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Middle school literature resources under $5
Theme Task Cards with Print & Digital Versions Activity Reading Differentiation
Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!PLUS FREE BONUS! Write to a theme! WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:16 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording Sheets (3 different formats)Answer KeysDIGITAL:Google Slides (3 versions)Google Forms Assessment - Self-CheckingEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Cards to extend the lessonReference PosterAudio Suppor
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4th - 6th
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Character Traits & Analysis Graphic Organizers Character Map & Development
Get ready for an amazing reading resource tailor-made for your 3rd, 4th or 5th-grade students: "Character Traits and Analysis Graphic Organizers"! These awesome graphic organizers are designed with captivating layouts to grab your students' attention and take their understanding of characters in literature to the next level.This reading resource will help your students delve deep into the story's characters. Your readers will visually organize important traits and relationships, while also keepi
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Character Graphic Organizers Bundle: Printable and Digital Resouce
Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
Cereal Box Book Report Project Fiction Book Report Template & Activities Rubric
Ready to try a different approach to the traditional book report? Your students will love this Cereal Box Book Report! This packet has everything, including printable book report templates and rubrics, you need to get your students started on this exciting project. Please click on the preview above for a better look at the contents of this resource.Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource as part of the popular Book Report Projects Bundle.This best-selling cereal box book report proje
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Book Report Templates & Projects Bundle Story Map Graphic Organizers
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Outsiders Chapter Question Sets, S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, PDF & Google Drive
Use this package of chapter-by-chapter questions covering S.E. Hinton’s classic novel, The Outsiders, to pull your students into the text and inspire them to think deeply about Hinton’s themes. This packet includes 12 pages of student handouts with detailed questions (plot points, inference, and personal connections) covering all twelve chapters of The Outsiders. A separate 10-page detailed answer key is also included, of course. (A total of 22 pages in PDF format. A Google Drive version for onl
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7th - 10th
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
Greek Mythology Activities, Research Pennant, Sketchnotes, Creative, and Fun
Are you a fan of hands-on student engagement? This Greek Mythology Greek Gods learning tool is so much fun and loaded with visuals to boost your mythology teaching lessons. Students will love their Greek Gods and Goddesses pennant and sketch notes pages, with the added bonus of accessing the digital resource compatible with Google Drive.Includes:★complete make your pennant printables for teaching Greek Mythology and Greek Gods★complete set of sketch notes pages delivered to you via a link to a
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4th - 12th
The Tale of Despereaux Novel Study
This 200+ page unit is packed with comprehension, vocabulary, character and story analysis materials, extension activities, answer keys for multiple choice and true/false questions, and more! Most content is NO PREP! There are optional low prep materials also included.Perfect for Guided reading small groups, whole group read alouds, or even independent readers.Packet CoversVocabulary CardsPrintable Book Specific Glossary/DictionaryVocabulary Recording FormsVocabulary Practice Pages (Multiple C
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3rd - 6th
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The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive
If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand
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8th - 11th
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Folktales: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths
Grades 4-8 Differentiated Unit
This includes tons of supplemental material for teaching these folktale genres: fairytales, tall tales, fables, legends, and myths.
I teach other fiction genres as novel genres. You can find fiction genres here.
In this download, you'll get:
- Teacher's Notes
- Interactive Notebook Activity
- 6 Posters
- Differentiated worksheets and tests at 3 different grade levels!
