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8th grade english language arts lessons on sale
Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
Zendoodle Hand Self Portraits Art Lesson Middle School Art Lesson
DescriptionStudents discover who they are through art in this hand-self portrait lesson! Get to know your students as they write about their beliefs and who they are as a person. Students will use the creative process to design and apply elements using repetition and variety in their handprint piece. Students create their own self-portrait using their handprint, Zentangle designs, and a narrative describing who they are. The art lesson centers around creating a piece of artwork based on a core
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5th - 12th
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Advertising & Marketing Unit | Media Literacy | Read & Write Ads | Persuasive
Teach your students essential MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS with this COMPLETE UNIT on ADVERTISING. It's packed with ENGAGING, INFORMATIVE & FUN activities to teach students the PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES to READ ADVERTS and the skills to WRITE ADVERTS. This COMPLETE UNIT OF WORK will take your students from zero to hero over FIVE STRATEGIC LESSONS covering:⭐ WHAT IS ADVERTISING?⭐ PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES in advertising.⭐ How VISUAL IMAGERY is used in advertising.⭐ The CRAFT of COPYWRITING in advertisi
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Advertising & Marketing Bundle | Persuasive Techniques & Media Literacy
Information Report Unit | Informational Writing | Informative Text | Digital PDF
Teaching INFORMATIONAL WRITING is a breeze with this HUGE collection of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, TEXT PROMPTS and INFORMATIVE DIGITAL WRITING TEMPLATES for students and teachers. NO PREP REQUIRED.We provide PROVEN INFORMATIVE TEXT TEACHING STRATEGIES in a FUN and ENGAGING unit to foster INCREDIBLE research and Information Report Writing skills. ❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING OVE
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3rd - 8th
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Tier 2 Vocabulary Intervention with Research, Visuals & Mnemonics
It can feel overwhelming to implement evidence-based vocabulary instruction while trying to engage your older students. These Tier 2 vocabulary activities incorporate research principles gathered from over 20 academic journal articles and textbooks to help your students understand and remember the vocabulary needed to succeed in the classroom. All 21 vocabulary units include real photographs, engaging mnemonics, relatable narratives, graphic organizers and no prep activities that are sure to eng
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4th - 10th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Growing ELA BUNDLE Fun Mystery Picture Pixel Art Puzzle Digital Review Activity
Grammar and writing skill practice has never been so fun! Practice punctuation, capitalization, and other writing/grammar concepts with these self-checking, highly motivating Google Sheets™. Use as warm-ups, exit tickets, or mini-lessons. Self-checking and highly motivating! This GROWING BUNDLE currently includes 21 English Language Arts mystery reveal pixel art activities:Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On (x 3)Frequently Confused WordsLiterary DevicesCapitalizing Proper NounsParts of SpeechPunctuat
Illuminated Letters - High School Art Lesson - Middle School Art Lesson
Make graphic design and lettering fun for Middle or High School Art or ELA students with this engaging illuminated letters project! Students will use the creative process to create letters through the use of different mediums such as pencil, ink, and color. Illuminated letters allow students to explore positive and negative space in their composition. Teach your students by using a step-by-step process to create thumbnails and other decorative elements. Students will love being able to apply the
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6th - 12th
Satire : PowerPoint, Google Slides Digital Lesson
Perfect for distance learning OR the classroom! 35 slides in length! Two student activities! Introduce your students to the literary genre of SATIRE through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Jam-packed with information that will get your students excited about decoding and recognizing SATIRE. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information on SATIRE, background information on SATIRE, examples of satire from literature, and examples from culture that use S
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Realism Unit: American Literature (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Unit Pre-Reading Digital Escape Room Activity
Introducing Shakespeare? Before beginning Act 1/the prologue of the play, generate anticipation with this digital background breakout activity. Students learn about the author, the Elizabethan Era, theater in England, the Globe Theatre, elements of drama (soliloquy, foil, comic relief, etc.), archaic vocabulary, and the prologue of Romeo & Juliet. Hook your students and engage them BEFORE reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (or any other play) by William Shakespeare.NOTE: If you are tea
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8th - 10th
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The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE: Integrate Information from Two Texts 4.RI.6
Are you looking for a fun way to have students practice integrating information from two texts? This product is for the April 8, 2024 Great American Total Solar Eclipse! This resource can also be accommodated for anytime!Includes: LESSON PLAN, RIGOROUS LITERACY activities, and a POWERPOINT! This lesson is for that literacy teacher wanting to INTEGRATE SCIENCE or that science teacher wanting to INTEGRATE LITERACY in a student-directed fashion!!!My lesson plan provides differentiation ideas too! I
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3rd - 8th
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Journalism Writing Prompts | News Reports | Newspaper Articles | Media Literacy
With over FORTY images worked into our ENGAGING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, you can complete a WEEKLY journalism / Newspaper Article reporting task ALL YEAR LONG in 2024 as classwork or homework to boost your student's MEDIA LITERACY skills.These templates take students through a PROVEN four-step article writing process on some AMAZING images. Students will learn how to.1: Analyze the Photo2: Identifying your Audience and Purpose3: Communicate the facts.4: Plan and create a structured journalistic rep
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4th - 9th
Diary of Anne Frank: A Complete Unit
This is a complete unit of study for Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The package includes chapter by chapter study questions, a test, a news report assignment with graphic organizer and ANSWERS. Questions focus on vocabulary, close reading, higher order thinking, and personal response. There are a few answers missing (half a dozen...98%of the answers are there.)...I will get to them in the fall when I teach the story again and will upload them at that point. They will be freely available
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7th - 12th
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STORY ELEMENTS BUNDLE | CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, ENDINGS in NARRATIVES
This bundle combines five of our top-rated story elements products designed to help teachers and students be incredible story readers and authors through building a deep knowledge of CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, THEME, MOOD, CONFLICT and RESOLUTION when dealing with NARRATIVES.All at a heavily discounted price and a bonus freebie for good measure.Read the reviews for yourself, as you will not be disappointed.YOU MIGHT ALSO❤️VE THESE ENGLISH RESOURCES ❤️ Year-Long Visual Writing Prompts Collection❤
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3rd - 9th
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Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Google Ready!
