Editable ELA Word Wall for Middle School

EDITABLE ELA Word Wall for Middle School

As teachers, we are constantly referring to various terms in our content areas that we want students to know. I designed this word wall resource as a tool to display common ELA terminology in my middle school classroom. I am always looking for ways to make classroom décor mix with thoughtful teaching practices.

Resource Features:

• Printable PDF files for 131 language arts and literature terms (full list below.)
• Many of the word cards feature relevant and engaging clip art to reinforce and visualize the concepts.
• Blank word wall cards (PDF and PowerPoint files) are included, so you can add your own word wall terms.
• Printable PDF file of matching bulletin board letters.
• The files are formatted to fit 2 words per 8.5 x 11 paper. This can be adjusted in your PDF view and print settings.
• Word cards can be printed in color or black and white.
• You could also print them as task cards by adjusting your print settings.

Product Updates:

• This resource has had multiple updates and term additions since Version 1. Because of this, the 131 words are contained in 2 separate PDF files.
• Additional blank word wall cards and templates in both PDF and Powerpoint formats are included.
• Words are NOT sorted alphabetically, but they are loosely grouped that way. The best way to sort them alphabetically would be to print and laminate the individual cards and sort them manually.

Follow these steps to make the most of these ELA Word Wall Cards:

• Print and cut out the letters in the Word Wall Letters file or utilize your own pre-made letters.

• Print out the Word Wall Cards. You can print in black and white or color.

I chose to laminate my word wall cards because I am displaying them in a space where I want students to have access to them, but laminating is not necessary.

• Display your word wall in a space where it is visible to students. I have eye-level cabinets that I utilize to display my ELA Word Wall.

A complete list of vocabulary terms:

VOCABULARY WORDS (PDF 1)

alliteration, allusion, analysis, annotating, argumentative, bias, writing, biography, character trait, central idea, characterization, cite, claim, conflict,

conventions, climax, dynamic character, credibility, drafting, drama, edit, evaluate, evidence, external conflict, fable, first person narrator, figurative language, foreshadowing, flashback, generalization, genre, hyperbole, idiom,

imagery, implicit, indirect characterization, internal conflict, inference, informational text, informative writing, literary elements, irony, key details,

metaphor, main idea, moral, motivation, mood, narrative writing, narrator, nuance, nonfiction, opinion, paraphrase, persuasive writing, plot, point of view,

poetry, pun, primary sources, premise, publish, prewrite, resolution, purpose,

revise, rhetoric, second person narrator, sentence types, setting, simile, speaker, stanza, standard citation, story elements, style, summarize, supporting details, synthesize, temporal words, text features, textual evidence, theme,

transitions, third person, tone, validity, visualize, voice, writing genres

ADDED VOCABULARY WORDS (PDF 2)

onomatopoeia, personification, fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction, biography, autobiography, fantasy, graphic novel, fairy tale, folk tale, mystery,

character, compare/contrast, chronological, cause and effect, connections,

prediction, context clues, author's purpose, fact, narrative, memoir, rising action, falling action, exposition, counterclaim, rebuttal, explanation, hook,

comedy, tragedy, novel, dialogue, monologue, oxymoron, repetition, rhyme,

rhythm, synonyms, antonyms

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This evergreen ELA tool is a resource you can use in dozens of different ways. It has become a classroom essential of mine, and with the editable templates, you can use it for years to come. You can find some examples of how I utilize this ELA word wall on my blog.

I would love your feedback on this word wall resource. Did you know that by providing feedback you have the chance to earn points that will discount future Tpt purchases? Also, be sure to follow me so you are aware of new ELA products as soon as they are posted.

Happy Teaching!

Erin