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Allusion Activity with Mythology and Pop Culture

By UPBEAT ELA

Allusion is a powerful device, but students can easily miss it if they aren't familiar with how it is used. This fun activity gives them practice identifying both mythology-based and pop-culture-oriented allusions as they blend the two in a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.00

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Author's Tone Game for Middle School ELA

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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

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Bellwork for Middle School ELA + SEL - Full Semester

By UPBEAT ELA

This full semester of bell ringers blend middle-school ELA standards with social-emotional learning in order to support your students' mental health and academic growth at the same time.Have you ever felt guilty for taking time away from your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$19.00

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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

$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

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Worksheets, Handouts

$2.00

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Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Students’ writing springs to life when they learn to use descriptive techniques effectively. This descriptive writing bundle includes games, activities, projects, and assignments that will help your students practice these writing skills. These

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Games

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End of the Year Symbolism Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Looking for a way to celebrate the end of the year without giving up on class content? This activity is the perfect blend of school year closure and content review!First, students are prompted to choose objects that symbolize the challenges,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Themes in Literature Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

This engaging game gives middle school students valuable -- and fun -- practice with finding universal themes in literature. First, the class reads a poem together, and the teacher reminds the students that a universal theme is a repeated concept

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Games

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2

$2.00

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Discussion Stems Posters

By UPBEAT ELA

Most of my students love the chance to speak up in class, but a few of my introverted kids feel nervous about jumping into a conversation without knowing how to begin. These posters remind these students of productive, effective ways to join a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Classroom Community

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

SL.6.1, SL.6.1c, SL.7.1, SL.7.1c, SL.8.1, SL.8.1c

$3.00

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Research Writing Game and Activity for Evaluating Claims and Evidence

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students struggle to support their claims with logical evidence and credible sources? Do their papers feel more like a research soup than a logically organized argument? This engaging game and activity help students think critically about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.1b, W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.8.1, W.8.1b

$6.25

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Author's Tone Activity and Assessment for Middle School - Fast Food Orders

By UPBEAT ELA

This funny activity will give your students practice analyzing an author's tone! Tone is one of those words that seems overwhelming to middle-school students, but attitude is something they are all too familiar with. What many kids don't realize is

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

$6.50

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Alliteration Game for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun alliteration photo hunt helps middle school students become more aware of alliteration and how to use it in their own descriptive writing.Literary devices make students’ writing crisp, clear, and captivating – and alliteration is one of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Paraphrasing Activities for Avoiding Plagiarism

By UPBEAT ELA

Many of my students don't want to plagiarize, but they simply have no concept of what it means to paraphrase another person's words! I have found that explaining paraphrasing is not enough. My students need concrete examples that they can engage

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Posters

CCSS:

W.7.8, W.8.8

$24.00

$19.20

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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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Author's Tone Nonfiction Passages for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students get that glazed-over look when you start throwing around terms like author's tone? Mine sure do! My students' biggest challenge with tone is separating the author's attitude from the topic of the passage. If the topic is related to

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

$6.50

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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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Essay Hooks Bundle for Writing Introductions | Lesson | Practice | Activities

By UPBEAT ELA

Your students are full of good ideas. They have strong opinions. They know what to say. They just . . . don't know how to start. Sound familiar?Use the Q.U.A.C.K. acronym to help your students learn 5 effective hooks to start their essays and grab

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Posters

$14.95

$11.96

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Persuasive Writing Paragraph Activity for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students' paragraphs lack focus and logical order? Does their persuasive writing read more like a disorganized rant than a logical presentation of ideas? This activity gets students to think about paragraph order more deeply while having fun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (22.08 MB)

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Public Speaking Selfies Activity for Teaching Expression

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students look like deer in the headlights when they get in front of the class? Sometimes kids just don't realize what their faces are doing! This fun public speaking activity encourages students to use selfies to improve emotional facial

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Life Skills, Oral Communication

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.00

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Credible Sources Introduction Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

What makes a source credible? That's a big question that can be overwhelming to students, but this activity simplifies the concept in a fun and engaging way!First, students are given cards with different professions such as waiter, pediatric nurse,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (0.54 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.