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Free Common Core RL.7.3 resources
Close Reading Comprehension Passages Full Bundle - Grades 3-8
These close reading passages come directly from the game Dreamscape, where students can build critical thinking skills while having fun!This resource reviews literacy skills in grades 3 - 8, explores different genres, and asks various writing prompts. Each grade level has a series of long and short passages that can be utilized at any given time throughout the school year.This product includes 39 no-prep reading printables and 28 answer keys that you may print and use. These printables can be us
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3rd - 8th
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FREE STAAR Daily Reading Comprehension Passages Review Warm Up Bell Ringer Quiz
Are your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in need of repeat practice when it comes to STAAR reading test prep? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.This 1 Week Review of daily reading practice has short, engaging texts with text-dependent reading comprehension questions. It's the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of a variety of text genres (Fiction, Poetry, Informational Text, Argumentative, and Cross-Curricul
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6th - 9th
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Pixar Shorts Film Theme Plot Literary Elements, Devices, Analysis SEL Activities
This study guide using the Pixar short film, Joy and Heron, is a fun way to teach literary elements like THEME and CONFLICT. These Free worksheets guide students through the process of using the conflict and resolution to identify the theme of a story. It has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging. Want to go deeper and digital? CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL GOOGLE SLIDES LITERARY WORKSHOP of Joy and HeronFilm Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tr
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5th - 8th
"All Summer in a Day" Short Story-Metaphors, Figurative Language, Bullying Theme
This free, awesome science fiction short story resource is great for exploring beautifully executed figurative language, the theme of bullying, and a fascinating setting. Students read a very short, very well-written short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury that is available free in easy-print format. ELA students analyze the text, make inferences, cite textual evidence, and find similes and metaphors in the reading comprehension exercise. They even consider what motivates students to bul
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5th - 10th
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Character Traits Graphic Organizers
This set of graphic organizes is perfect for students of all grade levels! They are absolutely perfect for small groups and can also be used as a comprehension tool for your whole class as well. These graphic organizers will help students:*Identify character traits based on their thoughts, words, and actions*Provide text evidence for their answers*Examine how a character changes throughout a storyEnjoy this resource?Get ALL of my graphic organizers here:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Produc
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1st - 8th
FREE - Main Idea & Theme: Reading Passages Comprehension and Questions
FREE - Main Idea & Theme - Reading Passages Comprehension and Questions - Tools for Common Core - "Johnny Appleseed" (Grades 3-7). In this freebees printables reading: Main Idea and Theme with Analyzing Fact & Fiction "Johnny Appleseed". ---------------------------------------------------------------------This freebie is related to the mighty Reading Levels A-Z (78 passages for $6), which includes the following:Level A"My Pet" (30 words)"In My Yard" (30 words)"Food" (33 words)Level
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Top Sellers on TpT
ELA Paired Passage Practice Test | Print & Digital | PSSA Test Prep
Help your students prepare for Pennsylvania's PSSA Test by taking this paired passage practice test. This practice test was created and modeled after the 6th through 8th grade PSSA Released Practice Tests. The 11 questions were written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see on the PSSA. The Giver Passages will help engage and capture your students’ interest while also working on their test-taking skills.Question Types: multiple-choice, evidence-based selected-
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle | PSSA ELA Test Prep | Print & Digital
6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
Types of Irony FREE Bonus Lesson! Interactive Reading Notebooks
Irony: Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ Free Bonus Lesson #2 ~ Types of IronyThis freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on the three types of irony: situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 2 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 6-10.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your readi
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5th - 11th
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Creative Writing Prompts Story Starters Activity - Daily Writing Journal Prompts
These FREE creative writing prompts are perfect for daily journal writing prompts or to inspire students in their narrative writing! Overcome writer’s block and cultivate students’ ideas with these story starters. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Story Starters Activity:✏️ 30+ Creative Writing Prompts - Digital & PrintActivity inspired by celebrated author Ray Bradbury✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use th
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6th - 10th
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The Harvest Moon Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit FREEBIE
The Harvest Moon is a concept your students may have heard of, but have no idea what it is all about. In this 2-page realistic fiction, 6-character script, your students will learn a bit of information about this autumnal event.Included in this fall common core aligned toolkit:• 2-page, 6-character script• reader response questions• context clue word work• a journal prompt for post-reading writingEstimated Lexile Measure is 850.If you are looking for a quick script to enhance student comprehens
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Five-Sentence Summary Graphic Organizer
This two-page graphic organizer helps students organize their thoughts and write a clear, well-structured five-sentence summary of a fiction or nonfiction text. Many students struggle to include the most important details in their summaries, or these details are not presented in a logical order. This document breaks down the task of writing a summary into smaller tasks, beginning with identifying the who, what, where, when, and why of the story.This document contains two pages. The first page as
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3rd - 9th
Also included in: English Language Arts Graphic Organizers Bundle: Writing and Vocabulary
Character Analysis One Pager for ANY Novel!
