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8th grade reading strategies projects for Microsoft PowerPoint
Meme Project for Any Text, Printable and Digital
The purpose of the meme task is for students to demonstrate their knowledge AND understanding of the literary text. Everything is included; it's no prep for you. Student Experience: This project does require a little more of students than “making a meme” just for the sake of doing so. It is more about students showcasing a full interpretation of the text in depth. Included:Mini lessonIrony "scavenger hunt" chartExamplesTask SheetPrintable (100% editable PPT file) and Digital for Google VersionS
Grades:
7th - 11th
Student Led Book Talks
Book talks are a great way to engage students in authentic conversations about books. With this resource, students will read a choice book, use the organizer to prepare their book talk and record information using the group record sheet organizer. A tested classroom resource that will complement any reading program where students get to choose the books they read! Included in this resource: Book Talk Expectations The format and expectations for students to present their book to a small group or
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Student Led Discussions | Book Clubs | Book Talks Bundle
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - 3 Day Unit Group Activities
The Lottery is a great short story that is filled with examples of various literary elements and devices. I always feel like the students get a lot from this text as much as they enjoy reading it. The activities are designed for group work and it's helpful if you've already reviewed elements such as setting, plot, characterization, symbolism and foreshadowing with your class before you have them work on this because it's designed to be student-centered. I "chunked" the text into three sections i
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7th - 12th
Literary Lenses Unit: Literary Criticism / Theory Presentation and Project
Literary Lenses Unit: This unit includes an introduction slideshow, song analysis, and final project that could be applied to any novel or book club. This Literary Theory/ Literary Criticism Google Folder includes everything you need to walk students through the six most important lenses for analyzing literature. The Google Drive folder includes a slideshow that walks students through 6 literary theories and a video example that can be applied to each theory and discussed. It also includes a pra
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Folktales: Small Group Project & Rubrics for Presentations & Writing
This ZIP File consists of a PPT show containing a project that is great for literature circles/small groups --especially for a multi-cultural unit AND the PDF Version of PPT show for compatibility purposes and printing grading/rubric suggestions
Each group has 3 tasks to complete for the project.
The 7 slides in power point contain literary response tasks for students to complete, along with a project for groups to create for presentation.
Requirements include: background research of an ass
Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
"What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?" by Avi: Study Guide, Test, and Project
"What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?" by Avi. Explore VOCABULARY, SETTING, PLOT,CHARACTERIZATION, THEME, and SYMBOLISM, with this 26-slide PowerPoint with handouts. Your students will be guided through a whole group reading of the text and a partner reading of the text. Each reading has them actively focusing on aspects of the elements of literature. Small groups will work together on a characterization task as well as on a symbolism task. A separate FINAL PROJECT includes a COMPREHENSION
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ghost Boys COMPLETE Novel Study
Complete novel study for "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Contains everything you need to support whole group, small group, students that are ELLs, on IEPs or requiring tier 2 and tier 3 support. Google Slides to guide lessons, complete with warm up activities and vocabularyPre work to build background knowledgeFluency passagesSummative project with aligned rubric
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5th - 8th
Anne Frank Pre-Reading Notes & Research Activity
Includes detailed character notes (see file with template for students in my store), setting, visuals, and a quick research project to be completed before beginning the book. This is based on the version titled "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl".
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5th - 9th
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Book Report Template
10 page book report template for students to fill out after reading a selected novelCovers topics: plot, setting, character analysis, theme, and summaryIncludes simple rubric for grading
Grades:
5th - 8th
Author's Purpose Newspaper Project - Great for Cooperative Learning!
Use a newspaper to teach the different purposes of writing! Students will read and analyze text while trying to understand what makes a persuasive piece different from an informational piece, etc.
Why this works: By analyzing these differences in one activity, students understand the purpose of each skill and can visually see the differences.
With this purchase, you will get:
• a .PDF of the teacher instructions
• a 6-slide PPT with notes
• a ready-to-use rubric
STAAR and Common Core aligned!
Grades:
6th - 8th
"Unveiling the Big Idea"
This PowerPoint Presentation offers a ground-breaking method to help students master the skill and the art of finding the Big Idea in all their school assignments. In clear, no-nonsense language, students are given the basic tools that will lead them on a voyage of discovery into the meanings not only of their English assignments but of all other subjects as well. (It also has "real life" benefits.)
This is a Unit that can run from 4 to 6 weeks or longer, as you prefer. Students find the subjec
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Elements of Fiction Lesson & Assignment, Present & Print - 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
This product offers a comprehensive lesson on the six essential elements of fiction, namely characters, plot, setting, point of view, theme, and style. This lesson includes a PowerPoint lesson and a note page that enables students to engage with the material actively and showcase their comprehension. Additionally, this lesson features a project assignment that challenges students to analyze how each element is utilized in a novel of their choice. A detailed rubric is also included in both PDF an
Grades:
7th - 10th
Plot Foldable Craft
Plot Foldable Craft⭐I have created a plot foldable with the following panels: TitleCharactersSettingIntroductionRising actionClimaxFalling ActionResolutionTheme⭐The 3 pages of panels can be taped together on the back and folded back and forth accordion style. There is a box on each panel for students to illustrate after they have recorded the correct information on the lines.I recommend printing on cardstock. Directions are included on the first slide.#ClassroomResource #InteractiveTeaching #The
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Plot Storyboard Project
Students will create an 8-panel storyboard to represent the plot of a story. It is formatted with beginning-middle-end terminology, but this can easily be changed to exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. This file is editable and easily adapted to many grade levels and texts.
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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Conspiracy Theory Project
Conspiracy Theory Project that most students will find exciting and fun. It gives them a chance to talk about things that most folks are curious about. Students utilized the skills of research, reading, gathering of data and presentation. This template allows you to beautifully put together the project for your students in your own way. Fill in the parts that need editing. Be sure to find your own theories and edit however you please. Has both an outline shell and an exemplar shell.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Building Background Knowledge: Greek Mythology
Before you begin your Percy Jackson Units this is a great activity for the students to Build some background knowledgeThey will need to create slides about the given topics they will see later on in the UnitI have included THREE websites already for each topic they will be researching
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Grades:
4th - 8th
STAAR Surgeons
This is a great way to start working on STAAR passages with your students after the holidays. It is a very bright idea a coworker shared with me about four years ago to start implementing STAAR simulations in the classroom. I modified it a bit and gave it a name as well designed the thinking tracks that go along with it. It is a extremely engaging way to apply all knowledge previously taught in the classroom. Students will definitely enjoy the process. I hope it helps someone out there!
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Love and the Big Idea
A fun way to explore the concept of the Big Idea, working from front to back, so to speak. Using the engaging topic of love, students will work backwards, using quotations about love as the Big Idea for projects involving writing, music, art or drama. The Powerpoint Presentation uses humor to illustrate aspects of the Big Idea of Love. Students adopt a point of view and work from that. The lesson can run one or two days or be expanded for much longer, students using different quotations and ave
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Short Term Project Model And Motivators
This 47 slide PowerPoint develops a classroom model for creating short term projects highlighting what is expected of both student and parent. It also contains fifty ideas for projects that will enhance and support the 4th-8th grade curriculum. The PowerPoint presentation is an important visual for special and regular education classes.
Grades:
4th - 8th, Higher Education
Monthly Reading Challenge
The Monthly Reading Challenge is a year long challenge that requires students to read 4 books each month. Along with the reading students are required to do a writing assignment that requires them to reflect on one or more of the books read during the month. Each month two specific types of books are required, and the other two books are free choices for the student. Each month includes a book list page and a writing assignment page.
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3rd - 8th
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Point of View/Perspective Puppet Show
This product is an activity to give students an opportunity to challenge and deepen their understanding of point of view. Students are really good at memorizing definitions for the different types of point of view, but how well do they truly understand them? This collaborative project pushes students to demonstrate knowledge of point of view in a challenging and creative way.
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4th - 8th
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Poetry Talk, Read, Talk, Write
This is an amazing activity designed to get your language learners to work together to analyze and discuss any piece of poetry you are reading. The Talk, Read, Talk, Write strategy is based on the principles of Nancy Motley's book, Talk, Read, Talk, Write. The strategy is great for all students, including all levels of language learners. This is an editable PowerPoint. All you need to do is select a poem and a writing prompt (I provide 5, but you could always change/adjust as needed). I've a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Jungle Print Reading Logs
Individual Student Reading Logs: You can laminate and put these up in your classroom to let students monitor their own reading. This document is on a Powerpoint so you can edit and add your own students names.If you need more copies please, right click on the slide and select duplicate slide.
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PreK - 8th
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