Teaching the concept of irony? Help your students understand this literary device with the 30-slide PowerPoint: Isn’t It Ironic? Presentation addresses verbal, situational, and dramatic irony with examples and kid-friendly pictures. Students will have an opportunity to show what they have learned as they analyze Shel Silverstein’s ironic poem, “Smart.” A wonderful review for standardized test prep. You and your students will love this!
Teaching irony? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with (30) Irony Task Cards that address situational, verbal, and dramatic irony - a literary concept often found on standardized tests. Answer key included. Task Cards are 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 irony? Teach, practice, and assess this important literacy skill with the Irony PTA Skills Bundle!
The PTA Skills Bundle includes three research-based, best practice products that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment:
PowerPoints - 30 slides
Task Cards - 30 Task Cards
Assessment - 30-question test with answer key
About PTA Skills Bundles:
The Guaranteed-To-Succeed PTA Skills Bundles includes three research-based, best practice products (PowerPoint, Task Cards, and Assessment) that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment – the three most important components of your lesson. PTA Bundles are an all-inclusive easy way to teach skills and concepts while reaching 100% student engagement and proficiency in no time.
Here’s how it works:
You TEACH the skill with an easy-to-understand, comprehensive instructional PowerPoint.
Students PRACTICE the skill as they review the content with high yield Task Cards that generate active engagement.
You ASSESS the skill with a Common Core-aligned assessment that will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic.
Teaching parts of speech? Help your students reach proficiency with this comprehensive, instructional 21-slide PowerPoint. Presentation addresses all eight parts of speech, including: nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections - 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 parts of speech? Hold your students accountable with the Parts of Speech Test (11 Pages/30 Questions) that addresses all eight parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Easy-to-grade answer key included.
Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
Grammar will be a bore no more with these fun, engaging (40) Parts of Speech Task Cards! Common Core-aligned product addresses all eight parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Answer key included. 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 author’s style with mood versus tone? This is a literary concept often addressed on standardized tests. Make sure your students are test-ready with this comprehensive, interactive 38-slide PowerPoint that includes numerous 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 mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader’s emotional response) and tone (the author’s attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets!
Teaching mood and tone? Hold your students accountable with the Mood and Tone Test (12 Pages/30 Questions) that addresses mood (the reader’s emotional response) and tone (the author’s attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests.
Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
Teaching “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe? The 93-page The Raven Unit Product Bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. Product includes a 40-slide PowerPoint (editable), 40 Edgar Allan Poe Task Cards, and a 13-page close reading exam test with text and answer key!
Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transfixed by this mysterious, melancholic poem. This bundle is super sub friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
Teaching grammar and revision/editing skills? This bundle is all you need to focus on important concepts of the revision/editing process. Product includes a comprehensive PowerPoint on Revision versus Editing, a Revision/Editing Checklist, Grammar/Revision Task Cards, and a Grammar Warmup PowerPoint to start any class.
If you teach ELA, composition, or creative writing, you and your students will love this product!
Teaching the main idea? Teach, practice, and assess this important literacy skill with the Main Idea PTA Skills Bundle!
The PTA Skills Bundle includes three research-based, best practice products that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment:
PowerPoints - 32 slides
Task Cards - 40 Task Cards
Assessment - 30-question test with answer key
About PTA Skills Bundles:
The Guaranteed-To-Succeed PTA Skills Bundles includes three research-based, best practice products (PowerPoint, Task Cards, and Assessment) that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment – the three most important components of your lesson. PTA Bundles are an all-inclusive easy way to teach skills and concepts while reaching 100% student engagement and proficiency in no time.
Here’s how it works:
You TEACH the skill with an easy-to-understand, comprehensive instructional PowerPoint.
Students PRACTICE the skill as they review the content with high yield Task Cards that generate active engagement.
You ASSESS the skill with a Common Core-aligned assessment that will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic.
Need more products for all your literacy lessons? Check out the PTA ELA Skills Jumbo Bundle - Volume 1 and PTA ELA Skills Jumbo Bundle - Volume 2 for an entire year of resources!
10 Benefits of the PTA Skills Bundle:
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➢PTA Bundles include Common Core-aligned assessments will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill.
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➢PTA Bundles include research-based high yield strategies that keep students actively engaged.
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Teaching how to identify the main or central idea of a text? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students this comprehensive, instructional 32-slide PowerPoint: “Finding the Main Idea.” Presentation addresses direct versus implied main ideas and how to identify each, with a focus on expository, nonfiction text.
Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!
Identifying the main or central idea is a literary skill often addressed on standardized tests. Make sure your students are prepared with these (40) engaging Main Idea Task Cards that focus on nonfiction, expository text. Task Cards 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!
“Nevermore” has there been a more engaging PowerPoint for Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Presentation hits Common Core objectives as students engage in building background, vocabulary review, deep thinking comprehension questions, and a culminating activity where students make their own symbol crest. PowerPoint contains built-in differentiation for remedial or ELL classes.* A perfect presentation for an upcoming evaluation as you and your students will perform like literary stars.
*Text in red shows differentiation for lower-level classes.
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Watch your students’ writing proficiency and fluency improve with the Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle. Product includes 30-slide PowerPoint, 32 Task Cards, and 30-question assessment that covers additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Answer key included.
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Introduce this important fluency skill with the 30-slide Transitional Words and Phrases PowerPoint. Student-friendly product covers additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions with examples and writing practice.
Need more Transitional Words and Phrases products? Check out my bundle: Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle. A must have for every English teacher!
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with this comprehensive set of Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards. These (32) Common Core-aligned task cards cover additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Task Cards 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!
Teaching transitional words and phrases? Hold your students accountable with the Transitional Words and Phrases Test (9 Pages) that addresses additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests.
Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
Editing and Revision are often confused but very different. Ensure your students understand these important writing concepts with the 35-slide Editing Versus Revision PowerPoint. Product includes information on the writing process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing) as well as a deep dive into Revision and Editing with the acronyms ARMS (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute) and CUPS (Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling) as mnemonic devices.
PowerPoint is an all-in-one lesson that concludes with a CFU formative assessment - great for evaluations! If you teach ELA, composition, or creative writing, you and your students will love this product!