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Common Core W.8.5 resources on sale
Middle School English Entire Year: Full Year, Junior High, 6th, 7th, 8th Bundle
Perfect for in-class OR distance learning! Nearly 40% savings and tons of free material! Now nearly 100% Google compatible. This purchase provides you with your entire middle school curriculum and lessons in a single purchase! Easily adjustable material suited for advanced students (6th grade) looking for enriching work, or struggling students (8th grade) who need visuals and constant engagement. Included in your purchase are over 70 presentations and nearly 2,500 slides. These presentatio
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6th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Gr. 5-8 - Distance Learning
A child’s ability to read and comprehend the written word is his touchstone to success in school and in life. Designed to teach the reading skills that are basic to reading fluency, our resource emphasizes the primary building blocks of reading acquisition. About this Resource:Start off by identifying the main idea of a passage. Find out how details will point to the most important part of a story. Then, use graphic organizers to help identify context clues. Find out what questions to ask befor
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Language Arts Bundle Gr. 3-8
Invention Project/Poster w/ Rubric
This project can be done as small groups, individually, or even as an assessment performance task - this could work well in English, History, Science, and (I'm sure) many other courses too. First, students are asked to think of a problem that many people have. Their task is to create an invention to help solve that problem. Then students must do the following: create a name and slogan for the invention, sketch a picture of it, and write a description of what the invention does. Students must cre
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Semester 1 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a Final Exam (for either semester) of ELA 8. Contains 50 multiple choice questions and 3 constructed response prompts. Exam contains grammar, and both literature and informational passages with standards based questions - hitting 25 different Common Core standards. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
How does ZERO planning sound? Lessons and resources for an entire year of 8th grade English placed in your hands? Included in this bundle is ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING that you'll need to make it from August to June! The resources provided can be used in any order that you prefer - follow the pacing guide given by your district, administration, or department, and this bundle will assist you in hitting EVERY Common Core State Standard for English 8: Writing, Language, Reading Informational Text, Readi
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6th - 10th
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Forming a New Nation - Group Project: Preamble and Bill of Rights unit ideas
The class should be divided into slightly large groups (10-15 per group), and each group will work together to form a new nation in an unfamiliar (and already inhabited) land. Purpose: To give you an idea of the difficult position the Americans found themselves in after the American Revolution, the tough choices, sacrifices, creativity, and the effort it takes to create a "new world". Tell students...Imagine that everyone in your group has become stranded on an island with nothing but the clothe
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Bill of Rights - Mini Unit
Figurative Language Unit - Feat. Idioms, Puns, Allusions, Poems, Irony, & tests
Huge bundle of some of the most fun Figurative Language standards, concepts, and skills to teach or review with middle school students. I've gathered together some of my favorites from many different units, so though it may seem like a completely random bundle of activities, if you're teaching writing, working with students to improve their written voice or tone, and move from a world of dry, literal writing (which does have its place) into the realm of figurative expression, sarcasm, and wit...
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6th - 10th
Urban Legend - Creative Writing Assignment (W8.3 and W8.9a)
Urban Legend (Circle Story) - In small groups (up to 4), students will write a version of one urban legend together by sharing the story through Google Docs. When students form a group, have them choose a captain, and pick one of the seven urban legend choices that are provided. The captain will create a Doc and share it with each group member. Story starters (sentence stems) have also been provided to help students begin and set an appropriate mood. Each writer should use a different Text Color
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8th
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Also included in: Poe Unit - The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Black Cat
Narrative Writing - Interactive Digital Notes for students
There are certain types of essays that we ask our students to write every year - personal narrative typically being one. This presentation should be provided (digitally if possible) for students to use throughout the narrative writing process - slides are then used like an interactive notebook. First, students are led through a brainstorm to generate interesting and true stories from their life. When students choose their narrative topic and begin to prewrite, these notes take them easily throug
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6th - 8th
Quarter 1 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a final exam (at the end of any quarter) of ELA 8. Contains 40 (standard based) multiple choice questions - hitting 21 different Common Core standards. Exam includes grammar, and both literary and informational passages. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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W8.1 Argument Writing Unit - Games, Presentation, Prewrite, Revision, and Rubric
Included here is everything to use with 8th graders for an Argument Writing Unit. Resources should be used in the following order:1. Hot Seat - argument game2. 20 Questions - writing activity (for fun)3. Notes - presentation for a digital folder4. Student Essay Analysis and rubric5. Topics6. Prewrite7. Revision Activity
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8th
Narrative: (Self) Revision Activity + Checklist
Once students have finished drafting a personal narrative, give each a copy of these handouts. The Revision Activity requires that students look for all the requirements and techniques that should be present in a strong narrative. At this point in the writing process, I print for each student a hard copy of their draft that they can mark up with highlighters and pens. The first section of the activity (IDEAS) asks students to HIGHLIGHT a number of items on their draft, such as: the setting, clim
