Category Archives : LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS

Lord of the Flies Unit (No prep required) – Digital copy included

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Assessment Distant Learning guided reading books Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep Reading Strategies Writing-Essays on May 3, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on May 3, 2022)

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***NEW – All student activities are available in PDF and Google Docs format.

*** The presentations are also available in both PowerPoint and Slides format.

An editable version of this unit is available by clicking on the link below

Lord of the Flies EDITABLE.

This Lord of the Flies Unit has everything required to teach this unit. All of the thinking and preparation has been done for you.

Everything you need to teach The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is found in this unit.

❒ Includes journal prompts to further students’ understanding and to understand thematic development in the novel further.

❒ PowerPoint presentation with historical context and background information

❒ (Optional) PowerPoint presentation about the origins of evil furthering understanding of Golding’s themes

❒ Guess Who? Game to help students trace character development in a fun and practical way

❒ Student workbook with all of the photocopies, student activities, comprehension and thematic questions, etc… (Photocopy the booklet once and you don’t have to think about it for the rest of the unit.)

❒ Links to audiobooks for easy chapter reading.

❒ The Answer Key for all student work.

❒ Includes comprehensive chapter notes to help with reviewing chapters previously read and allowing students to take notes concerning important information.

All tests have two versions – which is nice when you teach more than one group at a time.

❒ Test on the first seven chapters (2 different versions – both in a Word document for easy modifications. Answer keys provided for both evaluations.)

❒ Final evaluation includes two different options. Option 1: 2 different unit test versions (two different tests – answer keys for both are included), Option 2: an Essay with all materials included (evaluation grid, outline package, etc.…)

❒ 17 complete and detailed lesson plans to guide and orient your students. Journal prompts with ideas to further discussion, step by step instructions… This makes for super easy planning.

❒ A Jeopardy Game (on PowerPoint) to review the novel and to prepare for the final evaluation

The unit includes 103 pages and 76 slides.

Guide to lessons’ focus points:

Lesson 1: Introduction to the background and historical context

Lesson 2: Focus on leadership

Lesson 3: Introduction to the symbolism in the novel

Lesson 4: Characterization

Lesson 5: Writing exercise (paragraph and argument development)

Lesson 6: Reading period

Lesson 7: Civilization vs. Savagery (Includes cyberbullying and dangers of social media, etc.…) Practical applications of the novel.

Lesson 8: Review analysis skills

Lesson 9: Test on chapters 1-7 (Choice of multiple-choice questions or development questions)

Lesson 10: Reading period

Lesson 11: Thematic Meaning activity

Lesson 12: Characterization (character development)

Lesson 13: Literary conflicts in the novel

Lesson 14: Symbolism

Themes: 15: Themes

Lesson 16: Novel review and Jeopardy game

Lesson 17: Evaluation (Choice of two unit tests or an essay)

You’ll never have to worry about what you will be teaching on any given day.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Thematic Poetry Unit: Editable

❒Brave New World Student Notebook

❒Death of a Salesman No Prep Unit

❒Frankenstein No Prep Unit

❒Hamlet No Prep Unit

❒Much Ado About Nothing No Prep Unit

❒Romeo and Juliet No Prep Unit

❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook

❒The Yellow Wallpaper No Prep Mini-Unit

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
103 pages and 76 slides
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 month

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Who, What, When, Why, Where, How printables with Common Core”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on May 3, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 29, 2022)

by McLaren Marvels
1st – 4th Grade

I use these printables before, during, and after a unit. Next week we are starting our unit on Egypt. I put the students into pairs and they get to choose which sheet they want to fill out. They have to write five questions about the unit. If they have the ‘Why’ paper, they have to come up with 5 ‘why’ questions. I make every group choose a different question. Then I read them all to the class. After that, I post them in the room. As we are learning, if they hear an answer to a question, I let them get up and fill it in. At the end of the unit if we have any unanswered questions, we go in the computer lab and do a little research to see if we can find the answers. They love these! These printables correlate with common core standard RL.2.1.
These can also be used as a literacy center. You can laminate them and put them in a folder with different pictures and the students can ask questions about the pictures.

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Brave New World Student Workbook (Digital copy included)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities close reading Distant Learning English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Format guided reading books literature No Prep on May 2, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on May 2, 2022)

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***NEW – This unit is now distance learning ready.

-Students may also complete the work using Google Slides.

Brave New World Student Workbook contains everything a teacher needs to teach Huxley’s novel. Instead of the boring question and answer format, the Student Workbook prompts students’ ideas about characters, asks them to comment on significant quotes, and to notice some of the essential techniques used by the author such as symbolism, allusions, themes, etc. in each of the chapters. I have created this resource for my own classes, and students love the meaningful format.

