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Close reading Common Core W.8.3 resources
Memoir Writing - Complete Unit with Stations and Mentor Texts Distance Learning
✍Teach your students to write a quality memoir with this unit bundle❕ ✍This digital and printable, no prep/no plan unit will get students collaborating and discussing the critical elements of a memoir in a fun stations activity. Mentor texts will demonstrate these critical skills throughout the stations and the direct instruction lesson. This is also digital resource. It can be used for distance or e-learning. The unit will contain a Google File Link Page that will provide you with a Google Doc/
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8th - 12th
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Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Horror Mini Lessons | ELA Reading & Creative Writing
Halloween friendly! Ready to have students in the palm of your hand and give them plenty of reasons to want to be working in your class - all year long? If your students like scary stories and other things frightful - read on!This product is also available in my Bundle of Fear (200+ Pages and growing). Don't miss out on a great bargain!Get students hooked and keep them engaged using the theme of horror. With these highly engaging lessons, they will practice their reading analysis and narrative w
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Language Arts Lessons Horror Bundle | Middle School and High School
SBAC Secondary ELA MEGA Bundle - Test Prep - Writing - Escape Rooms - Task Cards
Attention, Secondary ELA superstars! Feeling the SBAC (or CAASPP) heat? Don't sweat it—we've got your back with the ultimate test-tackling toolkit! Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to confidence with EIGHT unbeatable resources bundled together to help you and your students conquer the test like a pro!Here's what's included:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape Room Dive into a thrilling adventure that'll have you prepped and pumped to ace the performance task in style! ⭐️ SBAC ELA Computer Adapt
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6th - 11th
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All Summer in A Day Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
The "All Summer In A Day" short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, and more. This 8 day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requires students to write a
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6th - 9th
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Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Close Readings & Activities
Six close readings, one per chapter, focus on key scenes from Of Mice and Men, and could be assigned for homework or used as in-class activities. Each close reading includes a passage from the text and directions for annotation of the text as well as three after reading activities: creation of a graphic organizer, a text-based response, and a text-based drawing. Students will also analyze characters, theme, and conflict and respo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Bundle of Resources
The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing
This 8 day short story unit for "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as an adapted play, differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions.Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to thi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Task Cards
ELA Horror Mega Bundle | Language Arts Middle School & High School
Are you ready to take teaching and learning to the next level? These 13 resources guide you in teaching standards and skills with strategies to enthuse and engage your students. And keep them engaged!Check it out! Your students will be glad you did!
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8th - 11th
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INFERENCE & SUMMARY | "ORDEAL BY CHEQUE" UNIT
INFERENCE SKILLS IN THE UPPER GRADES! Use Wuther Crue's "Ordeal by Cheque" to develop inference and summary skills for older students. A "sophisticated" way to reinforce lower reading skills, while challenging proficient readers.The unit include:-Complete text (this text is really hard to find in a legible form for students- it was originally written in cursive)-Analysis graphic organizer using claim, evidence, and reasoning-"Ordeal by Cheque" student assessment- identify student understanding
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: INFERENCE & SUMMARY BUNDLE | SLO READY
Harrison Bergeron Short Story Unit - Argumentative Writing Task - 36 Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep argumentative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions. This bundle includes a scaffolded reading unit and 36 CCSS-Aligned task cards to accompany thi
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6th - 9th
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Story Unit - Reading Task Cards
The "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, plot elements, tone and mood, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Poe's classic suspenseful tale. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requ
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6th - 9th
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The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty - Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing Task
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 ongoing discussion of t
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6th - 9th
The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton - Short Story Unit - Task Cards
This 8 day short story unit for "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton contains scaffolded close reading activities and a no-prep narrative writing task that will engage your middle school students. These reading comprehension resources are designed to support struggling readers, ELL/ESL, and special education students, such as an adapted play, differentiated activities, and chunked text and guided reading questions.Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to thi
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5th - 8th
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Ray Bradbury Short Story - All Summer In A Day - The Veldt - A Sound of Thunder
The Ray Bradbury Short Story Bundle contains multiple short story units for "All Summer in a Day", "A Sound of Thunder", and "The Veldt": two close reading units that include differentiated materials, narrative writing task, and argumentative writing task as well as 36 creative and higher order thinking task cards for each story.Are you looking for a short story that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity? How about a short story set in another world that discusses rele
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6th - 9th
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl Short Story Unit - Narrative Writing - 36 Task Cards
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl short story unit BUNDLE is filled with reading comprehension activities to teach main idea, summary, theme, characterization, foreshadowing, suspense, and more. This 8-day close reading unit is the PERFECT resource to help your middle school ELA students think critically and dive deeper into Dahl's classic suspenseful story. Each lesson is scaffolded and contains tools to help meet the diverse needs of all learners. There is also a creative writing project that requi
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6th - 9th
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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens Book Unit & Literature Guide
SuperSummary’s Book Unit and Literature Guide for The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey delivers text-specific, classroom-ready lesson plans and thought-provoking assignments divided into Before, During, and After Reading sections, plus a comprehensive summary and full literary analysis of the text.Follow our suggested timeline in the complete teaching unit or choose from our rich array of prompts, quizzes, activities, paired resources, essay topics, and two graphic organizer work
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8th - 11th
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Word Choice, Mood and Tone in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass: Found Poem and Analytical Essay Project
Use with Frederick Douglass's book "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
Perfect for Black History Month! Teach history, mood, tone and word choice.
