Category Archives : 8th Grade

❒English Grammar Cheat Sheet

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
28 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Be Kind Classroom Decor Poster”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged back to school free on August 7, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on August 7, 2021)

by Love of First
Pre-Kindergarten – 8th Grade

Here’s a little sample freebie {colorful & printer-friendly) to spruce up your classroom decor while promoting kindness among your students.

Check out the whole pack here:
Motivational Classroom Posters

Enjoy!

Love of First

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Be-Kind-Classroom-Decor-Poster-1924476

Spelling Flip Book

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged EFL - ESL - ELD English Language Arts fun stuff Graphic Organizers interactive notebooks No Prep Spelling on August 6, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on August 6, 2021)

Description

The Spelling Flip Book is designed to help young learners become familiar with spelling rules and to incorporate them into their work.

Students can color and personalize their flip books to enhance the spelling learning experience.

I always like encouraging my students to use their flip books as reference sheets when they are working to promote good spelling habits. The goal is that eventually, by using the flipbook when working, the student will begin to remember common errors made in the past and correct them. I have had much success with this strategy in my classes.

I’ve also included a color copy and an answer key – a total of 18 pages.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Opinion Piece Bundle

❒Sentences Grammar Circles For Easy & Effective Grammar

❒English Grammar Cheat Sheet

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “5 Journal Bell Ringers for the Middle School Classroom”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on August 6, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on August 6, 2021)

by Making ELA Matter
7th – 10th Grade

This is a collection of 5 quick write journal topics that I use in my classroom. These can be used as bell ringers or as a spring-board to introduce a new topic. Suggestions for use are included in the downloaded product.

If you enjoy this sample product, see my set of 45 journal topics HERE.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5-Journal-Bell-Ringers-for-the-Middle-School-Classroom-3838734

Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts grammar No Prep Printables worksheets on August 5, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on August 5, 2021)

Description

Teach grammar in a creative and meaningful way. No more boring grammar.

Simplify your life and make grammar fun and effective.

One of the biggest challenges I had in my English classes was how to fit in grammar with everything else I had to teach. I would give students grammar pages, and then we would correct them together. It was tedious, and it took forever! What’s more is that students were not learning the way I wanted them to. They wouldn’t apply what they had learned from the grammar pages and activities.

I found a solution!

Grammar Circles. Grammar Circles are very similar to literature circles in the sense that students are teaching one another grammar. It is a fun and functional way to teach and learn grammar. Although this may be done individually, it can also be completed as a group where students, through a specific process outlined in the package, teach one another grammar. They also correct the work together, so the teacher has very little to do.

The package includes:

1) A Student Packet – which contains the Literature Circle directions, the notes, directions, and activities, and a “Mark Calculation” page to keep track of their marks. (16 pages)

Activities included focus on:

❒ the logistics of the sentence (the basic parts)

❒ the prepositional phrase

❒ the adjective phrase

❒ the adverb phrase

❒ the verbal phrase

❒ the appositive phrase

❒ the independent and subordinate clauses

❒ subjects and predicates

❒ fragments

❒ run-on sentences

❒ types of sentences

2) A teacher Guide with easy to follow instructions on how to organize the Grammar Circles.

3) The Answer Key – devised to allow students to correct their work and learn from one another.

For those who are from Ontario, Canada – this unit adheres to the Grade 9 English Curriculum (academic). The unit can be taught in any grade to about sentences.

(27 pages total for this unit)

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Total Pages
27 pages
Answer Key
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Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts grammar Handouts No Prep Spelling on August 4, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on August 4, 2021)

Description

Superhero themed Parts of speech Grammar Circle Unit

One of the biggest challenges I had in my English classes was how to fit grammar in with everything else I had to teach. I would give students grammar pages, and then we would correct them together. It was tedious, and it took forever! What’s more is that students were not learning the way I wanted them to. They wouldn’t apply what they had learned from the grammar pages and activities.

I found a solution!

