High school oral communication math literature circles

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Synopsis:Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka. Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers, Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group (Veruca, Augustus, Violet, Mike and Charlie) show their true personalities.Included in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Unit:251 pages and 30 c

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Grades:

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Close Reading, Oral Communication, Writing

Think, Pair, Share Graphic Organizer

Created by

Teacher Ms H

Think, Pair, Share Graphic Organizer Great for encouraging classroom discussion and developing English Language Skills for your multilingual students. This awesome graphic organizer has helped my students with the new Speaking and Listening Anchor standards under Common Core, specifically having discussions, while tying it to the Writing Anchor Standards. After reading a text excerpt from a fiction or nonfiction book, newsela.com, or Scholastic Weekly, I give my students a question to discuss wi

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Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

Listening and Following Directions - Math

Created by

Resources From Rachel

This product is filled with worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes. This is the MATH Edition.This product is also available as part of a discounted bundle in my store: Listening and Following Directions BUNDL

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Special Education

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Literature Circles

Also included in: Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE

Role Cards for Cooperative Group Work

Created by

Innovate Create and Relate with Kate

This bundle contains 28 roles with two versions each for a total of 54 mix-and-match cooperative group cards. 26 of the cards have a title, a role description, and cute monster graphic. The other 26 cards have the same roles, with only the title for older students. Two of the cards are blank for you to customize. I created these cards to use in my own 2nd grade class, as I find the students benefit from having a reminder of their role. It is useful to have extra role cards for when you have a

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Mental Math, Reading

Grades:

1st - 9th

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards

Pi Day Crown

Created by

Teaching With A Spice

Pi Day Activity for Elementary, Middle or High school! Yes, the big kids love crowns too! Celebrate in style with this fun Pi Crown. This crown is part of a bundle: Click here for Pi Day Elementary Click here for Pi Day Middle or High Packet includes: Two Pi Crowns (Elementary and Middle/High) ★RHYME TIME Week Graphing Goldfish ★RHYME TIME Addition Color by Number ★RHYME TIME Multiplication Color by Number ★RHYME TIME Equivalent Fractions Color by Number ★RHYME TIME Emergent Reade

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

Accountable Talk Bubbles for Literacy & Problem Solving

Created by

Insight Literacy

BEST SELLER! This 24 page packet includes 20 accountable talk bubbles with conversation stems, a "Talk with Respect" poster with mini talk bubbles, a mini lesson, and 4 mid size blank talk bubbles. Student led conversations accountable to the learning content or text is the heart of accountable talk. Accountable talk can be taught and used in any grade level or subject area. The talk bubbles are simply a visual reminder of how people respectfully share opinions, ideas, and thoughts.For more clas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Oral Communication

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Lesson

Small Group Toolkit | Teacher Resource | Data Collecting

Created by

Alexia's Classroom

Small group toolkit for all grades to change the way you plan for small groups, make it easier, more organized, and consolidate your data collection!There are so many fabulous resources in this small group kit! Planning and executing small group instruction can be incredibly stressful for teachers. It adds another layer of responsibility and planning, and let’s face it, we do a lot of work! This resource takes ALL of the planning and organization to another level, and makes it SO much easier fo

Subjects:

Back to School, Math, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Professional Documents, Literature Circles, Professional Development

Also included in: Reading Teacher Toolkit Resource Bundle! | ELA Teacher Essentials

Cajas de cartón Literary Activity Bundle

Created by

Maestra Mapache Creations

The most popular literary products in the store are bundled to provide you with even better savings (3rd year and above language learner levels, Higher Ed, Home School, Immersion and Heritage Speaker).Maestra Maestra Mapache Creations says "¡Muchas Gracias"!Included (PDF files - Please see previews for the complete description of each resource:Cajas de cartón Literary Activities· 2 sets of study questions (13 first-part questions and 7 second-part questions in Spanish only (literature circles,

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Spanish

Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

THE ALCHEMIST: A PERSONAL QUEST PROJECT

Created by

THE MIGHTY PEN

A packet of materials for an individual project that students will work on during or after studying Paulo Coelho's THE ALCHEMIST. The packet contains guidelines for four stages of the project, each to be written up in a journal entry. The final stage of the project is individual oral presentation about the quest. Guidelines for these presentations also appear in the packet.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Literature, Oral Communication

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Literature Circles

Fantastic Mr. Fox: Reader's Theatre/Radio Script

Created by

Fantastic Mr. Fox Synopsis:Mr. Fox lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a p

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Literature, Oral Communication, Writing

Hatchet Novel Unit with Anticipation Guide, Worksheets, Charts, Tests, and More

Created by

Debbie's Den

Experience Brian's Robeson's adventures in the wilderness with this relevant and important material. This comprehensive packet contains: an anticipation guide to prepare students for reading the story.two complete vocabulary units with words from Hatchet, including their parts of speech, review worksheets with answer keys, and vocabulary tests with answer keys.a mood chart with answer key.a motivation chart with answer key.a conflict chart and answer key. a figurative language chart (idioms, sim

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

...

