Common Core RL.6.3 literature circles for Easel Assessments

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Novel Study Unit

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This novel study for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo, contains 115 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include asking and answering questions, plot, character analysis, point of view, theme, opinion writing, and more!No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the print

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

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Also included in: Kate DiCamillo Novel Study Bundle

Collection of Suspenseful Short Stories with Printables and Task Cards

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Chocolate 4 Teachers

This collection of fiction mysteries contains 3 reading comprehension passages. Students are taught to identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and suspense- 3 very important literary elements. These elements also play a key role in improving comprehension. By learning to identify them, students are then able to understand and use them to make inferences. All reading standards are not taught in isolation. They are taught naturally using an engaging mystery!What your students will discover:

Subjects:

Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Short Stories

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Literature Circles, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

, RL.7.1

...

The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit

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Chocolate 4 Teachers

Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.3