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Social studies literature circle microsofts
Book Tasting Kit (Book Tasting Menu - Literature Circles)
BOOK TASTING KIT
This kit includes everything you need to throw a book tasting! Get your students excited about reading new books by turning your classroom into a restaurant for the day! (JUST ADD RED & WHITE CHECKERED TABLE CLOTHS!)
Included:
Editable Book Tasting Menu - all you have to do is add your book titles & QR Codes! Available in 5 or 6 book options
Table Number Tents - to help you organize your students into groups and make it feel more like a restaurant!
Place-mats - to make
Grades:
6th - 12th
BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT
This product is a BUNDLE for my novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and my background information PowerPoint on the holocaust in Poland during World War II.A 10% discount has automatically been applied for the BUNDLE!!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study OnlyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Background PowerPoint OnlyRelated Novels:I Am David Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyNight Novel Study
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Novel study: Number the Stars and Miracle at Midnight - compare and contrast
This chart provides a way for students to organize their observations about the Newbery-winning novel Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. This novel, describing the Nazis' occupation and their persecution of Jews during World War II, has become a middle-school staple of historical fiction literature and Holocaust studies.The book is often paired with the historical fiction film "Miracle at Midnight," which has many parallels with Number the Stars. It is also set in Copenhagen during 1943, when se
Grades:
4th - 7th
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer student activity and literacy guide
This complete Literacy Guide can be used with the historical fiction Novel A Boy at War by Harry Mazer. The guide has vocabulary and comprehension questions for each chapter. The Literacy Elements and Skills included in this guide are: making prediction, connections, characters point of view, and speculative writing. This novel has a DRA level of 50 and a lexile level of 530. Grade level can range from 5-8 grade, and ages 9-13.
This novel is a great quick read My fifth graders enjoyed the n
Grades:
5th - 8th
Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel NUMBER THE STARS music, photos
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5 GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES,
Grades:
4th - 12th
Bound for Oregon Novel Unit Questions
Reading Bound for Oregon as a class or in a literature circle? Here is an editable packet of comprehension questions you can use to assess student learning. Make them your own to match your teaching style and to meet your students' needs.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
5th/6th/7th Grade Unit Plan for 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis
A beautifully written historical fiction story of Julian, a young boy from Cuba who is evacuated from Cuba as part of Operation Pedro Pan in 1961. Gripping, moving, and full of bravery, betrayal and growth. 90 Miles to Havana provides an inside look into the pain and challenges for these families.Winner of the 2011 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. Unit plan includes:- Unit plan sequencing and pacing guide- 18 pages of Comprehension Que
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4th - 7th
The Marrow Thieves Novel Study- worksheets/assessments - BONUS FILE - Indigenous
Various worksheets and assessments for the novel The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.ACTIVITY 1: PRE-READING ACTIVITYPre-Reading activity to introduce The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline- reviews the definition of marrow- has students compare/contrast Western and Indigenous Worldviews by watching a video- answers/video notes included.ACTIVITY 2: IMPACTS OF COLONIZATIONHelp students with their understanding of the novel while reading- reviews the definitions of colonization, assimilation, cul
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Grades:
11th, Adult Education
Tom Appleby Convict Boy Novel Study Comprehension Questions
Delve deeper into Jackie French's Tom Appleby Convict Boy with my Chapter Questions pack. With over 52 pages and 260 questions, help students to explore early European settlement in Australia through the eyes of a child. An excellent resource for those studying Australian history or seeking to improve student comprehension in reading and literacy centers.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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)
Included:
Three page informational text, from the discovery, to the closing, and its significance.
Four images
Five comprehension questions
Grades:
4th - 6th
Refugee - Discussion Questions
This 57 page download contains discussion questions for all 53 chapters of Alan Gratz's book Refugee, which is published by Scholastic. The discussion questions would work extremely well in a Geography class and could be used to inform students about the theme of movement.
