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High school Black History Month ELA test prep literature circles
The Wednesday Wars Comprehension Questions for Using Text Evidence Common Core
The Wednesday Wars Comprehension Questions for Using Text Evidence is aligned to Common Core standards for grades 6-8 as it requires students to use and cite text evidence in their answer.
This document contains 38 critical thinking comprehension questions broken down by chapter. These questions require students to answer in short paragraphs and use text evidence in their answer. Also included is a complete answer key so all of your work is done! The answer key can also be provided to students
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5th - 9th
Mood and Tone Task Cards
Teaching mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader's emotional response) and tone (the author's attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 2
Introduction to Independent Reading - Why Choice Reading Matters Presentation
Before you begin a choice reading program - book club, literature circles, or any other independent reading arrangement - engage your students with a discussion about literacy and why reading matters. Students need to see the implications that relate to their own lives in regards to any course content - literacy included!This lesson consists of a 26 slide editable PPT presentation, which allows you flexibility to adapt it for different age groups, cultures, and demographics. Within the lesson, t
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9th - 12th
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Civil Rights Movement - I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King - Socratic Seminar
Civil Rights Movement - I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King - Socratic Seminar - A 20+ page package related to the Civil Rights Movement and the "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King. This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King.
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, meaningful and engaging learning related to the Civil Rights Movement. Students
Grades:
6th - 12th
That Was Then, This is Now-Full Book Activities
This is a 17 page packet filled with discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary words and definitions for each chapter, test questions, and writing extensions! A complete packet of activities for the book!
Page 2-Characterization activity
Page 3-Ch. 1 Discussion questions with room to write answers
Page 4-Ch. 2 Questions with room for written answers
Page 5-Ch 3 Questions with room for answers
Page 6-Ch.4 and 5 Questions with room for answers
Page 7-Ch. 6 Questions with room for answers
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8th - 11th
Enrique's Journey Unit-Common Core Aligned!
You are purchasing a complete unit for the book "Enrique's Journey." This unit has a wide variety of activities including:*Performance Task*SBAC-style Listening Activity*Group discussion activities*Chapter questions*Vocabulary building*Visual art (photography) tie-in*Character analysis mini-project*Close Read
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Literature BUNDLE, Printable and Digital Resources
Grab your favorite novel and you'll be set with this bundle of creative and rigorous tools for teaching, analyzing, and assessing literature. You'll have everything you need to enjoy any piece of literature throughout the year at your fingertips. Your students will love the variety and interactive games included for reviewing the terms, and you'll love that it's all easy prep for you and challenging for students! I pull out the games for bell ringers, fillers, or brain breaks, and the workshee
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7th - 11th
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ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1
Due to popular demand, you can now own the lifelong teaching tool - ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundle - Volume 1. Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with a library of task cards that cover a variety of ELA skills (23 sets - 846 Total!). Answer keys included. Perfect for centers, SCOOT, quiz-quiz-trade, and many other classroom activities!Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required! ELA Jumbo Task Card Bundl
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6th - 12th
One Crazy Summer Novel Unit--Deluxe Edition
This comprehensive novel unit uses proven strategies that hold students accountable for high levels of engagement in rigorous, high-interest complex text. One Crazy Summer is a highly acclaimed historical fiction novel that is based in 1960's Oakland, CA. It is rapidly becoming a must-read novel for any 4-9th grader-- especially in studies of civil rights. This unit helps to scaffold reading comprehension for many types of readers in various formats. It can be used for intervention groups, book
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4th - 9th
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One Crazy Summer Novel Unit for all 33 Chapters (inc. answers)
This novel unit uses proven strategies that hold students accountable for high levels of engagement in rigorous, high-interest, complex text. One Crazy Summer is a highly acclaimed historical fiction novel that is based in 1960's Oakland, CA. It is rapidly becoming a must-read novel for any 4-9th grader especially in studies of civil rights. This unit helps to scaffold reading comprehension for many types of readers in numerous formats. It can be used for intervention groups, book groups, an
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4th - 9th
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas Novel Study
This 45 page product is designed to cover Angie Thomas' novel "On The Come Up" and includes Comprehension Questions, Group Discussion Cards, Vocabulary Building/Inferencing, and supplemental activities! This product includes the following: ✔️ 11 Pages of Comprehension Questions broken down by every 3 chapters ✔️ Detailed answer keys with page numbers included ✔️ 18 Group Discussion Cards to help students connect to the novel ✔️ 8 Vocabulary Builders pages (a total of 40 words) ✔️ "My Favorite
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Angie Thomas Novel BUNDLE The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose, On The Come Up
English Black History Month Readings | 16 Biographies | Gallery Walk
