Activities for English Language Arts in 11th grade
Letter to Myself for Students
Get your students to write a letter to themselves at the start of the new school year. This is a really easy way to share some powerful messages with them, and it's a great way to boost their confidence and motivation for the rest of their year.
Newspaper Template
Introduce your students to the world of journalism with this newspaper template. It can be used as a starting point for writing about current events or for publishing their own articles.
Book Report Template | Colorful
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
Somebody Wanted But So | Detailed
Summarize and identify key elements of a story or historical event with this Somebody-Wanted-But-So template!
This is a super useful activity for students, during or after a reading exercise, to help them solidify their learnings. This detailed template also provides a framework to helps students identify main ideas, cause and effect relationships, differences between characters, make generalizations, and discover different points of view.
Somebody Wanted But So | Descriptive
Summarize and identify key elements of a story or historical event with this Somebody-Wanted-But-So template!
This is a super useful activity for students, during or after a reading exercise, to help them solidify their learnings. This descriptive template also provides a framework to helps students identify main ideas, cause and effect relationships, differences between characters, make generalizations, and discover different points of view.
Non-Fiction Book Report Template
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
P.E.E.L Essay Outline | Purple
P.E.E.L essay outline is a useful tool for students to structure their writing. With this framework, students can write clear and concise essays that effectively convey their ideas.
Definition Poem Activity
Teach students to use more descriptive language with this Definition Poem template.
A definition poem uses similes and metaphors that have powerful visual imagery and emotional impact in order to convey the feeling, as well as meaning, of the word to be defined.
Steps:
1. Identify the topic/concept/vocabulary word you will be writing a definition poem about.
2. Each line of the poem begins with the chosen word and is followed by "is/are" and a true statement or fact.
3. Use the template to assist you in organizing your poem.
Note: Students may need to revise each row several times before you get the right feeling or emotion.
Diamante Poem Activity
Discover diamante poems with your students using this Diamante Poem template!
A diamante poem is an unrhymed seven-line poem. The beginning and ending lines are the shortest, while the lines in the middle are longer, making a diamond shape.
The diamante is a form of writing that reviews words and concepts. Content vocabulary words are a great starting place
For example,
Antonym/Synonym Diamante
Line 1: Write a noun
Line 2: Write two adjectives that describe the noun in line 1
Line 3: Write three verbs that describe the noun in line 1
Line 4: Write a four nouns that go with both nouns in line 1 and 7
Line 5: Write three verbs that describe the noun in line 7
Line 6: Write two adjectives that describe the noun in line 7
Line 7: Write an antonym/synonym for the noun in line 1
Book Report Template
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
Bastille Day Wordsearch
Whether it's for your history class or a simple brain break, your students will love this Bastille Day Wordsearch. Looking for something to challenge your students vocabulary? Then this is the perfect choice!
Book Report Template | Pastel Themed
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
Book Report Template | Blue
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
Book Report Template | Black & White
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.
Newspaper Template | Two Column
Introduce your students to the world of journalism with this newspaper template. It can be used as a starting point for writing about current events or for publishing their own articles.
Non-Fiction Book Report Template | Landscape
Streamline your book report writing with our pre-made template! Cover all the crucial aspects of the book including plot summary, character analysis, and personal opinions. A must-have resource for efficient and effective reporting.