ELA/Writing

A presentation that can be used to apply close reading to any text (I used it with articles from Scope and short stories.) It explains each close reading strategy (Connections, Writer's Style, and Analysis) and color codes each strategy. Have students...

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Studies show figurative language comes naturally to youngsters and helps them understand more complex concepts.Help students understand nuances of the English language, as they work together, or individually, an enjoyable challenge to analyze and...

t may seem insignificant to know the difference between personification and onomatopoeia, but, UNDERSTANDING figurative language is crucial to having strong literacy skills.Literacy is more than just the ability to read. It is an the knowledge and...

A World War 2 Leaders bundle of six close reading activities. Each activity has a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch. The NO PREP informational...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II, Adolf Hitler. The NO...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the leader of Italy during World War II, Benito Mussolini.  The NO...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II, Joseph Stalin. The NO...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the emperor of Japan during World War II, Hirohito. The NO PREP informational...

In my 8th grade U.S. History class we have to touch on the American authors that reflect American culture. This is a B-R-O-A-D standard and it has always frustrated me. Plus, our textbooks usually only have ONE sentence on an author. I needed a way to...

The Test Prep – Test Motivation Collaborative Block Poster can be used as a fun team building activity to instill confidence for the BIG test! Students work together to piece their Test Prep – Test Motivation “block” with their...

The Test-Taking Strategies Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode universal testing tips for any subject. Some of the strategies include: get a good night’s sleep, underline or...