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8th grade english language arts centers for Microsoft PowerPoint
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Daily Morning Meeting Messages Digital Activities [1 YEAR]
Start your day in a consistently positive and engaging way with these daily themed morning meeting whiteboard 5 minute prompts!There is a theme for each day of the week: • "Motivational Mondays" to start the week with a positive quote / thought / discussion. This quote is the same as the ones in the Afternoon Meeting set for continuity and deeper impact, but the prompts are different to allow for reflection on their day.• "True or False Tuesdays" to start the day with a bit of fun and engaging t
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Also included in: Daily Morning Meeting PowerPoint + Journal BUNDLE [1 YEAR]
Author's Purpose and Author's Point of View Practice Worksheets and Test
Determining the author's purpose and point of view can be challenging for middle school ELA students. This resource provides helpful worksheets that will help your students learn how to figure out the author's purpose and how to determine the author's perspective.When looking for author's purpose activities, I found that the usual method of using PIE just wasn't enough. So this resource starts with PIE: persuade, inform, and entertain, but then goes into many other reasons authors have for writi
Grades:
6th - 8th
Nonfiction Central Idea PowerPoint, Notes, Worksheets, Test PRINT & DIGITAL
Finding the main/central idea of nonfiction paragraphs and passages will be easy once your students know exactly what to look for! These resources will also help your students find supporting details and write using text evidence. Students will then complete the collaborative and independent practice and the final assessment.The PowerPoint corresponds with the guided notes that come in Cornell AND folding versions. BOTH are engaging and require interaction!* This now includes links to Google Dri
Grades:
6th - 8th
Point of View Slideshow, Guided Notes, Practice, Test PRINT & DIGITAL
This Point of View Teach, Practice, Test resource couldn't be easier to use, as it now includes PRINT & DIGITAL versions. Just click, copy, and assign!It is an engaging, interactive, step-by-step way to teach the five types of point of view: first person, second person, third person limited, third person omniscient, and third person objective.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~strong>***Save 25%! This product is now part of an amazing, money-saving bundle:Literary Elements: Teach, Practice, Te
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5th - 9th
Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Media Bias News Articles - Fake News & Media Literacy Analysis Activity Vol. 1
Practice detecting media biases in the news and get your students to decipher the complexities of the media landscape with this set of 15 custom-written fake news articles designed to delve deep into the world of Fake News and Media Bias. Each fake news article is meticulously written with heavy bias to showcase the various kinds in media, including Mudslinging, Slant, Spin, Sensationalism, Opinion Statements, Jumping to Conclusions, Mind Reading, and Unsubstantiated Claims. You'll love how thes
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Small Group Rotations - PowerPoints with Timers: BOHO Theme
This product includes PowerPoints to help make your small group rotations smooth. It comes with multiple timers as well as an option for a clean up slide. **This product is also available in the "Small Group Rotations Growing Bundle".**Included in this packet: •4 PowerPoints with Timers •1 Simple PowerPoint with optional timers of 5, 10, 15, 20 timers•1 Automatic PowerPoint with a 15 Minute Timer and a 1 Minute Cleanup Slide•1 Automatic PowerPoint with a 20 Minute Timer and a 1 Minute Cleanup Sl
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K - 8th
Also included in: Growing Bundle: Small Group Rotations PowerPoint with Timer
Daily Bell Work/Bell Ringers - Fun Stuff, Writing Prompts, Growth Mindset
This PowerPoint includes 40 WEEKS of DAILY writing prompts and fun stuff for students to work on INDEPENDENTLY! This will last you the entire school year!You choose what works for your class - you can do this work to start your day or to re-focus after recess, lunch or gym!Each week is split up into 5 different daily activities:Mindful Mondays (focusing on fostering the growth mindset and gratitude)Tell Me a Story Tuesday (students work on writing and generating ideas through picture and writing
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Daily Bell Work and Warm Ups for Math and Language
