Activities for English Language Arts in 9th grade

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.

Created by EduProtocols, the Thick Slide technique offers a hands-on approach to helping students explore and understand informational texts. The Thick Slide breaks down complex concepts, making them more accessible for young learners. Use this EduProtocols resource to break down collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity.

Dive deeper into the characters of your favorite story with our character profile worksheet.

Use the Grid Method to create a student-centered, competency-based framework for any subject.

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.

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.

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.

Dive deeper into the characters of your favorite story with our character profile worksheet.

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.

Explore and analyze literature with our letter to a character worksheet. Encourage critical thinking and writing skills while diving deeper into the story.

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.

Practice dialogue scripting with this Two Voice Poem template!

Two Voice Poems are written in two columns, intended for two voices to perform.

One column is Voice One and the other is Voice Two, usually alternating lines to indicate taking turns speaking. Sometimes, text is in the same line indicating to speak at the same time.

Poem topics can be opposite concepts or characters. Topics can include opposite vocabulary words or a word that has a certain meaning in a subject area and a different meaning outside of academia.

Ideally, the poem showcases understanding of the topic/concept/vocabulary word while also pointing out similarities and differences in a type of playful banter between the two voices.

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.

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.

Dive deeper into the characters of your favorite story with our character profile worksheet.

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.