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Critical thinking Common Core RL.8.1 handouts
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Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Middle School A Long Walk to Water - Interactive Chapter Bookmarks
Each of the four bookmarks covers approximately 30 pages of the novel. Students use the bookmark as they read to write the vocabulary sentences as they find them in the text. Then have them think of context clues as they look up and record the part of speech and official definition. Each bookmark has three additional activities included to foster deeper understandings of those pages. Of those activities, one will encourage students to artistically render a response.Included:· PDF· 12 pages· Voca
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Middle School A Long Walk to Water Novel Unit - Five Interactive Resources
"The Lottery" Scavenger Hunt
This 10-question active reading scavenger hunt requires students to actively hunt for and analyze information while engaging with the text. Answer sheet and step-by-step guidance for individual and group directions are included.
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6th - 9th
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The Miracle Worker Essay Prompts and Condensed Rubric
There's no need to look for a "sign" that you've come to the right place to obtain the perfect list of essay prompts for "The Miracle Worker." This handout provides 10 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this famous play. The choices are varied and may be used for short-answer quizzes, an in-class essay test, or a homework assignment. To make this printable even more appealing, a detailed rubric is included.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Shakespeare Bundle 8 Plays (Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo, Othello, etc.)
This product contains 112 worksheets (one page front and back) that include a combination of double-entry journals with an emphasis on character relationships and textual evidence, scene summaries, and guiding questions. When I use these worksheets, I have students form "collegiate study groups" to read the text together and pick out lines that support their understanding of the text. The information can be later used to develop essays around character relationships or as a tool for acting out s
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8th - 12th
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Mini-Reviews Book Report
In the 11-page Mini-Reviews Book Report, 6th through 10th grade students can share their opinions on the novels they read by posting mini-reviews online. This approach provides a playful and imaginative way for students to share their thoughts on the book and discover new titles by reading reviews written by their classmates. Students will write a summary of the book, offer their opinion about the book, and back it up with critical evidence to justify their point of view. The assignment includes
"The Ransom of Red Chief" Theme/Irony Constructed Response Practice plus KEY
This PDF contains student handouts with answer keys and teacher notes.
The handouts prepare students for writing a short constructed response on theme and irony. Students will read a writing prompt, create and critique theme statements, practice embedding quotes, and combine all of the elements together for a complete constructed response. There are two graphic organizers and a sheet with framed sentences for each key part of the writing piece.
There are detailed teacher notes, which explain
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7th - 9th
Walt Whitman Poetry, Review Worksheet, and Detailed Answer Key
Here's a chance to bring optimism, imagination, joy, and history into the classroom. After reading six poems by Walt Whitman, students will be "well-versed" in understanding the philosophies of this famous author as well as the concepts of the Romantic Period. From reading "I Hear America Singing" to "O Captain, My Captain" to "Miracles," as well as three other popular pieces, many will appreciate the popular themes and perspectives of this Age of Enlightenment writer. This package is a must-h
"The Interlopers" Test, Worksheet, or Homework with Detailed Answer Key
No need to "hunt" for the perfect assessment for this popular piece of fiction. Here it is! Filled with an array of questions that reinforce the understanding of this short story, readers will have the opportunity to focus on characters, setting, imagery, conflict, point-of-view, climax, and more. To make this assessment even more inviting, a detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird Character and Settings Charts with Detailed Answer Keys
"Chart" a direct course for students to use critical-thinking skills as they delve further into To Kill a Mockingbird and "scout" for correlations between people's traits and actions (table one) as well as Maycomb's identifiable locations and personalities (table two). This ideal exercise helps readers to gain a better understanding of various aspects and perspectives of the story. It's perfect for individual pair-share, or group work activity. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Realism: Short Story Reviews (or Tests), Characteristics, & Detailed Answer Keys
It's time to get "real." This packet of Realism story worksheets and characteristics allows students to use critical-thinking skills as they answer questions that pertain to six popular pieces: "The Story of an Hour," "A Pair of Silk Stockings," "A Wagner Matinee," "A Family," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," and "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." Enhanced with literary terminology including plot, setting, theme, irony, inferences, motivation, and more, the questions provide a comprehensive re
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Identifying and Analyzing Plot Discussion Prompts
This resource will make the process of learning how to effectively discuss literature so much easier for students! It includes easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blank prompts and responses to get them started with formatting profound questions and ideas about plot so they can build their skills and confidence with discussing in class.This resource includes a page of questions and another page of comment starters, all also including multiple bullet points of related responses. Then, the same prompts and r
