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Middle school creative writing guided reading books
The Lightning Thief Novel Study Bundle
This Lightning Thief novel study bundle is the most comprehensive resource out there to meet the needs of your students. Don’t spend your limited time on an endless search. We have put together a fully comprehensive resource for teachers to implement immediately or use as a guide for their own Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief activities. This comprehensive bundle is built for your students to learn about key reading strategies such as making inferences, predictions, and more. This super b
Grades:
4th - 6th
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien is a standards based low prep novel study. Along with reading comprehension and writing activities, the literature guide promotes interesting discussion topics about society and what makes a person (animal) civilized.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files. The download includes a student PDF with all activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for independent work, reading groups, or book clubs. The second PDF has
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4th - 6th
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How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!
Teach your students how to write a play from start to finish. The slides include vocabulary, examples, and a step-by-step breakdown of creating characters, a storyboard, script, practice and performance. Students follow along and create their own play with the included worksheets. This bundle also includes narrative and informational reading passages with comprehension questions about the life and work of a playwright. I have also included a How to Write a Play wordsearch for fast finishers! Thi
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2nd - 8th
Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit
This literature resource for Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a low prep novel study and includes both reading comprehension activities as well as creative poetry writing activities related to the figures of speech used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is the perfect supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- just like Jack (the main character
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
Myth Writing Projects, Mythology Writing Outline, Book Report and More
"Myths, Mythology Unit" With this resource you will have everything you need to add fun and creativity to your mythology genre studies. I have included a "Myth Writing Project Menu" with nine creative projects, a myth element checklist, a writing outline for students to organize and write their own myth and a complete "Myth Book Report" for students to fill out after they have read a myth novel of their own. Digital Option Available! This will work perfectly for distance learning as well!The c
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Genre Units Bundled, Projects for Every Reading Genre
Silly Opinions | Digital Writing Prompts | Intro to Opinion Writing | Engaging
Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks.These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating their
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3rd - 6th
Gooseberry Park Guided Reading Packet, CC-Aligned!
This is a fun, Common Core-aligned, guided reading packet to go with the novel Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant. This packet stretches the entire novel. Each chapter is represented with questions and responses. This packet addresses: comprehension questions, text dependent questions, analysis of brief passages, literary terms including simile and onomatopoeia, inferencing questions, predictions, parts of speech and even a concluding writing assignment prompt. Fun illustrations and graphics,
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3rd - 6th
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Number of the Stars - Novel Packet - Questions, Vocab. Tests, Essay Prompts
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a tim
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Digital Close Reading: Macbeth's Tomorrow Soliloquy
WHAT IS IT?Digital Close Reading: Macbeth is a fully digital resource that guides students through a digital close read of the “Tomorrow” soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth. Using annotation cues, students will arrive at an understanding of Shakespeare’s light and dark symbolism, the theme of time, and tone. It can also be printed and used as a hardcopy resource. A suggested answer key is included.HOW DOES IT WORK?Teachers can assign this resource using Google Classroom or Goo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
If I Built A School Writing
Easy and fun first writing assignment for your students! I read the book If I Built A School and use it as a mentor text for students to think like an engineer and write about what their dream school would look like.Product includes:+ Brainstorm Google Jamboard slides+ Brainstorm thinking map+ 2 different final copies.+ Page to draw dream school*Created on a google slide so you can either assign on google classroom and delete the text box of lines, or print to have them write a paper final copy.
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3rd - 8th
Ancient Persia Mega Bundle of Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
This bundle contains five close reading activities about key events from Ancient Persia and influential people from the era; a timeline display or sorting activity; two biography writing units about Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great; an informational writing unit about Ancient Persia and an opinion writing unit discussing the most important figure from the period.22 Lessons, or 22 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻Firstly, there
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5th - 6th
Wolf Hollow Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becom
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Lauren Wolk BUNDLE
Power point: The Outsiders novel study
The Outsiders power point by Kathy ApplebeeThis 53 slide presentation contains graphics, questions and short writing assignments for every chapter, unit projects, material on character analysis, conflict, links to free review games and resources. Also in the ZIP folder are 5 .PDF charts in the Power Point that can be used as handouts. The 8 slide preview has examples of resources included.FREEBIE extra: Curtain Call Caper guided reading free printables and graphic organizers.Check out other no
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Grades:
7th - 11th
King Bidgood's In the Bathtub Activity Packet
Looking for activities to accompany the classic picture book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub?
This FUN, ENGAGING, and HASSLE-FREE! Just print, hand out, and watch your students comprehension increase and their imaginations soar!