In addition, a comprehensive answer key is also provided for the teacher. You now have all of the flexibility needed for your lesson plans with all of the work provided for you.

More specifically, the Student Workbook contains (23 activity pages):

❒ An introductory activity and anAnticipation Guide.

❒ Chapter 1 with a focus on characters, setting, castes, and meaningful questions.

❒ Work page on Castes from the novel making connections with the castes in

Hinduism.

❒ Chapters 2 & 3 focus on historical illusions and important facts from the novel.

❒ A characterization chart.

❒ Chapters 3 & 4 with a focus on symbolism, religious allusion, characterization,

and important facts from the novel.

❒ Chapter 6 with a focus on conflicts, significant quotes, and important facts from

the novel.

❒ Review pages for chapters 1-6 with a focus on historical allusion, Huxley’s

warnings for the future, and the significance of setting and mood. (This is a

good quiz preparation)

❒ Chapter 7 with a focus on important facts from the novel and characterization.

❒ Chapters 8 & 9 with a focus on characterization, Shakespearean allusions,

flashback technique, important facts from the novel, and student inferencing.

❒ Chapters 10 & 11 with a focus on characterization, conflict, important facts from

the novel, and the different types of irony found in the novel.

❒ Chapters 12 & 13 with a focus on important facts from the novel, connections to

Shakespearean allusions, and characterization.

❒ Chapters 14 & 15 with a focus on important facts from the novel, making

connections to significant quotes, allegorical (archetypal) characters in the

novel.

❒ Connections from Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave to Huxley’s characters and

situations. (With directions to a Ted Talk for further explanation)

❒ Making connections to a modern song for further analytic connections to both

the novel and to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.

❒ Themes and meaning activity to further the meaning of Huxley’s themes and

how they can relate to us today.

❒ Chapters 16 & 17 with a focus on the Pros and Cons of freedom, important

philosophical concepts from the novel, and allegorical messages in the novel.

❒ Chapter 18 with a focus on important facts from the novel and their significance.

Students have the opportunity to inference their opinion of the ending with the

possibility of discussing the importance of mental health in society.

❒ Shakespearean allusions activity page with a focus on making connections with

John’s feelings.

❒ The Noble Savage activity page with an explanation of the concept. Students

are asked to consider the Noble Savage perspective to develop important

themes and messages in the novel.

❒ Predictions activity page where students are asked to infer Huxley’s possible

messages for our society today.

❒ Themes in Brave New World activity page where students are asked to develop

important themes from the novel.

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Thematic Poetry Unit: Editable

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❒Hamlet Bundle

❒Lord of the Flies No Prep Unit

❒Wuthering Heights Student Workbook

❒The Yellow Wallpaper No Prep Mini-Unit

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
46 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 months

Teaching the Essay Package

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade College FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Handouts literature No Prep Printables Writing-Essays on May 1, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on May 7, 2022)

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TEACHING THE ESSAY – AN EASY TO USE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The Teaching the Essay package has been devised as a resource to help guide students develop their essay writing skills. This comprehensive package includes details on how to structure an essay as well as how to develop arguments. This visually attractive handout contains practical examples and guides students with revision questions to keep them on track.

The package focuses on: (Package contains 13 pages)

❒ Format (Introduction – thesis, development, conclusion)

❒ Developing arguments

❒ Tips for writing

❒ Practical examples

❒ Quote insertion and selection

❒ Comprehensive transitions list

❒ How to analyse

❒ Paragraphing and how to format arguments within the paragraphs

❒ A practical example of the paragraph

❒ Style and flow (transitions)

❒ Revision questions

❒ Practical essay analogy

❒ Strategies in writing

I have been using and revising this document for over 10 years and it has proved to be a most useful tool for teaching the essay.

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❒Analyze This!

❒Essay Writing Flip Book
❒Free Thesis Writing Activity

❒Inference Cheat Sheet

❒Thesis Writing Activity

❒Thesis Writing Poster

It’s teaching made easy!

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Short Vowels Word Work Free Sample”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on May 1, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 22, 2022)

by Fairies and Lesson Plans
1st – 2nd Grade

If you would like to try a small sample of my Short Vowels Word Work, please go ahead and download this free file!

You can purchase the bundle HERE.

Need it digitally?

*ALSO AVAILABLE AS A DIGITAL RESOURCE (GOOGLE SLIDES AND POWERPOINT).

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Need OTHER TYPES of Word Work?

*FIRST GRADE WORD WORK ACTIVITIES WITH DIGITAL OPTION

*FIRST GRADE WORD WORK – SMALL GROUPS, LITERACY CENTERS, DATA COLLECTION

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The complete product offers 20 weeks of Word Work with focus on short vowel word families. It is made with only a hint of clip art. You can use the activities to teach the words in your small group lessons, in your literacy centers, and as homework. Each lesson’s materials are labeled with numbers and word family names for easy identification.

If you would rather not print the “in color” version, just use the black and white pages.

One of the features that makes this product unique are the short stories with comprehension questions! They provide reading practice of the target words in context plus a comprehension piece. The words are not taught only in isolation! They are practiced in context as well!

This product requires students to think deeper and work harder.

Each one of the 5 packets come with

• a poster for each word family

• a sorting mat

• 40 sorting cards

• 4 word box worksheets (matching the sorting cards)

• 4 short stories with multiple choice comprehension questions

• 4 fill in the blanks activities

Besides sorting, use your cards and posters to:

• play BINGO,

• put words in ABC order,

• have partners quiz each other,

• send home for extra reading practice

Word families in the Short a Packet

• -an,

• -ab,

• -at,

• -ag

• -am,

• -ad,

• -ack,

• -ap

Word families in the Short e Packet

• -ed,

• -ell,

• -et,

• -est,

• -eck

Word families in the Short i Packet

• -in,

• -ill,

• -it,

• -ing,

• -ip,

• -ick

Word families in the Short o Packet

• -ot,

• -op,

• -ob,

• -ock

Word families in the Short u Packet

• -um,

• -uck,

• -unk,

• -ug,

• -un,

• -ump

Happy Word Working!

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Short a Word Work

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Short i Word Work

Short o Word Work

Short u Word Work

Word Work Activities for the Whole Year!

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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 April 30, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 30, 2022)

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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.

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❒How to Write a Paragraph

❒Inference Cheat Sheet

❒Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

❒Sentences Grammar Circles For Easy & Effective Grammar

❒Spelling Flip Book

❒Superhero Themed Parts of Speech Posters

It’s teaching made easy!

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “GL Blends”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 29, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 22, 2022)

by The Education Highway
1st – 2nd Grade

Free phonics printables for GL Blends. Match GL blend pictures to words, read, cut and glue, and read and answer questions for a reading passage.

Included for your little learners

Match the words to the picture (2 pages)
Read, cut and glue based on description
Read and answer question about a passage with GL words.

Resources to Check out:

Writing Dictionary

Community Helper: We are Farmers

I appreciate your feedback!

If you have a question or a comment email [email protected]

Hope this product brings a smile to your day!

Celeste Cuevas

The Education Highway

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Copyright (c) 2019 Celeste Cuevas, The Education Highway. All rights reserved by author.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Punctuation – Meet the Punc Friends! – Anchor Charts FREEBIE AUSSIE VERSION!”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on April 27, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 22, 2022)

by Once Upon A Classroom
Pre-Kindergarten – 4th Grade

You are downloading Farrah Full Stop and Emily Exclamation Mark to replace the US versions of these posters in the original download.

Pair these posters with the student reader for a complete lesson. You can grab the Aussie version here!

Adam Apostrophe can be found here.

The inspiration for these posters came from an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G set of books called Meet the Puncs by Barbara Cooper. If you’ve never heard of them, you can check them out here!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “FREE Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Passages – Spring”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 26, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 22, 2022)

by Winnie Kids
Kindergarten – 1st Grade

FREE 3 sample pages from my ‘Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Passages –

Spring’

FREE Reading Comprehension is a set of 3 spring themed reading passages for emergent and early readers.

Each reading passage has three questions.

The questions are a mix of multiple choice and short answer.

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Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy.

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April 2022 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 Easter End of the Year FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TALK and tagged #April #AprilTeacherTalk #bingo #endoftheyearactivities #endoftheyearideas #jelly beans #junkart #math #mathbingo #poetry #reading #TeacherTalk on April 25, 2022 by Deann Marin (updated on June 10, 2023)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

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

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April Activities Just for Your Students

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Some fun and engaging activities for you to do with your students during the month of April or whenever.

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Read Aloud Magic

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Add a little magic to your read-alouds by taking your students through a portal inside the book.

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5 Ways to Up the FUN Factor at the End of the School Year

By Renee Heiss of All American Teacher Tools

The end of the school year can be difficult at best and disastrous at worst. Your students are ready for summer, and you are anxious to close the year out without incident. Here are 5 ways to up the FUN factor at the end of the year

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Make an Old Story New Again

By Charlene Tess of Charlene Tess

Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Rework a plot from a story you’ve read or a movie you’ve seen and make it your own.

