46 results
High school ELA test prep lessons for Easel Activities
Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Worksheets Activities Grades 8-9
These 10 pages of reading comprehension passages and questions worksheets contain multiple choice questions for students to practice a range of skills. Passages are high-interest and written on an 8th-9th grade level. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. This Download Contains: 10 passages with multiple choice questions: easy one-page printables answer keyself checking digital version on Easel
Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: ELA Skills Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities 8-9th Grade Bundle
Bell Ringers Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context 10th Grade Set 1
Bell Ringers for Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context - Grade 10 Set 1. TEST PREP for reading context clues. Tenth grade tier two vocabulary words set in context in informational paragraphs. Students should use context clues or contextual hints to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Multiple choice format. First of three sets. A tier II vocabulary activity designed as a bellringer for 10th grade, and as a review for 11th and 12th grade. This set has 31 vocabulary words in context with answer slides
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: Tier 2 Vocabulary Bell Ringers 10th Grade Bundle
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin with Nonfiction Text - Short Story Analysis
Students complete close readings of two texts: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and The Washington Post article “Study Suggests You Can Die of a Broken Heart” to make relevant connections. Students begin by completing an anticipation guide with statements about love and marriage. A handout with before-, during-, and post-reading strategies provides scaffolding for their reading, and the lesson culminates with an assignment requiring students to find a love song or poem that matches a theme f
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Real-World Nonfiction Connections Bundle: Thoreau, Douglass & Chopin
Essential Study Skills (What Every Student Should Know) | with Digital Option
The 56 lessons in Essential Study Skills (What Every Student Should Know) will teach your students the executive function skills they need to “work smarter, not harder.” Print or digital.Often, the reason why students fail to achieve their academic potential is not because they don’t try hard enough, but because they have never learned the basic study skills necessary for success. Students who master these skills will spend less time and accomplish more during homework and study time. Their tes
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Types:
NWEA MAP Prep Reading Bundle Eighth Grade
NWEA MAP growth is based on two ingredients, VOCABULARY and SKILLS PRACTICE. This NWEA MAP Prep Reading set utilizes the vocabulary needed to increase MAP scores, while providing text to practice skills and questions stems found in the NWEA MAP Reading Test. NWEA MAP testing is aligned to the Common Core Standards. This EIGHTH GRADE NWEA MAP Prep Reading Bundle will increase your third graders MAP scores, as well as provide rigorous practice for state assessments. This bundle focuses on RIT
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
Paired Texts - Ain't I a Woman and Phenomenal Woman - Essay Writing Test Prep
In this lesson, students complete close readings of a speech by Sojourner Truth and a poem by Maya Angelou. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts and write a short analytical essay requiring them to consider and compare central ideas and themes. This 20-page resource includes the following: -explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards-anticipation guide-contextual reading guides-think aloud with sample annotation passage-text of the speech-links to aud
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
Paired Texts - Naming Myself and My Name - Essay Writing
Prepare students to write a literary analysis essay with this lesson. Students first complete close readings of the poem "Naming Myself" by Barbara Kingsolver and the excerpt "My Name" from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts, consider and compare themes, and complete a prose constructed response.This resource includes the following: explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidethink aloud
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: Paired Passages and Common Core Writing Tasks 16 texts (8 lessons)
An Introduction to Allusions - Slides Presentation and Worksheets
