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8th grade english language arts independent work packets for Easel Assessments
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets
These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. Passages range between reading levels of 6-8th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels. Comprehension ski
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6th - 8th
Nonfiction Text Features Worksheets - Printable & Digital
Looking for an easy, no-prep way to review or assess nonfiction text features? These text features worksheets and reading passages make it easy to teach identifying text features and analyzing their purpose. Three interesting nonfiction passages about mountains, pyramids, and the Great Wall of China will hold students' attention as they review the purpose of each text feature.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital version
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
4 Types of Sentences Grammar Worksheets and Easel Activity
Types of Sentences Practice Worksheets. 3 worksheets on the four types of sentences - Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory. Two worksheets to identify the type of sentence and one for application. Students convert one sentence type to another by rewriting and learn some fun facts about South America as well. Includes a reference handout for student notebooks. Good for test prep, substitute, homework, homeschool, and independent study. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an Eas
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6th - 8th
Tone and Mood Task Cards Set 1 and Digital with TpT Easel
These 16 high-interest task cards in set 1 provide an opportunity for middle school students to practice identifying the tone and mood of reading passages based on key phrases and figurative language.Digital for TpT Easel Activity:This product includes student directions, 3 pages of tone and mood word lists, and self-grading task cards for time-saving grading. Digital for TpT Easel Assessment:This product also includes a self-grading assessment version of the task cards. Includes:16 half-page c
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Reading Task Cards Bundle Set 1 for STAAR Reading Review
Text Structure Worksheets - Printable & Digital
When it comes to teaching nonfiction text structure, you need LOTS of examples to help students really get it! These text structure worksheets are here to help, supplementing your nonfiction lesson with clear, concise examples of the five main nonfiction text structures: chronological order/sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, description, and compare and contrast.(Virginia teachers, there is now a separate SOL version included for you with text structure and description replaced by
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Cause and Effect Worksheets & Reading Passages - Printable & Digital
Your students probably know what cause and effect are, but it can be much trickier to identify them in a nonfiction reading passage! These cause and effect activities with informational reading passages are perfect for reading test review! There are 16 short reading passages with comprehension questions asking middle school students to identify and analyze causes and effects, including signal words, as they learn fun facts about a variety of animals.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Fact and Opinion Worksheets & Passages - Printable & Digital
Differentiating between fact and opinion might sound simple, but noticing them in context can be a little trickier! These fact and opinion worksheets help students review the difference between facts and opinions, identify them in reading, and support opinions with relevant facts.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Easel Assessment (link in My Pur
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Connotation Worksheets & Reading Passages - Printable & Digital
Teaching connotation doesn't have to be complicated! These middle school connotation worksheets lay the concept out in a straightforward way that middle school students can easily understand. Use them as homework, classwork, partner practice, or whole-class test review. They're great for end-of-year ELA test prep - understanding connotation is such an important reading skill for both fiction and nonfiction reading passages!(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Poetry Terms Study Guide, Quiz, and Crossword Puzzle Digital and Print
Poetry Terms Study Guide with a quiz for quick assessment and a fun crossword puzzle for review. Twenty-two vocabulary words listed for study, and a page for students to define on the line provided. Has a fun poetry terms crossword puzzle for application. Includes a quick assessment. The poetry terms quiz or test requires students to apply what they have learned by identifying the poetry term that best describes the example given. 10 questions. Great for substitute, homework, homeschool, e-lear
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Context Clues Middle School Practice Worksheets - PDF & Digital
You never know what unfamiliar words students will encounter on a test, so equip them to read with confidence! These context clues activities reinforce skills like using parts of speech and clues in sentences to figure out meanings. Each activity contains plenty of sentence examples with words in context for multiple-choice test prep!(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Vampires and Dracula Reading Comprehension Activity Pack for Middle and High
Learn all about the history and myth of Vampire and Dracula and the background behind Bram Stoker's novel based on Vlad the Impaler in Transylvania Romania. Perfect for middle or high school at Halloween or all year in English classes, history, or social studies. This product includes:-Introduction page-FREE product code for teachers to use from my store (a 5 dollar value)-Teacher instruction and lesson plan page-Teacher differentation instruction ideas-Student pre-reading prior knowledge activi
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6th - 12th
Greek and Latin Root Words Worksheets - Printable & Digital
You never know what unfamiliar words your students will encounter on a test. These skill-based Latin and Greek root words worksheets will equip them with knowledge of common root words, prefixes, and suffixes and help them practice making word connections, using context clues, and breaking down word parts.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Middle School Reading Bundle!)This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)Easel
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Reading Comprehension Bundle - PDF & Digital
Tone and Mood Task Cards Set 2
Tone and Mood Set 2 is here! These 16 high-interest task cards provide an additional opportunity for middle school students to practice identifying the tone and mood of reading passages using challenging vocabulary. Includes:16 half-page colored task cards16 black and white task cardsRecording sheetAnswer KeyMood and Tone Vocabulary SheetTpT Easel AssessmentAlso included is a TpT easel assessment which makes it super easy to assign a digital version to your students through TpT.You may want to c