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Junk Art

By Gini Musmanno of Reading Spotlight

One of the best things about teaching reading is that you can find anything to read about any holiday and make it teachable. When April rolls around, one of my favorite Earth Day activities is making art from junk and having students write stories about their creations.

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Let’s Play Bingo!

By Crystal Brown of Dr. Crystal Brown

Learn 3 ways to use BINGO in your math class.

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The Best Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged During Tough Teaching Times

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Learn some of the best strategies for keeping students engaged during the most challenging times of the year.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Words Their Way Word Sorts”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 25, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 15, 2022)

by Teacher’s Open House
1st – 3rd Grade

Use these command cards in centers! Students will use them to color words in the word sorts with the yellow level Words Their Way book.

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Free Inference Cheat Sheet

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Bulletin Board Ideas English Language Arts free No Prep Posters Printables Writing Writing-Essays on April 24, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 24, 2022)

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Description

Do your students insert examples and quotes into their texts without properly analyzing them? Without proper analysis, an essay can sound like a long, drawn-out list written in complete sentences. We teach students to infer and to analyze, but they sometimes forget to incorporate this into their texts and essays.

I have created an “Inference Cheat Sheet” with key inferencing words and phrases to remind students that after inserting a piece of evidence, they need to explain its relevance.

Included are:

❒ Two different styles of the at-a-glance “Cheat Sheet.”

❒ An inference poster (8.5×11) – as seen on the cover.

❒ Two different styles of letters for an inference bulletin board.

❒ A copy of ALL the phrases used on the Cheat Sheet to create a bulletin board in class.

I hope that this resource will be helpful to students in your classes.

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❒English Grammar Cheat Sheet

❒Essay Writing Flip Book

❒Parts of Speech Grammar Circles

❒Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

❒Teaching the Essay Package

It’s teaching made easy!

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

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 April 23, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 23, 2022)

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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:

❒Charles by Shirley Jackson

❒Rain, Rain, Go away Short Story

❒Seventh Grade Short Story

❒The Elevator Short Story

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❒Spelling Flip Book

It’s teaching made easy!

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

Hamlet Unit No prep (digital unit)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Assessment Distant Learning English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep novel study Writing on April 22, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 22, 2022)

Description

NEW addition – The student activities included in this unit are now in Google Docs and Google Drawing. Make distance learning a breeze with this new addition.

(Stay tuned for evaluations in Google Forms)

Please note that MOST evaluations are still available in Word format for easy modifications.

One entire month of planning done for you – I dare you to enjoy Shakespeare.

I love teaching Shakespeare’s plays, and I want you to love it too. I’ve been teaching and improving this unit for over ten years. All of the thinking has been done for you. I love annotating my plays and books. I’ve taken all of the annotations made in my play over the years and incorporated them in a guide to help you guide students and help students understand. Many people (including teachers) get overwhelmed with Shakespeare because of the language. This unit has been created with the student in mind. The activities are thorough, but simple enough for students to understand and enjoy the play.

This unit has everything a teacher needs to teach Hamlet. Just photocopy and teach. Seriously it’s that easy. There’s no longer a need for hours of research and piecing together bits of information and activity sheets you don’t know what to do with.

This is a whole, complete unit, from scene summaries, important notes and annotations notes to help students understand what they are reading. I have also included an introduction to the play, a student guide, a teacher guide with detailed lesson plans, quizzes, a creative assignment, and tests (all with answers and evaluation grids), and a comprehensive answer key. Everything has its place and teaches a specific skill.

The unit is appropriate for students in grades 10, 11 and 12.

The unit includes :

NOTE: All activities, teacher notes, and lessons are available in PDF format only.

Student activities are also available in Google Docs format and are modifiable in the docs itself.

❒An attractive, interactive, multimedia PowerPoint presentation introducing the play (17 slides)

❒A Student Study Guide (with activities, Act, and scene questions…) and various activities (16 pages)

❒Study Questions are available in two different formats – Print saver (with all questions on one page – students write their answers on a separate sheet) and Long Form (Where space is provided for students to write their answers directly on the question sheet)

❒A Teacher Guide (with detailed, comprehensive lessons, unit plan, and additional notes to guide students.) -9 pages and 17 complete lessons. The teacher Guide includes journal and discussion prompts and list of speaking roles if reading out loud in class)to help with time management and organization.

❒18 pages of comprehensive scene summaries and important notes for each scene (annotations for each scene) ***THIS IS A TEACHER FAVORITE!

❒A creative Hamlet Guess Who? Game to help students understand the characters. (What’s fun about this game is that it can be played from the beginning of the play right to the end, and students’ answers will change depending on the act they are reading.) LOTS OF FUN!

❒A comprehensive answer key for all questions and activities. (24 pages)

❒Comprehension quiz on Acts 1 and 2 in Word format for easy modifications (with evaluation grid) and answer key.

❒Option 1: Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – creative writing and analysis (in Word format for easy modifications – with evaluation grid)

❒Option 2: Mid-play evaluation – The Parody – a creative group presentation (Only available in PDF format)

❒Summary guide (highlighting the significant events from each scene with important analytical information) – Throughout my years of teaching this play, I have amounted excellent notes and annotations, listing the most significant actions throughout each scene. I have retyped these annotations to help you teach the play, so your students will understand it (and so will you). (18 pages)

❒The culminating evaluation includes three different versions of the final unit test with evaluation grid and answer key (in Word for easy modifications)

Includes a total of 115 pages.

Check out this sketchnote resource to further student comprehension:

Hamlet Scene Summary Visual Notebook

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Total Pages
110 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 month

Frankenstein Bundle (Digital)

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Description

This Frankenstein bundle has been created with both the teacher and students in mind.

It contains the teacher lesson plans, two different workbooks (to suit different learning needs or to use with different groups), all evaluations for the unit, and comprehensive answer keys for all work.

Check out the individual bundle previews for more information.

FRANKENSTEIN UNIT – Complete with no prep for you.

This unit is created using the 1831 edition of the novel.

This unit has been created with the teacher in mind. The material is geared toward senior students with a focus on the construction of arguments. It also teaches the importance of historical context as well as literary allusions in the development of themes.

I am a strong believer that when students work with a specific purpose in mind, they become better learners. That’s why my units contain only quality and worth-while activities. You will find no busy work here. Every lesson focuses on teaching students analytical and essay writing skills.

All of the thinking and planning are done for you. The lesson plans are detailed and comprehensive. The student guide is visually appealing, and so the teacher put efforts where they need to be. The answer key is complete and detailed. All you need to do is to purchase this unit and photocopy it.

Take a look at the preview for more information.

The unit includes:

1) The Teacher Package

❒ contains 23 detailed lessons (60-90 minute lessons)

❒ leading discussion questions and skill-building activities (with detailed instructions for the teacher)

❒ important chapter notes on analysis

❒ the teacher package helps the teacher stay on task and stay organized because the planning has been done for you.

2) The Student Package (19 pages)

❒ pre-reading activity

❒ study guide questions (*improved with more thinking questions for students)

❒ a fact sheet regarding the Prometheus myth

❒ activity on the use of nature in romantic literature

❒ an activity based on the symbols in the novel

❒ several activities that teach argument development

❒ activity on theme development

❒ an activity on characterization to bring about themes

3) A comprehensive answer key (32 pages)

❒ detailed answers to ALL student activities and work

❒ an annotated copy of the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and activity answer key.

4) Also included:

❒ a PowerPoint introducing the novel’s historical context and the author

❒ a copy of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

5) Various evaluations are also included: ALL EVALUATIONS ARE IN WORD DOCUMENTS to MODIFY FOR CLASSROOM NEEDS.

❒ Test on letters 1-4 and chapters 1-10 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)

❒ Test on chapters 11-18 (choice between multiple choice OR development questions)

❒ Unit evaluation (Choice between an essay (several different versions), a debate, a unit test – all work process is included)

ANSWER KEYS AND EVALUATION GRIDS ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL EVALUATIONS.

*As a bonus, I have included two automatic comment generators for Word documents (with drop-down boxes.)

Documents are downloaded as PDF files (except for evaluations)

The Frankenstein Workbook was created as a different way to learn from Mary Shelley’s novel. (1831 edition)

The Student Workbook has 30 pages that focus on themes, symbols, important quotes, characterization, romantic and gothic literature, biblical and literary allusions, and elements of the plot.

The format includes symbols to help guide students in theme development and allow them to build on characterization, symbolism, and meaningful allusions in the novel in a clear and more visual way.

PRODUCT CONTENT:

Student Workbook x1 (30 pages)

Answer Key x1

Copy of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner x1

Annotated copy of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner x1

Please note that this is a digital download in PDF format and that the pages are not editable.

