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Middle school short stories interactive notebooks $5-10
PIXAR-like Shorts: Films for Literary Elements & Techniques FOR THE BIRDS
Pixar-like Short Film Workshop. Looking for a fun and effective way to teach literary elements such as theme, plot, dialogue, characters, inference, and irony? For The Birds is a tried and true favorite among students and teachers! Film Summary: The birds on a wire make fun of the bird with different feathers, until ironically, they fall off the wire and lose all of their own feathers. Your students will get a chuckle and learn a lesson about bullying. Includes Activities For: ✔ IRONY✔ Setting✔
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5th - 8th
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Pixar-like Shorts Plot Theme Character Literary Elements Worksheets & Slides SEL
Pixar SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach literary elements and SEL! This digital, interactive workshop studies the short film, Joy and Heron and guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities. Film Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tries to steal her owner's fishing worms.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions, Reading Strategies Gr.4-6
This product is specifically aligned for grades 4-6 to assist with reading comprehension. It focuses on four basic reading comprehension strategies; inferring, summarizing, questioning, and predicting. There are eight passages to support comprehension, comprehension questions for each passage, four reading strategy posters, and four graphic organizers. With this product you will receive:✎A Table of Contents✎Teacher Tips✎ Full sized reading strategy posters in color and B&W✎Half sized reading
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Theme Inference Plot Foreshadowing Writing Alma
Alma - a short film literary element study that students will actually WANT to do! ❤AWARD WINNING PIXAR-like SHORT FILM: ALMA This spooky workshop focuses on how a professional writer uses literary elements to foreshadow trouble. Students learn that literary elements interact to shape the story and will use these elements to create an alternate ending. LITERARY ELEMENTS/DEVICES:FORESHADOWING-Students learn specific foreshadowing techniquesMAKING INFERENCES-Searching For CluesPLOT-Creepy plot el
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5th - 8th
Finding and Using Text Evidence: Digital Interactive Notebook
Do your students need guidance in how to find the perfect text details? Do you find that they struggle finding that one detail that explains their thoughts? This activity helps them zoom in the most important text details. Additionally, students will learn how to explain their text details, which makes their reading responses stronger. Included in this product: - "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas (found on www.commonlit.org)- Finding the evidence activity: Students answer the questions b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Faris
Pixar -like Shorts: Films For Literary Elements & Techniques Inference Plot
Short film workshops are the most effective and engaging way for students to learn about literary elements. This workshop for DUSTIN focuses on: PERSONIFICATION, CHARACTER, INFERENCE, SETTING, AND FORESHADOWING. Students will absolutely LOVE it!Film Summary: In this film, an adorable dog is perplexed because he gets an unexpected roommate, a robot floor cleaner that sweeps up all of the table crumbs that he had hoped to eat. Dustin feels he is being replaced, until he realizes this robot makes a
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6th - 9th
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Shorts Films Literary Devices THEME INFERENCE CONFLICT SETTING DIALOGUE Piper
Students ADORE this short film, PIPER, for learning the story elements: THEME, INFERENCE, DIALOGUE, CONFLICT, SETTING AND MORE. Students learn how these literary elements shape each other to create this amazing film.Film Summary: An adorable little Sandpiper is pushed by her mother to find food along with the rest of the flock. However, Piper gets swept up in a giant wave on her first try and is reluctant to try again; that is until she's learns how to brave the water from a little crab and lear
