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Close reading Common Core RL.8.7 resources $5-10
Flowers for Algernon Short Story Unit (by Daniel Keyes) for 8th Grade
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story version of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short
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7th - 9th
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Tell-Tale Heart Activities & Assessments (Test) by Poe Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or horror genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: October Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the M
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7th - 9th
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Maui: A Polynesian Mythology Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) mythology unit. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying mythology and folklore in general. Students will analyze two myths centered around Maui of Polynesian folklore. Complete texts for these myths are included with this resource.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: March Selection – Click here to read more abo
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7th - 9th
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Dystopian Literature Bundle Volume I — 5 Short Stories, Literary Analysis
The 5 short stories included in this dystopian literature bundle are:Ray Bradbury - "The Pedestrian"Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - "Harrison Bergeron"Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery"Yann Martel - "We Ate The Children Last"Ursula K. Le Guin - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"Can't get enough dystopian literature? Check out my second bundle!Dystopian Literature Bundle Short Stories Volume IITeach all the literary elements that encompass dystopian literature such as: allegory, theme, irony, setting, symboli
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7th - 12th
The Raven Activities | Digital Escape Room Close Reading Annotation Lesson Quiz
BUNDLE and SAVE! Use these engaging, interactive print and digital resources to get your students excited to read "The Raven" and delve deeper into Edgar Allan Poe's life. Pre-teach poetic devices, allusions, and symbolism through the digital escape room, continue with the annotation lesson, and end with the assessment. See preview for full details!Related Products:The Cask of Amontillado BUNDLE Irony Digital Escape Room, Project, Essay & MoreHALLOWEEN Capitalizing Proper Nouns | Mystery Rev
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7th - 11th
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Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Assessment Resources - Quizzes, Tests
The assessment resources will help you measure how well students are understanding Ground Zero by Alan Gratz and how well they can apply literary skills taught throughout a unit. Chapter Set Reading Checks: The 19 chapter mini-quizzes assess students’ understanding of each reading. Each quiz asks three questions related to the events of each chapter grouping. The quiz can be used at the end of class or if assigning reading for homework, can assess whether or not students did, in fact, complete t
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study
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CHRISTMAS SONG ANALYSIS [ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS] [MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDITION]
Are you stumped about what to do with students for the week(s) prior to the Winter Break? Don't worry about it! Let them analyze Christmas/Holiday music! The Christmas Song Analysis& Projects product for middle and high schoolers dispels the end of year chaos for you and adds excitement for them. This product has 6 PROJECTS and assignments, 17 songs with videos, lyrics provided to display on your Promethean OR for annotations, worksheets for the songs in the product, and a general set of que
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY BUNDLE
Reading Literature Whole Year Mini Lessons Grade 8 Print and Digital
Digital & print. No planning needed to teach all the Gr. 8 reading lit standards! Easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap! Have more time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts.Here's teachers are saying about my mini lessons:Great resource! You can use these worksheets with ANY novel - isn't that awesome! It's a great reso
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8th
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Also included in: Reading Information & Literature Mini Lesson Whole Year Bundle Grade 8
Graphic Novel Reading Questions Literary Analysis
Graphic Novel Reading Questions and Literary Analysis to use with ANY Graphic NovelThese reading response graphic organizer pages are perfect to use with ANY graphic novel or comic book! You can use all 16 pages or pick and choose; they can also be used over and over for different parts of the story!Areas covered include: character analysis; plot analysis; setting analysis; point of view analysis; design, graphics, and layout analysis; literary devices analysis; conflict analysis; comparing two
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Rules of the Game 5-Day Lesson Plan (Common Core Aligned)
Middle School Masters has created a classroom-tested 5-day lesson plan aligned to the Common Core for "Rules of the Game" that includes:
daily warm-ups
daily vocabulary activities
full text of story ready for annotations
silent tea party activity
character analysis
narrative writing prompts
exit slip with template
as-you-read questions to keep students on task
quick-writes
comparing rules of chess to rules of life worksheet
Microsoft Publisher "Gossip Magazine" Activity
objective sheet (great f
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7th - 10th
The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty - Short Story Unit - Narrative - ELA Task Cards
Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and engage them in critical thinking skills? How about a short story that takes place during the Irish Civil War and features a pair of snipers? Look no further than “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty. This engaging and rigorous close reading unit is full of high quality and critical thinking activities to accompany this thought-provoking short story. Students will LOVE that they are engaged in an on-going discussion of
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6th - 9th
Grade 8 Graphic Organizers for Common Core Close Reading: Fiction and Nonfiction
Mix and match 60+ graphic organizers with any fiction or nonfiction text. Each complex Common Core Reading Standard is broken down into easy-to-understand student tasks. Each student task is now a graphic organizer. Take out the guess work and meet reading standards every time. Challenge students by requiring close reading.These graphic organizers are:* organized by standards* text-based* require close reading/re-reading* meant to be used with short excerpts of longer texts for deeper engagement
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8th
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Close Reading Resources
Through the fiction close reading lessons, students will engage at a deeper level with Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. The resource provides them repeated opportunities to apply their understanding of essential literary elements. Its rigorous tasks also encourage close reading and the use of textual evidence. With numerous options for implementation, the resource also allows for differentiation and can enable accommodation that will meet the needs of all learners. Close Reading Lessons: The novel is
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Giver - Novel - Test Review - Digital Escape - Engaging Activity!
If you haven't tried a digital escape, this is the perfect one for you! Students can work through this digital escape to conclude their studies of The Giver by Lois Lowry! Students will read an informational article about real-life "utopias", answer review questions about the novel, and learn about the psychology of color!This informative and engaging escape room will have your students preparing for state-assessments like champions and begging for future escape games! This activity requires Z
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle: 5 Engaging Challenges
Understanding Allegory & Symbolism with Fairy Tales
This is a complete set of worksheets and guiding questions that will enable students to understand allegory well. This is a concept many of my students have struggled with, but by first going through familiar Aesop Fables and then Dr. Seuss, they have been able to understand the more complex meanings behind stories.This a 7-sheet set that can be used in several ways and several lessons or extensions. I use all of them together to introduce George Orwell's Animal Farm, but other teachers have u
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7th - 11th
The Outsiders Complete Bundle -- Unit Plan.
The Outsiders Gold Mine Package! Complete unit plan. Over 105 slides. 5 + Pre Reading Activities, interactive vocabulary Outsiders match slang activity, annotation key, 12 chapter quizzes, 2-3 discussion questions for every chapter, and 1-2 journal prompts for every chapter. Annotation guide. Final choice project descriptions listed at the end. Stay Gold lesson with a close reading comparison with Robert Frost's poem.
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6th - 9th
Middle School ELA Reading Task Cards Complete Literature BUNDLE, Standards-Based
This low-prep, PDF task card activity guides ELA students through the process of standards-based text analysis and reading comprehension at the middle grades (6th, 7th, and 8th) level, and can be used with any text. The task cards promote academic conversation and encourage students to refer back to the text to cite evidence & draw inferences and conclusions.Included:✳️ Task cards for all literature standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6, RL.7, and RL.9 (128 cards)For each set of card
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6th - 8th
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EVERYTHING LIT. BOOKS OR CHOICE BOOKS BUNDLE
During my first unit of study within the semester - Elements of Fiction and Genre - I teach every single element of fiction while allowing the students to read lit. books that I have pre-selected from my bookshelf. Every single student in that block will read a different book - making cheating much harder! Everyone identifies the elements of fiction within their book as we learn about how we can identify and analyze them!These worksheets are very adaptable, and can be used for any novel study th
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8th - 12th
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THE LOVE SONG ANALYSIS [ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS] [MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDITION]
Are you stumped about what to do with your students for Valentine's Day? Don't worry about it! Let them analyze LOVE songs! The LOVE Song Analysis& Projects RESOURCE for middle and high schoolers can be used for one day, one week, or up to a month or unit of love and adds excitement for them, even if they don't have a "boo" or "bae." This EDITABLE resource has 9 PROJECTS and assignments, a whopping 25 popular love songs with videos, lyrics provided to display on your Promethean OR for annota
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6th - 12th
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Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Made Accessible Story Unit
“Made Accessible” UnitsThis “Thank You Ma’am” unit is part of the “Made Accessible” line of products, which will include several short stories, literature, and writing units (currently in production).The “Made Accessible” units are created with the intent of bringing the general education curriculum and classic short stories to students with learning exceptionalities. The activities are challenging and CCSS aligned, while also providing supports necessary for struggling learners to actively eng
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6th - 8th
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The Most Dangerous Game Activity Bundle - Short Story Unit - Reading Questions
Infuse engagement into your teaching of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell with this Activity Bundle! Included in this bundle is EVERYTHING you will need to teach this classic Gothic short story of intrigue. You will LOVE these resources because they save you so much time planning and preparing. What’s included in this bundle?⭐️ The Most Dangerous Game Text Questions + VocabularyDive deep into "The Most Dangerous Game" with discussion questions that help students uncover the story's hi
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8th - 11th
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Movie Version
Study Guide compares the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling to the animated movie version Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975), Chuck Jones Edition narrated by Orson Welles. The animated movie Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is an almost perfect version of the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The film includes authentic Indian music and images. Quiz and Answer Key Included!- A Teacher Time-Saver - Perfect For CCSS - Distance Learning or Homeschooling -The Common Co
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Not Grade Specific
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The Graveyard Book: Unit Plan (Just the Worksheets)
Get your students engaged in The Graveyard Book with engaging and interactive lessons. This packet includes just the worksheets, and a brief explanation of how to use the worksheets effectively in your classroom. The packet includes a variety of worksheets that facilitate deep thinking through individual work, group work and class and group discussions.
This packet is a great way to review elements of fiction, text connections, and info texts.
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5th - 12th
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Lamb to the Slaughter: Short Story Unit for Middle School and High School
The Lesson:So, what we have created for you is a teacher presentation for the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. We know, we’re excited about it, too! We use this amazing presentation to teach our students the elements of fiction and literary devices found within the text. Tell Me More:After explicitly teaching our students the various elements of literature, we wrap up our unit by having our students practice their newly developed response to literature skills. They do this by r
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle for Middle School and High School
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