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Oral communication earth sciences Common Core RL.6.10 resources
READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT with Elements of Drama Questions
This high interest Readers’ Theater whodunit mystery script activity will give your grades 5-8 students drama and ELA fun! Students will practice reading aloud, comprehension, and reflect on elements of drama using a drama elements anchor chart. "The Mystery of the Crooked Competition" readers’ theater script will require students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Transform your ELA and drama students into 'whodunit' detectives! This 9 page script is designed for 11 readers, but the num
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5th - 8th
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Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards
Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun
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6th - 9th
Science Children's Literature Digital Book BINGO Bundle
Science Children's Literature Digital Book BINGO Bundle with Google Slide Student Book BINGO Boards These digital book BINGO activities, using EDITABLE Google Slide student Book Bingo boards, can be an engaging way to:* integrate reading, science, and technology* extend and enrich a Science unit* help students gain comfort and confidence reading nonfiction * encourage students to build confidence and stamina as independent readers* refine and improve listening skills* expand students’ experience
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3rd - 6th
Where Does Our Energy Come From? - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to introduce or reinforce a lesson about energy. In the script, Bob slept through science class and wasn’t paying attention when they were talking about where energy came from. He thought he knew it all and that electricity was just lightning. Thankfully Mary, Lewis, and Nicole ask him to prove it. They find out what he doesn’t kn
The Volcan & the Volcano Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Small Group Reader's Theater. It is for 4 students, boys or girls. I use them to help with fluency but I also use them to introduce other topics at times. This Reader's Theater is meant to introduce volcanoes. It centers on the four types of volcanoes and what makes them interesting to study. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Rocks Rock! - A Closer Look at the Rock Cycle Using Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to either introduce or reinforce a lesson on the rock cycle. In the script - The class is supposed to go on a field trip today. Their teacher told them it was going to be to a rock show. Daniel thought rock show meant rock concert as in guitars and rock stars. He is VERY disappointed to hear it is to look at rocks and minerals. Hi
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4th - 8th
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The Tomato Tornado - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is the same version as the Word document but I had requests for a PDF so here it is. This is small group reader's theater is for three students. for small groups.The object is to improve fluency while teaching tornado safety! Mabel thinks that she and the others are supposed to be talking to the class about tomatoes but they are supposed to be doing TORNADOES. Matt and Nancy correct her and help lead the discussion. It teaches tornado safety as well as spreading some humor about the situati
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3rd - 6th
"The Lottery" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handout, Discussion Prompts, and Rubric
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Shirley Jackson's famous short story, "The Lottery" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Lottery." Afterward, it
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6th - 9th
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The Lemonade War: Questions for Class Discussions, Essays, or Short Answer Tests
You've come to the right place to obtain the perfect list of class discussion questions/essay prompts/short answer inquiries for The Lemonade War. This handout provides 20 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this popular book, including its theme, conflicts, cause and effect, tone, characters, and much more. Choices are varied and encourage positive student engagement.
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2nd - 6th
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The Lemonade Crime: Questions for Class Discussion, Essays, or Quizzes
It would be a crime not to use this list of class discussion questions/essay prompts/short answer inquiries to review this popular book. This handout provides 20 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this bestseller. Choices are varied and encourage positive student engagement.
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2nd - 6th
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Book in a... Book Report
In this book report, students are challenged to read a science fiction or fantasy text. After reading the text, students select a container that represents the novel and fill the container with a variety of questions and "things" or objects that represent the multiple facets and conflicts of the novel. Finally, students present the book report to the class, show and tell style.
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6th - 8th
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Number the Stars Questions for Class Discussions or for Socratic Seminars
Allow your students to "shine" as they use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 12 topics for class discussions or Socratic Seminars. Using characters and themes, readers will have a chance to delve further into Number the Stars as they recap details and voice their opinions. This ideal exchange will help participants to gain a better understanding of various aspects of the story as well as share and gain perspectives. It's a terrific group activity.
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5th - 10th
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Book Talk Grading Rubric
A simple, easy rubric to grade Book Talk presentations in your classroom! Works best for fiction books. Use for any grade from 3rd-12th.
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3rd - 12th
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Middle School Poetry Slam Judging Guide / Poetry Performance Rubric
Hosting a middle school poetry slam and don't have time to develop your own judging guide? Here's a handy rubric developed by the literacy experts at ThinkCERCA. We've mapped the essential skills for a compelling poetry recitation to CCSS standards, including:
- Content
- Evidence
- Recitation
- Contact with Audience
- Auditory Effects
- Delivery
We developed this rubric for our own ThinkCERCA poetry slam. Sign up for a free account at ThinkCERCA to hear about our next poetry slam.
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6th - 8th
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