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Common Core RL.7.2 scaffolded notes for GATE
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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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
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
Literary Elements Depth and Complexity Frames for Figurative Language ELA
Teaching Literary Elements/Literary Devices or story elements? These Depth and Complexity Frames for English Language Arts will make your life so easy! You'll get 25 frames about reading and language arts ready to print and go! Yep, they're all done for you! Simply choose the topic you want students to explore, print and go! There are 25 frames done for you and ready to use right now to build student skills with analyzing using literary elements.Two of the frames are teaching frames, meaning the
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3rd - 8th
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
Food Truck Festival - Engaging Independent Reading Project - PBL - STEM
Elevate the joy of independent reading in your classroom with a twist that's sure to ignite enthusiasm – host your very own Food Truck Festival! Building upon the success of my beloved Literary Feast project, I've taken it up a notch to bring you an EXTRAORDINARY Food Truck Festival project that combines literary exploration with the excitement of culinary creativity. This is not just an activity; it's an immersive experience designed to captivate your students' imaginations and showcase their i
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6th - 9th
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I am Malala (Young Reader's Edition) Full Novel Unit
This unit was designed specifically to align to the common core standards and comes with and without the GATE depth and complexity symbols. Complete with an introductory ppt presentation, novel study pages, section quizzes, a final project, and essay options for every type of writing.
This novel is a beautiful story of Malala, a young girl shot by the Taliban for standing up for education. It handles a sensitive topic beautifully and is an eye-opening, mind-expanding novel absolutely critical
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
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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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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Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen ELA Novel Test - Standards-Based Assessment
End of novel test for Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. This is the test I use at the end of my novel study. You can email me for an editable copy! This test includes 30 multiple choice questions and one short response prompt.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen - Creative and Engaging Novel Unit
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
Reading Anchor Chart | Notes | One Pager | Virtual Learning GROWING BUNDLE
In this READING ANCHOR CHART GROWING BUNDLE, you will find mini-anchor charts or notes for notebooks, folders, and student binders. Each READING ANCHOR CHART concept includes a definition, examples, and various other details students would need for that concept. You can use theses products to teach and review concepts with students.Included in this bundle are mini-anchor charts/notes for: AlliterationAllusionAuthor's PurposeCentral IdeaConnotation and DenotationHyperboleIdiomIronyMetaphorOnomato
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5th - 8th
Theme PowerPoint and Guided Notes
This updated 17-slide PowerPoint uses clean and uncluttered slides to introduce the literary element of theme. In addition to information on theme, the PowerPoint is structured to include guidance on taking notes in Cornell-method format. A guided notetaking form is included that matches the format of the PowerPoint.
This lesson is suitable for middle-school students or those who are just getting introduced to the idea of theme.
What you receive in this zipped folder:
A PowerPoint present
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6th - 9th
English Language Arts Concept Capsules | Set 3: Story Elements
Trying to help students get a grasp of story elements? This set of story elements one-pagers (called Concept Capsules) is the answer! One teacher writes: Thanks for continuing to make the Concept Capsules!! I love them because I can create an awesome, easily accessible resource for students and parents in the Material section of Google Classroom, and I can include them individually, as needed, in a Google Slides presentation or an instructional video as we go along. They're terrific!This set in
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4th - 7th
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Main Idea vs. Theme Slides, Notes, Worksheets, & Practice Activity - Grades 5-7
Are you looking for an engaging lesson that teaches the key differences between theme and main idea? This lesson allows students to explore main idea vs. theme through an engaging lesson, practice worksheets, and activities. Stop scrolling and take a look at the preview for more! This thorough and detailed lesson reviews and teaches the key differences between main idea and theme. Students can explore how the theme of the story applies to the reader, but the main idea applies to the content of t
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5th - 7th
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
Notice & Note Fiction Introduction: GOOGLE Slides, Forms Quiz, Note Guide & Game
The Notice and Note digital Google slides bundle explains the Close Reading Notice and Note Signpost Strategies for fiction through interactive video links. This product is great for distance learning, online, hybrid, and in-person learning. The slides include video examples that engage students in the lesson and a note-taking activity. The slides can be used as class instructional lessons over 3-4 days or as class warm-ups over 6-7 days. PLEASE NOTE this product contains YouTube video links...
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5th - 8th
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7th Grade ELA Curriculum Doodle Notes | Literature Standards | ELA Anchor Charts
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 standards for students in 7th grade. As a middle school reading and language arts teacher, you do not always have access to meaningful resources to teach students the specific skills neede
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7th - 9th
Also included in: 7th Grade ELA and Reading Comprehension Doodle Notes | Middle School ELA
Teaching Theme Differentiated Unit for Middle School - Main Idea
Use this complete and easy-to-use unit to teach your Middle School students to determine the theme in a text with ease! Everything you need to teach this concept as well as reteach or enrich it is included in this standards-based unit with BUILT-IN differentiation!What's included:TEACH:✅ A video to use an introduction to the unit ✅ EDITABLE lesson plans✅ Teacher script for each day✅ Vocabulary Worksheets for these words: inference, drawn, theme, central idea, cite, evidence, objective, summar
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Central Idea Main Idea Central Message Theme PRINTABLE BUNDLE
Finding the Theme Slides, Mini Lesson, & Identifying Theme Practice Passages
Are you looking for an engaging mini lesson that teaches students how to find and identify the theme of a story? This lesson teaches students how to identify the theme of a story through a mini slides lesson, notes, practice activities, and reading passages. Stop scrolling and take a look at the preview for more! This thorough and detailed lesson goes through the process of identifying the theme in a story by reflecting on the character’s main conflict and reflecting on the lesson learned throug
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6th - 8th
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
Blood on the River Socratic Seminar
Kick your class discussions up a notch with this Socratic seminar for Blood on the River! I do it with my gifted students after they have read Elisa Carbone's Jamestown novel Blood on the River, and the discussions are always amazing! This activity includes 15 open-ended, thought-provoking questions guaranteed to get students talking. There are introductory questions about general themes in the novel, specific questions about the novel's characters and events, and closing questions to help stude
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Narrative Short Story Worksheet and Graphic Organizer for One Friday Morning
Engage your middle school students in this powerful and meaningful short story, "One Friday Morning" by Langston Hughes. Students will learn the elements of effective narrative writing while also experiencing the powerful themes of this story. Understanding Narratives Short Story Analysis can be used to introduce, review, or assess students' understanding of narrative texts. This lesson is also perfect for emergency sub plans! Understanding Narratives guides students through the process of analy
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6th - 9th
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