DAngelo Resources

Support your English Language Learners with these ESL ELL Peer Interview activities! These speaking and writing graphic organizers help students conduct interviews, identify personality traits, and write a complete character sketch paragraph. Boost Oral Language & Writing Skills with Peer Interviews! Are you looking for an engaging way to get your ESL, ELL, and Newcomer students talking and writing? This no-prep resource provides a structured framework for students to practice interviews, des

Unlock deeper reading comprehension with this comprehensive, ready-to-print resource designed to teach students how to make inferences about character traits!Teaching characterization can be challenging, but this resource simplifies the process. By using the proven S.T.E.A.L. method for indirect characterization, students will learn to look beyond the surface and use textual evidence to analyze a character's actions, words, and thoughts. This resource also includes a massive, categorized Chara

Start the year with purpose! This Letter to Your Future Self is the ultimate Back to School activity for Middle and High School ELA. It serves two vital functions: it’s an engaging, low-stakes icebreaker for students and a crucial diagnostic writing assessment for teachers. By capturing a snapshot of student writing on day one, you establish baseline data that allows you to measure growth and progress throughout the semester or year. What’s Included in This Secondary ELA Resource:Student A

Help your students master structured paragraph writing with this concrete PEE (Point, Evidence/Example, Explanation) Model Paragraph Exemplar! Teaching students how to transition from basic sentences to analytical, well-supported paragraphs can be a challenge. This resource provides a clear, real-world mentor text that explicitly demonstrates how to state a Point, provide concrete Examples, and write meaningful Explanations to support a argument. Using the highly relatable topic of how ownin

Mastering definite, indefinite, and zero articles can be one of the trickiest parts of learning English! Help your students conquer this language hurdle with this comprehensive, beginner-to-intermediate Articles Packet. Explicitly designed for ESL, ELL, and EFL classrooms, this resource offers clear, scaffolded grammar rules paired with high-impact practice to build complete writing and speaking confidence. What’s Included in This Resource?Comprehensive Overview of Articles: A clear, student-

Transform Your Creative Writing Unit with a Bedtime Story Podcast Project!Are you looking for a way to teach narrative writing and sensory imagery that actually engages your middle or high school students? This comprehensive Creative Writing Unit challenges students to write and record their own "sleepy" podcast episodes—where the focus shifts from high-stakes conflict to high-level descriptive language.Inspired by the hit podcast Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, this pr

This project can be used as a culminating activity for any novel study or literature circle. This activity will challenge students to: Make inferences about character traits and support their ideas with evidence and explanations from the storyMake a text connection (either to self, text, or world) for their chosen characterThis package includes the following: Trait Tracker chart that students can use to track key personality traits for a range of characters while readingCharacter Profile Poster

This graphic organizer provides students with a general overview of how to structure / format a formal letter. Extremely versatile. Can be adapted for any subject or activity. Left side of the organizer provides a visual of the different text features / elements one might expect to find in a formal letter. Right side of the organizer provides definitions / examples of each text feature / element. If you find / found this resource to be useful, a quick review / rating is always greatly appreciat

This Choice Character Analysis Project can be adapted for any short story, novel, or film. This assessment helps you differentiate products of learning by providing your students with options to respond critically and creatively to text by completing one of the following: A diaryA comic stripAn illustrated symbol & explanationThe file includes: Overview of the AssignmentSingle Point RubricIndividual Planning Organizers tailored to each of the 3 options

Improve student writing with this P.E.E. Paragraph Graphic Organizer, designed for easy peer and self-assessment. This Point-Evidence-Explanation form helps middle and high school students master claim-based writing and textual evidence analysis. Are your students struggling to structure their body paragraphs? This writing strategy assessment tool simplifies the revision process by breaking down the essential components of a strong paragraph. How to use this resource:Peer Assessment: Stude

Use this simple and straightforward graphic organizer to help your students apply the P.E.E. writing strategy (Point-Evidence-Explanation) to help them structure and develop an effective paragraph. Compliments the following listed resources: "Writing an Effective Paragraph - Point-Evidence-Explanation""Model Paragraph Exemplar""Peer / Self-Assessment Form - P.E.E. Paragraph Writing"If you find / found this resource to be useful, a quick review / rating is always greatly appreciated! TPT also of