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8th grade english language arts lessons on sale
Hexagonal Thinking | Getting to Know You Activity | GRADES 5-8 | Back to School
⭐ BUILD A POSITIVE CLASSROOM CULTURE! Provide your students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with an engaging and insightful way to connect with one another and learn about hexagonal thinking.**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 5-8**Students will:fill in the sections of a hexagon with information and illustrations about themselvesuse the hexagons as a tool to communicate as they move through the classroom and match up their common interests►As an alternative activity, students can connect their hexagons in sm
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 25 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
RACES Writing Strategy Practice | Reading Passages Prompts GR 6-8 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL WRITING LESSONS: With 10 passages and prompts, students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades learn how to read a text closely and respond with an effective explanatory paragraph using the RACES writing strategy. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8** This resource is not recommended for grades below 6th.►Except for the acronym, this resource is the same as TIQAC Writing Strategy Practice and Reading Passages. I do not rec
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 5 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Zendoodle Hand Self Portraits Art Lesson Middle School Art Lesson
DescriptionStudents discover who they are through art in this hand-self portrait lesson! Get to know your students as they write about their beliefs and who they are as a person. Students will use the creative process to design and apply elements using repetition and variety in their handprint piece. Students create their own self-portrait using their handprint, Zentangle designs, and a narrative describing who they are. The art lesson centers around creating a piece of artwork based on a core
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5th - 12th
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Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Capitalization Rules Lesson, Practice and Quiz GRADES 5-8 Google Apps Activities
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL RESOURCE: Engage students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with these interactive activities as you introduce or review the rules of capitalization. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn the rules of capitalization and view examples apply each rule by editing sentencessort common and proper nouns so they know which words to capitalizecomplete task cards by d
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 1 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Growing ELA BUNDLE Fun Mystery Picture Pixel Art Puzzle Digital Review Activity
Grammar and writing skill practice has never been so fun! Practice punctuation, capitalization, and other writing/grammar concepts with these self-checking, highly motivating Google Sheets™. Use as warm-ups, exit tickets, or mini-lessons. Self-checking and highly motivating! This GROWING BUNDLE currently includes 21 English Language Arts mystery reveal pixel art activities:Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On (x 3)Frequently Confused WordsLiterary DevicesCapitalizing Proper NounsParts of SpeechPunctuat
Correcting Run-on Sentences Lesson and Activities GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review three ways for correcting run-on sentences. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn three different ways to fix run-on sentences and view examples (separate with a period, join with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, insert a semicolon)explain how to fix run-on sentence
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 5 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Illuminated Letters - High School Art Lesson - Middle School Art Lesson
Make graphic design and lettering fun for Middle or High School Art or ELA students with this engaging illuminated letters project! Students will use the creative process to create letters through the use of different mediums such as pencil, ink, and color. Illuminated letters allow students to explore positive and negative space in their composition. Teach your students by using a step-by-step process to create thumbnails and other decorative elements. Students will love being able to apply the
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6th - 12th
Commas Rules Lesson and Practice Activities GRADES 5-8 Interactive Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review comma rules and usage. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn the rules for commas and view examplesapply the rules by typing sentences and adding commas correctly complete task cards by determining if commas are used correctlyedit commas in a paragraphThis lesson prov
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 2 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Satire : PowerPoint, Google Slides Digital Lesson
Perfect for distance learning OR the classroom! 35 slides in length! Two student activities! Introduce your students to the literary genre of SATIRE through this spectacular PowerPoint presentation. Jam-packed with information that will get your students excited about decoding and recognizing SATIRE. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information on SATIRE, background information on SATIRE, examples of satire from literature, and examples from culture that use S
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Realism Unit: American Literature (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
RACES Paragraph Writing Strategy Introduction Lesson GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as an introduction to the RACES paragraph writing strategy. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts as they learn to cite text evidence. This strategy works well for informative writing, explanatory writing, and opinion writing. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8**►Except for the a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 15 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Unit Pre-Reading Digital Escape Room Activity
Introducing Shakespeare? Before beginning Act 1/the prologue of the play, generate anticipation with this digital background breakout activity. Students learn about the author, the Elizabethan Era, theater in England, the Globe Theatre, elements of drama (soliloquy, foil, comic relief, etc.), archaic vocabulary, and the prologue of Romeo & Juliet. Hook your students and engage them BEFORE reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (or any other play) by William Shakespeare.NOTE: If you are tea
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8th - 10th
