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The Westing Game - Literature Unit - Aligned to 5th Grade CCSS
The Westing Game is a fabulous mystery story - the best mystery book in print, in my humble opinion. With the CCSS focus on providing EVIDENCE for student thinking, this is a great jumping-off point for the whole year.
This literature unit includes an introductory vocabulary lesson/activity, comprehension questions (1 per chapter), a "Character Tracker" for guided reading concerning character development, and a prompt for a final writing piece (with grading rubric).
All activities have been a
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5th - 8th
The One and Only Ivan RACE SCR and ECR Novel Study Guide Practice Questions
This companion guide to The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate includes:✅ 18 short constructed response questions ✅ 2 informational extended constructed response questions✅ 1 argumentative extended constructed response questionThe question stems are modeled after STAAR and are written for every few chapters. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I appreciate honest feedback so much! TPT gives you credits in exchange for reviews to lower the cost of future purchases. Click on the Provide Feedback button and give a rating
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3rd - 6th
The Giver Book & Movie Compare/Contrast Essay
Based on The Giver, this cumulative assignment breaks down a compare and contrast essay. Step one- using a graphic organizer, students will record information about the film and text. Step two- students will narrow down their findings and outline body paragraphs. Step three- students will outline their personal opinion. Step four- Students write their rough draft using the specific paragraph notes included (a thesis statement is also provided). Step five- students revise/edit essay using the che
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4th - 8th
Also included in: The Giver Literature Bundle
Fairy Tale Literature Circles
The guide includes 36 pages of articles on fairy tales to supplement the books being read, a literature circles discussion log, project ideas, midterm and final assessments for 6 different fairy tale adaptation books, and essay prompts. I used this in a general education, low income 8th grade classroom. But depending on how you use the following materials, I could see this being used anywhere from a 4th grade to a 10th grade classroom. This guide includes assessments for The Grimm Legacy by Pol
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4th - 10th
CCSS RI 3.6 Point of View and W 3.1 Opinion writing with rubric / Close reading
Included in this purchase are 2 separate articles modified from Scholastic News about current event topics. Each have a writing prompt and writing scoring rubric.
These are great for classwork, center work, small group instruction, exit tickets, or assessments.
Students do close reading and respond to the writing prompts.
Included is a writing rubric.
RI 3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
W 3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a p
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet- Distance Learning
Should schools ban soda? This is an argumentative essay prompt, three articles, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about sugary drinks and whether or not schools should ban soda. This comes complete with rubric. This product works great in any digital classroom. This is editable in Google Docs. You must have Google Drive to use this product! You may sign up for Google drive for free Visit here for help with Google Drive.
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5th - 8th
Story Time fill-in-the-blank
A short adventure where students fill in the blanks using verbs, adjectives, nouns, etc. to create their own story. Use as a class lesson for younger students, or as an extra activity for older students.
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K - 6th
The Egypt Game
The Egypt Game consists of 10 multiple choice/TF pages covering 2-3 chapters per page, 6 essay/fill-in pages, and 3 vocabulary pages along with answer keys, notes, and a vocabulary list. All are in Word for easy editing should pages not come out even when downloaded.
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4th - 8th
Novel Note Catcher Graphic Organizer for Book Club, Essay Drafting, etc.
