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Middle school critical thinking ELA test prep outlines
Weather and Climate Interactive Notebook
The Earth Science Interactive Notebook: Weather and Climate chapter showcase student's ability to:Identify major types of air massesName and identify symbols of frontsDescribe themain types of storms and conditions in which they formExplain how weather forecasters predict weatherDescribe what can be learned from information on a weather mapIdentify factors that influence temperature and precipitationExplain what causes seasonsIdentify factors that can cause climate changeExplain how human activi
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Earth Science Interactive Notebook - Complete Bundle
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format - Debate Outline, Graphic Organizer, and Rubric
Looking to engage your students in a style of debate that they’ll love? This debate outline teaches the Lincoln-Douglas debate format with a slideshow lesson, debate graphic organizer, teacher moderator script, and an editable debate rubric. Suitable for online learning with digital slide decks for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format Outline:✏️ Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, & PDF✏️ Lincoln-Douglas Deba
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6th - 12th
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Debate for Kids & Tweens (Tips, Outlines, Rubrics & Other Resources)
Teaching students to debate is not just for debate teachers!Attention all 4th-8th grade ELA, social studies, and speech communication teachers! Debate for KIDS & TWEENS is a great way to improve your student's argumentation, organization, writing, research, interpersonal and group communication skills.This file includes the following resources to simplify the complicated world of debate AND to make learning (and arguing) FUN:Page 1 Table of contentsPage 2 Notes for the teacherPage 3
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4th - 8th
Informative Essay Outline - Bing, Bang, Boom Method
This fill-in-the-blank outline in an invaluable aid to students as they begin to write informative essays. The outline uses the bing, bang, boom method to help students convey their ideas in a clear and concise manner. Check out my informative essay Power Points for more on bing, bang, boom!
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7th - 11th
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Informative Writing: Step-By-Step
This PDF spans and paces a full week's worth of informative writing lessons. It begins with a systematized way to "unpack the prompt" and continues with step-by-step procedures for fact-based writing.
This PDF includes the following:
- 5 day guide to pace lessons
- a sample Social Studies informative prompt
- explanation of how to break down the given prompt
- step-by-step instructions on graphic organizer and writing organization
- "Iffy The Infofish" blank graphic organizer
- "Iffy The Inf
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3rd - 6th
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Introduction to Public Forum Debate (Secondary, Google Slides & Printables)
Conducting in-class (or virtual) debate rounds is a great way for students to develop their research, organization, writing, public speaking, and interpersonal communication skills. Using the rules for public forum debate as outlined by the National Speech and Debate Association, “Introduction to Public Forum Debate” has everything you and your secondary students need to learn the basics of this popular style of debate and outline their affirmative or negative cases. *Due to upper-level vocab
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Verbs Cheat Sheet: Grammar Resource for Interactive Notebooks or Binders
This helpful resource is a handy tool to include in writing notebooks, folders, or binders. It's a quick reference to action, linking and helping verbs.If you download this resource, please leave much-appreciated feedback. Thank you! If you want more handy reference sheets, check these out: **Noun Jobs Cheat Sheet**Writing Handbook for Students**Grammar (Parts of Speech) Handout**Dynamite Dialogue Handout**Pronouns Resource Sheet**FREEBIE: Synonyms for Said**Text Structure Clue Words**Transition
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Verb Task Cards and Printables Bundle {Action, Helping, & Linking Verbs}
Debate Bundle for Grades 4-8+ (Vocabulary, Outlines, Topics, and More!)
This DEBATE BUNDLE for grades 4-8+ includes everything you need to teach an engaging debate unit! Topics, outlines, printables, activities, word wall, and rubric included! This bundle includes:Debate for Kids & Tweens (Tips, Outlines, Rubrics & Other Resources)Debate Around-the-Room for Kids & Tweens50 Debate Topics: Think, Research, Write, Speak Persuasively!3 Parts of a Debate ArgumentDebate Vocabulary Word WallFeel free to ask questions before purchasing. Enjoy!CLICK BELOW to c
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4th - 9th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
Grades:
4th - 8th
6th Grade Common Core Standards I Can Statements Posters
Save a ton of time by buying our FULL PAGE SIZE pre-made Common Core I Can Statements. Get a head start on next school year by conquering the Common Core Standards and enjoying the worry free summer that you deserve.These posters provide a quick, easy and effective way to show administrators, fellow teachers and students what common core standards are being taught for the day/week/month. The illustrations do more than just make the posters cute, they actually further enhance comprehension and e
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6th
Informative Writing: Introduction
Informative writing can be very nerve-wracking for students. Have no fear!! This PDF can be used as an introduction to informative writing to ease the transition into fact-based writing.