Are you looking for a low-prep way to incorporate Black History Month into to your classroom? This set of 16 biographies with comprehension checks is a great way to honor the legacy (and current impact!) of individuals during Black History Month. #twosdaysaleThis set includes 16 comprehensible readings / mini-biographies of individuals commonly spoken of (and some less commonly spoken of) during Black History Month. These mini-biographies are designed to introduce the person and their legacy / a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
This resource includes the annotated text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, repetition, allusions, themes aligned with the RI2, RI3, RI4, RI5, and RI6 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figura
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Underground Railroad Adapted Book (WH Questions)
This interactive book is great to use in a special education classroom for students with (or without) autism. I have found this book to be great for my students that are nonverbal and my students that are visual learners. This product can be used as an independent activity in a task box work system, as a center activity, or even with a small group. It would also be a great addition to your Black History Month activities. It’s a fun, hands-on activity that my students LOVE. If you'd like my com
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Adapted Book Mega Bundle
After the Shot Drops Novel Study
A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family. Not only is this book well-paced with short chapters switching perspectives, the secondary characters are rich in detail! Drama propels the story forward while its emotional appeal builds empathy for both boys' circumstances. A great novel for anyone who loves basketball! 2019-2020 Georgia Teen Peach Book Award Nominee SummaryBunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny
Grades:
8th - 12th
Symbolic Quote List for Touching Spirit Bear
This is a comprehensive list of all possible symbols in "Touching Spirit Bear" as well as 140 accompanying quotes and page numbers. I went through the book, page by page, to compile these quotes as a textual evidence reference for students. As such, students do not need to waste time searching through the book to find a quote to justify their symbolic interpretation but can instead spend their time doing the heavy thinking and analysis!
I have included two Excel Sheet tabs (located at the botto
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6th - 9th
Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
Martin Luther King Jr. Adapted Book (WH Questions)
This interactive book is great to use in a special education classroom for students with (or without) autism. I have found this book to be great for my students that are nonverbal and my students that are visual learners. This product can be used as an independent activity in a task box work system, as a center activity, or even with a small group. It would also be a great addition to your Black History Month activities. It’s a fun, hands-on activity that my students LOVE. If you'd like my com
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Adapted Book Mega Bundle
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges - Nonfiction Novel Study
Through My Eyes is an inspirational autobiography about a little girl who perseveres through a troubling time in American history – the Civil Rights Movement. This book allows young readers to understand that racism unfortunately affected African Americans of all ages. The images give an honest account of what it was like to be Ruby in the 1960s. Her story shows great courage and determination, pressing forward in the midst of hatred and violence – a message all readers can receive. Summary: In
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5th - 12th
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March: Book One Novel Study (Recently Updated)
Celebrate MLK Holiday with this Novel!March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. SummaryThis book is a graphic novel for high school students. The novel is short and can be read independently. Congressman John Lewis (Ga) shares us remarka
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7th - 12th
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The Parker Inheritance Novel Study
SummaryIn The Parker Inheritance, 12-year-old Candice has to spend the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, due to her parents' divorce. When she and her mom take up residence in her deceased grandmother's house, Candice finds a letter alluding to a town tragedy and offering clues to a mysterious fortune. Candice teams up with bookish neighbor Brandon, and the two ingeniously puzzle out clues, scour the internet, and sift through old yearbooks and photos. Scenes shift easily between past and prese
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4th - 12th
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Read Aloud Background HISTORY LESSON PREREADING The Watsons Go to Birmingham
"Our digital Powerpoint equips you with the knowledge and context needed to fully appreciate this poignant novel."PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or indep
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4th - 12th
In Cold Blood Study Prompts
This 18-page resource is a set of short writing tasks, and formal essay questions in the style of AP and IB examinations. The initial tasks focus student attention on significant aspects of the text and build up a full understanding of what Truman Capote is trying to achieve, how he is trying to achieve it, and how successful he has been. The text-based questions can, additionally, be used as a basis for class discussion, and the essay topics as an invaluable tool for pre-examination revision an
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11th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Questions Any Book or Novel | Distance Learning Google
I developed these “Roll and Respond,” sheets as a fun way for students to stay focused and to make sure their Literature Circle Discussions were supported and focused. These pages are focused on the Active Reading Strategy: Reading Comprehension. Editable through google, and perfect for Distance Learning. They work with any text (Novel) and the Reading Response pages are great for Literature Circles, Guided Reading Groups, Literacy Centers...etc. Students Roll a die, (literal or digital) and the
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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