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7th grade Common Core RL.11-12.5 literature circles
The House on Mango Street Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Sandra Cisneros' award-winning novel, The House on Mango Street effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Lear
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7th - 12th
Novel in Verse Vault : Digital reading worksheets for novel in verse lit circles
Are you teaching a novel in verse such as The Crossover, Long Way Down, The Poet X, or a hundred other options to engage students in poetry and prose? Then this novels in verse vault has you covered!This reading worksheet vault has 15 completely editable activities for ANY novel in verse!It's Common Core aligned hitting author's craft, author's vocabulary, author's choice, author's mind (inferencing), and author's message.⭐Also included is a novel in verse viewing guide for setting up novel in v
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7th - 12th
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Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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**BUNDLE** Critical Thinking Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
BUNDLE & SAVE!In this bundle you will get over 300 discussion prompts for short stories, fiction, and nonfiction. These can be used as classroom discussions, essay topics, test questions, etc. The prompts pair well with the Socratic Smackdown discussion format (also available in my store); however, these can also fit any discussion format. The prompts include:SHORT STORIESgeneral short story questions that can work with any storythematic short story questions that can work with any storyprom
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7th - 12th
Creative Literature Circle Roles, Group Work, Reading/Book Project: Any Novel
Creative Literature Circle Roles, Group Work, Reading/Book Project: Any Novel**Included:**Puzzle Literature Circles (many options to choose from)Creative Literature Circle Packet (Pie, chip bag and tree/bird options)Details below...****PUZZLE LITERATURE CIRCLESA traditional puzzle literature circle & 11 simple alternatives to literature circles! Included: ***A total of 11 separate versions of the lit pods (simplified lit circles) to differentiate and adapt to your novel. *** A traditional 4
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6th - 12th
Critical Lenses Mega pack!(Graphic Organizers, Posters, Mindmaps, Concept Maps!)
Critical Lens MEGAPACK!This megapack includes resources for twelve critical lenses. Featuring the following lenses:Reader's ResponseSociologicalFormalistCultural StudiesPsychologicalArchetypes / MythsGender CriticismGenre TheoryHistoricalExistentialism EcocriticismPhilosophical What you get!12 task cards12 posters3 concept maps featuring all twelve lenses1 mind map my life activity1 mind map assignment2 Theory Relays (Analyze a text from six different perspectives.)13 Graphic Organizers (1 for e
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7th - 12th
Monster by Walter Dean Myers Novel Study and Google Activities
A novel study with discussion questions for the realistic fiction novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. A great book for studying young adult novels, guilt vs. innocence, perspective, empathy, and courage, and for social emotional learning (SEL)! Printable worksheets and student activities on Google Docs with provided sentence stems to help students respond in paragraph form using text evidence.If your students struggle to respond thoughtfully to discussion questions, this resource is perfect!
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6th - 12th
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The Hobbit Study Prompts
This 11-page resource is a set of short writing tasks, and formal essay questions in the style of AP and IB examinations. The initial tasks focus student attention on significant aspects of each chapter and build up a full understanding of what Tolkien is trying to achieve, how he is trying to achieve it, and how successful he has been. The chapter-based questions can, additionally, be used as a basis for class discussion, and the essay topics as an invaluable tool for pre-examination revision a
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7th - 12th
Critical Thinking *SHORT STORY* Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
This document has over 100 prompts for short stories! These could be classroom discussions, essay topics, test questions, etc. The prompts pair well with the Socratic Smackdown discussion format (also available in my store); however, these can also fit with any discussion format. The prompts include:-general short story questions that can work with any story-thematic short story questions that can work with any story-prompts for The Tell Tale Heart-prompts for The Lottery-prompts for The Most Da
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7th - 12th
Also included in: **BUNDLE** Critical Thinking Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
Literature Circle Packet
As I got to the end of my honor's class with my juniors, I decided it was time to hand over the reigns and make them the drivers of their own learning. I wanted them to practice their communication skills and to just find the joy in reading again while still applying the standards they've learned to the book... so I created this workbook for them! Every day, the students meet with their groups and read together and discuss. They decide their schedule, pace, and agenda each day. It's so fun check
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6th - 12th
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Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Critical Thinking *FICTION* Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
This document has over 100 prompts for fiction texts! These could be classroom discussions, essay topics, test questions, etc. The prompts pair well with the Socratic Smackdown discussion format (also available in my store); however, these can also fit with any discussion format. The prompts include:-general fiction questions that can work with any story-thematic fiction questions that can work with any story-prompts for To Kill a Mockingbird-prompts for Lord of the Flies-prompts for Beloved-pro
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7th - 12th
Also included in: **BUNDLE** Critical Thinking Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
Graphic Novel Analysis and Lit Circle Packet (Includes lesson plans) BUNDLE
