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Cinquian name poem template and example

Acrostic name poem template and example.

Simple quiz to assess middle school students understanding of literature genres (realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, mystery, traditional literature). Quiz includes matching section as well as short answer.

For many students it can be hard to resist their thoughts from coming out of their mouth. This product can help! It can be used as a behavioral desktop tool or as a bookmark. Six per page.

This premade independent reading response journal can be used for any intermediate or young adult novel. A page for each day includes a summary section, as well as a student chosen response prompt that pertains to characterization, theme, plot, setting, connections, predicting, visualizing, reading passages, and literary devices. Instructions for cover design are also included.

Weekly independent reading packet that guides students to think within and beyond the text as they read. Packet has students creating vocabulary word webs, making connections, asking questions and summarizing stories. Editable Word Document.

Teaching tool and activity for students to learn governmental suffixes (archy and cracy) and how adding root words changes and describes the specific form of government.

Teach students to use the T.A.G. method when giving feedback to a peer's writing. This poster can be hung in classroom or printed off for each student to glue inside writer's notebook.

Student recording sheet for MAP Assessment goal setting and data collecting. Students set goals, create action plan, and graph progress. Sheet for Reading and Math.

Student recording sheet for MAP Assessment goal setting and data collecting. Students set goals, create action plan, and graph progress. Sheet for Reading, Math, and Science.

Note-taking form to use while learning about or researching Mayan, Aztec and Incan cultures.

Mini foldable book introducing Martin Luther King Jr. to students. Print 2 sided and fold to create booklet.

This product can be used with any word bank, vocabulary list, or book. After learning parts of speech, students can demonstrate their understanding by categorizing their word lists by parts of speech. Can be used as a practice worksheet or assessment.

Help students set goals with this weekly goal setting form. Students write down goals, determine how they will reach goal and explain how they know they met the goal.

Help students set score and time goals for their MAP test with this handy printout. Word document can be edited to change testing season or subject. Two handouts per page.

Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Maya, Inca, and Aztecs

Students create a fictitious story's book jacket to display their understanding of genre and summarizing. This is a basic rubric to accompany the project.