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Literary Character Archetype Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

Character analysis is taken to the next level when students recognize and understand common character archetypes in the literature they read. This game gives students a fun, interactive opportunity to review thirty of these archetypes with their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.8.9

$3.00

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Descriptive Writing Photo Prompt Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Good descriptive writing is supposed to paint a picture, so what better place to start than with a photograph? This activity prompts middle school students to write powerful, descriptive words for beautiful scenery, scrumptious food, colorful

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Homework

$3.00

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Evidence Debate Game for Middle School ELA

By UPBEAT ELA

This creative and engaging game gives students valuable practice supporting their arguments with evidence.Our students are full of opinions, but without support to back up their arguments, they cannot build a logical case - one of the most essential

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.2b, W.7.1, W.7.2b, W.8.1, W.8.2b

$3.25

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Author's Tone Writing Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

This funny and creative assignment will help your students understand the meaning of author's tone -- and will provide a lot of laughs in the meantime! When my students come to me in middle school, author's tone is one of those terms that gets blank

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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Essay Writing Worksheets with Rubrics and Samples for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

If grading middle school essays is your worst nightmare, you're in the right place. These worksheets have instructions, samples, and simple rubrics that make essay writing (and grading) an absolute dream -- the good kind!These essay worksheets will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Rubrics

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1c, W.6.1e, W.7.1, W.7.1c, W.7.1e, W.8.1, W.8.1e

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Hyperbole Activity for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Hyperbole is such a fun technique to use in writing, but often students get hyperbole mixed up with superlatives or metaphor. This fun showdown gives students the opportunity to practice creating fun examples of hyperbole that will help them

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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Sticks and Branches Alphabet Clip Art for a Rustic Woods Theme

By UPBEAT ELA

These fun forest-themed letters are perfect for dressing up bulletin boards, student handouts, parent newsletters, classroom posters, or any other woodsy project a creative teacher could imagine. These letters consist of twigs and branches arranged

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Fun Transition Words and Phrases Game for Writing Essays

By UPBEAT ELA

Do your students struggle to connect their ideas when writing essays? This fun and engaging game helps students analyze how to logically connect ideas with transition words and phrases.First, the class is divided into 8 teams and given 10 cards

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

W.7.1c, W.8.1c, W.9-10.1c

$4.95

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Writing Essay Hooks Lesson | Presentation Slides for Teaching

By UPBEAT ELA

If your students don't know how to start their essays, you're not alone! Middle school students often don't understand the art of writing essay hooks and introductions, but this fun middle school lesson makes writing introductions memorable and

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$3.00

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Essay Bundle for Middle School | Prompts | Rubrics | Worksheets | Activities

By UPBEAT ELA

Middle school essays don't have to be boring, intimidating, or the end of your personal life. In fact, these essays can become some of your students' favorite memories from middle school while you are free to make memories of your own!Twelve guided

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.6.1c, W.6.1e, W.6.2c, W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.7.1c...

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School with Sample

By UPBEAT ELA

The words literary analysis essay can sound super intimidating to middle school students, but this engaging assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Bon Appetit!Your middle school students have been hired as chefs at the most

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

$5.75

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Irony Sorting Game

By UPBEAT ELA

Irony is a tricky concept for many middle school students, but this fun review game gives kids valuable practice at distinguishing the difference between situational irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony, and no irony at all! Students are split into

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.25

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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

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Essay Hooks Introduction Posters with Examples

By UPBEAT ELA

"I don't know how to start!"Sound familiar?One of our students' greatest challenges when writing essays is simply knowing how to begin! This fun Q.U.A.C.K. acronym helps students remember the 5 types of effective essay hooks for their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Posters

$3.00

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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

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Sentence Fragments Review Game

By UPBEAT ELA

Sentence fragments often continue to pop up in students’ papers well into middle school and high school. Review these fragments and how to fix them with a fun game that features a topic your students love – sports! This game includes instructions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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Introducing Quotations from Sources as Evidence | Research Writing Activity

By UPBEAT ELA

This engaging activity teaches middle school students how to introduce quotes in their essays with a catchy T.R.A.P. acronym! Do your middle-school students' research papers feel choppy and disjointed? Do your students throw quotations into their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$4.25

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Fun Middle School ELA Mega Bundle - Activities Games Projects Posters Essays

By UPBEAT ELA

If your students think English Language Arts is boring, they need to think again. This bundle of 100+ fun and engaging ELA resources will keep your middle school students learning and laughing all year long!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.8...

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Slow the Action Narrative Writing Game

By UPBEAT ELA

Students often fall into the trap of glossing over their narratives, rather than describing each moment in a way that catches the reader's attention. When my writing students struggle to slow down the action in their stories, I enjoy playing this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$3.25

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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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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!

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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.