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8th grade reading resources for Google Apps and for GATE
Enrichment Activity Growing Bundle
This is a GROWING bundle filled with my favorite enrichment resources. These resources are geared toward advanced learners but can be used with all students. As I add more enrichment specific lessons to my tpt store, they will also be added to this GROWING bundle! You will simply need to redownload with no new purchase necessary.
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2nd - 8th
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Harry Potter Themed Escape Room Text Structures
This resource is a fun way to test what your students know about text structures! The escape room includes four puzzles for students to solve while putting their knowledge of text structures to the test. This activity can be done in teams, individually, or as a class!
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3rd - 8th
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High School Radio Drama Unit Script The Invisible Man Using Google Slides Sci-fi
This THREE WEEK radio theater unit including folly artistry and Radio play The Invisible Man is now available using Google slides. This scary play, with roles for 17 + students is great fir high school students. Plus, the accompanying unit teaches the history of radio theater, Foley engineering and gives students an opportunity to write a commercial, create sound effects and perform in a radio play. Plus students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are strengthened. It's a one-stop
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Theater Arts Units and Lesson Plans Using Google Slides
Shrek Themed Escape Room Traditional Literature
This resource is great to use during your Traditional Literature unit. The escape room includes four puzzles for students to solve while putting their knowledge of fairytales, fables, tall tales, myths, and legends to the test. This activity can be done in teams, individually, or as a class!
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Traditional Literature Unit Bundle
Book Report / Book Share Project - Digital Tasks for Google Classroom
This is a digital book report, also known as a Book Share! Students get to share their books by completing prompts and activities related to their stories via Google Slides. Simply make a copy of the slideshow to your Google Drive and assign it in your Google Classroom. Preview the entire slideshow of activities to see if it works for your class! Please note text boxes are already in place for your students!Book Share Task Options - Customize or include them all!Book Info (title and author)Bo
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4th - 8th
Weekly Reading Response Choice Boards with QR CODES (FICTION VERSION)
Get your students engaged with these choice boards that come in two versions - text and QR code version. This is perfect for weekly independent reading homework, and students can either complete them on the physical templates or in Google Classroom. The questions are based on Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexity model. I attached two digital templates - one in Google Forms and one in Google Slides.
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The Curious Apple's Choice Boar
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4th - 8th
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Phantom Tollbooth Hyperdoc Novel Study-Google Slides- Word Play and Analysis
Hyperdoc - digital learning in one Google slides document5 end of book project choices with success criteria includedThis is a novel hyperdoc for The Phantom Tollbooth which is designed to provide access for students to all content and learning in one organized digital space. This hyperdoc will guide students' thinking and learning with a focus on language and word play, as well as higher-level analysis and comprehension of the motifs and themes in this classic novel. The Google slides format ca
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4th - 8th
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The Westing Game Novel Study Google Hyperdoc -Character/Clue/Mystery Analysis
Students will have rich discussions as they analyze and synthesize clues, make complex inferences about characters and plot development and try to deduce means, motive and opportunity in this classic mystery novel with plot twists and turns.Students can work independently, with partners or small groups in book clubs or novel groups, or whole class. The Westing Game is a complex mystery novel with eccentric characters and plot developments that will stump and surpise students and keep them engage
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4th - 8th
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Digital Character Change Project - Instagram Template Editable Google Slides
Google Slides editable templates for students to add profile pictures, photos, posts, emojis, change colors, hashtags, likes and "friend" commentsEngaging and current social-media project for students promotes inferential, analytical and creative thinkingUse for students to analyze and show change over time with historical figures, book characters, geographical places, organizations, etc.To ensure deep thinking, students plan Instagram posts using (optional) thinking maps to record evidence that
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4th - 8th
Avengers Themed Escape Room Argumentative Writing
This resource is a fun way to test what your students know about informative text and argumentative writing! The escape room includes four puzzles for students to solve while putting their knowledge of fact/opinion, claims (thesis), evidence, and more to the test. This activity can be done in teams, individually, or as a class!
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3rd - 8th
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Figurative Language Activities - Writing Prompts - Print & Digital
Let students use imagination and creativity to show what they've learned! These fun figurative language writing prompts are the perfect way to wrap up a unit, review for a test, or add enrichment to your figurative language lessons. Nine engaging writing prompts encourage students to show comprehension and let their imaginations run as they write about animals, idioms, their own lives, and more.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Figurative Language Activities Bundle!)This resource includes t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
Social Distancing Hope Project Based Learning for Distance Learning ELA
This project-based learning activity is a fantastic way to get students involved in helping others while practicing several ELA skills. Two versions are included: print it as a packet or share the digital Google file. Skills included:• Main/Central Idea• Drawing Inferences• Referring to Details• Vocabulary/Word Meaning• Interpreting Information• Write/Speak About a Subject KnowledgeablyAs a part of this project, students will be learning about the importance of social distancing and what people
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3rd - 8th
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Novel Study: Think Like a Disciplinarian
Thinking Like a Disciplinarian: Linguist, Sociologist, Psychologist, Philosopher, Anthropologist, and JournalistUse these Depth and Complexity frames to address any novel. Students can use different lenses to understand a novel from different frames of mind.
