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Informational text Common Core RL.6.3 lessons
Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Characterization (
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5th - 7th
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Casey at the Bat Poetry Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the narrative poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying Casey at the Bat OR simply poetry in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the M
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5th - 7th
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Folktales Unit: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen as well as several other folktales (included). These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying folktales. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: – Click here to read more about the Short Story of th
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5th - 7th
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Literature and Informational Reading Unit Interactive Notebooks for 4th 5th 6th
In this digital literature and informational unit and interactive notebook unit, you will have 40 lessons that teach all of the literature and nonfiction Common Core reading standards for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. These lessons teach literary and nonfiction terms like theme, point of view, character traits, text structures etc. Please check out the preview for examples of what you are receiving.Included in this Bundle:CCSS Literature UnitCCSS Informational and Non-Fiction UnitThese units are part
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4th - 6th
Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle
Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, Answer Key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Common Core ELA Test Prep is FUN with VIDEO CLIP ACTIVITIES - plus grade 9 - 12 lessons for scaffolding, differentiation and gifted
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6th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
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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Literary Devices and Nonfiction Concepts Reading Units Growing Bundle | 6th-8th
Teaching Nonfiction and Literature in middle school is finally broken down with these complete reading and analysis units. This bundle includes 6 complete reading units Realistic Fiction and literary devices, Historical Fiction and literary devices, poetry and poetry devices, Literary Nonfiction, Introduction to Drama, and Dystopian and literary devices.Each unit includes 20+ done-for-you lesson plans, reference pages, 30-50 literary nonfiction or literary analysis reading response examples wit
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6th - 8th
Chit Chat Cards Bundle for Grades 4-8
Are you trying to find ways to engage your students in more productive conversation about reading literature and informational text, with less work and grading on your end? Then snag this Chit Chat Cards BUNDLE that focuses on reading literature, informational text, and speaking/listening standards.Included in this reading literature and informational text resource:• What are Chit Chat Cards?• Directions and Ideas for Use• 20-Reading Literature Chit Chat Cards• 20-Informational Text Chit Chat C
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Sixth Grade Reading Curriculum Novel Study Reading Units All Genres
This sixth grade reading unit novel study curriculum bundle includes 12 different reading units or novels studies for a total of 180+ lesson plans. These are exactly what you need to teach your sixth grade learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with a variety of genres. Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. Want just the novel reading units? Sixth Grade Reading Unit Growing BundleWhy buy the growing bundle?This HUGE bundle
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6th
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Claims and Evidence Information Text Mystery Short Fiction Story Activity
Mystery stories are perfect for getting to grips with claims, evidence and reasoning. Get students engaged in reading, following ideas, understanding cause-and-effect relationships, and predicting outcomes. In a mystery, the reader has to employ inference skills to understand the story and identify clues. This fun, mystery story activity pack will improve students’ comprehension and inference as they employ detective skills to find the guilty suspects. With loads of fun activities to turn your r
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5th - 9th
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Making Your Voice Heard Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle Grade 6
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities.Are you short on time? Or do you need activities that are both fun and helpful for student learning at all levels? Is the HMH Collections book daunting to your students? Rigorous text is often difficult for some students without additional scaffolding. That is why I have developed these HMH Collections Grade 6- based activities for your students. All common cor
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6th
Reading Workshop Minilessons Guide: Create Fiction & Nonfiction Scope & Sequence
Where did the idea for this resource originate?Sometimes at the middle school level, teaching reading gets confused with teaching books. Middle school students still need strong minilessons on the strategies and thinking readers need to do in order to be successful. Minilessons aren’t reading tasks, they show students that reading is thinking. Beyond that, minilessons need to be mini chunks of information that readers can digest and apply bit by bit. What we teach readers should originate fr
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6th - 8th
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Twenty-One Steps Reading Comprehension | Memorial Day or Veterans Day Activities
Twenty-One Steps by Jeff Gottesfeld is a unique story honoring fallen unknown soldiers and the Sentinel Guards who protect the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier daily. This story honors all fallen soldiers, veterans, and current soldiers and is a wonderful read for Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day. Multiple activities for reading comprehension are included in this resource covering skills such as: predictions, using prior knowledge, clarifying meaning of unfamiliar words, drawing conclusions, and making
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Memorial Day and Veterans Day Reading Comprehension Activities BUNDLE
Lupita Manana (Patricia Beatty) NOVEL STUDY
Trying to think of ways to incorporate informational text into your lessons? This unit integrates fictional literature with informational text while exploring a current event---illegal immigration into the United States. NOTE: This unit is divided into 4 different sections (approximately 35-40 book reading pages per section). Each section has a summary, discussion questions/highlights, vocabulary/ vocabulary test, and student packet questions. It is recommended to pace the unit at one section p
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5th - 9th
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Fiction and NonFiction Text Elements Response Pages Bundle
My philosophy on teaching is that if kids can’t learn the way we teach, we must teach them the way they learn. (Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?)
