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Middle school literature handouts for Microsoft PowerPoint $5-10
Poem of the Week Collection: a YEAR of Multimedia Poetry!
Historically speaking, poems started out as stories intended to be read aloud. Share poems the way they were MEANT to be read - with audio and video readings – while still achieving rigorous reading and creative writing!This Poem of the Week Collection can be used in multiple ways, whether you want... • more consistent poetry stretched throughout the year,• to scaffold students up to more difficult poems, • to compress these poems into a shorter unit in April, or • to make poetry come alive alon
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Sorry, Wrong Number PowerPoint, Activities ~ Google Links Included
Look no further for resources to teach the play "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher. Whether you're an experienced educator or new to the classroom, this resource has everything you need to engage and inspire your middle school students while reading this thrilling radio play. Key Features:1. Dive into History: Prior to reading "Sorry, Wrong Number," use the included 36-slide PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation to provide the necessary background information on the evolution of the te
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â 7th Grade ELA Mega Bundle! Everything You Need to Teach 7th Grade ELA!
7th & 8th Grade Daily Reading Warm-Ups (Common Core Aligned)
NEW - YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD THESE PRESENTATIONS IMMEDIATELY:)This item was created to help students practice reading and answering questions based on the Common Core Standard.In my classroom, I wanted to be able to have students read short passages and then answer questions in preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment. I also wanted them to practice the particular standard we would be working on in the classroom. This item is in PDF format, but if you email me I can share your own copy with
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7th - 8th
The Outsiders Questions - Comprehension and Analysis Chapter Reading Questions
The Outsiders Questions resource includes ready-to-use questions that will check your students' comprehension and challenge them to analyze literary elements in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This ready-to-use resource includes questions organized by chapters that include comprehension, analysis, and literary device questions. It also includes a useful handout with definitions and examples of common literary devices that they can use as a reference while answering questions. Finally, a presentati
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â The Outsiders Unit Plan - S.E. Hinton Novel Study Reading Unit
Google Slides and Figurative Language Worksheet Disney's Encanto
Are your students obsessed with Encanto? This fun lesson is the perfect integration of Disney with figurative language in the classroom. It can be used as introduction or review of five types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and alliteration. Each figurative language slide (1-9) introduces a figure of speech with a definition, example, and additional video resource. Slides 10-25 include figurative language lyrics from the Encanto's soundtrack where students c
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3rd - 7th
Editable Book Recommendation Lists | Categories | Genres | Middle School |
Included in this resource is 65+ editable pages and 25+ editable reading genres and categories of book recommendations for middle and high school students. If students are always asking you for book recommendations based on their interests, this is the perfect resource. Download the preview to see what you're getting in this editable resource. There is a page or two of genre or category recommendations. Then there is a blank page for each of these same categories. The file is 100% EDITABLE so yo
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6th - 11th
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Romeo and Juliet Figurative Language & Literary Terms by Act
So you know you need to teach literary terms with Romeo and Juliet, but where do you start? It can be time-consuming and just plain overwhelming to sit down with one of the Bard's plays and try to analyze each line for literary devices. Have no fear!
I have been working on a list of literary terms that can be applied to the play for ten years, and this product encompasses 49 different poetic and figurative language terms. You can introduce as many or as few literary terms to your students as yo
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8th - 10th
My Side of the Mountain - a complete novel study
My Side of the Mountain is a complete novel study that’s ready to go with very little preparation by the teacher. This book is a great fit for middle school language arts. It aligns with many of the common core state standards.The activities included engage the students in many learning outcomes: reading comprehension, writing for a specific purpose, creating opening and closing sentences, sequencing, using transition words, organizing a paragraph, understanding superlatives, researching, recogn
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5th - 8th
Introduction to British Romanticism, 1798-1850
The British Romantic movement reshaped poetry as we know it, introducing a more personal, emotional response to the world, as well as a glorification of nature, childhood, and personal liberty. This best-selling set includes everything you'll need to introduce the British Romantic period (1798-1850) including detailed lecture notes about the historical background that led to Romanticism, as well as information about the writers and philosophers who influenced the beginnings of the Romantic move
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â British Romantic Poetry BUNDLE
Narrative: Graphic Novel Project
Creating a graphic novel can be a daunting task without a plan, but this two-week unit offers students a step-by-step guide. After exploring some of the most popular modern day myths, students will learn to apply their understanding of archetypes to create their own original heroes and villains. They will also be challenged to identify current societal issues for their super hero to tackle such as crime, global warming, or even bullying. This narrative writing assignment demands critical thin
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5th - 9th
SSR: Sustained Silent Reading Program Bundle
Implementing an SSR program in my English Language Arts classroom was one of the best things that I ever did. Through a series of trial and error, I finally figured out what worked in my classroom and what didn’t. This bundle contains the methods I discovered functioned best for me. I hope they work for you as well.
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7th - 12th
Holes Questions Comprehension & Analysis Chapter Reading Questions Louis Sachar
Holes Questions resource includes ready-to-use questions that will check your students' comprehension and challenge them to analyze literary elements in Holes by Louis Sachar. This ready-to-use resource includes questions organized by chapters that include comprehension and analysis questions. It also includes a presentation to review the answers with students. The answers are detailed and include text evidence for support. This is included in our best-selling novel unit plan:>>> Holes
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Holes Unit Plan - Louis Sachar Novel Study Reading Unit
8th Grade Daily Reading Warm-Ups (Common Core Aligned)
This item was created to help students practice reading and answering questions based on the Common Core Standard.
