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Literature resources for Easel Activities and for GATE
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
Perseus, Theseus, and the Hero's Journey - Patterns of Events in the Quest
Explore the hero’s journey! Students compare and contrast “Perseus” and “Theseus,” identify a common pattern of events, and explore the monomyth. After selecting a novel or movie, kids chronicle that quest. Finally, they write original stories using similar plots.Open the preview to take a closer look.Activities were developed to challenge strong readers and encourage higher order thinking skills.First, students analyze two myths. “Perseus” and “Theseus” have been adapted middle grade readers.Ki
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4th - 5th
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Compare & Contrast 2 Stories - 10 Paired Passages - 4th & 5th Grade Folktales
Compare and contrast literature with ten paired passages. This set emphasizes identification and use of story elements to construct responses. Students read two folktales, organize elements in tables, transfer them to Venn diagrams, and explain in paragraphs. Open the preview to take a closer look.Five sets of folktales from around the world were carefully selected and adapted for fourth and fifth grade students.“Mani and Sol” (Norway) and “The Fire Dog” (Korea)“The Goose and the Golden Egg” (S
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4th - 5th
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Medusa Mythology Activities | Character Description and Point of View
Who has hair of snakes and eyes that can turn you to stone? Medusa, of course! You can spice up your mythology unit or novel study with these engaging literature activities. Grab students’ attention with two different views of this alluring mythical creature.“Medusa,” a humorous poem told in first person, characterizes the Gorgon as a frustrated woman who just can’t do a thing with her hair. Conversely, a brief narrative entitled “The Dreadful Gorgons” provides a third-person account of Perseus’
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5th - 6th
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Comparing Cinderella Stories from Around the World with Picture Books
Comparing Cinderella stories? In these activities, the class reads fairy tales from around the world, as well as parodies. Then they analyze elements and discover similarities between folktales in different locales.Note: No stories are included in this resource. Activities use picture books from your library.Open the preview to take a closer look. Although lesson plans state that the teacher will read books aloud, materials may also be used for independent reading.First, the teacher reads severa
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3rd - 5th
Writing Pourquoi Tales with Just So Stories as Mentor Texts - 4th & 5th Grade
Kids explore pourquoi tale mentor texts from Just So Stories. Rudyard Kipling’s lively style encourages kids to experiment with word choice, repetition, and voices of the narrator and characters. After studying his work, fourth or fifth grade students plan and write their own. Open the preview to take a closer look at the writing project. First, kids read “How the Camel Got His Humps” and work on story elements.The class discusses elements of literature: characters with goals, obstacles, steps t
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4th - 5th
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4 Just So Stories - Differentiated Reading Passages - Pourquoi Tales
Your students will love these lively pourquoi tales. This resource includes originals plus three differentiated adaptations of four Just So Stories. Passages are included as a printable PDF, eBook, and digital Easel Activities, which allow kids to annotate directly on the pages. “How the Camel Got His Hump”“How the Jaguar Got His Spots”“The Beginning of the Armadillo”“The Elephant’s Child”Open the preview to take a closer look.Reach every child in your classroom! Multiple levels let you challeng
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4th - 6th
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Rikki tikki tavi Socratic Seminar
Engage your high-level students after they read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by hosting a Socratic seminar! This structured, whole-class discussion activity is an excellent alternative to a traditional worksheet or test for checking comprehension and assessing students' analysis of the text.The seminar includes fourteen open-ended questions that invite students to analyze character, plot, theme, conflict, stereotyping, motivation, and personification in this classic animal story. There are also two follow
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
Blood on the River Gallery Walk
Get students up and moving during your Blood on the River novel study! This gallery walk is an excellent post-reading novel study activity, giving students the chance to recall all kinds of important details and make rich connections to characters in the novel.If you teach Blood on the River, you won't want to miss the rest of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit!To spark some rich class discussion after reading this novel, print the eight question pages and stick them on giant poster pa
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
JANE AUSTEN 8 Projects and Activities PRINT and EASEL
This is a package of activities that combines historical research and literary appreciation of Jane Austen. Each of the eight small projects stand alone – the classroom teacher can pick and choose which assignments may be done, or the students can be given the option of which ones they want to complete. The activities also make an excellent independent study for a student who wants to pursue an interest in Jane Austen and/or the Regency era.Designed for senior high school students but several
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Soldier's Heart Gallery Walk
Get students up and moving as they recall, review, and discuss everything they've learned! Wrap up your Soldier's Heart novel study with an interactive gallery walk (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle). Students will characterize the protagonist, visualize novel settings, identify cause and effect, and review plot events.This resource includes eight large question cards that you can post around your classroom, either on poster paper or whiteboard/chalkboard space where students can re
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom (Bill Martin) Interactive Alphabet Order Game
This is a terrific game for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and ESL or ESOL students to practice their alphabet order. This resource includes the following: 21 questionseach question has three letters for multiple-choicecapital letterswritten prompts: "What comes first?" and "What comes next?"PDF or Easel options:Each option has the exact same questions. The Easel activity is a drag-and-drop circle game without affirmation and encouragement pages. However. it is self-checking
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PreK - 1st, Adult Education
Turkey Graphic Organizers or Story Maps
Get a choice of five story maps for primary grades. Each map can be printed in color or black and white. (Please note: color sheets will need to be written on with markers or a more visible ink. I usually have students write a draft and rewrite a published piece on their turkeys.)You simply print and use! Enjoy!Florida Standards:LAFS.4.RL.1.2: Determine a theme of a story.LAFS.4.RI.2.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, id
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K - 4th
The Cat's Purr Folktale Comprehension Test and Answer Key
This is a comprehension test with an answer key for The Cat's Purr by Ashley Bryan. This is a terrific check to see if your students understand what this little folktale is about. Just print and use. Enjoy!Please note: This is just the test and answer key. The folk tale is not included. It belongs to Mr. Ashley Bryan.
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2nd - 3rd
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Exploring Silence - Wildlife and Wisdom Writing Prompts
35 printable or digital writing prompts exploring the wisdom of the ages: Rumi, Deepak Chopra, Kahlil Gibran, Haruki Murakami, José Rodrigues Miguéis, Mother Theresa, Sylvia Plath, Neil Gaiman, Karen Armstrong, John Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, W. B. Yeats, and others who write about silence... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a di
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Distance Learning for Middle School BUNDLE (Print + Digital Activities)
Literacy--Critical Thinking with Depth and Complexity|Color
Critical Thinking with Depth and Complexity on any book or text read in any subject. Applicable for many grade levels and subjects or homeschooling. ❤️ Two options available❤️ Print and go❤️ Easel activity included❤️ Covers Common Core, Texas TEKS********************************************************Related Products That May Interest You⭐ Literacy--Critical Thinking with Depth and Complexity|Black and White********************************************************Be the first to know about new d
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