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4th - 12th
The Giver Precision of Language Taboo Mystery Word Game
The Giver Taboo Game - Explore Precision Language in Jonas's Community!Step into the meticulously controlled world of Lois Lowry's The Giver with this engaging and thought-provoking Taboo game! This unique and educational activity is designed to give students an interactive way to understand the precision of language that characterizes the inhabitants of Jonas's community.What's Inside:- 30 carefully curated cards featuring words and phrases representing items that are conspicuously absent in th
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7th - 9th
Reading Depth & Complexity Choice Board
Do you need a way to challenge your students to think deeply and critically about the text they are reading? This choice board uses the Depth and Complexity icons to encourage students to use higher level thinking skills when responding to a fictional text. The choice board is in Google Docs format, which makes it great for using digitally or in print. It can also be adapted to meet the needs of your classroom.
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3rd - 8th
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Children's Literature Lit Middle School Trivia Academic Team Quiz Bowl
✅ 20 Mind-Boggling Questions: This trivia worksheet features 20 unique and intriguing questions about children's literature that will challenge and inspire students in grades 6 and beyond.✅ Answer Key Included: You'll find a comprehensive answer key to effortlessly check the answers and provide quick feedback.✅ Versatile and Educational: Use this worksheet for classroom activities, as part of a quiz bowl or academic team, or to foster team-building skills with an advisory or club. The possibilit
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6th - 8th
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Classic Literature Lit Middle School Trivia Teambuilding Academic Team Quiz Bowl
✅ 20 Mind-Boggling Questions: This trivia worksheet asks students to name the author of a work of classic literature. Sure to challenge and inspire students in grades 6 and beyond.✅ Answer Key Included: You'll find a comprehensive answer key to effortlessly check the answers and provide quick feedback.✅ Versatile and Educational: Use this worksheet for classroom activities, as part of a quiz bowl or academic team, or to foster team-building skills with an advisory or club. The possibilities are
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6th - 8th
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The Book Thief Part Nine - The Last Human Stranger - Digital Google Slides
Guided activities and questions to develop understanding Can be used for distance learning or in-person - Shareable link or in Google Classroom- Make a copy for each student, or print for paper/pencil.Select specific slides based on the needs of your studentsMaking predictions and asking questions based on quotes and chapter titlesUsing textual evidence to support thinkingBook groups - individual work - guide for class discussionStudents can respond individually before they discuss in small grou
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5th - 10th
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The Scarlet Ibis - Argumentative Writing
This assignment is a scaffolded argumentative writing task aligned with common core writing standards. A rubric is included aligned with standards W8.1 and W8.4. The rubric can be adapted for higher or lower grade levels. Students may complete the whole assignment or be given a choice from the various prompts in order to differentiate by interest.Students are asked to decide whether or not the narrator of The Scarlet Ibis is responsible for his brother's death. The scaffolding of the assignm
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6th - 10th
Investigating Mysteries with Depth and Complexity: Mystery Novel Evidence Report
This Detective's Evidence Report can be used with any mystery novel whether students are reading self-selected books, working with partners or in book groups, or even whole class. Use the elements of depth and complexity to extend students' thinking and learning as they read books with more complex plots and characters.Assessment: Students will be working together to come up with essential criteria for each of the project choices based on what they have learned as they read their novels. Look
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4th - 8th
Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense Genre Study Book Report
Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Suspense Genre Study Book Report offers teachers a comprehensive an 18-page resource that introduces 6th through 9th graders to the genre. The standards-aligned comprehensive Mystery, Thriller, Horror, and Suspense Genre lesson plan is detailed and easy to follow with clearly defined objectives and learning targets. The lesson plan incorporates an interactive activity where students identify the distinctive traits of these genres. It's an engaging way to reinforce the
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â A Bundle of Eleven Book Projects
Radio Theater Play Bow Wow Blues Using Google Slides Comedy
Looking for some fun? Here's a twenty to twenty-five minute comedy radio play, created with Google slides, that has 15+ roles for students, written especially for the classroom! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. A one stop shop!HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? If you are a reading teacher, this would be a great example of a play script to study or language arts teacher could use this to study characterization and voicing. Or perform it for your school
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7th - 9th
Also included in:Â Theater Arts Units and Lesson Plans Using Google Slides
The Book Thief Part Ten - The Book Thief - Digital Google Slides - Novel Study
Guided activities and questions to develop understanding Can be used for distance learning or in-person - Shareable link or in Google Classroom- Make a copy for each student, or print for paper/pencil.Select specific slides based on the needs of your studentsMaking predictions and asking questions based on quotes and chapter titlesUsing textual evidence to support thinkingBook groups - individual work - guide for class discussionStudents can respond individually before they discuss in small grou
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6th - 10th
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GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS: CREATE A SUPERHERO DOG/VILLAIN - Distance Learning
Perfect for remote or classroom learning, students use their knowledge of Greek and Latin roots to determine the powers of a superhero dog. This is a multi-day project in which students can choose to do work digitally or on paper. Their task is to analyze root meanings to determine superpowers, weaknesses, and archenemies, as they create a backstory that gives insight into the superheroes abilities. They can really get creative as they draw/design what she looks like and wears. Students then
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4th - 8th
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Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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