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Middle school english language arts resources for Easel and for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
California Ranchos Unit Informational Reading Activities Writing Art Project
This California Ranchos Era no-prep unit will give your students an excellent overview of the Mexican Rancho period. Written in a student-friendly and entertaining manner, history will come alive! Student text is included along with 28 text-dependent questions, a writing project and a fun directed drawing art project anyone can do!Topics covered: land grantsdisenos, vaqueroshaciendasfiestas reatas Native Americans during this time periodCalifornia Bank Notesfandangosthe end of the era and more!N
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Ranchos Informational Reading and Activities & 2 Games Bundle
5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing
A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)""One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!""I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize thei
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Medusa Mythology Activities | Character Description and Point of View
Who has hair of snakes and eyes that can turn you to stone? Medusa, of course! You can spice up your mythology unit or novel study with these engaging literature activities. Grab students’ attention with two different views of this alluring mythical creature.“Medusa,” a humorous poem told in first person, characterizes the Gorgon as a frustrated woman who just can’t do a thing with her hair. Conversely, a brief narrative entitled “The Dreadful Gorgons” provides a third-person account of Perseus’
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5th - 6th
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Podcast Assignment - write your own podcast
Have your students write their own podcast.Are your students listening to podcasts in the classroom and are now ready to take the next steps of creating their own podcast? Is it the end of the year and your students are ready to create a project that will sum up their year?This product includes everything your students need to brainstorm, script, and record their own podcast. Included are: ✱"Podcasts" article that give the students a background of podcasts ✱"How Can I Make My Own Podcast" art
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Podcast Assignment BUNDLE
Radio Drama Play Script The Canterville Ghost Grades 6 to 9 Scary Oscar Wilde
Part of a Bundle Looking for something a lightly scary, but also thought provoking and a classic? Check out Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost radio play script. This adaptation has roles for 15 + students and teaches the history of radio theater. Students strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while performing this play. The Canterville Ghost story by Oscar Wilde concerns a girl who befriends the ghost haunting Canterville Chase mansion and helps him cross over into
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!
Broadway Musical Theater Unit Study Guide Wicked Grades 7 to 9 Plot Themes Songs
Part of a Bundle Elfaba and Glenda the Good Witch anyone? This one to five day lesson and study guide concerns the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Wicked! Need something different? Pick up this one. This unit contains enough material for four days. Students learn about the musical's origin, creative team, songs, trivia, plot and end with an enrichment activity or assignment which can be completed individually or with partners. This lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famou
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
Radio Drama Unit Theatre Class Grades 7 to 9 Audio Storytelling Foley Artists
Part of a Bundle One of my most popular products! Get in on the excitement for your classroom, too! Got reluctant students in your classroom? Did you know that podcasts are the newest home for radio theater? Try radio theater--your students will find a place for themselves to participate in this unit! It is my radio theater unit ONLY. No script is provided. This TEN DAY unit, 43 pages in length, however you can use as little or as much as you like. It is suitable for middle and high school d
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7th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Icons Sentence Stems (distance learning)
These depth and complexity icons sentence stems can be used in any classroom to help students think, talk, and write about various subjects using Depth and Complexity with ease! Use the stems during distance learning discussions, to keep conversations rich and engaging. The adaptations are endless for discussion, questioning, and writing purposes. All 11 Depth and Complexity Icons are included, each with 5 sentence stems to get teachers and students started! Use the depth and complexity stems i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Icons Getting Started BUNDLE
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide The Wiz African American Futurism
Part of a Bundle Let's ease on down the Road with the Broadway Tony Award Winner The Wiz a fantastic futuristic African American version of The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture. This two or three day lesson (65 pages) and study guide about this Broadway musical can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical less
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Drama Units Broadway Musicals Wicked The Wiz Spongebob Christmas Story
BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
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3rd - 12th
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Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
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3rd - 12th
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Bill of Rights Projects, Amendment Descriptions, Vocabulary
United States Bill of Rights Writing and Research Projects! Nine no-prep writing projects that cover several genres including a major speech on Freedom of Speech, a storybook of the Amendments, a freedom of religion mini-book and much more. The projects provide a great assessment to the student's understanding of the Bill of Rights in a meaningful way through real-life applications. Print and go enrichment! A project rubric, lesson handouts (all of the Amendments explained), vocabulary shee
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Government Projects, Constitution, 3 Branches of Government, BUNDLE!
