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Free high school english language arts homeschool curricula
Mentor Sentences - Sentence Structure - Middle-High School
Mentor Sentences are a game-changer! Students often know the basics of sentence and paragraph writing, but they struggle with sentence variety and sophistication in their writing. Not anymore with this Mentor Sentence resource! Students will learn Sentence Structure with strong models to imitate and practice. ************************************************************************************************************************************* This resource uses mentor sentences to teach Sentence
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Mentor Sentences MEGA Bundle - Middle and High School
Haiku Poems: Honing Our Haiku Skills
This FREE mini-lesson reviews haiku poetry. It shows the format for writing haiku poems, as well as gives examples of original haiku poems. Students will create and write their own haiku poems on the designated topics: springtime, a frog, and rain. In addition, there is a list of possible topics for writing original haiku poems.
Links to other poetry products:
Poetry Vocabulary Introduction
Limericks {Laughable Poetry}
Introduction to Figurative Language
Thank you for your interest! If you l
Grades:
4th - 10th
Paraphrasing and Summarizing Practice Activity | Digital
Help your students learn to paraphrase and summarize effectively with this practice activity. These graphic organizers help prepare your students for writing a research paper by practicing basic reading and thinking skills in small doses—before they are overwhelmed with writing a paper.Students often paraphrase by looking up synonyms for "big words" and taking out the articles "a," "an," and "the," which often leaves an incomprehensible, garbled mess.With this easy-to-use activity, students will
Grades:
7th - 9th
Vivid Verbs Poster
Using simple verbs in our writing can be boring and less engaging. Students should be taught to use vivid verbs to add excitement to their writing and help create a picture in the reader's head.This poster contains 45 words vivid verbs. There are 5 words in each of the following categories: walk, like, see, eat, run, jump, talk, got, cry.There are two version of the poster. One contains the custom fonts (seen in preview) and one is editable.
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2nd - 12th
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Student Choice Menu Boards, Yearbook/Journalism
Whether you are a yearbook or journalism teacher needing to send home work with students for distance learning, a parent filling in gaps during breaks or summer, a homeschooling parent, a teacher planning an extended absence from your classroom, or a teacher teaching online for any number of reasons, these standards-based student-choice menu boards are no prep, highly engaging, and purposeful. Student Experience: Students choose six of the nine activities/tasks per week. Students can choose f
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
Yearbook Pacing Guide, Curriculum Map, Digital Format
This resource is designed to serve as a suggested pacing guide for an entire curriculum for a Yearbook/Journalism course. With each unit that progresses through the creation of a yearbook publication, you will find links to ready-to-go resources that I’ve created and sell, although I’m offering this guide completely free. Whether you select my materials or not, this guide can help you make your own selections and curriculum for teaching/creating a yearbook. This guide also works with any publis
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
Juneteenth - A Celebration of Freedom Informational Text
Written in a e-zine style, this high-interest informational text will introduce your students to the Juneteenth holiday and its significance. The resource can be used separately, or as a supplement to other materials, including my Juneteenth Celebration - Report Study Pages. Learners will discover the answer to several questions about Juneteenth, including why some people in the United States remained enslaved more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamationwhat the Juneteenth flag symb
Grades:
4th - 9th
Student Choice Menu Boards, High School ELA
Whether you are a teacher needing to send home work with students for distance learning, a parent filling in gaps during breaks or summer, a homeschooling parent, a teacher planning an extended absence from your classroom, or a teacher teaching online for any number of reasons, these standards-based student-choice menu boards are no prep, highly engaging, and purposeful. Student Experience: Students choose six of the nine activities/tasks per week. Students can choose from reading, writing, m
Grades:
9th - 12th
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 50 FREE Projects and Writing Prompts
Eight pages of journaling prompts and project ideas to enhance reading of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. Subjects covered include creative writing, poetry, mythology, critical thinking, science, and multi-media art.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Background. Distance Learning - Google slides - Canva
If you download this freebie, please leave feedback....even if it's just two words...thank you. I would really appreciate that. Thanks!This is the Google Slides Version: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mrO-GjatMD90FY6dBM153jZ5xfJwNmQcV742b2TshW8/edit?usp=sharingCheck Bitmoji Science classroom and Laboratory Virtual Classroom Rules & Expectations - Bitmoji classroom rules 2020 Etiquette Check Bitmoji Classroom Greeting Choices - Social Distancing Greetings ( in english )Bitmoji Back
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Grades:
PreK - 9th
Compare / Contrast Writing Unit for middle school (editable, scaffolded)
Editable compare / contrast writing unit for English Language Arts grades 5 - 8.
Everything you need to guide your students through the process of writing a comparison and contrast.
*No prep needed. Everything is already assembled!
*Guided, step-by-step instructions for both you and your students
*Rewriting & editing checklists
*Holistic and rubric grading forms
Help your students master the writing process by taking them through it step-by-step.