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Films For Literary Devices Elements Techniques
Pixar-like Animated Shorts Plot Conflict Inference Literary Devices & Elements
Engage your students with this fun literary workshop for use with Pix Short Film, Defective Detective. This workshop focuses on Inferences, Plot, and Internal & External Conflict. Tried and true winner with students and teachers!❤ FILM SUMMARY: A detective with a "defective" overreactive imagination tries to solve a case, but instead ends up angering an old lady who he thinks is in trouble. He picks up on all of the wrong clues and believes she is being assaulted, but in reality, she is onl
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5th - 8th
Short Story Unit - Elements of Short Stories - Plot Diagram - Literary Elements
Perfect for your upcoming short story unit, this elements of literature activity package contains elements of literature notes, student note taking templates, and an elements of literature foldable mini book project. Learn all about plot, point of view, tone, atmosphere, setting, theme, foreshadowing, and conflict. Also included are several student note taking sheets, with spaces for students to copy down the key information.All of the resources needed to create a foldable mini book on the Eleme
Grades:
4th - 7th
Literary Essay Writing: DIGITAL Interactive Notebook
This digital interactive notebook is aligned with Lucy Calkins Grade 6: The Literary Essay. Go paperless and immerse your students in technology to manipulate, adjust, and grow their writing!Ideally, you should have access to the Units of Study curriculum, as there are no lesson plans included, although you can adapt it to fit your needs.What's included:32 interactive, partially editable slides with key teaching pointsdirections for how to use the product digitallySkills of focus:Tips for write
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Becca
PIXAR -like Shorts Literary Analysis Devices Elements Plot Theme SEL Activities
FULL LITERARY UNIT! TEACH LITERARY ELEMENTS AND ANALYSIS WITH AN AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SHORT FILM: THE PRESENT. TEACH LITERARY ELEMENTS AND ANALYSIS WITH AN AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SHORT FILM: THE PRESENT. In this workshop, students learn to identify characterization techniques, plot twist, theme, conflict, and symbolism and how make inferences based on evidence from the film. Includes constructed response writing prompts with sample answers for everything. CULMINATING ACTIVITIES:❤ DESIGN A THE
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Introduction to William Shakespeare Mini Flip Reference Book
Introduce William Shakespeare to your students with this fun, informative, and interactive mini flip book. This mini flip book includes seven different tabs to help your students get to know the life, times, and works of the Bard: Biography, Timeline (interactive), The Globe, Language, Quotes (interactive), Works, and Iambic PentameterOn the timeline page, students read through the book and complete additional research (optional) to create a timeline of William Shakespeare's life. On the quotes
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Mini Flip Book Growing Bundle: Grammar, Parts of Speech, Growth Mindset
What Should Danny Do? Activity Booklet
This activity booklet perfectly compliments the story book 'What Should Danny Do?' by Ganit Levy & Adir Levy.What's included in this download:- Doubled sided booklet- Make 2 booklets at a time! Print on A4 to make A5 booklets or blow it up to A3 and make A4 booklets- How to make and use the booklet instruction page- A scenario guide to help you keep track of all the story lines you have read- FOR AUSSIE TEACHERS Australian Curriculum Links English document for Years 1-3. Also useful for Heal
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Grades:
1st - 6th
WH- Questions Interactive Workbook!
This NO PREP wh- questions workbook includes visuals and stories for who, what, where, when, why questions! There are also mixed stories with multiple questions! Level 1 and Level 2 have multiple choice responses! Visuals are consistent throughout this product.
You can use these sheets as PRINT AND GO activities during speech therapy or send home for homework. You can also put the pages in page protectors and keep in a binder to use during therapy!
I hope you enjoy this product! If you do, ple
Grades:
2nd - 7th, Not Grade Specific
Pixar shorts films theme plot flashback foreshadowing SEL literary elements
COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY ELEMENT UNIT! Animated short film workshop, Snack Attack is a PROVEN FUN AND EFFECTIVE way to teach literary analysis! This workshop focuses on foreshadowing, flashback, character traits, dialogue, theme and conflict. Tried and true winner with students and teachers!CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE ONLY VERSION❤ FILM SUMMARY: A cranky old lady believes the teen boy on the bench next to her is stealing her cookies. But she realizes through a flashback that she had unwittingly s
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5th - 8th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: The Lost Thing
This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, conflict, setting, mood, symbolism, and theme. Teach advanced lessons for secondary students on setting, mood, symbolism, and theme using the picture book, "Lost and Found" by Shaun Tan or the Oscar Award-winning short film "The Lost Thing" (book/film not included). The Lost Thing is a story about a boy who finds a strange creature on the beach. He decides that it must be lost and that he must find where this creature belongs.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
PIXAR ANIMATED SHORT FILMS ONE PAGERS LITERARY DEVICES ELEMENTS & TECHNIQUES
Fun, quick, engaging one-pagers for teaching LITERARY ELEMENTS, DEVICES, AND TECHNIQUES using animated short films! This DIGITAL/PRINTABLE pack includes: THEME, CONFLICT, DIALOGUE, FORESHADOWING & FLASHBACK, CHARACTER MOTIVATION, AND PLOT TWIST!Don't need both digital and printable? You can purchase them separately:⭐PRINTABLE VERSION: CLICK HERE⭐DIGITAL ONLY VERSION: CLICK HERESHORT FILMS (links included)⭐ PLOT: GLUED⭐ PLOT TWIST: THE PRESENT⭐ DIALOGUE: FOR THE BIRDS⭐ CHARACTER MOTIVATION: S
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"Foxed!"
Foxed! In this cautionary tale Emily is kidnapped by foxes and forced to work in their secret underground mines, she uses her determination to return home, only to discover that she has been replaced.This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, suspense, characters, tone and mood, archetypes, theme, and the identification of the Notice and Note signpost: AHA Moment.This lesson has been updated with an alternative option of assigning this work as a digital notebook, making
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan Short Story Unit for Conflict and Plot
Teaching conflict, plot, and literary devices through "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this interactive notebook, Socratic Seminar, and literary devices dystopian short story unit. This "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan short story unit is exactly what you need to teach your fifth or sixth-grade middle-grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format. This unit digs deep into the RL.3 standard that focuses
Grades:
5th - 6th
"The Banana Tree" Interactive Notebook Activities Gr. 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 3 as well as individually sold here.These interactive notebook activities are a fun way to help your students understand personification and dialect via the story “The Banana Tree.” Additionally, there are writing opportunities to cite text ev
Grades:
6th
Also included in: Dealing with Disaster Bundle Activities Collection 3 Grade 6
Short Story Writing INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK Flip Book (Story Map & Handouts)
Are you looking for a creative way to teach the elements of plot, as well as short story writing? This short story flip book is not only fun to complete, but also a convenient size that can be stored in a desk, binder or interactive notebook for quick reference when writing. Follow the MAP and successfully write a short story from start to finish! Assembly instructions are included with your download. The size of the book is approximately 6 3/4" x 4 3/4".- Begin your lesson with the short story
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Short Story Sketch Note Template, Graphic Organizers Digital Activity
I've created a sketch note style template for eight popular short stories: "The Most Dangerous Game", "The Necklace", "The Interlopers","Lamb to the Slaughter", "The Gift of the Magi", "A Sound of Thunder", "The Cask of Amontillado",and "The Story of an Hour". When you add the visual element to note taking (sketch, color) you increase the understanding and analysis of students with many different learning styles. We interpret information in so many different ways, and our students do as well. M
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"Home Sweet Home"
In the film "Home Sweet Home," a house escapes from its decaying suburban foundations and sets off on an epic journey, finding friendship along the way. The short film is 10 minutes long and is NOT included in the lesson. You can find the film for free on multiple sites, including Vimeo and YouTube-eliminating the need for purchasing a class set of books.My goal in teaching with films is to give students an understanding of literary devices and themes through a very short and engaging shared tex
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Grades:
5th - 8th
My Wonder Horse Printable Interactive Notebook Activities HMH Collection 4 Gr 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities.OVERVIEW:This product is available as part of a bundle for Collection 4 as well as individually sold here.This product was designed to be PRINTED and does not translate well to digital activities. If you would like a digital version, click here for My Wonder Horse Digital Student Worksheets Grade 6 CollectionsThese interactive notebook activities are a fun way t
Grades:
6th
Also included in: Making Your Voice Heard Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle Grade 6
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