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Middle school ELA test prep literature circles
Poems for Kids: Over 600 poems for teaching poetry terms & poetic devices
If you're teaching a poetry unit in grades 3-6, you need poems...lots and lots of exemplar poems! Need poems for teaching similes? Metaphors? Personification? How about haiku or narrative poems? From rhyming poetry to free verse, this anthology collection has them all (with picture support) to make it completely painless to teach the elements of poetry to students of all abilities in grades 3-6. So if you're a teacher who likes to teach poetry lessons by example, there are more than 600 poems t
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3rd - 6th
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Making Inferences Reading Passages & Questions RACE Strategy Writing Prompts
Making Inferences Reading Passages and Questions for the RACE Writing Strategy BUNDLE will help your students practice the skill of reading a short passage and making inferences. Using clear reasons and evidence from the text, students will write a short response answer using the RACE Strategy writing checklist.This resource is located on Google slides and is perfect for distance learning. A printable PDF is also included.Do you have a wide range of readers? This money-saving bundle combines tw
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3rd - 8th
The Wednesday Wars Comprehension Questions for Using Text Evidence Common Core
The Wednesday Wars Comprehension Questions for Using Text Evidence is aligned to Common Core standards for grades 6-8 as it requires students to use and cite text evidence in their answer.
This document contains 38 critical thinking comprehension questions broken down by chapter. These questions require students to answer in short paragraphs and use text evidence in their answer. Also included is a complete answer key so all of your work is done! The answer key can also be provided to students
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5th - 9th
Mood and Tone Task Cards
Teaching mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader's emotional response) and tone (the author's attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 2
That Was Then, This is Now-Full Book Activities
This is a 17 page packet filled with discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary words and definitions for each chapter, test questions, and writing extensions! A complete packet of activities for the book!
Page 2-Characterization activity
Page 3-Ch. 1 Discussion questions with room to write answers
Page 4-Ch. 2 Questions with room for written answers
Page 5-Ch 3 Questions with room for answers
Page 6-Ch.4 and 5 Questions with room for answers
Page 7-Ch. 6 Questions with room for answers
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8th - 11th
Summarizing Practice Reading Passages and Graphic Organizers BUNDLE
Summarizing Practice Reading Passages and Graphic Organizers BUNDLE: These 20 passages are perfect for your students to practice writing summaries. A student guide to summaries is included, making it a complete lesson. This resource is great for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling writers. Do you have a wide range of readers? This bundle includes both passages are written on a 3-5th grade level and 6-8th grade level. Perfect for d
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3rd - 8th
The Tiger Rising Complete Novel Study: Over 80 Pages of Activities and Quizzes
Kate DiCamillo’s The Tiger Rising is one of my favorite books to read with students. The book is thematically rich, and DiCamillo’s language is exquisite. While creating this novel unit, my goal was to create activities that would assist students in delving into deep understanding of this story, and I hope their reading of this novel is a meaningful experience—both academically and personally. This product includes:
Lesson Plans and Reading Notes
-Brief lesson plans are included to present the
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4th - 8th
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Enrique's Journey Unit-Common Core Aligned!
You are purchasing a complete unit for the book "Enrique's Journey." This unit has a wide variety of activities including:*Performance Task*SBAC-style Listening Activity*Group discussion activities*Chapter questions*Vocabulary building*Visual art (photography) tie-in*Character analysis mini-project*Close Read
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Literature BUNDLE, Printable and Digital Resources
Grab your favorite novel and you'll be set with this bundle of creative and rigorous tools for teaching, analyzing, and assessing literature. You'll have everything you need to enjoy any piece of literature throughout the year at your fingertips. Your students will love the variety and interactive games included for reviewing the terms, and you'll love that it's all easy prep for you and challenging for students! I pull out the games for bell ringers, fillers, or brain breaks, and the workshee
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7th - 11th
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144 Middle School English Task Cards
Here are 144 Task Cards for middle school students, English Language Arts, grades 6,7,8
The Bundle Includes:
12 Figurative Language Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Literary Elements Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Text Structures, Features, and Evidence Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Inferencing and Drawing Conclusions Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Context Clues Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Punctuation Task Cards with Answer Key
12 Spe
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6th - 8th
Refugee by Alan Gratz Test Editable
Refugee by Alan Gratz Assessment Clean professional looking test that engages students in higher level thinking skills required by common core. (Test does include some basic comprehension questions as well). This test is in Microsoft Word. Teachers can edit. 60 Questions Multiple Choice Includes Key Please see product preview to see first 23 questions of the test.
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Eggs Novel Study Jerry Spinelli Activities
Looking for activities to accompany students as they read "Eggs" by Jerry Spinelli? This 90-page novel study has activities to cover standards such as Comprehension Questions, Summarization, Vocabulary Building, Identifying Important Quotations, STAAR Journal Prompts, Assessment Test and more! This resource includes:✔️COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS- 14 pages; 84 Questions84 Short answer questions broken down by every 3 novel chapters. Detailed answer keys included for easy grading or sub plans!✔️SUMMA
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4th - 6th
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - CCSS Aligned Literature Study
This is a literature study for Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. It contains a teacher guide, student notebook, exit tickets for formative and summative assessments, and several bonus activities (riddles, brain teasers, etc.) through which students may earn puzzle cards (also included)..
