August Designs

In this lesson, students will get a brief overview of the elements of Gothic Romanticism, read and analyze several two-sentence horror stories, and end with writing their own stories using elements learned in the lesson. This lesson works as a great introduction to Gothic Romanticism or as a fun writing activity to use around Halloween Time!This bundle includes: Marzano Formal Lesson PlanGothic Romanticism/Horror Story PowerPointGuided Notes Template for StudentsGuided Writing Activity Workshe

I love to start my school year off with a goal-setting activity. Exploring growth mindset and SMART goals with my students is an excellent way to introduce goal setting. Students will: See an example of and discuss what Growth Mindset isLearn the difference between a growth and a fixed mindsetLearn how to set a SMART goalSet a goal for the school yearWrite a short 3-paragraph essay about their goal and how they will use growth mindset to achieve it!

This is a fully structured research, writing, and public speaking unit all wrapped into one! This unit is extremely scaffolded with a lot of structure for your struggling writers as well as opportunities for higher level thinking for your high-ability kiddos.Students will:1. Select a research topic based on a mythical creatures, a hero, or a villain 2. Find credible sources 3. Learn a note taking procedure for research writing 4. Outline their research 5. Construct a research essay 6. Learn the

What are you thankful for this holiday season?Challenge your students to determine what gratitude it, what it looks like, and it means for them in their own lives. This project is perfect to use right before Thanksgiving or Winter Break when students are not engaged and bubbling about the upcoming break. It can take as few as 3 days or up to 8 by having students focus on only part one or part two of the project! This project will: 1. Have students brainstorm what gratitude is and what they are

A FULL SCHOOL YEAR OF VOCABULARY! This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket, GimKit, Quizlet

This includes: 1. SOAPSTone Poster for Rhetorical Analysis Writing 2. RACER Posters (5) for Text-Dependent Analysis Writing 3. Plot Structure Posters (7) 4. Six Traits of Writing Posters (6)

Are you and your students tired of the same old Book Report? Try something new! This is a summative Book Report project for your students to complete independently or collaboratively.Students will create a movie trailer to 'preview" their books. This project incorporates key fiction terms such as: conflict, setting, theme, characters (protagonist/antagonist) ect.Students will watch example trailers, pre-plan their video via a Story Board, record their video footage, and finally edit video for

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket, GimKit, Quizlet

Classroom posters to help students learn & use reading terms while communicating abouta text. There are seven posters total: Theme Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

RACER is a an acronym used to help students write a text-dependent analysis (and essay which answers a specific question based on a provided article). This is great a tool to have posted in the classroom for students to use when writing. RACER can be used for: Text-Dependent AnalysisResearch WritingPersuasive WritingAny writing using which uses additional text(s) as supporting details

Before diving into story reading, be sure to review elements of fictions using plot diagrams! In this activity, students will review the main elements found on a plot diagram as well as practice using plot diagrams with picture books! Students will: 1. Review Elements of Fiction (whole class notes)2. Practice using a Plot Diagram with "No, David!" (whole class practice)3. Practice using a Plot Diagram with "Kat Kong" (partner/independent practice)For entertainment purposes... slides have be

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket, GimKit, Quizlet

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket, GimKit, Quizlet

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket, GimKit, Quizlet

Its time to review Idioms!! And what better way way to review figurative language then with obnoxious slides, videos, songs, and gifs!? This presentation goes over some common idioms your students may see. The more exposure you give them, the more easily they can recognize and identify them in a text later on. With this review your students will: 1. Review what an idiom (Activation)2. Watch several videos on idioms (including obnoxious songs!) (Direct Instruction)3. Review common idioms (Di

Bookmark Reading Logs for students & teachers to keep track of students reading in and out of the classroom. This is a great resource for keeping students accountable when reading independantly for homework!

Six posters representing the six traits of writing for the classroom.

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket & Quizlet

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket & Quizlet

This product includes *Student* study materials used in conjunction with Prestwick House Vocabulary. This does NOT include testing materials as this may be different for each district. Each Google Slides Presentation contains the following: 1. Word 2. Definition 3. Part of Speech 4. Example Sentences 5. [Some] Prefix/Suffix + Root Formulas 6. Root Definitions 7. Links to Review Games: Blooket & Quizlet