Introduce your middle school students to literary allusions with these fun activities! Included is a Fun Interactive Slides Presentation that will engage your students in learning about this literary device! Multiple student assignment options are included with Answer Keys! Lesson Outline:1. Student Attention-Grabbing Activity2. Allusion Direct Instruction3. Guided Practice Activities4. Multiple Allusion Activities and Assignments5. Allusion HomeworkYou Might Also Like:Freak the Mighty Skills-ba
Grades:
7th - 9th
Verb Task Cards: 28 Task Cards (WITH and WITHOUT Multiple Choice Answer)
It's GRAMMAR TIME! Check your students' VERB knowledge with these 28 VEERING THROUGH VERBS TASK CARDS. Students will apply their knowledge on action, linking, and helping verbs (verb phrases included too).Task Cards are perfect for partner work, center/station work, SCOOT game, Quiz Quiz Trade, Inside Outside Circle, or whole group activity.This download includes the following:**Verbs Cheat Sheet (perfect for student binders/notebooks/folders)**28 Veering Through Verbs Task Cards (WITH and WITHO
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Verb Task Cards and Printables Bundle {Action, Helping, & Linking Verbs}
Standardized Test Prep Constructed Response Practice for Middle School
With standardized tests looming in the future, give your students lots of practice with constructed response items using this product. With five different practice tests, students will describe, interpret, assess, infer, summarize, develop, justify, and a whole lot more! Now available as an Easel activity, ready to assign on-line.Each of the 2-page, five practice tests begins with matching 5 - 6 common verbs used in standardized testing. Going over the words with your students makes a great min
Grades:
5th - 9th
Noun Task Cards: 28 Task Cards (WITH and WITHOUT Multiple Choice Answers)
It's GRAMMAR TIME! Check your students' NOUN knowledge with these 28 NIFTY NOUNS TASK CARDS. Students will apply their knowledge on the various noun jobs such as common nouns, proper nouns, subject nouns, objects of the preposition, direct objects, indirect objects, and predicate nouns (predicate nominatives). Task Cards are perfect for partner work, center/station work, SCOOT game, Quiz Quiz Trade, Inside Outside Circle, or whole group activity.This download includes the following:**Nifty Nouns
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Noun and Verb Bundle: {Task Cards and Cheat Sheets}
Synthesizing Texts: Revenge
This resource sets students up to synthesize two short passages (an informational text and short story) in a text set that explores the idea of revenge.Included in the resource:Article with QR codes that students can scan to evaluate sourcesShort Story with annotation prompts in the margin19 Multiple Choice Questions (some for individual passages, some synthesizing passages)Answer KeysSynthesizing Texts Graphic Organizer8 Discussion questions cards for small group or seminarExpository Essay Prom
Grades:
8th - 11th
Types:
Bell Ringers Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context 10th Grade Set 3
Bell Ringers for Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context - Grade 10 Set 3. Great practice for reading context clues. Tenth grade tier two vocabulary words set in context in informational paragraphs. Students should use context clues or contextual hints to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Multiple choice format. Third of three sets of tier II vocabulary activities. Designed for 10th grade, and as a review for 11th and 12th grade. Excellent for ELA TEST PREP. This set has 32 vocabulary words in conte
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: Tier 2 Vocabulary Bell Ringers 10th Grade Bundle
Bell Ringers Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context 10th Grade Set 2
Bell Ringers for Tier 2 Vocabulary in Context Grade 10 Set 2. TEST PREP. Tenth grade tier two vocabulary words set in context in informational paragraphs. Students should use context clues or contextual hints to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Multiple choice format. Second of three sets of tier II vocabulary activities. Designed for 10th grade, and as a review for 11th and 12th grade. You can upload this pdf to Google Classroom and share it with your students from there or project the
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: Tier 2 Vocabulary Bell Ringers 10th Grade Bundle
Word Stress. Heteronyms. Noun to Verb. Pronunciation. ESL. EFL. Academic. ELLs
This beautiful presentation presents words that change from a noun to a verb depending on the syllables stressed. First syllable stress - noun. Second syllable stress - verb. Use with the word lists to have students practice the pronunciation of the words and use in context. After, use the template for students to write out and share some of their own sentences using the heteronyms. Click the icons on the cover page to view the presentation online or download the full pdf or PPTx (27 pages).
