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Do your students struggle with writing strong claims, selecting relevant evidence, and fully explaining their reasoning? This comprehensive CER Writing Bundle provides everything you need to help students master argumentative and analytical writing in a structured, engaging way! This must-have resource is designed for middle school ELA and includes detailed lessons, graphic organizers, and practice activities to break down the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) process into manageable steps. What

Help your students become stronger, clearer writers with this comprehensive revision bundle for middle school ELA! These engaging mini-lessons address common problems among developing writers - wordiness, clarity, fragments, run-ons, and more. What's Included:✅ Elaboration Strategies - Tired of "and that is why my claim is true" sentences in essays or CERs? This extensive mini-lesson introduces 6 elaboration strategies for students to try. ✅ Run-ons and Fragments - What do we want? Complete sent

Do your students still elaborate on their evidence by saying something like " clearly, this shows why my claim is correct?" Teach students exactly how to elaborate on evidence with this clear, step-by-step mini-lesson! Includes 6 elaboration strategies, guided notes, sentence starters, practice activities, task cards, posters, and an exit ticket. Perfect for CER writing, paragraph writing, and improving explanations in middle school ELA. This resource breaks down six essential elaboration strat

Help your students finally understand allegories and peel back the mysticism surrounding literature with layers with this ready-to-use resource. This resource was designed specifically for enhanced/advanced 8th graders, but can serve as an easy introduction to allegories in other middle school classrooms. This mini-unit provides tools for students to help them understand allegories - a mini-lesson, guided notes, practice passages, and more. Whether you're teaching Dr. Suess, "The Lottery", "The

Make your Stargirl unit unforgettable with this complete novel study bundle for Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl! This bundle includes everything you need to teach the novel from start to finish — engaging writing prompts, analytical activities, creative projects, comprehension questions, and meaningful discussions that get your middle school students thinking deeply about individuality, kindness, and conformity. Designed for grades 7–8 ELA, this resource makes planning your Stargirl unit easy and e

Struggling writers often know something sounds wrong — they just don’t know why (or how to fix it). This subject–verb agreement mini-lesson teaches students how to find the true subject of a sentence and choose the correct verb with confidence. This resource is explicit, scaffolded, and student-friendly, making it perfect for middle school ELA, intervention, or grammar refreshers. What's Included:✅Pretest ✅Mini-Lesson w/Hook ✅Guided Notes for Students ✅Practice Worksheet ✅Lesson Exit Ticket ✅Tas

Are your students' paragraphs grammatically correct but still choppy, repetitive, or boring? This resource teaches students how to revise their writing for clarity, flow, and engagement using four simple, effective strategies. This is a complete classroom-ready lesson that moves students beyond "correct sentences" and helps create strong, purposeful writers. What's Included:✅Pretest ✅Mini-Lesson ✅Guided Notes ✅Exit Ticket ✅Practice ✅Scaffolded Practice ✅Post Assessment ✅Answer Keys for All Why

Are you looking for a consistent, no-prep writing routine that will help your middle school students become confident, skilled writers by the end of the year? This Paragraph of the Week resource provides a step-by-step structure for practicing paragraph writing, one week at a time. This system is designed for grades 6–8 ELA and gives students the daily practice they need to master writing strong, organized, and polished paragraphs. With graphic organizers, student checklists, a teacher guide, a

Help your students finally master run-ons and fragments with this engaging, ready-to-use mini-lesson and practice pack! This resource is designed specifically for grades 6–8 ELA, focusing on helping students identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences, using clear explanations and scaffolded practice. What's Included:✅Teacher Guide ✅Fragments/Run-ons Pretest ✅Mini-Lesson Slideshow ✅Guided Notes (w/answer key) ✅Practice (w/answer key) ✅Exit Ticket ✅Task Cards ✅Classroom Posters W

Are you trying to survive those last few days before break? Looking for an engaging, low-prep holiday lesson that still maintains academic rigor? This complete short story study for “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is perfect for middle school ELA classrooms, especially during the busy days before winter break. This resource includes pre-reading discussion activities, vocabulary instruction, guided annotation, comprehension questions, and assessments—all designed to keep students focused, th

