Refugees Unit, Bell Ringers, ELA Paired Reading Activity Packet, Writing Prompts

Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to pair the novel Refugee by Alan Gratz or other novels about refugees and war with meaningful bell ringers, paired reading and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid refugee unit that explores the theme of war, refugees, loss and grieving 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 Refugees unit in your class! It includes:

1. 3 Bell Ringers with Instructions

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

2. Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – How To Be A Good Host To Refugees
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Opinion Chart
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 3-2-1 Exit Slip

3. Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text - The Refugees - Sir Herbert Read
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions and suggested answers
• One Pager Poetry Response Template - 2-3-2

4. Short Story Reading:

• The Fly by Katherine Mansfield – full text with first response
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager
• 5W Journal - comprehension and understanding writing activity
• Symbolism Illustration - graphic and writing activity
• Coffee Shop Conversations - character comprehension and writing activity
• End It Your Way - writing activity
• Quote Machine - inference and writing activity
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board - 25 activities for the short story

5. 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 refugees themed activities aligned to CCSS 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 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 the activities that match the Refugee by Alan Gratz novel 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 Refugees 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.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leslie T. has tried the Refugees unit activities in her class and said, “I was able to use this resource for my bell work which worked perfectly as were reading the novel Refugee by Alan Gratz!”

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