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Middle school problem solving ELA test prep thematic unit plans
Types of Characters and Characterization Powerpoint
This is a fun, engaging lesson for teaching CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION that your students will be sure to enjoy!
Activity contains:
* EDITABLE 20-slide powerpoint
* 9 entertaining video examples (**PLEASE NOTE: Many of these videos come from youtube, please ensure that you district has access prior to purchasing. If you notice that a link no longer works, please let me know and I will update it with a new link.)
* 11 Illustrated definitions that can be printed for adorable word wall po
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
ANCIENT EGYPT - A UNIT TO TURN YOUR CLASSROOM INTO A MUSEUM
MEETS VIRGINIA SOLS FOR ANCIENT EGYPT
PROJECT BASED LEARNING!
This packet will give you everything you need to make teaching Egypt a fantastic experience! I have made museums with my students and it is just amazing to see the end result! All you need are about a dozen books about Egypt from the library for reference. Spend a couple days introducing concepts and then divide the class up by "Museum Rooms" and projects and let the invest
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2nd - 6th
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Zombie Apocalypse Unit - End of the Year Project or Emergency Sub Lesson Plans
This week-long, self-guided zombie apocalypse project is the PERFECT end of the year unit! It is so versatile and can be used for many different grades and subjects; appropriate for middle school or high school, science or language arts, accelerated or remediation, even upper elementary. It could also be used for a Halloween unit or emergency sub lesson plans. Directions on each page are self explanatory and will keep your students engaged from start to finish.I originally created this activity
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR
5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle | Middle & High School | Printable & Digital
Are your students writing their first 5-paragraph essay? Or maybe your class is full of struggling writers? Guide your students through their essays with this highly scaffolded 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle!This 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle includes everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph essay--from essay structure to writing theses to creating a Works Cited page. With lots of built-in review, short lessons, and step-by-step outlines included, your secondary
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8th - 11th
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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6th - 8th
PARCC Test Prep Literary Analysis Task Mermaids
This is a simulation of the Literary Analysis Section of the PARCC Test. Included are two passages, with a total of 7 (14 total) A/B type questions requiring evidence to support your answer.
2 Writing Prompts similar to practice test published by PARCC is included along with Rubrics for grades 4-6, published and available online from PARCC.
Writing Prompt 1- Address a common theme
Writing Prompt 2- Address/retell from different point of view
This is designed to be used to show students th
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3rd - 7th
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Robert Frost Poems
Thanks for checking out my Robert Frost Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Robert Frost. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Robert Frost. These poems are intended for 5th – 8th graders – the
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
Restaurant Themed Social Skills & Auditory Processing Cafe {Middle School}
Welcome to SpeechSnacks Cafe!! I was inspired to create a restaurant-themed packet that would help students with social skills for proper table etiquette. The packet evolved into other areas of language and auditory processing as well---and is the perfect addition for your life skills groups! What you will find in this restaurant-themed language packet:•(pgs 3-5) 18 cards of social scenarios related to restaurant situations/table manners•(pgs 6-9) 24 cards of restaurant descriptions in which t
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3rd - 8th
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (Pi Day Activity- Circles)
This is a lesson with the book Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander. It has questions about the book itself so there is both a math and literature connection. The math part of the lesson provides a hands on activity as well as other practice problems as well as extension problems to continue on into the study of circumference. I also have a unit on Sir Cumference and the First Round Table if you are interested. If you need other products for middle school check out my sto
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Sir Cumference Books Unit Bundle
Team Building and Cooperation Unit
Welcome to Survivor: PE Edition! I never thought I could keep my students engaged, excited and active during team building activities until I began the Survivor Unit. Now it is one of their favorites units all year!
What's included in this 4-week unit:
-Teacher Guide outlining the unit
-8 cooperative, challenging games
-Full lesson plans including learning objectives
-Suggested Unit Plan
-Lesson resources and printables
-Post activity reflection sheets
This comprehensive unit is perfect f
Grades:
4th - 8th
Theme and Central Message in Literature (Mentor Texts)
This resource meets the Common Core Literacy Standards for Theme and Central Message.Grade 1 RL 1.2 Retell stories and tell about their central messageGrade 2 RL 2.2 Recount stories and determine their central messageGrade 3-RL 3.9 Compare and contrast themes of storiesGrade 4-RL 4.2 Determine the theme of a storyGrade 5-RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story using details from the textGrade 6-RL 6.2 Determine a theme in the text and how it is conveyed through particular detailsPicture books (mento
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1st - 6th
Literary Elements Cumulative Test for Google Drive™ Middle or High School
This 46-question multiple choice literary elements test for Google Drive™ is a comprehensive assessment that you can use for ease of grading at the beginning or end of a unit on reading literature! It works well as a diagnostic test before starting a major unit in which you will teach these elements. You could give it again at the end to see how much students improved!This test will work with a range of grade levels, mostly 7-12, depending on the elements you teach. The following sections appear
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types of Characters (and Characterization) Powerpoint
This is a fun, engaging lesson for teaching CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION that your students will be sure to enjoy!
