Teaching how to write a summary? Ensure your students know the basics of this important literary skill with the 30-slide How to Write a Summary PowerPoint. Product includes what to include in an objective summary, what NOT to include, summary steps, sentence stems, summary verbs and transitions, summary examples, and several “Your Turn Summary Tasks,” for an easy check for understanding and guided practice.

Teaching theme? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students with Identifying Theme With Fables PowerPoint. This 32-slide product features characteristics of fables, theme, guided practice with ten of Aesop’s fables, and a “Your Turn” writing activity. Answers included for a formative/summative assessment and instructional progress monitoring.

Identifying theme of a text is a challenging concept for students. Ensure proficiency with this comprehensive, instructional 32-slide PowerPoint. Presentation addresses the definition of theme, common theme topics, examples from literature, a go-to graphic organizer, and fill-in-the-blank theme statement that can be used with any text. Easy for you - engaging for them!

Are you students struggling with fragments and run ons? Help them reach sentence proficiency in no time with the comprehensive, instructional 21-slide PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Fragments and Run Ons.” Presentation addresses fragments, run-ons, and how to correct each with examples and kid-friendly pictures. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!

Teaching Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky”? This 38-slide all-inclusive PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned lesson. Slides include background information on Lewis Carroll, anticipation questions, the text, rigorous discussion/essay questions, and engaging writing activities. Your students will love this nonsensical monster poem as they learn about language and the derivation of words. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there!

Archetypes are everywhere in literature! Take your students to the next level with this comprehensive, engaging 88-slide PowerPoint on all the major archetypes, including character, symbol, and the heroic journey. Before you know it, your students will be analyzing literature like college professors! A perfect instructional tool for A.P./honors classes.

Author’s Purpose is a reading and writing skill often found on standardized tests. Make sure your students are P-I-E certified with (40) engaging Author’s Purpose task cards that address persuasive, informative, and entertaining texts. An effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!

Teaching “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes? Introduce the riveting short story with this engaging 50-slide PowerPoint. Common Core-aligned product includes facts on Daniel Keyes, anticipation questions, vocabulary review, literary elements, discussion questions, and writing activities that enhance analysis of this thematically rich text.

Teaching cause and effect? Students will automatically become better readers and writers if they understand cause and effect text structure. This comprehensive, student-friendly 30-slide PowerPoint will do the trick! Presentation addresses signal words, examples, and cause and effect textual practice as a formative assessment to check for comprehension. This is a perfect resource to use throughout the year or before any standardized reading or writing exam.

Fact and opinion is a concept often addressed on standardized tests. Make sure your students are prepared with these (40) engaging Fact and Opinion Task Cards that can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!

Need a comprehensive English Language Arts Placement or Final Exam Test? Hold your students accountable with this 30-question Common Core-aligned assessment that addresses important ELA skills, such as grammar, vocabulary, reading fiction/nonfiction, and writing. In addition, students will write short essays and a five paragraph essay to assess writing aptitude. Product includes an easy-to-use grading scale and can be used for end-of-year common assessments throughout your team or department! About Assessments: Assessment is the engine that drives student learning! Frequent assessment and feedback are crucial for helping students learn. When assessment works best, it does the following: • Provides diagnostic feedback • Helps educators set standards • Evaluates progress • Relates to a student’s progress • Motivates performance • Helps teachers and students self-evaluate

Teaching author’s purpose? Make sure your students are P-I-E certified with this comprehensive, instructional 32-slide PowerPoint that addresses persuasive, informative, and entertaining texts. Product includes definition, purpose, signal words, and examples of each. Assess your students with a concluding formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!

Teaching text features? Ensure your students know the basics of this important literary skill with the 32-slide Text Features PowerPoint. Product includes the purposes of text features, (16) text features with visual examples, the N.E.A.T. Strategy, and a Check For Understanding Quiz. You and your students will love this! Text Features Addressed in This Product: Table of Contents Index Headings/Subheadings Captions Bold Words/Italics Illustrations Photographs Glossary Labels Graphs/Table/Chart/Diagram Maps Sidebars Bullet Points Title Inset Footnote

Hygge is the Danish word meaning “Comfort or coziness that engenders well-being.” Teaching haikus? Now your students can beat the winter blues with fun and engaging Hygge Poetry Haikus! Ready-to-go 14-page packet includes clear directions, Hygge Haiku Word Bank, Imagery graphic organizer, Hygge Haiku writing page, and an easy-to-score grading rubric for you! You and your students will absolutely love this! Perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!

When teaching narrative writing, students (like adults - and even some authors!) will overuse said when adding dialogue tags. 100 Synonyms for Said will help students use other descriptors, such as shrieked, gloated, or quipped. The best way to introduce 100 Synonyms for Said is to have student highlight ten words they feel comfortable using – then use them! Have students keep 100 Synonyms for Said in their notebooks for easy access. They will be sure to screeeeeeech with joy!!!

Used as a whole class instructional aid or in small group literature circles, the curriculum guide reinforces literacy and common core language arts standards and is highly recommended for reluctant readers. It is a student/teacher-friendly, hands-on classroom resource that includes the following items: • Introduction • Double Entry Journal • Discussion Questions • Literature Response Frame • Write Your Own Diary Entry • Word Search • Create a Bookmark • Character Analysis • Other Activities

What is the difference between analyzing and defining? Comparing and contrasting? In this kid-friendly PowerPoint, your students will become test-taking pros as they learn to differentiate common academic terms that they will need to know in high school, college, and beyond. A gem of a lesson if there ever was one!!!

Expressly designed for 6-12th graders, Create a Bookmark that can be used as a chapter check or a culminating reading activity, perhaps in lieu of the ordinary book report. Create a Bookmark that reinforces literacy and common core language arts standards, while allowing for individual expression. It is a student/teacher-friendly, hands-on classroom resource that includes the following elements: • Title • Author • Theme of book • Character quotation • Scene from the book • Summary of the book

<p>The Pretty Dolls Character Education Curriculum Guide is a hands on lesson packet that addresses thematic concepts of character education, anti-bullying, and Common Core Literacy standards. The student/teacher-friendly, hands-on Character Education Guide expressly designed for the primary grades, reinforces literacy through common core standards and includes the following: • Introduction • Kids’ Book Club Discussion Questions • Pretty Dolls Book Questions • Kindness/Respect Reflection Sheets • Draw a Scene • Reader’s Theater • Pretty Dolls Coloring Page</p>

Expressly designed for 4-12th graders, invent a character that can be used as a whole class instructional aide or in small group literature circles. The guide reinforces literacy and common core language arts standards and is highly recommended for reluctant readers. Invent a character that can be adapted to any short story or novel when teaching character analysis strategies. It is a student/teacher-friendly, hands-on classroom resource. <BR> Aligned with Common Core State Standards: W.4.3, W.5.3, W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3