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Worksheets on Point of View and Tone
This worksheet on point of view and tone has students analyze 12 different excerpts from works such as Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Alice in Wonderland, Brighton Rock, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban looking for the form of narration and how it affects the tone of the passage. It also includes a list of tone words at the end divided by category that is available here for free.This worksheet on point of view works great as a longer bell-ringer, an independent practice or revi
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
Characterization: Trace the Development of Complex Characters Graphic Organizer
Characterization: Trace the Development of Complex CharactersUse this graphic organizer to help your students trace the development of complex characters over the course of a literary text. They will identify the character, identify whether the character is simple or complex, identify ways the characters change, how they interact with other characters, and how they advance the plot. Students will also practice citing textual evidence to support their inferences.Also available as an Easel activ
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
NC RI/RL.10.1 Citing Textual Evidence Guided Notes/Academic Vocabulary
I developed these slides and guided notes to help break down what the academic standard RI/RL 10.1 is asking.Ready to plug and play in your digital classroom. I post the slides and note sheet online for students that are absent, and present the slides in class. Students are provided with printed note-taking sheets when they are present on the day of the guided notes.Help your students become more critical readers as they prepare for the North Carolina English II EOC (or similar assessments) and
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
Fiction Elements Worksheets - Characterization, plot, setting, more w/KEY
These worksheets provide practice for students as you teach the following elements of literature:Characterization (EASEL activity on direct and indirect characterization)ConflictSettingPlotThemeIronyPoint of ViewProtagonist and AntagonistI have students complete them as practice, then go over the responses together.For the PowerPoint that teaches these elements, click here.For more lessons and ELA skill-based activities, please click here.
Grades:
7th - 11th
Vocab Vigor Level 1 Vocabulary Set 2 - SAT & ACT Prep - Slides, Lumio, PDF
Can you imagine walking into your ELA class knowing all you have to do is open a link to host a stellar vocabulary test prep lesson chock full of activities that your kids will beg for?! You choose between Easel, Google Slides, Lumio by SMART, or PDF!Make teaching vocabulary fun with these interactive, game-based SAT & ACT vocabulary activities! This nearly-no-prep set includes 9 SAT & ACT test prep vocabulary words perfect for exploring vocabulary skills and critical thinking from middl
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Vocab Vigor Level 1 Full Year Bundle (Units 1 - 4)
Practicing Concession & Counter-Argument
This is a worksheet that can be used after you have already taught concession and counter-argument. It has 4 persuasive prompts and asks students to use a t-chart to brainstorm both sides of the issue, develop a thesis, and then write a concession and counter-argument.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Cambridge Use of English | Prepositional verbs | worksheet game exam preparation
This lesson plan, practice and game set is designed to help teach and practice the use of prepositional verbs and also breath some life and competition back into the exam preparation classroom. It is intended to be a fun, competitive dynamic lesson for older teenage or adult students at levels B1, B2 or C1.This purchase includes: Teacher's suggested lesson planInitial learning worksheet with keyPractice UOE graduated challenge cards with:20 multiple choice cards20 open cloze cards (for higher le
Subjects:
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
EVIDENCE OF A THEME Textual Analysis Worksheet Critical Analysis Worksheet
This easy-to-follow Textual Analysis Worksheet will help students find examples and textual evidence of a theme throughout a text. Students can use this theme analysis worksheet to focus on a theme and develop their understanding of how the author used it throughout the text.They need to add events, characters, choices or areas in the text where this theme can be found, and then go through and find specific quotes to back up their ideas.Completing this sheet is an excellent way to prepare for w
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN Novel Study Essays Posters Secondary English
OSSLT & OLC - The History of O Canada - Multiple Choice & Open Response
Explore the history of the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, in this activity originally designed for OSSLT and OLC. Students complete multiple choice and open response (paragraph answer) questions based on the text O Canada is Gender Neutral Again (included).The anchor text is written at a grade 8-9 reading level, and is framed by the idea that O'Canada was originally gender neutral, and is so once again, thanks to the 2018 update to the lyrics.This activity works well as practice for the Ont
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: OSSLT & OLC - The History of O Canada - Complete Bundle
Showing 1-24 of 46 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands