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8th grade literature games for Microsoft Word
Westing Game Assessments
This product contains 9 Common Core aligned assessments associated with The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Four of the quizzes included have two different versions to easily differentiate for your IEP/ special needs students. Every assessment included has an answer key.
In addition to quizzes, I have included my study questions for “Who wants to be a smartie?” This is a review game played at three different points in the novel. The students love it, and it is a great quick review for all.
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4th - 8th
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Novel: The Outsiders Puzzle Page (Wordsearch / Criss-Cross / Game / SUB / ELA)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and VOCABULARY CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and events from SE Hinton's award-winning novel THE OUTSIDERS! It also works perfectly with the movie as well! A perfect addition to any language arts classroom!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Novel - Touching Spirit Bear Puzzle Page (Wordsearch and Criss-Cross / ELA)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, sub lesson enhancement, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and terms connected to Ben Mikaelsen's novel TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR! A perfect addition to any language arts classroom!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!*This puzzle was designed from a TPT buyer request. If you would like me
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare Character Test + Review Game
Romeo and Juliet Character Review and Test
This 14-page bundle includes a complete review game (BINGO or any trivia review) AND the test for Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. I used this with my general freshmen class, so it is an easier version. The focus is over the characters; does not cover symbolism or theme.
Can be used whether the class just read the play or just watched the 1968 Zeffirelli movie.
There are 31 clue cards for the review: 19 character identification and 12 quotation id
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7th - 12th
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Shakespeare's 100 Characters Word Search Puzzle
This is a word search puzzle containing 100 of Shakespeare's most famous characters.
Works as a good sponge activity or even as a game to play in your class (who can find all of them the fastest or in a set period of time). Since there are 100 names, it'll take awhile to complete the puzzle.
Includes a solution key.
Other related AP English puzzles:
• AP Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
• Rhetorical Terms Crossword Puzzle
• Shakespeare's 100 Characters Word Search Puzzle
• Types of Poetry
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4th - 12th
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Novel: Percy Jackson and Lightning Thief Puzzle Page (Wordseach / Game / ELA)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and VOCABULARY CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and terms from Rick Riordan's novel PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTNING THIEF! A perfect addition to any language arts classroom!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
"Death on the Nile"- role-play activity
This role-play activity is a fun way to familiarize your students with Agatha Christie's works. Each student is assigned one character and receives a handout with information on what brings them on board the SS KARMAK, they were doing on the night of the murder and so on. They need to ask each other questions in order to eliminate suspects and reach a conclusion on who committed the crime. The teacher can take on the role of Hercules Poirot and motivate students by asking key questions whenever
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7th - 8th
Novel: Hatchet Puzzle Page (Wordsearch and Criss-Cross / Reading / ELA / SUB)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and terms from Gary Paulsen's novel HATCHET! A perfect addition to any reading or language arts classroom!Be sure to look for my puzzle page on Hatchet's sequels THE RIVER and BRIAN'S WINTER as well.Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!*This puzzle was
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Character Trait Charades
Vocabulary is VERY important in ALL state testing. Here's an activity that will introduce important vocabulary while they are having fun! Laminate, cut up and distribute each card to a student. Have students stand up and “act-out” the character trait. I allow my students to partner up to come up with an “acting” plan. I also allow them to use words, but the words cannot contain any word part of their assigned character trait word. Have Fun!!
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5th - 12th
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Two Degrees Battle of the Books Questions
This document contains 115 questions to be used for Battle of the Books practice and competition for the book Two Degrees by Alan Gratz. Each question begins with "In which book..." and the answer to every question is "Two Degrees by Alan Gratz". The related page number is also listed with each question.
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5th - 8th
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JEOPARDY!!! - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
An original Jeopardy game to be played after students read and discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Six categories of questions and answers and game boards are included, as well as suggestions and instructions for play. I taught a Narnia class at our family's homeschool co-op and we always played Jeopardy after finishing a book...the kids loved it! :)
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5th - 8th
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Watership Down: Who's Your Bunny? Character Introduction
This fun, fast activity for students is great to use at the beginning of your study of Watership Down to introduce the main characters of the book and to reinforce the concept of world building in fantasy by encouraging students to "be the bunnies." I find that students tend to have trouble keeping track of all the rabbits introduced in the first few chapters of the book, especially because they have strange rabbit names. Older students also sometimes are turned off by the idea of bunnies as cha
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Watership Down Novel Resources Bundle
The Outsiders Characterization Escape Game!
