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Free 8th grade english language arts lessons for Microsoft Word
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,
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4th - 8th
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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
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
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
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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
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5th - 10th
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.
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2nd - 9th
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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!
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PreK - 12th
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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
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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!
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3rd - 12th
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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.
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4th - 10th
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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!
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PreK - 8th
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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!
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4th - 12th
Painless Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes Activities, Handouts--M.S.
The mini lesson is accompanied by a chart containing 10 prefixes, 12 roots and 8 suffixes and their meaning; an activity requiring students to deconstruct and reconstruct words and write the complete definition; a second activity in which students write sentences for the words, plus, a short challenge activity. Answer key provided. This is great tool for teaching students how to determine the meaning of unknown words. An animated delivery will make this lesson quite enjoyable.
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6th - 9th
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6 Parts of a Story- PLOT quiz
This short quiz asks students to identify the 6 parts of a story- Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution. The first part is a fill in the blank diagram, where they fill in the plot chart each of the 6 elements. The second part is a fill in the blank, where they use each of the 6 plot elements to match them to the correct definition. I am also including the answer key!
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3rd - 12th
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BOOK REPORT + RUBRIC: MOVIE POSTER PROJECT!
Movie Poster Project! This is one of SEVEN original BOOK REPORTS, along with a specifically created RUBRIC designed to illustrate a student's ability to apply practical and theoretical knowledge of a novel/collection/play. There are two major portions, each designed to allow for each student to showcase knowledge, interpretation, and creativity: · the Project, which allows for students to challenge their own creativity in narrowing their interpretation into a tangible end; and· the Report, whic
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â 7 (SEVEN) ORIGINAL BOOK REPORTS + RUBRICS!
ESOL Lesson Plan Add-On Template for Push-In (Co-Teaching)
This is the lesson plan template I use for my Push-In classes. "Push-In" is similar to Special Education's inclusion classes; the ESOL teacher goes into the classroom to provide language instruction. This Add-On template allows the ESOL teacher to plan the language objective/activity for the class. It works WITH the classroom teacher's content lesson plan to provide a collaborative lesson that provides direct instruction for not only content, but also the LANGUAGE OF the content. My co-teachers
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1st - 12th
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Check out this complete unit plan for Charles Dickens' holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol"! This unit is designed for grades 7-12, and features a blend of traditional reading and kinesthetic classroom activities designed to maximize student engagement in a festive, immersive learning environment that's perfect for energetic teachers looking to engage students with hands-on, high-impact learning.
Five day unit plan includes interactive, hands-on activities for each of the staves (chapters) in D
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7th - 12th
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Intervention Lesson Plans for Math and Reading
Logs to keep track of your interventions. I put these in my intervention binder. It helps me to be able to organize my small groups better. It's a Word document, so you can edit it however you please:)
questions: katiejdang@gmail.com
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PreK - 12th, Staff
"Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros
This short story lesson can be purchased as part of a bundle at a discounted price
HERE
Use this graphic organizer to teach students the elements of plot, and how the plot unfolds in a series of episodes!
Tied to the middle school Common Core standards.
****INCLUDED:
*Thorough ste-by-step lesson plan!
*Plot diagram template (Ready to print on legal paper!)
*Plot diagram ANSWER KEY!
*Plot analysis question handout!
The lesson plan uses the Gradual Release of Responsilbity method: I do, we do
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6th - 8th
Tone and Mood Lesson Plan and Activities
This is a complete lesson plan for teaching middle school students about Tone and Mood in a very engaging way.
Students watch trailers for favorite movies like Frozen, Toy Story 3, and Mrs. Doubtfire (links included) and then altered versions of the same trailers while looking for differences in Tone and Mood.
There are two worksheets included that coordinate with the lesson and reinforce the definitions of Tone and Mood.
Objectives: Students will be able to describe the differences between
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6th - 9th
Daily Lesson Plan Template (EDITABLE)
This Daily Lesson Plan Template can be used for any middle or high school teacher. It's designed to help with the organizational structure of a lesson plan and to provide differentiated activities for students who need support, on target learners, and students who need to be challenged.
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6th - 12th
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The Outsiders Common Core Reading Guide
Available to you is a Common Core Reading Guide aligned with each chapter of the book The Outsiders. The questions go beyond basic comprehension and call the students to use their critical thinking skills and base their work on evidence from the text.
The guide aligns to all of the Reading Literature standards for grade 7. There are about 5 questions per chapter.
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7th - 8th
Fractured Fairy Tale Unit
Stories and non-fiction text are written from a particular point of view. The author positions the reader to respond to a story in a certain way through the use of language and point of view. Your assignment is to pick a familiar fairy tale and write a diary entry from the point of view of the antagonist.
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3rd - 12th
Teaching Theme with Songs
Want to attract middle school students to the idea of theme? Try using two different genres of songs with the same message!
Product includes song lyrics and instructions for analyzing song lyrics and writing about theme using lyrics as textual evidence.
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5th - 9th
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Romeo and Juliet Film Guiding Worksheet (Luhrmann)
This is a one-page guiding worksheet for students watching the Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet film. An answer sheet is included. Please note--the formatting looks strange in the thumbnails, but the original file is ok!
I designed this worksheet to help students find and note differences between the film and the play, in preparation for a later class discussion and comparison essay.
Only THREE of the 18 questions explicitly ask for comparison--the others simply ask for short answers or descripti
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8th - 10th
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