Grammar Circles. Grammar Circles are very similar to literature circles in the sense that students are teaching one another grammar. It is a fun and functional way to teach and Learn grammar. Although this may be done individually, it can also be completed as a group where students, through a specific process outlined in the package, teach one another grammar. They also correct the work together, so the teacher has very little to do other than to facilitate and supervise.

Once these circles have been implemented and students know who their group members are and what they are supposed to do, it is a great prep to leave a supply teacher.

The package includes:

1) A Student Packet – which contains the Literature Circle directions, the notes, and activities, and a “Mark Calculation” page to keep track of their marks. (27 pages)

Activities included focus on:

❒nouns

❒adjectives

❒verbs

❒adverbs

❒prepositions

❒conjunctions

❒putting it all together

❒correct use of pronouns

❒who and whom

❒that and which

❒who’s and whose

❒that and who

❒pronoun case

❒pronoun agreement

❒active and passive voice

❒verb tenses (present, past, future)

❒verb uses (consistency in verb tenses)

2) A teacher Guide with easy to follow instructions on how to organize the Grammar Circles.

3) The Answer Key – devised to allow students to correct their work and learn from one another.

Also included are free Superhero Themed Parts of Speech Posters to decorate your class.

For those who are from Ontario, Canada – this unit adheres to the Grade 9 English Curriculum (academic). The unit can be taught in any grade to learn parts of speech.

(51 pages total for this unit)

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒The Grammar Cheat Sheet

❒Sentences Grammar Circles For Easy & Effective Grammar

❒Thesis Writing Activity

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
51 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE MISC. LESSON – “BENVENUTI Banner”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged back to school free on August 4, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on August 4, 2021)

by Urbino12
2nd – 12th Grade

This banner spells out “B E N V E N U T I ” in Italian. It will welcome students to your Italian classroom. There is one letter per page. The letter “I” is actually the leaning tower of Pisa. There is also an Italian flag shield on each page. Letters can be cut out into triangle shapes or used as they are. May be stapled to a bulletin display or hung using string. All you have to do is fold each letter over the string and hang in your classroom.

Additional resource on this topic in black and white:
Benvenuti Banner

I hope this resource is useful to you and your students. Please view my other products and my Terms of Use located at this link:
Urbino12 Store

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BENVENUTI-BANNER-1990699

English Grammar Cheat Sheet

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts grammar No Prep Printables Writing on August 3, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on August 3, 2021)

Description

This “Cheat Sheet” was designed to help students while writing in English. This at a glance 2 page sheet is colorful and has an easy to find layout to help students remember certain important things while they write.

I allow my students to use this in class when writing a test. This is not a grammar lesson, but it will remind students about the grammar they’ve learned in the past.

Some of the reminders included:

❒ parts of speech

❒ transitional words

❒ quotation marks (how and when to use them)

❒ basic sentence structure

❒ spelling tips (plurals of nouns and IE rule)

❒ punctuation rules (apostrophe, colon, semicolon)

The other side of the page has comma rules:

❒ with coordinate conjunctions

❒ with introductory elements

❒ with other elements (dates, parenthetical expression, nouns in a direct address)

❒ with adjectives

❒ with appositives

It also contains tips on things to avoid, such as writing a paragraph shorter than 4 sentences. And, it contains a list of things to do, such as make sure that your paragraphs contain at least 2 pieces of evidence.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Essay Writing Flip Book

❒Sentences Grammar Circles For Easy & Effective Grammar

Also, grab my no-prep station rotations labels here.

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
2 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “How To: Using Task Cards to Analyze Poetry, Video for Teachers”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 31, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 31, 2021)

by Julie Faulkner
6th – 12th Grade

Teaching poetry doesn’t have to be a big chore for you or your students. In this how-to video tutorial, I’ll offer tips for how you can easily use task cards in station rotation (or individually) to analyze poetry.