*Editable* Easily Modified*
Escape Room game for practicing characterization with the novel THE OUTSIDERS. The game comes with detailed instructions and pre-made materials for any modification! Pre-made materials include tasks for a different number of players/questions. Ideal for practicing both characterization, text evidence/support, and writing concluding sentences. A suggested material would be to purchase blacklights/blacklight pens (from Amazon), but alternative directions have also
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6th - 9th
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Watership Down Memory Match
Remember that Memory Match Game where you are supposed to pair two shapes. Now it's a whole class game and instead of pairing shapes you are pairing characters and quotes, literary devices and descriptions, etc. Tape the pieces of paper backwards to your board in a square formation and get started. Have fun!
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6th - 12th
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Novel: The Westing Game Puzzle Page (Wordsearch and Criss-Cross / ELA / SUB)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and terms from Ellen Raskin's mystery-novel THE WESTING GAME! It also works perfectly with the movie as well! A perfect addition to any language arts classroom!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!*This puzzle was designed by request from a TPT buyer.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Romeo and Juliet Acts I and II trivia game questions and KEY
This is a fun activity to stimulate class discussion or review act I and II of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There are 43 questions with answers.
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8th - 12th
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A Raisin in the Sun Tic Tac Toe Group Project Choice Board Game
Looking for a fun way to get your students thinking about the major themes in A Raisin in the Sun? Tired with all the AI generated assignment students are turning in? Look no further this tic-tac-toe group choice board will ensure that students have multiple opportunities to show their mastery of this play. Also, the collaborative nature of the assignment encourages students to work together instead of simply relying on a checkbook. The creative element takes the same in a step further and encou
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Frightful's Mountain Games for Kahoot Distance Learning
Kahoot is a free, highly motivating learning game for students! It increases engagement and encourages close reading skills. It can be played as individuals or teams. No technology for students? No problem! This resource comes with four printable response cards that match the answers projected onto a screen. This set includes one fully illustrated Kahoot game with ten questions for each of the 19 chapters in Frightful's Mountain, 19 games in all. Teacher directions are also included.**You will
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Frightful's Mountain Mega Bundle
Romeo and Juliet: Lit Terms, Study Guide, Jeopardy Questions, Final Test
This is a document that includes fill-in-the-blank handouts for Shakespeare Literary Terms (one handout for definitions and one handout for examples from Romeo and Juliet) along with an answer key. There is also a study guide that corresponds with a Jeopardy review game and a final test over Romeo and Juliet. The Study Guide is followed by an answer key and the Jeopardy questions have the answers listed. For Jeopardy, I made 5 sets of magnetic pages with numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 to sti
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8th - 9th
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Novel: Brian's Winter Puzzle Page (Wordsearch and Criss-Cross / Hatchet / ELA)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, extra credit, or that perfect Friday afternoon time filler!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on characters and terms from Gary Paulsen's novel BRIAN'S WINTER! A perfect addition to any reading or language arts classroom!Be sure to look for my puzzle pages on HATCHET and THE RIVER as well.Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!*This puzzle was designed by reque
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: L.A. - NOVELS VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Romeo and Juliet Quizzes by ACT - Distance Learning
Quizzes by ACT for the play, Romeo and Juliet. Includes passage translations, story comprehension and knowledge of literary devices: soliloquy, oxymoron, foreshadowing, double entendre, pun, dramatic irony, and mythological allusion. For each ACT, there are seven passages for translation and ten multiple choice questions. The passages and the questions also lend themselves to review games like Jeopardy or Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Hobbit - "Find Four" Simile and Metaphor Fun Board Game!
My basic "Find Four" board game is designed to help students learn the difference between a simile or metaphor. This version uses actual simile and metaphor quotes from The Hobbit and the page numbers where the figurative language is located. In addition to the 20 examples of simile and metaphor (ten each), there are ten examples that contain neither. Students have to be on their wooly little Hobbit toes in order to find four examples in a row!
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* Full-sized 8"x11" Game
Julius Caesar Anticipatory Set / Preview / Theme Preparation / Focus Questions
To get your unit on Julius Caesar started, use this worksheet to introduce the larger concepts and themes to students. Questions about fate and free will, power and sensibility, and friendship and betrayal will jumpstart your discussion and get students excited to read the play. The first part of this assignment are short answer questions and the second half is a continuum of opinion-based statements that students plot. Critical thinking and great discussions happens when you make this the st
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Separate Peace - Mini Debates
This document features a variety of statements about the novel and gives students the ability to choose why they agree/disagree. Can be used as an across-the-room activity (left side - agree, right side - disagree -- walk to your side!) to get students up and moving. My students absolutely loved this and it took 2 class periods (2 total hours) instead of my planned 1, every time I taught it!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: A Separate Peace UNIT BUNDLE
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