Grades:
7th - 12th
RECIPROCAL TEACHING READING Strategy - Presentation & Student Handouts
Are you looking for a cooperative reading strategy to keep your students engaged? Do you have students who struggle with reading? Reciprocal Teaching is the BEST solution for both primary and secondary students. What is Reciprocal Teaching? Reciprocal teaching is a multi-strategy approach to assist students in understanding the meaning of a text. Students: are taught to make predictions about what is going on in the text or what they will read about,Generate questions about the text content,
Grades:
9th - 12th
Read Aloud Background HISTORY LESSON PREREADING The Watsons Go to Birmingham
"Our digital Powerpoint equips you with the knowledge and context needed to fully appreciate this poignant novel."PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or indep
Grades:
4th - 12th
Among the Impostors Novel Study Journal Response Questions Margaret P Haddix
Reading Comprehension - Journal Response Questions for Book #2 of the Shadow Children Series - Among the Impostors by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Book Summary: It was awful. All those eyes, all looking at him. It was straight out of Luke's worst nightmares. Panic rooted him to the spot, but every muscle in his body was screaming for him to run, to hide anywhere he could. For twelve years — his entire life — he'd had to hide. To be seen was death. "Don't!" he wanted to scream. "Don't look at me! Do
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Prisoner B-3087 Comprehension Assessment
This file is a fully editable comprehension assessment to accompany the book Prisoner B-3087, written by Alan Gratz. There are 28 questions, 10 selected response, 10 short answer, 5 sequencing, and 3 extended response questions. An answer key is included.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story of About Brain Science
A power point presentation to supplement Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story of About Brain Science novel. Perfect for review and retention of facts. This presentation contain animation as well as photos related to the book.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Elementary Philosophy: Discussing Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What does it mean to live a good life? What is happiness? What does it mean to truly be wise? These three concise and well-researched stories regarding Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will act as catalysts for lively discussions that promote critical thinking, careful reading, and reflection on some of the most important questions imaginable. Each can stand alone, or the three can be strung together to form a small unit on ancient Greek philosophy.Appropriate for 4th, 5th, 6th grade and up. Inclu
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Elementary Philosophy Bundle: Diverse Reading and Discussion Activities
Number the Stars: Chapter 13-15 Comprehension Questions
Quiz/ test for Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This activity is written in an A-B format, where students are required to support their answers with direct quotes from the novel. This ensures that students are refer back to the text to confirm their answers.
It includes multiple choice questions along with a short-response prompt. This document can be edited to adjust to the needs of your students. Additionally, these questions serve as higher-order thinking questions.
Answer key is provided.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
War Horse Complete Literacy Guide
This literacy guide is to be used with War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, Historical Fiction. The guide includes vocabulary with page numbers and comprehension questions for each of the 21 chapters in the novel. Also included are activities for visualizing and making predictions. This quality guide assists you and your students through the epic story of War Horse.
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5th - 7th
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The Tao of Who? Winnie-the-Pooh Reading Activities - Ancient China Daoism/Taoism
These two activities are a fun way to get students to better understand as well as become interested in the principles of Daoism/Taoism (one of the Leadership Philosophies/Three Schools of Thought that developed in Ancient China). After students have finished reading the excerpt “The Tao of Who?” from the book The Tao of Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh and friends!) by Benjamin Hoff, they can choose to answer one out of four questions that best fits with their learning style via a Comprehension Menu. Afte
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Young Dark Emu MEGA BUNDLE - Shared Reading - Student Workbook - Reading Groups
This is a HUGE (100+page) mega-bindle of resources to support the teaching of the text Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe in the classroom.Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe re-examines Australia's Indigenous history, revealing advanced agricultural practices and intricate societies. When aligned with the Australian Curriculum (as this unit it), the book fosters cultural awareness and critical thinking, challenging students to reconsider pre-conceptions and appreciate the diversity of Indigenous perspec
Grades:
5th - 8th
Esperanza Rising Reading Skills Chapters
Esperanza Rising Literature Reading SkillsAll chapters are included with each having a skill to focus on for those specific chapters.Teachers can assign this on Google Classroom, or even copy and paste specific chapters as assignments because I made it editable. Or print it as a hardcopy after saving it as a PDF. A total of 18 pages!Chapter-Reading SkillsPrologue-Skill: Figurative LanguageChapter 1 (Las Uvas)- Skills: Figurative Language and CharacterChapter 2 (Las Papayas)- Skill: Sequence Chap
Grades:
4th - 6th
Number the Stars PRE & POST reading: Background History, Vocabulary, Review Game
THIS MEGA-BUNDLE INCLUDES PRE READING DIGITAL INTRODUCTION, VOCABULARY FOR ALL CHAPTERS, AND POST REVIEW CARD GAME FOR NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY.1. Pre:PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension AUDIE
Grades:
5th - 10th
Confederates in the Attic
This is a great companion to the Tony Horwitz novel Confederates in the Attic. Guide includes instructions & expectations for Book Club Group meetings. Questions and response areas for chapter discussions.
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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