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Main Idea - Topic - Stated - Implied PowerPoint

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Main Idea - Topic - Stated - Implied PowerPoint

By All-Star ELA

This is a fully-animated PowerPoint presentation designed to introduce students to:-topic-main idea-topic sentence-stated main idea-implied main idea.Warm-Up activities engage student interest and lay the foundation by activating their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.2, RI.6.2, RI.6.5

$3.00

180

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Character Traits - Direct & Indirect Characterization Worksheet

By All-Star ELA

This is a two-part worksheet that defines the key terms, shares examples of each, and affords students the opportunity to analyze brief passages. Part one focuses on traits vs. feelings. Using ten 1 to 2 sentence passages, students underline the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

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Similes and Metaphors - Intro to Figurative Language PowerPoint

By All-Star ELA

This 25-slide introduction to figurative language uses color, animation, a writing challenge with self-contained timers, and a teacher-tested (safe) link to a popular series of commercials to engage students in a study of similes and metaphors.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Citing Text Evidence – PowerPoint with Student Reference Sheet

By All-Star ELA

Looking for a step-by-step tutorial to help students select and cite strong text evidence? This editable PowerPoint includes 33 fully-animated slides that cover everything from choosing the best evidence to crafting and punctuating citations. It

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.1, RI.7.1, RI.8.1, W.6.1b, W.6.2b, W.7.1b...

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Inferences PowerPoint

By All-Star ELA

This presentation engages students with high-interest photographs that demonstrate how we make inferences every day. The definition of inference as text evidence combined with background knowledge is reinforced with animated visuals. Students are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

227

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FSA Writing Prompt Quick Practice

By All-Star ELA

This resource was designed to help middle school students practice analyzing writing prompts to determine what style of writing is called for and to draft an appropriate thesis statement. It includes seven practice prompts – each with three source

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$2.00

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Elaboration Practice - Hands-on Activity / Worksheet

By All-Star ELA

Elaboration is one of the more difficult writing skills to teach. Repeated exposure to different examples is imperative. In this activity, students analyze twenty different examples of commentary and try to classify each as one of the six given

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

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Context Clues Lesson Bundle - PowerPoint

By All-Star ELA

This resource includes three separate presentations on Context Clues as a vocabulary-building strategy. The first 26-slide PowerPoint introduces students to the concept using an engaging cartoon. The process is modeled, and students have ample

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

$5.00

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5-Minute Test Prep - 45 Mini-Assessments * Warm-Ups * Exit Tickets

By All-Star ELA

Need to prepare your students to interact with challenging texts? Want to assess or review standards-based reading skills? Short on time? I designed these half-sheet mini-assessments for the busy teacher who wants to help students build stamina and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

$6.00

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Conflict PowerPoint and Game

By All-Star ELA

This animated PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to internal and external conflict and includes a description of the four most common types of conflict: character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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Citing Text Evidence Student Reference Sheet

By All-Star ELA

This ready-to-print reference supports instruction for citing text evidence for essay-writing or extended responses. Guidelines for choosing and citing evidence are presented in bullet-point form for easy reference, with examples modeling each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Study Guides, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.1, RI.7.1, RI.8.1, W.5.1b, W.5.2b, W.6.1b...

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Argumentative Essay Introduction featuring the ABCs of Lead-Writing (Hooks)

By All-Star ELA

This presentation introduces the three parts of an introductory paragraph in a text-based argumentative essay: Lead, Background Information, and Thesis Statement. There are 27 fully-animated slides, including a definition for each component and a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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Cause and Effect Essay - Informative Essay Packet

By All-Star ELA

This project packet includes a prompt, high-interest passage set... and so much more! I use it to guide students through entire process of writing an informative / explanatory text-based essay. A complete resource, it covers everything from

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, Projects

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2

$7.00

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Argumentative Essay Packet / Print & Go / FSA

By All-Star ELA

This is a student essay-writing packet designed to teach students how to write a text-based argumentative essay. This complete resource guides students through the essay-writing process from analyzing the prompt to revising and peer-editing. It

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Workbooks, Projects

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.6.1c, W.6.1d, W.6.1e, W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.1d...

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Personification Practice Page

By All-Star ELA

This is a 12-question worksheet that asks students to identify which sentence in each presented pair contains an example of personification. It is ideally suited as a practice exercise or formative analysis. This worksheet is designed to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets

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140

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Implied Main Idea Worksheet

By All-Star ELA

This two-page worksheet defines both stated and implied main idea, providing an example of the latter. Eight engaging passages then test the students' ability to discern an implied main idea. For each passage, students are asked to identify the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

$1.00

$0.50

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Body Paragraphs - Essay Writing Tutorial - PowerPoint

By All-Star ELA

This presentation guides students through the process of writing a body paragraph using the PEEL method: Point, Evidence, Elaboration, and Link. There are 20 fully-animated slides—all editable--with lots of examples. Each component is introduced

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.1b, W.6.1c, W.6.2, W.6.2b, W.6.2c, W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.2, W.7.2b...

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Cause and Effect PowerPoint Lesson and Practice

By All-Star ELA

This animated PowerPoint presentation introduces the text structure cause and effect. Warm-up exercises are designed to help students make a connection between causes and effects they encounter in everyday life and the relationships between ideas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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Word Ladder Puzzles (FREE)

By All-Star ELA

In this vocabulary and spelling activity, students are challenged to change one letter in each word on the "ladder" to form the next rung of the word ladder. There are five puzzles in this free set, ranging from easy 4-word puzzles to more moderate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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Mid-Century Modern PowerPoint Templates

By All-Star ELA

Four backgrounds in one, matching original clip art that is customizable, and links to free period fonts... it's all included. If you're like me and LOVE the mid-century modern design aesthetic, you will truly enjoy these templates for PowerPoint.

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Ten years teaching English-Language Arts, Reading, and Creative Writing at both a performing arts magnet school in Jacksonville and in the St. Johns County school district in North Florida.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Learning centers, collaborative learning, and gradual release

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

The privilege of getting to meet and teach those who will shape our future.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

One inspiring teacher changed my life by giving me a voice writing for our school newspaper. This led me to pursue a degree in mass communication, which in turn led to a career that spanned radio, television, magazine publishing, and corporate marketing and communications. After a brush with cancer, I knew it was time to complete the circle and use my God-given talents to inspire and help others to find their voices as well.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Teaching is my "encore" career after 20+ years of success as a writer and communicator in news, marketing and business. Writing and strong communication skills gave me many wonderful choices and experiences in my professional life, and I wanted to pass that on to another generation.