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7th grade reading unit plans for Easel Activities
Informational Nonfiction Text Features Unit
Do your middle school students struggle reading informational texts? This Minimal Prep Unit is designed to help middle school students learn to identify and utilize informational text features to help them navigate through and deepen their understanding of a text. This text features unit is an excellent ELA back-to-school activity!Teachers often assume that students know how to use glossaries, headings, etc., but many times they don't. Explicit teaching of Informational Text Features is neces
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5th - 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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High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Fall (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students at the beginning of the school year (Autumn), to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in min
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
Fable, Fairy Tale, Myths, Legends Unit
This comprehensive unit is a fantastic resource to use with a variety of fables, fairy tales, myths, or legends of your choice. Students will discover how life lessons are learned from understanding fables and how fairy tales influence society. They will also be able to identify connections to cultures that legends originated from and realize how myths illustrate the belief systems and customs of the cultures that created them. Here is what is included:★Essential Questions★Vocabulary Word List★
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6th - 10th
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The Hero's Journey Greek Mythology Unit - Middle School
Achilles, Perseus, Atalanta, Theseus! The Greek Heroes and Heroines stories are among the most exciting in all Greek Mythology. Introduce middle school students to The Hero’s Journey or monomyth and eight Greek Hero myths with these fun and engaging resources and lesson plans!This No-Prep, Print-and-Go Greek Heroes unit will save YOU time and your students will enjoy the thrilling stories and engaging activities. Student assignments are balanced with practicing literacy skills, writing and creat
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Radio Drama Play Script The Canterville Ghost Grades 6 to 9 Scary Oscar Wilde
Part of a Bundle Looking for something a lightly scary, but also thought provoking and a classic? Check out Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost radio play script. This adaptation has roles for 15 + students and teaches the history of radio theater. Students strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while performing this play. The Canterville Ghost story by Oscar Wilde concerns a girl who befriends the ghost haunting Canterville Chase mansion and helps him cross over into
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!
Red Scarf Girl Literature Guide with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
Literature Guide for Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang. 87-page novel study on the nonfiction memoir about living in China under Chairman Mao and how the Cultural Revolution affected her family. Good book for middle school ELA, especially 7th grade. Comprehensive novel guide aligned with standards includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary with tests and answer keys, study guide, discussion questions, unit plans, writing focus, grammar practice, supplemental materials and visuals for class discuss
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7th - 10th
High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Winter (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students during the wintertime, to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, in order to reduce v
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Myths - Middle School
Greek Mythology is a topic of study that middle school students LOVE! Capitalize on that interest with these engaging, high-interest Greek Myths! This no-prep, print-and-go resource will save YOU time and bring excitement into your classroom as your students learn important literacy skills. Students will practice comprehension, theme analysis and their creative writing skills! Jump into the world of Echo and Narcissus, Prometheus, Oedipus, Pandora and more well-known Greek figures with this fun
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Spring (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students during the springtime, to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, in order to reduce v
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
TANGERINE by Edward Bloor Literature Guide
Tangerine is a high-interest novel for middle grades girls and boys alike! This novel study is not your run-of-the-mill vocab and questions packet! Students will read each of the 3 parts of the book and have one page of activities to complete after each part. This is a comprehensive novel study, but does not take away the enjoyment of reading this great book! Included is one page of Pre-Reading activities, one page which follows Part 1, one page which follows Part 2, one page which follows P
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5th - 9th
Greek Mythology Unit - Gods and Goddesses - Middle School
Greek Mythology is full of interesting characters, but perhaps none so intriguing as the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece! This FUN no-prep middle school unit examines each goddess and god individually. Students will be able to recognize each deity’s Greek and Roman name, his or her title or realm, the symbols associated with him or her and become familiar with the major myths involving each god or goddess. Not only will this resource save YOU time, but your students will enjoy learning abou
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Greek Mythology Unit Bundle for Middle School
Theater Arts Unit Radio Theater Play Bow Wow Blues Grades 7 to 9 Foley Artist
Part of a Bundle Step away from the ordinary with this complete THREE WEEK (50 pages) radio theater unit and original play Bow Wow Blues! With roles for 16+ students, this unit is a breeze for a teacher to teach—I’ve included everything there is to know about radio theater. Plus your students can perform an original comical radio play written by an award winning middle grade author. It is suitable for middle and high school drama classes or maybe upper elementary gifted classes and includes: P
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7th - 9th
High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages for Summer (Grade 7/8 Language)
