$5 - $10 6th Grade Writing PowerPoint Presentations

Teach your students how to write a great story with this comprehensive, step-by-step Story Writing Unit! Perfect for teachers who want to provide explicit, easy-to-follow lessons on story writing, this no-prep resource guides students through the entire process, from brainstorming and planning to drafting and revising. Help your students master essential writing skills as they build characters, develop plots, and create engaging stories that they’ll be proud of.

What's Included:

• 55 Fully Editable Teaching Slides:

  • Lessons on plot structure, including the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
  • Visual breakdown of key elements like rising action, climax, and falling action.
  • Detailed guidance on character development, settings, and story arcs.
  • Step-by-step instructions to help students plan and structure their stories.
  • Examples and visuals, including popular story references, to aid understanding.

• 25-Page Printable Workbook:

  • Brainstorming Pages: Help students generate ideas for characters, settings, and plots.
  • Character Development Sheets: Guides to create dynamic, multi-dimensional characters.
  • Plot Planning Tools: Plot mountain and story arc templates to outline story events.
  • Story Writing Prompts: Structured activities to encourage creative thinking.
  • Final Draft Templates: Space for students to write, revise, and finalize their stories.

• Final Writing Rubric: A clear rubric to guide and assess students as they write their final stories, ensuring they understand the essential components of a great story.

Key Features:

• No Prep, Ready to Use: Simply print the workbook and present the editable slides—perfect for busy teachers who want to make story writing easy and accessible.
• Step-by-Step Guidance: Each stage of the writing process is laid out in a clear, structured format, helping students learn how to write a complete, polished story.
• Engaging & Visual: The slides feature visual aids and real-world examples to make complex concepts easy to understand and fun to learn.
• Versatile Use: Great for individual, small group, or whole-class instruction. Suitable for writing centers, creative writing units, and language arts lessons.

Perfect For:

• Teachers who want to teach story writing in a clear, structured way with no prep required.
• Students who need explicit instruction on how to brainstorm, plan, and write a story.
• Educators looking for an all-in-one resource to build writing skills and boost creativity.

Get your students excited about writing with this engaging, comprehensive Story Writing Unit! They’ll learn everything they need to craft their own unique stories, step by step.

Unlock Literary Analysis with "The Way Up to Heaven" - A Complete Week-Long ELA Unit

Prepare your middle school classroom for an immersive literary journey with our comprehensive week-long ELA unit centered around Roald Dahl’s gripping short story, "The Way Up to Heaven". Tailored specifically for middle school ELA teachers, this resource is perfect for wrapping up the year, enriching substitute plans, or as an engaging mini-unit.

What’s Included in This Resource?

• CommonLit Text: Easy access to "The Way Up to Heaven", ensuring seamless integration into your curriculum.
• Dynamic Slides: 22 interactive slides designed to guide discussions, enhance understanding, and captivate students' interest from start to finish.
• Socratic Seminar Tools: Everything you need to run a successful Socratic seminar, including detailed procedures and a framework for students to use claim, evidence, and reasoning in their discussions.
• Diverse Writing Prompts: Rigorous prompts for argumentative, informational, and correspondence essays that challenge students to delve deeper into the story’s themes and characters.
• Choice Board Activities: Engage every learner with creative projects such as comic strips, alternate endings, newspaper articles, and literary brochures.
• Film vs. Text Comparison: A Venn diagram activity to critically compare the story's film adaptation with Dahl's original text, fostering critical media literacy skills.
• Comprehensive Teaching Guide: Detailed instructions and tips to help you make the most of each lesson, regardless of your previous experience with the story.

Ideal For:

• End-of-Year Engagement: Keep your students intellectually stimulated and creatively engaged right up to the final bell.
• Substitute Lesson Plans: Robust, easy-to-follow plans ensure that your class remains productive even when you're not there.
• Focused Literary Studies: Perfect for a thematic unit that explores suspense, character analysis, and narrative structure.

Why Choose This Unit?

• Standards-Aligned: Meets key ELA standards, preparing students with essential analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Adaptable and Flexible: Easily modified to suit different classroom needs and student abilities.
• Interactive and Engaging: Encourages students to actively participate in their own learning through a variety of creative and analytical tasks.

Empower your students to explore complex literary themes, develop critical thinking skills, and express their understanding through diverse mediums. This all-encompassing unit is not just a teaching tool—it's a gateway to a richer understanding of literature.

Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)

A detailed powerpoint explaining the difference between formal and informal writing and when to use each. Useful for any students who need help understanding what formal writing is.

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Counterclaim and Rebuttal

Writing Graphic Organizers

Interactive Essay Writing Flipbook

Argumentative Essay

Essay prompt and articles :Narcissism

Essay prompt and articles: Hurricanes

Essay prompt and articles: Colonization in Africa

Do your students groan every time you mention grammar and vocabulary? Here is everything you need to start teaching conventions, mechanics, usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, sentence types, and proofreading in your classroom today! This program is ideal for a “Do Now” or “Bell Ringer” when students enter the classroom. It’s a fantastic way to start the learning immediately without the loss of instructional time.

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Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade tells the story of a typical student’s school experience from the first day of sixth grade until the day before summer vacation. Along the way, the student makes new friends, finds new interests, and battles with homework, PE, lockers, and other dilemmas faced by middle school students. The story is a fun look at middle school, told from the perspective of a 6th grader. This is Unit 2 of 10 Units.

The slide shows and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their proofreading and conventions skills. The assessment reinforces guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the PowerPoints. The detailed lesson plans make implementing conventions practice and proofreading techniques easy for teachers.

These lessons are adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The PowerPoints can be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.

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Grammar and Vocabulary Program - 6th Grade - Unit 2 includes:

Lesson Plan with:

• Common Core State Standards indicated on lesson plan
• Instructional Focus
• Instructional Procedures
• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Enrichment
• Differentiation
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies

Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheet with:

• Sentences from the PowerPoints with space for notes and corrections
• Vocabulary section
• Answer Key

Grammar and Vocabulary Unit Assessment with:

• Identification of various grammar concepts studied for each sentence
• 5 new sentences in the story to correct
• Vocabulary - type of vocabulary assessment changes for each unit
• Answer Key

10 Grammar and Vocabulary PowerPoint Lessons with:

• Slide with sentence needing correction
• Slide with corrected sentence – including identification of the correction
• Identification of sentence types
• Slides for every element that was corrected in the sentence with color coded examples of how the sentence was corrected
• Vocabulary Slide – including definition, part of speech, and visual graphic

Google Slides™

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Check out the units in Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade Grammar and Vocabulary Program:

• Unit 1
• Unit 2
• Unit 3
• Unit 4
• Unit 5
• Unit 6
• Unit 7
• Unit 8
• Unit 9
• Unit 10

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Are you ready to unleash the creativity of your students? If so, you’ve found a great activity!

Welcome to an enchanting world of drama activities designed to captivate and inspire your middle school or high school students! This engaging bundle features ten thought-provoking scenarios rooted in classic fairy tales, encouraging students to explore themes of identity, decision-making, and self-discovery. From Cinderella's modern twist to Snow White navigating the realms of social media, each scenario invites students into a realm of creativity, critical thinking, and collaborative learning. With rich character dilemmas, these activities offer a unique blend of dramatic arts, moral exploration, and language arts, and challenge students to analyze, interpret, and perform in a manner that's both entertaining and educational. Unlock the magic of drama in your classroom as students delve into timeless tales with a contemporary twist, fostering a love for storytelling, character development, and meaningful discussions. Your students are sure to be spellbound by the imaginative world of Fairy Tales and Monologues Part 2. If you enjoy this activity, check out Fairy Tale and Monologues Part 1!

