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Back to School other (science) Common Core RL.9-10.4 resources
Poetry Analysis & Student Affirmations Activity; Invictus
Are you looking for a poetry activity that balances skills analysis and SEL at the same time? This activity has students first analyze the poem Invictus. After the analysis they learn about personal affirmations to help with emotional and mental support in times of crisis or stress. Students then create their own personal affirmations to support them when they are feeling overwhelmed.▶️ Be sure to check out the preview and the video to take a peek!✅ Included:Differentiated reading guides over th
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8th - 11th
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Walk-Up Song Lesson Plan | First day activity | First day lesson plan
Start your first day of English Language Arts class with an engaging and community-building activity. Students analyze MLB walk-up songs for tone and mood and then choose a song to represent themselves that you can play during the year to celebrate students.Instead of starting the year going through your disclosure and syllabus, start class by starting to teach literary analysis with tone and mood, writing, partner and group discussions, and have a fun experience helping students connect with t
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6th - 12th
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Your Personal Symbol! | Back to School! | Great First-Day Activity!
Hit the ground running on the first day of school with "Your Personal Symbol!", a dynamic activity that combines personal discovery and literature! This resource is designed to engage students immediately, encouraging them to think about literature while fostering connections within the classroom.Ideal for Middle and High School English classes, this activity serves as a memorable ice-breaker and lays a strong foundation for future literature studies. It offers an exciting and interactive experi
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5th - 9th
Also included in: ELA Back-to-School Bundle: Dive Into Characterization, Symbolism & More
Reading Literature Common Core Choice Boards
Give your students a choice in how they are assessed with these versatile choice boards! Simply print and go! Each choice board is tailored to fit each common core standard to assure students have an understanding and mastery of the skill. Have students complete one or multiple items on each choice board. You can also use them to reference if you struggle generating your own assessments to meet common core literature standards. Includes 1 choice board for EACH ELA Common Core Standard (6th-12th
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6th - 12th
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Fun Poetry Analysis Bundle | Citing Text Evidence | Riddle Poems | Engaging
Fun and done! Don't tell them they're analyzing poetry. Challenge students to solve the "riddles" (a.k.a. explicate the poems). Kids will ask for more. Packed with with 7+ annotated poems, test prep, guided poetry explication, game, 5 mini-lessons, and teacher tour. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching! Get your weekends back.Celebrate Black History Month."Still I Rise" Poetry Analysis | Test Prep | Poem Frame | Examples | GameTupac "The Rose Th
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5th - 8th
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9/11 September 11 Activities Gr. 9-12
This packet is complete with activities honoring 9/11 for older students. What better way to encourage students to reflect on what 9/11 means to them?
This packet includes three articles about the 9/11 attacks and seven songs written about 9/11 with accompanying reflection worksheets. Teacher can choose from the articles as well as seven lyrics from popular musicians ranging from Leonard Cohen, Beastie Boys and Bon Jovi to Toby Keith, Darryl Worley and dc Talk. The Toby Keith and Darryl Worley
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PROJECT: "Where I'm From" Poem
Begin the year off by getting to know your students while setting the tone for rigor. Many beginning of the year projects that ask students to share something about themselves don't ask them to engage engage with ELA skills in a meaningful way. On the first few days of school, guide students to analyze this poem by George Ella Lyons and follow-up with having them use the poem as model to tell you about themselves. Have them take it a step further by asking them to add pictures and to present it
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7th - 11th
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Back to School skills Check ELA (answer key included)
With any state tested course, it's important to get a handle on where your students are at as soon as possible! This is the back to school skills check that I give to my 10th graders on the second day of school!It covers basic elements of fiction and figurative language. It's all multiple choice, and the answer key is included!This is by no means a comprehensive 9th grade skills check....but I don't think anyone really wants that! This is my way of giving the kids a (small) scare back into schoo
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10th
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DISCO ELEMENTS OF FICTION POSTER GALLERY WALL
This is one of my favorite things to display in my classroom! I always start the school year by reviewing (or teaching) the elements of fiction, but I worry that the students have forgotten them by the end of the semester! I was using generic posters to display the elements of fiction on my walls, but they clashed with my other decor and felt very stiff/awkward in my room. I created these eye-catching posters to be a fun reminder for my students while still fitting with my classroom decor theme
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7th - 12th
The Science of Poetry: Connecting STEM and Poetry Website Creation Project
This project investigates scientific fields of study through poetry and art, while leaving an online legacy through individual websites. Students are just one QR scan away from relating words and color to the world around them.
The Science of Poetry is an activity designed to combine literature analysis with real-world application, essentially serving as a visual text representation into the world of science. The two-part process begins with students choosing poetry that matches a
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8th - 12th
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Introduction to Literacy Centers (5 Lesson Plans) - Grades 5 - 12
This is a bundle of 5 comprehensive, brief lesson plans of about 20-30 minutes each. These plans can assist you in implementing literacy centers in a Middle School or High School English Language Arts class over the course of either one week or one or two lessons per week.The whole bundle includes detailed step-by-step instructions for materials needed, preparation needed prior to instruction, an embedded script for the teacher, modification/tailoring for ESL and Special Ed students, homework id
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5th - 12th
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Introduction to Literacy Centers - PPT - Grades 5 -12
This PowerPoint accompanies the bundled five lesson plans for "Introduction to Literacy Centers Grade 5-12."It includes task cards that can be printed and answer keys. This tool along with the lesson plans, can allow you to practice and implement literacy centers in one week with 5 brief lessons, have your centers up and ready for use by week two, and running smoothly within the first month. You may purchase the lesson plan that accompanies this presentation by copying and pasting the below link
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5th - 12th
SPACE COWBOY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE POSTERS
I love to display the basic types of figurative language for my students, but I feel like so many of the available posters don't fit the rest of my classroom decor (or they're really boring and plain). This set of nine posters will add cute decoration to your classroom and serve as a great reminder of figurative language for your students at the same time. These posters match all of my other SPACE COWBOY materials! Figurative Language Included:MetaphorSimileHyperbolePersonificationOnomatopoeia O
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6th - 12th
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Weekly Literacy Center Checklist - Chapter Book
This is an extremely flexible tool that covers key ELA skills for multiple grade levels. It is accompanied by a lesson plan that helps gets your centers up and running.This form is designed to be used with chapter books in small groups for literacy centers but can also be used for homework. Students can self-monitor, self-assess and receive weekly feedback from the teacher.After an introduction/review of specific ELA skills, the double-sided worksheet allows four small groups to work either inde
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5th - 12th
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