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6th - 8th
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W8.3 Narrative Writing UNIT - Interactive Digital Notes, Rubric, and Revision
There are certain types of essays that our students write every year - a Narrative Essay typically being one. Having a notebook for students to refer back to, revision/editing activities, and a quality rubric to assess those essays makes the grading go much faster and provides students with specific feedback. The resources included here provide everything that you and your students will need to turn out a Narrative Essay - personal or fictional. The resources should be used in the following orde
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Monkeyś Paw vs Aunty Misery - Compare/Contrast Essay (prewrite + outline)
After reading both stories, students will plan an essay comparing the literary patterns and lessons about life within and across The Monkey’s Paw and Aunty Misery using the provided Prewrite. Begin by looking at the Rubric, so that students know what is expected of them. The prewrite is extensive - students first answer questions, then there is an outline to fill in, and ends with two Quotes and Notes charts. This activity may take 2 days to complete. When the prewrite is finished, students will
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8th
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Also included in: RL8.9 + Compare/Contrast Unit - The Monkey's Paw and Aunty Misery
Rubric - Argument Essay
The rubric divides the requirements of an Argument Essay into four categories that are each worth up to 10 points - Ideas, Voice, Organization, and Conventions. Detailed descriptions are given for students so that they will clearly understand the difference between a 10, 7, and 5 in each category. The rubric provides teachers and students with a summative assessment score (40 points possible) and detailed feedback. The rubric may also be used as a self-monitoring and reflection tool for students
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7th - 8th
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W8.1 Argument Writing - Notes for a Student Digital Folder
Provide all students with a copy of the slideshow to keep within a Digital Folder (of their Google Drive for example) at the beginning of your Argument Writing Unit. At each step of the writing process - research, prewriting, drafting, and revision - directs students to unique slides for help...such as assessing author credibility, writing claims, counterclaims, and rebuttals, revision suggestions for introductions and conclusions, and numerous techniques to use in persuasive writing or a speech
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8th
RI8.6 + RI8.8 - Argument Analysis (of Student Essays)
Before students begin researching and drafting their own Argument Essay, use these handouts to analyze and evaluate essays written by other students. I save student work from previous years (the good, the bad, and the ugly) to use for this activity, or you can easily print student examples from the internet. One essay may be used to conduct an analysis whole class, or you can provide multiple essays on a variety of topics and allow for student choice and more independent work. I usually offer 5-
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8th
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Storybook Group Project - How to Create a Good Reputation?
Provided here are directions and a rubric for a fun group project. Groups may have up to 4 people. They will create a storybook (meant for elementary school readers) to teach children about creating good reputations and avoiding bad reputations. Groups can also choose to write about the dangers of being online, online bullying, or having a positive/negative digital reputation.Begin by looking at examples of real books designed for this age group. Each person in the group will have a job; for ex
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Creating a Positive Reputation - Unit w/ Homework, Activities, and Games
Flowers for Algernon - Constructed Response (prompt, prewrite, and format)
Are you sick of using RACES to teach constructed response organization? So was I...so I created CRAP - Cite, Restate, Answer, Prove. Thereś endless jokes you can make using the CRAP strategy (which the kids love) - and detailed instructions for students on what to do at each step are also provided. Once students have finished reading Flowers for Algernon, present them with a copy of these handouts (paper or digital copies). Preview the prompt whole class - Evaluate what “paradise” Charlie lost a
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8th
Fictional Narrative (Inspired by The Monkeyś Paw) - Outline, Revision, + Rubric
After finishing a close reading of The Monkeyś Paw, this Fictional Narrative extension activity is a lot of fun for students. Ask students to come up with an idea for a story that is INSPIRED BY The Monkey’s Paw. Students should follow the formula set forth by the original:A visitor/stranger provides a magical object.A person is given three wishes.The first wish is made unintentionally, or is granted in a way the wisher did not expect.The second wish is a foolish or hasty response to the problem
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8th
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Also included in: RL8.9 + Compare/Contrast Unit - The Monkey's Paw and Aunty Misery
Editing Checklist - Narrative Writing
Editing (especially peer editing) is often atrocious and does little to help our student authors prepare their drafts for publishing. I try to avoid peer editing activities and instead, encourage students to share their doc/draft with two people (that are older and/or smarter than they are) to read their typed piece. These two people (hopefully adults) are asked to complete the checklist included here and make corrections to the grammar only! Editors don’t rewrite or change the ideas…editors onl
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6th - 8th
W8.5 - Argument Essay Prewrite
After students have chosen the topic and conducted research for their Argument Essay, provide each with this prewriting handout - essay organizer and outline. The outline takes students through all 5 paragraphs of the essay and helps them organize their thoughts before drafting. Students will not have enough space to elaborate on every point they'll be making in their essay, but this is just a prewriting activity to help with organization...the elaboration will come later in their rough draft. T
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8th
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