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Free high school ELA test prep centers
RACE Bookmark (RACE Unit)- CCSS Text Dependent/ Citing Evidence- Open Response
RACE is a strategy used to help students organize their thinking when writing a text dependent, open response answer. I have used this strategy in my class for over three years in grades second through fourth and saw a lot of improvement in my students’ mastery of writing open response answers. Their answers went from short, incorrectly citing evidence, beginning with “because” to full answers with evidence, explanations and transition words.
RACE is a writing acronym used to help students writ
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2nd - 10th
Main Idea Task Cards | 16 Passages w/ Multiple Choice Questions
Main Idea Task CardsThese task cards are great for grades 6-12, depending on the needs of your age group, as they practice selected response questions about main idea. This resource includes:Task Cards on PowerPointTask Cards as JPGsTerms of UseA blank card templateThe answer keyA recording pageIf you need to practice or remediate main idea in a tactile way, this is the item for you! You could use this as a review for your state standardized reading tests, you could make it a center combined wit
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6th - 12th
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Context Clue Quiz (4 Questions) w/ Key
Context Clue quiz.
The students read a sentence with a highlighted term. Based on how the term is used in the sentence, or in its context, the students will determine the proper definition from four answer choices.
Enjoy!
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2nd - 9th
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"The Monkey's Paw" Elements of Foreshadowing Chart
Use this printable PDF chart for students to locate and record examples of foreshadowing after or during the reading of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs.
They include the example of foreshadowing and an explanation along with the foreshadowed event.
Great graphic organizer to use during reading! Perfect for post reading response activity for language arts!
Bottom of Chart contains a box with scoring chart for correct examples and providing correct events/explanations!
Grades:
6th - 10th, Staff
EDITABLE Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt- Digital and Paper
Use this scavenger hunt to teach and assess your scholars' understanding of nonfiction text features. There are FOUR different scavenger hunts that get progressively harder. You can use this product as is- just get some magazines, scissors, glue, print and go. You can also click the link on the pdf to access a completely editable Google Slides version. You can edit it or upload it to Google Classroom for a digital scavenger hunt!Text Features Included:Level 1- Subheading, Heading, Bolded Words,
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3rd - 9th
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Persuasive Writing Prompts High School & Middle School
FREEBIE: 52 Weekly Persuasive Writing Prompts for Middle or High SchoolEnjoy engaging, culturally-relevant, persuasive topics for teenagers!Persuasive writing ideas and debate topics for the entire year!Spark interesting and enthusiastic discussion!WANT A NO PREP PERSUASIVE WRITING UNIT?- DOWNLOAD MY PERSUASIVE WRITING PACKETYOU MAY ALSO LIKE ;)Teach Reading Standards with Videos: 18 LESSON FUN BUNDLECritical Lens Essay with 40 Inspirational Quotes FUN BUNDLELiterary Analysis Paragraph with Lyri
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5th - 12th
I Have Who Has Game: Synonyms FREEBIE
Inside is a FREE SAMPLE of an "I Have, Who Has" Synonyms game from my I HAVE WHO HAS GAME: GRAMMAR BUNDLE resource.Use this I Have, Who Has: Synonyms FREEBIE to help your students have FUN while practicing the grammar skill. The game is engaging and easy to play. This game can be use in any primary grade levels (K-3) to pratice, reinforce, or review grammar. If you have ELL's in your class, it is perfect for teaching them speaking skills.Your students can play this game in small groups, at your
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PreK - 10th
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Elf the Movie Holiday Christmas ESOL Worksheet
Ten questions about Elf starring Will Ferrell with Spanish translation.
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bermuda Triangle - FREE Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions Activity
Did you like this sample of the Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions Bundle? Would you like to offer your students lexile checked informational reading passages that are both fun and interesting? Is one of your goals to activate reading, comprehension and inference skills through test prep practice? Would you be interested in having standards based reading comprehension texts with multiple choice and open-ended questions to get your students ready for the reading section of the state te
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6th - 9th
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Test Prep Vocabulary Life Size Memory Game
Life size memory game and prepping for big tests all in one? YES PLEASE!Vocabulary seems to be the hardest part to students on any standardized testing. This life size memory game is a great way to prep students in a fun and interactive way for any terms they might see on a standardized test!Students have the option to match vocabulary words with synonyms or antonyms to expand their vocabulary knowledge.Included:-12 vocabulary words with matching synonyms-6 vocabulary words with matching antonym
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Reading Literature & Informational Text Focus Questions Grade 9-12
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These 59 questions break down ALL 20 ELA standards for reading literature and informational texts (Grade 9 - 12).
Address every common core standard for reading using these 59 common core ELA questions.
59 Questions to teach, practice and assess EVERY single high school common core state standard for ELA / Literacy: Reading Literature & Reading Informational Texts.
