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Close reading literature circles for Microsoft Word
Reading Circles: LITERATURE / FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading/Literature Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a piece of literature (a novel or short story) to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Loser by Jerry Spinelli novel study questions
This novel guide includes vocabulary words, discussion questions, and journal prompts for the book Loser by Jerry Spinelli. Each chapter or group of chapters has a set of vocabulary words, 4-8 comprehension questions meant for discussion, and one journal prompt for written comprehension.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Out of my Mind Test Print and Go Edition!
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper Test50 Questions Multiple Choice Includes KeyEditable Please see product preview to see the large portion of the test
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Out of My Mind Whole Book Test - Digital and Print and Go
Reading Circles: BIOGRAPHIES Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Biography Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are given a biography to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by chapter or page #), and each section is gi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Orbiting Jupiter Test: Editable!
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt 50 Questions Multiple Choice Includes KeyEditable Please see product preview to see a portion of the test. This test covers: Figurative language identification, close reading details, basic recall, quote identification, passage interpretation, and character traits.
Grades:
6th - 9th
George Washington's Spy- Comprehension Questions chapter by chapter
Comprehension questions chapter by chapter for the book, George Washington's Spy. An answer key is included. George Washington's Spy is a great historical fiction novel. It is great to use as a reading group book for fourth or fifth graders as it has many factual references to the Revolutionary War time. Connects well with lessons taught about the Revolutionary War in Social Studies. It is also written in a time travel manner so it gets the interest of the students and makes it fun to read a
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4th - 7th
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The Great Gatsby excerpts abridged and adapted for readers' theater
Bring F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to life by performing a readers' theater version of select scenes. Including in the bundle are scripts for the following scenes:From Chapter 1: Nick's visit to the Buchanans' East Egg mansionFrom Chapter 2: Tom and Nick train ride past the Valley of Ashes through the chaotic party at Manhattan apartmentFrom Chapter 3: When Neck connects with Jordan at Gatsby's partyFrom Chapter 4: The meeting with Meyer WolfsheimFrom Chapter 5 (Bonus file): Gatsby an
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10th - 12th
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Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl Resource Packet
This resource packet was created to be used with the novel titled Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl. There are two differentiated levels of reading guides included (guide with diary entry dates and guide without diary entry dates) to help the students comprehend explicitly what the text is saying. Objective tests over each section of the book are included with optional formats of multiple choice or written responses. A written response test is included for the Afterword section in this edit
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6th - 12th
Amplify Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Active Reading Article, "Ocean in Motion"
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS2-6
, MS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS2-5
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, proje
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4th - 8th
The Unteachables Whole Book Test Print and Go Edition
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman Whole Book Test 50 Questions Multiple Choice Includes KeyEditable in Word Please see product preview to see a portion of the test. This test covers: Figurative language identification, close reading details, basic recall, quote identification, passage interpretation, and character traits. Questions designed to reflect the higher level thinking and close reading details students will encounter on standardized testing.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: The Unteachables Test Print and Go and Digital Google Forms
Ungifted Novel Study by Gordon Korman - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, projec
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4th - 8th
Wishtree Test
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate Test50 Questions Multiple Choice Includes KeyEditable Please see product preview to see the large portion of the test.Questions include: character traits, plot details, quote identification, author's use of literary devices, using context clues to determine word meanings.
Grades:
4th - 6th
La Casa en Mango Street Chapter Guide- SPANISH
This is a student journal for the first vignette in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, called La Casa en Mango St. This is ALL IN SPANISH. Has a focus strategy of visualizing, comprehension questions, and then a text dependent open response!
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6th - 12th
Sarai And The Meaning of Awesome Lit Log (novel study)
This is a lit log by MrsDsEducationalTools for Sarai And The Meaning Of Awesome by Sarai Gonzalez and Monica Brown. This is a chapter book about Sarai, a Latina icon, and her multigenerational family. Family is the main theme of the book. The key focus skills of the lit log are:- use context for word recognition/understanding- use text to ask/answer questions- recount stories/central message- describe characters/events- explain how illustrations help words This lit log can be used
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2nd - 5th
Social Studies/ELA Cave of Lascaux Paintings Reading Comprehension Paleolithic
I'm using this with my 6th grade students. We are learning about Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages. (can be used as an reading comprehension text for grades 4,5,6)
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Three page informational text, from the discovery, to the closing, and its significance.
Four images
Five comprehension questions
Grades:
4th - 6th
Tone and Mood in Music - Differentiated Group Activity
This is a wonderful lesson to do with students in smaller groups! I love this activity because you can put students in homogenous groups according to their close-reading abilities. There are three songs students can analyze: Taylor Swift "Red" for more advanced students; Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A." for students below or at grade level; Black Eyed Peas "Where is the Love" for students who need an additional challenge. It's a wonderful activity because students are able to view the videos an
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6th - 9th
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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, projec
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3rd - 8th
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai - No-Prep Novel Lessons
You get everything you need for the price of less than one novel. My lesson plans are very detailed. They expose students to many literary terms and devices, used to make a story come to life (i.e. Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Similes, Foreshadowing, etc.). Common Core Standards for reading (literature) and writing are also included.This novel study includes:• A Teacher’s Guide (objectives, discussion questions, and answer keys) • A Student’s Packet (essential questions, vocabulary, proje
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5th - 8th
Classic Starts Peter Pan
This is a fill in the blank comprehension guide to go with the Classic Starts "The Call of the Wild". This can be used in small group reading, literary circles, or individual use. Recommended use in grades 2,3,4,5,6 and homeschool. An answer key is located in the back of this study guide.
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2nd - 6th
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The One and Only Ivan Test - Editable!
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Test
50 Questions
Multiple Choice
Includes Key
100 Percent Editable!
Please see product preview to see the large portion of the test
Grades:
4th - 6th
Novel: Refugee by Alan Gratz - Guided Reading Questions - Chapter Questions
The 9 page Word Document has 3 questions for each chapter of the novel Refugee. The questions are written to promote on task behavior and to check for understanding.
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5th - 10th
A Dog's Life by Ann Martin - Close reading chapter questions
Close reading questions for chapters 1-23 from the novel, A Dog's Life by Ann MartinAlso included: open ended journal entry after close reading questions. Suggested use: You may have students tape questions in their notebooks and then respond. Use this source as a class read aloud, guided reading, book club, or homework aide.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
House of the Scorpion Reading Guide
I used this guide to teach House of the Scorpion as a read aloud, but you could easily use it for guided reading groups instead. Target audience for this guide was 8th grade but it could be used with 6th-10th graders.
Character traits, character motives, inferences, comprehension, making predictions, main idea (especially using chapter titles), theme, and author's message are focus skills.
I hope you enjoy this guide--please let me know what you think! I have uploaded this product as a word doc
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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