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8th grade ELA test prep activities
Differentiated Fun ELA Activities : Color by Number Figurative Language & more
These color by number puzzles are a great way to differentiate and reinforce ELA skills: Parts of Speech, Point of View, Literary Terms, Figurative Language, and Sentence Types. These fun activities can be used as review stations, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plans. Each skill comes with two puzzles—one original puzzle and one challenge puzzle. The original puzzle has 45 spaces to color and fewer questions. The challenge puzzle has 65 spaces to color and more questions, as well as m
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5th - 8th
Also included in: ELA Color by Number Activities Bundle | Figurative Language & more!
Figurative Language Sorting Activity Worksheet Alternative 100 Card Sort Game
Need figurative language activities? Use this fun and interactive sorting task card game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 100 task cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration. Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.You will want to use this student-centered
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5th - 12th
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Punctuation Capitalization Writing Activity 20 Point Challenge Worksheets
Punctuation Capitalization Writing Activity 20 Point Challenge WorksheetsThis set of ten 20 Point Challenge worksheets is a great way to get students to really focus on capitalization and punctuation skills (periods, question marks, and exclamation marks).It is a mastery learning writing activity that I use in my 4th grade classroom. The students earn one point for each totally correct sentence (capital letters and punctuation). I keep track of their totals on the grid worksheet that is included
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2nd - 8th
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ELA Test Prep STATIONS for ELA Test Practice - Print & Digital
Test Prep means active learning with these EIGHT stations that will have your students practicing all those reading comprehension and analysis skills they need for success on ELA state tests. Now includes a digital version! These stations provide specific standards-based practice, engaging students in discussion, close reading, and deep thinking. Students enjoy group work and movement!Detailed task cards and creative student handouts make the activities both challenging and fun! Clear and specif
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6th - 8th
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ELA REVIEW & TEST PREP DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM - Reading Comprehension
Standards-driven content on Reading Comprehension, Figurative Language, Point of View, Text Structure, Main Idea, & Critical Thinking! This interactive and engaging digital escape room is a great way to review throughout the year as well as to prepare students for state testing! It's also ZERO PREP and self-checking for students!All you have to do is share the link, and students are on their way! Take a look at the video preview for a quick glimpse of how this escape room works.**Click HERE
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Test Prep Reading Comprehension - Review Escape Room Bundle
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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How to Study for a Test - Doodle Notes - Study Skills Sketchnotes
We tell our students to study for tests all the time, but often we forget to teach them HOW to actually study for exams! That’s where this Study Skills resource comes in. It’s designed to give students practical tips and tricks for studying for tests in ELA or any class! With this resource students will complete fun doodle notes (or sketch notes) and then rotate through fun learning stations.This Study Skills resource is designed to help students develop skills for studying for tests. First,
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5th - 8th
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ELA Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room Activity
Make test-prep fun! Help prepare your students for high-stakes standardized tests with this ELA Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room Activity.This download includes teacher directions, student directions, and all of the printable resources necessary to hold an escape activity in your classroom. There are two different nonfiction passages included in this resource: one is used during the escape room and the other is for after the escape room as a follow-up activity.BEFORE THE ESCAPEGive stude
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: ELA Test Prep Escape Room Bundle
7th & 8th Grade ELA Worksheets. 156 Grammar Lessons & Reviews. 362 PAGES. BUNDLE
✶ This 7th and 8th grade ELA MEGA BUNDLE contains 156 grammar worksheets and Lessons; spread throughout 362 pages, with full answer keys about all the main topics in ELA; Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Phrases, Clauses, Usages and Mechanics, Capitalization, and Punctuation. This resource is also great for 9th graders as a grammar refresher!✶ There is also a ❤ Bonus PACKET ❤ that includes 16 EXTENSIVE GRAMMAR PRACTICE / REVIEWS ( ONLY EXCLUSIVE FOR THIS BUNDLE) ✶*** CLICK HERE for a FULLY E
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6th - 9th
Citing Text Evidence Digital ESCAPE ROOM! Virtual Field Trip Game & ELA Review
In this interactive and engaging citing text evidence review game, students will review and practice citing evidence while they attempt to escape the jungle! This immersive and engaging escape room will have your students citing text evidence like champions and begging for future escape games! This activity requires ZERO preparation** just share the link with your students, and they are on their adventure!**Please make sure your school does not block Google Sites or Forms. Some buyers may ne
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5th - 9th
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Text Structure Task Cards and Activity Bundle Color by Number + Scavenger Hunt
Combine these three fun text structure activities and save! With this download, you will have the Text Structure Scavenger Hunt, Text Structure Color by Number and Text Structure Sort: 50 Card Sorting Game. A total of 66 text structure passages will give students lots of practice. Students will have fun coloring and sorting, they will forget they are learning. Please note: passages repeat between the scavenger hunt and sorting game. However, I believe the repeated exposure is valuable, and will
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4th - 8th
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Writing Responses with Text-Based Evidence - Doodle Notes & 5 Learning Stations
When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a response that analyzes the evidence they have selected. This can be a daunting task! However, this fun and engaging Doodle and Do resource is here to help! It includes fun sketch notes or doodle note
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5th - 8th
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Sentence Structure Bundle - Simple, Compound, Complex, & Compound-Complex Types
This creative, scaffolded sentence structure unit engages students and breaks down challenging concepts into bite-sized pieces. In these sentence types lessons, students will learn how to craft simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences through visual, brain-based approaches.If you want your students to understand the four basic types of sentences, this unit is what you need. It takes a scaffolded approach to learning sentence structure by starting with basic skills and working up