I use these Non-Fiction and Fiction Text Elements Response Pages Bundle as an “exit ticket” after reading a nonfiction and Fiction text. It's a quick review of the text elements we've covered in our reading workshop and guided reading lessons, and keeps students accountable for their independent reading.
Each set covers a number of nonfiction and fic
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3rd - 6th
Decisions that Matter Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool. This bundle based on the HMH Colllection 5 Grade 6 Poetry contains the following resources:Colin Powell Anchor Texts Interactive Notebook ActivitiesCommunity Hero: Chief Wilma Mankiller Interactive Notebook ActivitiesThe First Day of School Interactive Notebook ActivitiesPoetry Collection Interactive Notebook A
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6th
Analyzing Characters & Their Traits CCSS RL.6.1 & RL.6.3 Aligned**
Sometimes asking a student to "Analyze a Character" can be quite challenging, especially if they don't have a bank of traits and characteristics as part of their background knowledge. In this resource, you will find 84 character traits printed with cute borders that are ready to go on a bulletin board for character traits! It also includes student notes to outline how to analyze a character. Need a few definitions to go with it? Excellent! Included are definitions for:
-Traits
-Motives
-Ana
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6th
English Curriculum with Fun Videos | Printable & Digital | Distance Learning
Teach EVERY middle school ELA (Grade 6 - 8) reading literature and informational text common core standard using fun read along videos of children's books. 15 no prep lessons (Printable & Digital) - Editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, PowerPoint slides, Google Doc and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activity.This product allows Grade 6 - 8 students to practice academically rigorous common core reading analysis skills using fun read along picture bo
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6th - 8th
Music as Poetry Bundle
Use SONG LYRICS to teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6 - 8! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Slides for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.COMPLETE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH CURRICULUM!16 products for the price of 10! 200+ page MUSIC AS POETRY bundle!Bundle includes 15 no prep (PDF & editable DOC) lesson plans and
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6th - 8th
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Tall Tales Reading and Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Journey through the exciting genre of Tall Tales with this amazing bundle that allows students to investigate three different tall tales and discover whether the people behind the tale are real, or made up. This text series is set apart from others because students receive an engaging tall tale, paired with an interesting nonfiction text that gives further insight into the background of each character. In addition to text with comprehension questions, the bundle includes a highly engaging vi
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3rd - 6th
Full Year of Reading Anchor Charts
Anchor charts for every major reading skill in upper elementary! All anchor charts have four styles to choose between, in addition to editable and scaffolded versions. Many anchor charts offer multiple versions for further differentiation. Assign them online, print them to send home, or project them for students to copy. All charts follow the same rainbow color scheme for uniformity and predictability. This bundle includes...Nonfiction Text Strategies:- Main Idea- Informational Text Types- Nonfi
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3rd - 6th
DIGITAL ONLY Literature Unit Informational Reading Unit | Bundle | 4th 5th 6th |
In this digital Google Slides literature and informational interactive notebook lessons unit, you will have 40 lessons that teach all of the literature and nonfiction Common Core reading standards for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. These lessons teach literary and nonfiction terms like theme, point of view, character traits, text structures etc. Please check out the preview for examples of what you are receiving.Included in this Bundle:DIGITAL ONLY CCSS Literature UnitDIGITAL ONLY CCSS Informational a
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4th - 6th
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Dynamic ELA Question Trails Bundle - Engaging Middle School Activities
Elevate your middle school ELA classroom with this captivating bundle of question trails/loops for middle school students! The loops included in this bundle cover a variety of ELA standards including figurative language, theme, informational reading skills, and more! Students will work with metaphors, alliteration, allusion, idioms, similes, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and personification through these interactive and kinesthetic learning experiences. These activities not only reinforce crucial l
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6th - 9th
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6th Grade Monthly Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Differentiate with ease with these 44 monthly-themed reading passages (4 for each month– June and July combined). Each of the 44 topics includes three levels that are relevant for the same answer sheet. That’s a total of 132 passage options! You’ll get both digital and print versions for added versatility. Page Count: 297 per file type | File Type: PDF, Google SlidesWhat makes these 6th Grade Reading Passages so unique?DifferentiationThis product includes four reading passage topics per month
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6th
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