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Close reading Common Core SL.6.1c resources
To Kill a Mockingbird: Assessment Questions (Reading Comprehension)
174 questions organized by chapter and fully editable. An answer key is included. Questions are multiple-choice, multiple-correct, matching, short answer, and short essay. They include simple reading comprehension questions and more complex questions that require students to make inferences, explain irony, identify figurative language, and answer questions using support from the text. These questions can be used for study guides, quizzes, and tests. Since they are organized by each chapter, it w
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
This is a discounted bundle for two products:Close Reading PowerPoint:This 151-slide PowerPoint is aligned with Common Core Standards and is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, u
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6th - 8th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"Foxed!"
Foxed! In this cautionary tale Emily is kidnapped by foxes and forced to work in their secret underground mines, she uses her determination to return home, only to discover that she has been replaced.This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, suspense, characters, tone and mood, archetypes, theme, and the identification of the Notice and Note signpost: AHA Moment.This lesson has been updated with an alternative option of assigning this work as a digital notebook, making
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Animated Short Films as Mentor Texts: Lifted
Teaching with short films is a great way to engage struggling readers and English language learners, giving them a scaffold that enables them to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms. This lesson includes: Theme Anticipation GuideA Talking Points page will guide you through the film giving you times where you should pause the film and point out things that students should notice Plot mapsSuspense Cause and Effect (scaffolded and un scaffolded)Multiple characterizati
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - Close Reading PowerPoint
This 149-slide PowerPoint is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, understanding the major themes and symbolism in the novel, and identifying figurative language. The PowerPoint is organized by chapte
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6th - 8th
Socratic Seminar Graphic Organizer
Use this graphic organizer to help students prepare for ANY Socratic Seminar. Challenge students to develop a claim, evidence, and reasoning and come to the discussion prepared. There are two versions to scaffold based on your students' needs. This resource also includes a self or teacher evaluation based on Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening.
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5th - 12th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: Boundin'
Teaching with short films is a great way to engage struggling readers and English language learners, giving them a scaffold that enables them to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms.This lesson includes:Theme Anticipation GuideA Talking Points page will guide you through the film giving you times where you should pause the film and point out things that students should noticePlot mapsMultiple characterization and theme tasks of varying degrees of complexity-great f
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
Animated Short Films as Mentor Texts: Mr. Hublot
Teaching with short films is a great way to engage struggling readers and English language learners, giving them a scaffold that enables them to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms. Each film/ lesson comes with: plot maps, essential questions, writing, and discussion prompts and suggestions for extending the lesson. This lesson using "Mr. Hublot" focuses on plot, theme, conflict, and characterization. This product also includes a digital interactive notebook creat
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5th - 8th
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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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Restart Novel Study Chapter Questions and Discussion Questions
The Restart chapter and discussion questions will give students repeated opportunities to practice essential standards-aligned literacy skills during a novel study. For every chapter grouping of Restart by Gordon Korman (2 chapters), students will have to answer rigorous, text-based questions that assess not only their ability to comprehend but also their ability to analyze key events. With numerous options for implementation, the resource also allows for differentiation and can enable accommoda
Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Restart by Gordon Korman Novel Study
from "Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad" - Collections 6 - Google
from "Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad" - Collections 6 - Google Form QuizCOLLECTIONS 6 - 6th GradeE-LEARNING / VIRTUAL LEARNING DIGITAL ACTIVITY--Google Classroom Users: Test your students' abilities with this auto-grading Google Form. This Google Form is best used as an assessment or an e-learning assignment. Because we use Google Forms, this resource can be edited to fit your needs. In this Google Form, students are tested on comprehension and vocabulary.This is most suitable f
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Complete 6th Grade Bundle - COLLECTIONS 6 - 6th Grade
Poetry + Song Lyric Analysis and Annotation for Middle Grade ELA (VOLUME 2)
"Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text." - Eastern Washington UniversityAn engaging way to introduce and practice text annotation is by analyzing poems and song lyrics. As students learn about figurative language, sensory details, poetry elements, and other language arts sta
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
Poetry + Song Lyric Analysis and Annotation for Middle Grade ELA (VOLUME 1)
"Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text." - Eastern Washington UniversityAn engaging way to introduce and practice text annotation is by analyzing poems and song lyrics. As students learn about figurative language, sensory details, poetry elements, and other language arts sta
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
Number the Stars Novel Study Guide
Use this guide to study the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry with your students!It includes:Background informationVocabulary for each chapterChapter summariesSocratic seminar questions
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5th - 7th
Learning Active Listening | Slideshow Lesson (with Poster & Self-Assessment)
This original, creative, slideshow lesson about ACTIVE LISTENING is perfect for starting your year, course, or oral communication unit off right! The lesson works as -----a standalone lesson on active listening for multiple ages and grades/subjects a visual prompt for the classroom about active vs passive listeners (print out)a self-assessment/check-in for learners developing this skill (print out)a precursor to my Google Form Auto-Graded Quiz on ACTIVE LISTENINGand includes:Minds On warm updefi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Giver Chapter Questions and Discussion Questions
The Giver chapter and discussion questions will give students repeated opportunities to practice essential standards-aligned literacy skills. For every chapter grouping (1-3 chapters), students will have to answer rigorous, text-based questions that assess not only their ability to comprehend but also their ability to analyze key events. With numerous options for implementation, the resource also allows for differentiation and can enable accommodation that will meet the needs of all learners. Th
Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in: The Giver Novel Study
A Wrinkle in Time Socratic Seminar
This HOTS question will push your students to dive into citing textual evidence to create arguments as well as answers.
