Taylor White

Engage your students in daily short constructed response (SCR) practice with this ready-to-use 10-day warm-up set! Designed for middle school ELA, these activities help students build confidence in analyzing texts, citing evidence, and crafting strong responses—all in just 10-15 minutes a day!This resource includes: ✅ 10 High-Interest Passages (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and argumentative) ✅ 10 STAAR-Style SCR Prompts with text-based questions ✅ Detailed Teacher Lesson Plan with daily

Engage your students in daily short constructed response (SCR) practice with this expanded 20-day warm-up set. Designed for middle school ELA, these activities help students build confidence in analyzing texts, citing evidence, and crafting strong responses, all in just 10 to 18 minutes a day. This set builds on the success of my original 10-day SCR packet with 10 additional days that gradually increase text length and complexity, giving students more practice and helping them take their anal

Looking for an engaging Valentine’s Day activity that builds argumentative writing skills? This resource includes everything you need to guide students through analyzing an argument, forming their own opinions, and crafting a well-structured essay! What’s Included:✅ Argumentative Article – Valentine’s Day: A Celebration of Love or Just a Commercial Holiday?✅ Multiple-Choice Questions (Answer Key Included) ✅ Short Answer Questions for deeper analysis ✅ Argument Structure Analysis Activity✅

Looking for an easy, no-prep way to review short constructed responses this fall? These 10-Day Fall-Themed SCR Warm-Ups are perfect for bell-ringers, exit tickets, or quick practice in your middle school ELA classroom! Each day features a short fall-themed passage (fiction, informational, poetry, or argumentative) and a STAAR-style short constructed response question. Your students will practice citing text evidence, developing explanations, and strengthening their writing skills...all in jus

Engage your students with a spooky, original story while practicing short constructed responses (SCRs)! This resource includes: One fully developed spooky story, divided into four suspenseful sections Four SCR prompts that ask students to analyze character, suspense, inference, and theme Sentence stems to scaffold EB and struggling writers Student-friendly SCR checklist Teacher key with sample strong responses and notes for each section This is a practice resource only and is not affiliated

Immerse your students in the history and excitement of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade while reinforcing essential ELA skills with this Macy’s Parade Bundle! Tailored for middle schoolers, this bundle combines reading comprehension, text analysis, and STAAR-style practice questions to support and challenge students’ skills in an engaging, Thanksgiving-themed format. What’s Included in This Bundle:Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade STAAR Prep ActivityInformational text article exploring the parad

This G.O.A.T. Bundle is the ultimate resource collection for teaching argumentative writing, debate, analysis, and research in your 7th or 8th grade classroom! Whether your students are comparing the greatest basketball players, building research skills, or developing structured arguments, this bundle has everything you need to engage them with fun and relevant activities. Each resource in this bundle covers key standards in ELA while promoting critical thinking, writing skills, and real-world

Bring some Thanksgiving excitement to your middle school ELA classroom with The Case of the Missing Pumpkin Pie, a fun and engaging inference-based mystery activity! Perfect for grades 6-8, this mystery invites students to step into the role of detectives as they analyze clues, make inferences, and solve the case of Grandma’s missing pumpkin pie. With STAAR-style comprehension questions, discussion prompts, and inference exercises, this activity is ideal for reinforcing reading and analytical s

Engage your middle school ELA students with this comprehensive and visually engaging activity based on the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! This resource is perfect for building reading comprehension skills, analyzing informational text, and preparing for STAAR-style questions. What’s Included:Informational Article on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, written specifically for middle school students.STAAR-Like Multiple-Choice Questions focusing on organizational patterns and autho

Get your students excited about Thanksgiving with this interactive and engaging debate activity! Perfect for middle school ELA, this Thanksgiving-themed activity has students arguing over which traditional Thanksgiving food is the best. From turkey to pumpkin pie, each student or team will dive into persuasive writing and speaking as they make their case. This resource includes everything you need to facilitate the debate, plus a detailed teacher guide and beautifully designed student materials.

