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9th grade holidays/seasonal Common Core RI.8.4 resources
History of Valentine's Day Reading Activity
This fantastic Valentine's Day activity includes a Common Core-aligned reading on the history of Valentine's Day! The one page article explains who the real St. Valentine was in Rome and how the holiday grew from the Middle Ages through to today.Following the reading is a set of reading analysis questions and an activity in which students create a Valentine based on the life of the real St. Valentine. For more great holiday teaching resources, see this complete bundled set of Holiday History Com
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday History Common Core Reading Bundle
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides: Use this bundle of high-interest Christmas activities to engage your ELA students in reading and writing in December leading up to the break. With ready-to-use activities, assignments, slideshows, and more, you will be totally prepared to improve your students' ELA skills with a holiday twist! What Teachers Are Saying About These Christmas Reading and Writing Activities: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was the BEST Christmas resource
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6th - 9th
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Easter Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery Pictures that are color by number are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Easter Bunny reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 1 short passage and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture
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5th - 9th
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Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition Unit Bundle
You've got the book, now how do you present the content to get your students thinking before they read the book as well as give them some historical context and vocabulary terms? How do you foster their critical thinking skills while they are reading? Finally, how do you assess what they have learned?If these are your questions, then this Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition Bundle is you.In this bundle, you get:Hidden Figures Reading GuideHidden Figures Movie GuideHidden Figures Presentation
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3rd - 12th
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History of Santa Claus and Christmas in America Reading Activity
This entertaining Christmas reading activity features a 1 page article on the history of Santa Claus in America. It explains how the image of Saint Nicholas changed from Europe to America and how the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas" and Thomas Nast's cartoons came to transform Saint Nicholas into the image of Santa Claus that we enjoy today. Following the article is a set of reading comprehension questions that students can answer to demonstrate their understanding. Both an editable Goog
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Also included in: Holiday History Common Core Reading Bundle
ESL Lesson Plans| ESL Halloween | ESL Curriculum
Are you looking for an engaging ESL lesson? This ESL lesson includes vocabulary, speaking, writing and listening activities for ESL students. Also included in this ESL lesson is a Digital Version! This ESL lesson is perfect for newcomers, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. In this ESL lesson students will have access to speaking and vocabulary activities. Also, ESL students will access the four domains of language. Join the Close Read of the Month Club today! Every month you will have less
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3rd - 12th
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Primary Documents: Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
This is a unit covering two of the pivotal moments in the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The download includes two reading activities (centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address), two multiple choice reading assessments, student response essay questions, guided reading activities, true and false questions, and Common Core questions geared toward middle school reading and social studies objectives. Follow Our Store HereCheck out our Youtube Channel! "The Common Co
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8th - 11th
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Halloween ELA Mystery, Halloween Activity
Halloween ELA Mystery is the perfect Halloween activity to give your students during the week of Halloween, so they can review their ELA skills. Your students will solve activities that include reading comprehension, proofreading, main idea, and spelling, in order to figure out who stole the Halloween candy.In this product, your students will receive a list of suspects who possibly stole the neighborhood Halloween candy. The students will be asked to solve four clues in order to solve the myster
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6th - 9th
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Analyzing "I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Practice analyzing text to locate figurative language and persuasive technique using the famous "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lesson includes: *A page of pre-reading/essential questions to set a purpose for reading and build background knowledge and vocabulary.*Copy of the speech text for ease of implementation. No digging for a resource!*Quick Check page with comprehension questions and a 20 word summary prompt.*Figurative Language page requiring students to locate t
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7th - 10th
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Digital Workbook for HMH Into Literature Grade 8 ELA UNIT 1 Gadgets & Glitches
This ELA Google Slides Digital Workbook is aligned with HMH Into Literature Grade 8, UNIT 1 Gadgets & Glitches. Keeping all student work for this unit in one place makes it easy to grade! Pages can be duplicated, and tables and textboxes are EDITABLE. Add pages to customize work for students! Easily assigned on Google Classroom for remote or hybrid learning, as classwork or homework.Unit texts referenced include "The Brave Little Toaster," "Are Superhumans on the Horizon?", "Interflora," "Au
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6th - 9th
Also included in: HMH Into Literature Digital Notebook Grade 8 ALL UNITS BUNDLE
Amanda Gorman The Hill We Climb Poem Analysis — MLK I've Been to the Mountaintop
In this lesson, students will analyze Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop."On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman touched the American people when she delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the presidential inauguration. Let your students be a part of her powerful message. Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history. Students will also read an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I’ve
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Black History Month ELA Activities
Black History Month ELA Activities
This Black History Month Activities Bundle includes 11 ELA products to celebrate Black History Month in February!The following lessons are included:Black History Month One-Pager ProjectLangston Hughes "I, Too" paired with Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" — Poetry AnalysisThe Harlem Renaissance Digital Escape Room | 360° Reading Comprehension Game (no prior knowledge needed!)Digital Black History Month Interactive Bulletin Board — 4 Awesome Project Options!Amanda Gorman "The Hill We Climb"
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Analyzing "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln President's Day Activity
Great for President's Day! Practice analyzing text to locate literary devices and persuasive technique using the famous "Gettysburg Address" speech by President Abraham Lincoln.
