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7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa short stories resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Literary Elements of a Short Story PowerPoint
Literary Elements PowerPoint on literary terms and the main short story parts including characters, plot, conflict, setting, theme, resolution, denouement. This digital resource explains the critical elements of a short story and specific knowledge (like plot diagram, types of conflict) that students need to be able to identify when they read, as well as incorporate into their own writing. Short quiz on story elements at the end for assessment. Project on your whiteboard or print out the print f
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Literary Terms - Story Elements BUNDLE
Show Not Tell Writing PowerPoint with Elaboration Practice
Use the Show, Not Tell writing strategy to write descriptions more vividly. This lesson shows how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures to help the reader visualize. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. This digital resource gives students four different strategies to use to replace 'to be" verbs, including combining sentences, adding strong verbs, details and precise language, using nouns as verbs, and changing the sentence orde
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5th - 8th
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
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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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
The Christmas Truce of WWI 6-E Lesson | FUN World War 1 Activities | Microsoft
This fun, World War I lesson connects the Christmas holidays to your history curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a Christmas-themed “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up activity, then explore the battlefields of WWI. Next, investigate the Christmas Truce of 1914 using a modern-day commercial & examine the holiday song, “Snoopy’s Christmas”, to find references to World War 1 in its lyrics. Finally, students love to
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5th - 12th
Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response (Vol 2)
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Digital Reading Response Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use digital assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-slide assignments can be shared digitally with your students – it’s that easy! There is an assignment for every student in your class in this packet – even students who struggle or are rel
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6th - 9th
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Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
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
December Daily Writing Journal Warm Up Bell Ringer Activities
No matter what your year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 31 December prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.Print or digital -- You'll get both!Did you know that December 5 is Ninja Day and that December 13 is National Cocoa Day? (Neither did I!!) Those are two of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, historical even
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Figurative Language in Christmas Songs Activity PowerPoint Version
Christmas Activity: Identify figurative language in Christmas songs. Digital resource. Students read through the lyrics of different winter tunes and Christmas songs and identify types of figurative language, such as metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, or idiom. Lyrics have examples highlighted in different colors, so they can try to figure out the color code. Includes a chart they can fill out as they go through the songs. Each song has a snowflake link to a music video of the song. Y
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Christmas Pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word
• This activity includes screen shots and step-by-step instruction bubbles to show students how to make holiday pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word• Access shapes under INSERT – SHAPES• Students can make a Snowman, Holiday Tree, Present, Santa or another Holiday / Christmas object of their choice. Step-by-step instructions are included for making a snow man and tree. The other objects students can create on their own once they have created the snow man and tree.• This is a fun activity tha
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1st - 9th
Christmas Analogies PowerPoint
Christmas Analogies PowerPoint - a fun digital resource that is an interactive December Christmas vocabulary activity for students to practice looking for relationships between word pairs. Defines and reviews types of analogies. Students number their papers 1 - 10 and write the word that completes each analogy on their paper. They can use individual whiteboards and check their answers with the key on the last slide of the set. Promotes critical thinking and logical reasoning. Includes animated g
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint
Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Preview PowerPoint. Introduce the short story 7th grade by the author Gary Soto. Develops background knowledge. Author information. Images compare Fresno, California to Paris, France. Vocabulary includes words like tortilla, fiesta, and siesta. Reminds students to think about the author's purpose and the theme of the story as they read. Also shows recommended Gary Soto books for students who are interested in reading books by this author. Use this presentation to intr
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto Bundle
A Christmas Truce PowerPoint Reader's Theater
A Christmas Truce PowerPoint Reader's Theater. 44 slides. Use this in the classroom or make it into a full production for Christmas. All about the spontaneous truce in the trenches during WWI where the British and German soldiers stopped fighting. Listen to the song "Christmas in the Trenches" as an introduction. Connect to Snoopy and the Red Baron's Christmas Truce. Play slides while students are reading printed cards as a production for parents or visitors. (We performed this for parents and i
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Christmas - Holidays Around the World PowerPoint with Easel
Christmas Holidays Around the World! PowerPoint slides and Easel Assessment. Merry Christmas! An overview of traditions and customs of the Christmas holidays in 20 different countries: Canada, U.K., Sweden, Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, China, Vietnam, Australia, India, Ghana, and the United States. Great introduction or follow-up to a Christmas Around the World unit. Animation and lots of interesting fun facts! Editable for you
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Poinsettias - Christmas Symbol PowerPoint
Christmas Poinsettias PowerPoint - Includes the legend of the poinsettia, history, and symbolism of this beautiful holiday plant. Ready for the winter holidays? Brighten December and learn about this symbol of Christmas. Use as a supplement to your Christmas Around the World unit on Mexico. This digital resource is a great Christmas or winter holiday background builder. Learn interesting information on how Congress set aside National Poinsettia Day on December 12th, the structure of the plant, m
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Christmas Figurative Language Memory Game PowerPoint
Christmas Figurative Language Memory Game PowerPoint. This digital resource is a Christmas PowerPoint game on figurative language, set up like the game Memory Concentration. This Christmas game provides matching pairs made up of a literary term and its definition on one slide and an example from literature on another slide. A fun December winter thinking activity. All examples are related to Christmas, from such works as A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Even
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Characterization PowerPoint
Characterization PowerPoint - Character Development in Short Stories. Shows students how to develop characters when writing short stories by analyzing author strategies, like using sensory details, gestures, and interior monologue. Demonstrates different strategies to use in developing a character in a short story, helping students write better by making their characters come to life! Animated graphics and sound. 24 slides. Includes three handouts for students to put in their writer's notebook t
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5th - 8th
Rip Van Winkle PowerPoint - Questions, Writing Prompts, and Author Biography
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving PowerPoint. This resource helps students comprehend the story and its symbolism. The slides take the class through Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book, an illustrated adapted version to read slide by slide, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, writing prompts, and critical thinking. Slides are illustrated and engaging for students. Use PowerPo
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7th - 10th
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman PowerPoint
Reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the story of the Headless Horseman? This resource helps students comprehend the story - vocabulary, characters, setting, plot, and theme. The PowerPoint activities take your class through Washington Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book and audio, a sequencing activity, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, a plot diagram activity, and an essay w
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7th - 10th
Christmas Computer Activities - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Bundle
Christmas Computer Activities Bundle Includes a variety of Christmas Computer lessons for grades 6-9 for the Computer Lab and for Classrooms with 1:1 devices. A little bit of everything - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Computer Skills Challenge and an Internet Scavenger Hunt!Please preview the products. Mix and match the products to fit your student's skill levels.
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6th - 9th
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Winter Grammar Activities - Parts of Speech - DIGITAL
DIGITAL Winter Parts of Speech Activities - A fun set of winter-themed activities to use as a review for parts of speech - students are asked to identify nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns conjunctions, and interjections. Students are also asked to provide their own examples/sentences for each part of speech. This resource can be used with a number of different digital learning platforms and can be downloaded as a PDF or a PowerPoint™.This activity includes 10 Google Slid
Grades:
5th - 7th
Christmas Grammar Activities - DIGITAL
DIGITAL Christmas Grammar Activities - A fun set of Christmas-themed activities to use as a review for parts of speech - students are asked to identify nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns conjunctions, and interjections. Students are also asked to provide their own examples/sentences for each part of speech. This activity includes 10 Google Slides™Nouns & verbsAdjectives & adverbsPrepositions & PronounsConjunctions & InterjectionsReview quiz with all parts
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5th - 7th
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