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Literature Common Core RL.6.2 microsofts
Teaching Theme Statements in Literature - Find and Determine Theme Worksheets
Finding theme in literature is a difficult skill to master. This unit breaks down the skill into 6 lessons that are scaffolded. It includes lesson plans, passages, printouts, and tasks that assess each learning target. It is so thorough that the teacher will need little prep time. The unit also comes equipped with beautiful classroom posters which include theme statements and that can be used long after the unit is taught.Check out our other ELA Units:Greek Mythology BundleText Structure Un
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4th - 6th
Summarize Fiction PowerPoint with Practice Passages: Somebody Wanted But So Then
Are you searching for a step-by-step summarizing PowerPoint that can be used to teach your students how to write a strong fiction summary in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 53-slide PowerPoint will guide your students through the process of writing a summary using the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" summarizing strategy. It includes FIVE practice opportunities, including two classic stories (Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Emperor's New Clothes) as well a
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3rd - 6th
Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Introduction to the Elements of Fiction - Interactive Notes Short Story Elements
Launch your short story unit STRESS-FREE with this introduction to the Elements of Fiction mini-lesson! The ready-to-use short story elements PowerPoint and interactive doodle notes will walk your students through the story elements, including plot, conflict, characters, setting, and theme. This easy-to-use mini-lesson offers a quick and easy way to refresh students’ skills with fictional literature.✔ Check out the preview for more information!This Elements of Fiction Introduction Refreshes:Cha
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5th - 7th
The Hunger Games Introduction & Visual Guide Presentation
The Hunger Games PresentationThe Hunger Games Powerpoint Introduction and Visual Guides is the ultimate visual resource for teaching The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This, combined with my best-selling Hunger Games Teaching Unit digital download, is sure to engage your students (not to mention cover all those Common Core State Standards!)."The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins is such a wonderful novel to teach and share with your students. My comprehensive presentation was previously only av
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
Theme Mini-Lesson
This PowerPoint is perfect for introducing or reviewing theme to your upper elementary students!What's IncludedSlideshow presentation on ThemeGuided notes to keep students engaged during the presentationGuided practice printable to go along with Rosie Revere, Engineer (read aloud link included)Exit ticket passage and questions to assess your students' understandingCompatibilityThis resource is a PowerPoint file with a Google Slides link included.Let's ConnectTeach Me Mrs. Z on InstagramTeach Me
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3rd - 6th
Bud, Not Buddy Visual Novel Study with Comprehension Questions and Answers
Problem: Students sometimes have difficulty comprehending a historical novel. The era, culture, and setting may be foreign to a 4th or 5th grader. Solution: A chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint novel study for Bud, Not Buddy called Visual Text Support. This picture resource will generate excitement for the text and build a foundation for understanding the novel on a deeper level. Includes activities, questions and a fun art project!Read the reviews!"I haven't gotten through the whole slide show yet,
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5th - 6th
Also included in: Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study and 4 More Novel Study Units
Aca-Scuse Me? Teaching Theme vs. Main Idea With Music and Lyrics
This assignment is PITCH PERFECT for teaching theme to students grades 4 through 8!***UPDATED 9/8/18 TO INCLUDE:***PRE/POST TEST ANSWER KEYSCONCEPT HANDOUT FOR STUDENTSANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE 5 SONGSIf you are like me back during my first year of teaching 5th, I struggled to teach main idea and theme. This assignment makes the task more fun. Resource is designed to help your students analyze 5 popular songs for themes. Included in this 21 page bundle:-5 hugely popular song lyric pages for
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4th - 8th
Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
HATCHET Activity - Quickwrite Writing Journal Questions PAULSEN Fun Bellringers
Hatchet writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 25 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get learners thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUGGESTED
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5th - 7th
Greek Myths Power Point (An Introduction)
This power point is designed to provide the background information necessary to understand how Greek myths developed and who the first key characters were. The slides give a short description, with colorful graphics to support the points being made. Graphics are artistic interpretations of the various Greek characters.The presentation starts by explaining what a myth is, where modern Greece is, and why the stories originated. Then, the beginning of the universe through Greek stories is explai
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4th - 8th
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The Crossover Novel Study--Thinking Critically About Text
In Power Point format. Easily converts to Google Slides! This is a complete and no-prep novel study of the The Crossover by Kwame Alexander-- the winner of the 2015 Newberry Medal. It is a story told in free verse and hip-hop verse. It tells the beautiful story of Josh Bell's close knit family and a tragedy through the context of basketball. It will definitely engage your students. I love, love, love it!The study requires students to think critically about text to find its deeper meanings.
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4th - 8th
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The Cay PowerPoint Introduction
The Cay Introduction PowerPoint is an engaging and interactive preview of The Cay by Theodore Taylor. If you are reading The Cay, this digital resource introduces students to the setting, characters, plot, theme and vocabulary, and builds background knowledge needed to comprehend the book. Great book for hurricane season. Students can discuss with partners how they would survive on a desert island in severe weather. They can also write about this and share with each other. Then discuss how dif
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4th - 7th
Also included in: The Cay by Theodore Taylor Bundle - Novel Unit
NUMBER THE STARS Journal Questions - Bellringer Quickwrite Writing Prompts Lowry
Number the Stars writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 28 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUGG
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5th - 7th
WONDER Activity - Quickwrite Writing Journal Questions PALACIO Intro Bellringers
Wonder writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 44 journal questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Bellringers→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit
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5th - 7th
Where the Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint
Where The Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint Presentation. Introduce the novel by Wilson Rawls with this digital resource. Photos of red ferns, redbone coon hounds, raccoons, notes about the book, characters, setting, author, and theme notes are included, along with pictures of items from the time period and a preview of the Where the Red Fern Grows movies that were made from the book. Use PowerPoints like this in Zoom or videoconferencing for remote teaching and virtual learning. Share with
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Bundle
BUD, NOT BUDDY Quickwrite Journal Questions - Warmup Bellringer Writing Prompts
Bud, Not Buddy writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 35 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUGGES
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5th - 7th
HOLES Activity - Quickwrite Writing Journal Questions SACHAR Intro Bellringers
Holes writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 50 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUGGESTED ACTIV
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4th - 6th
6th Grade Unit 1 Slides for MyPerspectives Curriculum
Editable Google Slides to guide teachers through all parts of Unit 1 of the My Perspectives Curriculum. Slides include projects and stations activities for students. In addition, there are over 25 worksheets and notes pages embedded into the slides.
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6th
Also included in: 6th Grade Unit 1-5 Slides Bundle
Bell Ringers for Reading Literature Standards in Grades 6-8 on Google Slides
Stop wrestling with the photocopy machine and switch to digital, Google Slides, standards-based bell ringers for reading literature in middle school ELA. Share bell ringers using Google Classroom and make zero photocopies OR project the bell ringers in your classroom and ask students to complete bell ringers on a one-page worksheet. No more packets!Google Slides Digital Bell Ringers are standards-based. Each bell ringer aligns to the Common Core Standards for Reading Literature. There are six le
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Bud, Not Buddy - a complete novel study
Bud, Not Buddy is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with very little preparation from the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, researching, expanding understanding vocabulary, recognizing figurative language, making predictions, critical thin
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5th - 8th
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Quickwrite Journal Bellringers - Writing Prompts
Watsons Go to Birmingham writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 25 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get learners thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit
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4th - 6th
FREAK THE MIGHTY Quickwrite Journal Questions Warmup Bellringer Writing Prompts
Freak the Mighty writing prompts never fail to get conversation started. And not just any surface conversation! In response to the 46 questions, learners will write a short quickwrite essay in a journal writing format. Questions like these get kids thinking deeply about life and talking deeply about the things that really matter.Quickwrites are ideal for . . .→ Conversation starters→ Developing empathy & connection w/ the story→ Low-stress writing practice→ Writing journals→ Exit ticketsSUGG
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5th - 7th
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