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Middle school english language arts resources for Microsoft PowerPoint and for GATE
Halloween Writing Prompts - Creepy Quick Writes - Quick Writing Prompts
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! These creepy, spooky, and otherworldly visual writing prompts are perfect for Halloween activities and all of October! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ creative juices flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away, without worrying about whether their grammar is correct,
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4th - 7th
Shakespeare in 30 - All Plays & Guides (abridged Shakespeare plays)
This is my Shakespeare in 30 collection. Each abridged Shakespeare play in this series has been adapted for teens to tackle in a half an hour. These Shakespeare adaptations are perfect for ELA, ESL, and Shakespeare camps. These abridged Shakespeare plays has been used with:✅ Reader’s Theatre (1-2 class periods)✅ Staged Readings (1 week)✅ Full production (3-4 weeks) The Shakespeare in 30 collection is perfect for students in grades 6-12 studying William Shakespeare. Each Shakespeare play has been
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6th - 12th
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Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity
This Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity will be a great resource when implementing literature circles in your classroom. A literature circle is a small group instructional approach with structure, high expectations, and rigor. ****This file comes with editable products! (Need PowerPoint to edit)**** Depth and Complexity will help your students dig deeper in their learning and think in more complex ways. This product encompasses the 11 elements of Depth and Complexity that were
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3rd - 8th
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A Greek or Latin Root is Worth 1,000 Words
This is my absolute favorite way to introduce a year-long study of Greek and Latin roots! Students need to know your why and "buy in." What better way than to get them hooked into solving a puzzle! Present the incredibly LONG word in this slide show, and students will be competing to figure it out! With clear motivation and a game-like presentation, your students will be much more motivated to study etymology! You can find out more about how I used this in my class, HERE.If you're looking for re
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3rd - 8th
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A GATE-way to Understanding the Gifted: Parent PowerPoint!
Are you searching for a way to communicate with parents about gifted characteristics, regulations, and services without overwhelming them? This PowerPoint file was created for use in my own classroom, and it outlines some of the basics when it comes to the gifted and talented population. This file provides a great introduction for parents and includes a slide of web resources that they can use to become more informed as parents and advocates as well. It would be perfect for an Open House, a
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2nd - 6th
Daily Quick Writes - Visual and Engaging Writing Prompts | Set 2
These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! Included are 20 high-interest images and variety of prompts that will have your students begging for more time to write!The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ imagination flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away without worrying about whether their grammar is correct, completing the piece, or even if they love their ideas. Every 2
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4th - 7th
Genius Hour Introduction Slide Show
Genius Hour Introduction Slide Show Genius Hour is a time set aside during the school day for students to research something they are passionate about. Genius Hour is sure to be a hit in your classroom.Included in this resource is a 15 slide introductory Slide Showt to Genius Hour. This slide show will help get your students fired up to start Genius Hour! Interactive strategies such as think-pair-share are used to get your students talking!To view slideshow, from the Main Menu choose “View” and
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4th - 7th
GATE Icon Prompts for By the Great Horn Spoon PPT
I LOVE this novel by Sid Fleischmann! Using the Kaplan Depth and Complexity Icon Prompts, I have created a slide show for reader responses to By the Great Horn Spoon. Each slide contains one or two prompts broken down by chapters and the icon(s) related to the questions. Students will utilize the Depth and Complexity icons (Details, Ethics, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Multiple Perspectives, Across the Disciplines, and Big Idea) to identify details, analyze themes, and contemplate diffe
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3rd - 6th
Introduction to GATE Icons and All About Me
Included is a PowerPoint lesson on the GATE Icons, where the teacher models each icon in reference to soda. Students follow along, filling out an organizer on popcorn to try their hand at understanding each icon. Ends with an "All About Me Flip Book" assignment using the GATE icons to share information about themselves.
Included is a 26 page PowerPoint lesson, graphic organizer pdf, and the "All About Me Flip Book" directions pdf.
