3,035 results
Free 8th grade english language arts lesson microsofts
Essay Writing: Free Comprehensive Essay Checklist
This one-page essay writing checklist will help your students write better essays today! This checklist is broken down by paragraph and includes essential elements for writing stronger essays.This checklist is a preview of my comprehensive writing series:Essay Writing Unit: Teach Your Students to Master the EssayLooking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishHelpful Tools and Resources for Secondary En
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Practicing Restating the Question in Answers
In my classroom, we use R.A.C.E. to answer questions - R = Restate the question, A = Answer the question, C = Cite the evidence from the text, E = Explain or Elaborate. (G can be substituted for C to spell RAGE, where G = Give an example from the text. Maybe more appropriate for younger grades.)
This worksheet will help students practice the first two letters or RACE - Restating and Answering. For some this is an easy, quick review. For others who are struggling to understand what RACE means,
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Self-Evaluation Reflection Forms for Students, Editable, FREE
Reflection is one of the most powerful research-based strategies for use in the classroom. How many times have you poured over student essays only to hand them back and watch as students take one look at the letter grade and never look back? Or maybe you offer a revision policy but never get the results you want? This is the perfect tool for students to use to actually go back and revisit and reflect on their writing after they have received feedback and a score. It doesn't do for them to just
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
CCSS:
Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
Alliteration Activity Middle School Poetry
Searching for and engaging alliteration activity? These FREE Alliteration Activities are such a fun way to get your middle school students excited about poetry! This product includes direct instruction and many examples of alliteration in poetry as well as in real life. An engaging Slides presentation will guide your class through the activities. Laugh and have fun with your students while studying this poetic device. Also included are two student assignments. The first asks students to take a c
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Elements of Poetry Unit for Middle School Students Bundle
Speak Think Understand - KWL Chart
This KWL chart can be used for any age of student that can read and write. I have used it as young as first grade, but also with college students. It is designed to get students thinking about how the things we know, want to know, and have learned are connected. Coming out of the mouth, you will find a space for students to write what they already know, or can tell you about. In a thought bubble above the head, is a space for what a student might want to know, or be thinking about, but not sure
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
3 Week Attendance Sheet Template! *Editable on Google Docs
Save time making your own attendance sheet by downloading this! (: There are 27 slots for students. You can delete rows or add more rows once you make your copy.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
the ULTIMATE esl Lesson Plan Template
Are you ready to get a "5" on your next evaluation? This lesson plan does not fail. It clearly indicates you met all areas on your TEAM Evaluation (Tennessee Teacher Evaluation). It CODES it ALL for your administrator:EDI Format (Explicit Direct Instruction)WIDA Language LevelsHOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) Questioning LevelsMarzano's Nine StrategiesSIOP StrategiesEvaluation (Planning, Instruction, Assessment)Completely editable to meet your needs. If your ready to step up your lesson p
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Week at a Glance Lesson Plan Template
Ditch the overwhelm this year! Be prepared for every week by using this Week at a Glance Lesson Plan Template. Easily editable in Google drive, you can make it into your daily schedule then fill it out each week. By noting what lessons and activities you have each day for the whole week, you can easily prepare materials, copies, and move things around ahead of time.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Dystopia Vs. Utopia Genre Introduction (The Giver, Hunger Games, 1984, etc.)
My students love this lesson. They learn how societies can be oppressive, read about different types, and then create their own laws to see how they can become oppressive. This lesson provides students with an introduction to the characteristics of a dystopia and dystopia genre. It begins by contrasting utopia vs dystopia, continues with 3 examples of societies (2 dystopian, 1 utopian) and has students underline the characteristics, and ends with students creating their own well-intentioned l
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Introduction to Nonfiction and Informational Texts Mini-lesson
Students are usually pretty familiar with narrative nonfiction text structures...it's so similar to all the fiction they have been reading! I made this PowerPoint and note set when I saw the need to introduce my students to the structure of non-narrative nonfiction, also commonly referred to as informational texts. I use this as an informal texts unit introduction so that we can have intelligent class discussions about what we are reading. I hope you find it as beneficial as I do!
If you like t
Grades:
7th - 10th
Teach Characterization with Video Clips (Disney, Pixar, etc.)
By middle school, students should begin to develop skills in analyzing author craft. One of the easiest ways to introduce kids to the "craft moves" an author makes is through teaching characterization. The reality is that kids already understand this literary term on some level because they unconsciously pick up on all of the clues that an author or a text (be it book, movie, music video, or tv show) provides the audience. We inherently form judgements about characters as we engage with a text.T
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 10th
MLA Works Cited Mini Puzzles, Free Activity for Stations, Centers, Groups
This classroom-tested, interactive, hands-on, game-like activity is excellent for reinforcing MLA external works cited entries for the 8th edition. It is a skills-building practice activity to get students ready to cite their own sources in MLA format.