What Students Will Be Doing:

This is a 3-part assignment that incorporates both individual and group assignments. Groups of students (4-6) are responsible for writing an individual monologue, a group script and a final monologue reflection. Students will take on the role of a character from a well known fairy tale. In the individual monologue, students will get to explore the perspective of their character and how the new dilemma a character is faced with should be solved. The group will then figure out a solution to the dilemma and will write a short script to show their resolution. After the group has resolved the dilemma, each character will have an opportunity to reflect on how their character feels about the outcome. Don't worry I've included some rubrics that you can use for each section too and some worksheets to help guide student thinking.

Topics Covered:

Monologues

Script Writing

Dramatic Performances

What's Included:

• 10 Fairy Tale Scenario Cards

-Cinderella Is Sick Of Glass Slippers

-Snow White And The Social Media Mirror

-Rumplestiltskin’s Business Dilemma

-Rapunzel’s Career Tangle

-Little Red Riding Hood’s Identity Crisis

-The Three Little Pigs: The Real Estate Dilemma

-Puss In Boots’ Style Dilemma

-The Princess And The Frog’s Cuisine Dilemma

-Hansel And Gretel’s Social Media Detox

-The Sleeping Beauty’s Career Awakening

• Detailed instructions for students
• PowerPoint to go along with each activity
• Rubrics

-Written Work - Individual First Monologue

-Written Work - Individual Writing for Final Monologue

-Written Work - Group - Script Writing

-Performances - Individual

-Performances - Group

-Peer Assessment

-Self Assessment

This Sentence Auction Game is the perfect classroom activity to engage students while reinforcing essential grammar skills. In this interactive grammar game, students use fake money to bid on sentences. Some sentences are perfectly correct, while others contain common errors like missing commas, misplaced apostrophes, spelling mistakes, comma splices, subject-verb agreement errors, capitalization errors, and commonly confused words.

Students must identify and correct the mistakes to maximize the value of their sentences. The game ends with a winner declared based on the total value of the sentences they’ve collected.

This sentence editing game is an excellent tool for grammar practice, sentence correction, and peer learning. Ideal for middle school and high school classrooms, it’s a fun way to improve your students' writing and editing skills!

Get ready for an amazing school year with our comprehensive Back to School and SEL Writing Prompts Bundle! Designed for grades 3-6, this bundle includes engaging daily journal prompts that cover a range of topics to kickstart your students' writing and social-emotional learning (SEL) journey.

What's Included:

• Back to School Writing Prompts: 30 daily journal prompts designed to help students build a strong classroom community, get to know their peers, and practice essential writing skills. Each prompt encourages collaboration, sharing, and reflection, making them perfect for morning work or writing centers.
• SEL Writing Prompts: 30 daily journal prompts focused on social-emotional learning, encouraging students to reflect on their feelings, develop empathy, and build strong character traits. These prompts are perfect for fostering a supportive and positive classroom environment.

Product Features:

• Editable Slides: All prompts are provided in editable slides format (Google Slides and PowerPoint), allowing you to customize them to meet your classroom needs.
• Printable Options: Printable PDF versions are included for easy distribution and use in various classroom settings. Printable task cards are also included.
• Pastel Polka Dot Design: The prompts feature a charming pastel polka dot design, making them visually appealing and engaging for students.

Why You'll Love It:

• Versatile Use: Ideal for morning work, writing centers, independent practice, or SEL activities.
• Engaging and Fun: Prompts are designed to spark creativity and encourage students to express themselves.
• Supports SEL: Helps students develop important social-emotional skills alongside their writing abilities.
• Easy to Use: Ready-to-go slides and printables save you time and effort in lesson planning.

Make writing and SEL a highlight of your classroom with this all-in-one bundle. Get your students excited about learning, build a strong classroom community, and support their social-emotional growth with these engaging daily journal prompts!

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Do your students struggle with answering text-dependent questions? Introducing them to the RACE writing strategy could be a total game-changer for you and your students!