*Level A - 4th-5th Grade*
*Level B - 6th Grade*
*Level C - 7th-8th Grade*
Use these worksh
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4th - 8th
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Book Report Template | Book Report Lapbook Project
Book Reports + Hands-On Activities = Fun, Engagement, and Learning! Your students will love writing about their books with this interactive fiction book report project. Plus, the final projects make absolutely the best book report display!Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource in the Book Report Projects Bundle.If you have never made lap books before and are feeling hesitant, I assure you that I have made it very simple and headache-free for you. There is NO double-sided copying with
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Book Report Templates & Projects Bundle Story Map Graphic Organizers
Refugee, by Alan Gratz Body Biography, Characterization, Character Analysis
This Refugee Body Biography Bundle for print and digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless and relevant novel. This novel resource is the most requested novel I receive from teachers everywhere. Here it is! Your students will find plenty of opportunities for creativity. Teachers and students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, your Refugee novel study, textual evidence, research, and the body biography proje
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Sort : 50 Card Sorting Activity
Reinforce rhetorical appeals strategies of ethos, logos, and pathos with this fun and interactive sorting game. Take a break from worksheets! These 50 cards each have examples of arguments made with these persuasive strategies. Students will sort them into three categories: ETHOS, LOGOS, and PATHOS. You will want to use this student-centered activity for years to come! Before you buy...this product is part of a BUNDLE that will save you money.Included: 50 cards with ethos, logos, and pathos exam
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7th - 11th
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The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv
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7th - 10th
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Cell Phone Characterization, PDF & Google Drive, Literature or History Activity
Add a little fun to ANY novel, play, short story, or history unit with this worksheet where students choose a character (or historic figure) and fill a fictional cell phone with email messages, playlist entries, and a wallpaper image.This PDF file and Google Drive version includes a blank form and a completed sample to show students, if you wish. The sample is from my students’ study of To Kill a Mockingbird, showing Scout Finch’s cell phone content, but you could use this worksheet with ANY wor
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Novel Book Report Project-- Bloom Ball Craft Activity
This 3D craft activity is a perfect culminating project or book report for a novel study or literature circle.
The following is included:
Directions for assembly
Direction sheet for each section of the Bloom Ball
Small sized circles
Larger circles
RUBRIC for grading the assignment
Don't have time for students to complete a Bloom Ball individually? Have a novel studies group complete one as a book report project!
Looking for an End of the Year Memory or Reflection activity for your students?
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Bulletin Boards - Classroom Library Decor - Reading Corner - Interactive
These ELA reading bulletin boards make the perfect classroom library wall decor. They can also be used to decorate the door or walls of the school library, in a classroom reading corner, or any other part of the school where you want to promote reading. Just print all of the pieces of the phrase that you want onto paper, cut, and then attach them to your bulletin board, your door, or onto a wall. Please note that these reading bulletin boards are part of two bundles:1. Monthly Bulletin Boards B
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1st - 12th
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Point of View Task Cards - Advanced Set 2 Print & Digital Google Apps & Easel!
Use these 32 task cards to help your student identify first person, third person – limited, and third-person - omniscient points of view. Each card includes a short, fictional passage and the three multiple-choice options.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel Assessment - Self-CheckingDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print5 Challenge Cards to extend the lessonGreat for 5th, 6th, or 7th grade!CHECK OUT THE
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5th - 7th
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The Wild Robot, Body Biography Project, For Print and Digital
The Wild Robot, Characterization, Character Study, Body Biography Project, For Print and Digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing character from the timeless and relevant novel. Your students will find plenty of opportunities for creativity. For the first time, you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, The Wild Robot, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project!The project includes the main character, Roz. Give your students
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3rd - 6th
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The One and Only Ivan (One and Only Ivan Novel Study)
Looking for a quick and easy way to check student's comprehension? These little chapter quizzes include comprehension questions for The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate. They are short, simple and easy to grade!What's included:Printable comprehension questions for every 15-20 pages. (16 Quizzes, Guided Reading Level S)Student cover pageEnd of book testDigital version of comprehension questions and test!Answer keysLooking for more DIGITAL PRODUCTS? Click Here!In each quiz there are fac
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Questions (distance learning)
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Novel Study (Comprehension Questions)
Looking for a quick and easy way to check student's comprehension? These little chapter quizzes include comprehension questions for The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (The first book in the Percy Jackson series). They are short, simple and easy to grade!What's included:• Comprehension questions for every chapter (22 quizzes, approx. 10-25 pages of reading per quiz, Guided Reading Level W) • Student cover page• End of book test• Free digital version of the comprehension questions and test (made
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5th - 8th
Wonder Novel Study (Wonder Comprehension Questions)
Looking for an easy way to check student's comprehension? These little chapter quizzes for Wonder, by R.J. Palacio are short, simple and easy to grade! Included are factual comprehension questions covering the important parts of the story. Try this novel study today!Try the quizzes FREE! Click Here!What's included:17 quizzes with comprehension questions (15-20 pages of reading for each quiz. Chapters are short!)Student cover pageEnd of book testFree digital version of the comprehension quest
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Lindsey's Favorites Comprehension Quizzes
Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
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7th - 10th
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