into categories, will help your students find the perfect word to describe what the author or artist is feeling and what the reader or audience is feeling.Contents:Tone Words in Categories (Color)Tone Words in Categories (Grayscale)Mood Words in Categories (Color)Mood Words in Categories (Grayscale)Print and Digital VersionsSugg
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
State Testing Tips Posters and Activities | Test Taking Strategies Middle School
Use this Testing Tips Poster and Activities set to motivate and prepare students for the EOG, or other standardized testing! State testing can be a stressful time for students and teachers. This resource will help students review the important strategies needed to allow them to be successful! This resource includes:6 Hashtag Posters with important test taking strategies and tipsSet of Cloze Notes for student participationBulletin Board letters for poster set titleThe NO PREP resource saves you v
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4th - 7th
Main Idea and Summarizing: Interactive Slides to use with Any Text
My students always seemed to struggle with coming up with main idea statements for non-fiction texts. They'd always write something like "how sharks hunt". They need to be more specific. This helps them be concise and to the point and also provides them with a means to start a short summary about a text. This digital/paperless product can be used with any short non-fiction text. I used this with my Research Digital Notebooks (Tapping the Power of Non-fiction, Essay, Group Book) unit. Great for 1
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Stephanie
iReady Contest ~ AWARD ~ Motivates Students Math and Reading! Editable!
Don’t you just hate it when you finally get the hang of a reading or math program and your district (or admin) decide it’s time to start using something new. When that happened at my school, we were told to “trust the process”… The only problem is that while the process is going on, we’re in the trenches having to figure out how to make it work.It took me a while to get the hang of iReady, but I can FINALLY say that I have figured out a system that’s been working for me and my kiddos! I send th
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PreK - 8th
Paraphrase PowerPoint and Notes Lesson Editable
Paraphrasing is a difficult, but invaluable skill. This PowerPoint and Notesproduct arms students and teachers with a scaffolded approach to paraphrasing.What’s Included in This Product?PowerPoint or Google SlidesEditable textHow to paraphrase slideWhat is paraphrasing?Why do we paraphrase?STOP paraphrasing methodColor Coding Strategy6 Practice opportunities with examplesGuided Notes Follows the PowerPointAnswer Key included (with black text, so can be printed for students who are absent or need
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Paraphrasing Bundle [5 Unique Activities | No Prep | Print & Go!]
Grammar Unit One: What is a Sentence?
The purpose of this series of workbooks is to make a better writer. Grammar, taught in isolation, does not improve writing skills. Grammar taught with skills connected to application can and will dramatically improve a student�s abilities in writing. Each workbook is easy to use with lessons that walk the student through the skill to an independent application level.
Unit One: What Is A Sentence?
Students will learn to identify a correct sentence and be able to
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4th - 8th
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TSI 2.0 Test Prep Bundle
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) 2.0 Assessment Test Prep: Notes & SlidesThis bag is packed with a scaffolded student note-taking sheet and correlating slide presentation to prepare students for the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) 2.0 Assessment. Designed to help students with the math, reading, writing, and essay TSI basics, and it includes information about the TSI 2.0 and test taking strategies specific to a computer-based test. Before your students take the TSI 2.0, have them “explore” th
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8th - 11th
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Kinds of Sentences 4 Types of Sentences Cornell Notes & PowerPoint Presentation
Are you teaching your students all about the four kinds of sentences or the four types of sentences? Use this collection of Cornell-style note templates and the animated PowerPoint Presentation to reinforce the understanding of the four types of sentences: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory.Students will record information on the note-taking sheets while you present the PowerPoint. The Dragon theme will make learning all the more interesting for your students! Both US and Br
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3rd - 7th
Argumentative Essay Writing Daily Review - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Middle School students will easily practice and review what they know about how text-based argumentative essays are organized and structured with this printable and digital daily review! Focused on original texts about nonviolent protest, students will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy.This resource includes:✅ A prompt✅ 2 original non-fiction texts about non-violent and violent protest✅ A set of questions for the introduction paragraph (hook, transition, thesis) - a total o
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6th - 8th, Adult Education
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TSI 2.0 Test Prep: Reading Basics
This bag is packed with informational slides about the TSI 2.0 Reading questions and a scaffolded student note sheet to help students learn how to conquer the TSI 2.0 Reading questions. Designed to help students with the TSI 2.0 Reading questions, it incorporates basic information on the test section, test taking strategies specific to the TSI 2.0 Reading section, and example test questions. Learning what is on the test and what is expected will help prepare students for a testing experience o
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: TSI 2.0 Test Prep Bundle
Test Prep Middle School Reading Skills Review PRINTABLE Bundle
Easily review SEVEN different reading standards with your middle school students. Then have your students apply what they know using the included reading comprehension passages and questions set! This printable interactive test prep review will help you get your students ready for the big day!The Standards are:Cite Evidence - CCR 1 / LAFS.6-8.RI.RL.1.1Theme and Central Idea - CCR.2 / LAFS.6-8.RI.RL.1.2Interactions - CCR.3 / LAFS.6-8.RI.RL.1.3Vocabulary – CCR.4 / LAFS.6-8.RI.RL.2.4Structure – C
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6th - 8th
Sixth (6th) Grade Reading Diagnostic Assessment (CCSS / TEKS) Reading level test
This is a diagnostic reading assessment appropriate for use with sixth grade aged children. It is aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to the required reading skills identified by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The assessment includes reading and response tasks based on reading literature, reading informational texts, and reading argumentative or persuasive texts. Moving beyond skills taught in the lower grades, this assessment emphasizes more complex comprehen
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5th - 7th
3 Types of Essays Notes (Informational, Argumentative, Narrative)
I use this with my 6th grade students to help them discern the three writing prompts that they may get on CAASPP: 1) Informational/Explanatory/Expository 2) Argumentative/Persuasive 3) NarrativeThe document outlines essential elements of each type of writing. Fully customizable for you uses. I use it as a fill in the blank for my students ELA notebooks. Color coded answer key included.
