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Connotation and Denotation Activities for Middle School Connotation Worksheets

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Make teaching the difference between connotation and denotation straightforward and easy for middle school students, in printable worksheet format or digital. This scaffolded lesson includes an introduction to connotation and denotation, activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, CCRA.R.4

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Citing Textual Evidence Practice Growth Mindset Activities for Middle School

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Are you looking for ways to practice citing textual evidence while teaching your stidents about growth mindset? These growth mindset activities for middle school, focusing on reading comprehension, citing text evidence and writing with evidence will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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End of Year Activities for Middle School Color By Number Grammar Practice

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In need of a low prep end of the year activity for your middle school ELA students? This set of grammar practice color by numbers contains three coloring pages to help your students practice middle school grammar topics like punctuation,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, End of Year

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

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The Sniper Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension, Citing Text Evidence Practice

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Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty? This ready to print short story unit gives you everything you need to teach "The Sniper" and will give your students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.8.1, W.9-10.1, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4

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Christmas Activities for Middle School Color By Number Grammar Practice

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Need a low prep Christmas activity to review grammar in your middle school class? These Christmas/holiday color by number grammar practice pages will let your students have rigorous holiday fun. This color by number activity will help your students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

L.6.1, L.7.1, L.8.1

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All Summer In A Day Cite Textual Evidence Middle School ELA

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It can be challenging to practice citing textual evidence while ensuring your middle school students are also mastering reading comprehension. This lesson, on Ray Bradbury's short story "All Summer in a Day" contains everything you need to help your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, CCRA.R.1

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124

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All Summer In A Day Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension Citing Text Evidence

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "All Summer In a Day" by Ray Bradbury? This ready to print short story unit gives your students plenty of practice in reading comprehension, citing textual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.4, W.6.1, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.W.1

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ELA Test Prep Game for 6th Grade | Middle School ELA Test Prep Game | Bingo Game

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Need a fun and easy way to help your students prep for Middle School ELA state tests? This resource is a bingo game designed to help students become familiar with the academic vocabulary and literary terms they will see again and again in the 6th

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

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Winter Activities for Middle School ELA Color by Number Grammar Practice

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Looking for a fun and easy way to help your middle school students review grammar and editing sentences? These winter themed color by number grammar practice pages will give your students a rigorous but fun way to practice middle school grammar

Subjects:

Grammar, Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Short Story Units for Middle School Reading Comprehension, Analysis and Writing

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Get scaffolded resources to help your middle school students dive deep into your short story unit. With this set of lessons for 11 short stories, you'll be able to cover reading comprehension, citing textual evdience and literary analysis in depth

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.1

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Halloween Activities for Middle School ELA Color By Number Grammar Practice

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Looking for an engaging Halloween grammar activity for middle school ELA? This set of color by number pages includes 3 coloring pages for reviewing grammar skills like independent and dependent clauses, subject/verb agreement and verb voice. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Halloween

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

L.6.1, L.7.1, L.8.1

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Grammar Practice for Middle School Color by Number Editing Sentences Comma Use

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Get color by number grammar practice for middle school for every season. These ready to print color by numbers will let your students have fun while still getting rigorous grammar, language and editing practice. There are over 20 color by numbers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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The School Play Gary Soto Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension Cite Evidence

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "The School Play" by Gary Soto? This ready to print short story unit gives you everything you need to teach "The School Play" and will give your students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3

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Teacher Appreciation Activities for Middle School Letter to a Teacher

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Looking for a meaningful end of year or teacher appreciation week activity for your middle school students? This resource contains everythign you need to help your middle school students write a letter to a teacher during teacher appreciation week.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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Edgar Allan Poe Biography Stations Reading Comprehension and Objective Summary

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The Life of Edgar Allan Poe: Editable Reading and Writing Stations This resource is a complete set of student materials designed to introduce students to the life of Edgar Allan Poe and to practice objective summary. In this lesson, students learn

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2

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Marigolds Cite Textual Evidence Task Cards

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Eugenia W. Collier's "Marigolds": Task Cards for Citing Textual Evidence This resource is a set of 20 task cards designed to help students practice citing evidence to support conclusions from the text, based on Eugenia Collier’s short story

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1, CCRA.R.1

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Valentine's Day Activities Middle School Color By Number Language and Grammar

By Sara Nelson Teaching

These Valentine's Day color by number grammar practice pages will give your students a rigorous holiday fun color by number activity for practicing editing sentences, root words related to Valentine's Day and other middle school grammar concepts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Valentine's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

L.5.4b, L.6.4b, L.7.1, L.7.4b, L.8.1, L.8.4b

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End of Year Activities for Middle School Letter to a 6th Grader

By Sara Nelson Teaching

End of Year Activities: Middle SchoolWrite a letter to an incoming 6th GraderThis resource contains a complete set of student materials and a rubric for a meaningful end of year activity for middle school students: writing a letter of advice to an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$2.50

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Oranges by Gary Soto Poetry Analysis and Writing

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Analyze a Poem: OrangesThis resource is a complete set of student materials for analyzing Gary Soto’s poem “Oranges.” The lesson plan guides students through 3 readings of the poem, each requiring more complex poetry analysis, culminating in a final

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4

$3.00

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Types of Writing Lesson Plan and Practice | Writing Test Prep Middle School ELA

By Sara Nelson Teaching

Do your students need practice breaking down state test writing prompts? These types of writing practice questions will help your students understand the differences between narrative, expository, and argumentative prompts. This easy to prep lesson

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

. I've been a classroom teacher for 14 years and have taught middle school ELA and Reading Intervention, as well as high school social studies.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Ask my students or my colleagues and they'll both tell you I expect a lot of my middle schoolers. My classes are heavy on complex text, heavy on student discussion, heavy on contemporary issues,heavy on evidence-based argumentative writing, and my students leave me better readers, writers and critical thinkers because of that. I'm not big on songs, chants, clip art or power point. We just dig into text early and often.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My students regularly grow more than two years in reading in one school year with me, whether they are on the high end of their class or the low end.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Geography from Macalester College MAT in Secondary Ed from University of Memphis Wilson Reading Certification

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love cats, coffee, travel, cooking and mid-century modern furniture.