Looking for a creative alternative to the standard end of novel test or literary analysis essay? Enter one pagers! A one pager is a visual response to literature that gets students creative juices flowing while analyzing and synthesizing information from a novel or short story. In the character analysis one pager activity, students will create a one pager to analyze the protagonist of a story. Students will consider the character's development, traits, motivations, and more. Students will demon
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Literary Analysis One Pager Bundle for ANY Novel
FREE HEY DEER SHORT FILM PLOT DIAGRAM WINTER CHRISTMAS LITERARY DEVICES
FREE Pixar Short Film Plot Diagram for HEY DEER!Super fun way to teach PLOT ELEMENTSThis resource includes:Plot DiagramEditable Answer SheetYouTube Link to the short film Hey Deer!FULL DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE WORKSHOPS AVAILABLEThe FULL WORKSHOP Includes:Identification and Analysis of the elements of plotPlot-Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, ResolutionThemePoint of View and PerspectiveEssential QuestionsBonus QuestionCulminating narrative writing activity with rubric and m
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4th - 8th
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Fun Book Reports - Paper Bag Book Report
This is a fun freebie! Students do the written portion of the book report on the outside of a large grocery bag, and then place five items inside the bag to symbolize main characters, setting or events from the book. Students love these!!
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Shari Bithell
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3rd - 9th
Character Traits List for Character Trait Analysis
The Character Trait List resource is free and differentiated! The 2-sets of Character Trait Lists for grades 4-6 and 6-11 provide you with more than 300-character traits, many of which are synonyms. The Character Trait Lists are just what students will need when responding to prompts about character, creating fictional characters for writing, and reflecting upon their own character traits. Perfect for students to keep in their binders for quick reference, these time-saving lists include both pos
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5th - 8th
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Short Films FREE LITERARY ELEMENT DEVICES & TECHNIQUES GUIDE
Using shorts or other animated short films to teach literary elements and literary device is hands down the most engaging and effective practice in the ELA classroom! Students absolutely love learning with them! But, it takes forever to sort through thousands of films and figure out which literary elements correlate. This guide lets you bypass all of that and go straight to teaching! ❤ Personal Note: I have viewed and analyzed hundreds of animated short films (I'm kind of obsessed), choosing on
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4th - 8th
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Fiction Paired Passages Reading Test | Common Core AIR Test Prep Print & Digital
Help your students prepare for their Common Core Standardized end-of-year test (Ohio's AIR Test) by taking this paired fiction passage practice test. This practice test was created and modeled after the 6th through 8th-grade AIR Practice Tests. The 13 questions were written to give your students examples of all the types of questions they will see in standardized testing. The use of high interested youth novels will capture your students’ interest while also working on their test-taking skills.Q
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5th - 9th
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FREE 360 Digital Escape Room Middle School ELA Activities
Want to try a 360 digital escape room with your ELA students, but would like see how they work before purchasing? Or, maybe you would just like to check out the quality of DiGiGoods Resources? Grab this free one I created for you to explore! You can wander virtually and click links to make sure this digital experience is compatible with your tech specs and suitable for your students’ needs. 360 Escape Rooms are a blast! Students become fully immersed in the audio and visual spectacles, clever
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Short Films Hair Love Digital & Printable INFERENCE PLOT THEME CONFLICT
Character Traits--Graphic Organizer and Student Handout FREEBIE
Looking for a quick and easy-to-use resource for helping students find character traits? Use this graphic organizer and traits list to assist students in analyzing the characters (the stars!) in stories. This is a sneek peek at the tools used in the Character Traits Lesson and Activities resource in my store.⭐ If you enjoyed this freebie, take a look at the complete lesson for everything you need to teach and practice character traits.Related Products• Character Traits Lesson and Worksheets• Cha
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3rd - 5th, Not Grade Specific
St. Nicholas Night Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit
Reader's Theater for BIG KIDS!St. Nicholas Night! I find reader's theaters to be a really fun way to focus on various skills in my upper elementary classroom. My students love to perform and may still need some work in the area of fluency, comprehension, word work, and writing. If your crew has the same needs, this is the perfect toolkit for you.St. Nicholas Night is a holiday that is celebrated in Europe, but is also a tradition that is celebrated here in some communities in North America.
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Reading Comprehension Assessments FREEBIE (7th)
Reading Comprehension Test: Grade 7 FREEBIEThis is a 7th grade Leveled 300-word Reading Passage (Assessment), Reading Comprehension Questions (aligned with Common Core Standards), and a teacher data recording/progress monitoring/tracking sheet. The reading passage was leveled according to Fry’s Readability Formula for accuracy and consistency.What can you assess with this?=Common Core Reading Standards for Literature=Comprehension Skills=Fluency=AccuracyFULL VERSIONS INCLUDE AN ANSWER KEY!This p
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6th - 8th
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ELEMENTS OF A DRAMA: Interactive Notebook
Do you need an engaging way to teach the elements of drama? If so, this is the product for you! This is an interactive notebook lesson that I use to teach the elements of drama to my students. The notebook includes the following elements: Table of contents Elements of drama terms to define or take notes under the flap. The terms that are included on these pages are: script, act, scene, stage directions, theme, plot, playbill, and castIdentification activity: students are given several pictures a
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5th - 8th
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Hashtag A Character: Literary Analysis for Any Novel or Short Story
Hashtag a character and have fun! This literary analysis tool will engage students and provide an alternative assessment to standard writing assignments.With this literary analysis activity, students will connect to real life:Students use hashtags on social media. With this modern activity, students will hashtag a character and in the process, analyze that character. It will work for any short story, novel, or play.Included are three activities for using hashtags with a character. Students will
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5th - 8th
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