ELA/Writing

Anyone ever ask their students to write a "Character Sketch" and gotten a drawing handed to them? No? Just me?? This Graphic Organizer helps students understand what a "Character Sketch" is by outlining the connections between Indirect and Direct...

Scared to introduce Socratic Seminars to your class? Or just looking to take your Socratic Seminars to the next level? This Supplement Pack will instantly simplify your Seminars! Includes: Detailed Socratic Seminar Teacher directions for anyone new...

Whatever happened to the kids going home exhausted at the end of the day, instead of the teachers?   Put the "heavy lifting" on the kids with this fun and easy Figurative Language BINGO Review! Perfect for Middle & High School!...

Simple, Informative, and approachable way to introduce your students to Shakespeare. Pack includes: 30-slide PowerPoint Cornell-style Guided Notes to accompany PPT 2 Quiz Options: 20-question Multiple Choice 15-question...

When BARTHOLOMEW BUNDT receives a new house for Christmas, he's overjoyed. The timing couldn't be more perfect, thanks to a certain crazy frog and his explosive appetite for monster pizza. But when Bartholomew realizes that his new house is built near...

Do you want more no-prep reading passages? This is a non-fiction reading passage for middle school or high school that includes critical thinking questions about the history of Pancake Tuesday. As I create reading passage sets, I make sure...

Did you know the Tootsie Roll is attributed to saving thousands of soldiers? Or that a girl name Sybil Ludington warned more people about the British than Paul Revere? These 7 strange, but true, stories will help your students grow their vocabulary and...

Trifold worksheets are perfect for teachers that want to focus on reading strategies and discussions instead of a large number of comprehension questions. However, these sheets can be used in so many ways with your current unit as well. They can be...

This Bundle Contains all 6 of our Assessments for the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, offered at a discounted price!

This product was created with the intention of introducing your Jane Eyre unit or novel study. It can be used for introduction, to review, as sub-plans, homework, or extra-credit opportunities!   This product includes the...

These 42 unique Pragmatic Scenarios for Middle & High School can be used in a multiple of ways: hand them out as task cards, use the 6-block form and have students answer six at stations; pose them as discussion questions in small or large groups-...

These 28 task cards each have an AP style- question stem that your students can use with any piece of literature or nonfiction reading. Use these cards to help students write their own questions and answer their peers questions. Great practice for the...