Introduction to Poetry Learning Stations: What is Poetry? - for any Poetry Unit
Instead of delivering a PowerPoint lecture on the definition of poetry, immerse your students in poems about poetry with these interactive learning stations designed to engage through inquiry-based learning. Students will read various poems by a variety of authors, contemplating the definition of poetry, how to read poetry, and what it means to write poetry. By the end of this lesson, they will be able to answer the question of "What is poetry?" in their own unique (and hopefully poetic) way!Eac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Aca-Scuse Me? Teaching Theme vs. Main Idea With Music and Lyrics
This assignment is PITCH PERFECT for teaching theme to students grades 4 through 8!***UPDATED 9/8/18 TO INCLUDE:***PRE/POST TEST ANSWER KEYSCONCEPT HANDOUT FOR STUDENTSANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE 5 SONGSIf you are like me back during my first year of teaching 5th, I struggled to teach main idea and theme. This assignment makes the task more fun. Resource is designed to help your students analyze 5 popular songs for themes. Included in this 21 page bundle:-5 hugely popular song lyric pages for
Grades:
4th - 8th
Narrative Writing PowerPoint Notes Personal, Fictional, Biographical
Teaching narrative writing just got a whole lot easier! This resource is perfect for middle school ELA classes. It includes a beautiful 77 slide PowerPoint presentation and guided notes that also serve to help kids learn note-taking skills. Students will learn the following:Narrative TerminologyPlot-line & Point of ViewTypes of ConflictNarrative TypesTips for WritingComplete Personal Narrative Mentor TextBiographical & Fictional Introduction Examples Personal, Narrative, and Fictional St
Grades:
6th - 8th
Grammar Fails! Daily Grammar Warm-Ups
A compilation of grammar gone wrong! These quick warm ups have students analyze a picture, looking for a grammar error. Students are then asked to identify the problem, explain the problem, and fix the problem. Thirty-five pictures in all.
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4th - 12th
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Daily Idiom Joke of the Day Morning Meeting [1 YEAR]
Start your day in a consistently positive and engaging way with this digital resource of 5 minute daily idiom jokes of the day, ideal for distance learning, morning meeting, ELA and building classroom community.There is a humor theme for each day of the week: • "Merry Mondays" • "Tickled-Pink Tuesdays"• "Witty Wednesdays" • "Thigh-Slapping Thursdays"• "Funny Fridays" Resource includes:• 200 idiom jokes in total• In PowerPoint form ready to use as is, or convert into Google Slides if preferred• E
Grades:
4th - 11th
Poetry Learning Stations for ANY Poem: Analysis Activity for any Poetry Unit
Struggling to teach poetry? Looking for ways to engage and challenge your students? Need a versatile resource that you can use for ANY poem? Look no further, because these poetry analysis learning stations are here to save your day! This resource is a great thing to have in your poetry toolbox, and it's perfect for that poem that you just can't seem to figure out how to teach.When you purchase this product, you will receive an EDITABLE 7-slide PowerPoint resource, as well as TWO DIGITAL VERSIONS
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Author's Purpose and Author's Point of View PowerPoint and Notes
Determining the author's purpose and point of view can be challenging for middle school ELA students. This resource follows an effective step-by-step process that will help your students learn to figure out the author's purpose and the author's perspective.⭐If you would like the PowerPoint, notes, AND the worksheets and editable test, please check out this resource:• AUTHOR'S PURPOSE AND POINT OF VIEW POWERPOINT, NOTES, TEACH, PRACTICE, TESTWhen looking for author's purpose activities, I found t
Grades:
6th - 8th
Parallelism Grammar Sorting Game, Printable and Digital
Grammar review doesn't have to be boring and monotonous! Get kids up and moving with this print and go, classroom-tested interactive game for reviewing parallelism that comes in printable task card format and an interactive digital format.Student Experience: Students will learn with movement as they review parallelism. Give students one or more cards, and they will identify if the sentence on the card uses parallel structure or not. I've now included a digital version of the activity that studen
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Entire YEAR of FUN Writing Warm-Ups: 20% OFF!!!
Do you need some fresh bell-ringers for your classroom??Your students will be EAGER to get started each day with these FUN warm-ups that promote WRITING and CREATIVITY!! And YOU will have one less item on your to-do list, freeing up your time to work on everything else.I've spent MONTHS perfecting this DISCOUNTED bundled item, ensuring it has the most RELEVENT and ENGAGING activities for our students (yes, my students will be using this too). Each day of the week is themed:~Movie Clip Monday~T
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Nonfiction Central Idea PowerPoint, Notes, & Writing
Finding the central idea of nonfiction paragraphs and passages will be easy once your students know what to look for! These resources will also help your students find supporting details and write using text evidence.
The PowerPoint corresponds with the guided notes that come in Cornell AND folding versions. BOTH are interactive!
The central idea slide presentation includes 38 animated slides. The pdf file includes folding notes, Cornell notes, AND exit slips for formative assessments. Student
Grades:
6th - 8th
Informational Text Learning Stations for ANY Non-Fiction Text: Distance Learning
Hit the informational text standards AND engage your students with these learning stations that work with ANY non-fiction text. Pair these stations with any essay, article, speech, etc. This resource works with informative and argumentative texts. It is editable so that you can tailor it to meet your students' needs. These stations are perfect for ELA test prep!When you purchase this product, you will receive the following in the form of an editable 9-slide PowerPoint file, as well as two DIGITA
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction to Literary Genres PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation introduces students to all of the different literary genres that they will encounter in a typical Language Arts class throughout the year. With colorful backgrounds and coordinating clip-art, each slide explains typical characteristics of each type of genre and gives examples of stories or books that middle school students are already familiar with. Presentation is read-only.▶ What you get: ◀1 PowerPoint presentation - 26 slides (you will need to change the font to m
Grades:
4th - 8th
Daily 5 Groups Rotation PowerPoint - Gray Chevron
Use this PowerPoint to record your students' Daily 5 and Daily 3 Math choices quickly. It has a 15 min. timer (editable) that will automatically change the slide for the next rotation. Quick and easy! Change out the student names or change the group names if you use something other than Daily 5 for groups! Change it up for any small groups you need!
**Fonts used** (free downloads) KG Strawberry Limeade, KG Why You Gotta Be So Mean, KG Always a Good Time
These fonts will make the most of your d
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Grades:
K - 12th
HUGE Growing Bundle of High Interest Low Level Reading Comprehension Activities
500 + Growing high interest - low level reading comprehension passages for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards English Language Arts. All non-fiction / informational Text. There will be 20-30 new reading passages added several times per year. This bundle is growing. You pay one price and have access in perpetuity. The price of the bundle will go up as I add more sets.Reading Levels: Set 6 and Set
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
BANK ROBBERY MYSTERY - WHODUNNIT - IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING
ABOUT THE GAMEThis is a simplistic and controlled whodunnit mystery. Union Bank was robbed and now students need to look at evidence and interviews and decide who is guilty.Almost every single thing in this file is editable. Sp you can adjust the language/cultural references as necessary. The lesson also works great as a debate class, as at each step you can have students discuss who they think is guilty and why. However, this is also great for any other language skill you might like to practice
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NARRATIVE WRITING: ELEMENTS OF A PLOT
NARRATIVE WRITING: ELEMENTS OF A PLOT
This resource is included in the writing bundles:
♦NARRATIVE WRITING BUNDLE
♦MEGA WRITING BUNDLE: OPINION-NARRATIVE-INFORMATIONAL
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Scaffold the writing of the parts of a narrative that include the elements of a plot (exposition, inciting incident, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution) with this comprehensive pack comprising of 40 editable Power Point presentation
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3rd - 8th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
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