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8th grade english language arts assessments for Easel Assessments
Figurative Language Assessment & Review Worksheets - PDF & Digital
Focus on figurative language comprehension with this 28-question figurative language assessment and study guide. With this printable or digital skill-based test, you'll easily and thoroughly cover six types of figurative language: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, idiom, and symbolism.(Don't miss the rest of my Figurative Language Activities Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Easel Assessment (
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
Drama Terms Test, Study Guide, Graphic Organizer - Easel Activity and Assessment
Drama Terms Study Guide and a test on essential elements to assess your drama lessons. Includes a Basic Terms study guide and an assessment of common drama terms in a matching format with key. You also get a higher-level comprehensive list of 120 drama terms on one sheet, and the same drama terms with definitions on five pages, which you can use for independent study, enrichment, small group, or whole class. Also includes a vocabulary graphic organizer, a word sort activity, a handout on the Ele
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
Active and Passive Voice for Middle School Students by Dianne Watson
If you want a simplified way to teach active and passive voice, this is it. No prep--just print and teach. I use this with my students, and they master the concepts quickly!The activities include identifying voice, converting voice, and using voice in writing.The materials include1. A "Smart Chart" to break down sentences for understanding how active and passive voice are constructed. (A template is provided.)2. Practice exercises with keys.3. Practice converting sentence voices.4. Analyzi
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6th - 8th
Blood on the River Novel Test - Printable & Digital
Need a rigorous way to assess your novel study? This end-of-book test (part of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit) covers comprehension and reading skills in Elisa Carbone's Jamestown novel, Blood on the River. It contains eight vocabulary matching questions, 22 multiple-choice story questions, and a paragraph response about how Samuel (the narrator) changes throughout the novel.Concepts covered include:VocabularyPlotCharacterConflictSettingThemeCause and effectInferenceand more!This r
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Analogies PowerPoint and Easel Assessment
Analogies Interactive PowerPoint. What is an analogy and how do you solve one? This presentation defines what an analogy is, how they are written, and what relationships to look for when solving analogous pairs. There are 10 practice analogies for students, with answers and explanations. The guided practice helps students develop critical thinking skills and prepares them for standardized tests. Use on a whiteboard or on Chromebooks. Great to use at the end of the year before summer break or for
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5th - 8th
100 Essential Questions - Language Arts TEST Final Exam - Print or Easel Digital
One Hundred Essential Questions for Language Arts TEST. Back to school...It can be used at the beginning of the year as a pre-test for Language Arts knowledge. This comprehensive 100 question multiple choice test can also be used at the end of the year as a final exam. My students knew those essential questions were really "essential." Digital and Printable Resource: 11 printable pages, plus 10 Easel Activity pages. Key included. Also includes self-grading 100-question Easel Assessment. Makes a
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6th - 9th
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Adjective Clauses and Adverb Clauses Test - Easel Activity and Assessment
Adjective and Adverb Clauses Worksheets and Test. Three practice worksheets on adjective clauses and a grammar test with 20 questions on identifying adverb and adjective clauses in sentences, which is key to understanding sentence structure. (I am in the process of adding the adverb clauses worksheets, which are to be added soon.) There are four parts to each question on the test: underline the clause, identify it as adjective or adverb, identify the relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentence Structure BUNDLE
Self-Grading Poetry and Drama Task Cards (Practice & Guided Tutorials)
(Digital and Printable Versions) A digital, self-grading version has also been included. Some of the digital cards contain guided tutorials to help students understand elements of drama and poetry. The remaining cards provide practice and score student progress. Just click to assign the digital cards. The digital version works through Easel at no additional cost to you. It grades student work and shows student progress. Plus a printable version has been included. These task cards teach and r
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3rd - 8th
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Literary Terms TEST - Story Elements of Fiction Easel Activity and Assessment
Literary Terms for Fiction TEST. Elements of Literature multiple choice test on 40 critical literature terms or story elements of literature that are important to student understanding of fiction texts, such as plot, theme, conflict, setting, etc. It is based on my literary terms for fiction handout which is also available to use as a study guide. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it for students to complete on the TPT platform in Google
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Mythology PowerPoint - What Everyone Should Know From A-Z with Easel Assessment
Mythology PowerPoint - What Everyone Should Know From A-Z PowerPoint and Easel Assessment. Slides on what is a myth, classical mythology, and the main characters and myths of Greek and Roman mythology. Photos of statues and ruins, coins and ancient art, as well as interesting facts about the gods, goddesses, and heroes of ancient Greece. Build background knowledge before starting any mythology unit. 69 informational slides, 50 question/answer slides, and 25 Easel Assessment pages.Includes inform
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5th - 8th
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentence Structure PowerPoint
Teach 4 kinds of sentence structures (Simple and Compound sentences, Complex and Compound-Complex sentences) with this PowerPoint lesson on sentence structure with practice. Explains independent and dependent clauses (subordinate clauses), sentence fragments and complete sentences. Defines simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. Includes 5 practice slides, and a review or quiz with 8 questions for assessment. Students identify the sentence structure of the sentences. Show thi
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex Sentence Structure BUNDLE
Poetry Test Easel Activity and Assessment Digital and Printable
Test on Poetry Terms, Poetic Devices, Figurative Language and Form. 30-question test on Poetry assesses students on their understanding of poetry terms, their ability to identify different types of figurative language such as similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, and personification. Also, students must read several poems and identify their form, such as free verse, haiku, narrative, concrete, or limerick. Part I: matching poetry terms to definitions, Part 2: identifying sim
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Test Easel Activity and Assessment Print and Digital
