Category Archives : LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS

Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation

Total Pages

103 pages and 76 slides

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

1 month

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Emotions Match for Special Education FREE”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on December 1, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 29, 2018)

by Simply Special Ed

Pre-Kindergarten – 8th Grade

A free emotions matching activity for your independent work systems!

Tips for use:

+ 2 levels included

+ Use in a file folder

+ Cut into cards for a task box

+ Bind into a book to keep together

+ Add velcro to the back of a full page laminated piece of paper to store pieces

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Hamlet Unit No prep

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged Assessment English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep novel study Writing on November 30, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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NEW: You can now download this unit in Word format to customize and save it. All documents are available in PDF and Word formats.

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 :

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

-A Student Study Guide (with activities, Act, and scene questions…) and various activities (14 pages)

-A Teacher Guide (with detailed, comprehensive lessons, unit plan, and additional notes to guide students.) -9 pages and 16 complete lessons. The teacher Guide also includes links to the audiobook (the exact time to cue the audio), AND it includes a 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.

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

-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 109 pages.

Check out this sketchnote resource to further student comprehension:
Hamlet Scene Summary Visual Notebook

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Poetry Unit for Senior Students (NO PREP)
Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students
Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation
Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit
Thesis Writing Activity with PowerPoint Presentation
Teaching The Essay Package
Essay Evaluation Comments with Drop Down Boxes

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

109 pages

Answer Key

Included with rubric

Teaching Duration

1 month

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Winter Holiday Bookmarks”

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 Christmas Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on November 30, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 25, 2018)

by Urbino12

Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade

This is a set of three bookmarks in English. Three different winter holiday designs read: Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! and Seasons Greetings!

Once laminated, they are great for prizes in your classroom.

I punch a hole at the top of the bookmark and tie curling ribbon in a coordinating color to complete the look!

See links below for other holiday products I have listed:

In Winter
Numbers for the Holidays
Let’s Count for Love
The Gift of the Magi
One Christmas Eve Worksheet
Merry Christmas Banner
Hanukah Story
Happy Hanukkah Banner
Hanukah Quiz Freebie

Credit to:
Sweet-Line-Design

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

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How to write a paragraph

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS 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 November 29, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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).It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

3 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

Free: Les collations nutritives – affiches et cartes éclair

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities en Français Flash Cards French fun stuff No Prep on November 28, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Product Description

Les cartes éclair et les affiches intitulées « Les collations nutritives » font parties de la série « Apprendre à lire ».

Le gabarit inclut aussi deux activités d’écriture guidée. Les élèves peuvent soit réécrire les phrases ou les tracer.

Les élèves apprendront ce qui consiste une collation saine et apprendront aussi à lire les phrases qui se trouvent sur les affiches et les cartes éclaires. En début d’apprentissage, les phrases sont accompagnées d’image. Plus tard, le défi sera de lire les mots et les phrases sans les images.

Le vocabulaire à l’étude : yogourt, collations, fruits, légumes et fromage.

La répétition du mot « voici », « ma », « des » et « du ».

De plus, l’enseignant(e) peut faire remarquer aux élèves les lettres majuscules et la ponctuation à la fin de la phrase.

Si vous aimez ce paquet, vous allez peut-être aussi apprécier les cartes flash « Les sons » qui fait aussi partie de la série « Apprendre à lire ».

Total Pages

18 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep poetry on November 27, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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2 weeks of thinking done for you. This unit is appropriate for grades 9 and 10

Looking for a meaningful and effective way to teach poetry? This unit is a fun way to learn and experiment with figurative language. It uses a mixture of contemporary songs and traditional poetry to teach students about themes and to help them learn the various forms of poetry. The creative, hands-on activities also focus on the importance of having a voice and using it properly. I use this with my grade 9 students to expose them to poetic language and different types of poetry, but also to get them thinking of theme in terms of being courageous and standing up for what you believe. All poem deal with similar themes to help students understand that poetry gives us a voice. Our words have power. They have the power to heal, and they have the power to hurt, which means that we have a choice to make.
The unit covers subjects such as bullying, courage, standing up for yourself and others, standing up for one’s convictions and discovering what is important to students. You will have some very thought-provoking discussions with students.
This unit uses poetry to help students have a better understanding of themselves and to stand up for things they believe in.

The files are in PDF format and are zipped for convenience.