Complete set of analysis lessons and worksheets to be used for literature circle discussions, independent reading and analysis, or each piece can be used independently. These are developed for graphic novels, but can also be used for any narrative text. Included in this bundle:Discussion Questions for Memoir Graphic Novels - Analysis & Lit Circle discussion - higher order thinking questions that focus on the author's choice and purpose, the structure of the text, and analysis of themeGraphic
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Quiz, American Literature
Discover the depth of Gwendolyn Brooks' iconic poem "We Real Cool" with this 10- Question Poetry Quiz. Unveil the rebellious spirit, unravel the symbolism, and test your understanding of this literary masterpiece in a brief, engaging quiz. 10 multiple-choice questions with an answer key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Short Stories Literature Circles for High School
This particular literature circle works well with a mixed ability class - in my case it was a sophomore ICS class - and we received great results for the kids. Each student chose a role based on his/her ability. The short stories included in this activity were from Holt's Elements of Literature but the literature circle can be adapted for any short story unit.Related Resources Verbs that Identify Author’s Purpose Word SortEmbedding Quotes Model and PracticeTeaching StyleIdentifying ToneThe Syn
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7th - 10th
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For Any Graphic Novel-Visual Literary Analysis Lessons & Worksheets
Are you looking for a way to teach students visual literary analysis? Are you looking for mini-lessons for your graphic novel unit or class?Included in this set:Visual Thinking Strategy Lesson with agraphic organizerAnalysis of Graphic Weight lesson and analysis questionsAnalysis of the Structure of a Graphic Novel Lesson and ChartBody Language Analysis - Hand & Foot Position & Facial Expressions in Graphic Novels lesson and graphic organizerEach lesson can be taught as mini-lessons for
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature Circles Project for Drama, Theatre, English or Reading Plays
This is a literature circles project for middle or high school students to engage in when reading any play in Theatre/Drama or working on a drama unit in English. The project lasts anywhere from 1.5-3 Weeks, depending on the complexity of the texts. Students read the text in class, conduct discussions after each Act, and assign a creative role to take on for each act. The roles they may choose from are theatre-themed: Summarizer, Director, Method Actor, Dramaturg, and Scenic Designer. The gro
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5th - 12th
Christmas Tree Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Merry Christmas! Use this for your favorite Christmas story and copy on red or green paper to add a festive touch for your students. This 8.5"x11" sized graphic organizer plot arc or pyramid squeezes in space for: title, exposition, characters, setting, conflict, rising action events, climax, falling action events, resolution, and theme. I hope you enjoy this plot template gussied up for the season.Other suggested resources:Reindeer Race Christmas Holiday Board GameCustomer Tips:Be the first to
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4th - 8th
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Reading Questions Part 7
This lesson was created for Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Students complete a close reading activity of a scene from Part 7, August 1942 (pages 324-326). During this activity, students review the included passage, complete a vocabulary practice to familiarize themselves with challenging words from the passage, and then answer literary analysis questions about the scene. In this scene, Werner is assigned to fix a radio for a German commander in the war. Werner feels the pressure o
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7th - 12th
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Book Study (adaptive to any novel)
The book study packet is an engaging way to get students thinking through what they are reading. They can gain a deeper understanding of the context by analyzing the different parts of the novel and gain insight into the elements of literature such as; inferencing, theme, character development, and persuasive writing.
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3rd - 12th
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Literature Circle Activities for Google Drive
Facilitate active participation in small-group discussions of science fiction literature with this set of literature circle materials for teaching Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The following are included: a handout detailing student roles, documentation logs to hold students accountable for their tasks, and a standards-based rubric for scoring student performances. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, a printable option is available.)By engaging with these literature circl
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6th - 12th
Focused Cultural Exploration Handout - Native American Books
Focused Cultural Exploration Handout - Native American Book review and notes
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Identifying and Developing a Theme Statement for ANY Novel
This resource includes a Theme Lesson Plan with a Graphic Organizer/Chart that will help students demonstrate how an author uses many literary devices and techniques to develop a theme for ANY narrative, short story, graphic novel, or comic. They will analyze how these different parts work together to create a message that stretches throughout a text.Students will identify items from the book/story for each box: Repetition of Symbols and Motifs, Ideas, and Words and Phrases
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature Circles Unit
Want to do literature circles, but are not sure how? This unit plan gives you everything you need to implement literature circles successfully time after time. Includes:Unit Overview 5 lesson plansHandouts for each lessonSelf-Assessment Rubric Use this in a high school or middle school classroom while doing literature circles. Will work for any content area. Follow our store to be notified when we list new content or have a sale. For more information about using literature circles in your class
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7th - 10th
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