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Common Core RL.8.1 research
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - Complete Novel Study
(Link available to editable file that allows instructor to easily differentiate novel study material as well as make any other necessary changes.)This novel study is opens with a brief overview of key poetic terms (in general, but esp. for this novel) to help students become more familiar with the poetic form of the novel, There is a brief history about slam poetry (and some links at the end of the presentation, if the instructor wants this to be a research topic). After that, there's an inquir
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Tell-Tale Heart — Guilty or Not Guilty Trial Activity using Textual Evidence
Guilty or not guilty?! Let your students decide the fate of the narrator from The Tell-Tale Heart!This activity requires research, critical thinking, close reading, literary analysis, and finding textual evidence to justify responses. Students will research the different degrees of murder in the United States. Then they will take on the role of the judge for the trial against the narrator in the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Students will use both critical thinking skills and e
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7th - 11th
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Also included in:Â The Tell-Tale Heart Reading Comprehension Activities BUNDLE
Black History: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander: Bundle
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander is a powerful picture book for students of any age that has won the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Honor medal. Pre-reading, vocabulary, figurative language, questions, prefixes, roots, suffixes, research journal, and which page speaks to me worksheet are all included in these products. These activities are perfect for older students and can be used in a literacy center or whole class. Celebrate this book for a week or two with all of the wonderful activities
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4th - 8th
THE WHITE GIRAFFE
Set in South Africa, this Novel Study for The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John has response questions for every chapter, WITH ANSWER KEYS. The questions cover a wide range of Common Core State Standards. There are tests for both the first and second half of the book - Ch. 1 to 12, and Ch. 12 to 24, - each two pages long - comprising multiple choice, - speaker identification, - matching and short essay answers. There is an answer KEY for both.Common Core of State Standards ELA - RL 6,7,8 1, 2,
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5th - 9th
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BibNotes! - Research & Citation Notecards
CITE WHILE YOU WRITE!
These note cards will come in handy when students are taking notes and citing multiple sources. The Bibliography Card includes all of the information needed for in-text citations and/or a Work Cited Page.
Print double-sided with the research notes on the front and the citation notes on the back. Having everything in one place makes it easy for students to cite sources while taking notes. Note cards can be organized into categories as students create outlines and write es
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3rd - 10th
Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis — Author Biography
With this lesson, students will do brief research on the background and life of famous Harlem Renaissance author Langston Hughes. Included are six questions about Hughes that students must answer. Student will then read the poem, "Mother to Son."Also included in this product are ten close reading questions to help students analyze the poem/song. Important poetic and literary devices covered in this lesson include:metaphor or extended metaphortoneanaphoradialectuniversal themehistorical contextau
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Black History Month ELA Activities
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" Pre-Activity: Research Project
After reading the first chapter of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, I assign this engaging research project for students to understand the background of Indian Reservations before moving forward in the book. In this project, students are journalists and you as the teacher are the editor. You just hired them to create a visual News Story on Indian Reservations. Using my clear and specific outline and rubric, students will research important events that led to the establishment of
CHU JU'S HOUSE by Gloria Whelan, Novel Study, CCSS ELA Aligned
Students learn about China's limit on the number of children a family may have as they read Chu Ju's experiences in this fascinating novel by Gloria Whelan. Whelan's interesting characters and startling events are enfolded as students read about China in the 21st Century. I divided the book into four equal sections of three chapters each. Included in this unit are:- Cover page for students to fill in with information about the book itself, historical information, and a small word search;- Rea
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5th - 8th
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Free Scaffolded Reading & Research Notes: Help Students Independently Annotate!