Use these questions for daily common core aligned learning objectives, learning focus questions, guided practice, i
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9th - 12th
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Latin Roots Packet - Ben/Bene/Bon (Good, Well)
INTRODUCTION
This Latin Roots packet is the first in a set of 20 (see “Latin Roots Packets – Set of 20”) designed to give students mastery of a Latin root and 10 corresponding English words.
This packet comprises 8 pages. The first page lists 10 English words that contain the ben/bene/bon root, along with definitions and example sentences. The words range from familiar (“bonus”) to relatively advanced (“beneficiary”). The following three pages contain exercises designed to promote mastery of
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6th - 12th
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Free Literature Task Cards
Use these free task cards to review the big ideas, enduring understandings, and skills essential to your AP Literature and Composition classes. Literary elements reviewed include character, setting, plot, structure, narration, figurative language, and theme. Choose which cards you want to use with your students (identified by AP Literature skill or in “student-friendly” language.) Copy the pages and organize them by types of activities. For each set of tasks or questions, there are corresponding
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8th - 12th
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Parts of Speech Around the Room Riddles Activity
In this exciting ELA activity, students will explore the world of language through riddles about the parts of speech. Divided into small groups or pairs, they venture around the classroom, encountering posters with clues about nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more. Collaboratively, they solve the challenging riddles, deepening their understanding of grammar and language structure.The interactive and fun nature of the activity fosters enthusiasm and critical thinking. By the end, students emerge wit
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Parts of Speech Practice
ALIENS Color by Number FUN EOC prep informational text MCQ RI.10.8
Students love this informational passage and reading comprehension questions. As they answer the questions, they color by number according to their answer. This activity is designed to engage, scaffold, and extend your students' understanding of informational texts! Who said learning has to be boring? Students report that coloring while answering reading comprehension questions helps to relieve anxiety. Key Components: Students read a short passage on aliens. Then they answer the questions a
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5th - 12th
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Clip 'Em Centers:Subordinating and Coordination Conjunctions
This easy to assemble focuses on using commas in compound and complex sentences using subordination and coordinating conjunctions. Great STAAR test prep for 4th grade!
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4th - 9th
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Mastery Assessment- Poetry Figurative Language /Ryhme Scheme
Master Copy of Poem and Color Coded Answer Key
This resource can also be used to use during the guided practice to give students a visual anchor and set the expectation.
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5th - 9th
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Paired Text - Women's Suffrage (Short Cycle Assessment) Distance Learning
Short Cycle Assessment:The Short Cycle Assessment is made to analyze student reading comprehension and writing proficiency in a mock- State Testing environment. The questions have been peer reviewed by Ohio Teaching Licensed Staff and should be administered while recording the testing time. Consider 20-30 minutes (Grades 6-8) of testing time to be appropriate but allow for accommodations when necessary. Use this as the pretest AND test assessment to analyze growth. Six questions4 multiple Choic
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5th - 10th, Staff
Thesis Statement Generator
This Google Doc will help your students generate a thesis statement, especially if they have already had some lessons on writing claims. The Thesis Generator is a table in which students create strong thesis statements by going through a step-by-step process: 1) Identify the prompt (or) subject of their writing. 2) Turn the subject into a guiding question.3) Answer the guiding question (as informally as the student wants to answer). 4) Turn the informal answer into a formal working thesis. I hav
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7th - 12th
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Middle School Academic Vocabulary Word Sort
Tired of student not understanding the test questions, even though you taught them everything on it? Maybe it's the questions themselves. Review for tests and practice word sort routines with this sample word sort for Academic Vocabulary.
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6th - 10th
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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton Word Detective Chapters 1-3
This activity can be used for re-reading. Students can go back in and investigate words in context. Answer key is provided.
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6th - 9th
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Modified Version of Everyday Use
This is a modified version of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.
It was created for high school students who are non-readers so that they can hear the material and work on comprehension skills. There is no text, just pictures and voice over.
This activity is great with a white board or large monitor computer or as an individual activity to enhance comprehension.
Play this PowerPoint as a slideshow to hear the audio and allow students to experience the story like a movie.
This activity was done a
Grades:
9th - 12th
NYS ELA Regents Minibook for Poetry
Use these mini-books to allow students to keep track of poems they have read, as well as determine the content they will need for full credit on questions 26 and 27 of the Regents.
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The intention is that the pages are cut out and stacked on top of each other, stapled on the left side along the dark “binding” on the cover.
-The first page contains the cover and back page.
-Each poem gets two pages, with overlapping tabs. The first is aligned to question 26 (it’s up to you to give them the topic!
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9th - 12th
Literary Terms by Examples 1: Allegory to Antithesis
Students must match the literary term (or rhetorical device) with the example or description given. I allow my students to use their phones or dictionaries to look up the definitions of the terms in the word bank. I also like to let them work with a partner because I hear their authentic discussions about the terms and the examples.
Sample from the KEY:
ALLUSION 1. Calling a nurse “Florence Nightengale” or saying “Maybe we should build an ark if it keeps raining!”
ANTONGONIST 2. Lex Luther,
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6th - 11th
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