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Persuasive Appeals Activity with Pathos, Logos, and Ethos

By UPBEAT ELA

Make pathos, logos, and ethos memorable with this fun design-a-billboard activity! Students choose any product or brand to advertise, and they brainstorm emotional, logical, and credible methods of promoting the product. They then design a

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

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Middle School Research Paper | True Crime Essay Writing Project

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This middle school research paper will grab your students' attention with a fascinating and age-appropriate true-crime writing prompt.The Prompt:Over thirty years ago, two men posing as police officers stole thirteen pieces of art worth hundreds of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Bellwork for Middle School ELA + SEL - Full Semester

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This full semester of bell ringers blend middle-school ELA standards with social-emotional learning in order to support your students' mental health and academic growth at the same time.Have you ever felt guilty for taking time away from your

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Journalism Leads Worksheets for Teaching the 5 W's

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This journalism lead packet gives students valuable practice writing leads for news stories with the 5 W's - who, what, when, where, and why. Journalistic writing is wildly different from most academic writing, and students who are used to writing

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Author's Tone Activity and Assessment for Middle School - Fast Food Orders

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This funny activity will give your students practice analyzing an author's tone! Tone is one of those words that seems overwhelming to middle-school students, but attitude is something they are all too familiar with. What many kids don't realize is

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English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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Author's Tone Nonfiction Passages for Middle School

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Do your students get that glazed-over look when you start throwing around terms like author's tone? Mine sure do! My students' biggest challenge with tone is separating the author's attitude from the topic of the passage. If the topic is related to

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English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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End of the Year Symbolism Activity for Middle School ELA

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Looking for a way to celebrate the end of the year without giving up on class content? This activity is the perfect blend of school year closure and content review!First, students are prompted to choose objects that symbolize the challenges,

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Essay Writing Worksheets with Rubrics and Samples for Middle School

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If grading middle school essays is your worst nightmare, you're in the right place. These worksheets have instructions, samples, and simple rubrics that make essay writing (and grading) an absolute dream -- the good kind!These essay worksheets will

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Rubrics

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W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1c, W.6.1e, W.7.1, W.7.1c, W.7.1e, W.8.1, W.8.1e

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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School with Sample

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The words literary analysis essay can sound super intimidating to middle school students, but this engaging assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Bon Appetit!Your middle school students have been hired as chefs at the most

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

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RL.6.1, RL.7.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1e, W.7.1e, W.8.1e

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Valentines Day Figurative Language Activity for Middle School ELA

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Love is in the air, and it’s all over the radio, too! Take advantage of the twitterpation to review figurative language with your secondary students. With this activity, students identify different types of figurative language in various lyrics

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Introducing Quotations from Sources as Evidence | Research Writing Activity

By UPBEAT ELA

This engaging activity teaches middle school students how to introduce quotes in their essays with a catchy T.R.A.P. acronym! Do your middle-school students' research papers feel choppy and disjointed? Do your students throw quotations into their

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Author's Tone Bundle for Middle School | Passages Worksheets Games

By UPBEAT ELA

These engaging (and sometimes silly) activities will help your students understand the meaning of author's tone and how to find the tone in the literature they read.True nonfiction analysis begins when students are able to analyze an author's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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Claims and Evidence Activity for Middle School Research Writing

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun and engaging activity will help your students learn how to support their claims with relevant evidence.Have you ever read a student research paper that's full of facts and evidence but . . . none of the facts really help the kid's case?

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1

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Middle School Argumentative Essay with Rubric and Sample | Pizza Writing Prompt

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This argumentative essay will grab your middle school students' attention as they write about one of their favorite foods: pizza.A Slice of Controversy:It's lunchtime at school and you're faced with a dilemma: should you choose the slice of pizza,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Fun End of the Year ELA Activities for Middle School | Bundle

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The end of the school year can be a distracting time for students in middle school, but that doesn't mean learning has to end! These fun activities blend end-of-the-year fun with ELA concept review. Check out the preview for details!Follow my store

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Christmas Activity for Middle School ELA | Letters to Santa

By UPBEAT ELA

The Christmas season can be busy and distracting, but it doesn't have to be a waste of time. This fun activity gives students a chance to analyze author's tone as they read 10 silly letters to Santa in 10 different tones.The tones in these passages

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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Sentence Diagramming Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

We know that diagramming sentences gives students a valuable foundation for writing, but preparing diagramming review can become time-consuming and tedious. Give yourself a break with these pre-prepared diagramming worksheets, and bring some extra

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

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Essay Hooks Writing Practice for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

"But I don't know how to start!" Have you heard that complaint as often as I have? Even when our students have amazing ideas for their essays, they don't always know how to hook their readers with engaging introductions. These handouts give them the

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

$3.25

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Persuasive Appeals Project for Middle School | Ethos Logos Pathos

By UPBEAT ELA

If words like ethos, logos, and pathos feel way over your middle-school students' heads, try this engaging project that will allow your students to review the persuasive appeals in a fun and creative way!First, your students will invent a new cereal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, Activities

$3.00

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Argumentative 5 Paragraph Essay with Rubric and Sample | Mythical Creatures

By UPBEAT ELA

This argumentative essay will engage your middle school students as they write about a fun literary topic: which mythical creature would have the best chance of survival in today's world?Who would survive?Imagine a world where mythical creatures

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

$5.75

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I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love bringing learning to life with games, projects, and out-of-the-box essay prompts!

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I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with teaching certification for grades 7-12.

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I am a teacher, an author, a wife, and a mother by both birth and adoption. My family lives on a tiny Florida hobby farm with two dogs, six cats, two sheep, four ducks, a handful of hens and roosters, and one miniature zebu.