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*A page of pre-reading/essential questions to set a purpose for reading and build background knowledge and vocabulary.
*Copy of the speech text for ease of implementation. No digging for a resource!
*Quick Check page with comprehension questions and paraphrasing prompt.
*Literary Devices page requiri
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8th - 11th
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Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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Halloween Comprehension Passages - True Crime Nonfiction Bundle of 5 Articles
These spooky comprehension passages are perfect for Halloween! Explore five true crime cases with the nonfiction articles provided in this bundle. Cases include: “The Crooked Queen of Crypto,” “Marty and the Shrink,” “The Lover in the Attic,” and more! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎ Save 25% with the bundled discount! ⚡︎⚡︎⚡︎Included with this True Crime Nonfiction Bundle:✏️ Five True Crime Nonfiction Articles“Death by Immurement,” “The Crooked Q
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6th - 10th
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Black History and Social Justice | TED Talks Lessons
Intriguing resources to engage your students in reading, listening, and writing activities. Your students will love pondering higher-level questions regarding civil justice - which will culminate in writing a court Motion (with authentic Rules of Court guidelines).Each lesson is accompanied by a link to an episode of TED Talks: “We Need to Talk About an Injustice” by Bryan Stevenson, “Color Blind or Color Brave” by Mellody Hobson, and “The Danger of Silence” by Clint Smith. These fascinating spe
Grades:
8th - 11th
MLK Lit Devices & Rhetorical Analysis Quiz "I Have a Dream" Speech
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL reading passage and quiz. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and literary devices quiz. The pages can be used for classwork, homework, flipped learning, blended learning, distance learning, Google classroom, and extension activities. Great for 6th-8th grades, and 9-12 grades. Perfect for middle school students and high school students alike!A classroom activity for Martin Luther King Jr. day. An ELA activity and literary device lesson for MLK day.What's Included:■ 5-page reading
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5th - 12th
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Winter Solstice Reading Passage & Comprehension Activities Middle / High School
Give your students the opportunity to learn more about the winter solstice and its impact on present-day winter holidays in this one-page passage with accompanying comprehension and vocabulary activities. Your students can grow their background knowledge, learn more about commonly celebrated winter holidays, and expand their vocabulary of Tier II words like in the terms -- ancient, tradition, and celebrate!Use as a whole-class lesson, in small groups, or leave with a substitute teacher knowing y
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6th - 9th
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Super Bowl Reading Comprehension
Super Bowl Reading Comprehension! Engage and entertain your students with this informative Super Bowl-themed text! Students will learn about the history of the big game starting with the earliest Super Bowls. Find out about halftime shows, the most popular foods consumed during the Super Bowl, weird Super Bowl stadium rules, and much more! Resource includes:3 page original passage-informational text written for students in grades 7-8A graphic organizer8 Common-Core aligned multiple choice questi
Grades:
7th - 9th
MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, repetition, allusions, themes aligned with the RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, and RI6 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figura
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
St. Patrick's Day Mystery Picture | Reading Comprehension | Print & Digital
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery Pictures that are color by number are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging St. Patrick's Day reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery p
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5th - 9th
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader's theater script
Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader’s theater is a 2 page script for 8 readers that explains the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s arrest and subsequent letter, summarizes the content of the letter and provides a peek at subsequent landmark events that came as a result of the civil rights movement.Also included: a rubric, reader's theater version of MLK's I Have a Dream speech, and some Black History visual writing prompts/bulletin board items to promote critical thinking.Check out
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Informational Text Mystery Picture | Reading | Back to School | Print & Digital
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery Pictures that are color by number are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging back-to-school reading comprehension mystery picture activity about National Charity Day. It includes 1 short passage and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the
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5th - 9th
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Escape from the Haunted Cemetery Halloween Digital Breakout Escape Room
No Prep! 100% Digital – A fun and interactive way to combine facts, history, math, science, critical thinking, and the excitement a digital breakout! While working their way through this digital breakout students will encounter clues to help them unlock the breakout. A great way to celebrate Halloween while learning interesting facts. The clues gradually become more challenging. The breakout can be completed by an individual student, partners, or by a team of students and most students will "bre
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6th - 10th
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