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10th grade Common Core RL.7.2 scaffolded notes
Fiction Notice & Note Signposts Doodle Notes
Engage students' whole brain while teaching this fun reading strategy! Doodle notes engage verbal and visual centers in the brain which helps students retain information longer.
Notice & Note Signposts are engaging reading tools that send students on a scavenger hunt through a text to make deeper meaning. These notes would be a great way to introduce the topic to your students.
Each signpost has its own notes sheet:
- Tough Questions
- Again & Again
- Words of the Wiser
- Memory Mom
Grades:
4th - 12th
Determining Theme.
I use these documents to teach my 6th graders how to determine theme (something that I always struggled with when I was younger.) Determining theme from scratch Is more difficult than being able to choose it from 4 multiple choice options on a standardized test. I wanted my students, who are lacking in life experiences, to have a concrete way to figure a theme out. Then, I knew that after they came up with a theme, crafting a written response would be another area of struggle.
The first two
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4th - 10th
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Critical Book Review Project | Book Report | Independent Reading Assessment
This critical book review book report project includes everything you need for a no-prep post-reading assessment. A detailed scaffold walks your students through brainstorming their opinions about the work and drafting their review.A completed sample scaffold and full sample final book review are included. You can provide a copy to each student, or project them on the board and go over them together in class.This resource includes everything you need to teach, assign, and grade a critical book r
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Middle or High School Book Report / Post-reading Projects Bundle
Theme Hexagon Thinking Diagram Templates | Any Book | Differentiated
NEW!Coach your students through discussion and note-taking for the themes of any novel, short story or play, and then instruct them in the creation of a hex diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between the elements of the themes, and explaining their reasons. Allow more able students to work independently on the hexagon diagram pieces.Includes two differentiated versions and a 'How To Use' guide.VERSION 1 SIDES:CharactersContextSymbolismQuotations x3VERSION 2 SIDES:CharactersMain charact
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8th - 11th
Growing *MEGA-LITERATURE BUNDLE!* Cornell Notes, Graphic Orgs., MS/HS!
Everything you need to teach Reading: Literature across grades 6-12!Most products in this bundle come with their own lesson plans, answer keys, digital and printable PDF and DOCX versions, and are in both A4 and letter sizes, but if you need anything, let me know!Added 9/1/2023: “Literary Crash Course” one-pager—only available in my bundles! It was a super-useful way to help students review for unit tests and big exams related to literature. It includes nearly all relevant terms: plot structure,
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7th - 12th
Objective Summary for Literary Texts - Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
PowerPoint provides notes (how-to) for writing an objective summary for literary texts. This PowerPoint provides the "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" method of summary writing. After the notes, you can read a short story or picture book to complete a "SWBST" graphic organizer together as a class for practice. If you purchase the PowerPoint, you can message me and I will send you the guided notes word document that accompanies these notes.
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4th - 10th
Context Hexagonal Thinking Diagram Templates | Any Book | Differentiated
Coach your students through discussion and note-taking for the context of any novel, short story or play, and then instruct them in the creation of a hex diagram by matching the sides, drawing links between the elements of the context, and explaining their reasons. Allow more able students to work independently on the hexagon diagram pieces.Includes four differentiated versions and a 'How To Use' guide.You might also like...Book Cover or Dust Jacket Report Template for Wrap Around Reading Review
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8th - 11th
Analyzing Setting Lesson Set (Presentation + Doodle Notes + Practice + Quiz)
This resource is also part of the following bundles!Analyzing Setting BundleAnalyzing Literary Elements BundleIdentifying and Analyzing Literary Elements MEGA BundleThis set includes everything needed for direct instruction on analyzing setting. . . A presentation with thorough, but concise, information about how setting can impact a story by building mood and theme, and what questions to ask to think about these connections.1 or more checkpoints titled “Wait, so what did that mean?” are include
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Analyzing Literary Elements Mini-Unit BUNDLE
Theme, Literary Elements, and Inferencing Visual
Reading for and writing about Theme can be called the apex of exploring literature. Here is a visual that puts it there. You can use it to talk about how literary elements form the basis for analyzing literature, and how literary devices build on this foundation. For example, mood can be created from more basic elements, such as the setting, plot events, characterization, and imagery. (Class activity suggestion: You can print out or project this visual onto a white board and have your students
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7th - 11th, Staff
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CCSS:
Characterization 90-minute Lesson Plan
Instructional plan for 90-minute lesson on characterization .Lesson Topics:Direct (Outward) CharacterizationIndirect (Inner) CharacterizationStereotypes vs. ArchetypesSupported Activities:QSSSA Warm Up (ESL Strategy)Literary Short Story of teacher choiceIllustrated Character Analysis Chart (printable separate)Short Constructed Response (TX STAAR) Exit TicketAVID Five Phases of Focused Note-takingSlide deck also available.
