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Common Core RL.6.3 lessons under $5
STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities
STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities
STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the S
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6th - 9th
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot Diagram Activity Using Story Elements - Easel Activity
Rikki Tikki Tavi Plot Diagram. A hands-on activity for the story Rikki Tikki Tavi. After learning that the plot is the sequence of events, and having been introduced to a plot diagram with the story elements exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, have your students work in small groups or partners to cut and paste this list of 12 events from the story onto the plot diagram and label what part of the story they belong to. Blank plot diagram included (as an example). St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Rikki Tikki Tavi Bundle with Easel Activities
Point of View Mini Lesson: Notes and Activities: Middle School ELA
Before students can dive deep into analyzing a story, they need to understand how Point of View can impact their experience while reading. This lesson is the foundation for making that happen!What's Included:1. Google Slides Presentation: 19 creative and colorful slides that will help your students understand the different types of POV.2. Vocabulary and Definitions: Introduces and explains- 1st person, 2nd person, and three types of 3rd person POV. There is also a Quizizz vocabulary practice emb
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6th - 8th
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Sequencing Doodle Notes and 5 Activities for Finding the Sequence of Events
Help students learn all about sequencing with this super fun Doodle and Do mini-unit! This resource includes sequencing graphic organizers, reading comprehension worksheets and passages that help students determine the sequence of events in a text, and hands-on learning activities to help students understand sequencing.Here’s how it works: First, students will complete highly engaging Doodle Notes about sequencing. They’ll learn about how to determine the sequence of events in a passage, sign
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4th - 7th
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Predicting Passages, Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)
Making predictions while reading is an essential skill for comprehending text. Students do not intuitively know how to make effective predictions based on clues from the passage and their own experiences. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with predicting passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is the perfect way to teach students how to make predictions while reading. This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making predictions. Through
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4th - 7th
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Types of Character Conflict: A PowerPoint Lesson with Practice Passages
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint that can be used to introduce the four types of conflict to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 40-slide PowerPoint focuses on the four main types of conflict that can be introduced in a story. The concept of conflict is presented in a systematic manner, and it includes a football player analogy to try to engage some of those learners who might find this topic a little boring and/or unimportan
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4th - 7th
Plot Diagram Mini-Lesson - Plot Structure Activities with Pixar & Greek Myths!
Need help teaching the plot diagram? Don't miss this plot structure mini-lesson packed full of goodies, including an editable PowerPoint lesson, a plot graphic organizer, Pixar short plot activities, & Greek Myths podcasts – all geared to help your students master the plot elements in no time!✔ Check out the preview and take a closer look!With this resource, rest assured that you can slide into a stress-free plot diagram mini-lesson with this comprehensive, ready-to-use plot diagram PowerPoi
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5th - 7th
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Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher - RL.6.7 - Drama Activities - Radio Play
Make reviewing the elements of drama unforgettable with Lucille Fletcher’s short story Sorry, Wrong Number. This 5-day lesson plan targets standard RL.6.7 and includes an editable PowerPoint & Google Slides slideshow plus various drama activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better? ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!With this lesson plan, students will experience the short story Sorry, Wrong Number in two
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6th - 8th
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Elements of Drama Introduction - Mini-Lesson Graphic Organizer & Anchor Charts
Make your introduction to the elements of drama interactive with this mini-lesson, graphic organizer, and complimentary anchor charts! This drama unit introduction includes an editable slideshow, anchor charts to display throughout the unit, and a paired doodle-style handout students complete while you teach. Easy to use, thorough, and low-prep makes this lesson perfect for launching your new unit! Click on the preview for more information!This Elements of Drama Unit Introduction reviews:Purpose
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5th - 8th
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Inferring with Alma
This product is a companion sheet for the video Alma . https://youtu.be/irbFBgI0jhM. Your students will be RIVETED by this film!!This video features an adorably animated little girl strolling through the city on a winter day. Oddly, she spots a doll in a window of a shop, and the doll looks exactly like HER!!As the story unfolds, students are provided with 'stop' points featuring a variety of inferring skills: ✨Inferring Author's Purpose✨Inferring Tone✨Inferring Character Behavior✨Inferring St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Inferring Skills BUNDLE
The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher RL6.7 Radio Play Elements of Drama Activities
Looking for a short drama that your students are guaranteed to love? Look no further than The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher! This radio play is guaranteed to hook your students, and this 5-day lesson plan includes everything you need to facilitate engaging student activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements of drama & fiction. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better?✔ Check out the preview for a closer look at this resource!With this RL.6.7 targeted
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6th - 8th
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Plot Mini Lesson Notes and Activity for Middle School ELA RL3- Distance Learning
*Updated 2021*Analyzing plot is something your middle schoolers have been doing since elementary school. This lesson helps them review the basics and start to examine the purpose of having a plot. It is a great starting off point for examining story elements in your middle school ELA classroom. What's Included:1. Google Slides Presentation: 11 creative and colorful slides that will help your students understand the plot structure.2. Vocabulary and Definitions: Introduces and explains- plot diagr
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6th - 8th
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Annotation Unit - Presentation, Guided Notes, and Annotation Practice Activities
