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Middle school ELA test prep teacher manuals under $5
STAAR 2.0 Redesign ECR/Essay Prompt Creator
If you are like me, you are frustrated with the lack of samples of the new extended constructed response prompts we have to go off of per grade level in ELA in preparation for the revised STAAR test starting April of 2023. My thought in creating this resource was to empower you to create your own prompts in the same style/wording as the new ECR prompts so that you can tailor them to whatever you are reading in class, since the prompts must be tied to literature now. We all read a variety of li
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5th - 10th
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ECR Writing If...Then
You have taught your students how to write ECR essays, they have practiced ECR essays, and now you are wondering where to go next.This resource is designed to help you narrow your instructional focus in order to help students get the most points possible on their STAAR ECRs.Although this resource was orignially designed to be used between a district/campus STAAR Benchmark (usually administered in February/March) and the actual STAAR Assessment in April, teachers are finding it helpful as a tool
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3rd - 6th
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Analyzing Poetry - Station Activity
This station activity helps students analyze several different poetic elements. This can be used as a group activity, a stand alone station activity or in combination with other station activities. It can also be done individually for extra practice.
The activity asks the students to find several different poetic elements in a poem (such as alliteration, end rhyme, rhyme scheme, etc.) After they have completed this task, students are expected to answer 4 open ended questions that help the st
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5th - 10th
ACT practice: Apostrophes (in ACT format)
A passage formatted in ACT style with apostrophe questions/multiple choice answers. 10 questions total.
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7th - 12th
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"Kitty and Mack" by W. D. Myers Lesson Plan Bundle (plans, handouts, key, PPTs)
This series of lesson plans has been created to teach story elements through use of "Kitty and Mack: A Love Story" by Walter Dean Myers. This text is a high-interest YA short story in which two teens suffer life-shattering events when on the way home from the train station after a college visit. As a whole, this plan is designed to take three 100-minute blocks and includes a series of standards from Common Core ELA 9-10 implementation and a correlation to Tennessee State English I SPIs.
The
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Multiple Choice Meltdown
Need a method to support students in engaging with multiple choice questions? This is for you!
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Persuasive Writing Prompts for ACT Aspire Practice
There are 26 Sample prompts modeled like the ACT Aspire prompts.
These would be great practice for 5th grade ACT Aspire writing.
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5th - 8th
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SAT / ACT Reading Strategy: The 4 Cs of Vocab in Context Questions Poster+Guide
What is the meaning of the word “________” as it is used in paragraph ____?” Vocab in Context Questions like this one used to stump my students until I began implementing the 4 Cs of Vocab Questions. This strategy is a GAMECHANGER for ELA students who struggle with vocabulary in context questions on cold-read, end-of-year state assessments and on the ACT Reading / SAT Verbal section. I teach this strategy early in the year and have students practice with it regularly. After implementing this str
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6th - 12th
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ELA Standards 6th Grade CCSS Cheat Sheet! Clear and Concise for Planning
Maximize 6th Grade Teaching with Our CCSS Cheat Sheet!Easily integrate 6th grade ELA standards, focusing on enhanced reading comprehension, advanced language skills, diverse writing tasks, and effective speaking and listening strategies.Quick-reference categories for Reading, Language, Writing, and Speaking & Listening packed with core objectives from citing evidence to mastering narrative techniques and digital tool usage.Clear comparison of skills transitioning from 5th to 6th grade, emph
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6th
ACT English Passage for Middle School (Sea Turtles)
This engaging ACT English passage about a sea turtle laying its eggs is written at a level just right for younger students! Give students practice with the grammar and writing skills on the ACT, in the format used by the ACT, at a reading level they can access.The answer explanations will give teachers confidence as they review each item with students.
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6th - 9th
Common Core Standards Checklist 6th Grade ELA DIGITAL
This is a terrific digital checklist tracker to help you keep track of which ELA common core standards you've taught and when you've taught them for 6th grade ELA! In this resource, there is one tab per strand/substrand at the bottom of the sheet. An example tab is included. This also includes the identification of the thirteen priority ELA CCSS standards for 6th grade ELA.This Google Sheet has the following tabs:- Instructions- Example- Reading: Literature- Reading: Informational Text- Writing-
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6th
Also included in: Common Core Standards Checklist ELA Grades 6-8 DIGITAL BUNDLE
TSIA2- Writing Across the Curriculum
Please download TSIA2 Writing Across the Curriculum - Handout to assist with this presentation.The essay component of the Texas Success Initiative test can be challenging. Students will be asked to write a persuasive / argumentative essay on a controversial issue or an issue of current interest. The test will evaluate your students on their organization, focus, development and support, sentence structure, and mechanical conventions. It takes buy-in from the students and the teachers. This powerp
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: TSIA2.0 Reading + Writing Bundle
Sixth Grade Language Arts Common Core Checklist
This is a fully editable sixth grade Common Core checklist. It comes in a Word document with many editable features:
- Change font, font size, and text color
- Change color of document to match your classroom color scheme
- Change the page to be horizontal or vertical
- Copy the standards to make your own documents
It includes all sections of the Common Core related to sixth grade Language Arts:
- Reading:Literature
- Reading:Informational
- Writing
- Speaking and Listening
- Language
It
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6th, Staff
Reading Level Progress Data Tracker
Record students independent and instructional reading levels, based on accuracy, comprehension, and fluency with space for teacher note-taking throughout the year! Excellent for progress monitoring, report card comment writing, etc.