RACE Stands For:

Restate the question

Answer all parts of the question

Cite evidence to support your answer

Explain how your evidence proves your answer

What's Included:

• Google Slides Presentation | Graphic Organizer | EDITABLE
• Printable Presentation | Graphic Organizer
• Printable Bookmarks Checklist | Color & Black and White
• Printable Guided Notes | Color-Coded & Black and White
• Color-Coded Printable Bulletin Board Posters Set

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OREO Persuasive Writing, RACE writing strategy, Hamburger 5 Paragraph Essay, and Show Not Tell Descriptive Writing set- perfect to get your students on the right track for the school year! Improve the quality of your student's writing with these great mini lessons and graphic organizers with student activities!

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Today in History Daily Warm-Up Instructions:

Image Observation:

Display a historical image related to the day's date or a significant event in history.

Instruct students to carefully observe the details in the image without providing any background information.

Individual Inference:

Ask students to individually jot down their inferences about what they think might be happening in the image.

Encourage them to consider details such as clothing, setting, facial expressions, and any other relevant visual cues.

Partner Discussion:

Pair up students and have them share their individual inferences with their partners.

Prompt partners to discuss and compare their interpretations, encouraging them to consider different perspectives.

Collaborative Inference:

Bring the class back together and facilitate a collaborative discussion.

Select a few pairs to share their inferences with the entire class.

Encourage students to consider diverse interpretations and discuss any common themes or differences in their observations.

Historical Context:

After the collaborative discussion, provide some historical context or information about the image.

Discuss how the actual events align or differ from the students' inferences.

Benefits for Students:

Critical Thinking Skills:

Analyzing historical images promotes critical thinking as students must observe details, make connections, and draw conclusions.

Inference and Interpretation:

Making inferences based on visual cues enhances students' ability to interpret information and think beyond the surface.

Collaborative Learning:

Partner and class discussions foster collaborative learning, allowing students to share and refine their ideas through dialogue.

Engagement with History:

Connecting historical events to visual stimuli makes history more tangible and relatable for students, increasing their interest and engagement.

Communication Skills:

Sharing inferences with partners and the class improves communication skills and helps students articulate their thoughts effectively.

Diverse Perspectives:

Encouraging students to consider different interpretations promotes an appreciation for diverse perspectives and helps them understand that history can be viewed from various angles.

Contextual Learning:

Providing historical context after the activity solidifies students' understanding, reinforcing the connection between visual stimuli and historical events.

By incorporating this activity into the daily warm-up routine, students can develop a deeper appreciation for history, enhance their analytical skills, and actively engage with the learning process.

These Bell Ringers featuring 100 positive quotes and journal questions provide a great way to begin your lesson while giving you the time to manage other tasks. Journal Questions are a fantastic way for your students to applaud themselves on wins, think about their favorite memories, or work on goals in their lives.

100 Days of Bell Ringers – Engaging, Low-Effort Starters for Every Classroom!

Start your class with ease and efficiency using these 100 Bell Ringers. Here's why you'll love this resource:

• Easy Classroom Routine: Simply display the quote, read it aloud, and transition to the question page. Students can respond by writing or drawing in their notebooks.
• Time-Saving: This activity is perfect for the first few minutes of class, allowing you to take attendance, distribute materials, and address last-minute questions without interruption.
• Flexible Use: Use all 100 Bell Ringers consecutively or spread them out throughout the year—either way, they help create a consistent, engaging start to each day.
• Promotes Reflection & Creativity: The questions encourage students to think critically and express their thoughts in writing or drawing, fostering a calm, focused atmosphere from the get-go.
• Versatile for Any Grade: While best suited for 3rd grade and up, these Bell Ringers can be adapted for younger students with simple vocabulary explanations.

Bonus: I’m planning to release more Bell Ringers in the future—let me know if you'd like to see additional themes!

Take this week-long ELA unit centered around Rod Serling's classic teleplay, "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" and let the students do the heavy lifting! This resource is tailored specifically for middle school educators looking to inspire and engage students in grades 6-8, but is easily adaptable for other levels.

