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Middle school close reading thematic unit plans under $5
Owl Pellet Unit For 6th Grade NGSS MS LS 2.3 and NGSS MS LS 2.4
Owl Unit for 6th Grade: Students will love learning about owls! Dissecting owl pellets, reading a nonfiction article on owls and ecosystems, sorting activity, writing prompts, and interactive notebook flaps on owls. The sorting activity is available both as a SMARTboard activity and as a paper sort for teachers who do not have access to SMARTboard. It also includes some food chain sorting cards for creating food chains to show the flow of energy. Students will learn about the owl's adaptations a
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Grades:
6th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
Also included in: Ecosystems Activities & Interactions & Food Webs & Resource Availability
Robert Frost Poems
Thanks for checking out my Robert Frost Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Robert Frost. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Robert Frost. These poems are intended for 5th – 8th graders – the
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
WILD WEST Informational Text Middle School - 6th Grade Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for engaging informational text for middle school students that will improve reading comprehension? Check out my Wild West Passage & Question Sets, ideal for boosting student success with key ideas and details standards RI.6.1, RI.6.2, and RI.6.3. These content-rich 6th grade comprehension passages will help improve reading skills while giving students exposure to a highly engaging topic - famous outlaws of the wild west. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this r
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Playbook: Analysing Figurative Language and Meaning in Popular Songs
This comprehensive 30 slide/page package introduces students to literary devices, including: simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, symbolism, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, and mood. After mastering the definition of a device, students apply that knowledge to unveil implicit meaning in songs that they love. Students "leave tracks of their thinking" by providing annotations and highlighting right on the page-- which promotes higher order and critical thinking over rote me
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
What Makes an Ecosystem? An Intro to Ecosystems *The Red Apple Exchange*
•8 vocabulary cards with matching Frayer Model pages. (Blank pages are also included so you can select vocabulary of your own.)•4 Lessons with multiple pages and activities for each lesson plus KEYSoAbiotic/Biotic Factors•Intro to Abiotic/biotic factors brainstorming/categorizing•Doodle notes for abiotic/biotic factors•Independent abiotic/biotic categorizingoSpheres of Earth•Spheres of Earth brainstorming and categorizing•Spheres of Earth Article and Jigsaw Activity•Spheres of Earth Scavenger Hu
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Halloween Scary Story Writing Lesson Plan: Movie of Death
This complete Halloween writing lesson plan uses the genre-based approach to writing to teach students how to write a scary story. The genre-approach starts with having students look at examples of the target writing genre (in this case, scary stories). They then analyze the key elements that make that writing what it is. This makes it easy for them to use those elements in their own stories.In this Halloween Scary Story Lesson Plan, students read several scary stories, including "Movie of Death
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Winter Games Reading Passages: Figure Skating, Bobsleigh, Alpine Skiing
Get ready for the Winter Games of 2022 in Beijing, China with a look at the history of winter sports. This set includes a two-page reading passage for each of the following sports that appear in the Winter Games: figure skating, bobsleigh, and alpine skiing.This resource includes: :: Figure Skating Reading Passage (2 pages):: Figure Skating Comprehension Questions & Timeline (2 pages):: Bobsleigh Reading Passage (2 pages):: Bobsleigh Comprehensionve Questions & Timeline (2 pages):: Alpin
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Winter Games Reading Passages: History of 6 Winter Sports
La Casa en Mango Street Chapter Guide- SPANISH
This is a student journal for the first vignette in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, called La Casa en Mango St. This is ALL IN SPANISH. Has a focus strategy of visualizing, comprehension questions, and then a text dependent open response!
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Mystery of Roanoke Digital ELA PBL Unit
This NO-Prep/digital 5E Project-based learning activity will incorporate essential reading and writing skills such as close reading, inference, character traits, main idea, graphics, opinion writing, and much more! Through inquiry, this interactive and engaging PBL will allow students to explore the causes and possible explanations of what happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Students will be able to read 1st hand historical fiction witness statements, navigate a “crime scene” Webquest, explo
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3rd - 6th
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Hurricane Katrina: Informational Article and Questions
This resource uses the "stop & jot" concept by chunking the text into small sections followed by questions. It also includes text features that help students better understand where the natural disaster took place, and how much damage it caused. The post-reading questions can be used to assess overall comprehension, or as a follow-up to guide discussion of the article.
I use this to build background information prior to reading our class book Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Carl Sandburg: Author Study and Poetry Analysis Unit
Carl Sandburg is said to have written in the language of the people, making him one of the easier poets to teach to upper elementary and middle school students. This unit of study is to help you teach about one of America's best known authors by providing select poems, analysis forms and a guided discussion outline for one of Sandburg's longer poems. These poems fit with any poetry curriculum that you may use.
