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This 23 slide PowerPoint provides insight on how to help students develop better introductions and conclusions for both opinion and explanatory writing. Struggling writers often benefit from these fun "SMURFS" examples of introductions and conclusions. A variety of strategies are provided with examples, cooperative partner practice, and practice quiz activities. This product can be utilized for grades 3-6 and aligns with Common Core Standards. *W5.2a Introduce a topic clearly, provide a gener

This product will help your students write detailed written responses to text-dependent questions. It's called RACE: Restate- Answer-Cite Evidence- Extend. After a few modeled lessons, the students will be able to effectively and thoroughly respond to open-ended questions. There is an 18-slide PowerPoint with examples on how to use RACE with your students. There is also a RACE poster (or) student sheet for their writing toolkit, as well as a detailed assessment rubric. I began using the RACE

This is a test I created to go along with the Phaethon myth in SpringBoard for Activity 1.11. The assessment contains 12 multiple choice, 4 true/false, 4 vocabulary terms, and 1 written response question. An answer key is included. *I did not create the myth. The myth is in the SpringBoard (College Board) 2018 version.

This product is an EDITABLE assessment covering punctuation with commas and titles. It is intended to cover 5th grade standards, but can easily be adapted for grades 3-4.

This plot diagram can be used to go along with the seventh grade SpringBoard Unit 1, Embedded Assessment 2. It can assist students with mapping out and planning their myth with all of the required components.

This is an assessment created to go along with Activity 1.14 and 1.15 for SpringBoard- 7th Grade. It covers the myths "The Burro and the Fox" by Angel Vigil and "Raven and the Sources of Light" by Donna Rosenberg. There are 15 multiple choice questions and 1 Written Response question. An answer key is included.

These Accelerated Reader Reading Club incentive posters can serve as a motivational tool to encourage your students to read more. The file is EDITABLE to best fit the needs of your classroom.

This is a free ELA Lesson Plan Template!