Following a unit on MLA, just to brush up skills, or as a simple time-filler, these MLA mini puzzles will get your students’ brains and hands active in a meaningful way. These would be perfect in learning stations, centers, and more. Students c
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in:Â Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Joking Around with Idioms
This is a fun lesson designed to bring idioms to life for the ESL student (although native English speakers will get a kick out of the jokes also. Kids get to enjoy the jokes and then write their own. The English language is quirky and fun. Why not bring that into the Engish/Language Arts classroom.
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
Blackout Poetry Introduction Powerpoint
Simple powerpoint outlining black out poetry & steps to start.I recommend downloading KG Black Space to improve the appearance of the powerpoint. Blog Post on Black Out PoetryInstagram
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Small Group Lesson Plan Template with Built-In Assessment
I use this template for planning each of my guided reading groups. I designed it so that plans could be written quickly, and then anecdotal notes could be taken directly on the plan. Even though I use this primarily for guided reading, it would work well for any small group lesson.
This lesson plan template will help you differentiate instruction by quickly filling in lessons for each group, rather than starting from scratch every time! Enjoy!
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
Simple Sentences and Sentence Fluency
The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Following Directions Test
This activity makes students perform close reading skills by following directions. This activity takes 5 minutes. Hand out the worksheet face down. Tell them they have five minutes to complete the test. The purpose of this test is to leave a lasting impact on students as to why they need to read all directions first. Great to do at the beginning of the year!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Types:
Middle or High School Weekly Lesson Plan Template - Simple and Editable
This is a Lesson Plan Template that can be used for Middle School or High School teachers. It could also be use by Elementary Teachers depending on their teaching styles.The lesson plan template is fully editable so that you can adjust it based on your needs. The rows and columns will expand when you type in them, it’s pretty easy to use. I like to pre-fill things that are repetitive to save me time while planning. You can add or delete columns and rows as well. You might also like the following
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FANBOYS Worksheet
Make teaching coordinating conjunctions a breeze with this easy worksheet. Have students identify, fill-in-the-blank, and go full circle by writing sentences and a paragraph. Great resource to help gain more practice with this tricky subject.
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
FREE Email Etiquette Mini- Lesson For MS/HS Students
Have you ever received a curt or "cringy" email from a student?? Learning how to properly email an adult in today's texting culture requires time spent practicing and teaching basic email etiquette. Spend a class period (or part of one!) teaching a basic life skill, necessary for an academic career and future job possibilities. The slides contain a mini-lesson going over the basics of a polite email, some student examples of what NOT to do, then an example of a GOOD email. The last slide gives
Grades:
6th - 12th
Free English Bell Ringers Vol 2 Sample - Fig. Language, Grammar, Vocab, Videos
Free English Bell Ringers Vol 2 Sample - Fig. Language, Grammar, Vocab, Videos: Try a free sample of our best-selling English bell ringers. This 2-week sample is from our comprehensive full-year resource that includes everything you need to start each class with an engaging bell ringer activity. With tasks related to writing, grammar, word choice, debates, and video journals, you'll have what you need to engage your students and improve their ELA skills with the full-year bundle. All you have to
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Teacher Planner: Daily Lesson Plan (editable)
A planning tool template to make lesson planning easier. Download as a word document, then click edit. This will format the document then allow you to edit it to fit your own needs better. Organization takes the stress out of stressful situations. Plan ahead and enjoy!
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Types:
Free English Bell Ringers Sample - Grammar, Vocab, Lit Terms, Writing, Reading
Free English Bell Ringers Sample - Grammar, Vocab, Lit Terms, Writing, Reading: Try this free sample of our best-selling English 54321 bell-ringer set. Countdown the week with a sample of our creative 54321 English bell-ringers, designed to kickstart each day with engaging ELA activities. The full-year resource allows students to improve their skills related to grammar, vocabulary, literary devices, reading comprehension, figurative language, poetry, writing, and much more. From Monday to Friday
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
FREE - The Ice Cream Caper - A Mystery Inference Activity
Here is one mystery inference activity for FREE. If you like this one, be sure to check out my store for some more!
My students love to solve mysteries. I started to create mysteries that they could solve using reading and inferencing skills. They love it!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Showing 1-24 of 3,035 results
Find English Language Arts resources | TPT
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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
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.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands