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Common Core SL.6.1c resources for Easel Assessments

Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards

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Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun

Subjects:

Literature, Oral Communication, Reading

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

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The Gathering Storm in America Gives Rise to the American Revolution!

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Beverly Mills-American Heritage Publications

The Gathering Storm in America brings history to life with an award-winning (64 minute) audio drama featuring the events that led to American Independence. It tells the remarkable story of an all-but-forgotten forefather whose actions initiated the tumultuous Pre-Revolutionary Period in America. Derived from primary sources, it presents both the British and American points of view on issues that led to the Declaration of Independence and the building of a new nation on democratic principles. T

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Drama, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

W.8.1a

, W.8.2

, W.8.2d

, W.8.2f

, W.8.3a