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A Finish the Story Narrative Writing Lesson- "The Note"

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Practice adding a conclusion to a text you have read with a Finish the Story Lesson. This Finish the Story lesson is built around a note that was dropped on the classroom floor. By reading the dropped note, students meet Brad and Lisa, two students

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Lesson

CCSS:

W.5.3e, W.6.3e, W.7.3e

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30 Text Evidence Sentence Starter Cards

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If you're teaching students to cite text evidence when writing constructed responses, you need this set of 30 sentence starter cards. There are thirty, so each student in your class will have a different sentence starter to use for practice. The

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Games, Task Cards

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Steal Away Home Guided Reading

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Are you teaching Steal Away Home by Lois Ruby? This is a chapter by chapter plan for reading the novel. This resource walks students through each chapter as they listen and read the text. You'll use the power of cliff-hanger endings and motivating

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English Language Arts

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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"If" by Rudyard Kipling- A Teach- Aloud Resource

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Don't you ever wish you could hear someone else present a lesson on something you are teaching? Me too! That's why I created the Teach- Aloud. Just like you may 'think aloud" when you are teaching students to approach a text, I included the things I

Subjects:

Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.5

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Constructed Response Court- A Reader's Theater

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This Reader's Theater takes students into Constructed Response Court where a Student Writer is on trial for failing to cite evidence in his answer to a question based on a close reading. Witnesses are called to the stand to testify about the need

Subjects:

Writing, Close Reading

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Scripts, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.L.1

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Text Structure: Teach and Practice

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Engage your students with this text structure teach and practice resource! Begin with "Wheel of Structure," a Reader's Theater script modeled after the famous game show. Next, take students through the slides presentation as they fill in the blanks

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Games, Scripts

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Get Testfit!: A Reader's Theater About Building Stamina

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Do your students need to build reading and writing stamina? Do they get distracted when reading or waste time when writing? If you answered yes, this reader's theater is for you! Start with the Stamina Survey to begin the conversation about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Scripts

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Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond- Rich Read Aloud

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There is so much to learn by reading Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond-science, geography, music and more! This resource was created specifically for this book, so each page enriches the

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English Language Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.6

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Change Your Mindset: A Reader's Theater on Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

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This Reader's Theater script is a great way to help students understand how to change your thoughts from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Students will read aloud in a fun, interactive way as they learn how thoughts control actions, how to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Scripts

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Grammar Rock Guided Notes

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If you use the Grammar Rock videos from the Schoolhouse Rock series to introduce or review the eight parts of speech, then you need this handout for guided notes! Taking notes on this handout helps students focus during the viewing of the videos and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

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Building a Response: A Reader's Theater About Planning an Extended Response

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Use this Reader's Theater as an engaging way to prepare students to write an extended response on your state's assessment. This script features Bob, a builder with a lot to say about the importance of planning an extended response. This resource

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ELA Test Prep, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Scripts

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Verbs:The Next Level

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Students recognize action verbs, but they often don't recognize linking verbs and helping verbs. Use this presentation and note-taking guide to introduce or review these often overlooked verbs.This product includes:Fill-in-the blank note-taking

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts

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Meet the Test: GA Milestones Reader's Theater

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Georgia students have a new test. Use this Reader's Theater to get your students talking about the new GA Milestones test format.

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Test Preparation

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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FREE

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GA Milestones Online Testing Tools Reader's Theater

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Georgia teachers- grab this Reader's Theater freebie that will help your students understand the tools available for online testing and motivate them to use the tools they are given! There are short reading parts for 24 readers, so everyone can get

Subjects:

Test Preparation

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Scripts

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GA Milestones Game Plan

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This is a fill in the blank reproducible to encourage students to devise a strategy for the Milestones Assessment. There are two to a page to save paper!

Subjects:

Test Preparation

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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FREE

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Grammar, Specialty, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Close Reading