Friendship Unit - Bell Ringers, Paired Reading Activity Packet, Writing Prompts

Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to pair the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick or other novels about friendship with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the theme of friends and friendship in literature and personal life?

Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?

If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away?

Think about what a difference it would make if you started using the Friendship unit in your class! It includes:

1. 3 Friendship Bell Ringers with Instructions

• Picture Writing Prompt
• Quick Write from Inspiring Quote
• Journal Entry - Personal Response

2. Friendship Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – What Makes A Good Friend?
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Questioning and Making Connections
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 3-2-1 Exit Slip

3. Friendship Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text - Sonnet 104 - William Shakespeare
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions and suggested answers
• One Pager Poetry Response Template - FAN Template

4. Friendship Short Story Reading:

• Telemachus, Friend by O. Henry – full text with first response
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager
• Twitter Posts - author, theme and plot short writing activity
• Coffee Shop Conversations - character comprehension and writing activity
• Quote Machine - inference and writing activity
• End It Your Way - writing activity
• Comic Strip - graphic representation of short story
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board - 25 activities for the short story

5. Friendship Writing Response:

• Argumentative Writing Prompt
• Informative Writing Prompt
• Narrative Writing Prompt

6. Answers and Rubrics:

• MCQ Answers
• Argumentative Writing Rubric
• Informative Writing Rubric
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Bingo Choice Board Rubric

7. Google Slides version

8. EASEL by TPT version

Suggestions for Use:

◈ Sub plans

◈ Whole class lessons

◈ Bell Ringers/Warm Ups

◈ Formative Assessment

◈ Reading comprehension prep

◈ Writing prep

◈ Literary analysis

◈ Compare and contrast paired reading

◈ Thematic connections

◈ Historical and cultural perspectives

◈ Use the Google Slides version for remote work

You can cover a multitude of reading and writing activities aligned to CCSS and paired with Freak the Mighty in one single resource. Your students will benefit of engaging paired texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic.

You will get a varied curriculum choice to integrate in ELA classes lesson plans or sub plans about friendship without extensive preparation for the class. You can either print the worksheets or use digital tools such as the Google Slides version or the EASEL extension.

You get rubrics focused on performance with clear indicators of mastery at all levels and teacher's personalized comment section with writing space for improvement observations and recommendations. You can save time and you can mix and match the activities according to your needs.

Just imagine how you will feel when you start to get the benefits and results from this resource right in your class!

Are you afraid that this Friendship ELA unit will not match the needs of your students? I understand exactly what you feel. Don’t worry! Just try it and if you find this resource not suitable for your class, just email me at thesnappyden@gmail.com and I’ll get you a full refund.

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