Teaching
ELA Games
Short warm-up games for high school English students. Each one takes about five minutes, practices one skill, and has a read-aloud button. They are free to use and work on any device without a login.
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NC 9-10.CT.1.1 · Text evidence
Find the Evidence
Students read six very short stories and cite evidence by tapping the one sentence that best supports a claim about each story.
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NC 9-10.CT.1.4 · Author's craft
Borrow the Move
Students name the move a writer used, like a strong verb or a comparison, then pick the sentence that borrows that move for a new topic. A bonus step asks them to write their own sentence.
Using a game in Canvas
Click Copy Canvas embed code under a game. In your Canvas page or announcement, open the HTML editor (the </> button), paste the code, and save. The game will play right inside the post.