ELA Antics

This is the comic strip template I used with my Natural Disasters Comic Strip activity (found it on Pinterest).

Stand Tall Unit Test that covers all chapters of the novel- 25 multiple choice questions and 1 short essay question. Multiple choice cover vocabulary words from the text (I have a vocab resource in my store), recall about the plot, and questions about literary elements such as conflict, theme, and character relationships. Answer key is included at the end of the test. PDF version is now included since they Word version answer key seemed to not be uploading correctly for some people. If you would

Stand Tall Guided Reading Questions for each chapter

Unit test that includes 15 vocabulary questions, 15 multiple choice questions, and 4 short response questions.

A unit test to check vocabulary and comprehension of the novel. Please check out my test review powerpoint to use as a study aid!

This test asks students questions about ethos, logos, and pathos in ads, PSAs, and advertising techniques used such as celebrity, deals, and emotion. Check out my free study guide for this test in my store!

This chart helps students characterize the main characters in the novel. I usually have them search for character traits in the text and have them list page numbers in the character columns next to those traits as well.

If you are reading The Diary of Anne Frank (the play version in most textbooks) here are all of the characters' names along with a picture of what they look like. I laminate the pictures (or put them in those plastic protector sheets) and pass them out to the kids each class so they don't forget which part they are playing that day in the play.

Guided Reading questions for the novel Messenger by Lois Lowry. Check out my free vocab word handouts in my store that go along with the guided reading questions.

Vocabulary words (with KEY) to study throughout the reading of the novel. These words are including on my The Outsiders Unit Test.

In this assignment, students show what they know about natural disasters and non-fiction text features. I read several non-fiction articles with students and showed them youtube clips about 5 different natural disasters while focusing on non-fiction text features. In this culminating assignment for the unit, students analyze information from non-fiction articles and information on the internet to create a one pager assignment about one disaster they choose.

Short 3 question reading review quizzes for 7 chapters in the novel: Ana and Wendell (combined), Leona, Florence, Maricella, Sae Young, and Sam.

I usually use this children's book as a read aloud at the beginning of my persuasive writing unit that I do with my middle schoolers. After reading the book to students, I let them choose one of these 3 mini-projects to evaluate the effectiveness of the pigeon's persuasiveness in the text. Included in the resource are the directions for the three project choices. This resource aligns nicely with teaching ethos/logos/pathos also and asking students which of the pigeon's arguments fall into those

This packet of poems asks students to identify different literary devices in each poem. For example, questions after reading include "What is the tone?" "Where do you see alliteration in the poem" "Which verse has simile?"

Wordsearch about digraphs CH, CK, SH, TH, PH, and WH

I use this template to work with my entering and emerging ELLs in my stand alone ENL class. After learning vocabulary terms that are important in a core class, I reinforce the meanings of the words and also how syllables work with this syllabication template. The words I choose are relevant to the unit/lesson from their core class. We clap out the syllables and then write down how to break the word apart. If students know how to write in their first language, they can also write the word in thei

This resource includes the poem "On the Subway" and a lesson plan outline for how to use the poem with your class. The focus of the questions included with it is on social class (which lines in the poem bring up issues with social class, etc.).

These comprehension and vocabulary questions go along with each section of Night. The page numbers correlate with the edition our school uses (which has connected readings at the end). If you use a different edition, you can edit the page numbers to suit your needs.

Stand Tall- create a Facebook status for each of the characters, stating what they are currently doing in the novel

Flowers for Algernon Unit Test: includes 19 multiple choice, one short response. Editable and includes a key.