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Free literature resources for Google Apps
First Day Jitters Writing Activity for Back to School, Digital & Printable
This First Day Jitters differentiated, printable & digital writing activity is a sample from my First Day Jitters Book Study/Companion Packet. This differentiated writing sample goes up on our writing wall on the first day of school. Each month, I collect a writing sample from each of my students. At the end of the year, this writing piece becomes the first writing piece in a writing portfolio that I make for each student, by putting all of the monthly writing pieces together. I put a cove
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1st - 4th
Reading Comprehension Passage | SBAC Questions CAASPP | Print & Digital
Preparing students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.Help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students prepare for their Common Core Assessment or Smarter Balanced Assessment with these amazing resources!Great for elementary students. Or maybe your students need the middle school set.They align with the SBAC Reading test to help your studen
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2nd - 6th
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"All Summer in a Day" Short Story-Metaphors, Figurative Language, Bullying Theme
This free, awesome science fiction short story resource is great for exploring beautifully executed figurative language, the theme of bullying, and a fascinating setting. Students read a very short, very well-written short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury that is available free in easy-print format. ELA students analyze the text, make inferences, cite textual evidence, and find similes and metaphors in the reading comprehension exercise. They even consider what motivates students to bul
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5th - 10th
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FREE The Book vs. The Movie Graphic Organizers (Print and Digital)
This FREE resource includes four graphic organizers for teachers to use when their students are comparing a book with the movie version. This download includes both PRINT and DIGITAL activities! Simplify your lesson planning with this print-and-go packet!I used to be wary of assigning a book report for a book that had a movie - afraid that too many of my students would take the "easy way out" and just watch the movie, missing the fabulous details included in the book. Oftentimes, the books were
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3rd - 5th
FREE Character Traits Reading Center - FREE Character Traits Reading Game
Whether you’re looking for a Character Traits Reading Center or need an easy-to-use but effective reading activity for partner practice, independent work, whole-class games, spiral review, or test prep, this FREE Character Traits Reading Center has you covered.Engaging and Effective: Reinforce character traits identification using interactive practice that captivates your students.Flexible Learning Options: With print, Google Forms, and interactive PDFs, you’ll enjoy the freedom to choose the be
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3rd - 5th
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Stray by Cynthia Rylant Short Story Unit Grade 6
This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Basic Story Elements (Review)Finding Text EvidenceConnotation and DenotationMoodSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit.This is a comprehensive, Common Core-Aligned Unit packed with a ton of rigorous resources for teaching with this short story. I’ve also inc
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5th - 7th
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FREE Roll and Answer Reading Centers for 4th and 5th Grade (Use with ANY Text)
Are you looking for new ways to review reading standards and skills in your 4th or 5th grade classroom? This reading center resource contains three low-prep Reading Response Roll and Answer Centers to use with any text. There are three versions: Literature, Informational, and one for Paired Passages. The only materials needed are 2 dice, the students' books or passages, and a dry erase marker!You can find my other Roll and Answer Centers by click on the links below:Fiction Roll and Answer Center
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4th - 6th
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6TH - 8TH ELA LESSON PLANS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM MAP READING / WRITING
A FULL YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA is planned, sequenced, and CCSS aligned, and I would like to share it ALL with you. Please enjoy this free scope and sequence, lesson plans, standards alignment, and smart map kit. You can use this sequence and all of the resources in this bundle even if you are on a semester, trimester, or any calendar schedule. Scroll down to SEE MORE FAQs.No purchases are necessary to use ANY OR ALL of the tools in this full planning kit. Your own resources will work perfec
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Novel Brochure Google Classroom Freebie Editable Google Slides Template Activity
Novel Brochure - Pamphlet for Google Classroom Freebie!This resource allows students to create a pamphlet that can be edited for ANY novel! The file contains a Google Drive link that can be used for Google Classroom. **Be sure to MAKE A COPY of the link and save to your own Google DriveEnjoy! Ratings on freebies are greatly appreciated! :) YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY:5th Grade Novel Studies Bundle (5 Novels)Wonder Novel StudyHoles Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyEsperanza Rising Novel StudyBridg
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3rd - 8th
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Jason Reynolds FREE Rhetorical Analysis, Public Speaking, PDF & Google Drive
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, the value of storytelling over lecture, and rhetorical application of poetic devices including foreshadowing and symbolism. These print-and-teach mater
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ELA Bell Ringers Middle School Grammar Literature Inferences | Three Free Weeks
Change things up in your middle school ELA classroom by implementing these digital and print fun ELA bell ringers, morning work, and warm-ups. This resource includes three free weeks of no-prep and no-printing memes, grammar Mentor Sentences, picture inferences, book recommendations, and "Would you rather" question bell ringers.These bell ringers were designed to be stress-free, print-free, and prep-free so students can be 100% independent and get to work right away while teachers have time to t
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6th - 9th
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Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, FREE, Literary Analysis PDF & Google Drive
Use "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe’s creepy tale of twisted justice, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This two-day lesson includes a 14-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters) and a Storytelling Arc handout (with key) to emphasize exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Finally, the download also includes a link to a short anticipatory video clip that will build students’ intere
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8th - 11th
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R.1, R.2, R.3 Fiction Fable Standards-Based Reading Assessments SAMPLE
