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9th grade Common Core W.4.3 resources for Easel
March Madness NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of March Madness including vocabulary such as FINAL FOUR and CINDERELLA. Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforce March Madness vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of X Madness, Sneakerheads and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief introduction into a larger activity. Wis
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Story Starter Creative Writing Prompt: Scary House
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger.Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant creative writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Students already have a setting, characters,
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli | Reading Guide | Book / Literature Novel Study |FULL
Our reading guides are a no-prep solution for comprehension and differentiation to meet the need for student accountability while still keeping the joy in reading! Each task and question in this novel study for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - is CCSS aligned and purposeful. Gone are surface level comprehension questions, endless vocabulary lists, busy work, and never-ending summary tasks. Instead, give your students a reading guide that will encourage their natural love for reading and give you ri
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4th - 10th
World Building: Creative Writing Generative Exercises
How do authors create worlds so real it feels like readers can jump into them? Inspire your students to think like authors, and deeply consider their worlds and the way that they impact character behavior. Move beyond physical descriptions to include culture, government, as well as the characters' personal world and their closest relationships. You can use these: During Planning --To generate ideas before students embark on a novel writing or short story writing project,During Revision --To fles
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4th - 12th
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Mario Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Mario Day and Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers franchise. Included are important holiday vocabulary such as PROTAGONIST and 8-BIT. Highlight important Mario Day concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforce Mario Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Power Up, I Mustache Your Mario Style an
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |EXTENSION TASKS |Discussion Questions| Enrichment
Easily assign CCSSÂ aligned enrichment or extension tasks for students who need differentiation with our journal for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli! Perhaps you have students who have mastered grade level reading standards and need tasks at a deeper cognitive level? Or maybe you just need some engaging discussion questions for whole class or small group activities? Assigning more work isn't the answer! But, this extension task journal for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli IS the answer! Our extension guides
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4th - 10th
Pi Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Pi Day including vocabulary such as CIRCUMFERENCE and RATIO. Highlight important Pi Day concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforce Pi Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Your Pi, Pi Chain and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief introduction into a larger activity. Highlight Pi D
Grades:
4th - 9th
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May the Fourth (Star Wars Day) NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of May the Fourth & Star Wars including fun vocabulary such as JEDI and DROID. Highlight important concepts from long ago in a galaxy far away with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Star Wars vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Jedi or Sith, Lightsaber Creation and STEAM project ideas can
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Mardi Gras NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Mardi Gras including important carnival vocabulary such as DOUBLOON and KREWE. Highlight important carnival concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Mardi Gras vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Doubloon Design, Mask-Making and a STEAM project can turn a brief introduction into a l
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Comparative Civilizations: Maya, Aztec, and Inca
This is a differentiated activity that can be used as an assessment for a lesson or unit about life in the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations. It is easily adaptable for a variety of levels. For example, it can be used with AP or IB classes, with middle school classes, or with special populations such as English language learners or students with learning differences.
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4th - 12th
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April Fool's NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of April Fool's Day including important holiday vocabulary such as HOAX and POISSON D'AVRIL. Highlight important April Fool's concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. Two word searches (one unsolvable), two crosswords (one unsolvable) and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces April Fool's vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Emoji Portraits, Prank Tale
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Super Bowl NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of the Big Game including important game vocabulary such as KICKOFF and ANTHEM. Highlight important Big Game concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Big Game vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Uni Design, Paper Football and a STEAM project can turn a brief introduction into a larger
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Cinco de Mayo NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Cinco de Mayo including important holiday vocabulary such as MARIACHI and BATTLE OF PUEBLA. Highlight important Cinco De Mayo concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Cinco de Mayo vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Authentic Menu Creation, Mariachi Painting and a STEAM project can
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Saint Nicholas Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Saint Nicholas Day including vocabulary such as RELIC and GENEROSITY. Highlight important Saint Nicholas Day concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Saint Nicholas Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of I Am Nicholas, Legendary Figures and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief int
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP First Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Saint Patrick's NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Saint Patrick's Day including important feast vocabulary such as SHAMROCKS and CANONIZED. Highlight important Saint Patrick's concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Saint Patrick's vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Personalized Leprechauns, Shamrock Art and a STEAM project can
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Jackie Robinson Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Jackie Robinson Day including vocabulary such as COLOR BARRIER and WORLD SERIES. Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforce Jackie Robinson Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Jackie's Notes, I Am Jackie and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief introduction into a
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Quick Writes for Middle Schoolers - Descriptive Writing
Included are 12 quick write prompts that are ready to go, complete with ways to get unstuck, sentence starters as prompts, and instructions on how to do a quick write. These are great for use with 6th-8th graders, but could be done with a younger classroom! I loved using these during our fiction personal narrative novel study this fall, and my students loved sharing their work with each other along the way. I've used this resource in EC classrooms, with my current 7th grade ESL students, and oth
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3rd - 12th
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Setting, Characters and Events - Narrative Writing
40 story starters based on 10 wildlife exploring setting, characters and events in NARRATIVE WRITING. Students write an story with danger and escape using wildlife photos: a rabbit on a trail, a hummingbird on a branch, a butterfly on a flower, a dragonfly on a yucca leaf, a male mallard on a lake, a small pond with reeds, a series of steps on a trail, a mountain goat on a cliff, desert cacti and a rock, a Joshua tree bending over a trail.Take a look at the Preview to see a few sample pages.
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3rd - 10th
Also included in:Â Writing Prompts BUNDLE
Spider Plot Diagram
Students will love completing and decorating their spider shaped plot diagrams! Use this plot diagram...during Halloween to help students brainstorm an original scary story to teach the plot of stories like "Arachne" and "Charlotte's Web" to introduce plot in an engaging way by pairing it with simple stories like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" or "Little Miss Muffet" When students finish, have them decorate it and display!
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4th - 10th
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Memorial Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Memorial Day including vocabulary such as DECORATION DAY and CEMETERY. Highlight important Memorial Day concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Memorial Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Honor Chain, Media Flags and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief introduction into a la
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Hanukkah NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Hanukkah including vocabulary such as LATKES and MENORAH. Highlight important Hanukkah concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Hanukkah vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Dreidel and Hanukkah Kitchen can turn a brief introduction into a larger activity. Gram included. Happy Hanu
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP First Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Day of the Dead NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Dia de los Muertos including vocabulary such as OFRENDA and CALAVERA. Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Dia de los Muertos vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Papel Picado, Calavera Catrina or Catrin and a STEAM project idea can turn a brief introduction i
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP First Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Music Festivals NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of music festivals, such as Coachella, Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits, including important festival vocabulary such as HEADLINER and GENRE. Highlight important festival concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces festival vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Art Faves, The Festival is in
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP First Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Groundhog Day NO PREP Passage & Activities
Provide students with a background of Groundhog Day including important holiday vocabulary such as BURROW and METEOROLOGIST. Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. A word search, crossword and parts-of-speech fill-in reinforces Groundhog Day vocabulary, while a writing reflection and scrapbook page take the lesson deeper. Suggested activities of Groundhog You, Pop-Up Groundhog and a STEAM project can turn a brief introduction into a
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
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