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5th - 7th
Amazing Race Printable Templates
This file is a PowerPoint file with Amazing Race templates to create challenges, detours and roadblocks in any content area. These templates can be used digitally or as printables. Just click inside the editable text boxes to add your content.Template includes: planning pageschallenge folderroute information carddetour cardroadblock cardplayer name tagsPowerPoint slides template
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K - 12th, Staff
Daily Quick Writes - Visual and Engaging Writing Prompts | Set 1
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! Included are 20 high-interest images and variety of prompts that will have your students begging for more time to write! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ imagination flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away without worrying about whether their grammar is correct, com
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4th - 7th
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Number the Stars Visual Novel Study with Comprehension Questions and Answers
No Prep Unit! View before, during or after each chapter for students to gain a deeper understanding the novel, Number the Stars.· A chapter-by-chapter, page-by-page Visual Novel Study slide show that gives students all the scaffolding they need to read the novel successfully.· Historical, Cultural and Literary Focus· Targeted Vocabulary· Relevant Literary devices· Comprehension questions and answers for each chapter· Engaging Visuals encourage interaction with the text· Linked Index and Answer K
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Number the Stars Visual Novel Study Bundle
Philosophy Writing Prompts | Gifted & Talented Students Opinion Writing Tasks
These thought-provoking philosophical writing prompts are the perfect extension tasks for your more talented and gifted students but are also great for early finishers, as small group activities, or as a homework task. Gifted and talented students thrive on daily challenges so set them these philosophy writing prompts to respond to and watch them grow and thrive. With Google Slides, PowerPoint, and printable task cards in both colour and black and white, these writing prompts are sure to save yo
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2nd - 6th
Also included in:Â Gifted and Talented Daily Challenge MEGA Bundle Math & ELA Extension Tasks
Writing Instructional PowerPoint - Bold Beginnings - Writing the Intro Paragraph
This is a 3-day PowerPoint that covers a plethora of cool ways to write an introduction paragraph for an assigned prompt. Kids always get stuck on the first paragraph - by 5th grade, they usually know to start with a question if they are truly stumped for another approach. My goal with this set of lessons via PowerPoint is to show my students a lot of cool creative ways to draw readers into the most boring prompts. I include excerpts from popular children's books so the kids can see how profe
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4th - 6th
Genius Hour Bibliography Resource
Genius Hour: BibliographyGenius Hour is a time set aside during the school day for students to research something they are passionate about. Genius Hour is sure to be a hit in your classroom.Included in this resource are directions for your students on how to cite the sources that they use for their projects. There is a bib tips handout that can be cut into 1/4s and handed out to each student. There are also 2 blank pages where students can record in bibliography format: books, websites, newspap
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4th - 8th
Number the Stars Visual Novel Study Bundle
Visual Novel Study, Google Reading Quizzes and I Have ...Who Has? Game Included. Bonus File: Printable Reading Quizzes!No Prep Unit! View before, during or after each chapter for students to gain a deeper understanding the novel, Number the Stars.· A chapter-by-chapter, page-by-page Visual Novel Study slide show that gives students all the scaffolding they need to read the novel successfully.· Historical, Cultural and Literary Focus· Targeted Vocabulary· Relevant Literary devices· Comprehension
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5th - 8th
Kimberly Jayne Creates Top 5 Resources Bundle
Save $$$ buying my top 5 resources in this bundle.Resource 1: QR Code Library190+ books and 24 different succulent plants included. A succulent themed library display. The display comes with a variety of sizes to create an adjustable shelf size. 3 different sized book spines to create book stacks. Use the QR code library to create a functional book shelf display in any space size. Students use the QR codes to listen to stories during guided reading rotations or literacy centres.Resource 2: Skip
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1st - 6th
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Daily Quick Writes - Visual and Engaging Writing Prompts | Heroes and Villains
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! Included are 20 high-interest images and variety of prompts that will have your students begging for more time to write! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ imagination flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away without worrying about whether their grammar is correct, com
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4th - 7th
Daily Quick Writes - Visual and Engaging Writing Prompts | Set 4
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! Included are 20 high-interest images and variety of prompts that will have your students begging for more time to write! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ imagination flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away without worrying about whether their grammar is correct, com
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4th - 7th
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Photo Analysis Project - Media Literacy & Analysis
Extend your students’ analysis skills with this Photo Analysis Project. Students become the photographer and share a photo with a classmate. They analyze each other’s photos and write a formal and literary analysis. Editable in PowerPoint. (grades 7-10 ELA, Yearbook, and Journalism)This is a lesson in my Photo Analysis Unit, and it's great for teaching students to integrate audience, purpose, and context into their analyses.What You Get:1. Introduction to writing a photo analysis2. Peer conferen
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7th - 10th, Higher Education
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Ancient China: The Silk Road- it's origin and impact
How did the Silk Road originate? How did people travel from East to West during the ancient times? What products and ideas were exchanged as a result of trade at the Silk Road?
This presentation includes anticipation guide to grab your students' attention and lots of images to keep them engaged throughout the lesson. As you teach the lesson and explain the main ideas about the Silk Road students take notes on a differentiated graphic organizer that goes with the presentation. You may design a
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5th - 8th
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Adjectives PowerPoint - Describing Nature Photos
Students describe wildlife photos by inserting ADJECTIVES into compound and complex sentences: wading mallards, dangling butterflies, soaking frogs, gorgeous flowers, silhouetted birds, pollinating bees, submerged rocks, floating feathers, chewed leaves, dangling seed pods, ants herding aphids, katydids standing motionless, hiding spiders, web-encrusted fruit, blue-eyed birds, pink spiders, and so much more... This PowerPoint slideshow can be used for whole-class interactive participation (for
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2nd - 6th
Also included in:Â Science and Nature PowerPoint BUNDLE
Most Used AP English Literary Terms PowerPoint Presentation
This 103-slide PPT presentation covers more than 130 of the most-often-used literary terms found on the Advanced Placement / AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition exams.The presentation is also useful for 8-12 grade non- AP / Advanced Placement courses including honors, gifted and talented, and on-level.Terms range from allegory and alliteration to understatement and verse.Each slide provides the term, definition, examples, and an image to help students re
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8th - 12th
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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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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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