It includes the following information:
- student-friendly definition of information writing
- compares informative writing to writing styles they have been familiar with in the past
- a sample informative writing task (water cycle)
- an informative writing graphic organizer
- sentence stems examples
Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
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College and Career Readiness High School Goal Setting Individual Growth Plan
An alternative to SMART goals, Individual Growth Plans or IGP is an assignment that forces students to engage in reflection and metacognition skills multiple times per quarter. This assignment also forces students to be organized and in charge of their own learning as they set the deadline, standards, and their own rubrics. As the teacher, it is our job to help students understand and create achievable and specific goals that become their quarterly focus. This assignment is not meant to be a “po
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Core Competency Planning Chart
This Core Competency Planning Chart will help you plan out how to teach the specific skills of each of the Core Competencies in the BC Curriculum.This layout gives checkboxes to plan which term to work on each specific skill of the Communicating, Thinking and Personal Social Core Competencies (with the changes made January 2021).Each one is broken down into its subcategories and specific skills. Each skill has been worded in a way that can be used as a comment on a report card or on an e-portfol
Grades:
K - 12th
House on Mango Street Themes - Study Guide
This is an awesome study guide for the themes in House on Mango Street. It includes not only a list of themes, but vignettes that correspond with each theme. Great study tool for students! Perfect for a theme-related project! Great for a teacher resource while reading the novel!
**Connects with House on Mango Street Resources:
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**Connects with Theme/Note-Taking Guide
Connects with the following resources for the Final Vignette-Writing Project:
1. House on Mango Street Final
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Figurative Language, Literary Devices, and Sound Device Quick Reference
WHAT'S THE CONTENT?
★ Overview and definitions of literary device, figurative language, and sound device
★ 14 terms and definitions organized in 3 easy-to-reference tables
★ Examples provided for all 14 terms as a scaffold to help students understand and apply the definitions while reading a text
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO COMMON CORE?
Reading Literature standards include “Craft and Structure” standards and “Key Ideas and Details” standards. This quick reference provides students with a simple sca
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5th - 10th
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Writing Practice with Google Drive - AP Test Prep!
Do your students struggle with identifying a speaker's argument? Have you gone over ethos, pathos, and logos (and other rhetorical devices) but need some practice writing prompts to help students apply their knowledge? Do you need to help prep your students for the AP Language Test? This is the resource for you! This resource includes: Four speeches which require students to annotate for rhetorical devicesLinks for students to view/listen to each speech A link to a MEGA list of rhetorical device
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8th - 12th
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FSA Writing- Text-based Argumentative Essay Format
Bundled in the FSA Writing / Common Core Writing Packet.
Raise scores! I've geared this for the writing portion of the FSA.
Writing an argumentative essay has never been so easy. Backing up thinking with text evidence- no problem! Where to address opposing claims- it's there! Each sentence is explained. Begin using this now, and your students will be will prepared by test time. I came up with this checklist to initially show my students how to smoothly integrate their text evidence into their
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Digital Persuasive Essay Outline - Graphic Organizer for Google Docs OLC4O OSSLT
Scaffold persuasive writing with this digital essay outline! This graphic organizer will outline students’ 5-paragraph persuasive essay and prompt them to organize their introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Suitable for online learning and formatted for Google Drive®! How to use this Digital Persuasive Essay Outline:This persuasive essay outline can be used with upper middle school or junior high school students. They can apply this outline to a persuasive essay on any topic. This
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7th - 10th
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Argumentative Essay: Fill-in-the-Blank Outline (Graphic Organizer)
Argumentative Essays are important to an ELA curriculum because they are a focus of the Common Core Standards. This resource is a generic outline that can help middle school student organize an argumentative essay on any topic.
On the left side, there are prompts which match up to corresponding, color-coded blank spaces on the right side, where students can craft the bones of their essay. Below each paragraph's outline, the student is prompted to turn their outline into a paragraph. The packet
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Humorously Relevant Debate Topics for Tweens & Teens
If your secondary students enjoy debating, they will LOVE these totally relevant (and somewhat humorous) debate topics and supporting materials! Topic areas include social media, video games, superheroes, school rules, and more! Sample topics:- The longer the Snapchat streak, the stronger the friendship.- Rap music is harmful to the teenage brain.- Emojis improve our ability to communicate. They’ll want to debate for hours! In addition to the topic list, you’ll receive everything you need to tea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
ELA Regents Test Prep Bundle
This bundle includes the following resources that address the tasks from the New York State ELA Regents:Argumentative Essay ChecklistArgumentative Essay Outline with Sentence-Starters (can be used as scaffold for ELLs and SWDs)ELA Regents "Bootcamp Packet"ELA Regents Multiple Choice Practice (deconstructing questions & answers)Text Analysis Essay Outline (2 versions - 1 with Sentence-Starters, 1 without)Text Analysis Essay Task Analysis
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8th - 11th
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RADD Writing Strategy 4 Graphic Organizers
Use this graphic organizer to help your students with their short-constructed responses using the RADD (restate, answer, detail, detail). This product contains both single and 3-lined options.
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
PERSUASIVE WRITING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER - WITH SELF CHECKLIST
BUNDLE ALERT! Designed specifically for middle and high school level persuasive essay writing. Students often have difficulty in finding body paragraph examples that support their thesis. This template gives you step-by-step instructions that will make writing so much easier. You will see great results using this template consistently. Includes a self checklist which is also a helpful resource for students to become self-sufficient writers.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Bundle: Argumentative Essay Packets & Lesson Plans: Tablets vs. Textbooks
This is a bundle of all the Common Core Tablets versus Textbooks Packets we have in our store. We used all of these packets with our students and found our students wrote very thorough argumentative essays inclusive of textual evidence, analysis of the evidence, and the counterclaim argument. These are excellent resources and something that you can work on with your students for an extended period of time (3-5 months in total teaching time). We have also included a lesson plan for each packet.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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