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Scary Story Writing 101 (Interactive or Distance Learning)

By ELA Seminar Gal

Scary Story Writing 101Scary Story Writing 101 is an entertaining and effective way to review narrative story elements. Students use photos - embedded with single-line prompts - to write creepy stories they’ll want to share. This is, without

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Book Tasting: A Scavenger Hunt Smorgasbord

By ELA Seminar Gal

VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to Host a Book Tasting Event BLOG POST: How to Host a Book Tasting Event Book-Tasting and Text-Tasting Activities are fun and they help students make reading/writing connections.To run book-tasting or text-tasting events, you’ll

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English Language Arts, Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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The Chaser: A Close Reading Lesson about Unrequited Love (Grades 8-12)

By ELA Seminar Gal

THE CHASER by John Collier (a riveting and thought-provoking short story) Manipulation. Mystery. Magic.If you like story lines filled with mystery, manipulation, and magic, you’ll love The Chaser by John Collier.This disturbing love story stirs up

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Short Stories, Valentine's Day, Close Reading

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8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Task Cards, Lesson

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It's All About Evidence: Graphic Organizers for Grades 5-9

By ELA Seminar Gal

Graphic Organizers for Grades 5-9: Graphic organizers make teaching challenging reading and writing skills a snap! (See scrolling preview for some close up views.) Wait! This set of organizers is also included in a bundle which contains 52

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For All Subject Areas

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Graphic Organizers, Centers

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Argument Gab & Go Stations: Practicing the Argument Writing Format

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Gab & Go Stations: Practicing the Argument Writing Format 2-MINUTE GAB & GO VIDEO: LINK: SETTING UP AND USING GAB & GO STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR This product contains 40 easy prompts which help students commit the Argument Writing

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Critical Thinking, Writing, Oral Communication

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Centers

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Middle School Writing Course (Grades 6-9) Semester 1 Bundle #SSTPT

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*NEW* FULL-YEAR WRITING COURSE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Middle-School-Writing-Course-FULL-YEAR-Grades-6-9-4684550 Middle School Writing Course: Semester 1 (September – December) Overviewa Sample Calendar that maps out how I

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English Language Arts, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Lesson

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Shades of Meaning: Using Precise Vocabulary

By ELA Seminar Gal

SHADES OF MEANING: Illustrated Shades of Meaning templates get kids excited about using precise language in their own writings and help them pay attention to how the pros use words to stir readers’ emotions. ***Differentiated for three

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Vocabulary, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment, Centers

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Prefix, Root and Suffix Review Activity: Big Boggle

By ELA Seminar Gal

BIG BOGGLE: PREFIX, ROOT and SUFFIX REVIEW ACTIVITY Give students an interesting way to review their prefixes, roots and suffixes as they play the classroom version of Big Boggle. NOTE: This product is part of the PREFIXES, ROOTS and SUFFIXES

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Games, Centers

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Middle School Writing Course: FULL YEAR (Grades 6-9)

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Middle School Writing Course: FULL YEARWhy You’ll L-O-V-E this Resource♥ Students will strengthen their writing skills with high-interest, step-by-step writing and revising lessons which were designed to dramatically improve the writing

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Lesson

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Quotation Quick Writes: Copy It. Explain It. Personalize It.

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QUOTATION QUICK WRITES Check out the WRITING FROM QUOTES BUNDLE and get one resource free. Using direct quotes to support claims and opinions is a typical requirement for writing research papers or for analyzing literature and informational

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Grammar, For All Subject Areas, Writing

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Centers

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Argument Writing 101: PowerPoint, Cheat Sheet and Paired Activity Cards

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ARGUMENT WRITING:Introduce the art of writing argument with a visually-pleasing and engaging PowerPoint. Next, distribute a classroom set of the Persuasive Writing and Argument Writing Cheat Sheets to help students understand the fundamentals of