What’s Included:

• Engaging Lesson Slides: Jumpstart each lesson with beautifully designed slides that guide you through each day’s activities, from reading to analysis.
• Socratic Seminar Guide: Foster deep, meaningful academic discourse with step-by-step procedures for conducting a Socratic seminar that encourages student-led learning and critical debate.
• Choice Board Activities: Keep students engaged with a variety of creative tasks such as writing an alternate ending, designing a comic strip, and more, allowing for differentiated learning and student choice.
• Comprehensive Writing Prompts: Includes a range of essay questions—argumentative, informational, and correspondence—to enhance writing skills and deepen understanding of the text’s themes.
• Film vs. Text Analysis: Engage students with a comparative analysis using our Venn diagram activity, perfect for visual learners.

Perfect For:

• End-of-Year Engagement: Keep students actively learning until the last bell rings, with engaging content that challenges their thinking and comprehension.
• Substitute Lesson Plans: Everything is ready to go! Substitute teachers can easily pick up and teach, ensuring valuable learning continues uninterrupted.
• Mini Dystopian Unit: Seamlessly fits into a broader dystopian literature study, providing a multidimensional understanding of themes such as paranoia, fear, and the human condition.

Educational Objectives:

• Enhance critical thinking and analytical skills through structured debates and comparative analyses.
• Develop narrative writing and creative expression by allowing students to explore alternative perspectives and craft new story outcomes.
• Promote engagement and discussion, encouraging students to lead their learning journey through thought-provoking questions and peer-led seminars.

Designed with both the teacher and student in mind, this comprehensive unit not only aligns with educational standards but also taps into the students' abilities to analyze, debate, and create. Equip your classroom with this essential resource and watch as your students become more thoughtful, informed, and engaged members of society.

Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)

A basic powerpoint which covers the different parts of argumentative writing. Good as a reference, introduction, or to review.

Do your students groan every time you mention grammar and vocabulary? Here is everything you need to start teaching conventions, mechanics, usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, sentence types, and proofreading in your classroom today! This program is ideal for a “Do Now” or “Bell Ringer” when students enter the classroom. It’s a fantastic way to start the learning immediately without the loss of instructional time.

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Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade tells the story of a typical student’s school experience from the first day of sixth grade until the day before summer vacation. Along the way, the student makes new friends, finds new interests, and battles with homework, PE, lockers, and other dilemmas faced by middle school students. The story is a fun look at middle school, told from the perspective of a 6th grader. This is Unit 4 of 10 Units.

The slide shows and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their proofreading and conventions skills. The assessment reinforces guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the PowerPoints. The detailed lesson plans make implementing conventions practice and proofreading techniques easy for teachers.

These lessons are adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The PowerPoints can be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.

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Grammar and Vocabulary Program - 6th Grade - Unit 4 includes:

Lesson Plan with:

• Common Core State Standards indicated on lesson plan
• Instructional Focus
• Instructional Procedures
• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Enrichment
• Differentiation
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies

Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheet with:

• Sentences from the PowerPoints with space for notes and corrections
• Vocabulary section
• Answer Key

Grammar and Vocabulary Unit Assessment with:

• Identification of various grammar concepts studied for each sentence
• 5 new sentences in the story to correct
• Vocabulary - type of vocabulary assessment changes for each unit
• Answer Key

10 Grammar and Vocabulary PowerPoint Lessons with:

• Slide with sentence needing correction
• Slide with corrected sentence – including identification of the correction
• Identification of sentence types
• Slides for every element that was corrected in the sentence with color coded examples of how the sentence was corrected
• Vocabulary Slide – including definition, part of speech, and visual graphic

Google Slides™

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Check out the units in Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade Grammar and Vocabulary Program:

• Unit 1
• Unit 2
• Unit 3
• Unit 4
• Unit 5
• Unit 6
• Unit 7
• Unit 8
• Unit 9
• Unit 10

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Connect with me for the latest Write On! with Jamie news:

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• FB Community for 6-12 ELA Teachers

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• Need to work in revising and editing skills daily?
• Need pre-made warmups or homework?
• Available as a workbook or individual pages (PDF) PLUS an accompanying PowerPoint Guide

Are you searching for an engaging and effective way to help high school or middle school students master essential writing skills? A workbook or individual pages designed to elevate students' proficiency in editing and revising written passages with PowerPoint! Everything you need is here.