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Parts of Speech Review Lesson and Practice Activities GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the parts of speech. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about each part of speech and view examplessort words according to their parts of speechcomplete task cards by correctly identifying the underlined word in a sentencewrite sentences with correc
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 1 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Inferencing Lesson and Practice | Making Inferences GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review making inferences. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about the skill of inferencing explain inferencing in their own wordsanalyze 10 excerpts from literature: read the prompt, highlight clues in the text, and explain the inferences they madeThis lesson provides a hand
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6th - 8th
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The Raven Lesson | Annotation Poetry Activity for Comprehension & Poetic Devices
Print and digital options included! Students highlight and annotate to analyze and demonstrate reading comprehension of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem with a focus on (1) the plot, (2) rhyme scheme, (3) internal rhyme, (4) alliteration, (5) onomatopoeia, and (6) allusions.This product includes an annotation friendly version of Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Free versions of this public domain text are readily available in many locations, but this particular document gives students space to annotate a
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7th - 11th
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Types of Irony Lesson and Practice Activities GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about three types of irony and watch three short YouTube videosexplain irony in their own wordsmatch examples to each type of ironyidentify and explain the i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 8 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE: Integrate Information from Two Texts 4.RI.6
Are you looking for a fun way to have students practice integrating information from two texts? This product is for the April 8, 2024 Great American Total Solar Eclipse! This resource can also be accommodated for anytime!Includes: LESSON PLAN, RIGOROUS LITERACY activities, and a POWERPOINT! This lesson is for that literacy teacher wanting to INTEGRATE SCIENCE or that science teacher wanting to INTEGRATE LITERACY in a student-directed fashion!!!My lesson plan provides differentiation ideas too! I
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3rd - 8th
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Diary of Anne Frank: A Complete Unit
This is a complete unit of study for Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The package includes chapter by chapter study questions, a test, a news report assignment with graphic organizer and ANSWERS. Questions focus on vocabulary, close reading, higher order thinking, and personal response. There are a few answers missing (half a dozen...98%of the answers are there.)...I will get to them in the fall when I teach the story again and will upload them at that point. They will be freely available
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7th - 12th
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MLA Embedding Quotations and In-Text Citations CITING SOURCES Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as an introduction to embedding quotations and providing in-text citations in MLA style. Students will highlight text and type in their own responses to prompts as they learn about citing sources. Students will:differentiate between direct quotations and paraphrased textexplain what signal words and phrases are and why a writer uses themexplain three ways a writer embeds direct quotations (set off
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 19 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Main Idea Task Cards and Guided Mini Lessons Google Ready!
Main IdeaTask CardsReading Comprehension Skills Do you love to read about unsolved mysteries? Capture your students' attention with nonfiction paragraphs about aliens, UFO's, crop circles, and much more! This is my students' favorite lesson. It is a great way to teach the main idea without boring the kids to death. I have two YouTube videos that preview and explain this lesson. Please check them out and like them! Unsolved MysteriesMeet Nala Bella in this video as she explains what this le
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Main Idea Task Cards Bundle
Writing Strong vs Weak Topic Sentences Interactive Activity Google Slides Lesson
A self-paced, self-checking mini lesson with intervention that includes 64 interactive Google Slides™ that help students identify and learn the difference between a strong or weak topic sentence. The lesson first explains what a strong topic sentence is and what it isn't. Then, through a series of ten examples, student practice recognizing a strong versus a weak topic sentence along with justifying why it is one or the other.⬆️ Try out the lesson's clickable interactivity at the end of the previ
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Topic Sentences BUNDLE | Digital Lesson, Practice, & Assessment
Sentence Structures Lesson and Practice Activities GRADES 6-8 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the four types of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about independent and dependent clauses, as well as coordinating and subordinating conjunctionssort independent and dependent
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: SENTENCE WRITING BUNDLE Interactive Google Apps Lessons and Practice
Tone and Mood Lesson and Activities GRADES 6-8 Interactive Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review tone and mood. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn the definitions of tone and mood and view examplesexplain tone and mood in their own wordssort tone and mood words into positive, neutral, and negative categoriesdetermine the tone and mood of excerpt
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 8 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Phrases and Clauses Lesson and Practice GRADES 6-8 Interactive Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review phrases and clauses. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about different types of phrases and clauses and view examples before explaining the differencesort phrases and clausescomplete task cards by identifying phrases and clauses correctlyhighlight
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: SENTENCE WRITING BUNDLE Interactive Google Apps Lessons and Practice
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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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