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7th grade english language arts reflective journals for teachers on sale
Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Each writing prompt is tied to a song with the youtube video attached. Get your students to practice writing these mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This is also a great way for them to hone their listening skills. The songs are from a variety of genres and cover a wide variety of topics, including holidays. I have used 1 or 2 of these a week for my 30 year teaching career, and I s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Engaging Journal Prompt Sentence Starters (Great for K-8)
Unlock the power of creative writing in the classroom with our comprehensive collection of engaging journal prompt sentence starters, meticulously crafted for students in grades K-8. These prompts are designed to ignite the imaginations of young learners, fostering a passion for writing and encouraging self-expression. Ideal for educators, teachers, and homeschooling parents, our resource is a treasure trove of inspiration that supports language development, enhances critical thinking skills, an
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K - 8th
Character Building- Sentence Starters (Grades 1-8)
Empower your students with our Character Building Sentence Starters for grades 1-8, a unique educational resource designed to foster ethical thinking, empathy, and self-awareness. Tailored for educators, guidance counselors, and parents, this collection of sentence starters encourages students to reflect on their actions, decisions, and interactions, promoting a culture of respect, responsibility, and community in the classroom and beyond. Covering a wide range of topics relevant to character de
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1st - 8th
Homeschool Monthly Mindset Journal - Goal-Setter Edition
The Monthly Mindset Journal - Goal-Setting EditionThis 60 page journal includes:1 undated month calendar4 weekly habit chartsDaily check-ins and trackersFeelings logsMindset inquiriesGoal-setting sheetsGratitude activitiesReflectionsand more!This journal can be utilized as a 4 week consumable journal (write directly inside the journal for a month’s worth of activities) or used as a master resource booklet to make copies from.
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1st - 12th
American History "We Didn't Start the Fire" - Billy Joel song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so exc
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Interactive Student Reflection Journal Digital Template on GOOGLE SLIDES
This Interactive Student Reflection Journal can be a TERRIFIC way for your students to share their thoughts and reflect on the school year! Once it’s all finished it can be presented in a nice way, to showcase the student’s work and thoughts. This template is already linked up for you.Feel free to add in your own instructions, and use this however it fits you best. Below are our thoughts on using this. We suggest that it might be best to give each student their own copy of this file. (Might be a
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4th - 7th
Earth Day - "Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. Fits perfectly for Earth Day.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and h
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Rural/Urban "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" - John Denver song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students will write mini-essays and combine it with the joy of music. This also ties nicely into the English curriculum, Thanksgiving, and into the differences between rural and urban life.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Relationships/Letting Go - "Life After You" - Daughtry song writing prompt
Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with music. This ties nicely into the English curriculum. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the video three times. I tell them just to watch and listen on the first
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
"Stay Gold" song writing prompt - "Nothing Gold Can Stay" and The Outsiders link
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This song journal connects the famous Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to the novel The Outsiders.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Baseball - "Centerfield" - John Fogerty song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. Nice song to tie into baseball and other sports.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Pessimist or Optimist - "Happy" journal song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Music - "Leader of the Band" song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This essay emphasizes cross-generational relationships and the power of music.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited abou
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Parent-Child relationships - "Cats in the Cradle" song Writing Prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This essay emphasizes cross-generational relationships.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Writing Prompt for The Outsiders featuring Elvis and the Beatles
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This writing prompt ties the three types of music together that the Socs and Greasers like to listen to from The Outsiders.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Frid
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton unit bundle
Song Inspired Writing Prompts for Ancient History
Combine social studies content with writing and music. If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy writing and learn Social Studies and History concepts at the same time, this is your answer. Each writing prompt is tied to a song with the youtube video attached. Get your students to practice writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This is also a great way for them to hone their listening skills as well.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Striving for Excellence - "Hall of Fame" The Script song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
Apocalypse - "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so exc
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Thanksgiving - "Home" - Michael Buble & Phillip Phillips song journal prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. This fits well with Thanksgiving. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Rural vs. Urban - "Small Town" - John Mellencamp song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. This helps explore the differences between rural and urban communities.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a we
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Song Inspired Writing Prompts for Ancient History
Edgar Allan Poe's "Alone" poem questions and writing prompt
A writing prompt that goes along with the poem "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit - Guided Reading Packets, Quizzes, Writing Prompt
(Nostalgia/Childhood/Stress) "Stressed Out" song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
Teaching Legends by song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" worksheet
This is a creative way using songs to teach the basics of a legend!!Now with an answer key!!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Nomads - "No Roots" song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
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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.
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Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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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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