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Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Transitions: Transition Ticket Paragraph Prompts

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TRANSITION EVENT TICKETS and PARTNER TASK SHEETS VIDEO PREVIEW: TRANSITION TICKETS AND PARTNER TASK SHEETS View Demo on YouTube VIEW VIDEO DEMO This product is also included in the Banish Boring Writing Bundle Bundle Link:Banish Boring

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English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Assessment, Task Cards

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130

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Argument Writing Super-Saver Bundle

By ELA Seminar Gal

ARGUMENT WRITING SUPER-SAVER PACK Each product in this pack is sold separately: Argument Writing 101 Argument Gab and Go Stations Vote from Your Seat and on Your FeetIntroduce the art of writing argument with visually-pleasing and engaging

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Lesson, Centers

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Hink Pinks: 100+ Critical Thinking Game Cards

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HINK PINK COMBO PACK Use the Hink Pink activity cards to host several vocabulary warm-up games in which students call out single syllable rhyming answers. Example from Hink Pink 1: When the teacher announces the clue set, “ARTIFICIAL REPTILE,”

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Vocabulary, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

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Activities, Task Cards

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Biography Research Frames: Paragraph and Speech Templates (Live or Distance Lng)

By ELA Seminar Gal

BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH FRAMES Help students realize how fascinating research can be by giving them nonthreatening paragraph frames that make research projects easy to do and enjoyable to present.“Research” has been identified by the CCSS as one of the

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Other (ELA), Library Skills, Oral Communication

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Research, Centers

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PREFIXES, ROOTS, AND SUFFIXES BUNDLE

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PREFIXES, ROOTS and SUFFIXES BUNDLE~ BIG SAVINGS! $21.00 value for $16.00.Visually-pleasing activities and super-easy bulletin board displays make learning and reviewing prefixes, roots and suffixes interesting for students. PRODUCT COMPONENTS

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English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Posters

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Show Don't Tell: Adding Attention-Grabbing Details to Narratives

By ELA Seminar Gal

SHOW DON'T TELL Get students to add interesting details to writings with “Show Don’t Tell” emoticon activities. Students will enjoy participating in gallery walks, role plays, skit writing, and group games. But more importantly, they will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Task Cards, Centers

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Writing from Top 10 Lists: Bell Ringers and Prewriting Collections

By ELA Seminar Gal

Great writings start with great lists! See scrolling page samples in the preview to see list-making pages that make planning, drafting, revising and editing easy for students. TOP 10 Bell Ringers and Prewriting Collections for Writers'

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$6.00

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Close Reading Annotation Tools

By ELA Seminar Gal

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Close Reading Annotation Toolkit can be used with any fiction or nonfiction assignment. The tools in this kit may be used by students individually, in pairs, or in groups when: …reading short, challenging passages.

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For All Subjects, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Task Cards

$7.00

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HOT SEAT: Interactive Reading Strategy and Quick-Demo Mini-Lesson

By ELA Seminar Gal

HOT SEAT: Interactive Reading Strategy and Quick-Demo Mini-Lesson When I want students to explore and connect with characters in a short story or novel, my favorite strategy - hands down - is Hot Seat. The activity is called Hot Seat (after

Subjects:

Short Stories, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Lesson

$2.50

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I am a professor at a state college in New Jersey. I'm the owner of ELA Seminars and love making educational products, creating custom seminars, and providing job-embedded professional development for English Language Arts teachers. I have taught at the upper-elementary, middle, secondary and college levels. From 2007-2011 I served as a Teaching Learning Facilitator/Literacy Coach.

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Governor's Teacher Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master's Degree + 30

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I enjoy motivating students and helping them conceptualize and apply sophisticated literacy skills. I especially like providing teachers with lessons that are easy to execute and engaging for multi-level learners. Secrets of Teaching, LLC ELA Seminars, LLC

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Education, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Library Skills, Writing, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Black History Month, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading, African History

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