This resource contains all the materials students will need to complete a project that analyzes the development of mood and tone in chapter 1 of Frederick Douglass’s book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave.” This project contains the
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7th - 10th
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No Prep Poetry Punch: William Carlos Williams Common Core Aligned
No Prep Poetry Punch: William Carlos Williams - Students Will Read and Write Poetry in One Punch (Editable)
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
This fun activity has students learning about the poet William Carlos Williams while practicing several Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, and language skills. For GRADE 5 and up.
It includes a 30-slide presentation (editable in Powerpoint, also offered in PDF), four pages of student handouts (e
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5th - 10th
URBAN LEGENDS TASK CARDS
EXAMINE MOTIF, MORAL, AND SYMBOLISM WITH SOME SERIOUS CREEPY FACTOR. The 6 unique urban legend stories and task cards are designed for classroom use to develop students understanding of figurative language. Use the task cards in group rotations or as a whole class activity. This resource was developed for secondary classrooms and avoids the gimmicky urban legends made for younger audiences.This resource also includes 8 writing prompts for students to create their own urban legends and an exte
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: SCARY STORIES | HALLOWEEN BUNDLE
Summer of the Mariposas Literature Guide & Novel Unit
SuperSummary’s Novel Unit and Literature Guide for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall delivers a wealth of classroom-ready, text-specific teaching materials, an in-depth study guide with comprehensive summaries and analyses, and graphic organizer worksheets.Our complete teaching unit challenges students to think and learn with pre-reading context questions, writing and discussion prompts, and reading check & comprehension quizzes, plus a rigorous activity, text pairing sugges
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8th - 11th
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Book Report Digital Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions
Book Report Digital Projects for Any Novel or Short Story - Video Introductions: Ditch the traditional book report and use these six creative digital alternatives suitable for any novel or short story instead. Engage even your most reluctant students with this comprehensive digital bundle, which includes everything you need to implement these innovative projects. Each digital assignment is accompanied by a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer, designed to hook students from
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7th - 10th
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MyPerspectives 10th Grade Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
This comprehensive and engaging resource comprises OVER 180 SLIDES of short stories, poems, and videos, of gothic literature. Slides contain activities, prompts, assessments, discussion questions, mini-lessons, and more to make teaching and learning fun, educational, and creative!
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8th - 12th
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The Red Umbrella Novel Unit & Literature Guide
SuperSummary’s Novel Unit and Literature Guide for The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez delivers text-specific, classroom-ready lesson plans and thought-provoking assignments divided into Before, During, and After Reading sections, plus a comprehensive summary and full literary analysis of the text.Follow our suggested timeline in the complete teaching unit or choose from our rich array of prompts, quizzes, activities, paired resources, essay topics, and two graphic organizer worksheets f
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6th - 8th
Animal Farm Unit Plan
Explore George Orwell's "Animal Farm" through a comprehensive unit of twelve engaging lessons. Beginning with an introduction to allegory and historical context in Lesson 1, students progress through various literary elements including characterization, point of view, argument analysis, vocabulary strategies, tone, mood, theme, plot, and figurative language. Lessons also include comparative analysis between the novel and its cinematic adaptation. The unit culminates with discussions on a final r
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7th - 12th
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