Common Core W.6.1e literature circles

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Also included in: The Outsiders, One Crazy Summer, & I am Malala Digital + Printable Novel Studies

ELA Resources I The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise I Digital Learning

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Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Dan Gemeinhart's middle-grade novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts and scoring rubrics.Included in this product:- Three or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for com

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Treetops Educational Interventions

, W.6.1

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Lemons by Melissa Savage Book Study/Close Reading

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This comprehensive close reading guide includes:*An in-depth summary for each chapter*Character Tracker*Annotation Chart*Vocabulary Tracker*Discussion questions with space for written responses*Writing prompt ideas throughout and at the end of the book*Writing prompt ideas to be used at the conclusion of readingThe story takes place during the 1970's. "Lemonade Liberty Witt’s mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can’t possibly make lemonade out of her new life

Subjects:

Close Reading, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.10

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Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for Korman's Masterminds

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Critical Thinking, Oral Communication, Writing-Essays

Motivate your students towards active, engaging discussion with these open-ended discussion questions to accompany Gordon Korman's middle-grade book Masterminds! This product contains:- three questions per chapter in an easy-to-use printable chart, along with suggestions for encouraging your students to participate in discussions. - these questions created as printable handouts for students, so that they can be used for homework, comprehension checks, essay prompts, or even as group preparati

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

, W.6.1

, W.6.1a

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Also included in: Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions

6th Grade ELA Reading Comprehension Assessment BUNDLE -Proficiency Scales

Created by

Mrs L's Leveled Learning

POSTERS: Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. Also known as a scaffold for learning. These Reading Comprehension Passages give students the opportunity to demonstrate progress incrementally, which facilitates their confidence and motivation! These Posters lead students up a progressive learning p

Subjects:

Grades:

6th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Literature, Reading, Writing

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A Night Divided Book Club Unit

Created by

SMARTER Intervention

Are you looking for a great way to engage your readers with fun activities designed to support the 5 Core Components of Reading? This comprehensive book club unit is perfect for helping students to apply their skills and strategies to authentic literature. It can be used whole group or small group and is a fun and engaging storybook companion for A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen. This book club unit is broken into ten lessons. Lessons target skills in each of the 5 core components of readi

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.6

Literature, Vocabulary, Writing

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The Outsiders, One Crazy Summer, & I am Malala Digital + Printable Novel Studies

Created by

Gay Miller

Are you looking for some all-in-one novel studies that help teach writing skills? Look no further. These comprehensive digital + printable novel studies include vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and step-by-step lessons for writing a narrative, informative, and argumentative writing aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grades 6-7. ✨ ‍ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to digital resources. Boom Lear

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 7th

Types:

Literature Circles

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

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Front Desk Novel Study

Created by

LIT Lessons

The Front Desk Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Front Desk by Kelly Yang. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, pre-reading resources, vocabulary, assessments, argumentative writing unit, and essays will all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply what will be their gr

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

Martina Cahill - The Hungry Teacher

, RL.5.5

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Sixth Grade Editable Literature Reading Response Rubrics for Literary Devices

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Make assessing sixth grade literature reading responses a breeze with these editable and digital literature reading response rubrics. There are 17 different rubrics to assess students' abilities to analyze literary devices: theme, mood and tone, cite textual evidence, plot, figurative language, text structure, characters, setting, point of view, comparing texts, argumentative writing, and narrative writing.Simply choose which literature standards or component you want to assess, print the approp

Subjects:

Printables, Literature Circles, Rubrics

Grades:

6th

Types:

CCSS:

Literature, Reading, Writing

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Also included in: Middle School Literature and Nonfiction Reading Activities Lessons Assessments

The War That Saved My Life Book Club Unit

Created by

SMARTER Intervention

Are you looking for a great way to engage your early readers with fun activities designed to support the 5 Core Components of Reading? This comprehensive book club unit is perfect for helping students to apply their skills and strategies to authentic literature. It can be used whole group or small group and is a fun and engaging storybook companion for The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.This book club unit is broken into ten lessons. Lessons target skills in each of the 5 co

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.6

Literature, Reading, Writing

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Wonder Book Club Unit

Created by

SMARTER Intervention

Are you looking for a great way to engage your early readers with fun activities designed to support the 5 Core Components of Reading? This comprehensive book club unit is perfect for helping students to apply their skills and strategies to authentic literature. It can be used whole group or small group and is a fun and engaging storybook companion for Wonder by RJ Palacio This book club unit is broken into ten lessons. Lessons target skills in each of the 5 core components of reading + writing.

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.2

, RL.5.6

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Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief 120 pages Interactive Notebook

Created by

Commas and Things

NO PREP Novel Study: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief novel studyEnhance your literature and mythology curriculum with the "Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief Comprehensive Interactive Notebook," a meticulously crafted educational resource designed to bring the captivating world of Greek mythology and contemporary adventure to life for middle school students. This interactive notebook goes beyond traditional teaching methods, offering a dynamic and immersive learning experience for an

Subjects:

Study Guides, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c

, W.5.1d

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Creative ELA Bundle for Slacker & WhatsHisFace I Print & Digital Versions

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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Oral Communication

This is a bundle of two Gordon Korman products: discussion questions and creative writing projects for his two novels "Slacker" and "WhatsHisFace."Each one contains discussion questions by chapter. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom.This resource also contains essay and creative writing prompts. All projects are related directly to each book and many are also subject to opinion to encourage students to su

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Literature, Music

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Beethoven in Paradise Novel Guide

Created by

Aunt Bean's Creations

This novel guide follows the HMH study guide for Beethoven in Paradise by Barbara O'Connor. This novel includes multiple choice questions, long responses (Following RACE format), and audio read-aloud. The slides have places to write their responses BUILT RIGHT IN! There are also links to images and music mentioned in the novel. These are exceptionally helpful for students who need to build background knowledge. Finally, there is an included paragraph organizer for a culminating activity.