-1 set of « I HAVE, Who has? » cards to help students remember figurative language in a fun way. (1 set of instructions for the game)

-A comprehensive teacher guide with 11 complete and detailed lessons (no prep required) – (8 pages) – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH THIS UNIT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU

-A student package that contains ALL notes, poems, and handouts students will need for the unit (18 pages)

-An end unit evaluation (with detailed evaluation rubrics and step by step instructions for students – one for the written component and one for the oral component). The end unit evaluation is in Word format along with the evaluation rubric for easy modifications. The final unit evaluation is a written poem and poetry reading, where students’ voices can be heard.

-A detailed Answer Key with notes, annotated poems, and answers to questions and activities. (8 pages)

Poems studied include:
– Song lyrics – Jessie J’s “Domino” (Goal: review figurative language and analyze messages found in popular media.)
– Jonathan Reed’s “The Lost Generation”
– Selena Matis’ “Ability”
– Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”
– Robert Hayden’s “ Those Winter Sundays”
– Song lyrics “True Colors”
– Emily Dickenson’s “Hope is the Thing with Feathers”
– Rudyard Kipling’s “If”
– Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”
– There are also video links added to the unit to enhance learning in the classroom

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Total Pages

40 pages

Answer Key

Included with rubric

Teaching Duration

2 Weeks

Frankenstein Unit (No prep)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment English Language Arts Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep Writing-Expository on November 26, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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

-class posters with key elements in the novel

-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)

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Total Pages

125 pages

Answer Key

Included with rubric

Teaching Duration

1 month

Paragraph Writing Activity in conjunction with Frankenstein

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts guided reading books Lesson Plans (Bundled) literature No Prep novel study Writing Essays on November 25, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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 through modelling the proper steps from beginning to end. The lesson includes a 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.

5 pages total

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Total Pages

5 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

Spelling Flip Book

This entry was posted in 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS 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 November 24, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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 flip book 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.

It’s teaching made easy!

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Frankenstein (No prep – Complete Unit)
Poetry Unit for Senior Students (NO PREP)
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Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation

Total Pages

18 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Blooms Christmas-Themed Cards”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Christmas LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 24, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 19, 2018)

by SchoolBoxTreasures

3rd – 5th Grade

A fun freebie for you this holiday season!

Great for centers, group work, review, and practice! Laminate, cut, and place on rings for a constant access to an array of questions based on Blooms!

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Free: Poetry Through Song – Individual Lesson (Sound of Silence)

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts Handouts Lesson Plans (Individual) literature No Prep poetry on November 23, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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This individual 2-day lesson teaches poetry through song lyrics

The lesson included in this mini bundle includes a lesson plan, student activity sheets, and a comprehensive answer key. Students will analyze the song “The Sound of Silence,” will learn the importance of allusions, will learn about theme development, and will compare both the original Simon and Garfunkle version to the Disturbed version, all while furthering the theme of the song.

Poetry should be fun, and it can be!

This lesson is a preview of my unit called “Poetry Through Song.” Check out the preview to the unit here:
Poetry Through Song Unit

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Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation
Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

7 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

2 days

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “AAC Core Word Tips from A to Z A is for Aided Language Stimulation”

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 LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on November 23, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 19, 2018)

by Susan Berkowitz

Pre-Kindergarten – 12th Grade

Let me help you with your students who use AAC (augmentative-alternative communication). I can help you with knowing where to start, and what best practices are. Start by watching my AAC from A-Z videos with tips to help you.

In this first video, I talk about Aided Language Stimulation; what it is, why we do it, and how to do it.
There is a handout that includes the video slides in handout format.

You should also watch:
• F is for Function
• C is for Core
• P is for Planning

There are many AAC intervention and information resources in my store. Check them out in my AAC category,

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Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

This entry was posted in 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books Handouts literature No Prep Writing-Expository on November 22, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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The Opinion Letter with the Novel Holes

Appropriate for grades 7 to 9, students learn how to recognize and write a supported opinion using Louis Sachar’s novel “Holes.”

The bundle includes:
-An activity sheet on “What is a Supported Opinion?” (with answer key)

-Instructions on how to write an effective opinion letter

-The evaluation which contains the instruction sheet and list of topics (that were selected for students of different needs. Students who are high achieving might select one of the more complex topics, while a student who struggles can choose a more obvious one.)

-An evaluation grid is included along with evaluation expectations

-All writing process directions and sheets are included (Pre-Writing or Brainstorming sheet and a Paragraph Organizer)

-Also included is an example of the writing process from beginning to end to help students fully understand what the task entails. (Pre-Writing sheet, Paragraph Organizer and the final draft, which includes format expectations.)

It really is teaching made easy! Print it and go!

Ten pages in PDF format are included.

Total Pages

10 pages

Answer Key

Included with rubric

Teaching Duration

4 days

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Christmas Free”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Christmas LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 22, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 19, 2018)

by Teaching Treks

3rd – 6th Grade

Christmas fun! This freebie is a set of 4 critical and creative thinking TASK CARDS, designed to provide opportunities for higher order thinking. All Christmas treks involve discussion and problem solving and are ideal for collaborative learning.

The 4 fun and engaging Christmas thinking activities:

*promote critical and creative thinking
*range of higher order thinking opportunities
*great extension for early finishers
*perfect for a thinking corner or learning center
*suited to individual or collaborative work
*color and black and white versions are provided

This freebie is part of a set of 24 Christmas Trek Task Cards, available here:

Christmas Thinking Treks

Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Jeopardy Game

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts fun stuff games literature No Prep poetry on November 21, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Product 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.

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

28 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

Teaching the Essay Package

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade College FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOME LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Handouts literature Mini-course No Prep Printables Writing Essays on November 20, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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
– 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.

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

13 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Letter To Santa: Writing Center FREEBIE”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Christmas Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on November 20, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 19, 2018)

by Rita Mitchell

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

Deck the halls and stock your writing center!! Tis the season to write a letter. Enjoy these fun templates for letters and postcards to the north pole.

Happy Holidays,
Rita

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Charles by Shirley Jackson Short Story Mini-Unit

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged English Language Arts Graphic Organizers guided reading books Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep Short Stories Writing-Expository on November 19, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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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 student 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.
It’s teaching made easy!

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Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar
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Rubrics Self-Evaluation
Fish Bowl Evaluation Bundle
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ELA Literature Study Unit to Use with ANY Work of Literature

Total Pages

16 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

3 days

Thesis Writing Activity

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Lesson Plans (Individual) No Prep Writing Essays Writing-Expository on November 18, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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We all know that the thesis statement is the most important part of the essay. This is also the part of the essay with which students have the most difficulty.

When you are able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a work, you are able to write better yourself.

Topic: Is knowledge good or destructive? The subject is interesting, and can be used along with many different types of literature, or on its own.

In this bundle, I’ve included an interactive PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

-The definition of a thesis statement
-How to write a thesis statement (and the steps to take leading up to the thesis)
-5 examples of thesis statements, where students must identify both the weaknesses and the strengths
-10 slides explaining the strengths in the examples and the weaknesses in the examples
-1 example of a well-written thesis statement, and an explanation about why it’s good.

To accompany the PowerPoint presentation, I’ve included a student activity sheet with a list of all of the examples written in the PPT. (PDF format)

Also included is a lesson plan with details regarding the PowerPoint and activity sheet.

As a bonus, I’ve also included 2 posters listing the 7 essential steps to writing a great thesis. I’ve included an image format and a PDF format for easy printing.

-the first poster measures 70 cm (27.6 inches)
-the second poster, which students can actually read from far away, measures 97 cm (38.2 inches)

You may also be interested in these products as well:
– Grammar Cheat Sheet
– Rubrics: Self-Evaluation Sheets and Teacher Assessment Rubrics
– Essay Evaluation Comments with Drop Down Boxes

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

22 slides, 1 page, 1 poster

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Hanakkuh Hangman”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free hanakkuh on November 18, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 21, 2018)

by Teacher’s Open House

1st – 3rd Grade

This game is played just like Hangman only it is a much gentler version. Students draw an arm, a leg, etc. until a complete person is made…at that point the loser is determined! This is best played by partners.

What does this game teach?

Letter formation, vocabulary, comprehension, letter sounds, and helps with vowel sounds, too! And bet of all, it is fun!! Enjoy this Hanakkuh game!

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I Have, Who has? Game for Teaching Figurative Language and Poetry

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities English Language Arts Flash Cards fun stuff No Prep poetry vocabulary on November 17, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

Product Description

The goal of this game is to help students memorize and understand FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE through the use of games. Playing rather than memorizing is a fun activity that will engage students in a classroom.

Included in this purchase is the MASTER SHEET, which contains the answers, attractive STUDENT CARDS, which you can print and cut out in colour (on card stock and laminate for sustainable use), and A SET OF RULES explaining how the game works.

This package contains 23 cards and 12 extra blank cards in case you have a bigger class.

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

11 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “FREE Christmas Paper Chain Connections”

This entry was posted in 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Christmas LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 17, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 12, 2018)

by Laura Candler

3rd – 6th Grade

In this seasonal literacy activity from Laura Candler, students make connections while reading and write their connections on slips of paper. They link their connections together to form a long paper chain that can be used to decorate a Christmas tree. The Paper Connections activity would work well in a literacy center or as a part of a holiday “reading marathon.” Complete directions are included.

literacy, reading, Christmas activity, Christmas reading lesson, making connections, reading strategies

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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 FEATURED AUTHORS FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS and tagged activities Assessment Bulletin Board Ideas creative writing English Language Arts literature No Prep on November 16, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

Product 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)

It’s teaching made easy!

You may also be interested in the following products:

Thesis Writing Activity with PowerPoint Presentation

Teaching The Essay Package

Essay Evaluation Comments with Drop Down Boxes

Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students

Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation

Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit

Total Pages

31 pages

Answer Key

Included with rubric

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE Inspirational Bookmarks and 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 College FEATURED AUTHORS 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 fun stuff Literacy Center Ideas literature No Prep Reading on November 15, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

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Product Description

Inspirational Bookmarks and Posters

Inspire your students to fall in love with reading with these FREE bookmarks and posters.

Three different designs for posters – all in PDF file and measure a regular page format.

There are four different bookmark styles in various sizes to meet your individual needs. Print on card stock and cut. Also, bookmarks formats are in color as well as black and white.

It’s teaching made easy!

You may also be interested in the following products:

Thesis Writing Activity with PowerPoint Presentation

Teaching The Essay Package
Essay Evaluation Comments with Drop Down Boxes
Lord of the Flies Unit (No prep required)
Hamlet Unit (No prep – Complete Unit)
Death of a Salesman (No prep required)
Frankenstein (No prep – Complete Unit)
Poetry Unit for Senior Students (NO PREP)
Poetry Unit for Intermediate Students
Poetry Unit: The Art of Interpretation
Romeo and Juliet – A No Prep Unit

Total Pages

13 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Christmas Printable Puns from the North–Santa Takes the Pole Position”

This entry was posted in 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Christmas LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 15, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 12, 2018)

by Margaret Whisnant

4th – 8th Grade

PUNS FROM THE NORTH–SANTA TAKES THE POLE POSITION is a giggle-powered collection of riddle puns about Santa and his life at the North Pole. Youngsters will enjoy revving up their punnybones to go searching for each riddle’s pun-filled answer from a choice of four possible responses.

This activity has two parts with twenty items each.

Full answer keys included. Eight pages including the cover and links to other items.

Download and enjoy!

This free download has a companion product:
Deck the Halls with Figurative Language

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Sentences – Grammar Circles for easy and effective grammar

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FEATURED AUTHORS 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 November 14, 2018 by teachingmadeeasy123

Product Description

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

You may also be interested in:
Parts of Speech Grammar Circles (Superhero Themed)

Super Hero Themed Parts of Speech Posters (FREE)

It’s teaching made easy!

Total Pages

27 pages

Answer Key

Included

Teaching Duration

N/A

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “20 Journal Prompts on Task Cards (Free)”

This entry was posted in 10th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on November 14, 2018 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 12, 2018)

by Juggling ELA

5th – 10th Grade

There are 20 journal prompts included here.. Each prompt is on it’s own task card.

Use them for:
✥ Bell Ringers (Do Now Activities)
✥ Students who complete their work early
✥ Extra Credit Writing Assignments
✥ Writing Centers

The task cards are aligned with the common core state standards for grades 5-10 and the standards are listed at the end of the product for your convenience.

This file contains a PDF copy of my 20 Journal Prompts On Task Cards.

I would print them out on stock card paper (colored or white) and laminate them so you can use them year after year.

These free prompts are part of a more extensive set of prompts listed here:
200 Journal Prompts on Task Cards (Aligned with the CCSS)

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