**What's Included:**

**50 Engaging Passages:** With a diverse range of topics and themes, these passages are carefully crafted to captivate students' interest while providing ample opportunities for skill development.

**125 Questions:** Each passage has 2-3 questions on mixed revising and editing skills, totaling 125 in all. These questions target crucial editing and revising skills, ensuring thorough practice and understanding.

**Flexible Formats:** Whether you prefer a comprehensive workbook or individual pages for easy distribution, this has got you covered. Choose the format that best suits your classroom needs.

**PowerPoint Guide:** Reinforce learning and encourage collaborative discussion with accompanying PowerPoint guide. Perfect for group review sessions, these presentations offer dynamic visuals and interactive activities to deepen students' understanding.

**Key Skills Covered:** (multiple choice format)

✨ **Combining Sentences**

✨ **Adding Sentences**

✨ **Deleting Sentences**

✨ **Revising Sentences**

✨ **Capitalization**

✨ **Commas**

✨ **Colons**

✨ **Semicolons**

✨ **Fragments**

✨ **Run-Ons**

✨ **Apostrophes**

✨ **Subject-Verb Agreement**

✨ **Parallel Structure**

✨ **Commonly Confused Words**

✨ **Spelling**

AND MORE!

**Versatile Usage:**

Whether utilized as engaging class warm-ups or assigned as meaningful homework exercises, this Daily Paragraph Editing and Revising Practice is adaptable to various instructional settings. It's the perfect tool to reinforce classroom learning, boost writing skills!

Dive into the suspenseful world of "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher with this comprehensive, end-of-year ELA unit, perfect for middle school humanities teachers! This meticulously designed resource offers a full week of engaging, scaffolded lessons, culminating in a dynamic Socratic seminar and creative choice board activities.

What's Included:

• Fully Detailed Lesson Plans: Each day is carefully planned with clear objectives, standards alignment, and step-by-step instructions. Scaffolds and differentiation strategies ensure all students can participate and succeed.
• Engaging Activities: Students will read and analyze the text, listen to the captivating radio play, and participate in thought-provoking discussions. Every lesson is designed to captivate students' imaginations and deepen their understanding of the material.
• Socratic Seminar: Facilitate a rich, student-led discussion with our structured Socratic seminar guidelines. Students will engage in meaningful dialogue, using evidence from the text to support their points.
• Choice Board Projects: Empower students to demonstrate their learning creatively with a variety of project options, including writing an alternate ending, crafting a comic strip, designing a literary brochure, and more. Each option includes graphic organizers and rubrics to guide student work.
• Comprehensive Question Sets: Thoughtful questions accompany each lesson, encouraging critical thinking and textual analysis. An answer key is provided to support teacher facilitation.
• Paper-Based Resource: Designed for easy implementation, this unit is fully printable and ready to use in any classroom setting.

Unit Breakdown:

• Day 1: Whole-class reading of "Sorry, Wrong Number" followed by listening to the radio play. Discussion on suspense and foreshadowing.
• Day 2: Collecting evidence and constructing responses using the claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) format. Preparation for the Socratic seminar.
• Day 3: Socratic seminar day. Students explore and discuss the text, aiming to speak 2-3 times, using textual evidence to support their points.
• Days 4 & 5: Choice board activities. Students choose from a range of creative projects to showcase their understanding of the story.

Benefits:

• Engaging End-of-Year Content: Keep students motivated and excited about learning with a thrilling, suspenseful story that will capture their interest.
• Scaffolding and Extension Ideas: Each lesson includes scaffolds to support all learners and extension ideas to challenge advanced students.
• Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use: Save time with detailed lesson plans, organized materials, and everything you need to deliver a successful unit.