Activity contains:
* EDITABLE 20-slide powerpoint
* 9 entertaining video examples
* 11 Illustrated definitions that can be printed for adorable word wall posters
* Variety of colorful backgrounds, images, and fonts
Tems included:
Antagonist
Archetype
Central Character
Characterization
Direct Characterization
Dynamic Character
Indirect Characterization
Minor Characters
Motive
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Common Core Unit Readers Response Journal for Mush! Dogs of the Iditarod
Are you looking to jump in to the Common Core ELA standards? Look no further! This is a common core reader's response journal that is a companion to the book, Mush! Dogs of the Iditarod by Joe Funk. This unit is packed full of all the ELA Informational Text indicators. Simply order the book through Scholastic and print the first 26 pages front to back. The second 26 pages are identical except they have all the answers in red. Also, the second page of the answer key pages (technically pg.
Grades:
4th - 6th
Thanksgiving SEL Group Work
Connect the Dots Social Skills: Cornucopia CaperThis product targets the goals needed for successful social skills, specifically working in a group. Your upper grade students will work together to complete seven puzzles to “connect the dots” and find the key to “breakout” of the speech room! What’s included?Group Rules template Group work skills rubric and keyTeam Mission cardsSLP mission cards with explanation and keys to answersHELP cardsMission Accomplished cards with a letter clue for eac
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4th - 9th
Also included in: SEL Group Work Fall Bundle
King Arthur: Finding Evidence in Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Learning to read informational text and find supporting evidence can be difficult. These nonfiction passages help students learn how to read nonfiction and find evidence that supports specific statements. Students are guided through a process to use vocabulary, main idea, and comprehension questions to find the evidence needed to support or justify answers. Questions vary from multiple choice to short answer. The varying nonfiction structures (descriptive, compare/contrast, chronological) of th
Grades:
5th - 7th
PARCC Test Prep Ferret Mega Bundle
This bundle contains 3 products for PARCC Test Prep, all ferret themed (SEE PREVIEW)
Products included are:
1. PARCC Test Prep LOTS OF PRACTICE Black Footed Ferret
This product contains 3 Non-Fiction passages related to the Endangered Black Footed Ferret with a total of 25 A/B questions.
2. PARCC Test Prep End Of Year Weekly Practice Set
This product is designed for daily practice, contains a fiction story about a lost ferret, with a total of 12 A/B questions and two CCSS aligned activities re
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4th - 8th
8th Grade English ELA Lessons in PowerPoint Slides for FULL YEAR (42 Weeks)
This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of detailed 8th Grade ELA lessons in PowerPoint addressing the following core texts: Homecoming, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, A Single Shard, and The Princess Bride. These lessons for an entire year in PowerPoint are designed to be paired with my resource "8th Grade English ELA Lesson Plan Bundle (Entire Year - 42 Weeks)." These lessons likewise address all of the Grade 8 ELA Common Core standards in ways that promote critical thinking, text-to-world
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6th - 9th
Poetry Bell Ringers Bundle
Help students analyze poetry with all of my poetry bell-ringer resources. Each handout requires students to provide theme topics, theme statements, and text support for their responses. It includes 32 classic poems and graphic organizers that are "print and go." Depending on how you choose to use these, each set of bell ringers could last one week or several months Furthermore, a blank graphic organizer allows students to choose their own poems to analyze.This bundle includes 140 pages. Becaus
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7th - 11th
IB MYP Design Units Full Bundle
Full MYP Units Bundle which can cover the entire MYP 1 - 5 Design, representing a significant saving over buying units individually.In these outstanding, creative units, students are tasked with designing and making solutions in line with specific client-led briefs. With practical, written, and theory work closely related to the new MYP Design Specification and four assessment criteria.These units/projects have been designed for a term (12-14 weeks) or half-term (6-8 weeks) though each can be ex
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Water Cycle Close Reading - 3rd-6th Grade - **CCSS Aligned
**Make sure you download the Preview!
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Increase your students' understanding of the Water Cycle with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have a Lexile Level of 530, 800, and 1070. The literature piece used is Optional - "The Rain Stomper" by Addie Boswell, but graphic organizers are included if you choose to purchase this book. There are 3
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3rd - 6th
Koby Bryant Themed Mock STAAR/EOC exam and Escape Room
This resource is a great way to practice for STAAR and EOC. You can use the exam version or the Escape Room version to practice those essential skills and concepts. This resource contains:TWO of Bryant’s texts EOC aligned questionsPaired questionsRevise and Edit passage and questions1 Expository 1 Persuasive Essay promptEscape Room version of exam
Grades:
8th - 12th
Haunted High Schools Reading Comprehension Passages - Folktales & Legends Unit
The Haunted High Schools Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Bundle features American high schools rumored to be haunted! Perfect for a folktales and legends unit, these three stories will instantly engage. Don’t worry about the spooky stories causing fright! Seeing students use context clues and inference skills will surely be a delight! The three high-interest nonfiction articles include reading comprehension passages and questions, Google Form quiz options with detailed answer keys, short answer
Grades:
7th - 10th
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