This complete unit has everything you need to teach writing a research paper from start to finish. Everything here is classroom-tested with hundred... ByLaura Torres
This complete unit for teaching persuasive essays has everything you need from pre-writing techniques to group work, ethos, pathos and logos lesson... ByLaura Torres
These 8 1/2 x 11 figurative language posters will help students learn metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, allusion, metonymy, onomatopoei... ByLaura Torres
This activity involves the whole class and is a nice break from workbooks or lectures on identifying parts of speech.
My students love this activ... ByLaura Torres
Before my students write a compare and contrast essay, I have them do the following exercise in groups. It's a lot of fun and gives them a template... ByLaura Torres
Big, Bigger, Biggest is a collection of activities to introduce students to comparatives and superlatives. Activities include: Sorting cards, class... ByLaura Torres
Teach your students about five types of figurative language - metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole and allusion with this group activity. U... ByLaura Torres
Your student has a working thesis and research for a research paper. Now what? I find that incorporating the research into body paragraphs is the ... ByLaura Torres
This mini unit employs critical thinking skills about print advertising. Students identify persuasive language, images, biases and stereotypes in a... ByLaura Torres
Review 10 types of figurative language with your students. This packet has 50 sentence strips for students to match with a figurative language cate... ByLaura Torres
This three-page handout explains clearly what plagiarism is and gives examples of how and when to use quotations and paraphrase. After completing t... ByLaura Torres
This packet includes a simple-to-understand explanation of run-on sentences, a worksheet, quiz and answer keys. The sentences are entertaining and ... ByLaura Torres
Make apostrophes fun! In this packet, your students will learn or review basic apostrophe rules and play a game that engages all types of learners ... ByLaura Torres
A complete limerick unit with a duplicate
PowerPoint to support your lesson. Lots of examples to analyze with your class, worksheets and handouts... ByLaura Torres
Three full-color Halloween handouts for Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade including rhymes, picture matching and Halloween word/picture matching.... ByLaura Torres
These fun memorization technique activities area a great addition to a unit on test-taking or study strategies. I use them in my "Success" class fo... ByLaura Torres
Five different prewriting techniques for almost any kind of argument are explained here, and each comes with a worksheet for the students. Students... ByLaura Torres
This is a bundled package containing 32 synonym matching cards and 32 antonym matching cards. These products are available separately, but if you b... ByLaura Torres
Help your students learn antonyms, or opposites, with these large, colorful matching cards. Print on heavy paper or laminate and use at a learning ... ByLaura Torres
Help your students learn synonyms, or words that mean the same thing, with these large, colorful matching cards. Print on heavy paper or laminate a... ByLaura Torres