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4th - 8th
Topic, Main Idea / Central Idea, Supporting Details: Improve Student Responses!
If your students are anything like mine, teaching them that a main idea / central idea is “what the passage is mostly about” just doesn’t cut it. This method of explanation yields weak student responses that typically only feature the passage’s topic, not the true main/central idea. After years of experimentation, I’ve stumbled on a method of teaching main/central idea that seems to do the trick. If taught carefully, deliberately, and repeatedly, students learning to find main/central idea can u
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4th - 7th
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Text Dependent Analysis — TDA Evidence Based Writing: Test Prep, Notes, & Rubric
Prepare your students to write a Text Dependent Analysis — TDA Evidence Based Writing! This lesson with cloze notes is great for test prep and includes a rubric that can be used for any TDA essay. Included with this purchase:1. Powerpoint presentation that explains:What is TDA (text-dependent analysis)What is NOT TDAHow to write an effective TDAIntroduction, Body, and Conclusion ParagraphsHow to write a THESIS The 3 C's: Context, Content, ConnectionRACES acronym: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain,
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6th - 12th
Virginia PALs Word List Flashcards
These are printable teacher and student flashcards that are aligned with the Virginia PALs word lists A, B, & C from Pre-primer to 5th grade. The teacher flashcards are bigger so that they can be used in a small group. The student flashcards are on 1 sheet, smaller, and can be sent home for further practice. Included are Preprimer through 5th grade word list. I even print each level on different color paper so that I can keep track of who needs which word list next.
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PreK - 6th
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7th Grade Reading Diagnostic Assessment (CCSS / TEKS) Reading level test
This is a diagnostic reading assessment appropriate for use with 7th grade aged children. It is aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to the required reading skills identified by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The assessment includes reading and response tasks based on reading literature, reading informational texts, and reading argumentative or persuasive texts. Moving beyond skills taught in the lower grades, this assessment emphasizes more complex comprehensi
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6th - 8th
Informational Writing - Three Easy Steps to Writing a Conclusion Paragraph
This product makes teaching conclusion paragraphs simple! Included is a power point presentation (10 slides) that teaches students how to write a conclusion paragraph for informational writing. A "fill in the blanks" note-taking sheet is also included...a handy reference for students to keep in their binders.
I've used this approach for several years, and my fourth grade writers feel successful in writing succinct closing paragraphs. Excellent for test prep!
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3rd - 6th
Poetic Devices Doodle notes and Powerpoint presentation Bundle
This poetic devices bundle comes with a: power point presentation and interactive notebook for 15 different literary terms and devices!Perfect for quick pre-made lessons, remote learning, or easy subplans! This pack comes with note sheets (blank/ partially filled in/ completely filled in) and an interactive power point that is perfect for both learning in the classroom as well as individual learning and review at home.This pack covers 15 literary terms and devices including: poetry, prose, struc
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5th - 8th
Connotation & Denotation — Lesson, Practice, and Sorting Activity
This purchase includes:A lesson on connotation (suggested meanings) and denotation (literal definitions).Several examples of words with similar denotations and differing connotations (in PowerPoint).Printable sorting cards (designed for collaborative learning). Students will divide words into columns identifying their connotation as positive, negative, or neutral. With this lesson, students will:Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. Use the relationship be
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5th - 9th
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