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Students investigate the personality of a character using the indirect characterization traits of thought and feelings, actions, speech, appearance, and others' reactions to the character. There is also a place provided for the student to provide an analysis of the trait and textual evidence.

These task cards provide a definition, clues for determining textual structure, and comprehension tips for the following informational writing text structures: main idea/supporting details, compare and contrast, and cause and effect.

This document allows students to honestly track their progress in areas such as organization, effort, attendance, and attitude. They then reflect on how learning these skills can benefit or hinder their future. Lastly, they are able to set future goals and plan for needed materials. This is a great progress monitoring document as students, parents, and teachers can track the self-evaluated student throughout the year.

"You should read this article because..." This worksheet asks students to identify pictures, label captions, summarize important facts, share interesting details, and identify vocabulary in an informational article.

This bookmark is a handy guide to help students incorporate reading strategies into their daily reading. This bookmark asks the student to answer six reading related questions such as summarizing, visualizing, and inferring while reading.

Students complete this plot diagram while reading a short story or novel. There is also a place to discuss foreshadowing, flashback, character traits, setting, mood, and theme.

These task cards provide a definition, clues for determining textual structure, and comprehension tips for the following informational writing text structures: chronological, spatial, and problem/solution.

Use these codes to make essay grading easier and quicker. There are ten codes for very common essay errors. Teachers can simply write the code beside the student's error, and the student can refer to the code guide to see what error needs to be corrected.

These graphic organizers have engaging graphics that ask students to complete the plot diagram and character traits chart for a TV show or movie.

Students use this bookmark to answer text-focused questions while reading a magazine article.

This hamburger graphic organizer will teach students the parts of a compelling five paragraph essay and then give them the opportunity to brainstorm with the same outline.

Students can use this reading strategy while reading literature or . informational text

This outline will guide students' research and creation of an argument essay.

Week 1 Commonly Confused Words Starter includes to, two, too their, there, they're by, buy, bye loose, lose, loss

This week long starter covers the following verb moods: conditional, subjunctive, imperative, indicative, and interrogative.

A week's starter focusing on gerunds, participles, and infinitives. I also have a previous week's starter on these concepts for sale.

One week starter that focuses on gerunds, infinitives, and participles.

This worksheet allows students opportunities to reflect on expectations,goals, and growth.

This chart allows students to understand classroom expectations and to reflect upon their importance for their success.

Students can use this clustering map to organize ideas during prewriting.