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9th grade reading strategies projects
Scaffolded One Pager: A Thematic Response to Reading Activity
Are you drowning in essays? Looking for a way to have students show analytical thinking about a text in a meaningful way that won't send you to the crazy house? Try the one pager as an alternative response to literature. Not only does it encourage students to think creatively and abstractly, but also it teaches them how to use quotations, symbolism, and images to convey how they experience a text.This one pager response to literature activity focuses on the theme of a fictional or narrative nonf
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7th - 10th
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Book Quilt Novel Study Activity - Final Project for ANY Novel
Need a creative digital activity for students to apply skills from their novel? Let them create a "Book Quilt" to represent 9 literary elements seen in the text. Whether a whole class, book club, or independent novel, this project can be applied to any text!Each "quilt patch" focuses on a different literary skill, requiring students to use text evidence and critical thinking to represent the details in a meaningful way. When each "patch" is connected, the final product becomes a 2' square "quilt
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6th - 9th
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Tone and Mood in Literature with Connotation Digital Resource- Distance Learning
This digital and printable bundle will teach your students to fully analyze tone and mood in literature! This entire unit is ready for digital distance and e-learning situations. Teach mood and tone through engaging and scaffolded opportunities for text exploration, collaboration, discussion, creative projects, and games that will ensure a deep, rigorous analysis of tone! Lessons on connotation and denotation will get your students thinking about the impact word choice plays on a text, both as a
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7th - 10th
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" 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 "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Literary Analysis Essay: Build a "Case File" of Text Evidence for ANY Novel!
NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE: Are you looking for a new, engaging way to teach literary analysis? Call the claim/thesis a "conspiracy theory", and tell students that they have to "prove" it!Ideal for students who are new or intermediate with lit analysis, this project makes students use inductive reasoning without realizing it. In this Common Core aligned project, student groups choose a question about the novel and come up with a "conspiracy theory" (thesis) to answer that question. DURING reading, smal
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Essay Writing Mega Bundle: ALL of my Current and Future Essay Lessons!
One Pager Activity for Any Set of Vocabulary Words | One-Pager Project
With this resource, your students will write, draw, and color beautiful images on one page that encompass any set of vocabulary words! Completed one pager projects make beautiful hallway displays or great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (Ready to Print PDF)Rubric for the one pager project (Ready to Print PDF)Example one pager (based on vocabulary from the short story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson)8 BLANK TEMPLATES (printable & optional
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Independent Book Project Bloom Ball Editable Template - Choice Reading Activity
Say goodbye to traditional boring old reading logs that most students fake anyway - have students create a Bloom ball instead!Each panel has a different element for students to consider - and the headings are completely editable!Here are the included panels:✅ Title and Author Information✅ Plot Elements✅ Setting✅ Important Characters✅ Theme✅ Conflict✅ Meaningful Quote #1✅ Meaningful Quote #2✅ Meaningful Quote #3✅ Figurative Language #1✅ Figurative Language #2✅ RecommendationSee Preview for more!T
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4th - 12th
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One Pager Project for Any Novel — Literary Analysis and Summary One-Pagers
With this one-pager reading comprehension project, your students will share their understanding of any novel by imaginatively blending their written ideas with colorful images. The one pager is a great idea for any novel study as an after reading assignment or as a creative assessment. Students' artwork also make great bulletin boards!Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)Holistic Rubric for the one pager project (PDF Ready to Print)1 Examp
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: One Pagers Bundle — 8 One-Pager Projects and Templates
Crime Scene Investigator Police Report, Any Text, Printable and Digital
Looking for a fun and creative way for students to demonstrate their knowledge AND understanding of the literary text? In numerous novels and short stories, crime breaks out. Your students will love to stretch their imaginations in response to the text – they love that this makes literature come alive! You will love that this activity is text-based and standards-driven! All you will to do to assign this activity is print and go or send out the digital link (included in the PDF download) for
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7th - 11th
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The Princess Bride Unit Bundle of Lessons digital resource
I've combined all of the creative projects, lessons, and assessments that I created for The Princess Bride by William Goldman. You get The 3D Scene Analysis Project Diorama, chapter questions with answer key included, Characterization Crowns and character analysis activities, Constructed Response writing activity kit with a grading rubric, a set of coloring page/mini-posters, and my wonderful novel stations based on this tragic-comedy. I added the file for my free introduction slide show to kee
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9th - 12th
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30 Reading Graphic Organizers for ANY Novel | Reading Comprehension Activities
Looking for engaging reading comprehension activities that work with ANY novel or short story? These graphic organizers are designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the text while simultaneously strengthening reading, writing and analyzing skills. This resource is appropriate for grades 5-10.Use these 30 graphic organizers as a way to build individual skills and develop students' knowledge of various literary devices. NOTE: I've included a DIGITAL version of this resource for vi
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5th - 10th
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Elevator Notes Project for Long Way Down with Rubric and Student Examples
Engage your students with this modern murder mystery story!UPDATE: More student examples are provided in the updated files as well as a standards-aligned rubric that teachers can use to grade student submissions.Spark your students' creativity and teach them how to close read, the art of poetry, symbolism, imagery, and more with this project that utilizes sketch notes in a way that really engages students! This activity can be used with a wide range of student abilities.
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8th - 12th
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Meme Project for Any Text, Printable and Digital
The purpose of the meme task is for students to demonstrate their knowledge AND understanding of the literary text. Everything is included; it's no prep for you. Student Experience: This project does require a little more of students than “making a meme” just for the sake of doing so. It is more about students showcasing a full interpretation of the text in depth. Included:Mini lessonIrony "scavenger hunt" chartExamplesTask SheetPrintable (100% editable PPT file) and Digital for Google VersionS
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7th - 11th
Student Led Book Talks
Book talks are a great way to engage students in authentic conversations about books. With this resource, students will read a choice book, use the organizer to prepare their book talk and record information using the group record sheet organizer. A tested classroom resource that will complement any reading program where students get to choose the books they read! Included in this resource: Book Talk Expectations The format and expectations for students to present their book to a small group or
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Student Led Discussions | Book Clubs | Book Talks Bundle
Independent Book Project Ideas For Any Story - Choice Reading Boards Book Clubs
Wave goodbye to those mundane, snooze-inducing reading logs that often lead to disengagement! With this Independent Book Project, say hello to a whole new world of excitement as your students embark on a journey of creativity and comprehension that's entirely of their own making!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Teacher Guide: Step-by-step guidance through this exciting adventure in learning is provided.✅ Student Directions: Clear instructions that unleash your students' imagination and guide them toward
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6th - 9th
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All Things Reading Literature BUNDLE: Middle + High School Reading Resources
Looking for a bundle of engaging, interactive reading literature activities and projects for your middle and high school students? I've got you covered! This bundle includes more than 30 highly engaging reading resources designed for grades 7-12.The best part about this reading literature bundle? It includes ALL of my reading resources for a fraction of the price. If you purchased them individually, it would be $280+. However, by purchasing the bundle, you'll save more than 40%!All resources in
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7th - 12th
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Leadership Skills Activity Project for Student Council - Book Study Lit Circle
Use this print-and-teach book study or lit circle project to cultivate leadership skill-building in your student council officers. Students choose a book focused on skills they want to improve--developing better habits, building stronger relationships, being a better public speaker. They choose!With the included Dialectic Journal, students engage in self-guided learning and teaching their classmates with the included review and infographic. So many ways to use this:independent, small group, or w
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - 3 Day Unit Group Activities
The Lottery is a great short story that is filled with examples of various literary elements and devices. I always feel like the students get a lot from this text as much as they enjoy reading it. The activities are designed for group work and it's helpful if you've already reviewed elements such as setting, plot, characterization, symbolism and foreshadowing with your class before you have them work on this because it's designed to be student-centered. I "chunked" the text into three sections i
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7th - 12th
Literary Lenses Unit: Literary Criticism / Theory Presentation and Project
Literary Lenses Unit: This unit includes an introduction slideshow, song analysis, and final project that could be applied to any novel or book club. This Literary Theory/ Literary Criticism Google Folder includes everything you need to walk students through the six most important lenses for analyzing literature. The Google Drive folder includes a slideshow that walks students through 6 literary theories and a video example that can be applied to each theory and discussed. It also includes a pra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Outsiders Project | Novel Characterization Activity | Middle School ELA
Enhance your novel study of The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton with this creative Characterization Word Art Project! Students will select a major character from The Outsiders, generate a character trait list, and choose an image, symbolic shape, or their own drawings in order to create characterization word art!This project uses the free WordArt website and is compatible with all devices – including Chromebooks and iPads. All you need is access to Google Chrome!With the included student project she
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6th - 9th
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Storyboard Templates For Story, Video, Skit, Project Planning and Sequencing
In this document you will find 5 different storyboards. Students can use these storyboards when planning out writing projects, videos, skits, and more! They can also use the storyboards to sequence events from books and stories they are reading.These storyboards allow for differentiation, as there are storyboards with 4, 6, 9, and 12 panels within this document. Students can either draw or write in each of the panels.
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K - 12th
Independent Book Project + Activities Bundle - Choice reading boards and more
Get ready to say farewell to those dull, old reading logs! Shake things up and unleash your students' creativity with this resource bundle!Students get to choose from a variety of engaging activities that not only demonstrate their understanding of the book but also allow them to showcase their creativity.From imaginative book projects to hands-on activities, the options are endless! Let your students' creativity run wild as they bring their favorite books to life in exciting new ways.Here’s wha
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6th - 9th
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My Literary Scavenger Hunt {Digital & Distance Learning)
Whether you're reviewing literary terms or having students analyze them in a particular text, this digital literary scavenger hunt is a student-centered, creative project that can be worked on as an individual or on a team. Set up as a book, the goal for students is to fill the pages of the book with an assortment of real-world or course based examples of terms in three categories with 24 terms in all:1. Literary Devices2. Rhetorical Strategies3. Poetic TermsThis is a digital product that will
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Digital Learning Mega Bundle for Secondary Teachers
Create a Newspaper Project | Nonfiction Organizational Patterns & Text Features
This project assesses student knowledge of both organizational patterns (text structures) and text features in an interactive and engaging way! This self-paced assignment walks students through the process of creating their own front pages of a newspaper. In order to accomplish this, a directions page, rubric and 4 newspaper templates are included in this resource. This resource can be used as a formative or summative assessment.What is included?6 slides (created for Google Slides)Instructions s
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5th - 9th
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