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8th grade english language arts lessons for Microsoft Word on sale
Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Bundle
Emergency Sub Plans Bundle contains five separate days of lesson plans targeted for middle school. Each day contains a collection of stand-alone lessons that will work at any time for any middle school class. This resource includes ready-to-go lessons for ELA, math, science, social studies, physical education, and art. It also has brain break activities, which can be used whenever you need an additional activity. Everything is ready to print and use. Answer keys are included. Some activities hav
Grades:
5th - 8th
8th Grade English ELA Lessons & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR (42 Weeks)
These 8th Grade ELA Lesson Plans span an ENTIRE year – 42 weeks – of instructional practice. I spent countless hours creating them. Heaps of original, rigorous, and creative standards-based activities, reading comprehension quizzes, Unit tests, projects, text-based vocabulary in context, and other supplemental materials are included. I even have a few of my own original works in here – a poem entitled "Passing" along with 2 short stories, "A Boy's Escape from Time" and "A Halloween Addition to H
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â 8th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL YEAR
The Princess Bride Lesson Plans & Printable Teaching Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding William Goldman's The Princess Bride. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical thinking and evidence from multiple perspectives.Includes:38 Pages of Comprehensive and
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6th - 9th
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9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL YEAR
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of in-depth daily lesson and unit planning, quizzes, tests, projects, and printable teaching materials around the following core texts (in this order): Frankenstein, Chinese Cinderella, Julius Caesar, Night, and Native Son. You will receive 307 pages of daily lesson plans and instructional materials addressing Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core standards with passion and purpose – promoting critical thinking and text-to-world connections grounded in deeper m
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â 9th Grade English ELA Lesson Plans, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL YEAR
Grade 8 Ontario Curriculum Language 2023 Lesson Plans A-D (55+ Lesson Plans)
Streamline your Grade 8 Language teaching with our comprehensive lesson plans aligned to the Ontario Curriculum. This resource pack includes:Example Long-Range Plan: Organize your year effectively with an overview of Grade 8 language expectations.Lesson Plan for Each Specific Expectation: Detailed plans for strands A to D, covering all areas of language learning.Learning Goals and Success Criteria: Measure progress and guide student understanding.Rubric for Each Lesson: Assess student performanc
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8th
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Also included in:Â GRADE 8 BUNDLE (LESSON PLAN OUTLINES & REPORT CARD COMMENTS EVERY SUBJECT)
A Single Shard – Lesson Plans & Printable Teaching Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one FULL marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding Linda Sue Park's A Single Shard. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical thinking and evidence from multiple perspectives.Topics and concepts explored throughout thi
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6th - 9th
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one FULL marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical thinking and evidence from multiple perspectives.Topics and concepts e
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6th - 9th
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Verbals: (Gerunds, Participials, Infinitives) and Past and Present Participles
FINALLY, ALL ON ONE SHEET! Everything students need to understand this concept: verbs can change to be adverbs, nouns, or adjectives!
Grades:
8th - 12th
A Snapshot of Your Younger Self - writing assignment
If you want to help your students to practice their writing and learn more about themselves, have them practice using this assignment. Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself and realized how different you were back then compared to now? Or how much you didn’t know back then about yourself or the world? Assignment summary: Find a photograph that has you in it, the older the better, but at least five years old. Now really look at that photo. Examine the surroundings and any other people o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
Debate Starter Kit Simple Lessons & Engaging Questions with Advanced Extensions
Product Title: Debate Starter Kit: Simple Lessons & Engaging Questions with Advanced ExtensionsProduct Description:Spark critical thinking and lively discussion in your classroom with the "Debate Starter Kit." This comprehensive resource is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of debate through simple lessons, engaging questions, and challenging extensions. Tailored to make debate accessible and stimulating for students of all levels, this kit is the perfect tool to enhance spe
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6th - 9th
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Edgar Allan Poe's - Murders in the Rue Morgue 1986 movie mystery analysis
This activity goes with the 1986 movie version of Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. It helps students analyze the parts to a detective/mystery story using the ORIGINAL detective story of all time. The movie stars George C. Scott and Val Kilmer and is a classic. The movie, of course, is not included. An answer key for the movie is attached after the packet.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Homecoming Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for Full Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose – promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical analysis and evidence from multiple perspectives.Topics and concepts explored throughout this uni
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6th - 9th
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Lord of the Flies – Lesson Plans & Printable Materials for FULL Unit
This is an entire Unit's worth (one full month) of in-depth lesson plans, original activities, and ready-to-teach resources surrounding William Golding's classic novel, Lord of the Flies. Standards are addressed passionately and with purpose - promoting higher-order thinking, inference, and text-to-world connections embedded in real life meaning. Students must be investigators of text throughout this Unit that demands critical analysis of human nature seen in character, symbolism, and motif, and
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Lord of the Flies – Lesson Plans, Slides, & Materials BUNDLE for FULL Unit
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" Reading, Quiz, and Answer Key
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" reading, quiz, and answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" Reading, Quiz, and Answer Key
Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" reading, quiz, and answer key.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Here are ten Edgar Allan Poe assignments, ranging from poetry quizzes, to guided reading packets, and a dramatic biography of his life.These are the activities that I created and refined over 25 years of teaching an Edgar Allan Poe unit. Most now have answer keys attached to them and the readings themselves if possible. Most readings however are easy to find since they are beyond the copywrite dates. The pieces include:"Lov'd Alone" - A Edgar Allan Poe biographical drama"To Helen""The Raven""T
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLA sample paper, worksheet analysis, and answer key
Here is a sample MLA style essay/research paper. It has an analysis packet with it that helps students pick apart the essay to better understand how to make one of their own. It also asks the students questions about their own essay writing habits. I created this five years ago, and I have used it with both 7th graders and Freshmen English students. It has proved invaluable at either level.****This comes with an answer key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Giver Ultimate Collection
This product is over 34 pages of Giver related activities, assignments, worksheets, group work with rubrics and other resources to help students interact, engage, and discuss everything related to The Giver!
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Grades:
6th - 12th
New Media Disney Animated Canon Deconstruction - Full Unit - 2-3 Months of Work
Multi-Month Unit Exploration of Disney Animated Canon From Mickey Shorts to Blockbuster Era of the 90sUnit broken up into four segments- Mickey Mouse Cartoons- Early Films- Post War Films- Blockbuster Era----- list of songs that are effective for deconstruction (will need to copy lyrics for in-class deconstruction due to copyright issues with lyrics. ----- more detailed film work sheets for Pocahontas and Aladdin***** assignments include timing marks for the films, noting segments to explore, di
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8th - 11th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" Questions
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" questions.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
Underlining (Italics) and Quotation Marks with Titles
Help your students learn how to punctuate titles properly. Assist them in learning the different time to use either italics and underlining, or quotation marks. The answer key is included.
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Higher Education
"Stay Gold" song writing prompt - "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and The Outsiders link
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This song journal connects the famous Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to the novel The Outsiders.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Pessimist or Optimist - "Happy" journal song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Music - "Leader of the Band" song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This essay emphasizes cross-generational relationships and the power of music.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited abou
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
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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.
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