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Multiple Choice Test. Quick quiz or final assessment. Ten multiple choice questions on the short story to check comprehension, making inferences, and some story elements. Short and simple to grade. Includes constructed response (short answer or essay) questions if you wish to have your students write using evidence from the text to support their answer. Answer key included. Excellent story about going back to school in 7th grade. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
Figurative Language Flipbook Foldable & Pre- Assessment - PDF & Digital
Figurative language notes can be interactive and fun! This figurative language foldable flipbook makes vocabulary memorable as it introduces (or reviews) six important figurative language terms - simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and symbol. It's a perfect addition to a figurative language, writing, or poetry interactive notebook.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Figurative Language Activities Bundle!)Page 1 is a pre-assessment on which students are asked to match example
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
The Among Us Craze Informational Text, Quiz, & Activities
Are your kids obsessed with the game, Among Us, like my students are? Why not use your students' obsession to work on reading comprehension, argumentative writing, author's purpose, vocabulary, and more?! When they asked me if I could somehow include this in our classwork, I got on it. This resource is both digital, printable, & EASEL compatible! There is also an auto-graded assessment created in Easel.Skills Covered:Reading ComprehensionAuthor's PurposeContext CluesCompare & ContrastArg
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Informational Text - Nonfiction Reading & Writing Bundle
Poetry Terms Test or Quiz Multiple Choice Assessment with Easel Assessment
Poetry Terms Test or Quiz with self-grading Easel Assessment. A short multiple choice formative assessment; a twenty-question multiple choice test on poetry concepts. Use as a formative assessment to quickly assess student knowledge of poetry terms. The questions test sound devices such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme; structure such as meter, rhyme scheme, rhyme, and rhythm; figurative language such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification; and form such as limerick, haiku,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
A Christmas Carol Test - Printable & Digital
This end-of-book test (part of my complete A Christmas Carol Novel Unit) covering all five staves of Charles Dickens' classic story A Christmas Carol includes eight character matching questions and 17 multiple-choice questions.With this test, you'll be able to assess:- general comprehension- characterization- plot- conflict- cause and effect- theme- inference- irony- symbolismThis resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Eas
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Unit Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
ELA Standardized Test Prep Interactive PowerPoint with Easel Assessment 1
ELA TEST PREP Language Arts Standards Review Interactive PowerPoint and Easel Assessment. Prepare middle grades students for state testing in Language Arts. Has questions on sentence structure, spelling, commas, figurative language and reading comprehension. Useful grammar and punctuation practice. Slides are set for students to answer the questions then check. Project on your whiteboard and let students answer on mini whiteboards or paper. Self-checking. Besides grammar, includes reading select
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School ELA Test Prep Bundle Grades 6 - 8
Argumentative Text Analysis DIGITAL Vocabulary - Organizer, Game, Quiz
Teach your middle school students the key vocabulary associated with Analyzing Argumentative Text using these digital graphic organizers, a digital practice puzzle, and a self-grading digital quiz!Click here to SAVE 20% when you purchase this as part of an Analyzing Arguments Digital Bundle!The Google Slides included in this resource:✅ Digital Vocabulary graphic organizers with with 10 key words: evaluate, argument, claim, assess, reasoning, valid, relevant, sufficient, position, support.✅ Match
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6th - 8th
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Charles Dickens Background Activities — Presentation, A&E Video Notes, Quiz
Begin your students' study of Charles Dickens with this versatile collection of background activities — including biography PPT presentation with note-taking activity, A&E Biography notes (with answer key), and quiz provided in FIVE versatile and EDITABLE formats (printable PDF, Easel, Google Form, raw text, and Examview). Included in your purchase:An original PowerPoint presentation on the author with student notes handout (available as a printable and self-checking Easel Activity)A note-ta
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7th - 12th
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All Summer in a Day Final Tests with Constructed Response Easel Digital - Print
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury final tests. Two versions of a final test for the short story. Constructed response questions to assess writing in response to literature. The first version includes vocabulary and has three sections: Fill-in the Blank, Multiple Choice, and a Constructed Response requiring evidence from the text to support the answer with a written response. Assesses understanding of story vocabulary, literary elements, and reading comprehension. The second version of the test
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Bundle
French Family Reading Comprehension Passages Print & Google Forms™ la famille
Need reading comprehension practice with la famille? Here are 3 implementation options: print and/or digital & self-grading! Beginner and intermediate French students will practice reading skills with family and description vocabulary in this comprehensible activity including 4 reading passages and 20 comprehension questions. Available as a PDF, Google Forms™ or TPT's Easel. Suitable for immersion and comprehensible input classrooms.Students will:-Read 4 different letters in French-Answer 5
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Beginner French Level 1 Resource BUNDLE Digital & Printable Activities
TEST PREP: Reading and Language Arts Academic Vocabulary Grades 5 - 8
TEST PREP: Reading - English Language Arts. Key terms and academic vocabulary. Standardized test terminology. Includes a list of vocabulary and terminology often seen on standardized tests for Grade 5 - 8, a handout with the terms and definitions students can use as a study guide, the words on flash cards for word walls, sorting activities, and centers, and a 30 question True-False test for assessment of mastery. Also includes the true-false test as a self-grading Easel Assessment for a digital
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School ELA Test Prep Bundle Grades 6 - 8
Soldier's Heart Novel Test - Printable & Digital
Assessing comprehension at the end of your Soldier's Heart novel study is easy with this printable and digital novel test (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Unit)! It's the perfect resource to wrap up reading Gary Paulsen's Civil War novel Soldier's Heart.This comprehensive novel test includes 10 vocabulary matching questions, 20 multiple-choice questions, and a paragraph response about the meaning of "soldier's heart." Concepts covered in multiple-choice questions include:PlotSettingConflictChar
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
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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.
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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.
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