Do your students struggle with annotation and analysis? This annotation unit makes annotating easy. You can break down the basics of annotation with a presentation and guided notes. Then students can practice annotating with three different activities. All three activities include sample annotations. This is a great way to introduce annotation to students. There's no prep for you. Just print and go.This unit on teaching annotation includes1. Annotation Made Easy presentation2. guided notes3. gui
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6th - 10th
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Plot Elements: Four Trifolds with Passages and Diagrams to teach Plot Structure
These four print-and-go trifolds target the skill of analyzing the plot progression in a book, story, or reading passage. Use these plot elements trifolds over the course of 4 days to provide targeted instruction on this topic.As I was creating these trifolds, I pictured myself using them with small groups of students. Specifically, I envisioned sitting around a table with a group of students who could benefit from targeted instruction focused on recognizing the plot development present in a sto
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3rd - 6th
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Poet and Poem Study – Maya Angelou – Doodle Notes Women's History Month
Help students learn about Maya Angelou and analyze her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” with this incredibly engaging “Doodle and Do” resource. Perfect to teach during Women's History Month! Designed with doodling, interaction, and creativity in mind, you’ll find a Doodle Article about Angelou, Doodle Notes to respond to the nonfiction passage, and an interactive poetry flip book in this resource. First, students read a nonfiction passage about Angelou that includes information on her childh
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4th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Day Reader's Theater Toolkit for Middle School
This Martin Luther King Readers Theater Unit is one your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating MLK Day activities into your language arts instruction. This 10-character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making it a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This is the perfect resource for sharing information about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while staying on task with your reading and writ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Plot Diagram Notes and Lesson with Pixar Film
Guide your students through plot diagram or let students guide themselves with this scaffolded activity on Google Slides! After watching the "Day and Night" Pixar short film, students will be introduced to the basics of a plot diagram. This activity includes the following: - Simplified & Easy to Read Notes on Plot Diagram Basics (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). - Interactive Slides for students to type, drag, and match - Pixar Short Film Link - Formative R
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Plot Diagram Unit Bundle
Characterization Mini-Lesson, Character Traits
Understanding character traits and characterization is an integral part of teaching literature and how an author creates character traits to drive a character’s actions and decisions. This 10-minute mini lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering characterization (direct and indirect) in a text in a short amount of time. In addition, your students will also be able to identify how characterization can impact a character’s actions and decisions, as well a
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Literature Activities Bundle, Oh My!
Types of Conflict - Literary Conflict Examples - Activity for Any Movie Trailer
Explore the four types of literary conflict using any movie trailer! This lesson differentiates between person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, and person vs. nature. Students can use the graphic organizer provided to analyze the literary conflict in your students' favorite film trailers. Included with this Types of Literary Conflict Lesson:✏️ Types of Conflict Informational Handout - Digital & PrintDifferentiate between the four types of conflict: person vs. person, person
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6th - 10th
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Wonder Character Analysis Project: End of Novel Flipbook
Wonder by RJ Palacio is the perfect novel to share with your students, and this is the perfect activity to have students complete at the end of the novel to better understand the thoughts of each narrator and to better understand that there is always more than one side to every story. Within this well-written, attention-holding novel, there are six narrators that share their perspective on their relationship with Auggie and their personal growth throughout the story.I created this Character Tho
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4th - 8th
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The School Play Gary Soto Short Story Unit Reading Comprehension Cite Evidence
Looking for a short story unit that carefully guides your students to a deep understanding of "The School Play" by Gary Soto? This ready to print short story unit gives you everything you need to teach "The School Play" and will give your students plenty of practice citing textual evidence, determining and anaylzing theme, and writing about a text.In this unit, your students will cover numerous ELA standards in depth, progressing from literal comprehension through a full essay. You will have eve
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5th - 8th
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Conflict Mini Lesson Notes & Activities for Middle School- It's Digital!
*2020 Update* Y’all! I am super excited about this updated mini lesson! It is perfect for distance/remote learning, but it also works for a direct instruction as well.Looking for a fast and fun way to teach and introduce CONFLICT TYPES to your middle school students?This is it! This product is a great way to introduce the six types of conflict found in literature and give them quality practice in identifying the conflict types and applying their knowledge. This Product Includes:1. Google Slides
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6th - 8th
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STEAL Characterization - Indirect & Direct Characterization - Notes & Worksheets
Are you looking for an engaging STEAL characterization lesson with notes and practice worksheets? This resource teaches students how to use STEAL to analyze characters effectively and introduces students to direct and indirect characterization. This start to finish lesson teaches the difference between direct and indirect characterization, how to use the STEAL characterization and apply the lesson to real life! With this resource, your students will be able to effectively analyze how an author
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6th - 8th
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Rigorous Short Story Lesson Plan "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara
“Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara is a short story about self-identity and confidence. The lead character Squeaky is a hard-working and smart mouthed runner who takes care of her brother Raymond who has a disability. As the story progresses readers are treated to an unexpected character change. This resource is aligned to Common Core Standards and provides opportunities for students to critically evaluate character traits, character change, character challenges, and theme using evidence from
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Rigorous Short Story Bundle - Common Core Aligned
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