As both a middle school and high school teacher, I've noticed one of the biggest struggles students have when it comes time to write an essay is finding strong evidence for their ideas. Especially when reading a novel, it can be hard for them to remember where something happened, and even harder if they did not mark it. I started using this "Evidence Tracker" graphic organizer for both my whole-class novel and book club units, and it has been a HUGE help! It asks students to write down quotes th
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5th - 9th
The City of Ember Book & Movie Compare/Contrast Essay
Based on The City of Ember, this cumulative assignment breaks down a compare and contrast essay. Step one- using a graphic organizer, student will record information about the film and text. Step two- students will narrow down their findings and outline body paragraphs. Step three- students will outline their personal opinion. Step four- Students write their rough draft using the specific paragraph notes included (a thesis statement is also provided). Step five- students revise/edit essay using
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: The City of Ember Literature Bundle
Fantastic Mr. Fox Book & Movie Compare/Contrast Essay
Based on Fantastic Mr. Fox, this cumulative assignment breaks down a compare and contrast essay. Step one- using a graphic organizer, student will record information about the film and text. Step two- students will narrow down their findings and outline body paragraphs. Step three- students will outline their personal opinion. Step four- Students write their rough draft using the specific paragraph notes included (a thesis statement is also provided). Step five- students revise/edit essay using
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Fantastic Mr. Fox Literature Bundle
Narratives: 5 senses remediation activity
One of the standards for writing narratives is using descriptive vocabulary and using the 5 senses to create imagery. This handout organizes 5 centers that I did in my classroom to cover the sensory standard for narratives. My students absolutely loved it! You can select you objects for each center based on what the students are going to write about for their narratives. For example, my students wrote narratives that were set during the fall time, so the stations have fall candle waxes for smell
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4th - 9th
Dystopian Literature Final Performance Assessment
This Dystopian Literature Performance Assessment was created as a summative assessment for Lucy Calkins' Dystopian Literature Unit. There are two parts to this assignment: a creative project showing the displeasure with what has gone wrong or changed for the worse in the dystopian society and a five-paragraph explanatory essay in which students explain how their dystopian novel fits the within the dystopian genre. Students are given a choice of three creative projects and are given a list of fiv
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5th - 12th
Persuasive Writing- Cats or Dogs
Persuasive Writing PPT
WALT/WILF
Scenario
Visual stimulus
Vocabulary words
Paragraph structuring
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2nd - 7th
Number the Stars Compare/Contrast Essay
Based on Number the Stars, this cumulative assignment breaks down a character compare and contrast essay with Annemarie and Anne Frank (a link to an animate film version is included). Step one- using a graphic organizer, student will record information about the film and text. Step two- students will narrow down their findings and outline body paragraphs. Step three- students will outline their personal opinion. Step four- Students write their rough draft using the specific paragraph notes inclu
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Number the Stars Literature Bundle
Fever1793 Socratic Circle Questions
Use this handout to guide students through a Socratic Circle or Socratic Seminar using the novel, Fever 1793. I typically give this to students at the beginning of reading the novel so they can begin thinking about their responses as they read. As the teacher, you should have already set up how to do Socratic Circles in your classroom. If you have not, this is a good sheet to use to begin the process. This sheet can also be used for the discussion questions as open-ended writing prompts or conv
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5th - 9th
Narrative Beginnings with Descriptive Words
Students will read an excerpt from Tusk Everlasting and highlight adjectives. They will discuss how the use of descriptive words help to paint a picture of the setting. Students will then use the web to brainstorm words/phrases that describe their favorite place. Finally, students will use the web to write the first paragraph/beginning of a narrative essay. This is practice for using vivid words to write a narrative beginning. Students aren't expected to complete the essay, but focus on setti
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3rd - 8th
Practica tipos de introducciones para una buena composicion narrativa
This presentation will help struggling students to create appealing introductions to Personal Narrative compositions.
It's a guided practice PowerPoint presentation ready to be used in the classroom!!
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4th - 5th
Book Report Matrix
Using 6 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and 6 areas of multiple intelligence, this is book report that can appeal to all students. Rather that writing one report, students can explain their comprehension in 6 different ways. It's also aligned with Common Core.
This can be used in students' individual reports or in a class novel study.
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4th - 8th
Mentor Information Writing Piece
This is a mentor information piece about the innovation of seatbelts. I wrote this essay for our innovation unit where students had to write an information piece about an innovation that interested them. It is a 5-paragraph essay that includes topic and closing sentences, different sentence types, quotations, paraphrasing, use of commas, and most voice.
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3rd - 6th
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The Tiger Rising - A Unit
This unit contains six pages of multiple choice/T-F questions. Following are nine open-ended essay questions, each with its own page.
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4th - 8th
Star of Fear, Star of Hope Activity Packet
"Star of Fear, Star of Hope" is a children's book written by Jo Hoestlandt and illustrated by Johanna Kang. The book is set during World War II and tells the story of a young Jewish girl named Helen who is forced to flee her home with her family as the Nazis invade her town. The story follows Helen's journey as she is separated from her family and taken to a concentration camp. Despite the harsh circumstances, Helen finds hope and comfort in her friendship with a fellow prisoner, a young girl na
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5th - 8th
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Amulet Character Comparison Extended Response Question Form
This extended response question, format, and inclusion instruction is written out in alignment with the standards and expectations for students to write a 5 paragraph essay utilizing a claim, details, and supporting evidence from texts. Since the students are interested and invested in the books and the characters, it makes the process of writing an extended response more engaging and the steps more transparent.This question was composed based on the popular graphic novel "Amulet" by Kazu Kibuis
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Small Moment Student Checklist
This "student-friendly" checklist is closely aligned with Lucy Calkins writing workshop narrative units. It incorporates many of the mini-lessons taught in a narrative unit for 1st-3rd grade. This was a great tool to use during peer-editing as well. Students were able to give each other very specific and helpful feedback!
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1st - 3rd
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