Lord of the Flies Reader's Theatre Script/Story -William Golding -Quiz

Created by

English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Reading

Jack MerridewWhere does the beast live? Percival sagged in Jack's grip. PiggyThat's a clever beast, if it can hide on this island. Jack's been everywhere. Where could a beast live? Jack MerridewBeast my foot! Percival muttered something and the assembly laughed again. Ralph leaned forward. RalphWhat does he say? Jack listened to Percival's answer and then let go of him. Percival, released, surrounded by the comfortable presence of humans, fell in the long grass and went to sleep. Jack cleared

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Mommy, Do You Hear That? Scary Reader's Theatre/Radio Play -Creative Writing

Created by

Creative Writing, Oral Communication, Reading

Mommy, Do You Hear That? Summary:One evening, Ellen and her daughter Alice are returning home from their visit to Aunt Sally and Uncle Albert's house. On the way home, Alice hears sounds all around her in the dark. Ellen calms young Alice's mind by telling her their is a logical explanation for all the sounds she is hearing at that time of the night. The one sound that Ellen does not respond to is the sound of heavy footsteps. Alice continually asks who or what could be making them, while Ellen

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles, Centers

Cynthia Lord's Rules: Comprehensive Novel Unit with Worksheets, Tests, and Vocab

Created by

Debbie's Den

This literary packet Rules! Located inside is an anticipation guide to prepare students for reading the story; a complete vocabulary unit from Rules, with 20 words, their parts of speech, a review worksheet with an answer key, and a vocabulary test with an answer key; 25 Socratic seminar/class discussion questions to elicit opinions from students about the book; a mood chart with an answer key; a character chart with an answer key; a 75-point test with matching, true-false, multiple choice, and

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Writing

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Introduction To Gabriel Garcia Marquez And Magic Realism - El realismo mágico

Created by

Maestra Mapache Creations

Introduce your students to the life and works of Gabriel García Márquez. Introductory biography with worksheets will provide a foundation about his life and literary works. Opportunity is provided for interaction using a variety of discussion activities.(Approximates intermediate-advanced levels of the World-Readiness Standards For Learning Languages).Included (Available as PDF or Google Slides formats. Use as digital or print resource with option to add text boxes, special instructions, images

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Spanish

Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

Also included in: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Literary Activity Bundle

Accountable Talk: for Middle School and High School

Created by

Classics on Caffeine

50 DIFFERENT SENTENCE STEMS AND QUESTIONS WILL KEEP YOUR STUDENTS TALKING AND ENGAGED!! These Cafe Conversation Cards were created to help students learn how to ask thought-provoking questions and engage with classmates for an academic purpose. Simply make enough copies for each group, have students choose a question or prompt and then sit back and enjoy listening to your students take over the class! When the conversation fades, students simply read off of the cards and fill in the blanks w

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Oral Communication

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Literature Circles, Task Cards

CCSS:

Shrek: Reader's Theatre Story -Funny Moral Fairy Tale

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Summary: Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home -- not to mention his swamp-- Shrek makes a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Along the way, Shrek will enco

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

The Greatest Gift Reader's Theater Script -Questions -Philip Van Doren Stern

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Oral Communication, Reading

George PrattGive me just one good reason why I should be alive. I’m sick of everything! I’m stuck here in this mud hole for life, doing the same full work day after day. Other people are leading exciting lives, but I…well, I’m just a small-town bank clerk. I never did anything really useful or interesting, and it looks as if I never will. I might just as well be dead. Sometimes I wish I were. In fact, I wish I had never been born!The StrangerWhy, that’s wonderful! You have solved everything. You

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Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

1984 Reader's Theatre Script Unit -George Orwell -Dystopia -Questions & Quiz

Created by

Winston SmithWhat are you in for? Tom ParsonsThoughtcrime! Winston SmithAre you guilty? Tom ParsonsOf course I'm guilty! You don't think the Party would arrest an innocent man, do you? Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man. It's insidious. It can get hold of you without your even knowing it. Do you know how it got hold of me? In my sleep! Yes, that's a fact. There I was, working away, trying to do my bit—never knew I had any bad stuff in my mind at all. And then I started talking in my sleep

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Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Oral Communication

Fairy tales ✿ TABOO - Speaking game

Created by

Pick'n Teach

This game is a great way to reactivate vocabulary and grammar. It is a lot of fun for all levels.Game instructions:Get into groups of 3 to 5. The objective is to get your friends to guess the fairy tale you are describing, but there’s a list of 3 words you can’t say !Take it in turns to take a card and score the most points by guessing the most tales correctly (1 tale = 1 point).Included are:- Game instructions (printable or projectable)- 18 taboo cards - Blank cards (in case you need to add a p

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 10th

Types:

Games, Literature Circles

Also included in: Fairy tales BUNDLE - TABOO game + writing fairy tales with PICTURE PROMPTS

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Circle Talks/Journal Prompts

Created by

Miss Thomas' Treasures

Hello Lovely Potterhead Educators! I have created these Circle Talk and Journal Prompts to go along with the second Harry Potter Book. There are 4-5 prompts per chapter. They can be used in a variety of ways: Display these on your SMART Board and have students pick their own prompt to write about in their journal after each chapter. Many of the prompts promote students to make connections to their own lives and make connections to the themes of the story. Use the prompts to create literacy cir

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

The Hitch-Hiker: Spooky Reader's Theatre Story -Halloween -Ghost

Created by

Halloween, Oral Communication, Reading

The Hitch-Hiker Summary:Doctor Edward Stevens has just finished visiting a patient from a house call on a dark and rainy night. As he is driving home, he sees a girl waiting at a bus shelter in the middle of the night. He picks her up and she introduces herself as Layla. She was attending a party, and her friends dropped her off at the bus shelter. She requests to be taken to her parents home since they are worried about her. As Doctor Stevens speaks to Layla, he suddenly notices something odd a

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

The Count of Monte Cristo Radio Play Script/Reader's Theatre -Alexandre Dumas

Created by

Drama, Oral Communication, Reading

The Count of Monte Cristo Summary:Edmond Dantès has it all: a beautiful fiancé and a caring father, but that is all taken away from him when Edmond is wrongfully imprisoned on the island of Chateau d'If. While in prison, Edmond plots his revenge against those who betrayed him. With help from another prisoner named Abbé Faria, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge and gain his life back.Included in this

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Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types: