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TED Talk: Persuasive Writing Unit & Assignment
Our most popular item, now with an updated TED Talks To View list!This TED Talk presentation assignment begins with viewing and analyzing TED Talks based on different Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking techniques. Students then create their own. Perfect for either in-class or independent work! This Package Includes: Overview of TED Talks Assignment Sheet Persuasive Techniques HandoutRecommended TED Talks to study Note Taking Template for active viewing Research Notes Template Ideas Templ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Romeo and Juliet Test 100 Questions
This EDITABLE 26-page test bank has become one of my bestsellers! Simply open the file in Google Docs for perfect formatting. The test is for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and has 100 multiple-choice questions with an answer key! Every single question is labelled with national common core codes, and all of the literary reading standards are covered multiple times! You should click where indicated in order to instantly access your copy of this entire test. Do you need an auto-grading, DIGITAL ve
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7th - 12th
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Macbeth Test Bank 100 Questions!
***Still My Bestseller Since 2012***This 28-page test bank for Shakespeare's Macbeth has 100 multiple-choice questions and an answer key. This test requires close reading, so passages are included and every single question is labelled according to Common Core State Standards. Here are a few TpT reviews of this product as posted in the Comments and Ratings section:Absolutely the BEST thing I have purchased on TeachersPayTeachers!!!Where did you find the
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9th - 12th
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I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Kafka's Metamorphosis COMPLETE unit! 45 pages w/plans!
Kafka’s Metamorphosis Complete UnitIf you’re looking for a detailed and engaging unit to help teach Kafka’s Metamorphosis, then look no further!This resource features a range of interesting activities, creative projects, and thought-provoking reflection prompts to support your students as they study the text. Included in this resourceThis product includes:11 detailed daily lesson plans (including time approximations for each activity)Handouts to use for the assignmentsDaily ‘quickwrite’ journal
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10th - 12th
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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Six Types of Conflict, and Internal vs. External
This 13 page slide introduces what conflict in literature is, the difference between internal and external conflict, and identifies + defines all six types of literary conflict. The slide includes an activity; six film clips for the students to determine which is an example of what type of conflict and two additional film clips to determine which is internal or external. This item will download as a word document with a link to the Google Slide.*Is now editable. Please make a copy before editing
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6th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Test
60 multiple choice and matching questions over the plot and significance of Lord of the Flies. Optional to use: choose 3 of 5 short answer questions at the end.Answer key included!Check out my analysis quizzes over the whole novel! This test can also be found in my Lord of the Flies Assessments and Activities bundle in my store! How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Under each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.
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9th - 12th
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Monologue Memorization Stations for Theatre and Acting classes
From Drama Dreams and English Themes, this product includes a lesson plan and assignment to assist students with monologue memorization. The lesson can easily be adapted to assist students with memorization in other classes as well. This lesson helps students explore different learning techniques and styles (chunking, aural, kinesthetic, intrapersonal, visual) while working on memorization in order to ultimately reflect and choose which learning style is most effective.The product includes a les
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7th - 12th
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High School ESL Grammar, Vocabulary and Reading Skills
50 pages of various levels of ESL practice including beginner, intermediate, advanced and low-literacy/SIFE. Grammar practice includes present tense, mixed tense, conjunctions, apostrophe use and passive voice among others. Readings and vocabulary expansion exercises include a woman's story of growing up from ugly duckling to TV star and a mother dog who adopts kittens. Low-literacy focus on letter sound combination distinction exercises (e.g. SH vs. CH sound). General ESL alphabet/number/co
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6th - 12th
Lord of the Flies Test Bank!
This EDITABLE 35-page test bank for William Golding's Lord of the Flies has 100 multiple-choice questions and an answer key. Every single question is labelled with national common core codes, and all of the literary reading standards are assessed. For those of you familiar with my work, rest assured that this test is of the same caliber as always! It contains the actual passages from Golding's text that students must read and analyze to answer the questions. Everything the students need is ther
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7th - 12th
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople - Active Learning Tasks Bundle
This bundle of learning tasks is designed to reinforce and stimulate learning through activity. It is a set of ready-to-go worksheets/resources for use with 2016 film. The inclusion of different types of activities is a ploy to appeal to students' different learning styles, and mixed abilities. The seven resources included are• Detailed viewing questions with answers. Use to ensure students understand the plot• 50 Question MCQ / Final Assessment. Use to keep students on track while watching the
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6th - 12th
ELA Emergency SUB PLAN Middle / High School English - FULL WEEK lesson plans!
