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Thanksgiving other (ELA) Common Core RL.7.2 resources
Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Script and Activities for Grades 4-7
The Gift of Time is a Thanksgiving reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating Thanksgiving themes into your language arts instruction. This 13 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This Thanksgiving Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit includes:• 8-page, 13-character script• clear directions for immed
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This humorous Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give grades 5-8 students practice in reading, comprehension, critical thinking and writing, while having lots of drama and ELA fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey whodunnit script will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Perfect for reading or for performances! This 9 page script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded
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5th - 8th
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"Casey at the Bat" Unit - Poetry Lessons and Poetry Activities
This is an extremely detailed, CCSS-aligned unit. Student read and analyze the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. It is designed to help students analyze what the poem says explicitly as well draw inferences from the text. Students will determine the poem’s theme and analyze the theme development over the course of the text. In addition, students will investigate word choice, figurative language, and mood. Students will acquire a range of general academic and domain-specif
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Short Story | Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Reading Activity
Leave your teacher guilt at the door and challenge students right up until Thanksgiving break with this mini-lesson on irony and theme using O. Henry’s short story, “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen!” A quick and easy download plus clear student directions make this Thanksgiving reading activity perfect for the day before break or a last-minute sub plan!Teach your students about literary irony using the included slides, and show them different examples of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony be
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6th - 8th
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ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Vol. 3
Emergency ELA Sub Plans for Middle School - Volume 3These language arts sub plans are perfect for filling (or refreshing) your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities. This is a true stand-alone resource that was designed to offer a print and go sub plan solution for middle school ELA teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed!This EMERGENCY ELA SUB PLAN Set #3 resource includes:• A 4-page high-interest reader’s theater script • Reader Response Questions•
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
THANKSGIVING Writing Short Films Inference Theme Plot Text Structures
Guaranteed fun learning with this Thanksgiving animated short film workshop, SALT. Students practice inference, theme, conflict, setting, and dialogue. Writing tasks allow students to practice text structures while creating recipes, dialogue, stories and a TURKEY PARDONING ACTIVITY. ❤ SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: A young aspiring chef makes a lovely pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, but accidentally uses salt instead of sugar. His family's reaction is priceless!LITERARY DEVICES:❤ Making Inferences❤
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Escape Room - Reading & ELA
Thanksgiving Escape Room - Reading & ELA Digital & Printable!!! Students will be using reading comprehension, critical thinking, point of view, vocabulary, figurative language, and more and won't even realize it! If using the digital version, there is NO PREP! Simply share the link to the Google Form and go!!!Students will work through 4 ELA-related activities to "escape the kiddie table." Check out video preview to learn more!You can also save 20% by purchasing this in my GROWING Escape
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension & Grammar Escape Room GROWING Bundle
Jurassic Park Themed Transformation ELA Mission Pack
Have you seen safari or Jurassic Park themed transformations on social media? Have you always wanted to do a transformation, but don’t know where to start? This Jurassic Park Themed Transformation ELA Mission Pack is the answer! This pack includes six ELA "missions" that can be used with ANY passages! (I recommend passages from readworks.org, NewsELA.com, or CommonLit.org). You will need 5 reading passages total, two informational, and three literature (two with well developed characters, and on
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3rd - 7th
TUCK EVERLASTING No Prep Unit (Figurative Language & Common Core Aligned)
NO PREP!!!! Print and teach!!! This unit includes everything you need to read "Tuck Everlasting" with your middle school students. Aligned with the common core, this unit digs deeper into the figurative meanings behind this enchanting tale. My students love this book, and this unit is FUN and we always laugh (a lot!) during these lessons!Includes: -Pre-reading Survey-Chapter Questions (students create titles and answer 2-4 higher level thinking questions every chapter)-4 Tiny Tuck Testers (quiz
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5th - 10th
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THANKSGIVING Short Films Writing Activities and Prompts ELA Middle School
NOVEMBER IS COVERED with this bundle: Thanksgiving Pixar Short Workshop, Friendsgiving Virtual Party, and November Writing Prompts! This digital bundle provides practice for informational writing with engaging, real-life activities while students plan a virtual friendsgiving dinner party; practice literary elements, and constructed response writing with RACE strategy. Perfect for light learning just before Thanksgiving break when students are typically difficult to engage.3 RESOURCESSHORT FILM W
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6th - 9th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O'Henry Short Story Unit
This "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" by O'Henry short story unit is the perfect resource to teach and use with your middle and high school students leading up to Thanksgiving break. O'Henry's classic touches upon the themes of "generosity" and "traditions" connect perfectly to the ideas centered around Thanksgiving.Engage your students seamlessly with thoughtful pre-reading discussions and activities, as well as interactive post-reading activities, and discussion prompts. Assess their inferenc
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6th - 12th
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RACE WRITING STRATEGY ELA CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE STATIONS Worksheets Passages SCR
Looking for a seriously fun way to teach constructed response writing using RACE strategy? ENGAGEMENT GUARANTEED! This DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE BUNDLE comes with an informational text, a fictional story, and is packed full of rich CCSS content, mini-lessons, examples, knowledge pit stops, puzzles, games, sound effects, clues, and escape codes. Highly scaffolded!❤ OBJECTIVE:Students will progressively build 5 constructed responses and they complete each course learning the elements of RACE strategy
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5th - 8th
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Two Roads Novel Reading Comprehension Questions | Joseph Bruchac Novel
Students will think deeply and strengthen grade-level reading skills with these chapter by chapter reflection questions to accompany Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac. Whether you are reading the book as a read-aloud or students are reading independently, they will be looking deeply at the subtext and historical context with these guided response questions. Your readers will be drawn to reflect on power and relationships in the books and make connections to the present and other times in history. They
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6th - 8th
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The Lottery Short Story Activities for Middle School
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is one of the most famous short stories in the world. Written in 1948 for The New Yorker Magazine, this short story tells the tale of what happens when complacency and a tradition called the lottery costs someone their life. Middle schoolers will be shocked by this thriller of a short story and engaging activities that include a deep dive into symbolism, theme, plot, characterization, making inferences, and so much more! This resource not only includes links to "
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Classic Short Stories and Activities Bundle | Middle School
Amari and the Night Brothers (B.B. Alston) Self-Grading Quizzes (No Prep!)
Amari and the Night Brothers, by B.B. Alston, is one of my favorite middle grades reads! These self-grading Google Forms chapter quizzes (one for every two chapters) are quick, easy, and perfect for virtual, hybrid, or in-person learning. For each two chapters, there are 5-6 CCSS-alligned multiple choice questions. Please note: the last three chapters are grouped together because they are much shorter. In total there are 16 quizzes!This resource is a great check for understanding!
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5th - 8th
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Writing a Book Report with Graphic Organizers, Middle School Packet
This book report resource includes 13 pages of information and graphic organizers to help students with their next book report project! The book report outline shows students which pages of notes should be used for each paragraph of their five-paragraph book report, simplifying the process of turning their book report into a formal essay. It helps students to organize their thoughts and teaches them how to write more than just a book summary for a book report.What’s included in this resource:Stu
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Test Prep Challenge: ELA Concept and Term Review Cards
Picture day, an assembly, recess, specials, lunch, dismissal, restroom breaks…the time our students spend in line transitioning from place to place during the school day can take up many minutes of instruction and valuable learning time. Instead of allowing these moments to be wasted, spend them challenging your students. Don’t waste another second!! Here’s what you do…
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1. Copy cut, and laminate these 48-ELA concept review cards.
2. Line your students up to transition to another l
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4th - 6th
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Theme Practice with Pixar Shorts
Analyze Theme & Big Idea with video shorts. This activity has students work through a "brainstorm" phase to come up with themes that show the complexity of the story! It's also a fun way to engage students with this fun digital shorts!
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4th - 8th
Animal Farm Activity Bundle - Includes Mock Trial - Unit Plan - George Orwell
Immerse your students in the captivating world of Animal Farm by George Orwell with these FIVE resources! Encourage close reading, foster critical thinking, and spark lively discussions as students delve into the characters and events of the novel.Here are resources included in this bundle:⭐️ Animal Farm Character Trading CardsEach card features a vibrant illustration of a key character from the novel, along with essential details and quotes. Engage your students as they collect, analyze, and di
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7th - 10th
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Identifying Symbolism FREE Handout Distance Learning
Symbolism can be hard for students to identify and analyze. Use this free handout with any story, novel, poem, play, and even speeches to help your students! You may utilize this as a print-and-go worksheet or share it digitally with your students on a secured platform using the Google Slides link in the PDF. Use it in conjunction with my INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLISM presentation.Created and copyrighted by Tracee Orman
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7th - 12th
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RACE WRITING | PIX SHORT FILM | THANKSGIVING UNIT 3 GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Your ENTIRE Middle School Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Seesaw, or any LMS is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share with your students for the month of November! This Google Classroom Middle School UNIT 3 focuses on RACE Writing, Evidence and Elaboration, Short Film Literary Review, and some cool Thanksgiving activities (optional).★ Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS writing resources, standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit tick
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6th - 9th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen | Thanksgiving Short Story | Middle School
Thanksgiving Short StoriesTwo Thanksgiving Gentlemen by O. Henry This short story analysis is perfect for teaching the meaning behind Thanksgiving. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks.Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and identify key story elements. Next, students wi
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7th - 9th
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Theme Lesson with PowerPoint and Notes (Grades 6-8) CCSS Aligned
This is the perfect introduction to theme! This resource includes a 13-slide PowerPoint in which theme is introduced. It also gives four steps to finding the theme. The final three slides of the PowerPoint are paragraphs in which students have a chance to come up with possible themes.It also includes a notes page that goes along with the PowerPoint. There is a full page version and a printer-friendly version where two notes pages are printed on one page.
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6th - 8th
Visual Doodle Notes For Any Film, Movie, or TedTalk: Analyzing Theme & Main Idea
Print + digital!Get your students engaged and hold their attention through any film with these visually appealing doodle notes that allows students to color and doodle. Doodle notes activate both sides of the brain to deepen understanding. While students get to color, they will also answer analytical questions about what they are watching. These questions revolve around determining the film’s main idea, conflict, explain the text's real-world relevance, explain a takeaway, describe a theme, and
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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