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Middle school close reading interactive notebooks for Microsoft Word
The Hobbit Interactive Notebook (Google Doc Access Available)
Interactive Notebook for The Hobbit. Activities and review sheet for each chapter. Higher level questioning with activities promoting close reading.
The entire interactive notebook is also available electronically. The Google Document link (located on the last page of the Word Document) will give you access to the complete interactive notebook. Students can complete the document electronically when using this format.
Grades:
7th - 12th
A Dog's Life by Ann Martin - Close reading chapter questions
Close reading questions for chapters 1-23 from the novel, A Dog's Life by Ann MartinAlso included: open ended journal entry after close reading questions. Suggested use: You may have students tape questions in their notebooks and then respond. Use this source as a class read aloud, guided reading, book club, or homework aide.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Teach Characterization with Video Clips (Disney, Pixar, etc.)
By middle school, students should begin to develop skills in analyzing author craft. One of the easiest ways to introduce kids to the "craft moves" an author makes is through teaching characterization. The reality is that kids already understand this literary term on some level because they unconsciously pick up on all of the clues that an author or a text (be it book, movie, music video, or tv show) provides the audience. We inherently form judgements about characters as we engage with a text.T
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Grades:
5th - 10th
SSR Daily Reading Journal with Fiction Notice and Note Signposts
Students can keep track of their independent daily reading assignments with this convenient daily reading journal. You can copy multiple pages into a book, or use double entry sheets as bookmarks. All journal entries include a brief synopsis of each fiction Notice and Note Signpost, and also a space for students to log any signposts that they find.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Making Inferences about How Characters Respond to Challenges - Esperanza Rising
I used this to practice making inferences from Esperanza Rising. The specific task they were asked to do was to make inferences based on how various characters are responding to challenges using text evidence. This was done as a whole group activity to practice our skills.
There are two pages technically to the document but the second page is blank.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Character/Suspect Chart Murder on the Orient Express
I designed this for my students as we're reading Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, to help them keep track of all of the characters and the various pieces of evidence throughout the text. This was designed for an 8th grade class, but could be used for grades 6th-12th, depending on the reading level of the students. Murder on the Orient Express is a great book, but might be too advanced (in terms of vocabulary) for some middle school students.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Tall Tale comparisons
Includes 6 tall tales: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Captain Stormalong, and Casey Jones, a page to separate the realistic and exaggerated details, a page to compare the tall tales, and a page for notes. There are links to youtube videos for each story and one for the notes.
For the notes: watch the video, have students infer definitions and answer the other questions at the end of the page. Use dictionaries to confirm the definitions after watching.
Choose one Tall Ta
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Grades:
8th - 11th
The Help- Kathryn Stockett Chapter 1-34 Questions
The Help by Kathryn Stockett is a wonderful novel to cover with your students!! This document contains chapter questions for EVERY chapter in the novel (1-34) and the answers may be found in order. These questions will guide your students through the reading of one of the greatest novels they will ever remember.
Plus, the questions would be great for interactive notebooks!!
Grades:
8th - 12th
Analyzing the Preamble Activity
In this activity, students break down the Preamble in to 6 different parts by analyzing the word choice of the Preamble, drawing a picture to represent each goal of the Constitution, and creating a caption to represent that drawing. Then the students reflect on which of those goals they see the government successful at today.
Teacher directions come on first page, the one page worksheet on the second page.
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Using Frozen for Mood vs Tone
Each year, the use of videos in daily lessons is becoming more and more acceptable -- no essential. This mini-unit takes that into account by comparing two trailers to Disney's Frozen. Students will first watch the official trailer and discuss the tone and mood. Next, they will watch Bobby Burn's edited version. He does a masterful job of twisting dialogue and altering color schemes to recreate a horror trailer. After this, students will compare the two. The unit plan then proceeds to Roald Dahl
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Thomas Paine, The Crisis, Number 1 Annotated Reading
With this document, students will be actively engaged with the text by responding to text-dependent and critical-thinking questions.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Character Archetypes Notes
This handout (which can be used as an Interactive Notebook page) is designed as a follow-up resource for a discovery activity on four character archetypes--hero, anti-hero, villain, mentor. It includes the definition of archetype, characteristics of each character archetype, and examples.
The corresponding power point ("Character Archetypes Power Point") and free activity sheet ("Character Archetypes Discovery") are available in my store.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Mountain Meadows Massacre
Close reading of information about the Mountain Meadows Massacre for Utah Studies.