WORKBOOK CONTENT:

❒ Background information

❒ Anticipation Guide and Introductory Activity

❒ Letters 1-4

❒ Chapters 1&2

❒ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (allusion in the novel)

❒ Chapters 3, 4 & 5

❒ Chapters 6, 7 & 8

❒ Chapters 9 & 10

❒ Chapters 11 & 12

❒ An activity

❒ Supplementary activity – Nature in Romantic Literature

❒ Chapter 13 (activity)

❒ Chapters 14 & 15

❒ Chapter 16

❒ Chapters 17 & 18

❒ Chapter 19

❒ Chapters 20 &21

❒ Chapter 22

❒ Chapters 23 & 24`

❒ Activity on symbolism

❒ Activity on theme development

Paragraph Writing Activity in conjunction with Frankenstein

Very often, students have difficulty with the analysis process involved in literature. Where they not only have to analyse but now have to apply their newfound skills to a well-developed paragraph, some students become overwhelmed with the process.

This particular activity will focus on both the analysis and writing a paragraph using the PEEL method.

Paragraph writing and analysis are two essential components in essay writing. To facilitate this process, I have created a lesson where students can become more comfortable with the revision process by modelling the proper steps from beginning to end. The lesson includes modelling of the writing process from understanding the topic to the final draft. See preview for details

This lesson can only be used after students have read chapter 19 from the novel Frankenstein.

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Total Pages
226 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
N/A

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 Acitivy English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep Short Stories Writing-Expository on April 20, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 20, 2022)

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

ELA Report Card Comments

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 LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Assessment English Language Arts No Prep Other Professional Documents on April 19, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 19, 2022)

Description

The end of a school year or semester is always a challenge for English Language Arts teachers. Between the marking, end of the year activities, and packing up your class for the following year, creating individual and meaningful comments on students’ report cards can be challenging.

I say, take back your weekends! I am sharing my mid and end of year ELA report card comments with you. There are over 70 comments for you to use and personalize your ELA report cards.

There are comments on:

❒ supporting an opinion

❒ argument development

❒ speeches

❒ theme development

❒ theme development while using historical context for analysis purposes

❒ supporting arguments in essay form

❒ reading strategies

❒ reading comprehension

❒ group work and literature circles

❒ novel study

There are also a slew of next step comments as well.

Each section is divided by levels 1,2, 3, and 4 where you can select the appropriate comment to accompany the mark the student received.

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

Introduction to Creative Writing PowerPoint

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities creative writing English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep poetry unit PowerPoint Presentations on April 18, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 18, 2022)

Description

The Introduction to Creative Writing PowerPoint is an easy way to introduce both a creative writing unit or a creative writing class. The PowerPoint includes thought-provoking questions and includes an overview of what writing should and shouldn’t be.

The PowerPoint includes 13 slides with the following titles:

❒ Activity on students’ expectations of the class

❒ All about being a writer

❒ Course overview (ex. Characterization, story structure, etc.)

❒ Stephen King on Writing

❒ Inspirational quotes from famous writers about writing

❒ The writing process

❒ General and realistic goals in writing

❒ Students’ personal goal about writing

❒ Ice-breaking activity (So… What’s your story?)

❒ Grammar and spelling in writing

❒ Formatting

❒ Homework activity

Please see the preview for more details.

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Total Pages
13 slides
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 hour

Free Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

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Description

This is a nice visual to help students remember the process of developing themes.

Free Poster to help students remember the steps to take when developing themes in literature.

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Total Pages
1 page
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “All About the Letter A Digital Task Cards – Boom Cards”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on April 17, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 8, 2022)

by Adapting for Autism
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This deck is all about the Letter A. Includes 7 activities to recognize the letter and review the beginning sounds. Perfect for independent work stations in special education classrooms.

Activities included for letter A:

Click on all capital As (1 card)
Click on all lowercase as (1)
Sort capital and lowercase A (1)
Sort A and NOT letter A (1)
Match the picture for “A is for ____” (6)
Click on 3 pictures that start with A (2)
Type the letter A 3 times (1)

Includes audio for those who need help accessing the text.

These task cards were created on the Boom Learning platform. You do not need an app to complete this digital task – just an internet connected browser!

Benefits of Boom Cards:

No prep – nothing to print, laminate, cut etc!
Interactive and engaging for students
Self-correcting – instant feedback for students
Data collection and progress monitoring (available with paid account)

What do I need in order to use Boom Cards?

A free Boom Learning account
A computer, laptop, Chromebook or tablet
An internet browser less than 3 years old
An internet connection for students to access and play

After purchase, you will download the PDF with a link to your deck. Click the link and add it to your Boom library!

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To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

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Much Ado About Nothing Unit (Digital copy included)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Distant Learning English Language Arts games guided reading books Lesson Plans (Bundled) No Prep on April 16, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 16, 2022)

Description

An editable version of this unit is available by clicking here Much Ado About Nothing Unit EDITABLE

“Much Ado About Nothing Unit” is a complete, no prep unit that is ready to teach the instant you download it. I love Shakespeare, especially his comedies, and I really want students and teachers alike to love it too. The activities and accompanying lessons in this unit demystify Shakespeare and makes it relatable to students. The unit included all lesson plans with 16 comprehensive lessons and a reading schedule (with learning objectives listed for each lesson), all student activities, evaluations, rubrics, comprehensive answer keys for all work and assignments, and fun bonus materials to suit your students’ interests.