BOOK REPORT 12 Projects MEGA BUNDLE Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook+MORE
All of our most POPULAR Book Reports in one MEGA BUNDLE! 12 Projects Total at a HUGE DISCOUNT.Book reports don't have to be boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportBillboard Book ReportPop-Up Book ReportPuppet Theater Book ReportMake a Float Book Report*Brochure*Timeline*Comic
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3rd - 6th
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Radio Drama Play Script Edgar Allen Poe Cask of Amontillado Revenge
Part of a Bundle Here's a fifteen minute dramatic radio play adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's classic, gothic story, The Cask of Amontillado. This script has 15 + roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, and reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!BONUS: I've included a sample of my new book, "We're Live! Radio Theater #101"! This teacher's guidebook gives you all the advice, tips and guidance you'd need to teach with
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
NASA Apollo Astronaut Research Project - 20th Century American History Activity
Kids research NASA Apollo astronauts with this scalable project. For a short activity, students discover the man's major contributions and list them on a printable poster. They can also study the life of the person. An additional sheet asks them to think critically about the man’s greatest lifetime achievement and consider preparation, character traits, and people that helped him realize it. Open the preview to take a closer look at the resources. You can use them while teaching American history
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4th - 6th
Also included in: NASA Apollo Program Research Project & Website - United States History
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide In the Heights Hip Hop Lin Manuel Miranda
Part of a Bundle Looking for something to use for Hispanic Heritage Month? This one to four day lesson and study guide focuses on the Tony award winning, Lin Manuel Miranda In the Heights musical. In the Heights tells the story of a vibrant Hispanic community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Students have an opportunity to study its plot, journey to Broadway, its creative staff, trivia about Broadway and In the Heights, view video clips, study the Tony awards and finish learning th
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8th - 11th
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Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Matilda Grades 7 to 9 Tony Winner Roald Dahll
Are you as afraid of Trunchbull as I am? Matilda the Musical is a very popular production especially with fans of author Roald Dahl's book, Matilda. Students learn through a study guide about its journey to Broadway, plot, characters, songs and even trivia! This one or two-day lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist biographies or another musical, such as Spongebob Squarepants. Note: I created a digital version of this lesson for you. I split up the teacher's pag
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7th - 9th
Radio Theater Play Script Bow Wow Blues Comedy Great Characters! Buffoonery
Want to have some fun? Here's a fifteen minute comedy radio play, with 15+ roles for students, written especially for the classroom! This original play was written by an award winning middle grade author. Me! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. A one stop shop! HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? If you are a reading teacher, you could read this script to cover one of your standards or language arts teacher to study characterization and voicing Or you cou
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7th - 10th
Emergency Sub Plan Readers Theater Saturday Sunday Monday Italian Folktale
This comical reader's theater script, based on an Italian folktale, with roles for 20+ students, is suitable for upper elementary gifted or middle school students studying humor, Italy or an ELL, Social Studies, Language Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one to two-day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. Need something for a substitute? This would work great in your absence. Short Synopsis of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday: Two brothers, who were hunchbac
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4th - 6th
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California Gold Rush #5: Mining Tools Informational Reading & More
The sixth in our California Gold Rush Text Series is called Mining Tools and Techniques. Topics include:panningrockerlong tomsluice boxhydraulic miningProblem: We love the California Gold Rush. That shouldn't be a problem except there is way too much information out there! Overwhelm! We created our own curriculum that covered everything important but was flexible enough to use in a variety of ways. We also wanted each section to be able to stand alone.Solution: A comprehensive Gold Rush Series o
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Gold Rush Informational Reading Series #1-6 Discounted Bundle
Back to School Depth and Complexity Activities
Make returning back to school fun and educational by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This pack(part of my larger pack, bottom of page) offers engaging activities to get your kids communicating, writing, reading, drawing, goal setting and thinking! Get your students to clearly understand your routines and procedures in the classroom and allow them to be a part of the process too!
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No
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2nd - 7th
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Spring Readers Theater Little Girl and Winter Whirlwinds Bulgaria Folktale
Part of a Bundle Need something for after winter break? Something to celebrate spring? Low prep and easy to read or present! This Bulgarian folktale adapted into a reader's theater script with roles for 25+ students is suitable for upper elementary gifted or middle school students studying fairy tales, L. Arts or Drama class. This piece could be a one or three-day study depending upon how much effort a teacher wants to expend. Need something for a substitute that lasts several days? Pick u
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4th - 6th
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Storytelling Japan Student Created Pictures Drama Unit Kamishibai Drawing
IMPROVED! Dive into the world of Kamishibai storytelling with DramaMommaaSpeaks' captivating unit, where students embark on a journey of imagination and creativity, exploring the art of storytelling like never before. This 8 day low prep unit is focused on storytelling using a Japanese form of storytelling called Kamishibai as its springboard for inspiration. This unit is successful with fourth through seventh grade students and classes in language arts, reading, drama, world history, social s
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5th - 7th
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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.
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