Lofty Thoughts ELA

Are you reading a classroom novel with your students but know that they need to be practicing the various modes of writing (narrative, expository, argumentative) to prepare for standardized testing? Kill two birds with one stone with this writing modes practice activity. It can be used with any book that students are reading (fiction or non-fiction). One side of the worksheet describes the various modes of writing, and the other side gives students the opportunity to practice writing about the m

A fun grammar review for Halloween, this project lets students get creative and think outside the box about participles, gerunds, and infinitives.

These bookmarks serve as quick reminders for your students when you're emphasizing literary terms. Terms on bookmark include metaphor, simile, allusion, idiom, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, pun, oxymoron, and paradox. Print these on card stock, cut, and enjoy!

Students choose from a variety of topics from Act I of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. These topics are designed to promote classroom discussion about the central themes of the play but are easily accessible for students without much prompting from the teacher. Differentiation occurs naturally because students are able to choose the topic that fits their interest and ability level.

Give students choice as they write about the books they are reading. This daily reading journal activity can help to put an end to the dreaded novel study worksheet packets while still holding students accountable for what they have read. Motivate students to choose from a variety of response categories by offering incentives for completing five in a row for a BINGO!

Keep students accountable with this reading guide for Ray Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder. In addition to questions about the story, students are able to review key literary terminology such as metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, and point-of-view.

Use these bookmarks to help students identify some common words used to describe the author's tone. Tone words are divided into positive, negative, and neutral words. These are ready to print on card stock, cut, and enjoy!

Detailed notes for teaching fourteen basic comma rules. Included with this purchase is a foldable example for helping students organize the information.

Students let their creativity shine in this project over the novel of their choice. The product includes a scoring guide with a detailed description of the expectations.

The categories in round two of Verb Jeopardy are linking vs. action verbs, structure, irregular verbs, and transitive vs. intransitive verbs. I hope you enjoy!

Use this product to help students choose appropriate transitional words and phrases for their argumentative essays. The list of words and phrases also corresponds to the IXL assignment H.7. This chart can be used with or without IXL.

This version of verb Jeopardy is a review of voice, tense, and mood of verbs. It also has a section to review a few irregular verbs.