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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
Socratic Seminar: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, Standards Aligned
This Socratic seminar contains a great message for the beginning of the school year! Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. Introduce your students to Socratic seminar with this easy-to-implement, step-by-step resource. This 32-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar to include pre and post activities featuring the poem “A Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This resource includes a well-organized protocol fo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Stella by Starlight - a complete novel study
Stella by Starlight is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with minimal preparation required by the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts and social studies. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, making connections, making inferences, critical thinking, learning vocabulary, using context clues, using dictionary skills, researching, writing for clarity a
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5th - 8th
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The Elevator: A Lesson in Suspense
Tweens and teens love chills and thrills! Kick off a unit - or an exhilarating lesson - of intense suspense with this all-inclusive 38-slide PowerPoint "The Elevator." Presentation includes the text, anticipatory questions, probable passage, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions where students can write their own conclusion. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you're not there!Teaching more suspense or gothic literature? Check out my other
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Substitute Literary Lesson Bundle
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros — Short Story Analysis
This resource for "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros includes awesome reading questions as well as an activating strategy and an after reading project!At first glance, “Eleven” appears to be a simple story about a traumatic event experienced by a young girl on her birthday. However, upon a deeper look, this story reveals a struggle of facing unjust assumptions and stigmas. This story is a great opportunity to challenge students to consider additional struggles people face on top of the universal growin
Grades:
6th - 9th
Holiday ELA Activity - Twas the Night Before Christmas
Searching for a Fun Christmas Activity for your Middle School ELA Students? Ask your students to analyze Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem, “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and complete these fun activities. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (the original title) is the perfect piece of poetry to review figurative language and poetic devices with students (including metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, personification, and more!). An Informational Article on the historical figure of St. Nichola
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street PowerPoint
Teaching The Twilight Zone play, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street? Introduce this gripping play of suspense and conformity with an engaging, student-friendly 36-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on The Twilight Zone, pre-reading vocabulary, teleplay terms, anticipation questions, themes, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions that will take you through the entire unit.Click HERE for more amazing The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street products!Need more terrific teacher
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6th - 12th
Also included in: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Bundle
6th Grade Reading Literature Game - Test Prep
Grade 6 ELA - Reading Literature/Narrative Test Prep - Put down the pencils and have fun with this reading literature language arts game. This is a quiz style PowerPoint review game that is fully editable. It can be played by one child, or the teacher can lead the game and have the whole class compete in groups. The game is in PowerPoint, but you can simply upload to your Google Drive as Google Slides, and share with your students using Google Classroom. Play competitively in school, or send h
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5th - 7th
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Christmas Holiday Activities Middle School ELA
Searching for Holiday Activities to use with Middle School Students prior to leaving for Winter Break? This Christmas Activity Bundle will keep your ELA classes engaged all through December! These resources include Holiday Writing Assignments, Informational Text Readings, Slides Presentations, Fun Activities, and more!FIVE Great Holiday Resources Included: (Find detailed descriptions of each below!)A Christmas Carol Guided Reading ActivitiesHow to Write a Business Letter (to Santa)Celebrating Di
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6th - 9th
The Tell Tale Heart PowerPoint
Teaching Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart?" Kick off this suspenseful classic with a comprehensive, student-friendly 30-slide The Tell-Tale Heart PowerPoint that is guaranteed to pique students' interest. Slides include informative facts on Edgar Allan Poe, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and captivating scenes from the film adaptation. Presentation includes engaging Common Core essays and writing activities.Need more products for "The Tell-Tale Heart"? Check out my week-long unit bundle - T
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Literary Horror Jumbo Bundle
Hidden Figures Presentation on Google Slides
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? This Hidden Figures Presentation on Google Slides is your answer. In this resource you get:The book reading broken down into four manageable weeksEach week, there are 8 - 13 slides providing historical context and vocabulary terms for students to pay attention to.Optional video clips to highlight historical events are
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition Unit Bundle
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Figurative Language and Structure Analysis
Students will love this assignment based on the classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"!The lesson starts with a Christmas song lyric figurative language analysis. Then students read and analyze the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the use of similes and metaphors. While watching the film (not included), students complete a plot diagram. After watching the film, students will analyze the conflict of the story, as well as complete an objective summary.The resource is an editable PowerPo
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6th - 9th
Taylor Swift Close Reading through Music (Valentine's Day)
Calling all Swifties! Are you ready to infuse your classroom with the magic of Taylor Swift's music? Introducing a captivating resource on Teachers Pay Teachers designed to ignite your students' love for learning through the power of music! Dive into the world of comprehension and engagement with our enchanting lesson plan centered around Taylor Swift's iconic song "Enchanted". Perfectly timed for Valentine's Day, this resource will have your students singing, reading, and analyzing lyrics wi
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6th - 7th
Halloween "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe Gr. 6-9
What better way to celebrate Halloween than by reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe? This timeless gothic horror is just what you and your students need to get in the mood for Halloween and all things that go bump in the night!