The Much Ado About Nothing Unit is now distance learning ready. Send individual PDF activities to students OR share the work in Google Slides.

***NEW – all student activities are available in Google Docs and are completely modifiable.

The unit is appropriate for grades 9 through 12.

Take a look at the unit preview for more visual details. The unit includes:

A total of 100 pages in PDF and 12 PowerPoint slides are included in this unit.

Act and Scene Guide (Includes the characters found in the scene and the approximate reading time.)

Teacher Guide (lesson plans) – 16 easy-to-follow lessons, learning objectives, reading schedule, with included reading prompts, journal entries, and exit tickets (or closing activities.)

Students Activities include:

❒ Pre-Reading Activity

❒ Act 1 Comprehension questions

❒ Act 2 Comprehension questions

❒ Act 3 Comprehension questions

❒ Acts 4-5 Comprehension questions

❒ Who’s who in Act 1

❒ Literary Devices (Act 1)

❒ Characterization Activity

❒ Subplot Activity

❒ The Plan (conflict)

❒ Dogberry’s Malapropisms

❒ Much Ado About Noting (theme work)

❒ Activity on Symbolism

❒ Activity on Theme

Comprehensive Answer Key for ALL activities.

Evaluations include:

❒ Quiz on Acts 1 and 2 (With answer key and rubric)

❒ Beatrice vs. Benedick (oral presentation skits)- rubric is included

❒ Fake News – newspaper article (writing activity) – with rubric

❒ unit test – with answer key and rubric

❒ Song analysis Activity for theme review (optional evaluation or activity) – with rubric

Optional bonus activities are also included

❒ A love letter activity (Optional evaluation – rubric included)

❒ A Dear Abby activity

❒ Behind the Mask – an anti-bullying campaign (can be used as an evaluation – rubric included)

❒ Additional journal topics

To further student learning, a Guess Who? For Much Ado game is included. This is a fun way to learn about the characters in the play. And, as the play progresses, students’ questioning must change to keep track of character growth. (30 slides)

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Total Pages
98 Pages and 30 Slides
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 month

The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit (Digital resource)

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Description

NEW – This resource now includes a digital version on Google Docs to facilitate online and distance learning.

“The Yellow Wallpaper Mini-Unit” is perfect for teaching students to analyze literature in a meaningful way. All of the prep work and thinking has been done for you. This truly is a print-and-go resource. The mini-unit includes 5 lesson plans, an interactive PowerPoint presentation to introduce the story’s historical context, student activities, as well as a detailed answer key. The mini-unit also includes a creative writing piece that allows students to play around with voice and situate themselves within the context of the times.

This lesson is suitable for grades 9 to 12.

60 pages and 19 slides total in this unit.

See below for further details.

The PowerPoint is an interactive presentation with information about the author, the context of the time, notes on feminist literature and its history, information about Weir Mitchell and the rest cure, experts form François Poullain de la Barre’s “The Woman as Good as the Man, and an excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “Émile, or On Education” to help students understand women’s frustrations and the want for change.

The Lesson Plans contain 5 comprehensive lessons, which fully explore this work’s mastery and teaches students to think critically by annotating the work. The lesson plans include journal topics, class discussions, and exit tickets, as well as learning goals for each lesson for students to fully grasp the importance of this work.

The student Activities include an activity on symbolism, activity on the theme, a tutorial on how to develop themes in paragraph form (this is an important skill for ELA students), an example of a developed theme, and a paragraph organizer.

Two copies of the short story are included – a copy of the short story with space for students to annotate the work and an annotated copy for the teacher or for differentiated learning as the case may be. (Provided in Word as well as PDF format to allow you to add your own annotations.)

Two evaluations are also included: (All evaluations are available Word and PDF format to suit students’ needs.)

❒One evaluation is a creative writing assignment where students assume the voice of a man during the 1890’s responding to Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on women’s rights.

❒Also included is an analysis evaluation where students must develop one of the themes from the work. (A sample answer is provided with rubric)

A comprehensive answer key is provided for all work.

Please see the preview for a more visual explanation.

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Total Pages
60 pages and 19 slides
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Mother’s Day Card with Space for Letter”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Mother's Day and tagged free on April 14, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 8, 2022)

by It’s a Wicked Good Life
Kindergarten – 4th Grade

This is a simple Mother’s Day card that students can color and then write a note to their mother (or other important woman in their lives)on the inside.