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5th - 8th
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"The Prince and The Pauper" - Collections 6 - Google Form Quiz
"The Prince and The Pauper" - Collections 6 - Google Form QuizCOLLECTIONS 6 - 6th GradeE-LEARNING / VIRTUAL LEARNING DIGITAL ACTIVITY--Google Classroom Users: Test your students' abilities with this auto-grading Google Form. This Google Form is best used as an assessment or an e-learning assignment. Because we use Google Forms, this resource can be edited to fit your needs. In this Google Form, students are tested on comprehension and vocabulary.This is most suitable for students who are familia
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Complete 6th Grade Bundle - COLLECTIONS 6 - 6th Grade
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"LOU"
"LOU" is an Academy Award-nominated film about a pile of lost and found items come together to teach a toy-stealing schoolyard bully a valuable lesson. It’s an excellent story to give students insight into what makes someone behave like a bully and how to deal with bullying.My goal in teaching with films is to give students an understanding of literary devices and themes through a very short and engaging shared text; an understanding that they can then apply to more complex written texts. Teachi
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
Percy Jackson Lightning Thief - EDITABLE Unit/lesson plans, student work, etc
This product includes everything you need to teach The Lightning Thief! A fully developed Unit Plan is included and contains a sample week with rationale and teaching points for why the week is laid out the way it is. A calendar of skills is also included in the Unit Plan. 35 pre-scripted lesson plans introduce new CCSS skills and provide ample opportunity for students to practice. Each teacher facing lesson plan matches with student facing work. There are two different formats - one that prints
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4th - 10th
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National Poetry Month Middle School Poetry Worksheets, Emily Dickinson Lesson
Need a middle school poetry lesson with a fun activity, figurative language practice, close reading, a research element, and thought-provoking discussion questions? This Emily Dickinson lesson includes the poems “There is No Frigate Like a Book” and "The Sky is Low". Your 5th grade, 6th grade, or 7th grade students will put puzzle pieces together in a prediction activity, research the poet, fill out a worksheet with the information, annotate the poem using a handy printable, learn new vocabulary
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5th - 7th
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Lamb to the Slaughter - Roald Dahl Short Story - 5 Day Lesson Plan
Students will be shocked, engaged and on the edge of their seats while reading Roald Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter. Maximise the classroom experience with our comprehensive lesson plan.What's included:- Teaching guide- Common core standards- Pre-reading activities- Irony in literature review- Vocabulary activity- Post-reading (comprehension, close reading, and further discussion) questions- Written response question with rubric- Text vs. movie worksheet- Create a riddle activity- Online jeopardy
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Most Popular Middle School Short Stories - Classic Authors
Animated Short Films as Mentor Texts: Wire Cutters
"Wire Cutters" is an award-winning film about two robots who meet while mining on a desolate planet. They decide to work together and their combined talents pay off until they begin fighting over the resources that they are collecting.My goal for teaching with films is to give students an understanding of literary devices and themes through a very short and engaging shared text; an understanding that they can then apply to more complex written texts. This set of standards-based lessons includes
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
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