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For more ideas and inspiration:

Faulkner’s Fast Five Blog

Julie’s Classroom Stories on Instagram

Julie’s Classroom Stories on Facebook

Teaching Middle and High School English Facebook Group

Yearbook and Journalism Facebook Group

Pinterest

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Teacher Talk March 2021

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS GRADE LEVELS HOME Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SCIENCE LESSONS SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION St. Patrick's Day TEACHER TALK and tagged @renewableenergy #alternativemedicine #apostrophes #arts #attitude #coffee #cultures #Debate #EarthDay #growthmindset #MarchTeacherTalk #picturebooks on July 29, 2021 by Deann Marin (updated on July 29, 2021)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Welcome to our March Teacher Talk. All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a happy and prosperous spring. We have so many fab tips this month from Math, ELA and reading ideas, to High interest learning and our featured author for the month, you don’t want to miss reading these blog posts from some awesome educators.

If you’re interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here….The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, “Feel free to email me at deann.marin@gmail.com for any questions you might have.”

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Coffea for Mental Health (Restlessness)

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Can you imagine coffee to be an alternative medicine that supports and improves mental health?

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Greet Students with the Arts

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Suggestions for a kinder, more gentle way to welcome students back to class this Spring.

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Let’s Hear it for the Women!

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Although March is designated as Women’s History Month, we obviously learn about women who have made a difference throughout the year. This was a quick and easy group assignment: Women’s History posters.

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5 Renewable Energy Sources: The Pros and Cons Simplified

By Sarah Lalonde of Science and STEAM Team

Do you want to learn more about renewable energy sources? Read about the pros and cons in a simplified way!

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The Gift: Cancelled By Culture

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

I learned that cultures are complicated, but they do have profound effects.. My small touch cannot alter very much, but, hopefully, being able to read will open doors for them when they do knock.

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How to Make Earth Day Relevant in the Classroom

By Marcy Howe of Its a Teacher Thing

Learn 6 easy ideas to increase the relevance of Earth Day.

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3 Tips on Using Blog Posts Correctly

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Learn to use apostrophes correctly. Never use an apostrophe to make a noun plural.

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Attitude Really IS Everything: Encouraging Students to Own Their Attitudes

By Katie Auer of Loving Language Arts

Attitude really is everything – instill this in students!

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Picture Books for Growth Mindset

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Growth mindset is HUGE in my class and here are some of my favorites with a few tips on how to use them in your classroom.

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Photos into Cartoons

By Don Sabado of Mr. D Math Class

My current post is about turning photos into cartoons and using it in my blog and my Jamboard lessons when I return to work from spring break vacation.

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May 2021 Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs GRADE LEVELS HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS Memorial Day MISC. LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TALK THE BEST OF TEACHER ENTREPRENEURS MARKETING COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP and tagged #AAPIMonth #nonfiction #narrative #archaeology #picturebooks #nativeamericans #Featuredauthor #endoftheyeartips #TBOTEMC #TeacherTalk #May #endofschool #substituteplans #angles #readingskills on July 29, 2021 by Deann Marin (updated on July 29, 2021)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It’s May already, time sure flies. Time to stop by and see what our teaching friends are doing during the school closures. This is the last link-up for this school year. We’ll see you again in August.

If you’re interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here….The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, “Feel free to email me at deann.marin@gmail.com for any questions you might have.”

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Rejoice! It’s the End of the School Year

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

We’re so eager for summer, we sometimes forget about all the things we have to do for the last few weeks of school, one of which is celebrating a successful year with our students. For those of you who didn’t have a great year, it’s time for you to rejoice, you never have to see this group of kids again, at least not in your classroom. So sit back, have a Margarita, or something else you love and breathe a sigh of relief.

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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Did you know there are 23 million Asian Americans and 1.6 million Pacific Islanders living in the United States? Did you ever learn about the contributions of Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders (AAPI) while you were in school? With Asian hate crimes on the rise and anti-Asian sentiment in the news, this was the perfect time to learn all about the many contributions of AAPI.