You will find 5 poems written by Sandburg in this unit. Each poem includes its o
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
Winter Games Reading Passages: Luge, Curling, Speed Skating
Get ready for the Winter Games of 2022 in Beijing, China with a look at the history of winter sports. This set includes a two-page reading passage for each of the following sports that appear in the Winter Games: luge, curling, and speed skating.This resource includes: :: Luge Reading Passage (2 pages):: Luge Comprehension Questions & Timeline (2 pages):: Curling Reading Passage (2 pages):: Curling Comprehensionve Questions & Timeline (2 pages):: Speed Skating Reading Passage (2 pages)::
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Winter Games Reading Passages: History of 6 Winter Sports
Billy Collins 9/11 Poetry Explication Worksheet “The Names”
This is a multiple page worksheet to accompany lessons on 9/11, specifically Billy Collins 9/11 poem “The Names.” I usually pull this lesson out the first week of school for 9/11 remembrance as well as a jump start to poetry explication expectations.
Included with this packet:
• The text of “The Names” with close reading questions that require students cite actual textual evidence for most of the answers they give. The questions are designed to focus readers on finding their answers in the t
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Water Cycle Close Reading - 3rd-6th Grade - **CCSS Aligned
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**We also have the Water Cycle Close Reading for K-3rd Grade - check out our store!
Increase your students' understanding of the Water Cycle with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have a Lexile Level of 530, 800, and 1070. The literature piece used is Optional - "The Rain Stomper" by Addie Boswell, but graphic organizers are included if you choose to purchase this book. There are 3
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Robert Louis Stevenson - Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet
Thanks for checking out my Robert Louis Stevenson Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Stevenson. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Stevenson. These poems are intended for 4th – 6th graders –
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
Machu Picchu Peru Unit | South America | Reading Passage and More
This fun, no-prep resource features a two-page article on Machu Picchu, its purpose, and its discovery. It then connects to a cross-curricular integrated history and close reading lesson with material for geography and math as well. This printable packet is great for sub plans or bell ringers and is just one lesson in a new series, called History Minutes. Test drive this resource with a free portion, available at the following link.Included in this resource:How to Guide2-Page Reading on Machu
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Charles Babbage First Computer History Minute Close Reading Packet
This resource features a two-page article on Charles Babbage and the first computers which connects to a cross-curricular integrated history and close reading lesson with material for geography and math as well. This no prep packet is great for sub plans or bell ringers and is just one lesson in a series, called History Minutes.Included in this resource:How to Guide2-Page Reading on Charles Babbage & the first computersAnnotation Guide5-Step Close Reading ActivityMain IdeaVocabularyComprehen
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Grades:
5th - 8th
STEAL Characterization Mini-Unit
This mini-unit employs the popular STEAL acronym to help students understand and apply the concept of CHARACTERIZATION within texts.
The first page is a simple graphic organizer that explains each component of the acronym:
- S = SPEECH: What do the characters SAY/HOW DO THEY SPEAK to reveal their personalities/characteristics?
- T = THOUGHTS: What do the characters’ INNER THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS show about their personalities?
- E = EFFECT ON OTHERS: How do the characters TREAT AND
Grades:
5th - 12th
Angie Thomas Presentation - Great for Introducing The Hate U Give
This is an excellent, to-the-point presentation on Angie Thomas and is great to introduce The Hate U Give, and includes background and biographical information, specifics for the novel, literary elements, and information related to Thomas beyond the novel and writing.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Halloween Reading Comprehension
Just Print: Halloween literacy unit teaches students how to go back to the text and find evidence to support their thinking.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Alice in Wonderland Bundle
** BUNDLE NOW UPDATED **
If you have previously purchased this bundle, you can re-download it to get both the old set and the newer version. The new version has the same questions but with a newer, more ink-saving format and adorable melonheadz clipart.
This is an easy Alice in Wonderland Bundle that is ready to use -- just print and go! The bundle includes a set of reading review questions for the students to answer at the end of each chapter, a guided review sheet that you can use to easily
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
"Rainbows" Close Reading - 3rd-6th Grade Text Passages and Graphic Organizers
**Make sure you download the Preview!
**We also have the Rainbows Close Reading for K-3rd Grade - check out our store! We also have "Water Cycle" Close Reading for 3rd-6th Grade.
Increase your students' understanding of Rainbows with this Close Reading of Informational and Literature Paired Texts. The informational texts that are included have Lexile Levels of 540, 770, 860 and 980. The literature piece used is Optional - "A Rainbow of My Own" by Don Freeman, but graphic organizers are inclu
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Martin's Big Words
These worksheets are made to be a supplement to the book “Martin's Big Words” by Doreen Rappaport. This study is great for elementary schools. This book is a wonderful addition to the study of Martin Luther King in January or during black history month.
What's included?
-Two pages of close reading questions to help you plan your read aloud
-Pre-reading question and worksheet about leadership
-A page introducing the vocabulary words in the book
-2 vocabulary worksheets
-KWL worksheet
-2 Sequenci
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Grades:
K - 6th
Meth - Lesson 8 - Addiction, Drugs, & Substance Abuse
LESSON 8: METHMethamphetamine, commonly known as "meth" or "crystal meth," is a potent and highly addictive central nervous system stimulant belonging to the amphetamine class. This lesson traces the history of meth from when it was initially synthesized in 1893 to its rise in the world wars to keep soldiers awake. This lesson emphasizes the numerous health consequences brought on by meth use and looks at awareness campaigns and statistics related to meth use. Includes notes, definitions, and di
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Addiction, Drugs & Substance Abuse - Health Lessons
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