ELA/Writing

Homophones scoot works well as a pre-assessment, formative assessment, or just a lesson warm-up. Students of all ages can benefit from the game, but it is designed to meet the 4th grade Language Standards.This set of scoot cards is fairly unique. Most...

Novel Study, Guided Reading Books, Graphic OrganizersThis listing is for a guided reading, comprehension packet, an essay topic, and a graphic organizer essay planning sheet. It goes with the book "Sarny: A Life Remembered" (the sequel to "Nightjohn") by...

This is a work packet/guided reading of the outline of the book "Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield" from Time for Kids Biographies. I outlined the whole book and left some of the terms blank. This is meant to guide students in an independent reading...

Worksheets, Outlines, Graphic OrganizersThis is a simple graphic organizer for a persuasive essay that I used with my Special Education 6th Grade ELA and Reading class. It outlines the parts of a persuasive essay and can be used for the brainstorming...

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...

Created by Mods4Days

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 close reading activity book with six reading passages that look into six of the key leaders from World War II. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle...

A close reading passage with a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War 2, Winston Churchill. 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 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...