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This is an interactive document that can be used to guide students through understanding all parts of the ELA NJSLA. This presentation includes information on the test structure, question types, task descriptions, scoring, time management strategies, and practice exercises for Narrative Writing Task (NWT), Literary Analysis Task (LAT), and Research Simulation Task (RST). The content covers glossary terms related to the NJSLA, details on EBSR (Evidence-Based Selected Response) and TECR (Technolo

Embedded in the infographic are 3 Google Documents that you can turnkey in your next lesson:Prompt Practice: This worksheet includes NJSLA Narrative, LAT, and RST prompts (~10 per task spanning grades 3-8)Organization Practice: This worksheet includes 2 Narrative, 2 LAT, and 2 RST prompts for students for students to practice essay organization/pre-writing.Close Reading Practice: This worksheet outlines a close-reading skill for students to use for any NJSLA writing task.This infographic provide

Are you interested in viewing the updated 2023 ELA NJSLS in a streamlined way? Are you finding the state-released documents difficult to navigate? Are the new standard codes and revisions difficult to unpack?The documents in this bundle allow teachers and school administrators to view the ELA standards next to neighboring grade levels. Included in this Bundle:K-8 NJSLS ELA Language Standard Progression (Heavily updated from 2016 standards)3-8 NJSLS ELA Speaking and Listening Standards Progressio

Are you looking for a ready-to-go presentation to orient your staff (or yourself!) around the English Language Arts New Jersey State Learning Assessment? This presentation is a great resource for administrators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, PLC meetings, and teacher teams at any point in the school year. This presentation includes: IntroductionWelcome and ObjectivesAgendaSelf Reflection & Mindset Quick-write ActivityReframing "The Test"Why Vigorous Educative Curriculum Matters in Li

This study guide includes... Literary Terms glossary4 pre-reading questions17 during reading comprehension and analysis questions1 culminating writing assignment (option to compare TV episode to text)Answer Key

Introducing the Values Across Generations Project, a dynamic and interactive ELA research project available on Teachers Pay Teachers! This meticulously crafted educational resource is designed to connect students with the rich heritage of Black history through the exploration of enduring values like courage, integrity, perseverance, and leadership. In this project, students will: Select a notable figure from Black history who embodies strong values.Conduct in-depth biographical research to unde

Are you looking for a streamlined way to present the NJSLS updates to yourself, your coworkers, or your staff? Look no further! This 20 slide presentation includes the most relevant and important information that K-8 ELA teachers and school administrators need to know when it comes to the NJSLS ELA updates rolled out in 2023. You can use this as a way to jump-start curriculum revisions, as a framework for PLC meetings, or as a starting point for start-of-year orientation with new or returning

Unleash your students' potential in informational or argumentative writing with the Elaboration & Explanation Assistance worksheet, now available on Teachers Pay Teachers! This invaluable resource is meticulously designed to enhance students' abilities to support their essays with compelling details and thoughtful elaboration. Key features of the Elaboration & Explanation Assistance worksheet include: Structured sections for inserting text details such as quotes, statistics, or specific data p

This checklist will help students evaluate whether they or their peers have all the elements on the plot diagram included in their story. This checklist can be used in a peer-review workshop, or individually by students.

Included in this 15-page resource are 4 sets of short fiction paired texts (poetry included) and 1 singular fiction text, all followed by short answer response questions (5 short answer response questions in total). Under each question, there is a RACE rubric and a space to provide students with feedback. In addition, each question has a sample response provided. This resource is designed to help students practice close reading and standards-based writing practice.

This checklist will guide students in a peer-review workshop that focuses on elaboration. This is meant for fiction writing. It will help students read their peers' draft critically, and then provide constructive feedback for where to go next in their writing.

Bring your middle school ELA classroom to life with this comprehensive Literature Circle Role Bundle! Designed to foster deep understanding, critical thinking, and student engagement, this bundle provides structured roles that guide students through collaborative discussions. With specific question banks for each role— Summarizer, Connector, Vocabulary Master, Discussion Director, and Passage Picker—students are empowered to take charge of their learning while improving key literacy skills. Thi

This list of real world issues can be used in various ways. You may present it to a student to help them get ideas while writing a fictional piece (the character's problem). You may have students use it as a tool to begin a research project. You may use it as a journal prompt. The possibilities are endless!

This generic rubric is designed to grade student summaries across a wide genre of text.

This book mark is a great resource for students to keep in their books while they read, to track their progress, and to use as a check-in tool.

Here is a worksheet to get students brainstorming different ways to start their memoir. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part! After students go through this exercise, they can choose which beginning makes the most sense for their piece of writing, and they may choose to use the other "beginnings" they drafted later on in their piece.

Here is a quick and easy handout/reference for students to use for annotating. It works well for nonfiction or research articles, but can be used for any type of reading assignment.

It's hard for middle school students to think beyond the literal. And it's hard for us to find tangible ways to help them wrap their mind around analysis. This anchor chart will help students get to analysis in their writing. I suggest students use these tricks at the end of their body paragraphs, after citing and explaining text evidence.

This is a rubric used to grade memoir writing. It is split in to three categories: Lead, Resolution/Reflection, and Craft/Structure.