7th Grade Gifted and Talented Google Apps

This DAILY WRITING ANALYSIS LESSON uses powerful quotations to develop students' analytical skills. 20 famous quotes are provided in these Google Slides for a month of daily pondering and analyzing. They are skillfully guided by pre-designed tempates to create cohesive written response.

Goal: This month long collection of higher level thinking quotes will provide a catalyst for summarizing, paraphrasing, using of synonyms, antonyms and thesaurus words in a organized sequence of complete sentences using the templates provided.

Audience: Whole class, small group, regular education, special education, ELL, virtual/home school.

PRODUCT CONTAINS:

PDF: daily directions, teacher suggestions, hints and tips to improve written responses, printable writing templates, example responses

Google Slides: twenty soothing and aesthetic quotation slides to be used daily

“What a wonderful and relaxing way to start each morning! I love the quotes!! This resources set my kids up for success and gave me a very specific method to improve their writing.“

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint!

Need an activity to challenge your gifted students? Do you struggle to find engaging activities to motivate your students? Then download this Gifted and Talented Activity The Spelling and Vocabulary Game! Well suited for the ELA or gifted classroom, this game will get your students brainstorming all the words they know AND learning new words....all while having FUN! Fully online/digital (but writing scorecards can also be used in class) and no prep!

Each slide contains a common letter combination, which students will use to brainstorm words that contain the combination.

• The letter pairs, triplets, and diphthongs used are those most frequently found in the English language!
• This game can be played repeatedly as students learn more and more vocabulary. 

✔ This resource contains:

• The digital (Google Apps) game with 57 different letter pairs, triplets, and diphthongs.

• With a timer on each slide!

• An additional game (The Spelling Game - Pro!) with 24 cards

• 2 types of scorecards (digital and printable)

• Instructions

• Terms of Use

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SIMILES Choice Board, Student Checklist, Rubric, 48 Similes w/ definitions

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Truth or Dare...the Classroom Party Game You Didn't Know You Needed!

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Are you looking for engaging activities to teach figurative language? Do you struggle to engage and motivate your students to learn? Then download this BUNDLE Similes Onomatopoeia and Alliteration a Figurative Language Activity! This no prep resource comes with 8 unique project-based learning activities. Students can choose between making a game, writing stories, creating memes, and more! There's something for every child regardless of ability or interest.

To differentiate instruction, you will also receive 3 Choice Boards - each with the same activities, but different instructions (based on what you, as the teacher, think your student should focus on).

Students can also do more than one activity to provide them with further practice.

This product contains:

• Similes & Metaphors Choice Board with 8 unique activities
• 3 Choice Boards (same activities, slightly different instructions)
• 2 types of student checklists (to ensure they are handing in their best work). One meant for younger students, one for older students
• Grading rubric (One sheet, to be cut, has 2 rubrics for in-class use. The second sheet has a single rubric so you can use it digitally.)
• A checklist of similes & metaphors (for planning purposes)
• A list of the same similes and metaphors but with definitions
• Terms of Use

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Homophones Choice Board 

SIMILES Choice Board, Student Checklist, Rubric, 48 Similes w/ definitions

METAPHORS Choice Board, Checklist, Rubric, Metaphors w definition

Do you need an engaging activity to challenge your students? Looking for a fun way to combine story elements, figurative language, and vocabulary? Then download this Gifted and Talented Activity with Vocabulary, Figurative Language & Story Elements resource! 100% editable!

With this engaging choice board, which contains 8 high-level thinking activities, students demonstrate their deep understanding of any story. Perfect for the creative student who needs to be challenged! Each activity focuses on students demonstrating their knowledge of the vocabulary or figurative language used in the text along with their understanding of one story element. Activities include creating Venn diagrams, cross-word puzzles, writing short stories, or making a collage.

✔ This Product Contains:

• One choice board with 8 activities
• 8 prewriting worksheets
• Instructions & Grading rubric
• Terms of Use

✔ Why Choice Boards? Choice boards allow your students to do the following:

• Demonstrate what they’ve learned
• Take ownership of their learning
• Be a more responsible, independent, and accountable learner
• Tap into their own creativity
• Stay motivated as they have a ‘voice’ in their own learning

✔ Great for:

• Differentiating instruction
• A variety of learning styles
• Advanced students
• Free choice reading

✔ Time:

• Anywhere from one class period to one week. 
• Can be used in class or as homework

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