Grades:
7th
Reading Comprehension Checklist
Reading ComprehensionThis document can be used while reading any type of text. It provides a bulleted list the student can check off as they read. It asks the student to underline Unknown words, highlight details, look for Sequences, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast structures with examples, Visualize, find Connections, make Inferences, identify the Main Idea and the Author’s Purpose.The Checklist is printed two up so less copies are required.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Grapic Org: Analyzing "All I Need to Know...Kindergarten" (Springboard text)
This GO examines Robert Fulghum's iconic "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." It helps students focus on the Credo's purpose, syntax, diction, punctuation, and tone all in the context of a person's independent wisdom and knowledge. Analyzing this text leads to the Embedded (Summative) Assessment for this part of the unit where students draft their own credo (see separate file/product for GO for students to write their own credo). The assignment follows the College Board Springb
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Elaborating Cited Evidence from the passage using the acronym S.T.E.A.C
Having a hard time helping your students elaborate their chosen cited evidence from the passage? Well, I made up the acronym S.T.E.A.C to help with that! I have my student's use S.T.E.A.C as a checklist to help them elaborate evidence found in the text. I have my student think of the following when elaborating evidence found in the passage using S.T.E.A.C.Is the evidence: S-ayT-houghtsE-ffects on others or themselvesA-ctionsC-haracter traitsYou can print out this resource and have your students
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Short Story Brainstorm
This handout was created to help students brainstorm ideas for their short stories. Two goals were thought about: Learn to choose situations with dramatic potential and be able to formulate believable plots.
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Music Lyrics are Just Poems with a Tune! Thematic Poetry Paired Text Unit
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of the poem "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a "Poetry is music" theme using other authors like Langston Hughes who wrote poetry to music. It pairs well with teaching music lyrics from the student's current music.Check
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Julio: A Brooklyn Boy Plays Detective to Find His Missing Father
In this first of its kind middle school/young adult mystery novel using the "detect/reflect/expect" approach to thinking, both the title character, 15-year-old Julio Mendez, and the middle-school-age reader "play detective" as they go on an interactive adventure in observing, thinking, and problem-solving using close to 100 "Were You Wondering?" reading and reasoning prompts especially created for this original, and quite suspenseful, contemporary novel -- the kinds of thought-provoking questio
Grades:
5th - 8th
America the Beautiful Close Reading Poetry Analysis by K. Bates for students
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "America the Beautiful" by Katherine Lee Bates. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short stories such as "The Star Spangled Banner", or other patriotic poems/songs, the poem "I, Too" by Langston Hughes, an excerpt from a Dystopian short story/novel to com
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4th - 10th
Also included in:Â America for All Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Character Archetype Discovery Activity
This handout (which can be used as an Interactive Notebook page) is designed as a discovery activity to help students understand 4 character archetypes (hero, anti-hero, villain, and mentor). Using examples from popular movies, video games, and cartoons, students will categorize characters based on similar characteristics and identify a name that appropriately represents the shared traits of each group.
The corresponding power point with the directions and character images is called "Character
Grades:
6th - 12th
Number the Stars Comprehension Questions (Literal and Inferential)
To support comprehension of this historical fiction text, I created comprehension questions (both inferential and literal) for each chapter. Each night, I required my students to read a chapter and then respond to the questions in their Reader Response journals. The questions were designed with special education students in mind, but could also be used with a general education population. Questions are geared toward addressing fifth grade CCSS that require students to make inferences after and
Grades:
5th - 6th
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Annotation Guidelines and Bookmarks [Color Coded!]
Build strong skills in close reading and annotation with this easy to follow, color coded, step-by-step guide! Introduce each step one at a time with modeling, or distribute the bookmarks for students to keep as a resource to take with them to different content classes. Add in more rigorous steps as students' comfort increases, and push them to engage with what they read in an all new way!
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Fine, You Tell Me Who I Am: Student Bundle Digital Version for Distance Learning
Why purchase this product?This product is great for distance learning! It is also excellent if you want to do a close reading of poetry that focuses on African American culture. After reading each poem, scholars will be able to notice, wonder, explore feelings, make connections, answer questions and/or complete a variety of learning activities in order to ultimately answer the essential question, "How does nature and nurture influence the development of identity?"What exactly is included in this
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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