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High school social studies literature circle pdfs
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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Historical Fiction Passage for Reading Comprehension Questions Salem Witch Trial
Keep student interest in middle school with The Salem Witch Trials historical fiction passage for reading comprehension with questions. This engaging, low prep resource will be welcome in your classroom and your kids will love it! The story and student pages may be printed as worksheets or used digitally through Google or Easel documents. Easy set up makes this perfect for centers or substitute teachers.Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the middle school reading c
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Survivor - An Introduction to Discussion and Textual Evidence
Welcome to the game of Survivor! This introductory lesson is perfect for any collaborative classroom and utilizes text annotation, finding textual evidence, forming an opinion based on text, and respectful debate all in one fun activity! The Game:Students must determine 5 plane crash survivors to be rescued immediately and 5 to stay and attempt to survive on the island.What's included?Slides to accompany the lessonA student-facing worksheetA full lesson plan with objective and common core standa
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6th - 12th
Diary of Anne Frank The Play BUNDLE (includes Packet, Quiz, Activities, Test)
A complete unit -- ready to go!Download includes a student packet, activities, quizzes, and final test for the study of The Diary of Anne Frank The Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.Student packet includes pre-reading, character, vocabulary, and setting work. Plus, character, vocabulary, paraphrasing, and journal responses are provided for every scene, along with enrichment activities. Quizzes for Act 1 and Act 2 provided with keys. 3 activities for students include a Holocaust One Pag
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5th - 12th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Hiding Place Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom. The Hiding Place relates the true story of a woman who lived her faith -- despite tremendous costs. The mini-guide contains ten sections that include: vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: idiom, suspense, viewpoints, alliteration, metaphor, personification, critical thinking, theme, compare/contrastlife applications/Biblerelated activitiesweb linksa cr
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6th - 12th
High School Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions on Ed Gein
Keep students interested around Halloween or anytime with this engaging nonfiction reading passage and questions about the gruesome horror movie inspiration with facts of a real-life killer, Ed Gein. After all, the movies Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs were based on his horrific deeds. This high school reading comprehension passage may be printed or used on the computer with Google Worksheets, or Easel access. Your kids will love it or hate it, but indifference is
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
NIGHT: Unit Plan, Novel Guide, Lessons, Activities, Assessments - Digital
This Night unit is structured for close reading, critical thinking, and careful analysis of Elie Wiesel's autobiography. It is structured for easy integration with read-alouds, shared reading, independent reading, guided reading, interactive writing, shared writing, and independent writing, making this rigorous unit ideal for whole-class instruction, inclusive classrooms, reading academic intervention services, or tutoring.Optimized for digital use via TpT's digital overlay tool. (All answer bo
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8th - 10th
Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters
Close reading assistance, great for K - 12th grade, bookmarks, collaborative conversation frames, common core aligned, reading informational text, reading literature, listening and speaking.
Print and copy double sided for students to use as they are annotating text. Laminate to make them last longer!
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K - 12th
The Golden Bull (YA Novel) Ancient Mesopotamia Chapter Questions & Answer Key
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources includes nearly 90 chronological chapter comprehension questions for all chapters of Marjorie Crowley's historical fiction novel The Golden Bull. Each chapter includes an extension question and critical analysis question. A superb novel guide to supplement as you read this Young Adult Novel set in ancient Mesopotamia. A great way to foster deep, meaningful discussions with your middle-school readers! Great to use as a quick check-in in class or
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6th - 9th
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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Pledge of Allegiance/ Pledge of Allegiance to Texas Flag - Bilingual
This product includes 4 posters. These posters can be used at a fluency center, or to simply post next to the classroom flags. This product is in English and Spanish.
