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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.

This editable Accommodation Reference Page and Tracker allows you to do TWO things: 1. Create an readily accessible page for each class that will show you which students need specific accommodations. 2. Create one-page documentation that shows students' names and the accommodations that they were provided for a particular assignment.

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!

These data trackers are an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores as well as progress on individual standards on which the class or student are working. 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 or assignment. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

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 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!

These summary pages were created to help students relate text structure to identifying the key ideas within a passage. They then use those ideas to form a summary. This also is great when it comes to reinforcing students' understanding of how to structure their own writing.

This worksheet explains to students what a thesis statement is and provides detailed instruction for your students on how to turn a prompt into a thesis statement. It also gives examples and provides eight prompts on which they can practice this skill. Also check out my Argumentative and Informative Graphic Organizers!

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!

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!

These data trackers are an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores as well as progress on individual standards on which the class or student are working. 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 or assignment. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

These data trackers are an enlightening way for teachers and students to communicate about test scores as well as progress on individual standards on which the class or student are working. 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 or assignment. Communication between teachers and students can be a game-changer!

Understanding text structure can help students improve their reading comprehension and writing skills, but it also sets the foundation for being able to summarize, find text evidence, understand author's purpose, and more! This bundle contains two sets of fill-in-the-blank notes with keys: one set comparing argumentative and informative texts and a second set comparing informative texts with narratives. Help your students understand the various text structures, as well as the similarities and di

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

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.

This is a simple 8-question test with a bonus question at the end. The test key is included.