Get your students STAAR-ready with this high-interest reading and writing review! This resource includes: ✅ Paired Passages:An informational text (Social Media and Teen Mental Health)An argumentative text (Should Schools Limit Social Media Use?)✅ STAAR-Style Questions:6 multiple-choice questions (3 per passage)3 paired passage questions✅ Engaging, relevant topic perfect for middle school students! This resource helps 7th & 8th grade RELA students practice key skills such as: ✔️ Analyzing

Prepare your students for the STAAR test with this high-interest paired passage review! This resource includes everything you need to practice reading comprehension, short constructed responses (SCR), and extended constructed responses (ECR)—all in STAAR-aligned formats. What’s Included?✔ Paired Passages (Informational & Argumentative) – Engaging, STAAR-style texts ✔ Multiple-Choice Questions – Text-specific & paired-passage comparison ✔ STAAR-Style ECR Prompt & Writing Activities ✔

Engage your students with this comprehensive research project on fall traditions from around the world! Designed for middle school ELA classrooms, this project encourages cultural exploration, enhances research skills, and fosters creativity. What’s Included:Teacher Guide: Clear instructions and tips for implementing the project in your classroom.Student Choice Board: A tic-tac-toe style choice board with 9 creative presentation options, including infographics, podcasts, travel brochures, and mo

Challenge your students to think critically this holiday season with “Villain or Misunderstood? The Grinch on Trial.” In this engaging argumentative lesson, students will analyze the actions of the Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and decide whether he is truly a villain or simply misunderstood. This resource is perfect for grades 6–8 and provides a complete, ready-to-use lesson that combines reading, critical thinking, and argumentative writing. Students will practice claim-evid

This worksheet includes notes & and a partner practice activity for rhetorical devices and logical fallacies. It is aligned with the 7th grade TEKs, so the devices and fallacies are: Direct Address, Rhetorical Questions, Loaded Language, and Sweeping Generalizations.

Enhance your poetry activities with this Free Spooky Word Bank! Perfect for Halloween-themed lessons, this resource provides a curated list of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs that will inspire your students' creative writing and poetry exploration. What's Included:A collection of spooky nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.Easy-to-use format for quick reference in the classroom.Subject: Language Arts, Poetry Why You'll Love It:Inspires Creativity: The themed word bank encourages students

Kick off the new year with a high interest argumentative text that helps students think critically about the popular idea of "New Year, New Me." This 7th and 8th grade friendly article examines whether reinventing yourself each new year is truly helpful or if it can create unrealistic expectations. This resource is perfect for STAAR preparation, argumentative reading practice, and returning from winter break with a meaningful activity that keeps students engaged. What is Included:✔ Two page arg

This double-sided sheet gives student the opportunity to practice writing 2 SCRs and 1 ECR. There is also additional space for peer/teacher feedback and self reflection. There is also a copy of the 2 point SCR rubric for easy access. Recommendation: use the STAAR released rubric for your grade level ECR for the back page. Use this product with my fall-themed SCR writing analysis activity!Check out THIS Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Informational Article and SCR Activity!

Keep students engaged after winter break with these 10 winter-themed Short Constructed Response (SCR) warm-ups designed for January–February instruction. This low-prep resource is perfect for bell ringers, daily warm-ups, test prep, or early finisher activities and aligns closely with STAAR-style expectations. Each day features a short, engaging passage paired with an open-ended SCR prompt that requires students to use text evidence and critical thinking—without overwhelming them. What’s

Unlock the secrets of text structures with this comprehensive and interactive activity! This resource includes 14 vibrant slides that explore 5 key text structures: sequential/temporal order, chronological order, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and cause and effect. Perfect for helping students grasp these essential concepts in a fun and engaging way. What's Included:14 Detailed Slides: Each slide is carefully designed to illustrate one of the five text structures, making it easy for