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Literature Common Core RL.8.4 activities
Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
Reading Interactive Notebook: Literature Activities | Literary Elements
Reading Interactive Notebooks Literature - Literary Elements for Common Core. This Reading Interactive Notebook is the true original - over 55,000 copies sold!After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for every concept I taught to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade literature students. Now that I’ve used this in my classroom for over a year, I have compiled all of my reading interactive notebook lessons for teaching literary elements here.Each of the 2
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Poetry Interactive Notebook: Poetry Activities for Common Core Grades 4-8+
This Poetry Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT best seller, Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks.Do you dread teaching poetry? Do your students dread it even more? Spice things up this year with poetry activities and poetry lessons that are fun to teach and fun to learn.This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.Download the preview file for samples, a table of contents, and Common Core alignment for grades 4-8. Please view the topics listed
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
The HOBBIT Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL - Standards Based
This Hobbit Novel Study Unit will instantly engage your students with thought-provoking learning activities aligned to ELA standards. Now includes both a print and digital version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing important ideas as they read J.R.R. Tolkien's fascinating novel. The DIGITAL version offers colorful, beautifully-designed slides that allow students to type their responses into text boxes. Test and all quizzes are accessed with lin
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6th - 9th
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The Hunger Games Novel Study Unit - Activities - Questions - Projects Vocabulary
This comprehensive 150+ page The Hunger Games Unit contains a complete novel study with detailed Hunger Games questions, answer keys, vocabulary, Hunger Games activities, story element analysis, and engaging projects. A variety of Hunger Games graphic organizers are also included. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, foldable activities, templates, and rubrics!Save time planning with these easy to implement NO PREP resource
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6th - 8th
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Reading Literature Interactive Notebook 2 ~ ALL NEW Add-On Pack for Grades 5-9
Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks ALL NEW Add on Pack for Grades 5-9
This Interactive Reading Literature Notebook is full of dynamic lessons and activities for teaching literary elements in grades 5-9 whether or not your district uses Common Core. An alignment is included for Common Core Reading Literature for Grades 5-9. UPDATE: A TEKS alignment is now included as well.
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4th - 9th
"Hunger Games" Unit: Lessons Q&A Tests Activities Quiz Vocab Maps Key
The Hunger Games Literature Guide Novel Teaching Unit Bundle with Lessons Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - Digital Download UPDATED for distance learning with a DIGITAL version of my Survival Guide that can be shared on a secured platform with your students. They can type directly into the document!This is a comprehensive literature guide for the entire novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It correlates with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 6-12 in En
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5th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Hunger Games Teaching Unit Mega Growing Bundle
The Diary of Anne Frank DRAMA Unit for Play Version (Goodrich & Hackett)
This is an extremely thorough, full 3-week (14 days!) unit for the short story/drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or drama genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: November Selection – Click here to
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7th - 9th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activities - Short Story Unit - Questions - Map Project
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell: Short Story Units with Questions, Vocabulary, and Short Story Annotations! This 90 page short story with comprehension questions resource contains everything you need to teach “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Perfect for your short story unit or The Most Dangerous Game unit, this short story package contains detailed comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, vocabulary words, character analysis, creative writing activities, pr
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7th - 10th
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Short Story Units for Middle School (Short Story of the Month Club, 8th Grade)
8th Grade Short Stories & Common Core Aligned Units for the 8th Grade Short Story of the Month ClubGrab this collection of popular short story units tailored for Grade 8! I am creating these units specifically around the CCSS for grade 8, but they can absolutely be used in grades 6-10 - please check the preview file to verify this. Try the first month (August!) free! Click here.This listing is for the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8. Although this was previously a growing bundle, it i
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7th - 9th
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Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards Aligned
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a high-interest science fiction novel that will definitely engage your middle school readers!This Among the Hidden novel study features everything teachers need to guide students through this fantastic book. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis, word work, and more! Help your students think more deeply about the book's characters, themes, and literary devices.This 53-page Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit is th
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Flowers for Algernon Short Story Unit (by Daniel Keyes) for 8th Grade
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story version of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short
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7th - 9th
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Wonder by RJ Palacio Novel Study Unit
Wonder by RJ Palacio is an outstanding book to read with your middle school ELA students! This Wonder Novel Study Unit gives you all the lesson plans and comprehension activities you need to guide students through the story, and think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it. Your students will be inspired by Auggie and all that he is able to accomplish despite the challenges of being different from his peers. Grab this common core aligned WONDER Novel Unit
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4th - 8th, Staff
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" Activities, Exams, Quizzes, Vocab - UNIT