These lesson plans include the poem, a study guide for individual or group work, summarization of the poem by stanzas and vocabulary PowerPoint presentations for elements of poetry arranged in the ExC-ELL format. A quiz/test is included with modifications noted by two
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6th - 9th
4 Holiday Short Stories INTRO with PDF LINKS, digital VOCABULARY STUDY ppt
These amazing Language Arts Powerpoints are going to help your students so much with the comprehension of grade level reading material because they use beautiful photos to teach all the really difficult vocabulary and explain the history behind the setting.PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 4 FABULOUS HOLIDAY THEMED short stories:*A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote*The
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5th - 12th
Halloween Literature PowerPoint Bundle
Students love chills and thrills!! Combine literary analysis and spine-tingleing stories with the Halloween Literature PowerPoint Bundle. Common Core-aligned product includes PowerPoints on Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart," "Annabel Lee," Roald Dahl's "The LandLady, W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw," and a bonus PowerPoint on gothic literature, which will give your students an opportunity to write their own spooky story. You and your students will love this! Every English teacher needs an inventory
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6th - 12th
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2 THANKSGIVING Short Stories: PDF LINKS INTRO and Vocab Study ppt lesson
These amazing Language Arts Powerpoints are going to help your students so much with the comprehension of grade level reading material because they use beautiful photos to teach all the really difficult vocabulary and explain the history behind the setting.PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 2 GRATITUDE THEMED short stories; perfect for Thanksgiving: *TWO THANKSGIVI
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5th - 8th
READ ALOUD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel THE CAY photos, music, maps ppt
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for THE CAY, BL 5.3* LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is included GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: please be aware that
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5th - 12th
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel THE CAY photos, music, maps ppt
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background context information for THE CAY, BL 5.3* LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is included GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: please be aw
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5th - 12th
Hercules Movie Guide Questions - Customizable
My students enjoy watching Disney's Hercules (1997) at the end of the year, since we just finished learning about the Classical literary period. This worksheet can be completed chronologically throughout the movie. There are also more thought-provoking questions on theme at the end.I have included questions about Percy Jackson and "Aesop's Fables" since we have studied both, so this resource is customizable for you to omit or replace those if you so choose.This resource is in a simple font to ma
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6th - 7th
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Lamb to the Slaughter Short Story Analysis | Roald Dahl
In this Reading Comprehension Guide & Literary Analysis of the short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, students will participate in before, during, and after reading activities.Included in this short story lesson plan:Before Reading Word SortAcademic Vocabulary Powerpoint and Graphic OrganizerDuring Reading Comprehension Questions and AnswersAfter Reading Cooperative Learning Literary Analysis Questions and AnswersAnalysis of the Biblical verses Alluded in the story Lamb to the Slau
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7th - 11th
Caged Bird - A Compare Contrast Lesson
Help your students deepen their analytical skills with a close reading of Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird" and compare/contrast activity with Alicia Keys' song "Caged Bird." Angelou's poem is often seen on ELA standardized tests and yields deep thinking questions that sharpen inferencing and interpretative skills. All-inclusive product provides both texts, background information on Maya Angelou, comprehension/analysis questions, and an optional 5-paragraph compare/contrast essay. Super sub fr
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month Literature Bundle
Teammates : Children’s Books in Middle & High School
Who says teenagers don’t like children’s books? I've found they LOVE them. And what a great teaching tool!"Teammates" by Peter Golenbock (a book about Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese) is a lesson which reveals children’s literature as a great tool for middle and high school students. Perfect for units on Civil Rights, Black History Month, heroes, racism, overcoming adversity and courage (to name a few), "Teammates" is the story of Jackie Robinson as he joins the Major Leagues. Pee Wee Reese’s
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6th - 12th
Also included in: The High School Bundle- Language Arts Lessons, PPTs & More!
Short story: 7th GRADE Hispanic American Heritage introduction & vocabulary ppt
Purpose: "Seventh Grade by Gary Soto:nnthis introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature circles,
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4th - 8th
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