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Narrative Nonfiction Brings History to Life

By Retta london of Rainbow City Learning

Ideas for using archaeology as a doorway to reading and writing narrative nonfiction.

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Advance Preparation for a Substitute Is a Must

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Emergency lesson plans are a must and give you peace of mind.
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A Summer Nightmare

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

A more devastating movie plot for education could not be imagined—student educational loss compounded exponentially in years of COVID. Plus, of course, the emotional losses. For some children, few, if any, reading skills were learned or practiced…in more than an entire year. So the setback will grow and grow and grow GIGANTC as…

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It Depends on the Angle – How to Distinguish Between Complimentary and Supplementary Angles

By Vicky A Rauch of Scipi Products

My students always have difficulty distinguishing complimentary from supplementary angles. Since most of my students are visual learners, I had to come up with something that would help them to distinguish between the two.

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Summer Fun for Everyone – 5 Ways to Make this Summer Special

By Renee Heiss of All-American Teacher Tools

This year, summer takes on a whole new meaning – fewer COVID restrictions and plenty of opportunity to join others for some good old fashioned fun! Check out these ways to increase family summer fun.

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Uplifting Native Literature: Picture Books by Indigenous Voices

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachRs Classroom

Tuesday Uplifting native literature: picture books by Indigenous voices Uplifting native literature: picture books by Indigenous voices Indigenous literature matters! We need to hear the native voices and let kids see themselves represented in literature.

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Renee Heiss – Teacher Talk’s Featured Author

By Victoria Leone of Victoria Leone Leone

Renee Heiss of “All-American Teacher Tools” is Teacher Talk’s Featured Author. Renee enjoys giving half of her TpT earnings to teachers who have requested much-needed materials at Donor’s Choose. Your students will have fun with her free lessons, “STEM Daily Discussion Starters, Journal Prompts, and Fillers – September.”

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How to Survive and Thrive During the Last Month of School

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Learn three easy tips to help you survive and thrive during the last few weeks of school

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How Will You Remember this School Year?

By Michelle Webb of Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching

Tips to remember and celebrate the 2020-21 School year with your students.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Gradients | Skills Poster”

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on July 29, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 29, 2021)

by LittleStreams
5th – 9th Grade

A skills poster that aims to lay the groundwork for an understanding of how to use Gradients.

Also available is our Printable Worksheet Pack on the subject of Straight Line Graphs
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FREE MATH LESSON – “Exponents Posters”

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade MATH LESSONS and tagged free on July 26, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 16, 2021)

by Keep Calm and Teach
5th – 8th Grade

Exponents Posters – These posters show the meanings of exponents and bases. They are color coordinated so the terms match the numbers and signs that are related to each term (exponent and base).

The first poster includes general exponent information with an example.

The second poster shows the relationship of the exponent with the number of zeroes when the base is 10.

More Math Resources: Place Value Poster with Decimals Place Value & Number Sense: I Have, Who Has Games {3 Games- Ones to Hundred Millions}Whole Number Place Value Board Games SetDecimal Place Value: I Have Who Has GamesDecimal Place Value Board Games Geometry Poster Set Factor and Greatest Common Factor Posters Geometry Math Game Set: Three Dimensional ShapesPumpkin Math: Graphing, Data, and More St. Patrick’s Day Math: Fractions, Decimals, Percent

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Liquid Volume: Measuring with 30 mL Graduated Cylinders FREE Worksheet”

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on July 19, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 21, 2021)

by Elly Thorsen
5th – 8th Grade

Give your students practice measuring liquid volume in 30 mL graduated cylinders with this free worksheet. In the worksheet, students record the volume of liquid in graduated cylinders and shade the graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by one. The graduated cylinders in this worksheet show liquid with a meniscus instead of a straight line. This one-page worksheet includes a complete answer key. This free worksheet is a sample from my Liquid Volume: Measuring with Graduated Cylinders Worksheet Set for Science.