The teacher guide includes teaching notes for each chapter addressed, and an answer key for all components is provided as well.
Activities in the student notebook and exit tickets dire
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3rd - 6th
ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1
Due to popular demand, you can now own the lifelong teaching tool - ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1. Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with a library of task cards that cover a variety of ELA skills (23 sets - 846 Total!). Answer keys included. Perfect for centers, SCOOT, quiz-quiz-trade, and many other classroom activities!Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required! ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundl
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6th - 12th
Resist Alan Gratz Novel Study D-Day WW2 Allies
Are your students reading the historical WW2 novel Resist by Alan Gratz? This 35-page novel study includes comprehension questions, sequencing of important events, vocabulary and inferencing, setting, theme, author's purpose, and more! (Alan Gratz is the masterful historical author of other bestsellers such as Projekt1065, Ground Zero, Allies, Refugee, and Two Degrees). This product includes the following:✔️ COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS; 4 pages, 21 questions4 pages (21 questions total) of short answ
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5th - 7th
Author's Style Writing Activities (Middle Grades)
For Middle Grade Students, all writers have it, but do you know what style is and how to recognize it? This 15 page presentation for will help students understand and analyze their own writing styles, as well as other authors' styles. Easy to follow format will have students analyzing style in no time!
Includes:
Checklist for Authors Handout
Definitions for Author's Style .
Examples of Classic Literature and Fairy Tale to Analyze
How to Find Author's Style in Writing
Extra Style Analysis Activ
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5th - 8th
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas Novel Study
This 45 page product is designed to cover Angie Thomas' novel "On The Come Up" and includes Comprehension Questions, Group Discussion Cards, Vocabulary Building/Inferencing, and supplemental activities! This product includes the following: ✔️ 11 Pages of Comprehension Questions broken down by every 3 chapters ✔️ Detailed answer keys with page numbers included ✔️ 18 Group Discussion Cards to help students connect to the novel ✔️ 8 Vocabulary Builders pages (a total of 40 words) ✔️ "My Favorite
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Angie Thomas Novel BUNDLE The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose, On The Come Up
Frindle Novel Study - CC Aligned - Grades 3-5
Frindle is one of those books that sticks with you for a lifetime. It’s
a powerful story about what a person can accomplish if they are
just brave enough to try, no matter who they are! This is one of
the reasons why I have my students read it year after year; it’s a
story that has passed the test of time. A true classic!
I created this novel study so my students could read this thought
provoking, funny tale while practicing common core aligned questions.
This file is NO PREP! All you have to d
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Shel Silverstein Poetry BUNDLE
Shel Silverstein is a wonderful way to help your readers develop a love for poetry.This poetry BUNDLE will assist students in preparing for the CCSS and the FSA assessment.This product can easily be used for homework, small groups, independent practice, or as a literacy center.Included in your download are SIX poems with four comprehension questions each.1. How Not To Have To Dry Dishes2. Somebody Has To3. Messy Room4. Going Up, Going Down5. Hug O' War6. Batty * An answer key is provided.Check o
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2nd - 6th
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Symbolic Quote List for Touching Spirit Bear
This is a comprehensive list of all possible symbols in "Touching Spirit Bear" as well as 140 accompanying quotes and page numbers. I went through the book, page by page, to compile these quotes as a textual evidence reference for students. As such, students do not need to waste time searching through the book to find a quote to justify their symbolic interpretation but can instead spend their time doing the heavy thinking and analysis!
I have included two Excel Sheet tabs (located at the botto
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6th - 9th
Metaphor Poems
Metaphor poems help you teach metaphors in a targeted mini-lesson within the context of real reading! Strong picture support for each metaphor poem helps English Language Learners (ELL) and learners of all abilities to understand metaphors. Don't just reach for another metaphor worksheet, try these metaphor poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Sara Teasdale, Vachel Lindsay, Emily Dickinson, Sinclair Lewis and more. These short targeted poems make the best metaphor activities!Lorrie L. BirchallCool T
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3rd - 6th
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ELA - Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room
ELA - Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape RoomThis escape room helps students prepare for the State Assessment, as the material covers Common Core nonfiction questions and state aligned questions. There are five tasks included in the escape room, Reading Comprehension, Supporting Evidence, Word Choice, Text Structure/Features, and Nonfiction Summary. This escape can be used in 3rd - 6th grade as the questions are aligned to typical 4-6 state questions. The Nonfiction text is around a 900 lexile
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3rd - 6th
Alliteration Poems
Alliteration poems help you teach alliteration in a targeted mini-lesson within the context of real reading! Strong picture support for each alliteration poem helps English Language Learners (ELL) and learners of all abilities to understand alliteration. Alliteration is a literary device used very effectively in poetry and not always as a tongue twister! Don't just reach for more alliteration worksheets, try these alliteration poems by Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Laura E. Richards, Walter de la
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3rd - 6th
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DAZE / MAZE / CLOZE Passages with a Science Emphasis
These science based passages are designed to enhance fluency and comprehension skills in students. This collection features 25 engaging DAZE / MAZE/ CLOZE passages covering a range of topics aligned with the Common Core standards for science. The passages encompass a mix of nonfiction and narrative content, ensuring students' exposure to various genres. To facilitate assessment and progress tracking, an answer key is included, offering educators a valuable resource for effective instruction and
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: DAZE / MAZE / CLOZE Practice Passages
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