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7th - 10th
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Parts of Speech Worksheets & Review. Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs. Gr 7 - 8
✶ PARTS OF SPEECH for 7th & 8th grade ELA resource contains 40 Grammar Lessons; spread throughout 87 pages, with full answer keys about NOUNS, VERBS, PRONOUNS, ADVERBS, ADJECTIVES, PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, and INTERJECTIONS. It is ideal to explain, practice, and review the main skills of each topic with your students. *** Click here for a FULLY EDITABLE Google Document version of this resource ***✶ This resource is written in a simple and plain language; which makes it easier to get under
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6th - 8th
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Root Words Prefixes and Suffixes Activities for Middle School and Elementary
Make implementing daily or weekly Greek root words, Latin root words, and common prefixes and suffixes an easy activity or warm-up in your upper elementary and middle school ELA classrooms easy, engaging, and effective. This resource includes 36 weeks of no-prep, no-print, and digital root words and affixes activities, bell ringers, or worksheets. These root word activities were designed to be stress-free, print-free, and prep-free so students can be 100% independent and get to work right away w
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4th - 8th
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ELA Activities & Skills Games: Figurative Language, Conflict, Irony, Lit Terms
Use these ELA activities including task cards and sorting games to review and reinforce types of conflict, figurative language, rhetorical appeals (ethos/logos/pathos), types of irony and literary terms. These cards have examples taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will love the hands-on nature of these tasks, which are adaptable and easy to differentiate.You will want to use these student-centered activities for years to come! Included: 100 cards with figurative langu
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5th - 10th
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Inferences MURDER MYSTERY!!! The Case of Mr. Crane
A "WHODUNIT" OF INFERENCES!! The second in a series!!! An engaging and fun way to infer!
Students work as a whole class to read 24 mystery clues to solve a murder. Along the way they make inferences and record them on the Murder Mystery sheet. Each set of clues add new suspicions that keep students focused, motivated, and most off all constantly inferring!!
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Happy Murder Mystery Solving!!!!
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3rd - 9th
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Harlem Renaissance Activities: Poetry Lesson Plans, Black History, Art, Projects
The Harlem Renaissance is one of the richest periods in our canon, and this activity pack will help you study, honor, and celebrate Black authors of the Harlem Renaissance.This unit editable and adaptable to fit your needs, so whether you only have one day or two weeks to teach The Harlem Renaissance, you will have everything you need to create an engaging and meaningful unit study!You will get:⭐2 Harlem Renaissance introduction activity options ⭐3 Harlem Renaissance activities or projects to us
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8th - 11th
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Greek & Latin Roots Practice for High School, Prefix, Suffix, Roots Worksheets
Reinforce students’ understanding of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes with these five worksheets that build on students’ current word knowledge and develop creative, flexible thinking. Each worksheet presents common roots and affixes (prefixes/suffixes) that are part of hundreds of English words. Once students know these word parts, they’ll be able to decode more of the higher-level vocabulary they encounter in challenging texts and standardized tests, such as the S.A.T. and A.C.T.N
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8th - 11th
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Fragments, Run-Ons, and Complete Sentences Unit: Scaffolded Grammar Lessons
Looking for a way to stop fragments and run-ons once and for all? Engage students in grammar lessons that stick with this scaffolded complete sentences unit! Students progress from complete sentences to fragments to run ons and even venture into other common sentence errors, like choppy and stringy sentences. Each step of this unit is complete with direct instruction, formative assessment opportunities, and a variety of practice activities. The unit concludes with a simple assessment.FRAGMENTS A
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Grammar Lessons and Activities Bundle for Middle and High School
Test Prep Reading Comprehension - Review Escape Room Bundle
Make test prep fun while also ensuring your students are getting a thorough review before the big test! This standards-driven reading comprehension & ELA test prep digital escape room bundle does just that! It's also ZERO PREP and self-checking for students!Save 20% by purchasing this in the Reading Comprehension Test Prep Digital Escape Bundle!From reading comprehension and critical thinking to vocabulary, figurative language, text structure, and more... this escape bundle has it all! All y
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5th - 8th
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Verbals Unit Bundle: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Lessons & Activities
Looking for a way to make the confusing concept of verbals transparent for students? This is a HUGE bundle of verbal goodies. It contains accurate, clear, and appealing documents to help teachers make a somewhat challenging grammatical concept accessible for students. The resources are scaffolded to reduce frustration and increase confidence.Within this zip file, you will receive the following documents for each topic:- Presentations, which are partially editable PPTs, for each grammar concept,
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7th - 10th
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ELA Assessment - Exam w/Test Review MINI-BOOK - w/Digital Test- Standards Based
This 50-question Multiple Choice ELA Test comes with a 7-page Mini-Book so that students can review and practice Literary Terms and standards-based concepts! The exam is now included in Google Forms version for digital use. Great as a final exam or to prepare for state testing. As we approached state testing time, I designed this product as a tool to “regroup” my students around the topics and skills we'd worked with. Teachers can assess their students’ knowledge and students can self-assess to
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6th - 8th
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Context Clues Worksheets for Middle School High School Printable and Digital
Using context clues, Students learn new words with these digital or print worksheets. Practice context clues to increase vocabulary! Several different context clues activities for students to do fir a great review or quick substitute work. Students define context clues, determine meanings of words in context, and write sentences using context clues. Answer key included. Has context clues text signals reference sheets and reading passages with context clues are engaging worksheets for test prep.
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7th - 10th
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