Need more graduated cylinder practice? Get my set of six graduated cylinder worksheets, which includes this free sample. Read more about the worksheets in that set here:

Worksheet 1: Students record the volume of liquid in 30 mL graduated cylinders and shade in graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by one. (This is the free worksheet you are about to download.)
Worksheet 2: Students record the volume of liquid in 30 mL graduated cylinders and shade in graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by two.
Worksheet 3: Students record the volume of liquid in 150 mL graduated cylinders and shade in graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by ten.
Worksheet 4: Students record the volume of liquid in 50 mL graduated cylinders and shade in graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by one.
Worksheet 5: Students record the volume of liquid in 250 mL graduated cylinders and shade in graduated cylinders to show specific volumes. The tick marks on the graduated cylinders count by ten.
Worksheet 6: Students record the volume of liquid in one 250 mL graduated cylinder. Then they shade that same volume in four different graduated cylinders.

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Short Story Bundle Unit Plan

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities close reading Easel Activity English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Handouts literature No Prep on July 16, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 16, 2021)

Description

The Short Story Bundle is 4 short story mini-units for the price of one. See the preview for more details.

Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.

The unit includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ an anticipation reading guide

❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet

❒ plot graph

❒ word wall

❒ character trait explanation sheet

❒ characterization activity

❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with evaluation sheet

❒ comprehensive answer key for all activities.

18 pages total

“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.

This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ questions for comprehension

❒ a plot chart organizer

❒ activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing

❒ an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)

❒ an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form

❒ a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs

❒ an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph

❒ an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all handouts

❒ a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story

This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.

Included in the mini-unit is:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ a prediction chart

❒ an anticipation guide

❒ activity sheet (select important passages in the text for theme and paragraph support)

❒ author’s purpose activity sheet

❒ how to develop a theme sheet with an example

❒ a graphic organizer to help students plan their paragraph

❒ an answer key for all activities

❒ 3-day lesson plan for easy planning

16 pages total

The Rain Rain Go Away Mini Unit includes all materials to teach this short story. Students also get the opportunity to be creative and collaborate with others in the creative process. This unit is always a hit in my class.

The resource includes:

❒ an anticipation guide

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ questions for comprehension

❒ plot graph activity-❒Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity

❒ a personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all activities

Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:

❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story.

❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending.

24 pages total

Individual Short Story Mini-Units:

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❒English Grammar Cheat Sheet

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Total Pages
74 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks

The Elevator Short Story Mini-Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books No Prep Short Stories Writing on July 15, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 15, 2021)

Description

“The Elevator” Short Story Mini-Unit is a one-stop-shop for teaching the short story. Other than photocopies, all of the work has been done for you.

This mini-unit is suitable for grades 7 through 10 and includes:

❒a copy of the short story

❒questions for comprehension

❒a plot chart organizer

❒activity to help students discover the author’s purpose for writing

❒an instructional sheet on how to develop themes (with a practical example)

❒an instructional sheet on how to develop a theme in paragraph form

❒a graphic organizer to help students organize their paragraphs

❒an example of a completed graphic organizer to plan the paragraph

❒an example of a paragraph for “The Elevator.”

❒a comprehensive answer key for all handouts

❒a three-day lesson plan to accompany the story

You may also be interested in the following products:

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

Rain, Rain, Go Away Short Story Mini-Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts Graphic Organizers No Prep Reading Short Stories on July 14, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 14, 2021)

Description

The resource includes:

❒ An anticipation guide

❒ A copy of the short story

❒ Questions for comprehension

❒ Plot graph activity

❒ Information sheet on characterization and an accompanying activity

❒ A personal word wall to improve students’ vocabulary and understanding

❒ A comprehensive answer key for all activities

Also included are two evaluations with evaluation grids:

❒ An individual evaluation where the student must write an alternate ending to the story

❒ A group evaluation where students must work collaboratively to produce an alternate ending

24 pages total

You may also be interested in the following products:

