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4th grade literature Common Core RL.8.4 resources
Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Bundle for Grades 4-8: Bundle Palooza @ Lovin' Lit!
Maniac Magee Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards Aligned
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is a Newberry Medal-winning novel your middle school readers will love!This Maniac Magee novel study features everything teachers need to guide students through this fantastic book, and help them think more deeply about the book's characters, themes, and literary devices. It includes CCSS comprehension questions, character analysis, word work, and more! Maniac Magee will have your students laughing out loud, shedding a few tears, and cheering throughout the story!
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4th - 8th
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Reading Interactive Notebook: Literature Activities | Literary Elements
Reading Interactive Notebooks Literature - Literary Elements for Common Core. This Reading Interactive Notebook is the true original - over 55,000 copies sold!After learning about interactive notebooks two summers ago, I resolved to use this technique for every concept I taught to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade literature students. Now that I’ve used this in my classroom for over a year, I have compiled all of my reading interactive notebook lessons for teaching literary elements here.Each of the 2
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Poetry Interactive Notebook: Poetry Activities for Common Core Grades 4-8+
This Poetry Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT best seller, Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks.Do you dread teaching poetry? Do your students dread it even more? Spice things up this year with poetry activities and poetry lessons that are fun to teach and fun to learn.This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.Download the preview file for samples, a table of contents, and Common Core alignment for grades 4-8. Please view the topics listed
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5
Reading Literature Interactive Notebook 2 ~ ALL NEW Add-On Pack for Grades 5-9
Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks ALL NEW Add on Pack for Grades 5-9
This Interactive Reading Literature Notebook is full of dynamic lessons and activities for teaching literary elements in grades 5-9 whether or not your district uses Common Core. An alignment is included for Common Core Reading Literature for Grades 5-9. UPDATE: A TEKS alignment is now included as well.
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4th - 9th
Wonder by RJ Palacio Novel Study Unit
Wonder by RJ Palacio is an outstanding book to read with your middle school ELA students! This Wonder Novel Study Unit gives you all the lesson plans and comprehension activities you need to guide students through the story, and think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it. Your students will be inspired by Auggie and all that he is able to accomplish despite the challenges of being different from his peers. Grab this common core aligned WONDER Novel Unit
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi: Complete Differentiated BundleYour upper elementary and middle school students will love reading the classic Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and you'll love the differentiated options for you and your students!This packet includes 5 different versions of this text ~ See Preview File for samples of each:Original Version - unaltered text, The Gift of the MagiModified Version - The Gift of the Magi re-written in clear, easy-to-understand languageAnnotated V
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities for Middle School Bundle
Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards Aligned
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a high-interest science fiction novel that will definitely engage your middle school readers!This Among the Hidden novel study features everything teachers need to guide students through this fantastic book. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis, word work, and more! Help your students think more deeply about the book's characters, themes, and literary devices.This 53-page Among the Hidden Novel Study Unit is th
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards-Based
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis is the perfect novel to share with your students for so many reasons.This Bud, Not Buddy novel study unit includes both a printable PDF and digital version with everything you need to teach this amazing book while covering your reading literature standards. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis and vocabulary worksheets, and journal activities.Summary: Bud is an orphan living at the Home after his mother passed away.
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4th - 8th
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Literature Circles Roles and Book Clubs Activities & Reading Response Sheets
Transform your students into engaged, higher-level readers with the low-prep Literature Circles Unit that has everything you need! Book clubs are a valuable addition to any reading classroom, and this Literature Circles Unit will help you easily set up and run book clubs in upper elementary or middle school whether you're a new teacher or a veteran teacher looking to streamline the process.Easy to use whether you're just starting literature circles or you're experienced, this unit covers the key
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4th - 7th
Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study & Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "Bridge to Terabithia," a 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 by Katherine Paterson in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this novel in your classroom
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4th - 8th
Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit for Middle School Common Core Aligned
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Novel Unit: Common Core Aligned!
This Print and Go! Tuck Everlasting Novel Unit is a 58-page novel study that includes:
• Lesson Plans
• Main Idea Chapter Titles
• 18 pages of reader response questions
• 5 pages of context clue word work with more space for writing all of the information needed
• character analysis work
• figurative language work
• post-reading reflection journals
• a character map
• End of Novel Project
• a table of contents to keep track o
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in: Novel Study Unit Bundle for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned
Practice & Assess Reading Literature: Differentiation BUNDLE!
**UPDATE** December 7th (Grades 7-8, Level C) added!This is a bundle of the following three products: - Practice & Assess READING LITERATURE: Grades 4-5 No Prep Printables - Practice & Assess READING LITERATURE: Grade 6 No Prep Printables - Practice & Assess READING LITERATURE: Grades 7-8 No Prep Printables I recommend purchasing the bundle instead of individual sets if you wish to differentiate in your classroom. This bundle includes worksheets at 3 different levels. Each worksheet
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4th - 8th
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Veterans Day Activities
Veterans Day Activities for Close Reading, includes DIFFERENTIATED versions and aligns with the Common Core standards you need to teach. This product includes 7 fun, challenging, and engaging reading activities that all have a Veterans Day theme and are aligned to Common Core.Please view the preview file for an in-depth look at these activities.Download, print, and you're ready to teach!Each activity includes multiple versions with varying levels of difficulty and scaffolding to help you accommo
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4th - 8th
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Literary Analysis Collaborative Poster for Novels, Short Stories, Fables
This Literary Analysis Collaborative Poster Activity will have your students working together on analyzing a text. Are you working on short stories or a novel study with your students? Would you like your students to look deeper into the novel, chapter, short story, myth or fable? This is just the resource for you! This worksheet and collaborative poster give your students an opportunity to work together. Each of your students can work on a piece of the collaborative poster-protagonist and a
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Literature Activities Bundle, Oh My!
Figurative Language Quiz : Print and Self-Grading Google Form
Use this figurative language quiz for a quick check of your students. They will read and identify examples of metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and onomatopoeia. Located on Google forms, this product is 100% digital and self-grading! A printable PDF is also included in your purchase.This Download Contains:Self-grading Google forms version of quizPrintable PDF version of fill-in-the-blank quizAnswer KeyYou Might Also Like:Differentiated ELA Activities: Color by NumberText Struc
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4th - 8th
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Rules Novel Study Unit - Common Core Aligned
A no prep, print-and-go novel unit for Rules by Cynthia Lord. Includes chapter-by-chapter reader response questions, engaging journal prompts, character analysis work, lesson plans, answer key, and more! If you are looking for the perfect summertime novel to inspire your upper elementary to middle school readers, Rules by Cynthia Lord is a must read.This 61-page print and go novel unit includes:• lesson plans for seamless implementation• 22-pages of chapter by chapter reader response questions•
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4th - 7th
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The Westing Game Novel Study & Enrichment Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "The Westing Game", a 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 by Ellen Raskin in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this novel in your classroom effective
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4th - 8th
Hoot Novel Study + Enrichment Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Carl Hiaasen's award winning novel, "Hoot" 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 "Distance Learning".Everything you nee
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4th - 8th
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Novel Study & Project Menu; Digital Option
Everything you need to use C.S. Lewis's award winning fantasy novel, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" 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
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4th - 8th
The City of Ember Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Jeanne Duprau's award-winning novel, The City of Ember, 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 "Distance Learning".Eve
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4th - 8th
Brian's Winter Novel Unit for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned
This Brian's Winter Novel Study is the perfect novel study for the winter months. Not only is Gary Paulsen an amazing writer who seems to take readers right inside the setting, but your students will forget to complain about the cold temperatures when they discover all that 13-year-old Brian Robeson must do in order to survive during the winter months in the Canadian woods after a plane crash.This 49-page Brian's Winter Novel Study includes:Chapter-by-chapter lesson plans17 pages of reader resp
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4th - 8th
Wonder Novel Study & Enrichment Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "Wonder", a 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 by R.J. Palacio in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this novel in your classroom effectively is incl
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4th - 8th
List of Mood / Tone Words - Reference Sheet for Students - Handout
Handy and reusable reference sheet for students - perfect for close reading literature, end of year test prep, and creative writing.The list includes mood/tone words that are separated by category: positive, negative, and neutral.Also included is a short description of how to identify mood/tone and a few examples.This is a great reference for students which can be used to reinforce the skill of identifying mood and tone throughout the year.This resource offers an extensive and insightful list of
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4th - 10th
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