Engage your students in the powerful conclusion of Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl! This resource covers Chapters 23–the end and is packed with meaningful, standards-aligned materials that focus on characterization, theme, and analytical writing — all while keeping lessons interactive and engaging. Perfect for grades 7–8 ELA, this ready-to-use unit helps students explore Stargirl’s transformation, reflect on major themes/topics like individuality and conformity, and demonstrate understanding through

Looking for a way to make teaching Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli both rigorous and engaging? This Part 1 unit (Chapters 1–11) provides everything you need to help your middle school students dive into characterization, analysis, and meaningful discussion. This resource is designed to save you time while giving students structured opportunities to analyze characters, write thoughtfully, and engage in interactive discussions. With mini-writes, a character chart, collaborative activities, and a summa

Looking for an easy, no-prep sub plan or one-day lesson that’s meaningful and manageable? This fables and idioms activity is perfect for upper elementary or middle school students! Students will explore how classic fables have shaped everyday language through a short nonfiction passage, targeted comprehension questions, and story-based analysis. This resource is great for a standalone lesson, early finisher work, or emergency sub days. All you need to do is print and go (or assign and go)! What

Perfect for last-minute sub plans! Easy to review literary concepts!Need a ready-to-go lesson for The Open Window by Saki? This no-prep activity pack includes everything you need to review situational irony, dramatic irony, and characterization in this classic short story! Designed for middle school to early high school ELA, these activities help students analyze Vera’s manipulative nature, Framton’s nervousness, and the surprise ending while reinforcing key literary concepts. What's Included:C

Engage your students as active listeners!These free Podcast Listening Sheets make it easy to turn any podcast episode into a meaningful classroom activity. Designed for middle school subjects and SEL, this resource includes four differentiated worksheets (comprehension, analysis, and reflection) plus a teacher tip sheet with ideas for implementation and recommended kid-friendly podcasts. Perfect for active listening practice, critical thinking, bellringers, sub plans, or advisory lessons — jus

Need a quick filler? Need a mental health day? Engage your students in a thought-provoking exploration of happiness, human nature, and the power of thought with Aleksandr Kuprin’s short story “Happiness." This ready-to-use ELA lesson includes close reading activities, annotation tasks, and a reflective connection to the TED-Ed video “How to Increase Your Happiness.”Perfect to leave for sub plans (print OR digital)! What's Included:Pre-Reading Quick WriteDetailed Teacher's GuideStory TextStory

Grab this FREE CER Graphic Organizer for Your Classroom! Looking for a no-prep way to help your students organize their CERs? This freebie is perfect for grades 6-8 and is designed to guide students through the CER writing process Why You’ll Love This Freebie: ⭐Easy to Use – No prep required! Just print and go (or post and go). ⭐Perfect for Struggling Writers – Great for those who struggle with each section of CERs Browse my store for more CER resources: EXTRAEXTRA

Grab this FREE Paragraph Graphic Organizer for Your Classroom!Looking for a no-prep way to help your students organize their paragraphs? This freebie is perfect for grades 4-8 and is designed to guide students through the paragraph writing process. Includes sentence starters for each section of a paragraph. Why You’ll Love This Freebie: ⭐Easy to Use – No prep required! Just print and go (or post and go). ⭐Perfect for Struggling Writers – Great for those who struggle with each section of paragrap

Wrap up the school year with engaging, reflective, and creative activities! These end-of-year choice boards for English Language Arts give students the freedom to choose from a variety of writing, reading, and art tasks that celebrate their growth, reflect on their experiences, and spark creativity. Perfect for the last weeks of school, these choice boards promote critical thinking and independent learning while keeping students motivated. What's Included:3 Choice Boards (Writing, Reading, Creat

Looking for a flexible, easy-to-use graphic organizer that works with ANY short story? Grab this FREE Short Story Snapshot! Perfect for independent reading, literature circles, short story units, or emergency sub plans, this one-page organizer helps students break down key story elements in a meaningful way. Students will: Identify main characters and setting Summarize the conflict and key events Analyze the theme and mood Choose and explain a favorite quoteThe clean, student-friendly design ke