In my classroom, I wanted to be able to have students read short passages and then answer questions in preparation for the Smarter Balanced Assessment. I also wanted them to practice the particular standard we would be working on in the classroom.
This item is in PDF format, but if you email me I can share your own copy with you via google docs.
I have organized the presentatio
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8th
Embedding Quotations Mini-Lessons with Student Notes
Teaching students to integrate quoted textual evidence into their writing can be enough to make you want to pull out your hair, but this ready-to-use, scaffolded slideshow of four mini-lessons will help you guide your students to master quotation embedding.This product includes the following:52-slide, no-prep Google Slides slideshow with mini-lessons for teaching students how to smoothly integrate textual support using multiple strategies2-page Google Doc student notes for each of the quotation
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8th - 12th
Refugee by Alan Gratz Questions - Comprehension and Analysis Chapter Questions
Refugee Questions Resource includes ready-to-use questions that will check your students' comprehension and challenge them to analyze literary elements in Refugee by Alan Gratz. This ready-to-use resource includes questions organized by chapter sets that include both comprehension and analysis questions. A presentation is also included to review the answers with students. The answers are detailed and include text evidence for support. This is included in our popular unit plan:>>> Refug
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Refugee by Alan Gratz Unit Plan - Novel Study Reading Unit
Hero's Journey & Archetypes Full Bundle - Creative Writing - Literature
Guides, Powerpoints, Handouts, Worksheets Bundle - The Hero's Journey:With examples from Mulan, Spider-verse, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Hamilton and more. As a professional editor, I have helped with and studied a lot of stories. The Hero's Journey is one of the oldest story structures--and still in use today. This resource will teach instructors and learners alike about this mythic narrative approach. First, it will explain and define each element. Then it will show how these are use
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Canterbury Tales Introduction PowerPoint with Handout
What is it?
This Canterbury Tales Introduction with Handout is a 10-slide, time-saving tool that prepares students for reading.
Why is it needed?
We all know that we need to take the time to set up students for success in reading by previewing unfamiliar literary elements and background information, particularly when the text was written four centuries ago! However, we don’t always have time to prepare a great lesson. Sometimes, we fall into the trap of cracking open the text without any pre
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8th - 12th
Antigone Scene 2 Sophocles Greek Tragedy Narrative Conflicts Civil Disobedience
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 2 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through:
1) Analysis narrative conflicts
2) Comparison activities between Antigone/Tiananmen Square Tank Man/Martin Luther King
3) Close Reading Activities
4) Tragic Hero's Path Graphic Organizer/Analysis
Antigone GROWING BUNDLE
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7th - 12th
Advanced Literary Analysis Essay Writing Structure for Middle And High School
Detailed explanations of all components of the five paragraph essay: hook, bridge, thesis, topic sentence, evidence/quote, analysis, concluding sentence, thesis restatement, summary of analysis, and clincher.Example for each paragraph component with sentences that analyze Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck.A thorough explanation of how to understand essay prompts and write solid theses.A thorough explanation of how to analyze a quote using reasoning and inferences.A thorough explanation of how to
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7th - 10th
Shakespeare Introduction PowerPoint + Guided Notes
**Update: I have added a guided notes handout to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint.**
I've tried to make this 20-slide PowerPoint detailed, yet concise. It touches on various aspects of Shakespeare's life including his childhood, wife and children, The Globe, time with the Lord Chamberlain's Men, etc. The names of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems are also provided. The concluding slides feature information regarding bardolatry and unknown "fun facts" about Shakespeare.
If you l
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7th - 12th
The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn- Complete Unit
Build anticipation to discuss the major themes of the book, ask them to read the story, provide questions that ask them to think critically about the short story, and finally ask them to connect the themes of the story to other examples of poetry throughout history. Bonus: poetry jobs slide.
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4th - 9th
The Magical Realism Full Lesson Bundle
Teaching creative writing can give students a breather from argumentative and personal writing while also developing skill and confidence that can improve those other important types of writing styles. In this lesson, students explore magical realism. Such a lesson can be paired with literature that is being read in class or can just be a fun 4-day activity to push students in their writing. The following represents an instructional plan for this lesson over the course of 4 60-minute class perio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Character Analysis for The Lemming Condition
Teachers can use this product as a powerpoint slide show to complete with students, print it, or assign online to assess their understanding of key characters in Alan Arkin's classic allegory. This can also be divided up into an assignment for 4 groups of students, giving each a character, or give partnerships a page - totally up to you and your classroom! Two pages with two characters on each page, Bubber, Crow, Old Lemming, and Bubber's Father are included.
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5th - 9th
Literary Fictional Genre Activity for Reading and ELA or Library Classes
Make the most of warm fall days of September and October. or lovely days of spring by hosting a Genre Picnic! A fun way of reviewing or teaching literary genre for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. This student engagement activity takes reading class outside the walls of the classroom or library and immerses your students in a variety of genre. The activities are core content aligned, with student response cards, Exit
slips, Bell Ringers, a Gallery Walk and step-by-step plans for setting up your
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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