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9th grade reading independent work packets $5-10
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Novel Study - Science Literacy
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind novel study is based on the young reader’s edition. This exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would ch
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5th - 9th
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Podcast Worksheets, Listening Guides for Analysis, Digital and Printable
Have you discovered the power of podcasts? It’s easier than ever to find, subscribe and listen to literally thousands of podcasts on every topic from news, arts, business, comedy, education, politics, sports, technology, music, health, spirituality, hobbies, and more. Now with no prep for you, you and your students can join the movement quickly, easily, and purposefully with these podcast worksheets for analysis in printable and digital format. Add a paired podcast to your current unit of stud
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
Compare and Contrast Two Texts on the Same Topic - U.S. History
Bring history and poetry to life with paired texts! Read four famous American poems alongside high-interest nonfiction passages about iconic moments and places in history - including the Lincoln assassination, the Statue of Liberty, and more. Students will strengthen their reading comprehension skills while making meaningful connections to relevant social studies topics!Each of these middle school poem activities comes with an informational reading passage about the poem's historical background
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6th - 9th
Digital Literature Circles - Book Club Forms, Assignments, & Reading Activities
Digital Literature Circles - Book Club Forms, Assignments, & Reading Activities: This ready-to-use resource will allow you to easily implement digital literature circles or book clubs in your classroom. In digital literature circles, students will gather together to discuss a common piece of literature in depth, with each student responsible for a different element of the meeting. Digital literature circles are an excellent way to give students more independence in their reading. With a deta
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7th - 10th
Novel Study Aligned to Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Masterminds, written by Gordon Korman, is a mysterious adventure your students will love. For this literature unit, I separated the novel into four parts. Each section of chapters (e.g. chapters 1 - 6) includes short answer questions with answer keys, comprehension quizzes with answer keys, and critical thinking discussion questions. I’ve also included thorough summaries for every chapter and a vocabulary unit to go along with this novel complete with words, definitions, practice activities, and
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5th - 9th
The Radium Girls Novel Study - Science Literacy
The Radium Girls: Young Readers Edition tells the unbelievable true story of these incredible women, whose determination to fight back saved countless lives.Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint. The painters consider themselves lucky—until they start suffering from a mysterious illness. As the corporations try to cover up a shocking secret, these shining girls suddenly fin
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6th - 9th
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Hidden Figures Novel Study
This novel study aligns with the Hidden Figures young reader's edition, which shares the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.
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5th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions: Fiction | Suspense! NO PREP
Engaging Suspense Story! This page-turning reading assignment is great for multiple choice practice, a substitute lesson plan, and/or a review of literary terms and applications. Includes engaging, high-interest reading passages from a mystery novel to hook reluctant or struggling readers. Each passage has multiple choice questions that help students practice close reading strategies and inference skills. The answer key is included.The passages are from a mystery called "A Ring at the Bottom of
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8th - 10th
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The Disappearing Spoon Novel Study
The Disappearing Spoon, young readers edition tells the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappe
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5th - 9th
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Choice Reading Unit — An Independent Novel Study Program — ELA — CCSS Rubrics
This complete independent reading program provides students a choice in the literature they read and the topics they choose for analyzing that literature. Choice reading can have a powerful impact on developing lifelong readers and L-EA's choice reading unit connects student choice with relevant English topics and concepts (and Common Core standards) ,while providing rigorous writing activities and a straightforward spot-check Google form and rubric. An entire year-long English curriculum could
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7th - 10th
The Martian by Andy Weir Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with the Classroom Edition of The Martian by Andy Weir. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arr
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7th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension for Middle School - The Medicine Bag
Dig deeper into The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. This story provides the perfect opportunity to teach students about dynamic characters, strong themes, and point of view. This pack has everything you need to teach The Medicine Bag, and all of the literature standards in middle school. What’s included? ★ a complete annotated teacher guide filled with tips and tricks to teach the text★ a suggested lesson plan that easily organizes 8 days of content★ vocabulary words for the unit, i
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6th - 9th
Halloween Escape Room Online Inference
Hook your class this Halloween with an interactive escape room based on INFERENCE! Students must read between the lines, gather context clues, and interpret images to decipher which character stole the candy!Check out the free demo here!As they play, students will solve inference riddles, learn the difference between showing and telling (as it relates to indirect characterization) and make cause and effect connections between character actions and their motives by collating evidence.This is a co
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5th - 10th
Halloween Gothic Short Stories Bundle - Reading Comprehension
Listed in the bundle below are literary analyses for the following spooky, gothic short stories, perfect for Halloween time:The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Landlady by Roald DahlThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Monkey’s Paw by W.W. JacobsThe Hand by Guy de Maupassant
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6th - 12th
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Science Sub Plans 6th 7th 8th Grades Science of Fear/Halloween Activities Bundle
Make Sub Days Stress Free Days and Calm the Holiday Chaos! with these NO-PREP lesson plans that teach the Science of Fear and Halloween history with highly engaging reading passages and activities. It will provide easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation for you or your substitute! This resource is NOT for subs only! It also works great for Pre-Holiday, District Testing Days, Fun Friday, or a Teacher Catch-Up Day! These Science of Fear and Halloween activities will allow your students to learn the
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6th - 9th
Independent Reading Workbook for Middle and High School - Use with ANY Fiction
Do you need an engaging way to hold students accountable for their independent reading? This independent reading workbook is a great way to do that. This workbook covers plot, characters, theme, conflict, setting, symbols, and more in an engaging way. There is no prep for you. Just print and go!Independent Reading Workbook Features:This can be used with any fiction novel.It's designed for middle and high school students.It covers fiction standards.There is no prep for you. Just print and go.It c
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7th - 10th
Reading comprehension package:The Soccer World Cup in Qatar, 2022. 4 ACTIVITIES!
