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Avoiding Plagiarism Paraphrasing Activity with Movie Quotes

By UPBEAT ELA

With the ease of copy-and-paste functions, teachers must be extra vigilant to teach students the art of effective paraphrasing. This fun activity gives teachers the perfect chance to do help their students avoid plagiarism for good. Students are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8

$3.75

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Public Speaking Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Public speaking can intimidate many students, but teenagers can learn to love this “scary” subject with fun games, relevant assignments, and creative instruction. This money-saving bundle takes the fear out of public speaking with hilarious but

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Oral Communication

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Games

CCSS:

SL.7.4, SL.7.6, SL.8.4, SL.8.6

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Canterbury Tales Speed Dating Review Activity

By UPBEAT ELA

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Prologue has so many characters to remember that students can sometimes feel overwhelmed. This activity eliminates the stress and adds an element of fun instead. Students pair up for three-minute dates with another class

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Printables

$3.25

174

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Symbolism Matching Game for Traditional Symbols in Literature

By UPBEAT ELA

In this fun symbolism game, middle school students race to match common literary symbols with their traditional meanings.Symbols have appeared throughout literature for thousands of years. Students will understand classic literature (and modern

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.25

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Journalism Leads Game

By UPBEAT ELA

Journalism and its unique writing style can seem daunting for students accustomed to academic essays. News articles can prove especially challenging, as reporters must pack many facts into a few short sentences. This fun and hilarious game gives

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Logical Fallacies Lesson and Activity

By UPBEAT ELA

Teenagers love to argue, and that's not necessarily a bad thing! As teachers, it is our responsibility to teach our students how to argue -- and how to recognize faulty logic in the arguments of others.In this lesson, students learn 7 types of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Rubrics

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Public Speaking Activity | Impromptu How-to

By UPBEAT ELA

This impromptu how-to activity gives students a chance to hone their public speaking skills with both silly and serious how-to topics, such as how to give an excellent handshake, or even how to best eat string cheese! My students and I shared lots

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Oral Communication

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.75

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Author's Tone Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Students need to learn the important skill of analyzing texts to determine the author's tone, but terms like author's tone can sound intimidating to students at first. This fun game gives them the opportunity to act out a variety of literary tones

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4

$3.75

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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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Rubrics

$3.00

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Journalism Leads Worksheets for Teaching the 5 W's

By UPBEAT ELA

This journalism lead packet gives students valuable practice writing leads for news stories with the 5 W's - who, what, when, where, and why. Journalistic writing is wildly different from most academic writing, and students who are used to writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

$2.00

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Anti Plagiarism Paraphrasing Activity with Song Lyrics

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun and engaging activity gives students valuable practice with paraphrasing as they rate effective (and truly horrible) paraphrases of popular songs. With the ease of copy-and-paste functions, teachers must be extra vigilant to teach students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8

$3.97

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Personal Narrative Public Speaking Unit with Random Acts of Kindness

By UPBEAT ELA

This unit includes everything you need to execute a successful personal narrative speech in your classroom. After several years of teaching this unit to secondary students, I have found it to be one of my favorites! Students must first stretch

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Oral Communication

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.8.4, SL.9-10.6

$7.50

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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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (2.14 MB)

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Journalism Lead Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Journalistic writing can come as a shock to students who are used to writing essays or research papers. These activities help students transition to writing effective news leads with the 5W's (and students have a ton of fun in the process!).

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$6.50

$5.85

Bundle

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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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.6.8, W.7.8, W.8.8

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (0.77 MB)

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Art Therapy Activities for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Many of our students struggle with stress, anxiety, and depression, but most will never seek counseling from a licensed therapist. As teachers, we MUST give our students the opportunity to connect with their emotions and practice mindfulness in our

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3

$7.50

$6.75

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Monthly Book Challenge Bundle for Middle and High School Independent Reading

By UPBEAT ELA

Are you looking for a way to inspire your students to read a greater variety of books? These fun, monthly book challenges encourage students to read books outside of their comfort zones! Each month features four categories for students to explore.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Posters

$15.50

$12.40

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Fake News Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Students are bombarded with information every day, but many do not know how to sift through these messages to find true, evidence-based information that they can trust. This matching game gives students the opportunity to review the following

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.7.8, RI.8.8, RI.9-10.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.91 MB)

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Imagery in Autumn Poetry Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Autumn provides the perfect inspiration for poetic imagery, and this activity prompts students to use these vivid sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells in their own imagery-rich poetry. Students listen to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken,"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (1.11 MB)

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Logical Fallacies Posters with Examples

By UPBEAT ELA

These twelve (12) eye-catching posters define common logical fallacies in an easy-to-understand manner and include sports-related examples with athletic illustrations that catch students’ attention. This set is helpful for visual learners who may

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.94 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love bringing learning to life with games, projects, and out-of-the-box essay prompts!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with teaching certification for grades 7-12.

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I am a teacher, an author, a wife, and a mother by both birth and adoption. My family lives on a tiny Florida hobby farm with two dogs, six cats, two sheep, four ducks, a handful of hens and roosters, and one miniature zebu.