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee literature novel guide: lessons, tests, and creative activities created and written by Tracee Orman. I've included EDITABLE files (in Microsoft Word) so you can customize the resources to suit the needs of your students.This unit IS included in my To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Unit and Interactive Notebook Unit Growing BundleThe unit includes:• Introduction activities, including To Kill a Mockingbird KWL Introduction Activity• List of vocabulary words and def
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Outsiders Novel Study and Activity Unit - Comprehension, Quizzes, More
Engage your students in this five-week teaching unit for The Outsiders. This teaching unit for S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders contains engaging activities that will help your students understand and analyze the text. This unit plan will help challenge all learners in your classroom with built-in differentiation and scaffolding. As you read The Outsiders, students will use the comprehension and analysis bookmarks to better understand the story. The foldable bookmarks also align with The Outsid
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7th - 10th
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Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi: Complete Differentiated BundleYour upper elementary and middle school students will love reading the classic Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and you'll love the differentiated options for you and your students!This packet includes 5 different versions of this text ~ See Preview File for samples of each:Original Version - unaltered text, The Gift of the MagiModified Version - The Gift of the Magi re-written in clear, easy-to-understand languageAnnotated V
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities for Middle School Bundle
Freak the Mighty Novel Study Unit Projects & Activities - Lesson Plans - Test
This Freak the Mighty Unit Novel Study contains a complete unit plan for Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. The perfect addition to your Freak the Mighty lesson plans, these resources contain a Freak the Mighty pre-reading activity, chapter questions and graphic organizers that encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and descriptions of some of the engaging resource
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Novel Study Bundle | Freak the Mighty | Maniac Magee | Wishtree | Units
Freak the Mighty Novel Study Resource BUNDLE - 200 Pages in Print & Digital
200-page NO-PREP 5-Week Unit BUNDLE of resources for teaching Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. Everything need for a complete unit plan - freshly updated and Google Classroom-friendly. SAVE over 30% by purchasing the ENTIRE BUNDLE! *BEST-SELLER!* - Classroom-tested by over 3500 teachers - with over 450 5-Star ratings! Over 200 pages of ready-to-go materials for a 5-Week Unit!NEW: The Freak the Mighty Bulletin Board Kit has been added to this bundle.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This resource is well worth the mon
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6th - 8th
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Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the short story, “The Gift of the Magi” by American writer O. Henry, to teach your students the elements of literary analysis, get them thinking deeply about the text, and provide opportunities for creative writing. This two-day lesson plan includes a beautifully illustrated copy of the story, an 8-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key, of course), and two options for creative writing assignments with specific literary techniques for the students to include in their own O
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7th - 10th
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Short Stories with Comprehension Questions - 11 Short Story Units - Annotations
This giant Short Story with Comprehension Questions Bundle contains 11 of my best selling products bundled together for a heavily discounted price! Perfect for short story reading comprehension, it has a variety of different short story activities, as well elements of literature activities and notes. This package has enough resources to keep kids engaged while learning about literary elements.✅Please check out the thumbnails and individual products in this bundle for detailed descriptions and im
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6th - 9th
50 EDITABLE Projects and Assignments for ANY NOVEL STUDY
This bundle contains 50 projects and activities for ANY NOVEL STUDY in secondary English Language Arts. Use these projects, activities, handouts, and lessons to enrich your students’ close reading and analysis of any novel unit in your curriculum. THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS BOTH A PDF VERSION AND AN EDITABLE MICROSOFT WORD VERSION SO THAT YOU CAN ADAPT THESE RESOURCE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AS NEEDED!This bundle includes the following projects, activities, lessons, and handouts:1. FreeChoiceReadingChal
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6th - 12th
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Divergent Novel Unit Bundle Common Core Aligned {Editable}
My comprehensive literature guide novel unit for Veronica Roth's "Divergent" is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and contains editable Microsoft Word versions so teachers can customize the questions, assessments, and activities to meet the needs of their students.
Contains the following files:
Divergent Chapter Discussion Questions, Vocabulary, Introduction, and CCSS Reading Graphic Organizers (134 pages)
-Questions covering every chapter; reading assessments; language/vocabulary-
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7th - 10th
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Activities for ANY Novel: Secondary ELA Novel Unit
Engage your students all year long with these activities for any novel (also works for short stories too)! This secondary ELA resource is filled with 32 novel activities that you can use before, during, and after reading any novel!These novel activities are perfect for a class novel study, independent reading projects, lit circles, and more! This resource includes multiple teacher instruction pages to help you seamlessly integrate these novel activities in your classroom, and it is organized int
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6th - 9th
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Poetry Analysis Using Song Lyrics Project - Teaching Poetry with Music
Engage students in poetry analysis using song lyrics with this ready-to-use final poetry project. Students will choose a song and analyze the lyrics for content, theme, and literary devices following the detailed project instructions. With music as the topic, you know your students will be instantly engaged, and this project outlines everything they need to know to get started. This is included in the following discounted bundles: >>> Poetry Resource Bundle>>> Musical Poetry R
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7th - 10th
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