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Help your students confidently plan and organize their essays with this Essay Planning Worksheet! Designed to guide learners step-by-step through the writing process, this resource supports clear, structured, and thoughtful essay writing. Perfect for English Language Arts classrooms, especially grades 6-12, this worksheet breaks down essay planning into manageable sections — from crafting a strong thesis statement to developing well-supported body paragraphs and a cohesive conclusion.

Engage students with this STAAR Review Board Game! It features over 50 review questions that target English vocabulary and content found on the STAAR test, three different boards for students to play on, printable instructions, and a list of tips and tricks to help you get started!

This data tracker is an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores. It allows students to see what their scores are and make educated decisions about where they would like their scores to be for their next test. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

Play Jeopardy in your classroom to review for the STAAR test! Five categories with varying difficulties are included: Poetry, Informative Texts, Narratives, Vocabulary, and Miscellaneous. Play as a class or play in small groups!

This data tracker is an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores. It allows students to see what their scores are and make educated decisions about where they would like their scores to be for their next test. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

Use this bundle to teaching basic text structure for argumentative, informative, and narrative texts. Students will learn about text structure through fill-in-the-blank notes, summarize passages by identifying the key ideas and plot points, and then write their own essays and narratives using graphic organizers.

This data tracker is an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores. It allows students to see what their scores are and make educated decisions about where they would like their scores to be for their next test. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

This product targets students' ability to identify which text structure a prompt might require them to use when writing. Three pieces are included: a matching manipulative in colora matching manipulative in black and whitethe same content as a drag and drop activity - perfect for STAAR practice.Check out these other products by The Boldly Basic Teacher:Argumentative and Informative Text Graphic OrganizersEnglish Review Board Game for STAAR TestingData and Goals Notecard Bundle for English

These posters were made for the English classroom! Teach students how to analyze a passage by checking off boxes on these posters as your classes work. These five posters come in four designs, giving you options to match the vibe in your classroom. Check out the preview!

These argumentative text graphic organizers are specifically tailored for educators who are teaching claim, counter-claim, and rebuttal to their students. They go hand-in-hand with my Informative Text Graphic Organizers and Outline Notes!

Help students understand the similarities and differences in structure between argumentative and informative texts using this comparison notes page! Fill in one side as you study informative texts and revisit it later as you introduce argumentative texts (or vice versa). These notes can be used as a wonderful formative assessment to see what your students remember from previous lessons! Exposure to the vocabulary in these outlines is also beneficial for Texas state testing!

Use this as a whole-class worksheet or allow students to practice analyzing a text using this worksheet as a guide! This worksheet addresses genre, text structure, point of view, vocabulary, author's purpose and message, and more! If you are interested in more ways to analyze a text as a whole class, check out these printable posters!

Teach students to summarize argumentative texts by identifying and combining the claim, counter-claim, and rebuttal in one paragraph. This helps students with summarizing while reinforcing their understanding of key argumentative text elements.

This data tracker is an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores. It allows students to see what their scores are and make educated decisions about where they would like their scores to be on their next test. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

These informative text graphic organizers are specifically tailored for educators who are teaching thesis, main ideas, and details to their students. They can be paired with all organization types: compare and contrast, cause and effect, chronological, sequential, and more! They also go hand-in-hand with my Outline Notes!

Help students understand the differences in structure between informative texts and narratives using this comparison notes page! Fill in one side as you study narratives and revisit it with informative texts. This introduces linear plot development and a basic informative outline through a fill-in-the-blank format. This can also be used as a wonderful formative assessment to see what your kids remember from previous lessons. A large number of learning standards point back to understanding text o

Teach students to summarize informative texts by identifying the thesis and main ideas. The more familiar they are with text structure, they better they will be able to develop their own texts later!

Use this reading log to track where each of your classes stops reading or watching a movie. Listening to the audio of a passage or book? No problem! There is a spot to record that information too! Take guess-work and memory out of the equation and use this instead.

Do you often forget which students are supposed to stay after school and when? This tutorial log will help you remember - just jot down the necessary information. For best use, keep this handy in a binder or on a clipboard! This document is fully editable.

These three game boards can be printed and laminated for games in the classroom. There are three boards: one is a spiral with numbers all the way around; another is a spiral with numbers, bonuses, and penalties; and the final one is a "snake" with bonuses and penalties throughout.