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Gifted Hands Nonfiction Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This 28-page complete unit on Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story contains graphic organizers (compare/contrast, persuasive map, etc.), writing assignments, persuasive speech/oral presentations, pre-reading activities, and more. Questions are

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Handouts, Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

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"Miss Awful" short story unit

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The entire "Miss Awful" short story is included in an interactive format, with questions and activities in the margins. This packet also includes writing prompts for each day of instruction, a graphic organizer and writing assignment for

Subjects:

Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

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Memoir Writing

By Mindy Reifer

Students often struggle with several important steps in memoir and personal narrative writing. From choosing a topic to finding a main idea to elaborating using literary techniques, students often lack the skills necessary to bring their ideas to

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Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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"Charles" Short Story Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This short story unit allows students to practice active reading strategies and literary analysis while reading the enjoyable story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson. The unit includes the text of the story with questions written along the margins to

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English Language Arts, Short Stories, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

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Summer of the Swans Reading Comprehension and Writing Journal

By Mindy Reifer

This novel unit includes graphic organizers to help guide student comprehension. Focus is on building reading comprehension skills, such as drawing inferences, and writing skills. Includes several writing assignments, such as cause/effect writing,

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans

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Participles and Participial Phrases Writing Skills Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This 2- or 3-day unit contains basic definitions and examples of participles and participial phrasaes along with a professional sample from THE CHOCOLATE WAR and a sentence imitating worksheet. Unlike other grammar units, the goal is for students

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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The Red-Headed League short story

By Mindy Reifer

The entire text of the short story is presented with questions in the margins - in an interactive format. The classic Sherlock Holmes story is great for teaching close reading skills. Discussion/essay topic included at the end.

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Literature Circles

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Elaborating Sentences Writing Card

By Mindy Reifer

These can be printed in small size for students and in larger size for teachers to use when modeling. These cards divide elaborations in writing into different categories and provide choices for proper transition words accordingly. My students

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Handouts, Printables, Posters

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W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.1d, W.7.2, W.7.2c, W.7.3c, CCRA.L.3

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The Most Dangerous Game Short Story Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This complete unit includes the text of the original short story plus nonfiction articles on hunting for sport and sustenance. The unit includes graphic organizers for literary elements, questions for comprehension and analysis, and writing

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

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"Thank You, M'am" Short Story Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This complete short story unit includes the original text by Langston Hughes in an interactive format. Students answer questions in the margins to build active reading strategies. Student worksheets include instruction and review of the following:

Subjects:

Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

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Cracker! Complete Novel Unit

By Mindy Reifer

This complete novel unit complies with Common Core Standards. The novel is divided into sections with worksheets and writing assignments for every section. The unit includes brainstorming sheets, expository writing (cause/effect, compare/contrast,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Worksheets

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Descriptive Writing Text Structure

By Mindy Reifer

This quick unit is great for teaching or review imagery and descriptive writing.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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The Kite Fighters Novel Unit

By Mindy Reifer

Complete novel unit for Linda Sue Park's The Kite Fighters. Park's historical fiction is perfect for elementary school, and these graphic organizers and other handouts incorporate basic active reading strategies along with compare/contrast and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

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Vocabulary Graphic Organizer - Extended Version

By Mindy Reifer

This graphic organizer is great for any vocabulary lesson!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

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Class Clown Bookmark

By Mindy Reifer

A cute bookmark for the novel CLASS CLOWN by Johanna Hurwitz

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

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Vocabulary Graphic Organizer

By Mindy Reifer

This basic graphic organizer is great for any vocabulary unit.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

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Towson University graduate

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Literature, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading