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11th grade english language arts activities
First Day of School Investigate the Teacher Activity - Engaging - Print/Digital
Engage your students with this unique first day of school activity where students "investigate" the teacher and make inferences based on what they observe in the classroom. This kinesthetic activity is the perfect way to mix things up on Day 1 and set the tone for an engaging, student-centered year. If you want your students to get MOVING around the room, COLLABORATE with their peers, engage in INQUIRY-BASED learning, and practice INFERENCING + CRITICAL THINKING skills, then the "Investigate the
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4th - 12th
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Short Story Unit Plan, 9 Short Stories for High School, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Looking for a low-prep short story unit that will thrill your high school and advanced middle school students? This four-week short story unit is an excellent way to launch the year, setting the stage for deeper study of novels and plays. I’ve used it successfully with eighth graders and both regular and honors freshmen. It covers the important elements of literature and provides an excellent background in literary devices, analysis, and writing techniques. All student materials are included in
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8th - 11th
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Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Back to School Bundle: Syllabus, Stations & Activities - First Day of School
Save time and start the school year strong with this bundle of my best-selling back-to-school resources and activities. Want your first, second, and third day of school PLANNED and ready? Want your syllabus to be DONE? Then this collection of resources is for you. This bundle includes the following best-selling resources in print & digital formats:-Investigate the Teacher Activity -Back to School Learning Stations-Brochure Syllabus-Personality Test ReflectionInvestigate the Teacher Activity:
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8th - 12th
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MUG #1, Mechanics Usage & Grammar Bell-Ringers, Editing & Proofreading Practice
Welcome to M.U.G. Monday, where students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 19 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. I've used these lessons on Mondays because I like alliteration (M.U.G. Shot Mondays), but you can use them anytime you want. Most semesters run 18 weeks, but I threw in an extra M.U.G. editing mini-lesson in case you have an extra Monday (or
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8th - 11th
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Body Biography, Characterization, Any Novel, Short Story, Film, Analysis
The Body Biography, Characterization, Bundle for any novel, short story, play, or film is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters your students experience in their reading. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, a character study, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! This blank template bundle includes 3 characters sketches for an adult female, adult male, and a child. Give your students a relevant an
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
End of the Year Activities - Reading Comprehension - Digital Resources
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket before the end of the year break?! This mystery game digital resource is great for team building. Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantast
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7th - 12th
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos - Rhetorical Appeals Analysis and Persuasive Language Unit
Make teaching ethos, pathos, and logos fun and engaging with this rhetorical appeals unit! This comprehensive rhetorical appeals unit includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about the different, effective persuasive and argumentative writing strategies, including ethos, pathos, and logos. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: Now includes PRINT AND DIGITAL! Teach your students about rhetorical appeals using the engaging and interactive multi-day instructional slide. Students follow
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7th - 12th
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Vision Board Student Workbook, Goal Setting, New Year's Resolutions
This Vision Board Student Workbook starts the year with a great goal setting activity for back to school; with plenty of engagement and creativity! Writing for the end of the year reflection? Teachers will love promoting a growth mindset while completing the workbook pages. It gets exciting because the vision board workbook pages turn into a student poster! Your students will love their vision boards! Visual inspiration to kick off the school year! UPDATED: Now includes 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
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7th - 12th
The Great Gatsby Unit Bundle -Engaging Novel Study - Stations, Activities & More
Get EGG-cited to teach F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby with this GREAT novel study full of engaging activities, including an escape room, learning stations, film analysis, and more! This resource contains a whopping 222 pages of resources sure to engage and challenge your students. I absolutely LOVE teaching Gatsby now, but I actually hated the book when I read it in high school, so my mission has always been to make this novel engaging and relevant for teens today. Seriously, I am obsess
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Crucible Unit Growing Bundle: Engaging Activities - Stations, Escape Room
Engage and challenge your students during Arthur Miller's drama "The Crucible" with this huge bundle of resources with pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading activities designed with student engagement and critical thinking in mind.You will not find dry packets of study guide questions or PowerPoints in this bundle; instead, you will find learning stations, collaborative activities, fun stuff like "Puritan trading cards," film analysis guides to scaffold literary analysis, an ESCAPE ROOM
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9th - 12th
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Writing Poetry Unit: Fun Poetry Activities - Paint Chip, Blackout, + 12 more!