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Characterization Lesson
Analyzing Parts of Plot Lesson Set (Presentation, Doodle Notes, Practice, Quiz)
This resource is also part of the following bundles!Analyzing Plot BundleAnalyzing Literary Elements BundleIdentifying and Analyzing Literary Elements MEGA BundleThis set includes everything needed for direct instruction on analyzing plot and its development. . . A presentation with thorough, but concise, information about how plot can develop and impact a story by building mood and theme, and what questions to ask to think about these connections.1 or more checkpoints titled “Wait, so what did
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Analyzing Literary Elements Mini-Unit BUNDLE
Unit- Epic Mythology- The Odyssey- 6 Bundles (EDITABLE)
PROFILE:Subject: ELAGrade Level: 9-10Unit: Mythology5 Writing Prompts2 Essay Types2 Prompt Types5 Thematic Topics2 Writing Skills Focus21 CCSS Anchor Standards6 CCSS Reading Anchor Standards Focus29 Standard Learning Tips 21 Standard Testing Tips5 Scaffolding Levels6 Bonus File Agendas59 Links25 Recommended Exemplar Texts 60 MY ORIGINAL Products89 Activities
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9th - 12th
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Summer Reading/Independent Reading Journal! MS/HS Gr. 6-10
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic novel commonly taught to ages 12-17. Depending on the level of your students, this accessible but at times intense book is a great way to tackle some challenging subjects with grades 6-10.This independent reading journal includes some options for teachers and students and can be customized to fit your needs by editing the DOCX forms. It's a fantastic graphic organizer to use for summer reading work, as it demands more than just rote summaries and
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6th - 10th
HOUSE ON MANGO STREET Guided Independent Reading Journal! MS/Early HS
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a uniquely structured novel that has 44 anecdotes as chapters. Commonly taught in grades 7-9 depending on the level of your students, this accessible but at times intense book is a great way to tackle some challenging subjects with 13-15 year olds.This independent reading journal includes some options for teachers and students and can be customized to fit your needs by editing the DOCX forms. It's a fantastic graphic organizer to use for summer rea
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7th - 10th
Analyzing Characters Lesson Set (Presentation + Doodle Notes + Practice + Quiz)
This resource is also part of the following bundles!Analyzing Characters BundleAnalyzing Literary Elements BundleIdentifying and Analyzing Literary Elements MEGA BundleThis set includes everything needed for direct instruction on analyzing characters and their growth. . . A presentation with thorough, but concise, information about how characters grow and impact a story by building mood and theme, and what questions to ask to think about these connections.1 or more checkpoints titled “Wait, so w
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Analyzing Literary Elements Mini-Unit BUNDLE
House on Mango Street Note Taking Guide
Trying to get your middle/high school students to understand the theme of 'growing up' in House on Mango Street?
Look no farther! This resource is an awesome note-taking guide for the vignettes focused on growing up: "Those Who Don't" Family of Little Feet," "A Rice Sandwich," "Chanclas," "The First Job," and “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”.
Resource includes notes sheet and answer key for teachers!
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6th - 12th
Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
Poetry Mini Unit! Teach Tone & Mood with "I Hear America Singing" & "America"!
Mood and tone are notoriously hard to teach, but Claude McKay's "America" and Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" provide a remarkable opportunity, given the authors' contrasting experiences with the United States.In these powerful poems, the topic is the same--the United States of America--but each speaker's attitude (the tone) towards his home is sharply different from the other's. In addition, each text provides a visceral mood that students will be able to easily identify--I used them wi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Growing *MEGA-LITERATURE BUNDLE!* Cornell Notes, Graphic Orgs., MS/HS!
Characterization Lesson: Instructor Slides
Lesson Topics:Direct (Outward) CharacterizationIndirect (Inner) CharacterizationStereotypes vs. ArchetypesActivities:Illustrated Character Analysis ChartShort Constructed Response (TX STAAR) AVID Five Phases of Focused Note-takingTeacher slides included.
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Characterization Lesson
The Outsiders Reading Guide: character chart, two column notes, and questions
This packet contains a character chart, sets of two column notes by chapter, and additional activities for some chapters. It can be used as a means to engage students in close reading of the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The two column notes focus on the main events of each chapter, important quotes, and elements of literature.
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7th - 10th
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Wilfred Owen's "Dulce Et Decorum Est "Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Wilfred Owen's famous "Dulce Et Decorum Est" poem. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, figurative language, tone, allusions, themes aligned with the RL1, RL2, RL4, RL6 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the file includes standard alignment for each comment
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7th - 12th
SWIFT Anchor Chart & Notes
Use this strategy with your kids to help them understand poetry!
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6th - 12th
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"The Smallest Dragonboy" vs. How to Train Your Dragon
This is a text to film compare and contrast guide to be used after reading the short story "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey. It includes varieties of Venn diagrams for character traits, setting, plot events, problem and solution, and theme.
Grades:
4th - 12th
William Ernest Henley's "Invictus" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
William Ernest Henley's "Invictus" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis by Dr. Joel C. Boyce is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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7th - 12th
Introduce students to ELEMENTS OF POETRY via Cornell Notes! *Scaffolded!*
* PLEASE NOTE that I have tagged CCSS, TEKS & VA Standards of Learning related to poetry for grades 8-12, but this product only lays the foundation for some of these standards to be fully accomplished. Thankfully, I have other materials that can help instructors to fully these standards, too--still, if I have tagged a standard, at least two or three terms defined on the sheet directly relate to it. *Now that have structured and scaffolded Cornell Notes for Literary Elements and for Elements
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Growing *MEGA-LITERATURE BUNDLE!* Cornell Notes, Graphic Orgs., MS/HS!
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