Reading Comprehension Package for Qatar World Cup, with four individual activities. Whether you love soccer or not, the World Cup will dominate the headlines in the coming weeks.This collection of four guided reading activities, aimed at 9 to 14 year olds, tests children’s comprehension, retrieval, inference and deduction skills. There are also questions on word meaning. It will promote lively and engaging classroom discussion as children decide for themselves who will win the World Cup 2022, an
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4th - 9th
End of year Hawaii Luau aloha Activities BUNDLE independent work early finishers
Hawaiian Day | Lei Day | Aloha | Luau | 01 May Holiday, end of year, last day of school, hawaii theme is math & literacy writing reading activity, main ideas, Hawaii beach vacation topic is English language art activities, icebreaker game BUNDLE, independent work, May, june, july, August writing crafts, Hawaiian traditional food culture morning work for an early finisher, phonics, main idea, centers, activity NO PREP, substitute, brain breaks, Classroom Management, gift idea ... This game is
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4th - 12th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Readers Theater: Reading Comprehension Unit
Dig deeper into this classic tale about Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman! The original story has been adapted into a 4 scene Readers Theater script that is a great choice for Halloween! This story is perfect for teaching plot structure, figurative language, and how setting impacts plot. This pack has everything you need to teach The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and all of the literature standards in middle school. What’s included? ★ a complete annotated teacher guide filled with tips and tric
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6th - 9th
The Summer I Turned Pretty Novel Study 8th - 12th grade
This novel study for The Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han, contains 49 pages of resources, including 75 comprehension questions and 15 quote analysis pages by chapter. This resource also includes symbolism practice, compare/contrast activities, and a literary essay outline! Focus standards include figurative language, citing textual evidence, character analysis, plot, analyzing points of view and literary writing.♥ Excellent for school OR homeschool. No-prep and so easy for teachers, parents
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8th - 12th
A Mystery Adventure SHORT STORY Full Unit! Reading with Comprehension Questions
This short story unit is designed to ignite students' interest in reading and foster critical thinking skills! It includes a 5-page short story (split into 5 parts) + a modified version, pre-reading vocabulary exercises to do before each page of the story, and post-reading comprehension questions for in-depth analysis after each page of the reading.Click here instead to get this product as part of a BUNDLE of 5 short stories! STORY SUMMARY:"In 'Grandfather's Legacy,' three cousins, Jake, Austin,
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6th - 9th
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Novel Study/Book Report
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz is a historical fiction based on real-life events. This harrowing tale is about a 12 year old boy named Yanek, who lives in Krakow, Poland. His life gets turned upside down when the Nazis take over the country in 1939 during World War II. The story is narrated in first-person by Yanek, who recounts his traumatic experiences over the course of six years and ten concentration camps. He is determined to survive at all costs which is the theme of this gripping and mov
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6th - 9th
First Hand Second Hand Account Activities: Paired Passaged & No-Prep Worksheets
Unlock a comprehensive understanding of firsthand and secondhand accounts with our engaging educational package. Designed for fourth and fifth-grade students, this bundle offers an array of resources to enhance comprehension and critical thinking skills:Firsthand & Secondhand Account Classroom PostersFirsthand & Secondhand account information sheets and note recording sheet for students12 cards featuring passages for students to decide between firsthand and secondhand narratives, accompa
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3rd - 9th
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Novel Study - Science Literacy
This novel study aligns with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the
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9th - 12th
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Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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