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PreK - 6th
5 Paragraph Essay Refresher
This is a fun power point that I created as a review for my Juniors and Seniors. It can be edited as a way to preview the 5 paragraph essay for any beginning level. If you are not sure how to begin a 5 paragraph essay, then look no further!
There are "speaker notes" on a few slides to help clarify and/or give examples.
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6th - 12th
Standards Based Cheat Sheet with Graphic Organizers
This resource details all the Reading Literature standards. It breaks them down and puts them in other words. It also provides question stems and graphic organizers for each standard. It can be used by teachers and students.
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5th - 8th
Grade 6+ Reading NWEA CCSS Alignment
This document maps out each of the CCSS addressed in each RIT band for the NWEA state test. The document is totally editable with a section for your notes. Perhaps you want to list the students in your class that are in that RIT Band, or maybe it is your way of keeping track of your small groups' instruction? Either way you plan to use this document, I promise it will make your life easier!
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6th - 12th
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Teacher Checklist - All CCSS for 6th Grade ELA
A wonderful addition to your teacher binder! This document has every CCSS for ELA (RL, RI, S&L, W and L) in an easy to use checklist form. I've used this to ensure I hit all of the standards multiple times through out the year, and as evidence during my evaluation. After each standard, there is a column for "Date Introduced" for columns for the "Date(s) Taught" and finally a column for the date the standard was assessed. Very helpful tool!
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6th
Student Progress Check Sheet (Corresponds with Growth Mindset ELA Cards)
Each ELA skill listed with areas to track progress for each student throughout the year.Boxes to mark for each of the steps for each skill.4th column to mark for final review of the skill after all steps mastered.Corresponds with each page in my ELA Growth Mindset Vertical Alignment Cards.
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5th - 6th
Common Core Standards Checklist 8th Grade ELA DIGITAL
This is a terrific digital checklist tracker to help you keep track of which ELA common core standards you've taught and when you've taught them for 8th grade ELA! In this resource, there is one tab per strand/substrand at the bottom of the sheet. An example tab is included. This also includes the identification of the thirteen priority ELA CCSS standards for 8th grade ELA.This Google Sheet has the following tabs:- Instructions- Example- Reading: Literature- Reading: Informational Text- Writing-
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8th
Also included in: Common Core Standards Checklist ELA Grades 6-8 DIGITAL BUNDLE
Common Core Standards Checklist 7th Grade ELA DIGITAL
This is a terrific digital checklist tracker to help you keep track of which ELA common core standards you've taught and when you've taught them for 7th grade ELA! In this resource, there is one tab per strand/substrand at the bottom of the sheet. An example tab is included. This also includes the identification of the thirteen priority ELA CCSS standards for 7th grade ELA.This Google Sheet has the following tabs:- Instructions- Example- Reading: Literature- Reading: Informational Text- Writing-
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7th
Also included in: Common Core Standards Checklist ELA Grades 6-8 DIGITAL BUNDLE
Vocabulary Test Sample Questions
Teach to the test has come to have a negative connotation. While I don’t believe in teaching to the test, I do think it is important to teach students how to take certain tests. One way I have done this is by providing sample questions prior to the test to show students what they can expect to see. This provides students a foundation for studying and helps them to be more successful on the assessment. This download includes the types of questions included on my vocabulary tests from my school’s
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5th - 8th
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Preparing ALL Students for Tests
Help ALL students, including those with learning difficulties, prepare for tests. Here is a quick research-based teacher resource to guide instruction on test-taking. Examples of Tips to Share with Students:Skim and Scan: flip through the test to get a sense of the terrain: number and type of questions, what’s easy... Get oriented to help you prioritize time and attention. Start with the easy Stuff: easy questions are worth marks too! After skimming through the test, knock off the sure answers.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mini Lessons Class starter:Creating Daily "Buzz" Book Routine
This is the handout for parents that explains the mini lesson chunking lessons. This is a daily program where the lessons on a given day are the same week to week. This helps to create a routine and mini lessons that chunk important Literacy lessons, before you move onto your other lessons. I used this for lower level 9th graders, but this can be used in any class. Spelling, grammar, debate, POV, YouTube reflection journals, reading and writing literacy and writing prompts. The lessons will
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6th - 10th
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