One of my year-long goals is for my students to reach a place where they can independently take and make meaningful notes and annotations while they read. Personally, I prefer to write in my books, but in the classroom, that's not always possible. With this in mind, I put together these 5 Square Notes sheets (kind of like graphic organizers) that walk students through annotation and/or note taking. Each sheet is set up in the 1-2-3-2-1 style, which is a pattern that's easy for students to rememb
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8th - 12th
Female Fiction Character ONE-PAGER | Google Slides | Middle & High School
Looking to highlight STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS? These Google Slides are the perfect template for that type of focus! Two slides will help students share about the book they read and two more slides will help them prepare their information for the one-pager.A great Women's History Month Activity, this resource combines researching and self-expression as part of the learning process.This activity will give the students an opportunity to let their creativity shine AND share about one of their favor
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Women's History Month Activities | Project Choice Bundle + Assessment | 6-12
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
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6th - 9th
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Research Project and Speech Materials
This low-prep, standards-based project helps high school students investigate topics and deliver informative speeches related to Michael Crichton's science fiction novel Jurassic Park. It also helps students contextualize the events of the novel by calling attention to 30 relevant topics—from scientific advancements (such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep and the sequencing of human genes) to scientific theories (such as those involving efforts to achieve de-extinction and those seeking to under
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9th - 12th
Opinion-Argument Writing with Organizers, Guided Notes, and a Rubric
This difficult essay is chunked down into manageable parts. Students will learn to write a claim/thesis, reasons, and evidence. Graphic organizers are included as well as guided notes and is aligned to the CCSS. A grading rubric is included. •Grades 5-8•Guided Notes on Argument Writing•Notes on Claim, Reasons, and Evidence•Transition Words•Graphic organizers for notes•Graphic organizers for planning •Block or Alternating Graphic Organizers•Rubric Aligned to CCSSPlease follow me at LISAMILLERPHOT
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5th - 10th
Also included in:Â WRITING BUNDLE ~ Guided Notes, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics
Literature Lessons: Edgar Allan Poe, Biography, Bio, Tell Tale Heart Lesson CCSS
This Edgar Allan Poe lesson bundle includes three great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Edgar Allan Poe and helping them analyze his famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Edgar Allan Poe biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story worksheet helps students analyze basic literary elements of Poe's story as well as his use o
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8th - 11th
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Life As We Knew It Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
This low-prep bundle covering Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics. Included are six plot-based multiple choice quizzes, six short answer alternate quiz options, twenty-one close reading worksheets, research project materials, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys for
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6th - 12th
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Greek Mythology 12 Olympians Social Media Profile Project - Editable Template
Bring mythology and the twelve Olympians into the 21st century through this fun social media profile project! Students will use and editable template to create an online profile for one of the twelve Olympians.This project can be used in multiple ways--for introducing the Olympians, while working through a unit on Greek mythology, or even as an end-of-unit assessment over Ancient Greece.Students will independently find and read articles about their Olympian, summarize those articles, and then us
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7th - 10th
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THE NIGHT THE WHITE DEER DIED by Gary Paulsen - Novel Study Unit
Gary Paulsen takes the reader through a young girl's confrontation with a recurring dream in this novel. I have broken the novel into three parts. Included in this unit:- Focus Questions for every chapter. There are direct questions, True/False and validate with a quote, cause/effect multiple choice, and put into correct sequence. - Word Study worksheets for each of the three parts (A, B, C) including spelling ladders and glossaries for students to complete.- A Word Search page.- Writing
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5th - 8th
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Lyddie Novel Study Guide
There is also a digital version of this resource in Google Slides if you are looking for a distance learning novel study guide: Lyddie Distance Learning Novel Study Guide. The link to make a copy is on the Table of Contents page of the pdf version.This novel study guide offers a wealth of activities for students reading the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson. Included are:- teaching suggestions- possible response journal questions- a rubric for assessing journals- vocabulary for every chapter- c
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7th - 9th
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Success with English: Zoo Teaching Resources
The short story Zoo is a science fiction written by Edward Hoch. The story is found in the HMH Into Literature textbook. It is also found online. This unit provides teachers with engaging and informative resources to teach the story. Teaching Resources The resources in the unit include:1. Analyzing the Text (Questions and answers to analyze the story)2. Story Mountains (Graphic organizers to map the plot and summarize the story)3. Compare and Contrast Organizer (A graphic organizer to compare Pr
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6th - 8th
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Citando MLA
**ACTUALIZADO** Incluye un organizador gráfico para que tus estudiantes puedan organizarse cuando usan la estrategia RRCER.Un recurso donde puedes ensenar a tus ninos como citar usando el estilo de MLA.**"UPDATED** Includes a graphic organizer in Spanish where your students can organize themselves while using the RACES strategy.A resource in Spanish where you can teach your students how to use the MLA style to directly cite from a text.
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5th - 8th
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Literature Lessons: Kate Chopin, Biography, Bio, A Pair of Silk Stockings Lesson
This Kate Chopin lesson bundle includes three great activities for teaching students about the life and biography of Kate Chopin and helping them analyze her famous short story, "A Pair of Silk Stockings." The highly engaging, CCSS aligned Kate Chopin biography activity is designed to look like an Instagram profile/post that students fill out using their own research on the author. The short story worksheet helps students analyze basic literary elements of Chopin's story as well as her use of fi
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8th - 11th
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Characters Real-World Connection and Research Prompts
Looking for an enrichment activity to provide students with extra challenge and depth in your lit elements unit? Use these prompts to have students choose a short assignment that takes their practice with analyzing characters to the next level! 8 different prompts have students think about characters in 4 different ways: characters in other media, characters relating to real life, more complicated elements of developing characters across literature, and connections to literary characters in scie
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Identifying and Analyzing Characters Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Banned Book Project w/ CCSS Rubric for 8th grade English Language Arts EDITABLE
This Banned Book Project was one of my monthly book projects in my 8th grade language arts course. With the help of my librarian and the American Library Association, student chose books that were once banned or challenged to read over the course of three weeks to a month. I also had the students present their projects as a culmination to ned this unit.The rubric covers Common Core State Standards for 8th grade English Language Arts under the following standards: RL.8.1, W.8.1, L.8.2, and SL.8.4
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6th - 10th
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