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Close reading Common Core SL.6.2 resources
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
4 Tools for Teaching "The Danger of a Single Story" Google Slides and Form
This is my best selling resource! Add it to your classroom today!Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" Ted talk is an incredible speech to watch with students 6-12. I watch the talk and read the transcript with my tenth graders, and the discussion and reflection after each view are consistently impressive. To help my students discuss the talk meaningfully, I developed these four printable tools: two listening guides, a text-connection tool, and a SOAPSTone analysis. The liste
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6th - 12th
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
National Parks Unit: Readings, Research, Projects, and More
Spur your students’ curiosity about America’s national parks with the materials in this resource! This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching a unit of study about the national parks. The anticipation activity, nonfiction close readings, primary source analysis assignments, extension projects, and vocabulary all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their learning. They also provide numerous ways for you to DIFFERENTIATE learning for your s
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6th - 8th
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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
Literary Device Matching Game - Poetic Device Game Cards with Examples - Poetry
Explore poetic devices and engage students with pop-culture references using this Literary Device Matching Game! These poetic device game cards showcase examples from both classic literature and contemporary song lyrics. Includes 16 literary device vocabulary terms and 32 examples.Included with this Literary Device Matching Game:✏️ Literary Device Match-Up Game Cards - Colour & GreyscaleExplore 16 common poetic devices including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, irony, alliteration, and onomatopo
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5th - 12th
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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
Reading Comprehension: 45 Engaging Activities for Any Text in Digital & Print
Have you found a great book to share with students but can’t seem to find the resources to go along with it? This Reading Comprehension Activity pack has 45 different activities that are applicable to any fictional text, so you can share any story and have loads of options for fun, engaging, and printable & digital activities to go along with it - a great, time-saving addition to any teacher toolbox! These resources cover a broad range of English Language Arts Curriculum Goals and Standards,
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4th - 12th
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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
Explaining Hero vs. Villain Protagonist vs. Antagonist PowerPoint
This 14-slide presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.The fourteen slides include 15 images, dynamic and active presentation methods, and colorful representations.THIS ITEM is also available in a package that includes a lesso
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Using Frozen for Mood vs Tone
Each year, the use of videos in daily lessons is becoming more and more acceptable -- no essential. This mini-unit takes that into account by comparing two trailers to Disney's Frozen. Students will first watch the official trailer and discuss the tone and mood. Next, they will watch Bobby Burn's edited version. He does a masterful job of twisting dialogue and altering color schemes to recreate a horror trailer. After this, students will compare the two. The unit plan then proceeds to Roald Dahl
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6th - 9th
"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
Partner Reading with Purpose 4th 5th Literacy Center Critical Thinking Questions
Encourage meaningful conversation in partner reading literacy centers with these prompting questions that work for any text. All you need is a deck of cards....for fiction or non-fiction text...just print, cut, and add to a deck of cards...sized to fit right in with the deck...includes student instructions...reading comprehension...higher order thinking...literacy center, stations, early finisher, or part of core lesson...ELA, reading, social studies, science...common core standards
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4th - 6th
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Comparison -- written, oral, multimedia -- Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll
This incredibly silly but loads-of-fun poem is a great selection to help your students compare and contrast different interpretations of the same piece of literature. Author's intent, inferencing, story grammar, sound devices and poetic format all are components of this two-to-three day lesson. The mini-unit can end with a student presentation.
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4th - 8th
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Front Desk - Literature Guide, Quiz & Further Resources
SuperSummary’s bundle with Literature Guide, Quiz, and Further Resources for Front Desk by Kelly Yang delivers text-specific, assessment-based, and classroom-ready materials for close reading, discussion, assessment, and essay assignments.Review and plan more easily with plot and character analyses, important quotes and essay prompts, an editable, ready-to-use reading and comprehension assessment tool, and recommended text and multimedia pairings. Literature GuideDelve into the easy-to-navigate
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4th - 6th
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"A Christmas Carol" Non-Fiction Associated Texts
Connect the fictional story of "A Christmas Carol" with the given 3 non-fiction texts. Assign each student 1 of the 3 articles (differentiation) then have students form groups with others that read different texts. Students share what their text was about & answer the associated questions that go along with each text, while stimulating conversation among students about the importance of giving to others.
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6th - 8th
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Comparing “The Charge of the Light Brigade” with "Dulce et decorum est."
This three-day lesson plan compares Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" with Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et decorum est." The material includes historical background concerning Queen Victoria, Victorianism, World War I, and the Titanic. Both of the poems are included with footnotes.The material includes: ►Teacher Talking Points and Script ►Student Resources (SR) 1-10 ►Teacher Resources (TR) 1-3 ►Vocabulary Lists, Glossaries, and Quizzes ►2 Required Readings ►Three analysi
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6th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Starter Pack: for ANY text!
The Socratic Seminar Starter Pack is the perfect tool for teachers who want to engage their students in meaningful dialogue and critical thinking!This product is designed to help teachers implement Socratic seminars in their classroom, a powerful teaching method named after Greek philosopher Socrates, who believed in the power of social learning and deliberate discussion. Socratic Seminars encourage students to think deeply about the text, cite text evidence, engage in thoughtful and respectful
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4th - 8th
Black Brother, Black Brother Informational Texts & Activities
The informational texts will build your students’ knowledge about the history of fencing. They explain the basics of the sport and the power of physical activity while providing students with numerous opportunities to synthesize the information with Black Brother, Black Brother through close readings and analysis. By the end of this unit of study, students will have developed their ability to think critically, make connections between texts, and expanded their understanding of fencing and its de
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Black Brother, Black Brother Novel Study
The Modern Freytag Pyramid and Other Plot Diagrams
This 48-slide Power Point Presentation briefly reviews the Classic Freytag Pyramid that includes introduction / exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, revelation, resolution / conclusion. However, since the Victorian period when Freytag developed the pyramid plots have changed in dramatic ways.The presentation explains three more recent diagrams including the Modern Freytag Pyramid, the Post Modern Plot Diagram, and the Post Post Modern Plot Diagram. The presenta
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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