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Middle school english language arts lectures for Microsoft Word
Grammar Warm-Ups Bellringers Than/Then Affect/Effect You're/Your Whether/Weather
Click HERE for my Grammar Folder! Check out this grammar mini-lesson bundle of five lessons!SEE THE FREE PREVIEWGreat for back to school! Project these lessons on the SmartBoard as a fill in the blank OR print for a week of warm-upsOr, use as a quiz!Five LessonsThan/Then Affect/Effect You're/Your Whether/WeatherAccept/Except
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5th - 12th
Essay Writing Basics: Essay Structure 101 - Handouts, Lecture Notes, Quiz & Key
How often have your students been confused by the parts of the standard, academic essay? If you are like me, the answer to this is quite often. Use this product to help reduce the confusion that accompanies essay writing instruction. Here, I have included a number of useful resources:→A handout for students to use during an interactive lecture (p. 1). The handout is organized around sections of the essay: introduction, body paragraphs, and the conclusion. For each section, students have to recor
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7th - 10th
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A Modest Proposal - Annotated Modernized Paraphrase
Your students will be masters of satire after they read and analyze Jonathan Swift's outrageous and historic essay A Modest Proposal. The heart of this product is an annotated paraphrase of the classic satirical essay, rewritten from the ground up for a modern high-school audience. Included in this document you will find:Context for A Modest Proposal: A thorough introduction to Swift, Swift's England, the form and function of satire, and how to read a satire for the author's true meaning. Thi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Romeo and Juliet- Act 5 Guided Notes Handout
This handout provides detailed notes on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 5.The handout includes notes with fill in the blank spaces for students to complete, and a full set of notes for the teacher. Great resource for flipping the classroom and having students take notes at home to maximize class time.This handout is the companion of my Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Guided Notes Powerpoint and Act 5 Quiz and Answer Key.Check out my Romeo and Juliet Bundle that contains Powerpoints, Guided No
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7th - 12th
Story of Emmett Till (Black History: Civil Rights, Segregation, Jim Crow)
This prezi tells the story of Emmett Till, a young black boy who was viciously murdered in the Jim Crow south and whose confessed murderers were freed by an all-white jury. I use it as part of my introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird, but it would be great for any novel that deals with social justice, a history class, or a discussion of what sorts of events inspired the Civil Rights Movement (Rosa Parks cited Emmett Till as a reason that she refused to give up her seat on the bus). Finally, ther
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8th - 11th
Romeo and Juliet- Elizabethan England Historical Context Guided Notes Handout
Great introductory powerpoint lesson for a unit on Romeo and Juliet. Frame the historical context by examining life and culture in Elizabethan England.Guided Notes Handout includes one version for students with blank spaces to fill in key information and one version for the teacher with completed notes.This guided notes handout is the companion of my Elizabethan England Historical Context Powerpoint.Check out my Romeo and Juliet Bundle that contains Powerpoints, Guided Notes Handouts, Quizzes/An
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7th - 12th
Literary Terms Student Handout
(Literary Terms) This is a Word Document that accompanies the Literary Device PowerPoint presentation. It helps define and exemplify the most common literary devices taught in high school. It is a great way to introduce literary devices or review them. I have used this presentation for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students. Accompanying materials also available for download: Teacher's Notes, PowerPoint (free).
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8th - 12th
My Complete Novel Study any Book : "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key conceptsWriting prompts to
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key conceptsWr
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book : "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key concep
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key concepts
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Mouse & the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key co
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: “The Chocolate Touch” by Patrick Skene Catling
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Skene Catling. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key conc
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Series by Jeff Kinney
Engage your students with this comprehensive novel study for the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. This novel study is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students, typically ranging from grades 4 to 8, or ages 9 to 13.This resource is designed to accompany any book in the series, offering a range of educational activities, discussion topics, and projects that delve into the themes, characters, and plot elements of Greg Heffley's hilarious middle school adventures.✅This n
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3rd - 8th
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Romeo and Juliet- Act 1 Guided Notes Handout
Recap the major characters and events in Act 1 of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.This handout covers the prologue and all five scenes of the first act, providing a short summary of the action in each act, then examining key characters, elements of plot, literary devices in context, and important quotes. The handout includes spaces with fill in the blank spaces for students to complete, and an Answer Key with a completed set of notes for the teacher's reference. This product is a
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7th - 12th
Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs Intro & Practice
Student resource in Microsoft Word that contains:
*Definitions and examples of action, linking, and helping verbs
*14 question identification/classification practice
*Answer key to practice
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4th - 7th
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Guided Notes Over the Different Types of Characters
Guided notes over the different types of characters, including protagonist, antagonist, round, flat, dynamic, and static characters. This is a Word Doc and is fully editable!
These guided notes go along with this Prezi: http://prezi.com/l-qfw04gz5dp/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
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3rd - 8th
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Rhetoric (Pathos, Ethos, Logos) Pack with Unit Test
This resource provides several sources for your students to practice rhetorical appeal (pathos, ethos, and logos). The bundle includes:* A notes page over rhetorical appeal (I strongly suggest that you also download my FREE PowerPoint that matches the notes page, located in my store!)* 3 worksheets that will give students practice with pathos, ethos, and logos* 1 writing activity using rhetorical appeal* 1 quiz with answer key* 1 summative project rubric - includes requirements with a scoring gu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Literary Terms Teacher's Notes
(Literary Terms) This is a Word Document that accompanies the Literary Device PowerPoint presentation. It helps define and exemplify the most common literary devices taught in high school. It is a great way to introduce literary devices or review them. I have used this presentation for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students. Accompanying materials also available for download: Student Handout, PowerPoint (free).
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8th - 12th
Holocaust Timeline for Teaching Jewish History Novels
The Holocaust (Shoah) was a unique event in 20th century history. It evolved slowly between 1933 and 1945. It began with discrimination; then the Jews were separated from their communities and persecuted; and finally they were treated as less than human beings and murdered.
During the Second World War the Nazis sought to murder the entire Jewish population of Europe and to destroy its culture. In 1941 there were about 11 million Jews living in Europe; by May 1945 the Nazis had murdered six mil
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4th - 12th
Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon
This is a page by page list of notes acquired over seven years of teaching this novel. This is not necessarily a study guide for students, but more of an annotated list of important points, allusions, symbols, and passages deserving a close read. It also includes a 20-question quiz on the book, which I use to make sure students have read.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introductory Handout - Animal Farm by George Orwell
This 2-page handout provides information to help students understand the social/political context of Animal Farm. Explanations of the Russian Revolution, Totalitarianism, Marxism, and Communism are included, as well as definitions of Allegory, Satire, and Irony, and a glossary of dialectical terms.
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7th - 12th
6 + 1 Writing Traits: a slides presentation for the classroom
A 42-slide Google Slide presentation to use in the classroom. It introduces the six writing traits and gives detailed examples of each trait in writing. Presentation can be broken into parts to be used when covering each trait in class. I use this presentation throughout the year in my 6th grade writing class, but it can easily be used through 8th grade.I have always struggled to offer students a visually engaging presentation for introducing the traits, so I decided to just create one. I use
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5th - 9th
Certificado de reconocimiento de lectura (premio buen lector / buena lectora)
Hermoso Certificado de reconocimiento (premio) en español para estudiantes destacados en lectura (Reading Award Recognition Appreciation Certificate in Spanish). ¡Se lo tienen más que merecido y sé que tanto a ti como a tus estudiantes les encantará! ¡Qué lo disfruten!
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PreK - 6th
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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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