Johnston's ELA Gems

Everything you need to create a secondary ELA handbook! This 52-page product is ready to print and put in folders as a class set, or you can make one for each of your students. I printed each section in a different color so that it was easier for the students to use. This is all my English Reference Folder notes plus my Middle School Grammar Notes, and MORE! Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words Notice and Note Fiction Signposts Notice and Note Nonfiction Signposts GrammarIdentifying Part of Spee

This bundle of notes is what I give my students to create a resource folder that they can take with them at the end of the year. As I give them out during the different units, I print them on colored paper and punch holes in them. This signals the students that this is a resource that goes in the brads of their folder. Former students have told me that they are so glad that I provided them with all this information that they could keep and use as they go through high school. I have used these no

This product is a quick, one-page review of action, linking, and helping verbs. There is a key provided as well. Great for back to school! Try my other grammar products: - Types of Nouns- Review for Middle School- Middle School Grammar Game Bundle- Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases- Editing and Revising Game- Grammar Pre-test- Grammar Practice- Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words- Dependent vs. Independent Clauses- Breaking Down Sentences- Sentence Structure Notes and Practice- Grammar Bu

Need to get your students recognizing the 4 types of complements, but they need a bit more scaffolding? This is the perfect set of exercises for you! Teaches kids to find: - subject - predicate - direct object - indirect object - predicate nominative - predicate adjective Also includes 4 pages of printable notes that give a list of common prepositions and linking verbs along with sentence examples for them to refer to later. After you've finished this set of exercises, move on to Dependent vs

This is a list of the 53 Greek/Latin roots on the 8th grade Core Knowledge list. It includes the root, origin, meaning, and examples. Need some activities to use with this list? Here are more Greek and Latin root word resources: Greek/Latin Superhero/Villian Funko POP ActivityGreek/Latin Root Word Mobile Activity

This all-you-need product is a great way to start teaching your students to annotate. This product includes - notes on annotation- notes on the APE short answer strategy - excerpts from 9 famous short stories 1. "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" 2. "The Crystal Egg" 3. "Robbie"- from I, Robot4. "The Most Dangerous Game" 5. "The Monkey's Paw" 6. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" 7. "The Little Mermaid" 8. "The Fall of the House of Usher" 9. "To Build of Fire" - 2 Shakespeare excerpts1. The prince'

This product contains notes for all the grammar standards in English I (Texas). o Commonly Misspelled or Mispronounced Wordso Punctuation•Commas •Semicolons vs. Colons •Hyphens vs. Dashes •Parentheses vs. Brackets •Ellipses o Capitalizationo Identifying Prepositional Phraseso Prepositional vs. Infinitive Phraseso Appositiveso Adjectival and Adverbial Phraseso Pronoun/Antecedent Agreemento Relative Pronouns and Restrictive vs. Non-restrictive Clauseso Sentence Structure•Dependent vs. I

This bundle is made to cover the grammar standards in middle school (Texas specifically). The grammar notes cover them all, then the following have practices and quizzes: Prepositional and Infinitive PhrasesCommonly Misspelled/Misused WordsDependent vs. Independent ClausesBreaking Down SentencesSentence StructureSplices, Fragments, and Run-onsAppositives and Adjectival/Adverbial PhrasesInfinitives and Infinitive PhrasesTypes of Conjunctions- Review for Middle SchoolParts of Speech- Diagnostic f

This is a great, engaging way to introduce students to your classroom procedures and expectations. Hand this out and let them work in pairs or table groups to go through your syllabus or infographic on the first day.

This is a bundled group of some of my grammar products that saves you over 15% versus buying them separately. This bundle includes: - Editing and Revising Game- Grammar Pre-test- Image Grammar Brush Strokes Practice and Quiz- Grammar Practice- Grammar Game- Parts of Speech Review GameCheck out my other grammar products! - Grammar Notes for Middle School- Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words- Dependent vs. Independent Clauses- Breaking Down Sentences- Sentence Structure Notes and Practic

Covers the TEKS (Texas standards) for middle school grammar. This is 23 pages of ready to print notes that can be handed out all at once as a packet, or given out as you cover the standards. This product is included in the Middle School Grammar Bundle (which is a growing bundle) for over 20% off. o Commonly Misspelled or Misused Wordso Punctuation•Commas •Semicolons vs. Colons •Hyphens vs. Dashes •Parentheses vs. Brackets •Ellipses o Capitalizationo Identifying Prepositional Phraseso Prepo

This 5 page product covers commas, semicolons, colons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, and quotation marks.

This product is a quick, one-page review of concrete/abstract and proper/common nouns. There is a key provided as well. Great for back to school! Try my other grammar products: - Types of Verbs- Review for Middle School- Middle School Grammar Game Bundle- Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases- Editing and Revising Game- Grammar Pre-test- Grammar Practice- Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words- Dependent vs. Independent Clauses- Breaking Down Sentences- Sentence Structure Notes and Practice- Gra

This file contains fill in the blank notes and a powerpoint presentation outlining the character archetypes in the hero's journey. On the notes, there is also a list of the steps of the journey. I love going through movie characters, like Star Wars and Harry Potter, and pointing out the hero patterns and the other archetypes present. This really gets my kids interested in tracking the journey in whichever novel I present with it. You might also like: - Mythology Notes Powerpoint- Fill in the bla

This powerpoint presentation gives biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe. Use the Sketchnotes to activate students' background knowledge and have them record it on the Sketchnotes handout. Then present the biographical information and have them record what they learn from the presentation. Visual notes are a great way to have students internalize their learning!

30 questions over identifying parts of speech, finding simple subject and verb, identifying sentence types and sentence structures. Great for diagnostic or just practice. Other grammar products you might like: - Editing and Revising Game- Grammar Pre-test- Grammar Notes for Middle School- Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words- Dependent vs. Independent Clauses- Breaking Down Sentences- Sentence Structure Notes and Practice- Grammar Bundle- Grammar Game- Secondary ELA- Image Grammar Brush S

This product is a quick, one-page activity to test where your kids are with parts of speech. There is a key provided as well. Great for back to school! Try my other grammar products: - Types of Nouns- Review for Middle School- Types of Verbs- Review for Middle School- Middle School Grammar Game Bundle- Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases- Editing and Revising Game- Grammar Pre-test- Grammar Practice- Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words- Dependent vs. Independent Clauses- Breaking Down Sentenc

Use this letter to notify parents about your classroom library and have them give permission for their student to check out books. Also includes a notice of the need to replace or refund for any books that are lost or damaged! It's fully editable for your needs.

Using six songs and their videos, show students how poetry (lyrics) can be interpreted in many different ways! You will need classroom access to YouTube and a projector for this lesson. Includes: Lesson Plans Song/Video Lists (with extra suggestions) Worksheet for assignment Other Poetry Products: -Poetry Project- Collecting and Honoring Great Poetry- Literature and Songs- Pairings that Promote Connections- Poetry Analysis- Poetry, Allusion, and Figurative Language- Honest Poem Assignment- Poetr

This zip folder contains a powerpoint of notes on fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, along with their subgenres. There are - 11 slides in the powerpoint - 3 pages of fill in the blank notes - a quiz over the information, including an answer key It's all ready to go!