This Powerpoint is an introduction to Part 2 of the New York State ELA 8 Exam. It is a brief overview of some strategies for the students to use t... ByMikelib
An overview of several literary terms including many figurative language terms.
Students take notes on the definition and one example and then the... ByCks
Ariba! A fun and easy way to teach your students how to compose the body of an informative essay using the Bing, Bang, Boom approach. This presenta... ByMelody Stroud
Smartboard-Ready Lesson on Editing for Verb Tense
concepts included:
Past Tense
Present Tense
interactive components for students to prac... ByMelissa Dean
This worksheet/handout assessess students' knowledge of punctuation usage. There are 10 multiple choice questions and it is aligned with the Georgi... ByMs. J
Verb Song lyrics by Kathy Troxel/Audio Memory copyright 1984
This is a reproducible page for your classroom.
The free downloadable MP3 song is av... ByAudio Memory
Many practice exercises in grammar are incorporated to give teachers the opportunity to review common grammar rules. 100 questions on 50 transparen... ByHollandays Publishing Corp
This is a wonderful Power Point to use after students have completed their first informative essay (I teach the Bing, Bang, Boom method, so be sure... ByMelody Stroud
I use this as test prep and review of content covered throughout the year. Problems are directly related to the California State Standards for Engl... ByLisa Jaquez
A fun, fictional story about a little boy named Jonathan who doesn't want to go to school because he is being bullied. Story includes higher-level... ByKimberly Smith
Take me to your reader! This unit is perfect for Daily 5/CAFE activities or any literacy center that you use in your classroom.
Included in thi... By1st Grade Teacher
Presents literary elements such as tone, antagonish, turning point, flahsback, etc. in easy terms with pictures to facilitate scaffolding for ESL s... BySharon Cortez
My Lower Elementary students enjoy working with this material when learning how to write the date, practicing with capitalization, and for comma pr... ByMiss Andria
Do your students need a refresher on basic punctuation? Here is the game for them!
Use the 16 question cards to move around the gameboard and s... By1st Grade Teacher
This one-page worksheet includes outlines for students to review the 4 writing genres (Narrative, Response to Literature, Persuasive, and Summary) ... ByMonica Lukins
Empowers Students with the Key to Proficiency on the CAHSEE!
Where should we focus instruction to best prepare students for the ELA portion of t... ByScott N. Forrest, Ed.d.
Teaching Grammar and Mechanics helps teachers significantly improve student writing and test scores through direct instruction and individualized p... ByMark Pennington
This flexible activity can be used for small group work or centers. It includes figurative languate terms, defintions and examples. Great EOG rev... ByDonovan
Idioms can be difficult to understand for many students. This games gives students practice reading idioms in context and then choosing the correc... ByErin Vogel
Five question poetry interpretation worksheet using the poem "The Wishing Flower." Great for preparing for the New York State ELA Exam in Third Gr... ByRay Rebholz
This game was teacher created and student tested for fun! A great way to practice syllables with a Halloween theme. This game can be used for liter... ByKathy Law
This powerpoint details for students how to organize, plan, and publish an expository five paragraph essay needed for standardized tests. Most app... ByIlovetoteach
This is a quick review and strategies for Part 1 on the NYS English Comprehensive Regents Exam. It covers what the task is as well as strategies fo... ByRitasue29
Students are tested on figurative language and they are asked to determine what certain phrases mean. In this personal created worksheet, I take a ... ByMsking
Do your emergency sub plans lack a good writing lesson? This packet includes 8 pictures with questions for students to write about. Students mix th... ByEat.sleep.teach.
These half page picture vocabulary cards contain key words, pictures and definitions for each of these words that are commonly on end of quarter or... ByJodi Gabriel
How do you know if your student really understands what a pronoun is? This is a simple test with answers that you can give to your student and make... ByErica Hagood
This sample essay was born from the necessity to provide my students with "4" (score) writing samples in the new STAAR, 26-line format. As Texas sc... BySylvia Jackson
All Needed Materials and Information is on the last slide of the Smartboard Activity as attachments.
ELA Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purp... ByTara Falasco
Ten question informational reading worksheet using instructions for making a "Pine Cone Bird Feeder." Great for preparing for the New York State E... ByRay Rebholz
Students can work in groups, pairs, or as individuals to practice subject/verb agreement using these cards!
PDF File contains 40 pages--10 Pages... ByAnn Marie Smith
This lesson contains an original personal narrative with before, during, and after reading activities and practice assessment questions. The three... ByHeather Martin
This is a sixteen slide PowerPoint presentation to help students understand the differences between what is expected for a persuasive and expositor... ByHappyedugator
This context clues sheet can be used as students read. They can chart the unknown word, the sentence in which it appears, make a prediction on the ... ByHappyedugator
Infinitives and Infinitive phrases are defined and examples are given in the notes on the first page of this document, which can be used as a hando... ByHappyedugator
This is a collection of 15 Examview ten question multiple choice tests on different language arts units of study: parts of speech, grammar, punctua... ByHappyedugator
This PowerPoint is what I used to teach my classes the SPAM (situation, purpose, audience, and mode) method for working with On-Demand writing. Al... BySamantha Reams
This listening practice activity for the New York State ELA test is based upon Arnold Lobel's short story, "The Hen and the Apple Tree." Included... ByRay Rebholz
This 22-slide Powerpoint explains how to find predicate nominatives in both regular and inverted sentences. It also contains examples. ... ByJulie Moore
This worksheet/handout is designed to assess students' knowledge of identifying the predicate in sentences. It contains a total of 5 multiple choic... ByMs. J
High interest skill building for home and school. Using both fiction and nonfiction writing students build skills in reading comprehension, reading... ByTammy Raiton
This is an easy formula to help students construct effective introductions. It breaks the introduction into 3 parts, allowing students to "plug" i... ByMikelib
These guided reading lessons for a nonfiction passage paired with a poem are intended for use by teachers and students in grades 4 and 5.
Inst... ByMark Lyons
A simple, printable worksheet for students to use in self-assessing their own writing. This worksheet includes an area for teacher comments. Stap... ByKimberly's Ideas