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50 Pages of Paragraph Editing:Great for class start ups to chunk out a segment of the class: Use them daily, once a week or whatever works Used extensively for English 8 and 9 in my classes, but could still work well for English 7 or English 10 classes that struggle with editingfocusses largely on punctuation rules, subject verb agreement, spelling, tenses, parallelism, quotation / title punctuation ..etc. Answer Keys Provided Great for class start up, homeschool learning, or general ELL develop

Intro to Basic Editing Rules - 16 Common Editing MistakesSubject-Verb AgreementParallelismComma UsageApostrophesColon & Semi-ColonRun-on Sentences Comparatives & SuperlativesMaintaining Tense & Number Versus AmountHomonyms & HomophonesWho Versus Whom, Capital Letters, & TitlesPronoun AgreementAdverbsGreat intro to a year, short bell work to get students thinking about editing skills - each of the above pages range anywhere from 10-15 minutes - some single pages can double side for a longer intro

Existential Literature Unit - unit works through aspects of philosophy with short readings - essays, short stories, poems, films - 41 pages of literature to work through with students while they can conduct a independent novel choice, reading groups for discussion Way This Unit Works for Me: - students can select a novel that works within the theory - can be dissected according to the novel - students conduct dialectical journals with their novels (sample provided in appendix in this file

2 Terms Practice Pages to Prepare for the Tests 2 Grade 8/9 Tests - alternate versions, or use as retest 2 9/10 Tests - alternate versions, or use as retest Answer keys highlighted to indicate answers and where in examples answers are seen for ease in marking Includes a terms definition Poetry & Prose handout with definitions provided as a handout for students *** many of these questions I have also used on senior tests, just bolstered up a few of the definitions and examples to account for new

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, and multiple choice,Circle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Questions:Questions

Looking to push student vocabulary - develop your own language ability - these pages offer grade level vocabulary development exercises - 10 plus weeks of new vocabulary, with word context driven passages to help students determine language meaning based on context - Help develop language ability for students struggling with appropriate level vocab - Help push ESL / ELL students to develop language ability - Help students develop great range in language skills - Good warm up exercises for stude

Creative Writing Unit for English Class (Also Applicable for Drama Class)Students that work together, building narratives that are performed in class are held to a standard by their peers that ensure greater buy-in to the story, while also allowing students opportunities to share ideas that are relevant to them by expressing in story. Creating One-Act Plays in an English classroom allows students to explore character, setting, theme, conflict, plot devices - many of the essential literary devic

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, multiple choice, and find the errorCircle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Ques

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, multiple choice, and find the errorCircle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Ques

Hans Christian Anderson's short tale of The Little Mermaid has been seen as an icon for the transgendered community - written from a person whose sexuality has often been discussed in relation to such a journey this mini unit will introduce the transgendered journey as seen through discussion around animated film - segments and shorts that offer analogies for understanding the journey against oppressive forces in society the unit has links to videos / excerpts from a select number of films, disc

Research Assignment for Revolutions:Assignment incorporates key stages of a revolution along with Historical Thinking Concepts. This is an assignment that can be applied as a general understanding to most revolutions and allows students an opportunity to learn about a revolution of their choice. Students will focus research on uncovering information on: - Historical Significance - Primary Evidence Followed by research on revolution of choice - looking at factors before during and after that app

English 8 Complete Writing Development Booklet Contains starter pack free download material plus the extension materialALSO CONTAINS:Exercise on developing ideas with depthSample Expository essay (2) with deconstruction exerciseTips on responding to literatureLiterary paragraph templateSample grade 8 literary paragraph deconstruction exerciseNarrative essay prepDialogue formatting exerciseNarrative leads - how to begin narrative essaysSample student narrativesLiterary / Narrative / Expository Ru

Designed for groups of 4 or 3 Classroom Reading Circles (created odd and even circle booklets depending on number of students in class to structure accordingly to fit all students - set roles of question facilitator (questions provided) for facilitator to prompt and record - summarizer (in 4 person group) - Historical Significance Researcher (person responsibility to look up historical context, information needed to answer questions - Passage explorer - role to close reader set passages of key i

Not wanting to read the entire play? Students struggling with William Shakespeare - consider this mini-unit: This film study assignment begins with a handful of key passages - short passages students can dig their teeth into, get a feel for the language, get a feel for some of the characters BEFORE watching the film. With this front-loaded work, students find the film and language of the film more accessible and are able to follow along Post film, a handful of options for character projects are

Looking to push student vocabulary - develop your own language ability - these pages offer grade level vocabulary development exercises - 10 plus weeks of new vocabulary, with word context driven passages to help students determine language meaning based on context - Help develop language ability for students struggling with appropriate level vocab - Help push ESL / ELL students to develop language ability - Help students develop great range in language skills - Good warm up exercises for studen

Looking to push student vocabulary - develop your own language ability - these pages offer grade level vocabulary development exercises - 10 plus weeks of new vocabulary, with word context driven passages to help students determine language meaning based on context - Help develop language ability for students struggling with appropriate level vocab - Help push ESL / ELL students to develop language ability - Help students develop great range in language skills - Good warm up exercises for studen

Troubles with Students Plagiarizing?More and more I have found students plagiarizing, and many of them not realizing all the different forms of plagiarizingThis package takes students through the most common forms, shows how to prevent it Includes tips on how to use quotationsExplains paraphrasingIntroduction to works cited sectionTwo exercises on recognizing and citingPage provided to establish classroom policies, expectations, consequences

Prose Terms Review & QuizzesFile ContainsCrossword Review of key terms w/key25 Multiple Choice questions for review (or use as a test for weaker classes) w/key25 Matching Terms quiz (form as shown on cover page) w/keyPoetry & Prose terms handout with definitionsFocus is on key termsConflicts - Character versusPlot Graph stagesCharacter Types - Round, Flat, Protagonist ... etcPOV - First / Third ... etcOthers: Theme, Symbolism, Setting, Mood, foreshadowing ... etc

Short Mini-Lesson on Tone of Voice - Walk students through how tone of voice impacts meaning - begins with a brainstorming of tone/ mood words - Overview of iambic pentameter - with six short shakespeare passages for students to examine - Youtube video on tone / pitch ...etc - Nursery Rhymes ---- students will end by exploring various rhymes - students have found the assignment to be a fun way to learn about voice, tone / pitch and doing so by letting down their guard and acting in a youthful m

A Close Reading of the Declaration of Independence with Political Philosophy InfluenceStudents will begin by learning the basic theories of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes - their political theories on human nature and government. Students will then complete a directed reading (starting guide provided to help students get into close reading / critical reading skills) followed by questions based on their reading Close reading is followed by an original comic creation using the philosophy provided (t