Use for ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, or even FIVE days. Complete daily instructions and handout included. ELA full week sub lessons- Ready to PRINT and USE or EMAIL and USE! Completely EDITABLE. Use for an upcoming absence or as your emergency sub plans.**********WAIT! The Emergency Sub Plan is also available for a discount in our10 + DAYS of SUB PLANS BUNDLE.**********The Emergency Sub Plan works for any secondary ELA class. Designed for classes 45 - 60 minutes in length, but daily lessons can be com
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6th - 12th
Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" Activity Bundle
You need this packet of 4 activities to help your students read like detectives as they tackle Edgar Allan Poe's challenging short story "The Fall of the House of Usher!" For pre-reading, your students will think about or research mental illness and response to death from the 1830s.As students read the story, they complete the Active Reading Guide so they are focusing on the symbolism and duplicity in the story. After reading the story, students complete the close reading activity which focus
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9th - 12th
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12 Angry Men Unit Bundle | Engaging teaching materials for 9-12 grade students
These materials, based on Reginald Rose's iconic play, 12 Angry Men, helps students apply the play and its themes to the American justice system. This bundle contains the following resources: Handouts for taking notes on juror details, facts about the case, and judicial elements, such as circumstantial evidenceA slideshow introducing the play's premise, context, and themesA list of engaging assessments, including writing prompts and creative projects, such as juror reflections and art assignment
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Kite Runner Chapter Reading Quizzes with Answer Keys
These Kite Runner chapter reading checks allow teachers to see if students are completing the assigned reading. Each check consists of five factual recall questions (no "gotcha" questions--just questions about important developments in each chapter). There are fifteen matching-type choices in each reading check, so there will be multiple choices that are not used (cuts down on process-of-elimination answers). Keys included for each reading check.
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9th - 12th
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Pride and Prejudice Novel Study--Quizzes, Tests, Analysis and Activities
This product contains five 10 question comprehension quizzes that feature one of the following: True/False, Sequencing, Character Description Matching, or Character Quotation Matching;a 70 question objective test that features all of the following: Quotation Matching, Character Matching, Sequencing, and True/False;Essay Test Prompts;Handouts that promote Higher Order Thinking Questions dealing with Theme, Quotation Analysis, Poem Analysis, Painting Analysis, 16 Literary Term Activities with Quiz
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9th - 12th
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Unit
This product contains the following:-Recall quiz for each of the eight chapters of The Other Wes Moore.-Analysis Questions for each of the eight chapters of The Other Wes Moore.-Journal Topics, Vocabulary Handouts, Literary Term Handouts for each of the eight chapters-Writing Activities for each of the eight chapters-40 question recall objective test (True/False, Matching, and Answer Key)-Higher Order Thinking Essay Test Prompt-Higher Order Thinking Review Questions-Higher Order Thinking Essay T
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9th - 12th
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Seedfolks Novel Unit (30 pages) - Chapter Notes, Essays, Quiz, Themes
This is a creative unit/student project (30 pages attached) to teach with the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, which emphasizes character analysis and response to literature. (See the preview for the overview of the student project.) It includes chapter-by-chapter notes (or you may buy just these notes separately on my profile), a One-Pager activity, a character report card, a Response to Seedfolks Quiz, Reflection questions, a student Seedfolks story (students write their own chapter), a c
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4th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice for Frankenstein
20 reading comprehension multiple choice questions based on 4 passages from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Question structure and format based on AP English and pre-2016 SAT reading comprehension questions. Solving problems require evidence based reasoning and the use of context clues.
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10th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Reading Quizzes with Answer Keys
These To Kill a Mockingbird chapter reading checks allow teachers to see if students are completing the assigned reading. Each check consists of five factual recall questions (no "gotcha" questions--just questions about important developments in each chapter). There are fifteen matching-type choices in each reading check, so there will be multiple choices that are not used (cuts down on process-of-elimination answers). Keys included for each reading check.
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8th - 11th
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Career Resume Writing Handouts, Mini-Lessons, Rubrics (Editable Word .docx!)
*Updated and Expanded Google Slides Version Now Available!*Teach resume writing with ease. This series of handouts and mini-lessons will teach students how to write a resume, but also teach writer's craft and grammar with a real-life product. Includes:1) Inferring requirements from sample resume2) Brainstorming experience 3) Creating a draft 4) Replacing tired verbs with active verbs 5) Making tense consistent6) Creating clear and consistent formatting7) Proofreading (with Rubric)Please ask a qu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lord of the Flies Final Test / Exam
This is a final test for The Lord of the Flies, including matching, multiple choice, Quote Identification, True/False, and essay/ short answer with an ANSWER KEY included.
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7th - 12th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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