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Common Core RL.7.2 scaffolded notes for Microsoft OneDrive
REFUGEE by Alan Gratz - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL
REFUGEE - This Refugee Novel Unit will instantly engage your students with thought-provoking, standards-based learning activities. Now includes both a print and digital version! Students will enjoy analyzing the text, discussing important ideas, and acquiring new vocabulary as they read Alan Gratz’s gripping novel!The DIGITAL version offers colorful, beautifully-designed slides that allow students to type their responses into text boxes. Test and all quizzes are accessed with links to Google Fo
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6th - 9th
Literary Analysis Elements Activities using Pixar Shorts Videos or Commercials
Your students are going to love these literary analysis lessons. Add Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips and you're ready to teach literary elements. Fun way to engage students as they analyze character, plot, setting, theme, and conflict (coming soon). Then, transfer them to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love practicing analysis skills with these easy-to-use digital or print lessons! The perfect way for students to truly understand literary el
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5th - 8th
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Out of the Dust - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL
This Out of the Dust Novel Study is sure to engage your students with meaningful, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a DIGITAL version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing meaningful ideas as they read Karen Hesse’s compelling novel. Section-by-Section Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences. Perfect for partner work or small groups! The pre-reading Web Search acquaints students with
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6th - 9th
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
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4th - 12th
The Cay PowerPoint Introduction
The Cay Introduction PowerPoint is an engaging and interactive preview of The Cay by Theodore Taylor. If you are reading The Cay, this digital resource introduces students to the setting, characters, plot, theme and vocabulary, and builds background knowledge needed to comprehend the book. Great book for hurricane season. Students can discuss with partners how they would survive on a desert island in severe weather. They can also write about this and share with each other. Then discuss how dif
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4th - 7th
Also included in: The Cay by Theodore Taylor Bundle - Novel Unit
TPCASTT Poetry Analysis Mini-Lesson and Templates to Boost Poetry Comprehension
Enhance your poetry analysis lessons with this TPCASTT toolkit. This step-by-step mini-lesson will offer you guidance in teaching your students the secret to analyzing poetry using the TPCASTT method. The editable slideshow will provide an easy-to-follow structure to aid students in poetry comprehension. Afterward, use the no-prep TPCASTT templates with any poem!✔ Check out the preview for a closer look at this TPCASTT activity!► What is the TPCASTT method?Title - Making predictionsParaphrasing
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Elements of Poetry Unit Middle School - Poetry Analysis Mini-Lessons
A Long Way From Chicago - Novel Study - Print & DIGITAL
A Long Way From Chicago Novel Study will engage your students with thought-provoking, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, writing, and acquiring new vocabulary. In chapter-by-chapter sequence, students examine setting, characters, events, significant quotations, and other important plot details and respond in a variety of attractively-designed formats. The DIGITAL version offers colorful slides that allow students to
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6th - 8th
Where the Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint
Where The Red Fern Grows Introduction PowerPoint Presentation. Introduce the novel by Wilson Rawls with this digital resource. Photos of red ferns, redbone coon hounds, raccoons, notes about the book, characters, setting, author, and theme notes are included, along with pictures of items from the time period and a preview of the Where the Red Fern Grows movies that were made from the book. Use PowerPoints like this in Zoom or videoconferencing for remote teaching and virtual learning. Share with
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Bundle
7th Grade ELA and Reading Comprehension Doodle Notes | Middle School ELA
It is vitally important to continue to teach older students specific reading skills and strategies to help them be successful in ELA and reading. This YEAR LONG reading comprehension resource includes anchor charts and interactive guided doodle notes aligned to Common Core state and national reading literature and informational text standards for students in 8th grade. As a middle school reading and language arts teacher, you do not always have access to meaningful resources to teach students th
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6th - 9th
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint Preview, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Response
Rikki Tikki Tavi PowerPoint. Preview and respond to the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling with this presentation. Introduces vocabulary with definitions, plot diagram, literary elements, anticipation guide, author biography and background information, strategies for reading short stories, comprehension check, and writing responses. Cobra and mongoose facts and photos, a link to the story and a National Geographic video clip of a mongoose encounter with a cobra. This is an engaging
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
Theme and Central Idea with Video | Printable & Digital | CCSS.R.2
Teach students theme and summary of central ideas using short film clips (Printable & Digital) - Includes lesson plan, student handouts, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Drive (Google slides) link for a no prep Google Classroom, distance learning activities or traditional classroom lesson!2 products for the price of 1: Grade 6-8 version & Grade 9-12 version!Product Includes (zip):Lesson plan (editable .docx)Printable student handouts (editable .docx)PowerPoint slides (editable .p
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6th - 12th
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The Fun They Had Short Story Analysis, Reading, and Research Activities
Looking for a relevant short story to share with your students? Isaac Asimov's "The Fun They Had" is perfect for our students grappling with distance learning! Your students will read the story, participate in a mini research project, analyze photos, and write a reflection.This is a great reading and research project for students to learn about education in the past, present, and what is imagined for the future.What teachers are saying about my distance learning resources:"Super easy to use (
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Planning Bundle Reading, Writing, Research Activities
UNWIND Novel Study Unit Plan Activities DIGITAL Pre-reading Project Shusterman
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging Unwind activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some tr
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7th - 9th
Visual Syllabus Template - Editable Syllabus for Middle School and High School
Looking for an eye-catching syllabus template? This resource includes 5 editable syllabus templates that are perfect for both high school or middle school. The visual layout of these templates is an engaging way to introduce students to your course curriculum!Included with these Visual Syllabus Templates:✏️ Five Editable Syllabus Templates - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Drive®✏️ Example of Completed Syllabus Template✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use these Visual
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7th - 10th
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Elements of Fiction BUNDLE - Literary Elements - Theme, Setting, Characters 6-8
This Elements of Fiction BUNDLE has everything you need to teach and practice literary elements like plot structure, STEAL characterization, finding the theme, character traits, point of view, tone and mood, conflict, and setting! This BUNDLE includes activities, lessons, and notes on the following topics: -Plot Structure Elements -STEAL Characterization-Finding the Theme of a story-Internal and External Character Traits-Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd Limited, and 3rd Omniscient)-Tone and Mood-Typ
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6th - 8th
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK PreReading Bias Activity DIGITAL Opinion
The Diary of Anne Frank learners will enjoy this Google Drive pre-reading activity that gets thinking about and discussing (and maybe even engaging in some friendly arguing!). Then after the memoir/play is done, learners will revisit these questions to consider how their minds have stayed the same or changed based on the events, characters, and themes they've just read about and felt. SUGGESTED ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATIONLearners are challenged with nine controversial statements that are created to
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7th - 9th
All Summer in a Day Short Story Activities and Close Reading
Your students won't stop talking about the themes of this story! "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury addresses so many themes that resonate with kids! Your students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and the concept of living on another planet. This unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students -- sure to bring up great discussion on bullying, compassion for others, and accepting newcomers. Perfect to teach at the end of the year.This resource includes:p
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities Bundle Grade 6 7 8 Reading and Writing
ESPERANZA RISING Novel Study Unit Plan DIGITAL ACTIVITIES Pre-reading, Projects
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging Esperanza Rising activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've film
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5th - 7th
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HATCHET Novel Study Activities - Vocabulary Book Study Lesson Plans DIGITAL
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training
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5th - 7th
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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NUMBER THE STARS Novel Study DIGITAL Activity Prereading Final Project
Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of our engaging activities built from best teaching practices. We want to make your lesson planning journey easy, so you can focus on your expertise. This novel study includes a curriculum map pacing guide that offers our day-by-day suggestion for how to plan out your weeks of lessons. Our pedagogy section explains the instructive idea behind the activity, gives ideas for implementation, and aligns it to the standards. We've filmed some training
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5th - 7th
Central & Main Idea Anchor Chart | Digital Notes | One Pager | Google Slides |
Use this Central Idea Anchor Chart | Notes | One Pager to teach Central Idea and Main idea or to review Central and Main Idea with your students! This Central and Main Idea Anchor Chart and Notes Page is perfect for students' notebooks, folders, or binders. Central and Main Idea can be difficult to master! Give your students this aid!Includes definition of the central idea, how to find the central idea, and even questions to ask your students to find the central idea in fiction versus non-fictio
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5th - 8th
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Whole Year Mini Lessons for Reading Literature 7th Grade Print and Digital
Stop searching for mentor texts and reading lessons! No planning needed to teach all the Gr. 7 reading lit standards! Easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap so you'll have more time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts. This is what you'll get with this print & digital resource:19 Mini Lessons Digital & print - perf
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7th
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Also included in: Grade 7 Whole Year Reading Informational Text Literature Activities
Theme Essay for ANY Literature - DIGITAL Version
Writing a Theme Essay will be motivating with this step-by-step digital resource designed to lead your students through the entire process! Great for classroom or remote teaching, easy-to-follow writing templates guide students in drafting all four paragraphs.Students identify two themes evident in the text and devote one paragraph to each theme. In each paragraph, students discuss how a prominent character is involved with the theme topic and what the author wants us to learn or understand.A li
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6th - 9th
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