10 Activities include:
KWL Chart
Beginning-Middle-End
Main Idea-Supporting Details
Text Connections
Sequencing of Events
Problem-Solution Irganizer (2)
Bathtub Imaginings - Visualizing
Imaginative Writing Prompts (2)
Resources created by: Jessica Lawler, "Joy in the Jou
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K - 6th
Writing a book report {for beginners}
Unlock the world of book reporting for beginners with our resource: "Writing a Book Report {for Beginners}." This invaluable tool is designed to guide and empower your students in crafting comprehensive book reports with ease. Tailored for beginners, this resource includes dedicated sections for every essential aspect of a book report.**Key Features:**1. **Comprehensive Reporting Sections:** This resource simplifies the book reporting process with designated pages for crucial elements: - Cov
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1st - 12th, Staff
Hate That Cat Novel Study and Poetry Unit
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech has so many poetic possibilities. This low prep novel unit for Hate That Cat includes a variety of standard reading comprehension skills as well as creative writing activities related to the figures of speech and poetry used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story.
This is a great supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- ju
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle
The Holocaust & Anne Frank Bundle Digital & Print | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Twelve complete lessons, either printable or on Google Forms or Google Slides, about the Holocaust of World War II and the famous Jewish diarist, Anne Frank. The NO PREP activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade learning about the Holocaust and World War 2.Included in this bundle:Anne Frank Digital Timeline Research and Sorting Activity (1 or 2 lessons)Anne Frank Biography Writing Unit Digital & Print (4 lessons)Anne Frank BOOM Cards™ C
Grades:
5th - 7th
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook Novel Study
Here is a novel study for Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by author Mary Amato. This is a wonderful book about friendship and perseverance. The students at Wordsworth Elementary School race to find out who has been stealing classroom items and leaving a poem in its place. This is a novel that is a favorite of boys and girls The comprehension skills that are covered in this novel study are predicting, visualization, cause and effect, sequencing, questioning, main idea, key d
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Novel Study Growing Bundle
William Shakespeare Mega Bundle of Play Scripts & Activities | 5th & 6th Grade
This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six close reading activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest.⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻The six close reading activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about:The Life of William ShakespeareMacbethHamletRomeo & JulietRichard IIIA Midsummer Night's
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5th - 7th
Fantasy Writing Workshop – Secondary ELA – Full Genre Unit w/ CCSS Rubrics
Your students will love this no-prep creative fantasy writing unit! “Fantasy Writing Workshop“ is a step-by-step complete narrative writing unit that facilitates the analysis, development, and creation of creative narratives in the allegorical genre of fantasy. Everything you need to teach fantasy writing is here!This 24-page and 18-slide unit includes the following activities and assignments (See PREVIEW):A "Fantasy Writing Workshop" presentation file that addresses the definition and structure
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7th - 10th
Area 51 Conspiracy Mentor Texts & Reading & Writing Project
Introducing The Ultimate Resource to Explore UFO Conspiracy Theories and Cultivate Critical Thinking! Unravel the mysteries surrounding Area 51 with our compelling print-and-go mentor texts and comprehensive reading and writing worksheets, featuring "The Roswell Incident" and the infamous Bob Lazar interview! Through 13 amazing activities, students will delve into the world of Area 51 conspiracy theories, examining evidence and deciding for themselves if UFOs and aliens hide within this highly c
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3rd - 6th
Dying to Meet You 43 Old Cemetery Road Novel Study Unit
Dying to Meet You by Kate Klise is a unique novel study unit that is a big hit with students. This standards based 43 Old Cemetery Road literature guide offers lots of practice with inference skills. The students must read "between the lines" in the letters that the characters write back and forth to each other to understand the story plot and characters. There are several creative writing activities from which to choose as well as vocabulary lists, story plot maps, and character charts included
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4th - 6th
All 4 Moffat Book Study Guides! Moffats, Middle Moffat, Rufus, Moffat Museum
Give your child a truly fun, entertaining, wholesome reading and educational experience! Read all four Moffat books!Read all four Moffat books and delight in the pure fun and life of the Moffat children in 1916-1919. Learn history, geography, music, art, and science all from these books and accompanying study guides. Plus reading, writing, and vocabulary.Each study guide goes chapter by chapter asking both comprehension and critical thinking questions. There are also vocabulary words and many fu
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2nd - 7th
Grades 3-8: A World of Cookies for Santa - Christmas around the world Read Aloud
Take a trip around the world as we learn about all the delicious treats Santa eats, and unique Christmas traditions celebrated around the world! This printable PDF is a companion for M.E. Furman's book A World of Cookies for Santa! This package can be used with grades 3-8 as the depth of discussion and length of writing assignments can vary depending on the age group. Always preview the books and activities before assigning to ensure they are appropriate for your learners.About This Product:3 PD
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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