This resource was initially made for middle school students to prepare for their ILEARN exams. However, I think any ELA students grades 6-12 could benefit from the variety of skills being practiced while reading, analyzing, and writing about this classic short story from 1947. The packet includes the text itself, 15 multiple choice questions, an answer key, an essay question, and a creative writing prompt. This reading comprehension packet can take around a week to teach, depending on class t
This reading comprehension packet engages students through a classic short story that focuses on survival in the frozen wilderness. The story is in the public domain and available online via audiobook or text. It includes 11 multiple choice questions, an activity, a short essay question, and an answer key. Below is my suggested pacing: Day 1: read story / listen to audiobook and annotate Day 2: read story / listen to audiobook and annotate Day 3: discuss story and answer multiple choice quest
This is the perfect project to introduce your students to Haiku poetry. Here's a recommended timeline to complete the project: Day 1: complete guided notes, read example poems, begin planning Day 2: get poem approved by teacher (especially the poem having the correct syllables), work day to complete final project on separate paper or poster
This non-fiction test was originally created to help with middle school state testing prep. It works great as an in class assignment that you walk students through as a group, or as an independent work packet. Below is a recommended schedule to use this throughout three days of class. Day 1: Read, annotate, and fill out bullet point summary Day 2: Review bullet point summary, answer multiple choice questions Day 3: Short essay response
This product will help your English language learners to better their WIDA Access score in the writing area by teaching them about transition words, which hold high weight on the test.
This product includes three different assessments for chapter 3B in the book Auténtico 1. There are two traditional assessments, which are each two pages. Additionally, there is an alternative assessment, which also comes with a rubric.
This presentation can be used during a lecture for students to take notes and discuss which places they do and do not like. The last slide is mostly empty, which is where students can write their example sentences on the board as a closing activity.
This is a great project to do with your kids to get them speaking! This works best in groups of two and when you give students the choice of what prompt they want to respond to. This assignment works on using the verb jugar, stem changing verbs, and sports vocabulary.
This summative assessment for the 4B chapter of the book Auténtico 1 is a great option for your classroom! It's very comprehensive and uses a variety of question types.
For this assignment, students will fill in the blank with the correctly conjugated er/ir verb. Then, they will stand up and go to the left or right of the classroom depending on whether they agree with the statements for themselves.
Quick activity using health/doctor vocab. I suggest students writing their answers for numbers 1-5 on a notecard. This could be used as an exit or entrance ticket.
I am very passionate about teaching Spanish with a balance of including grammar, but also mainly focusing on comprehensive input and conversations!
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Bachelors in P-12 Education and Spanish from Marian University.
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I consider myself a creative and hard-working individual. My materials encourage students to think outside of the box and have a passion for the language, instead of trying to simply recieve a good grade.
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