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Higher education english language arts simulations
The Most Dangerous Game Mock Trial
After being hunted for three days by General Zaroff, Sanger Rainsford is now on trial and being charged for Zaroff's murder. Was Rainsford truly acting in self-defense, or did he willfully and intentionally kill General Zaroff and feed him to his hounds? Your students will RAVE about this mock trial based on Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game"! What better way to get students to practice literary analysis, argument development, and speaking and listening skills than with a mock trial
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Life Skills Resources - Real World English Activities Resume Career Exploration
Get your students geared up for life skills and real-world success with this incredible bundle of six comprehensive resources!Here’s what’s included:⭐️ Career Research Project + Mock Career FairDive into the world of different careers with our engaging project and simulate a real-life career fair right in your classroom!⭐️ Mock Job Interview ResourcesEquip your students with the skills they need to ace their job interviews with confidence.⭐️ Resume Writing ResourcesHelp students craft standout r
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mock Job Interview Resources - Career Readiness - Partner Activity - Editable
Ready to help your students ace their first job interview? Look no further – this comprehensive resource has got you covered! Get your students job-ready and confident! Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Job Interview Tips: Equip your students with the skills they need to shine in any interview scenario.✅ Using the STAR Method: Master the art of answering interview questions with confidence.✅ Mock Job Listings: Practice makes perfect! Explore realistic job listings to prepare for the real deal.✅ Common Jo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Immigration Simulation Game in Spanish / Juego de inmigración
This product is a fun, hands-on way for students to learn about push and pull immigration factors. Colored candies (not included) represent different groups of people. This game is set up to be played in groups of six but can be modified for smaller groups. Each student represents an imaginary country and as students go through the event cards their population is affected by events listed and they lose or gain their candy population. Students record their population at the beginning of the g
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Biography Digital Escape Room
In this exciting digital escape room game, students must hunt through the Poe Museum to find clues that will unlock a hidden artifact. Students will be captivated as they play immersed in a digital 360 degree view room. When students get into the escape room, they will be greeted by creepy music and fun interactive puzzles. Volume is a must for this game! Students will start at the "Start Here" button on the front door and work their way through the numbered locks.A pleasant surprise awaits as s
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible Introductory Activity: Salem Cold Case Mystery Activity
Perfect for introducing The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, this three-day activity is the Salem Witch Hunt edition to the popular Cold Case File game. It encourages collaboration, critical thinking, and inference skills. This introduction activity puts your students in the shoes of Arthur Miller when creating the drama The Crucible based on this mark on America's History. This innovative lesson puts students in the driver's seat of their learning. They will analyze 14 pieces of historically accurat
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Career Readiness Skills Resources Bundle - Exploration Worksheets + Activities
Get your students geared up for the world of career exploration with this fantastic bundle of four comprehensive resources! This bundle has everything you need to prepare your students for their future careers.Here’s what’s included:⭐️ Career Research Project + Mock Career FairDive into the world of different careers with our engaging project and simulate a real-life career fair right in your classroom!⭐️ Mock Job Interview ResourcesEquip your students with the skills they need to ace their job
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.Not just for ELA Teachers!Teachers across disciplines have found this resource h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Resume + Cover Letter Writing Resources Bundle - Career Readiness Templates
Ready to guide your students through their first job applications with confidence? Look no further – these two comprehensive resources have everything you need to get them writing resumes and cover letters to be prepared and poised for success!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ How to Write a Resume and Cover Letter: Step-by-step guidance to help students craft standout resumes and cover letters that make an impression.✅ Example Resumes and Cover Letters: Inspiring real-life examples to spark creativity a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Find the Communist!" A McCarthy Era Red Scare Role-Playing Activity
Synopsis of activity:This role-playing activity is meant to simulate the uncertainty and fear that gripped America in the 1950s. The activity involves holding a “town meeting” for the purpose of finding any communists in the community. This activity is fun and brings high energy to the classroom.This is a great companion to a lesson about McCarthyism, the 1950s Red Scare, or with an ELA unit on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.Role of the teacher:When the students walk in, explain to them that the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Resume Writing Resources Career Readiness Activity - Editable Template - Google
Get ready to help your students nail their first job application with this resume writing all-inclusive resource – everything you need is right here!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ How to Write a Resume: Step-by-step guidance on crafting the perfect resume that showcases their skills and experiences.✅ Skills List: Discover and highlight their unique strengths with our comprehensive skills list.✅ Resume Action Verbs: Power up their resume with dynamic action verbs that grab attention.✅ Example Resumes:
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Heart Transplant Debate - Argument, Persuasion, Line of Reasoning, Team Building
The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Social Media Reflection Experiment Choice Board
This resource will help inform and inspire students to be more responsible digital citizens who can navigate the online world safely, ethically, and effectively, now and in the future! The social media reflection experiment helps learners press pause to stop and think about how social media might impact their lives in positive and negative ways.The project offers four choice options so that each learner will find an option that is relevant and meaningful to their own life. iWitness- what do they
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Helping Students Discuss Race and Social Justice - Activities, Lessons, and More
This bundle of lessons and instructional activities helps students learn to discuss (in a full class setting with diverse audience members) race, racism, and social justice without becoming upset and/or jumping down each other's throats. The goal is to build skills and habits to equip students to further dialogue and recognize other perspectives during a typical college seminar class. The secondary goal is to teach students some of the history, key figures, and concepts involved in our country
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Cover Letter Writing Resources - Career Readiness Templates and Activities
Ready to help your students ace their first job application? Look no further – this comprehensive cover letter writing resource has everything you need to prepare them for success!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ How to Write a Cover Letter: Step-by-step guidance to craft a standout cover letter that grabs attention.✅ Example Cover Letters: Inspire your students with real-life examples of effective cover letters.✅ Cover Letter Checklist and Rubric: Ensure their cover letters hit all the right notes with
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Shoot or Don't Shoot Police Brutality Scenarios / Race and Racism Case Studies
This product gives you two "SHOOT" and "DON'T SHOOT" game cards, six highly interactive fact patterns based on well-known modern police brutality cases, and student game play (or "workshop") instructions. This instructional activity (which can easily be turned into a full lesson, series of lessons, etc.) puts students into a simulation: they are police officers, they internalize the given scenario (E.g., the actual events that happened in the case of Philando Castile), and then they have to re
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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360/3D) The Murders in the Rue Morgue VIRTUAL ADVENTURE TOUR
Embark on a gripping virtual journey through 19th-century Paris with our interactive tour, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's groundbreaking detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." This immersive experience is designed for students and enthusiasts of literature, history, and mystery, offering a unique blend of educational content and engaging storytelling.Features:Historical Parisian Setting: Explore detailed, historically accurate recreations of Paris as it would have appeared in the 19th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Debate Starter Bundle - Handouts, Rubrics, Graphic Organizers, templates
This debate bundle is everything you need to facilitate a clear, well-organized debate for students of elementary school - 12th grade. This is a great unit to fit the language development needs of ESL students as well because it is visually based and adaptable. For students new to debate (middle - high school) and ESL students, this bundle is handy because of the clarity of directions and visual cues. When I do debates with more experienced debaters, and in AP Language, I use formats that are in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Life Skills Unit Assignment 3: Zillow Rental House Hunt for Seniors Google Form
Help students take the next step toward financial independence with Assignment 3: Finding Your Home, an integral component of our comprehensive Life Skills curriculum. Building upon the budgeting skills developed in Assignment 2, high school seniors dive deeper into practical decision-making as they search for rental housing in their chosen state using Zillow!In Assignment 3, students leverage their budgeting knowledge as they search for rental housing in their chosen state using Zillow. Through
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Weather and Climate Forecast Role-play Worksheet ESL
Hello teachers! This time I come with this new resource for your students to practice the weather vocabulary and also to make your students feel like they are on TV presenting the Weather. This is perfect to work on distance learning, just make sure you share the PDF or the screen with them and let the creativity flies. It was created with ESL students in mind, it can work for children, teenagers, and maybe adults.OBJECTIVE:Students will have a worksheet with 6 steps they need to follow in order
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Into Thin Air Everest Climbing Simulation Unit Activity
After years of tweaking, I have finally gotten to the point to share this great activity. Teaching Into Thin Air can be difficult, and I was in search of an activity that could catch my students attention. I decided to put the students in a fictional mountain climber setting.
After breaking the class into at least five expeditions, the students are responsible for a variety of activities over the course of the unit. They begin by studying the importance of advertising by designing items that w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Life Skills Unit Assignment 2: Budgeting and Financial Literacy Google Sheets
Continue your students' journey to financial literacy with Assignment 2: Budgeting Basics, an integral part of our comprehensive Life Skills curriculum. Designed for high school seniors, this interactive activity delves into essential budgeting skills, setting the stage for informed financial decision-making crucial for adulthood.Through Assignment 2, students delve deeper into financial planning by inputting their salary and exploring average utility costs, researching cell phone plans, and pri
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Life Skills Unit Assignment 1: Career Exploration & State Research Google Forms
Begin your students' financial literacy journey with the foundational Assignment 1: Choose Your Path! in our comprehensive Life Skills curriculum! Ideal for high school seniors, this engaging activity equips learners with crucial decision-making skills essential for their transition into adulthood. Explore diverse career paths, assess job prospects, and map out the ideal state of residence, all while honing collaborative decision-making abilities through optional roommate selection. Utilizing an
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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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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