This compare / contrast writing unit inc
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Writing Units Bundle for middle school (editable, scaffolded)
Reading Comprehension and Language Skills Resource
UPDATED & REVISED!This reading comprehension and language skills resource was designed to give teachers the language necessary to prompt and support students' learning. Students can also benefit from the the resource and creative visuals are included for each skill to help student understand each skill. This resource will help students become more independent and successful with their reading comprehension, as well as a resource to help give teachers the tools necessary to support their lear
Grades:
2nd - 9th, Staff
Curriculum Map Editable Template | Full Year ELA Curriculum Pacing Calendar
No prep secondary ELA planning with this editable curriculum map template, pacing guide and scope and sequence calendar with links to 180+ days of reading and writing lessons for middle school or high school English Language Arts.Use this editable curriculum map, pacing guide and scope and sequence calendar to plan your own year of ELA lessons or use the included links to download everything you need for a complete year of HIGHLY ENGAGING secondary English Curriculum (Printable & Digital).
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Job Interviewing Skills Pre-Test
A pre-knowledge 10 question test to help introduce students to a unit on job interview skills and behavior. Answer key included.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
British Literature Pacing Guide, Curriculum Map, Digital Format
This fully editable, fully digital resource is designed to serve as a suggested pacing guide for an entire, full-year curriculum for an British Literature course. With each time period through the growth of British Literature, you will find links to ready-to-go resources that I’ve created and sell, although I’m offering this guide completely free. Whether you select my materials or not, this guide can help you make your own text selections and curriculum map for teaching the canon of British Li
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9th - 12th
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Free High School Travel Brochure Project
Resource Description:This free project resource is a great way to introduce research and self-directed project-based learning activities. Students study one hypothetical travel destination and create a brochure to persuade travelers to visit that destination. Note: The PDF is not editable.Check out these free learning activities relevant to educational travel:Educational Travel Planning ChecklistEducational Travel Project-Based Learning Assessment PortfolioIf you like this resource check out the
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources (American Revolution)
This exciting, American Revolution lesson is in a slide show format (Keynote), but it is saved as a PDF. There are many links in this lesson that will take you directly to different interactive resources! I used this lesson as a way to not only teach the students more about the American Revolution, but also to compare and contrast primary and secondary sources. The standards used in this lesson are Florida Standards.
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3rd - 9th
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Literary Devices Handout (Definitions and Examples)
This handout includes definitions and examples of literary devices. Great for your students to keep in their folders for reference!
Grades:
5th - 12th
Using "Thank You Ma'am" in Teaching Story Elements (Plot)
PPT to give full instruction on Langston Hughes' "Thank You, Ma'am". Includes plot elements, conflict and characterization, directions for re-enacting (increase student analysis ability), and instruction/examples for writing a literary response.
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Grades:
8th - 10th
TELL ME! Comprehension Play Dough Mats: Fall Edition
These play dough mats are perfect for students with special needs or Autism, who love to fidget and have difficulty focusing. Keep busy hands busy and busy minds engaged with this fun activity that can be used over and over again!
Keep fidgeting hands busy!
Have students “make” their name before you start reading! This gives them a fun activity and gets them ready to learn!
Use in small groups or 1:1.
Ask the students the questions- if they get the answer right they can cover it up with pla
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Diary of Anne Frank Discussion Questions - Answer Key
Contained within this free preview are a complete set of answers to the reading comprehension and discussion questions designed to accompany the product:
Diary of Anne Frank Discussion Questions and Final Essay Project
by Nicole Solis
Holocaust, Judaic Studies, World War 2, WWII, European Studies, Europe, History, Classroom Novel, Puberty, Literature, Language Arts, Social Studies, Discrimination, Prejudice, Nazi Party, Hitler, Holland, Amsterdam, Dutch, Secret Annexe, Otto Frank, Author, N
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5th - 12th
Script: Missing Treasure (Reader's Theater, Psalms 18)
Reader's Theater has been proven effective to raise reading fluency and comprehension by giving an authentic reason to read and reread passages while discussing the text, voice inflection and pronunciation cues.
This reader's theater script involves 10 students working together to solve a mystery that could lead to a treasure. When Eli finds a poem with the word "treasure" scrawled across the back in his attic he enlists his friends to help figure out who wrote the poem and who it is about to
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Pacing Guide Template
An organized pacing guide template, able to customize to your needs, that aligns with Common Core. This is great for creating your own units, lesson plans, or curriculum. I use this to create pacing guides for all of my classes. Change the dates and vacation weeks as needed.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education
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American Literature Pacing Guide, Curriculum Map, Digital Format
This fully editable, fully digital resource is designed to serve as a suggested pacing guide for an entire, full-year curriculum for an American Literature course. With each time period through the growth of American Literature, you will find links to ready-to-go resources that I’ve created and sell, although I’m offering this guide completely free. Whether you select my materials or not, this guide can help you make your own text selections and curriculum map for teaching a diverse set of text
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
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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.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
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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