This is a great time to teach or review letter writing.

Fold the paper along the dotted lines to make the card.

Cup clipart from Graphics from the Pond
Frame from lovetwoteach.com

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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 April 14, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 14, 2022)

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)

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

How to write a paragraph

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 English Language Arts Handouts Literature Circles No Prep novel study Writing-Expository on April 13, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 13, 2022)

Description

The Paragraph package is an easy to use document that will help students learn how to write effectively using the proper form.

The document includes a detailed description of the different types of paragraphs as well as how to effectively write the paragraph (with sentence by sentence instructions).

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Total Pages
3 pages
Answer Key
N/A
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 April 12, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 12, 2022)

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

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

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “FREE – Mother’s Day coloring bookmarks”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Mother's Day and tagged free on April 12, 2022 by Patrice Manchola (updated on April 1, 2022)

by Pick’n Teach
1st – 8th Grade

10 Mother’s day coloring bookmarks.

– 2 per sheet (large bookmarks) x 10

– and 4 per sheet (smaller ones) x 10

➽ 16 Mother’s Day coloring acrostic poem worksheets

➽ Mother’s day coloring cards and matching envelopes

➽ Father’s day coloring bookmarks for Star Wars fans !

➽ Father’s day coloring bookmarks for Harry Potter fans !

➽ 15 FATHER’S DAY coloring acrostic poems

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ELA Literature Study Unit – Use with ANY Work of Literature

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th 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 Bulletin Board Ideas creative writing Distant Learning English Language Arts literature No Prep on April 11, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 11, 2022)

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).

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Creative Writing Bundle

❒Inference Cheat Sheet

❒Poetry Lesson: Analyzing Poetry

❒Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

❒Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

❒Opinion Piece Bundle

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
31 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
N/A

Free Thesis Writing Poster

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Bulletin Board Ideas English Language Arts Graphic Organizers No Prep Posters Writing-Essays Writing-Expository on April 10, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 10, 2022)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thesis-Writing-Poster-2827084

Description

As any English teacher can tell you, the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. It defines the arguments and orients the reader. Unfortunately, many students have difficulty with the thesis statement. This is why I have created the “7 Steps to Writing an Effective Thesis Statement” poster.

The poster is a step by step guide on how to write the thesis starting with selecting a topic the student understands and walks them through the process until the end.

I am making the poster available in different formats for the facility of use in the classroom:

❒ The first format measures 70 cm (27.6 inches) (easy printing) PDF

❒ The second format measure 97 cm (38.2) – information can be more easily read from further away (easy printing) PDF

❒ One smaller poster PDF

❒ An image format JPEG

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Creative Writing Bundle

❒Essay Writing Flip Book

❒Free Thesis Writing Activity

❒Inference Cheat Sheet

❒Teaching the Essay Package

❒Thesis Writing Activity

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages
4 different formats of posters
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A

Rubrics: Self Evaluation and teacher assessment rubrics

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 Homework No Prep Printables Rubrics Writing Writing-Essays Writing-Expository on April 9, 2022 by teachingmadeeasy123 (updated on April 9, 2022)

Description

Self-evaluation grids are a great way to guide students in their evaluations. Students will know exactly what is expected of them and will be made responsible for their own success. This package can also easily be changed to be used as peer evaluations.

Included within this document are over 20 different self-evaluation grids.

These self-evaluation grids are also very helpful to teachers:

Helps the teacher justify the final mark;

❒ Helps the teacher create meaningful evaluation grids;

❒ Helps to identify students’ weaknesses and strengths;

❒ Helps parents and students better understand the task required;

❒ Helps teachers create rubrics for the final evaluation.

This package was created in a Word document in order to be easily modified and changed according to the individual teacher’s needs.

This self-evaluation package contains self-evaluation grids for:

❒ Newspaper article

❒ Short story writing (intermediate and senior)

❒ Essay writing (various different types)

❒ Essay evaluation rubrics (for teacher –with and without sources)

❒ Independent study unit

❒ Research paper

❒ Skits

❒ Board game

❒ Group work

❒ Opinion piece

❒ Editorial

❒ Friendly letter

❒ Debate

❒ Movie review

❒ Journals

❒ Scrapbook

❒ Seminar

❒ Speech

❒ Riddle writing

You may also be interested in the following products:

❒Comment Bank

❒ELA Report Card Comments

❒Group Work Assessment Tool

❒Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

❒Opinion Piece Bundle

❒Poster: Developing Themes in Literature

It’s teaching made easy!

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