Teaching poetry doesn't have to be intimidating. In fact, it can (and should be!) really fun! With this writing poetry unit, you'll have 14 fun and creative poetry activities that you can use as stand-alone prompts or pair with ANY text.Oftentimes, creative writing prompts like poetry get cut due to testing and time constraints. But what if I told you that you don't have to choose between creative activities and your set curriculum? With the help of this poetry unit, you can have both!These poet
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5th - 12th
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All About Me Crocs! Fun Back to School Activity - Beginning Of the Year Activity
All About Me Crocs! Back-to-School ActivitiesThis all about me craft is Crocs themed. So many of my kiddos are designing their Crocs to fit their personalities. It is the perfect activity for getting to know your kids on the first day or week back to school. They can truly let their personalities shine through with this one. Students draw, color, cut, and glue the charms onto their crocs. What's Included:8 Super Fun Coloring Pages3 Crocs (1 for the art about me piece, 2 for written out goals and
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K - 12th
Classroom Murder Mystery Activity - Virtual Option Available
Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom or virtually!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to find the assailant. *I say assailant because I changed my version up slightly so the victim is in a coma rather than deceased***New!!! I've included a virtual option for both versions of this mystery. Perfect for distance learning. This mea
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Classroom Mystery Bundle
English Bell Ringers - Literary Devices, Discussion, Writing, & Videos - Vol 1
English Bell Ringers - Literary Devices, Discussion, Writing, & Videos - Vol 1: These English bell ringers and warm-ups are one of the top 100 best-selling resources on Teachers Pay Teachers! Have your students in their seats as soon as the bell rings by beginning each of your middle or high school English classes with these engaging daily bell ringer routines! This comprehensive full-year resource includes everything you need to start each class with an engaging bell ringer activity. Wit
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7th - 12th
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End of Year Skittles Writing Activity and Craft for Big Kids
Now available for grades 2-12! Celebrate the end of the school year with this fun writing activity! Students use rainbow-colored items or candies such as Skittles, buttons, or pom poms to help brainstorm things to share about themselves. This craft makes a great keepsake for any grade level.The brainstorming sheet will help them plan out which things to share in their final draft. The finished product also makes a neat bulletin board or classroom display for the beginning of the school year.Prin
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE Skittles Writing Activities - St. Patrick's Day- End of Year
Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Back to School Beginning of the Year Activities - First Week Middle High School
Looking for some great back to school and beginning of the year activities to kick the year off right? Get to know your middle school and high school students, their skills and their learning needs in this mega-pack of 20+ fun-filled and practical back to school activities for secondary students! The First Week Survival Kit includes 35 pages of getting to know you icebreakers, games, activities, learning inventories and more to help you start the year off on a high note from the first day. Pro
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6th - 12th
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Speed Debating Engaging Persuasive Activity: Practice Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
Looking for an engaging way to practice ethos, pathos, and logos? Want to practice debating in preparation for a formal debate? Just want to have some FUN and hit the listening and speaking standards? Feel like challenging your students to think fast on their feet? Don't know what else to teach tomorrow?Look no further, because this is it. I am not exaggerating when I say "Speed Debating" is the BEST lesson I've ever taught. It's one of those activities that is so student-directed that you, as t
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7th - 12th
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High School Fast Feedback: Essay Writing, Grammar, Bulletin Board, Comment Bank
Whether you're grading essays online or old-school style with pen and paper, I've got a little gem of a resource that'll make your life so much easier! This interactive bulletin board and essay grading system has saved me countless hours of grading time, and I know it can help you too!But it's not just all about us; students are reaping the benefits as well! They're getting super helpful feedback that's tailored to their own unique writing styles and weaknesses. It's like having a personal writ
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9th - 12th
Identifying Emotions Activities: Sorting Emotions With Real Photos
These Identifying Emotions Activities: Sorting Emotions With Real Photos include 6 unique sorting mats that focus on identifying emotions. Photos include men, women, children, and people from many cultures. (Please see preview photos for details.)At an independent workstation, center or language group, students complete the following sorting and classification activities.Sorting HappySorting SadSorting AngrySorting ExcitedSorting SurprisedSorting ScaredTo increase or decrease difficulty for st
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Emotions Sorting Mats Bundle
Growth Mindset Bell Ringer Journal for Entire Year: Back to School (EDITABLE)
This Growth Mindset bell ringer journal for the entire school year includes 275 journal prompts for middle and high school students. It's the perfect back to school activity because it creates routine for both teachers AND students.This product provides teachers with an entire school year of growth mindset related journal prompts in an organized and focused way. The journal is organized by month with 25 entries per section. Students will strengthen their writing and critical thinking skills wi
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6th - 12th
Animal Farm Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, History Info, Test
This complete Animal Farm unit is designed to help you get to the heart of Animal Farm while making your efforts mean something. With your guidance, students will dig deep into Animal Farm history, themes, and allegory in order to better apply Orwell’s message to their own lives right here, right now. Are you ready to help students relate to this allegory in a meaningful way without sacrificing your evenings and weekends to do so? Let's dig in!BEFORE READING:To help you set the tone and spark in
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9th - 12th
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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.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
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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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
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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