Main IdeaTask CardsReading Comprehension Skills Do you love to read about unsolved mysteries? Capture your students' attention with nonfiction paragraphs about aliens, UFO's, crop circles, and much more! This is my students' favorite lesson. It is a great way to teach the main idea without boring the kids to death. I have two YouTube videos that preview and explain this lesson. Please check them out and like them! Unsolved MysteriesMeet Nala Bella in this video as she explains what this le
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
Multiple Meaning Words with Visuals and Mnemonics
Vocabulary activities targeting multiple meaning words and homographs allow you to teach your students a lot of information per word! This huge resource uses visuals, mnemonics and narratives to teach multiple meanings in a unique and engaging way!This no prep and Common Core-aligned resource teaches 137 definitions and 27 variations/expressions (e.g. "one of a kind") to 50 homographs! This is what the learning process looks like for all 50 multiple meaning words:Introduction to each word defin
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4th - 10th
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Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Activity Google Slides Lesson
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
The Raven and Edgar Allan Poe: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Over 40 slides! Now with guided reading questions! "The Raven" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this famous poem to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe, literary focus (symbolism, foreshadowing, point of view, etc.) and an overview of the poem. Great for Poe units, poetry units, summer
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Raven Activities BUNDLE Digital Escape Room, Annotation Lesson, Quiz, & More
Use these engaging, interactive print and digital resources to get your students excited to read "The Raven" and delve deeper into Edgar Allan Poe's life. Pre-teach poetic devices, allusions, and symbolism through the digital escape room, continue with the annotation lesson, and end with the assessment. See preview for full details!Related Products:The Cask of Amontillado BUNDLE Irony Digital Escape Room, Project, Essay & MoreHALLOWEEN Capitalizing Proper Nouns | Mystery Reveal Picture Pixel
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7th - 11th
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Distance Learning Reading Comprehension Intervention Bundle
Google Apps Ready!Page 2 has all of the Google Slides LinksClose ReadingIntervention PackDaily Guided Reading Lessons✎ Four weeks of daily guided reading lessons for your intervention reading group! These lessons are close reading lessons designed to make your struggling readers more independent. It also reinforces the close reading strategies. ➨ Learning targets are included!!! ☺Included are six nonfiction articles, 20 days (4 weeks) of daily guided reading lessons, pair share, close readin
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5th - 9th
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Irony Review Activity ELA Digital Escape Room for Dramatic Situational Verbal
360° View! Introduce, practice, or review the three types of irony (dramatic, situational, and verbal) in a fun, interactive way. This activity could be a great segue into Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." This escape room is meant to be completed in a relatively short amount of time, so it would be great as an introductory activity that helps create buy-in and increase engagement at the beginning of a class period. This escape room could also be great for a minimum day or a review
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6th - 11th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View Sharks
Close Reading Point of View Compare and ContrastShould all the sharks in the world be removed from the ocean to protect people from shark attacks? Explore this topic in two different nonfiction articles!View the Video Preview: PreviewI wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted non fiction articles that would be easy to teach wi
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Formal Letter Writing Unit | Business Letters | Email | Distance Learning
This best-selling 100-PAGE DIGITAL resource contains everything your students will need to learn how to write outstanding FORMAL LETTERS and EMAILS in 2024 that IMPACT upon their audience. This INTERACTIVE unit contains - Easy-to-follow, engaging instructional slides - High-quality tutorial videos - A range of writing samples for students to follow - Assessment tools, rubrics, and checklists - A range of graphic organizers, templates and tools for reluctant writers - Everything is entirely EDI
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4th - 9th
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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.
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
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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.
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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.
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