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Moe's Cafe
48 innovative and intriguing prompts for student writing. These
classroom-tested prompts put students in a place or in front of a
character and ask them to describe what they "see." The
thinking, writing, and scribbling they do for the prompts inspires
them to create their own stories and poems. After writing 90-word
mini-stories, students read a short story or watch a film scene to
help them expand on their own creative works. A section of longer
readings models writing strategies. 128 pages. Gr 6-12.
GY9781596470880
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Media Literacy
Help students learn to think critically about the
thousands of media messages they encounter each day via art, music,
video games, radio, TV, websites, newspapers, magazines, ads, and
packaging. Standards-based lessons require students to deconstruct,
examine, discuss, and create media messages. As they develop media
literacy, they learn to make thoughtful, informed decisions. 144
pages. $16.99
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Graphic Organizers
Why take the time to use graphic organizers? They
increase students' retention of critical information; they improve
students' thinking skills; and they prepare students for standardized
tests. These books present 22 standards-based lessons using 22
different graphic organizers. The graphic organizers are also on a
CD, so they can be printed as overheads or student handouts. Gr 7 -
8. 96 pages. $15.99
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Exercises in Grammar
A Back-to-Basics Approach. Students learn the fundamentals and rules
of grammar through lessons, activity sheets and review tests. Lessons
can be made into overheads. Exercises cover subordinate clauses,
parts of speech, parts of sentences, adjectives and adverb phrases,
and case in pronouns. 96 pages. $12.99
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Grammar Mania
Perfect students’ grammar with this colorful
board game that gets students to correctly identify and correct
common grammatical errors. Over 800 sentences, at three levels of
play, cover mistakes in the usage of adjectives, adverbs,
subject-verb agreement, superlatives, gerunds, infinitives,
prepositions, and more. 2-6 players. Gr. 6-adult.
REM6276
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Grammar Lessons You'll Love
to Teach
A motivating way to teach grammar in middle school and
beyond. Lively lessons teach parts of speech, parts of sentences,
tricky homonyms, and more. Students create a Personal Skills Record
to monitor their errors and guide their proofreading. Includes a
reproducible Decoder List that describes the common errors students
make and shows how to correct them. This classroom-tested approach
makes teaching and assessing grammar manageable for teachers and
meaningful for students. Gr. 6+.
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Complete Grammar
Activity-based lessons target the skills that matter most, including
properly using parts of speech, using punctuation for correctness and
clarity, identifying common errors in mechanics and usage, analyzing
language and understanding its connection to an audience, and
developing composition skills. 128 pages. $16.99
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SV36415 |
Grade 7 |
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SV36422 |
Grade 8 |
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POWer Words
A comprehensive review of 500 difficult vocabulary words found on
most standardized tests. Students might recognize many of the words
presented in POWer Words™, but they may not know the correct
uses of the words. POWer Words™ offers a thorough study of
vocabulary by helping students to develop a broader knowledge of
words and their meanings, recognize relationships between different
groups of words, apply complex vocabulary to everyday situations, and
attain a more elaborate method of speaking and writing. POWer
Words™ also includes an Index and Answer Key. The Index provides
the Vocabulary List in which each word appears, allowing for quick
reference of a particular word. $16.99
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Classical Poetry
This resource focuses on traditional English and North American
poetry from the Elizabethan age to the 19th century. Teach this
entire unit in 10 to 12 classes, or choose excerpts from it to
supplement your own unit. Classical Poetry contains portraits of
poets which you may convert to overheads, a summary of each major
period of poetry, biographies of poets, representative poems and
activities for writing and discussion. 68 pages. Gr 7-12.
OTM14104
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Traditional Poetry
Traditional Poetry contains reproducible copies of a
wide selection of poetry which students should enjoy studying. Also
included are biographies of each poet, portraits of each poet which
make excellent overheads, and activities on each poem which students
can complete independently or in small groups. 78 pages. Gr 7-10.
OTM14163
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Contemporary Cloze
Cloze is a powerful comprehension and vocabulary instructional device
in which children enter correct words into a reading passage. This
book covers contemporary, high-interest topics. Comprehensive
teaching notes for in-depth work and extensions. 56 pages. Gr 6-8. View
pages.
DD25238
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How To Write A Great Research Paper
Give your students the tools they need to write a great research
paper with this handbook that guides students step-by-step through
the research process. Each step is carefully explained, and the
handbook includes helpful practice activities, as well as appropriate
examples taken from research papers written by middle school
students. 112 pages. Gr 5-8. View
pages.
IP5010
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Mastering the 5 Paragraph Essay
A master teacher shares her meaningful, student-centered lessons and
activities that have helped her meet national and state standards.
Includes models and rubrics for teaching informational, narrative,
persuasive essays. Perfect for engaging students and helping them
succeed on the tests. 80 pages. Gr 5+. View
pages.
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Motivational Creative Writing
Each of the more than 50 projects in this book takes young authors
through the writing process to create one-of-a-kind published
projects. The motivating prewriting activities, step-by-step plans
for student-created books, and easily adaptable evaluation rubrics
make Motivational Creative Writing a must-have for all teachers. 160
pages. Gr 5-8. View
pages.
IP3456
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Strategies for Effective Writing
Activities in this structured, but flexible resource focus on
building students’ confidence in writing as well as helping them
to become competent responders in writing groups. The book covers the
following areas: using writing journals, understanding and using the
writing process, becoming a confident writer, and assessing writing.
Grades 5–8.
EIM2168AP
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Complete Writing Lessons for
the Middle Grades
Complete teacher-directed writing lessons from start to finish!
Lessons are easy to prepare and present. High-interest activities
motivate writers and teach essential writing skills. 128 pages. Gr 5-8.
IP1603
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