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Griffin's History Emporium

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In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter Questions & Key

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70+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers' Edition). The perfect adaptation for middle and lower high school students to access this influential period of maritime and historical importance. Use for comprehension and review during in class reading, an independent book study, or simply to guide class discussions. My students love reading about the completely true survival story of the whalesh

Subjects:

Literature, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.3

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.5

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Front Desk Argumentative Writing Resources

Created by

LIT Lessons

The Front Desk writing resources teaches students argumentative writing. Each element of an argumentative essay is broken down and modeled before providing students the opportunity to draft their own example. Writing instruction also requires a lot of flexibility, especially since the expectations between grades varies widely. As a result, the student pages are editable to suit your specific, classroom needs. Need the resources to reflect fifth grade opinion standards? The editable student pages

Subjects:

Close Reading, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

CCSS:

W.6.1

, W.6.1a

, W.6.1b

, W.6.1c

, W.6.1d

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Also included in: Front Desk Novel Study

The American Revolution Through Leveled Novel Studies | Distance Learning

Created by

Those Who Love Teaching

Teach the American Revolution through literature circles. Integrating your American Revolution studies into your Language Arts lessons allows students to put themselves into the lives of Patriots, Loyalists, and those caught in the middle. This unit may be taught with an existing Social Studies curriculum, or without one. The novels in these lessons will help students visualize what it was like to live during the time of the American Revolutionary war. This unit is written to last 8 weeks.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.1

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The Candymakers Novel Study

Created by

Smart Simple Resources

So who's story is the real story? Can anyone recount an event exactly as it happened or are stories all about perspective? Learn all about perspective, prior knowledge and internal struggle as four twelve year old candymaking contestants seek to win the annual contest and have their new idea on shelves all over the country. Help your student(s) stop and take the time to look beyond the words on the page. Through this unique novel study, students will actually spend time with the text, rolling th

Subjects:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Caroline Tuiolosega - Rooster's Teaching Resources

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Literature Circle for The Secret Garden - original version {Digital & PDF}

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In this unit, students will work together to understand and enjoy The Secret Garden. This resource provides both PDF and Google Slides versions for the original version of the novel. In this unit, students will think about what they read, write responses to this novel in their discussion logs, and will discuss their ideas in small groups with other students. In this process, students will identify themes, analyze vocabulary, and recognize writing techniques. This unit provides the teacher with t

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

, RL.5.9

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DIGITAL/GOOGLE Other Words For Home Reading Journal/ Novel Study Unit

Created by

UpperElExplorer

NOW DIGITAL! This unit includes a link to a Google Docs student work packet.**Newbery Honor Award Winning Story for 2020**This product is a literature circle novel unit for the book, "Other Words for Home," by Jasmine Warga, which is written in prose. It breaks the story into easy-to-understand sections and provides space for:SummarizingComprehension QuestionsStudent Questions/AnswersVocabulary EnrichmentPicture/Graphic Organizer/STEM ConnectionExtended Response (Depth & Complexity)This is a

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Projects for Korman's "WhatsHisFace"

Created by

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

This packet contains three questions per chapter for Gordon Korman's novel "WhatsHisFace." The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom.This packet also contains essay and creative writing prompts. All topics relate directly to issues in "WhatsHisFace," and many are also subject to opinion to encourage students to support their initial statements. Many of these ask the student to analyze and compare characters an

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Creative ELA Bundle for Slacker & WhatsHisFace I Print & Digital Versions

Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for Gordon Korman's "Swindle"

Created by

Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Save time and energy with these discussion questions and creative writing prompts for Gordon Korman's middle-grade novel "Swindle." The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Included in this product:- Three or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, mini-essays, or preparation for group d

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

, W.6.1

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Also included in: Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions

How to Write a Great Conclusion – 10 Ways

Created by

Perry Clemons

Introduce your students to the art of writing powerful conclusions with our comprehensive guide and activity sheet, "10 Ways to Write a Great Conclusion." This resource is meticulously crafted to help educators teach students how to effectively wrap up their essays and stories, leaving a lasting impression on the reader.What's Included:Instructional Guide: An in-depth guide that walks through 10 different strategies for writing compelling conclusions, complete with examples and explanations.Acti

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

W.3.1

, W.3.2

, W.3.3

, W.4.1

, W.4.2

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Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions

Created by

Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Students will love reading and interacting with Gordon Korman's novels Slacker, Swindle, WhatsHisFace, and Masterminds, and you'll love the time and money that this bundle will save you! With discussion questions and creative writing prompts, you'll have everything you need to print and start teaching this unit immediately.These products are suitable for upper-elementary and middle-grade students in literature circles, book clubs, homeschooling, or for use in a full class.*All four of the reso

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS: