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8th grade Autumn british history literature circles
The War that Saved My Life, 2016 Newbery Honor Book
Set in 1940 in London, England. War is breaking out as Hitler's Nazi forces begin their deadly march to seize control over Europe. But that is not the only war in 10-year-old Ada’s life. Abuse, pain, and isolation have been her constant companions. Will she be successful in joining the British children who are being evacuated to the countryside before Hitler's troops invade? This profound historical fiction story puts an unforgettable face on the Battle of Britain during World War II.The 76-
Grades:
5th - 8th
History of Johnny Appleseed Student Reading and Activity
Johnny Appleseed: What is the story with this guy? A guide to Johnny Appleseed!This Johnny Appleseed lesson is included in the 14-lesson Holiday Collection, located here! This pack includes lessons on Johnny Appleseed, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, President's Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Saint Patrick's Day (St Patrick's Day), Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day! Enjoy these 14 hands-on activities at one great price! ------------------I
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5th - 8th
NEW! Europe Geography — Can the UK Rejoin the European Union After Brexit?
Engage your students in this European Union and Brexit lesson. This resource is designed to help your students learn and explore the pros and cons of Brexit. Students will cooperatively read about the European Union and Brexit. They will write a letter to the European Union or the United Kingdom based on role cards that provide different scenarios of the U.K. requesting or being asked to rejoin the European Union. OBJECTIVES: The learner will understand the purpose of the European Union.The lear
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments SUPER Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
The Boy at the Back of the Class Novel Study
A story that celebrates the power of kindness. It will make you laugh and cry as you read this very honest story about the life of a refugee escaping war-torn Syria. How can we be friends and make a difference in someone’s life? SummaryThere used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan's classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, a Syrian refugee. The whole class is curious about this new boy--he doesn't seem to smile, and he doesn't tal
Grades:
4th - 10th
Wuthering Heights: Reader Response Journal
Wuthering Heights - Reader Response Journal: This journal includes one page for each chapter. Students have an opportunity to respond, using their thoughts and feelings, after they read each chapter.Key Words: Emily BrontePRINT & DIGITAL formats are included.For More THOUGHTFUL RESOURCES VISIT Creativity in Motion
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: High School Literature BUNDLE: Short Stories and Novels
Fall Autumn Bookmarks to Color
Students can choose between four Fall inspired bookmarks to color and make their own. Text includes:Fall into a book.Fall in love with reading. Find a nook and fall into a book.
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PreK - 10th
Also included in: Seasons Bookmarks to Color | Summer Fall Autumn Winter Spring
High School Reading Comprehension Fiction & Nonfiction Passages & Printables
The mystery of Stonehenge has long held people in its' grasp. Now, it can capture your students' attention too! This unit contains a mini lesson on learning how to read fiction and non-fiction with one printable for assessment. It also contains the original 12 page short story, In the Shadow of the Stones, with 5 printables assessing story comprehension and analysis and one printable comparing the fiction story to the non-fiction passages. There are seven non-fiction passages which include asses
Grades:
8th - 9th
Fall Conversations: ELL Conversation Practice
This resource is full of relevant fall conversations that you can practice now with your ELL students. With five conversations and vocabulary review provided, this resource is full of language practice for your students.
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Lesson - Jack the Ripper
Prepare to be shocked with this high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension passage about the crime that held London captive. Do you know Jack the Ripper's real identify? Can you solve the crime that's been unsolved for over 100 years? A thorough analysis of the text, will help students better understand how vocabulary can set the tone, and how to make connections within the text. Lesson is designed to last 2 to 3 days. Included in the Resource:• table of contents with CCSS• teaching sugg
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Mystery Bundle
Fall Autumn Virtual Digital Library ELA Hybrid Distance Google Slides Editable
This resource is a collection of 12 children's picture storybooks that students of all ages could read as a fun Fall Autumn or any literature lesson if you need an activity. These are all favorites of my students and very entertaining. I use this in my middle school classroom and have used it with 1st graders. These are great read-aloud books and come with links to YouTube videos so students do NOT need the actual book to enjoy the story. This resource is completely editable and can be shared on
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1st - 8th
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The Vikings
"The Vikings" Copyright Betty J. White, 2023, popular science writer Included in this resource…Learn about: -Facts about the Vikings, their homelands, runes, rulers, and mythology.-Maps of the Nordic homelands.Suggested for grades 9 on up.-Includes, “Asgard”, a game…Play a game on the Easel Assessment, where the players try to reach “Asgard” (based on what you have learned from this resource).
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7th - 10th
Escape Room William Shakespeare
Introduce your students to William Shakespeare through an ESCAPE Room. Students can work in teams online or F2F solving puzzles about characters, settings, quotes, and influences of Shakespeare, Double puzzlesThe Man, The Myth, the Legend (life and times of WS) CrosswordWords and Wisdom from the Bard (Quotes from characters) AcrosticThe World was his stage (Settings of plays) word scrambleInspiration from the Bard (modern influences in art) MatchingLast Conquest (final clues to unlock) Cryptogr
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8th - 12th
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Multimodal Unit: Text - Movie - Historical Themes in Literature
Overview5 Classes with 4 homework assignments used to discuss Kipling and British Imperialism. This multimodal unit uses a short story, a poem, a movie, and non-fiction literary and historical analysis to teach how to interpret a story for symbolism and compare that story’s themes across media. Materials IncludedPDF Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by KiplingHistorical and Literary analysis PDFsVideo link to Chuck Jones’s Rikki-Tikki-TaviWhippoorwill Notation Sheet - be sure to allow your students to fill this
Grades:
7th - 12th
Reading Response Cards (Fiction)
This Reading Response Card Set contains 24 colorful cards with an autumn crow theme. Perfect for literacy centers, literature circles, and small groups!
These cards can be used for any fictional story and are appropriate for grades 4 and up!
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★24 Autumn Colored Response Cards
----Question Topics Include: setting (3), characters (5), theme (1), point of view (3), problem solution (1), figurative language (1), connections (2), genre (1), inferences (1), cause and effect (1), course of
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4th - 8th
A Modest Proposal Presentation and Study Guide
Looking for an incredibly thought provoking topic? How about Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. That's right! The letter Swift wrote suggesting upper class citizen consume the children of the lower classes is a great way to teach satire and engage students in meaningful discussion in the process.
This lesson comes with a twelve-slide presentation, the full text of A Modest Proposal, and a study guide with an answer key!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Morning Meeting Questions: September
This is a perfect morning meeting activity to build a stronger classroom community during you morning circle.
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Morning Meeting Questions for every month of the school year!
The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter
This is a lovely poem by Ezra Pound, based on his reading of a letter by the Chinese writer Li Po. We examined it for the imagery, mood, symbolism, dynamic characterization, and its narrative storyline. Many student responses follow. The presentation of the poem has space for annotations. This poem is very popular with students, and excellent discussions can follow.
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8th - 11th
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Halloween Short Story - Storm Creatures
A New Literature Experience for Halloween! This original scary short story with figurative language, rich vocabulary, & literary elements comes with literary analysis questions.⭐Story Synopsis: A private boarding school for boys gets a visit from cannibalistic creatures one stormy night. This product can be used as a stand-alone activity or a supplement to a unit/lesson.Trick or Treat? Treat! Treat your students to something new!Product Package includes:✅Original Horror Short Story - 4 pages
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Halloween Short Stories Bundle
The Great Trouble -- Multiple Choice Test
This is a 25 multiple choice question test on The Great Trouble: A Mystery in London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson. Both Word and Pdf documents are included for your editing purposes. This test will not evaluate ELA standards, but it will tell you which of your students comprehended the novel. I try to make the majority of my questions "how" or "why" questions, along with quote identification, so that they are not too basic.How I Do Homework/ Independent Reading: For
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3rd - 8th
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Famous Authors: Charles Dickens Quote Posters
Decorate your classroom with these engaging and inspirational quote posters featuring the famous author Charles Dickens! These are perfect for a Victorian era unit or a unit specifically on Dickens himself. Display them on a bulletin board or all over your classroom to inspire students while they work. You can also use these posters as stations for a read and respond to the quote activity!This pack comes with 8 quotes in 3 different print sizes (8x10, A4, and A3).How do I print?You can print you
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fantastic Fall Poetry Copywork - EBOOK
Copywork Notebooks are designed to help your children to learn spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and vocabulary while copying from historical information. The idea is that your student will actually begin to imitate the elements in his or own writing. This Copywork Notebook includes several classic poems about this time of year. This ebook format includes a downloadable PDF file. It is designed to be used on any Windows or Apple computer system. Just follow the instructions to create
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
A Christmas Carol: Reader Response Journal
A Christmas Carol: Reader Response JournalThis journal includes one page for each chapter, plus additional pages for extension activities. Students have an opportunity to respond, using their thoughts and feelings, after they read each chapter. Key Words: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHARLES DICKENS, BOOK REPORT, SUMMARY, CRITIQUE, MOVIE REVIEW, COMPARE AND CONTRAST, BIOGRAPHY, and VICTORIAN ERA.For More Reader Response Journals visit Creativity in Motion. PRINT & DIGITAL formats are included.For More
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: ELA MEGA BUNDLE ONE YEAR: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
It's a "Fall" Kind of Time! Fall Cinquain Poetry
Are you working on trying to reinforce nouns, adjectives, facts versus opinion phrases, and synonyms? Is it necessary in your classroom to scaffold instruction in terms of rigor level? If so, this packet is for you and your classroom. This packet contains ten absolutely gorgeous fall scenes from which students can create cinquains. After each fall scene is cinquain pattern one, two, or three. Pattern one tends to be less difficult, patten two follows a parts of speech pattern, while pattern thre
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2nd - 8th
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A Bit of the Dickens
This module explores characters in Dickensian novels. Students are invited to write characterizations and do an artistic rendering (their choice) to express that same character. They may do ones they are familiar with or particular ones.
Professor Moose loves Dickens and can attest to familiarity with all of the characters named, also their traits.
This inivites the student to think critically, to write, and to make some sort of artistic representation of the character. There are ideas for com
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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