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
24 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Dare del Lei, Tratar de Usted, Vousvoyer – Formality Labels”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on July 14, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 14, 2021)

by Italian Island by JoyceAnna D’Alessandro
7th – 12th Grade

Do your students need to be reminded to use formal modes of address regularly? Use these formality labels as an insert on a name badge to distribute to students when they are practicing role-plays.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dare-del-Lei-Tratar-de-Usted-Vousvoyer-Formality-Labels-621770

Seventh Grade Short Story Mini Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts Graphic Organizers literature No Prep Short Stories on July 13, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 13, 2021)

Description

Seventh Grade Short Story Mini-Unit is a great way to start any literature unit. Suitable from grade seven to ten, this unit reviews literary elements and allows students to practice identifying all important elements.

The unit includes:

❒ a copy of the short story

❒ an anticipation reading guide

❒ a two-page literary element cheat sheet

❒ plot graph

❒ word wall

❒ character trait explanation sheet

❒ characterization activity

❒ writing evaluation (or activity) with an evaluation sheet

❒ a comprehensive answer key for all activities.

18 pages total

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Total Pages
18 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days

Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Easel Activity English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep Short Stories Writing-Expository on July 12, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 12, 2021)

Description

This short story mini-unit features Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles.” Appropriate for grades 7 to 10, the lessons focus on the development of theme and paragraphs.

Included in the mini-unit is:

❒ A copy of the short story

❒ A prediction chart

❒ An anticipation guide

❒ Activity sheet (select important passages in the text for later theme and paragraph support)

❒ Author’s purpose activity sheet

❒ How to develop a theme sheet with an example

❒ A graphic organizer to help students plan their paragraph

❒ An answer key for all activities

❒ 3-day lesson plan for easy planning

16 pages total

All the prep work has been done for you.

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Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
3 days

The Fun They Had Mini Short Story Unit – Digital Download in Google Drive

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment close reading creative writing Distant Learning English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep on July 9, 2021 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on July 9, 2021)

Description

With online learning becoming more prevalent in our society, most of our students have experienced traditional learning in a classroom with socialization and online at home. Both approaches to learning come with their own sets of challenges and rewards. Isaac Asimov’s short story “The Fun They Had” introduces an interesting opportunity for students to discuss the importance of social and human contact in learning.

Appropriate for grades 7-10

Resource contains

❒ Lesson plan to guide the teacher

❒ Pre-reading journal activity, a brief introduction of the author and historical context

❒ A copy of the short story with directions on how to annotate the work

❒ Comprehension questions (in both Google Docs and Google Forms formats)

❒ A copy of the short story both annotated for the teacher and without annotation for students

❒ An answer key

❒ An optional Letter Writing Enrichment Activity

❒ Evaluation or enrichment activity (with rubric and self-evaluation checklist)

Pages total 17 pages and a Google Forms

The resource is completely editable in Google Docs and Forms.

When your purchase is complete, you will download a PDF document containing the links to the digital resources. You will be invited to make a copy of the document and save it in your drive.

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Total Pages
17 and 1 Google Forms
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
3 days

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Student Inspirational Classroom Posters”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on July 8, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 8, 2021)

by The Bamboo Bridge
Kindergarten – 12th Grade

A set of 3 8×8 classroom inspirational posters.

Includes the following quotes:

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, your land among the stars.”

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Inspirational-Classroom-Posters-2602120

Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Jeopardy Game

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Description

Are you looking for a new way of introducing poetic devices in your class? This PowerPoint document is a great way to review poetic terms or to help students learn them.

I play this game from grade 9 to grade 12 and all of the students love them.

Directions on how to play the game are also included.

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❒Parts of Speech Grammar Circles

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Total Pages
28 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE MISC. LESSON – “Geometric Frames and Borders”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on July 5, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on June 24, 2021)

by Chuck’s Cornucopia
Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade

These fun frames can be used as a whole page border or as frames within your work for students to write and draw.

All frames use shapes or lines for student engagement and creativity. Practice patterning or allow students to show their fun side as they complete their work!

Both PNG and JPEG files have been supplied.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geometric-Frames-and-Borders-4340777

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm Study Guide (SALE)”

This entry was posted in 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on July 2, 2021 by Patrice Manchola (updated on July 3, 2021)

by J MASON EMERSON
6th – 8th Grade

This has a summary, tests, many fun and handy activities. It begins with Quick Plot Summary Retelling Of Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm, a summary retold in first person “I” rather than third person or omniscient voice; next comes:

A Multiple Choice Test For Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm (10 questions plus Answers Key);

Evaluation Of The Novel;

The Author Kate Douglas Wiggin;

Word Search For Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm;

Answers Key For Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm Word Search;

Word Search About Author Kate Douglas Wiggin;

Answers Key For Word Search About Author Kate Douglas Wiggin;

Basic Literary Terms For Discussing This And Other Works Of Literature;
20 Open-ended Thinking Questions About Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm.

Higher Order Thinking Skills And This Resource;

Shirley Temple Black – Her Movie Star Role In Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm;

Handy Links About Wiggin And Her Novel (Articles, Books, Videos);

Clip Art Re Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm, Its Author Etc.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/REBECCA-OF-SUNNYBROOK-FARM-STUDY-GUIDE-SALE-1547547

Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)

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Description

Superhero themed Parts of speech Grammar Circle Unit

I found a solution!

Once these circles have been implemented and students know who their group members are and what they are supposed to do, it is a great prep to leave a supply teacher.

The package includes:

1) A Student Packet – which contains the Literature Circle directions, the notes, and activities, and a “Mark Calculation” page to keep track of their marks. (27 pages)

Activities included focus on:

❒nouns

❒adjectives

❒verbs

❒adverbs

❒prepositions

❒conjunctions

❒putting it all together

❒correct use of pronouns

❒who and whom

❒that and which

❒who’s and whose

❒that and who

❒pronoun case

❒pronoun agreement

❒active and passive voice

❒verb tenses (present, past, future)

❒verb uses (consistency in verb tenses)

2) A teacher Guide with easy to follow instructions on how to organize the Grammar Circles.

3) The Answer Key – devised to allow students to correct their work and learn from one another.

Also included are free Superhero Themed Parts of Speech Posters to decorate your class.

For those who are from Ontario, Canada – this unit adheres to the Grade 9 English Curriculum (academic). The unit can be taught in any grade to learn parts of speech.

(51 pages total for this unit)

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Total Pages
51 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A

ELA Literature Study Unit – Use with ANY Work of Literature

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Description

ELA Literature Study Unit – Use with ANY Work of Literature

This bundle has everything needed to teach any work of literature, to start literature circles, or as an alternative to independent book reports. It also teaches literacy skills which are essential for students to add meaning to content.

Now comes with a fill in the blank PDF for students who prefer using the computer

There are 24 pages in the unit guide that include:

❒ Anticipation guide

❒ Prediction chart

❒ Plot Chart

❒ Plot chart (graphic organizer)

❒ List of character traits and a STEAL chart for characterization

❒ Characterization graphic organizer

❒ STEAL characterization graphic organizer

❒ Character traits graphic organizer

❒ Conflict activity

❒ Personal word wall

❒ Important passages (quotes) activity sheet

❒ Questions for Comprehension (generic- before, during, and after reading)

❒ Event map

❒ Chapter summary pages

❒ Making inferences activity sheet

❒ Activity on author’s purpose

❒ Themes and how to develop them

❒ How to develop themes in paragraph form (using PEEL)

❒ Paragraph graphic organizer (using PEEL)

❒ How to answer a test question in paragraph form (using PEEL)

Included are 2 evaluations with rubrics:

1) Writing a journal as one of the characters in the story (focus on characterization)

2) Writing a newspaper article on an event from the story (focus on plot and cause and event)

Characterization poster for the classroom is also included in two different formats (legal size paper required).

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