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Middle school literature circle microsofts
Information Report Unit | Informational Writing | Informative Text | Digital PDF
Teaching INFORMATIONAL WRITING is a breeze with this HUGE collection of INFORMATION REPORT WRITING LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, TEXT PROMPTS and INFORMATIVE DIGITAL WRITING TEMPLATES for students and teachers. NO PREP REQUIRED.We provide PROVEN INFORMATIVE TEXT TEACHING STRATEGIES in a FUN and ENGAGING unit to foster INCREDIBLE research and Information Report Writing skills. ❤️NO PREPARATION REQUIRED to teach INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE CLASS ACTIVITY.INCLUDING OVE
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3rd - 8th
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Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Two ("The Sieve and the Sand")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Tasting Kit (Book Tasting Menu - Literature Circles)
BOOK TASTING KIT
This kit includes everything you need to throw a book tasting! Get your students excited about reading new books by turning your classroom into a restaurant for the day! (JUST ADD RED & WHITE CHECKERED TABLE CLOTHS!)
Included:
Editable Book Tasting Menu - all you have to do is add your book titles & QR Codes! Available in 5 or 6 book options
Table Number Tents - to help you organize your students into groups and make it feel more like a restaurant!
Place-mats - to make
Grades:
6th - 12th
Fahrenheit 451 Quiz Part Three ("Burning Bright")
I searched high and low for a basic, close reading test that would simply show me whether students did their outside-of-class reading of FAHRENHEIT 451, and I found that none existed that met my needs (detailed + easy to grade). I was not striving for higher order thinking...just a basic, Accelerated-Reader-type quiz that would demonstrate completion of the assigned reading. The higher order thinking questions come out after my students have completed the reading--through Socratic Seminar. Thus,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Wednesday Wars Novel Study BUNDLE with Comprehension Questions & Activities
If you want your students to do an in-depth novel study for The Wednesday Wars but you don’t want to give up your weekends digging for historical context videos, designing partner and group activities, and writing critical thinking comprehension questions, you are in luck! This no-prep novel study for The Wednesday Wars does all this and more! This comprehensive novel study for The Wednesday Wars includes the following resources for each chapter: Teacher Instructions for The Wednesday Wars Novel
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Grades:
5th - 8th
BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT
This product is a BUNDLE for my novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and my background information PowerPoint on the holocaust in Poland during World War II.A 10% discount has automatically been applied for the BUNDLE!!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study OnlyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Background PowerPoint OnlyRelated Novels:I Am David Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyNight Novel Study
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Stage Three MEGA Bundle - Unit 9 NESA Support Resources - Storm Boy - No Prep!
This is a HUGE 350+ page bundle designed to support the implementation of the NESA English unit (9) for Stage Three based on the conventions of narrative.For more detailed information on each product, please click on the links to my store. Each product is available individually in my store. This bundle includes:* A supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 3 students about the conventions of narrative. This unit of work is
Grades:
5th - 7th
Introduction to Dystopian Literature | Intro to Dystopian Lit
Included is a presentation on dystopian literature.This is perfect for any teacher who is starting to read a novel or short story of the dystopian genre.This Powerpoint presentation includes a definition and explanation of the genre as well as the elements and common characteristics one would find in a dystopian story.This presentation also covers literary elements found in dystopian literature, to include: irony, conflict, foreshadowing, allegory, symbolism, and paradox. Guided notes worksheet
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Dystopian Literature Unit | 6 Weeks | Dystopian Lit Unit Plan
Complete Memoir/ Nonfiction Unit
Recently Updated in February 2023-- New & Improved! Now includes Day-by-Day Instructions for this 3-week unit-- No prep needed!This Memoir Unit is always a huge hit in my high school English classes! Many of my students consistently say it is their favorite unit in the class This bundle includes 3 different PowerPoint presentations focusing on memoir writing. The first one I use is the "Show, Don't Tell" presentation where students are introduced to the idea of writing in a more descriptive
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Back to School Activity - MYSTERY Readers Theater - Who's Our Teacher?
This fun and engaging back to school mystery read aloud is a perfect activity for your students! In this activity, students will use their inferencing skills to figure out who their new teacher is! With lots of suspects and evidence, the students will have to take good notes, make lots of inferences, and think like a detective in order to solve the mystery! This product was created with upper elementary students in mind, but it can definitely be scaled to work with other grade levels as well. So
Grades:
4th - 6th
The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go Editable Edition
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Whole Book Test Character traits, characters development, inferences, close reading, figurative language, and passage tone are some of the skills addressed in this test. 40 Questions Multiple Choice Includes Key Please see product preview to preview a portion of the test.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: The House on Mango Street Test Print and Go and Digital
The Crossover Test
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Whole Book Test Test 50 QuestionsMultiple Choice Includes Key You can edit this test to meet your students needs. Please upload the product preview to see the first two pages of the test. Please note: This test contains questions on: quote identification, character description, figurative language, inferences, higher level thinking, and basic plot details.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Independent Reading Accountability Middle School Test Bundle
Reading Circles: NON-FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class text, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a Non-Fiction text (books, articles, poems, podcasts, movies, etc.) to discuss. The text is then split into sect
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Nothing but the Truth by Avi - A Novel Unit Plan
This 44 page unit has everything you need to teach the novel, Nothing but the Truth:
Guided reading questions for the entire novel!
Each chapter handout has a specific literary focus such as Point of View, Foreshadowing, Idioms, Media Bias, Claim Writing, Denotation/Connotation, and Irony!
Unit includes writing prompts that encourage critical thinking.
Now includes a complete ANSWER KEY!!!
Each chapter handout can also be purchased separately at Middle School Minds!
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6th - 8th
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Endocrine System Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Endocrine System. The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforc
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS1-3
Book Club or Literature Circle Packet and Calendar (Editable Google Doc™)
This is an editable Google Doc for a 6 week Book Club or Lit. Circle Packet. You could easily make it more or less than 6 weeks if you wish. It does not follow the typical "roles" way of doing lit. circles. This is a packet that allows each student to do each of the typical roles each week, rather than having jobs. It is set up in a way that will allow your students to read Monday-Thursday and have rich discussions using their packets on Fridays. Of course, you could always choose to discuss on
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Tuck Everlasting Test (Editable!)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Comprehensive final Assessment
50 Questions
Multiple Choice
Includes Key
This test is editable!
Please upload the product preview to see the first 15 questions of the test.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Book Club Assignment Bookmarks
Are you trying to find a balance for your literature circles (book clubs)? Do you want to focus on having them read and discuss the books, but still feel like you need to hold them accountable for what they are reading? These bookmarks are perfect for that! These short questions, which are suitable for any fiction book, will pair great with your lit circles. Simply print, copy, and cut apart for no-prep book club assignments that make great discussion starters for group meetings!Included:-One #b
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Reading Circles: LITERATURE / FICTION Group Reading Mini Unit & Assignment
Reading/Literature Circles are group activities/assignments that put your students in charge. Stop telling your students what's happening in the books your read, and have them start telling each other! This works for a whole class book, or for each group to be able to select their own - Great for differentiation!Your class is split into groups (between 4-6 members works best), and are then given a piece of literature (a novel or short story) to discuss. The text is then split into sections (by c
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Stage 3 MEGA Bundle - Unit 10 NESA Supporting Resources - Wave Hill - 5 Weeks
This is a HUGE 500+ page bundle of resources, designed to support the implementation of the NESA Unit based on the Wave Hill Walk-Off in your Stage 3 classroom. This unit of work is freely available on the NESA site. This set of resources contains everything you need to supplement this unit. Simply put, it is weeks and weeks of lesson prep - sorted!The first bundle is a supporting slideshow which means it is linked to the Department of Education (NSW) unit of work which teaches Stage 3 students
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Novel study: Number the Stars and Miracle at Midnight - compare and contrast
This chart provides a way for students to organize their observations about the Newbery-winning novel Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. This novel, describing the Nazis' occupation and their persecution of Jews during World War II, has become a middle-school staple of historical fiction literature and Holocaust studies.The book is often paired with the historical fiction film "Miracle at Midnight," which has many parallels with Number the Stars. It is also set in Copenhagen during 1943, when se
Grades:
4th - 7th
Literature Circle Role Sheets & Handouts
Literature circles are an excellent way to get your students engaged in reading and to enable discussion. This download includes all you need to start literature circles in your classroom. It includes a description of roles, a reading log and organizer as well as 10 different role sheets including: Discussion Director, Savvy Summarizer, Literary Luminary, Imaginative Illustrator, Creative Connector, Word Wizard, Travel Tracker, Character Captain, Inquisitive Investigator and Figurative Language
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4th - 10th
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Protist Reading Comprehensions and Questions
This packet of protist readings includes readings and reading comprehension and analyses questions about the 4 main protists: Amoebas, Paramecium, Volvox, Euglena. Each Reading is about a page, with about a page of questions. The readings and questions are based on 7th-grade essential standards. The readings are information, interesting, engaging, adn include visual diagrams. They can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR, station activities, etc. Students will enjoy diving into the riv
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Literature Circles for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade
Whether you call them literature circles or book clubs, this is a fun and engaging way to teach reading skills to your students!
Literature Circles are great for teaching leveled reading in your classroom. It gets students discussing the book as well as thinking about it in detail as they do their literature circle jobs. Everything you need to start literature circles in your classroom, except for the books of course, is included in this product! Depending on class size I would suggest anywhere
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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