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First Day of School Procedures Game for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Rather than read a long list of classroom rules and procedures, I play this fun game with my students on the first day of school. It completely changes the tone of our first week of school! First I pass out cards to my students and tell them that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games

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Christmas Debates for Middle School ELA - Public Speaking Activity

By UPBEAT ELA

If Christmas is a crazy time of the school year for your students, make that Christmas frenzy work for you with these fun holiday debate topics for middle school!Because public speaking already carries a great deal of stress for many students, these

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Rubrics

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Valentines Day Figurative Language Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Love is in the air, and it’s all over the radio, too! Take advantage of the twitterpation to review figurative language with your secondary students. With this activity, students identify different types of figurative language in various lyrics

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Valentine's Day Activity for Middle School ELA | Paraphrasing Love Songs

By UPBEAT ELA

Love is in the air! But Valentine's Day doesn't have to be a big distraction. In fact, you can use your students' twitterpation to help them learn an important skill--paraphrasing! In this activity, students are divided into groups and given

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8

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Figurative Language in Christmas Movies Game

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun and festive game helps students review figurative language in a way that they will love and remember! During this game, students must match ten classic Christmas-movie quotes to the type of figurative language they exemplify. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities, Games

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Fun ELA Christmas Activities for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

As Christmas approaches, our students' minds are already on winter break. This can make it tricky for us to teach the content we need to cover! Thankfully, these holiday ELA activities fill students' need for Christmas fun and your need to teach

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Activities, Games

$21.00

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First Day of School ELA Activities for Middle School - Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

The first day of school can be intimidating, but over the last few years, it has actually become my favorite day of the school year! Make the first days of school count with fun games and activities that will help you bond with your students and

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Games

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Christmas Activity for Middle School ELA | Letters to Santa

By UPBEAT ELA

The Christmas season can be busy and distracting, but it doesn't have to be a waste of time. This fun activity gives students a chance to analyze author's tone as they read 10 silly letters to Santa in 10 different tones.The tones in these passages

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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Valentine's Day Activity for Middle School ELA | Author's Tone

By UPBEAT ELA

Valentine's Day may have its share of dramatic distractions, but it doesn't have to be a wasted day. This fun activity gives students a chance to analyze author's tone as they read 10 silly Valentine's letters in 10 different tones.The tones in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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First Day of School Interactive Procedures Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Are you hoping to have more student buy-in with your classroom management this school year? This engaging activity involves students in the process of creating procedures for the new school year. How does it work?Print out the 14 procedures posters

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Posters

$2.00

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Valentine's Day Activities for Middle School ELA | Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

On Valentine's Day, students' minds are everywhere except on their schoolwork. Take advantage of their focus on love with these fun, lovey-dovey, ELA activities.Students learn about author's tone as they read 10 love notes written with 10 different

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

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Persuasive Appeals Christmas Activity with Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun project gives middle school students engaging practice with ethos, logos, and pathos as they use these persuasive appeals to sell products in their very own festive holiday commercials.The weeks before Christmas can be a tricky time for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.50

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Christmas Inference Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

If your students struggle to support their opinions with evidence from the books they are reading, this activity can help! Here's how it works:⭐️First, students choose a color for their cookie plates, based on their character's overall personality.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$2.00

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Halloween Pumpkin Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun Halloween activity will engage your middle school students while helping them support their claims with textual evidence! Do your students have a hard time backing up their opinions with actual quotes from the books they are reading? Do

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$3.00

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Christmas Paraphrasing Bundle for Avoiding Plagiarism

By UPBEAT ELA

Those weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be an awkward time to plan for, but these activities are festive AND helpful for engaging students in the important issues of plagiarism and paraphrasing.Students are divided into groups and given

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.7.8, W.8.8

$7.00

$6.30

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Public Speaking Christmas Debate with Assignment Sheet and Rubric

By UPBEAT ELA

This public speaking assignment features a fun holiday debate topic: Is Santa Claus a positive or negative influence on children? Some say he promotes generosity and good behavior; others argue that he promotes greediness and materialism. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Rubrics

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Christmas Sentence Diagramming

By UPBEAT ELA

Help your students embrace the holiday spirit with this Christmas diagramming practice. Students practice diagramming 10 sentences with subject, verb, direct object, predicate nominative/adjective, compound subject, prepositional phrase, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$1.50

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Christmas Character Analysis for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

This holiday activity allows middle school students to practice their inference and textual evidence skills as they imagine what various literary characters would put on their Christmas lists. The days between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$2.00

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Fun ELA Holiday Activities for Middle School | Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Holidays don't have to be a waste of your time. Celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's Day--all while practicing and assessing important ELA standards!These low-prep activities are perfect for those crazy holiday seasons when

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$27.30

$21.84

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Christmas Textual Evidence Activities

By UPBEAT ELA

Are your students distracted by the holiday season? Take advantage of their Christmas spirit with holiday-themed learning! These activities give students valuable practice with textual evidence while letting them dream of Christmas.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

$4.00

$3.20

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