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Identifying and Analyzing Plot Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
Coronavirus Language Arts Plans (10 Days) or (Sub Plans)
As schools continue to close, due to Coronavirus- teachers need plans now!This is Language Arts around the house! Now parents and students can see how these skills are used daily. Each part has do do with a different room in your home or apartment. ******NO TECHNOLOGY NEEDED!******Great For: Middle School, ELL, SPED, 504, etc. Contains: 1-Skills Practiced Cover Page2-Parent Letter3-Sample/Example work page4- 8 Pages using Main Idea + Text Evidence + Explanation 5- 1 Persuasive Paragraph About No
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6th - 9th
To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Prompts with Condensed Rubric
You've just found a "dilly" of topics for To Kill a Mockingbird which allow students to explore motives, themes, conflicts, or impressions of life and times in Maycomb, Alabama. Using their novel and/or supplemental material, readers can write an essay that explains a specific component of interest from this bestseller. A condensed rubric is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Anton Chekhov: "The Looking Glass" Worksheet (or Test) and Detailed Answer Key
No need to use a "looking glass" if teachers seek a comprehensive review of this short story. Here it is! Embedded in this handout are 15 questions that include literary terminology (character, irony, inference, point-of-view, conflict, etc.) which assist students to intricately examine the essence of this popular piece. To make this a "clear" choice, a detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Identifying and Analyzing Setting Discussion Prompts
This resource will make the process of learning how to effectively discuss literature so much easier for students! It includes easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blank prompts and responses to get them started with formatting profound questions and ideas about setting so they can build their skills and confidence with discussing in class.This resource includes a page of questions and another page of comment starters, all also including multiple bullet points of related responses. Then, the same prompts an
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Identifying Literary Elements Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
"The Lottery" Worksheet, Test, or Homework Assignment with Detailed Answer Key
Teachers will think they won the "jackpot" if they use this comprehensive printable. With a list of 15 questions that incorporate literary terminology, students will have the chance to answer questions about the story's plot, setting, theme, point-of-view, imagery, denotation, climax, etc. This is the winning ticket, as a detailed answer sheet is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Identifying and Analyzing Characters Discussion Prompts
This resource will make the process of learning how to effectively discuss literature so much easier for students! It includes easy-to-use, fill-in-the-blank prompts and responses to get them started with formatting profound questions and ideas about characters so they can build their skills and confidence with discussing in class.This resource includes a page of questions and another page of comment starters, all also including multiple bullet points of related responses. Then, the same prompts
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Identifying and Analyzing Characters Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
Inference Work for Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day"
Provides an "It Says, I Say, And So" inference chart (concept from Kylie Beers, When Kids Can't Read) for Ray Bradbury's short story, "All Summer in a Day." This chart is only for the beginning of the story and for use with students who read at least at an eighth grade level. I will be offering other materials for struggling high school students working with this story.
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8th - 12th
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The House on Mango Street Quote Interpretation Worksheet with Answer Key
This review of "House on Mango Street" is the ideal "route" for students to take to use critical-thinking skills to demonstrate their knowledge of this best-seller. A plethora of quotes from the book allows them to explore character perspectives about life on Mango Street. It's also a perfect individual, group, or partner activity. To make this worksheet even more desirable, a detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Saki: "The Open Window" Worksheet, Assessment, or Homework & Detailed Answer Key
This worksheet (or assessment) is a "breath of fresh air" for teachers who want to check for comprehension of this popular short story. Embedded in this handout are 15 questions that include literary terminology (character, conflict, irony, point-of-view, mood, etc.) which assist students to intricately examine the essence of "The Open Window." A detailed answer key is included.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Lottery" Essay Prompt Assignment Sheet with Detailed Rubric
Teachers will have the "winning ticket" when they use this essay prompt for "The Lottery." Eights topics are listed that will help readers to delve into issues that relate to the plot and theme of this popular short story. As an additional "prize," an abridged rubric is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" Essay Prompts with Condensed Rubric
"Revisit" this popular short story with these perfect essay prompts. Students will gain a full understanding of this narrative as they focus on plot, theme, setting, mood, characters, inference, and more. Twelve options offer a wide array of topics from which to choose. As an additional bonus, an abridged rubric is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Casey at the Bat" Questions (Worksheet or Homework) and Detailed Answer Key
This worksheet is a "grand slam" of a review for Casey at the Bat. Featuring poetry terminology in some of the 15 questions, this printable is a "hit" among students and teachers. A detailed answer key.
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7th - 8th, Higher Education
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