Perfect for middle school humanities teachers looking to end the year with a bang, this unit will leave students discussing, debating, and reflecting on "Sorry, Wrong Number" long after the lessons are over. Bring your classroom to life with this engaging, paper-based resource!

Included in this 12 week unit: Ultimate Middle School Short Story Bundle: 12 Week Engaging Suspense ELA Units (TeachShare.com)

A brief interactive Powerpoint to help your students write effective thesis statements and understand what a thesis statement is. This goes over thesis statements for an argumentative essay.

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Counterclaim and Rebuttal

Writing Graphic Organizers

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Do your students groan every time you mention grammar and vocabulary? Here is everything you need to start teaching conventions, mechanics, usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, sentence structure, sentence types, and proofreading in your classroom today! This program is ideal for a “Do Now” or “Bell Ringer” when students enter the classroom. It’s a fantastic way to start the learning immediately without the loss of instructional time.

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Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade tells the story of a typical student’s school experience from the first day of sixth grade until the day before summer vacation. Along the way, the student makes new friends, finds new interests, and battles with homework, PE, lockers, and other dilemmas faced by middle school students. The story is a fun look at middle school, told from the perspective of a 6th grader. This is Unit 10 of 10 Units.

The slide shows and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their proofreading and conventions skills. The assessment reinforces guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the PowerPoints. The detailed lesson plans make implementing conventions practice and proofreading techniques easy for teachers.

These lessons are adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The PowerPoints can be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.

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Grammar and Vocabulary Program - 6th Grade - Unit 10 includes:

Lesson Plan with:

• Common Core State Standards indicated on lesson plan
• Instructional Focus
• Instructional Procedures
• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Enrichment
• Differentiation
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies

Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheet with:

• Sentences from the PowerPoints with space for notes and corrections
• Vocabulary section
• Answer Key

Grammar and Vocabulary Unit Assessment with:

• Identification of various grammar concepts studied for each sentence
• 5 new sentences in the story to correct
• Vocabulary - type of vocabulary assessment changes for each unit
• Answer Key

10 Grammar and Vocabulary PowerPoint Lessons with:

• Slide with sentence needing correction
• Slide with corrected sentence – including identification of the correction
• Identification of sentence types
• Slides for every element that was corrected in the sentence with color coded examples of how the sentence was corrected
• Vocabulary Slide – including definition, part of speech, and visual graphic

Google Slides™

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Check out the units in Grammar on the Go! 6th Grade Grammar and Vocabulary Program:

• Unit 1
• Unit 2
• Unit 3
• Unit 4
• Unit 5
• Unit 6
• Unit 7
• Unit 8
• Unit 9
• Unit 10

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Elevate your middle school literature classes with our "Advanced Character Perspective Analysis Toolkit." This robust educational resource is expertly designed to deepen students' understanding of narrative perspectives, aligning seamlessly with Bloom's Taxonomy for grades 6-8. It's the perfect blend of rigor and engagement for young literary analysts.

Key Features:

• Rigorous Alignment with Bloom's Taxonomy: Our toolkit is thoughtfully structured to challenge students at various cognitive levels, from basic comprehension to advanced creation and evaluation, fostering a deeper understanding of literary perspectives.
• Targeted for Grades 6-8: Tailored to meet the developmental needs of middle school students, this toolkit offers a sophisticated yet accessible approach to character perspective analysis, making it an ideal resource for grades 6-8.
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The "Advanced Character Perspective Analysis Toolkit for Middle School" is an indispensable resource for educators seeking to provide a rigorous and comprehensive literary experience. It's an ideal tool for enhancing students' analytical skills and deepening their understanding of narrative perspectives. Transform your literature classes with this essential toolkit!

This is a good interactive power point on sentence structure, namely simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. It comes complete with explanations, activities to have the students name the structure, and ends with students making their own sentences.

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