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5th - 8th
ELA TEST PREP Language Arts and Reading Middle Grades Test Practice with Easel
ELA Test Prep for Middle Grades multiple choice practice test for review and preparation for state standardized testing. Test prep on Language Arts and Reading skills includes transition words, paragraph sequencing, point of view, figurative language, text graphics, author's purpose, theme, main idea, and relevant details and support. Several reading selections. Questions are standards based.Digital and Print: I have also made an Easel Activity ready to go for in-person, hybrid, distance learnin
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School ELA Test Prep Bundle Grades 6 - 8
Compound Sentence Worksheets
Many middle-schoolers struggle with compound sentences, so here are two free compound sentence worksheets to address those needs.The first compound sentence worksheet covers compound sentences with fanboys where students fill in the missing coordinating conjunction.The second offers practice with compound sentences with semicolons where students match and combine sentences. Both worksheets include links to Google slide versions and brain bonuses for a little outside-the-box thinking. If you like
Worksheets for Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Give your students plenty of sentence practice with these worksheets for simple, compound, and complex sentences that can be used for homework, assessment, demonstration, differentiation, individual or peer practice, and make-up work. With this download, you'll receive the following worksheets for simple, compound, and complex sentences:one worksheet for simple and compound sentencesthree worksheets for compound sentences (one with semicolons and two with commas and coordinating conjunctions)two
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7th - 9th
AWL. Full. Academic Wordlist. GED GMAT. Flashcards. ESL. Test prep. PPTx. Quiz.
The Academic Word List is the go to reference and must master academic vocabulary for students to succeed academically and pass academic tests. This ebook - 95 pages of exercises, flashcard sets, resources with online student access to a digital flashcard platform to study each sub-list IS your complete resource for teaching the AWL. Also, includes 10 PPTx presentations. Download the preview sample. 1 for each sublist of 60 words each. Introduces all 570 words in an attractive - make the sente
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thomas Paine - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessment (Distance Learning)
The illustrated Article and Power Point feature the author of Common Sense and a leading advocate for American independence. Featured: Early Life, Marriage, Pennsylvania Magazine, Common Sense, American Crisis, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason, Robert Ingersoll tribute. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes:- 4-Page illustrated Article- 23-Slide illustrated Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question - Assessment + Answer Key- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows s
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5th - 9th
Activity 5: Tubman & Underground Railroad_Middle & High School Black History
Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. Contrary to legend, Tubman did not create the Underground Railroad; it was established in the late eighteenth century by black and white abolitionists. Lesson Activity 5: Harriet Tubman & Underground RailroadLesson 5 in the 72-part course series
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6th - 12th
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"Benjamin Franklin" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessment
The Article and Power Point feature a brief illustrated biography of Benjamin Franklin - his political life, his role in American Independence, his role in the Founding principles, and his inventions. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes:- 5-Page Illustrated Article - 28-Slide Power Point Presentation and Notes- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessments + Answer Keys- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows students to easily score each other's short answers)- Franklin Crossword
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5th - 9th
Independence Now! The American Revolution
Independence Now begins with the First Continental Congress and the Suffolk Resolves, a powder keg that ignited military action and set the scene for "the shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington and Concord. This is a chronological journey that takes the student on to Ticonderoga, the siege of Boston, Bunker Hill, Washington's arrival in Boston, Dorchester Heights, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence.Included in the Student Workbook is the audio drama and a script for Independ
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5th - 8th
A Wrinkle in Time Vocabulary Quizzes, Work Sheets, and Study Guides
Dear Educators,This is a complete set. These four vocabulary quizzes cover the whole book. This differentiated product for A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle was written for traditional and inclusion classrooms. This Product Includes:4 Quizzes4 Modified quizzes4 Study guides4 Work sheets4 Modified worksheetsDetailed answer keys66 Pages4 Easel Assessments8 Easel Activities Quizzes:Chapters 1 – 3 has 15 vocabulary words and 21 questionsChapters 4 – 6 has 14 vocabulary words and 20 questionsC
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6th - 8th
The South EASEL and PDF Differentiated US Geography Social Studies Workbook
This is my North American Geography Workbook Unit 2 of 4. Unit 2 covers The South/Southern region of the United States. These are great for Social Studies and content-based literacy in ELA. Do you need something students can do independently?Need printable AND digital options?Differentiated resources at the 3rd-8th grade level?Want a way to integrate literacy into your Social Studies classroom (or content-based writing into English class)? Look no further! You get both the digital, Easel and PDF
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3rd - 8th
Midwest and Great Plains EASEL/PDF Differentiated US Geography Workbook
This is my North American Geography Workbook Unit 3 of 4. Unit 3 covers The Midwest and Great Plains regions of the United States. Perfect for your Social Studies or content-based ELA classroom. Do you need something students can do independently?Need printable AND digital options?Differentiated resources at the 3rd-8th grade level?Want a way to integrate literacy into your Social Studies classroom (or content-based writing into English class)? Look no further! You get both the digital, Easel an
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3rd - 8th
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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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