This resource includes 10 high interest nonfiction passages. These passages are intended for use with Grade 7/8 students before the end of the school year or during summer vacation, to keep passages fresh and engaging for students year round. This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 7/8 Ontario Language Curriculum - Strand C. Comprehension. Each passage and worksheet (as well as this teacher guide!) is written in the font Lexend, which was designed with dyslexia and struggling
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: High Interest Nonfiction Reading Passages (Grade 7/8)
LORD OF THE FLIES Novel Study | Unit Plan | Activities | Workbook | Worksheets
The Lord of the Flies Novel Study Bundle - Unit Plan - Printable and Digital - Distance LearningBring your students to the unforgiving island with the classic novel by William Golding. This novel study focuses on the boys and their struggle to remain civil. There are 24 chapter worksheets that are jam-packed with content and 7 engaging activities that create a unit plan for at least a months worth of in-class content. The activities are diverse and cover vocabulary, reading reflections, reading
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7th - 10th
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The Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Unit Reading Comp Activity TIMELINE PROJECT
This is a comprehensive unit project for THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK PLAY (Goodrich and Hackett) to gauge reading comprehension as your students work through your play study unit. (Note: This is one of ten resources/activities from my Diary of Anne Frank Play Study Unit Bundle. If you need more lessons & activities, click here to preview the unit!) Creating a Timeline is a project that is not only a student favorite but also encourages engagement with the entire progression of your Diary of Anne
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7th - 10th
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Unit Plan for the First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
After moving to a new city, twelve-year-old Malú inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School’s most popular student, violates the school’s dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her mom in the process. Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk: be yourself. But being yourself isn't easy for Malu who struggles to feel like she can be the perfect senorita her mom wants her to be, and the punk she feels she i
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5th - 7th
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5th/6th/7th Grade Unit Plan for 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis
A beautifully written historical fiction story of Julian, a young boy from Cuba who is evacuated from Cuba as part of Operation Pedro Pan in 1961. Gripping, moving, and full of bravery, betrayal and growth. 90 Miles to Havana provides an inside look into the pain and challenges for these families.Winner of the 2011 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. Unit plan includes:- Unit plan sequencing and pacing guide- 18 pages of Comprehension Que
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4th - 7th
Unit Plan for See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan—named for his hero, the real-life astronomer. All he wants is to launch his golden iPod into space the way Carl Sagan (the man, not the dog) launched his Golden Record on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. From Colorado to New Mexico, Las Vegas to L.A., Alex records a journey on his iPod to show other lifeforms what life on earth, his earth, is like. But his destination keeps changing. And the funny, los
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5th - 8th
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A complete unit for Vera Brosgol's graphic novel Anya's Ghost
There is a preview available here of some of the units pages, the preview is blurred however in the actual product it won't be.This is a complete unit for Vera Brosgol's graphic novel Anya's Ghost. This unit includes 58 comprehension questions with an answer guide (focusing on higher order thinking and visual literacy) breaking the novel into 8 chapters. It also includes 5 chapter activities. If you like this unit be sure to check out the rest of the graphic novels I sell products for.Be sure to
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5th - 12th
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Comprehension Questions for Scott McCloud's Graphic Novel Understanding Comics
These are over 50 comprehension questions, with an answer guide, broken down for each chapter of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. The first page of questions are view able as a free preview. If you are interested in this please take a look at my other products where I make most of the material I use in my class on graphic novels available.Be sure to check out these other, completely free, resources I have to aid in teaching with graphic novels and follow me on TpT for upd
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7th - 12th
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Unit Plan for Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
When eleven year old Ollie finds a disheveled, weeping woman by the river threatening to throw a book in the water, she doesn't think, she just acts- plucking the book from the woman's hands and running away with it. As Ollie begins to read, she finds herself entranced by a creepy tale, Small Spaces. Set on a farm hundreds of years earlier, it's about a girl, the two boys who loved her and a peculiar deal struck with the Smiling Man, a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but
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5th - 7th
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Evaluating Argumentative Text Mini-Unit
Teach your students to analyze and evaluate persuasive arguments in this mini-unit! As students read several articles about the debate on killing barred owls to save spotted owls, students will learn to identify and trace the central argument, claims, supporting evidence, and emotional appeals. They will also evaluate the effectiveness of each article based on its components.Students use annotations, color-coding, drawing, multiple-choice questions, and discussions with peers as the examine ea
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Argumentative Text and Research Project BUNDLE
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell Novel Guide
A No- Prep Literature Guide/ Novel Study for the book Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell. This guide contains reading comprehension questions divided by section, vocabulary words and exercises for each chapter, a pre-reading anticipation guide, a research project, essay questions, skill builders, an end of book test, and an answer key.
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4th - 8th
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