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PreK - 12th
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Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Bronze Bow Interactive
This is a two-week literature study for the book titled The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare. It is set in the time of Jesus: Daniel changes after his encounters with Jesus. The mini-guide for The Bronze Bow includes*: vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities – Students will: create a character web, compile a list, compare/contrast, debate, and fill in a chart. Students will learn about: idiom, allusions, theme, syllogism, similes, effective writing, plants,
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6th - 9th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Golden Goblet Interactive
This is a two-week literature guide for the book titled The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. In this book, which is set in ancient Egypt, a boy named Ranofer dreams of becoming a goldsmith. After the death of his father, Ranofer's goal is thwarted by his evil half-brother. This guide contains:vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: characterization, metaphor, idioms, comparison and contrast, alliteration, effect and cause, simile, antonyms, prediction, ti
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6th - 9th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: Johnny Tremain Interactive
This is a two-week literature study for the book titled Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes. In this book, a young apprentice silversmith is caught up in the danger and excitement of Boston in the 1770s. The guide contains:vocabulary activitiesdiscussion questionsreading activities – Students will: narrate a story, read background information, draw a cartoon, summarize a prediction, fill in a literary map, and play a quote game. Students will learn about: personification, similes, alliteration
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6th - 9th
Holocaust Activities Across Literature
Students will read both fiction and non-fiction passages and excerpts from stories about the Holocaust. Story excerpts include, Night, Number the Stars, Star or Fear Star of Hope and non fiction material about Hitler's Final Solution, Kristallnacht, as well as a poem. Students will use higher level thinking to analyze and evaluate excerpts to make inferences and provide evidence for their conclusions. Includes nine excerpts as well as reading strategies for character analysis, compare and con
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5th - 9th
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine Novel Unit and Answer Key
These are worksheets with comprehension questions accompanying the novel The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine. They are grouped by every 4 chapter (ex: 1-4, 5-8 etc.) with the last worksheet being the final 5 chapters. They focus on key events as well as character tracking charts. Update: An answer key is now included!I also have a student response journal for sale that has at least 1 reflective topic for each worksheet that I created and used. They help students to make text to self con
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6th - 9th
Born a Crime Reading Comprehension Questions & Teacher Key
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is the perfect novel to get your students reflecting on the genre of memoir while developing an understanding of life in modern-day, post-apartheid South Africa. The reading comprehension guide is comprised of comprehension questions for each of the 18 chapters of the novel. There are between 1-7 questions for each chapter. The teacher key provides the answers for each of those questions. You are going to love teaching Born a Crime and this reading comprehension gui
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Suzy and Leah by Jane Yolen Close Reading for Holocaust-related Short Story 6-9
Complete short story guide with a range of activities that are an in-depth alternative to your textbook activities or to accompany the online story. Story not included. Suzy does not understand at first what Leah went through during the Holocaust but gains empathy. What you get:activities include literal comprehension and critical thinking--citing text evidence, vocabulary, literary terms, context clues, sequence, personal connections, opinion, theme, and more.prereading questioncomprehensi
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6th - 9th
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High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Pandemics + COVID
Teach your kids about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other diseases of the past with these nonfiction, high school reading comprehension passages and questions. These historical articles will give teenagers practice in reading skills through discussion questions and writing prompts. Plus, this nonfiction passage can be accessed as a printable or digital resource. Click here to save 25% off the price of the purchase of individual resources with the bundle.Click HERE to save 30% off the price of indi
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Thin Wood Walls Literature Unit
Thin Wood Walls is a great book written by David Patneaude about the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. This book is great for reading during your ELA or History lessons. Included in this unit:List of resources/videosVocabularyComprehension questions for each chapterHaiku mini lessonCompare and Contrast
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6th - 12th
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker American Revolution - Novel Study
This is a 26 page study guide for Magic Tree House American Revolution Fact Tracker. This is the nonfiction companion toMagic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Every page of this study will encourage students to use nonfiction text features and practice skills necessary to successfully complete their own research. This packet is divided into chapters, so students can easily navigate through the book and complete the questions.
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2nd - 12th
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Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Winged Watchman Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled The Winged Watchman, by Hilda van Stockum. In this book, a Dutch family helps the Resistance during World War II. The guide contains:vocabulary activitiesdiscussion questionsreading activities: alliteration, map work, themes, problems, similes, idioms, effect/cause, rhyme pattern in poems, suspense, metonymy, allusion, plantsrelated activitieslife applications/Bibleweb linksa review puzzlequestions and activities that are ab
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6th - 9th
Text Message Character Dialogue
Engage your learners with this fun text messaging product!
Choose two characters from reading (or history) and show a text message exchange that they would have. This is an excellent tool to respond to reading in a creative and thoughtful way. This can be done quickly on one sheet, or multiple copies can be printed to make it into a packet to explore multiple characters and their relationships.
Kids just love anything that has to do with technology (even if it's not necessarily technology)!
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2nd - 12th
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Jacob's Rescue Literature Unit
This unit is for the book Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story. This unit is a great resource to add to your History unit on the Holocaust or just used in a literature circle.Included in this unit:* List of Resources Holocaust Museum informationArticlesVideos* Vocabulary lists by chapter and definitions* Character Traits and Map*Chapter Comprehension pages w/answer key* Summary Poster Activity*Problem-Solution Mini-Poster and worksheet
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5th - 10th
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