This pack includes a SAMPLE of the DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE FORMATS of differentiated tests that assess standards covering fiction key ideas and details standards R.1, R.2, and R.3. These standards include skills such asdrawing inferencesciting explicit evidencethemesummarizingcharacter details, actions, and traitscontributions of setting and eventsEach standard R.1, R.2, and R.3 has its own individual assessment, so these are perfect for standards-based grading! I have aligned them with Common Cor
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3rd - 5th
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Digital Poetry & Figurative Language Reading Unit with Centers -Google Classroom
This digital FICTION reading unit includes four Google slide presentations for teaching and understanding the skill, two digital interactive notebook activities, five digital centers, and three Google forms passages that can be used in reading groups or as assessments. The resources will help students to learn figurative language and poetry when reading fiction text. The unit is intended to be used over a two-week time frame for distance learning or in-class use. However, this can easily be adju
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3rd
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Fables Teaching Themes in Literature Passages Characters Activities FREE 3.2 4.2
Teaching themes in literature using fables is one of the easiest approaches to helping students determine the messages in literature. Enjoy this free sampler! The original version of this free resource is designed to teach multiple standards in one week. The original resource is thoroughly and carefully planned out with guiding questions essential to students' success in determining theme (moral). Everything you need to engage your students in a close read is at your fingertips: from character
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3rd - 5th
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FREE Fiction Paired Passages Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Print & Google Forms
Are you looking to help your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students practice and feel confident answering reading comprehension questions?These Fiction Paired Passages on well-known stories will help your students master standardized test questions. Question Types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/B questions (evidence-based selected response), and Table MatchThese align with Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards and common standardized testing questions students might see on the F.A.S.T. test. The questions w
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3rd - 6th
Dr. Seuss Virtual Library, Kid-Friendly Biography, and Interactive Websites
3 pages of Dr. Seuss Virtual Library, Kid-Friendly Biography, and Interactive Websites made using Google Slides. All links are accessible through the internet.
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PreK - 12th
Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell Hero Journey, Free PDF & Google Drive materials
What do Harry Potter, Frodo, and Katniss Everdeen all have in common? All of their stories (and so many others) fit the classic storytelling pattern of a heroic journey, as established by famed scholar Joseph Campbell. Using many of the steps of the heroic journey as chronicled by Campbell, this lecture slide deck (download includes both Prezi and Google Slides versions) will allow you to connect the classic pattern to the stories our students love. From The Matrix to Star Wars to Finding Nemo,
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7th - 10th
Free Digital Reading Activities
Need digital (or printable) reading activities to start your reading instruction? This free reading resource (both printable and digital) includes six reading activities that are perfect for use at the beginning of the school year.About the Free Reading ActivitiesThe resource includes 6 passages written around a 3rd grade reading level, making them perfect to use at the beginning of 4th and 5th grade.There are a variety of genres including:•Mystery•Twisted Fairy Tale•Realistic Fiction•Nonfiction
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Centers and Games for 4th and 5th Grade MEGA BUNDLE
Literary Elements Review Activity for Any Text: Literary Theme Park (FREE)
This literary themed amusement park project is intended to be completed at the end of a text and has flexible usage. It can be completed independently, in partners, or small groups, and used with a whole class novel study, literature circles, book clubs, or even independent reading.Use this activity to review plot, setting. theme, conflict, characters, and symbolism in connection with any story, novel, or play. This fun activity makes for a great end of a unit or year project or summer reading a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Novel Study Unit For Any Text - Print & Digital (Growing Bundle)
Book Recommendation Template | Free Printable and Digital Forms
Use this FREE printable and digital template for students to write book recommendations! These forms are perfect for giving students an opportunity to reflect and share their reading experience, something that's not always easy to do! A Printable PDF and Google Slides version is included.Looking for an editable reading log that will make reading response easier for your students? Click here to preview the printable, editable, and digital reading and vocabulary response log! INCLUDED WITH YOUR FR
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4th - 7th
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Storytelling Arc, FREE Handout to Use With ANY Literature, PDF & Google Drive
This 2-page file (printable PDF & Google Drive version) includes a blank form and a completed sample to serve as a model for students. The sample is from my students’ study of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” but you could use the blank worksheet with ANY book or short story.This activity is designed to work with fifth graders through high school seniors.Need a lecture to go along with this Storytelling Arc handout? A Prezi slide deck overview lecture is available for
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6th - 9th
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Beginning Middle End Graphic Organizer | Free | Printable & Digital
FREE Beginning, Middle, & End Graphic Organizer! Introduce students to the concept of plot structure with this printable and digital story retell graphic organizer. A FREE Printable PDF and Google Slides version is included.SUPPORT STORY RETELL WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS!*This freebie is part of the larger Beginning, Middle, & End graphic organizers set. Click here to preview all ten no-prep printable AND digital Beginning, Middle, & End Graphic Organizers. Seasonal organizers are inclu
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2nd - 5th
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Comparing Three Little Pigs to The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | Digital
This comparing diagram is an easy way to compare the original fairy tale, Three Little Pigs, with the fractured tale, The True Story of The Three Little Pigs. It is available as a printable or digital activity.The students will have event strips they will cut out and glue under the heading of The Three Little Pigs, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, or both. This activity is part of my Sub Plans using The True Story of the Three Little Pigs**************************************************
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2nd - 5th
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