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Writing-essays Common Core RL.6.1 resources for Microsoft Word
Phantom of the Opera Biblical Integration Discussion Guide
The Phantom of the Opera is a powerful symbolic tale of the power of grace to overcome evil. This biblical integration discussion guide for Phantom of the Opera can be used with the original novel by Gaston Leroux and also the 2005 movie based on the broadway musical. Questions that relate themes of the book to themes in the Bible are included along with specific Bible verses to consider.
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6th - 12th
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Test and practice PARCC assessment for Where the Lilies Bloom by Cleaver
"He was afraid and I was afraid, for the PARCC in all its savage efficiency was upon us ... and our preparation for it had fallen some short of the planning."
My apologies for paraphrasing Mary Call's description of winter's arrival in Trial Valley: the dash of melodrama is intended to emphasize the value of this lesson in assessing student mastery of the novel Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera and Bill Cleaver. In addition to a familiar unit test with multiple-choice and open response (essay)
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6th - 10th
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Simple Literature Essay Graphic Organizer w/ Sentence Starters, Sentence Frames
This "outline" or graphic organizer helps students break down the parts of an essay to get comfortable with the organization and structure. it is great for students who are new to writing longer pieces about a text! The beauty of this product is that it has scaffolds for students with disabilities or other struggling writers, but it does not "do the thinking" for them. They still have to come up with their ideas and find their own evidence from the text. It simple lessens some of the mental load
Grades:
5th - 8th
The Giver: A Complete Text Overview w/ Aligned Lesson Plans
***The first 5 people to download this will get it at the Sale price of $25. All I ask is that you post a review on here! Thanks so much!
This document contains a complete, chapter-by-chapter and page-by-page break down of The Giver, by Lois Lowry. The text overview follows the development of two major themes throughout the books 170 pages and includes chapter by chapter analysis regarding how each theme is developed and conveyed. Within each chapter, the events and actions of the characters a
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6th - 9th
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Reading Comprehension Boot Camp
Made for 6th grade, but easily adapted. "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Guided/Close Reading excercise practicing the major strategies for reading. It's an easy text but the kids take it very deep. "While We Read" activity 2 pages, reading comprehension questions, & essay questions.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Characterization with Instagram
An EDITABLE template for students to create a profile for a character in a book. This product has a rubric, instructions page, and a comprehensive explanations page - to be used for ANY book!
Enjoy!
Read more here: http://postgradprep.com/?p=1370
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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5th - 8th
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"See it Through" - Poem Analysis
Students read and analyze the poem "See it Through" to determine its theme. Students will then use the RACE method to state the theme of the poem and the textual evidence they would use to support their analysis.
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6th - 8th
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Book Review Essay
After students finish a novel have them write a five paragraph book review. This book review is an excellent resource that lays out the format for students and includes sentence frames to help guide all students, but is especially helpful for second language learners. This resource covers many of the common core standards.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Holes Final Test Essay Questions
4 Short Essay prompts for the novel Holes by Louis Sachar.
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6th - 7th
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Most Dangerous Game Complete Text Overview w/ aligned Lesson Plans
***The first 5 people to download this will get it at the Sale price of $15 (normally $50). All I ask is that you post a review on here! Thanks so much!
This text overview opens with a summary of the story and includes page by page analysis that revolve around two major themes. The overview includes (in one column) how the author develops the theme in specific sections of the novel and (in the other column) the specific skills that reader must master/possess to understand the theme the author
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6th - 9th
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Symbolism and Subtext Series ; Interpretation, Suggestion, Subconscious, Details
* On the preview a couple symbols came out looking like boxes....but they should print fine, because they are in Wingding font, which about everyone has.
This would be a good supplement to your existing program or a useful resource to spark new ideas, provide more practice, and give a different presentation of this difficult topic.
I have tried to make the notes and text sophisticated enough to be used from 7th grade to even college level. Pick and choose what your think your students will
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6th - 9th
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The Tiger Rising - A Unit
This unit contains six pages of multiple choice/T-F questions. Following are nine open-ended essay questions, each with its own page.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Sea of Trolls Essay and Study Guide
This document includes a study guide for students to complete in preparation for an end-of-book essay over some of the major themes in Nancy Farmer's Sea of Trolls. Also included is a list of 5 essay prompts. I've also included references to the writing process as well as six trait writing for students to focus on as they write their essay. I do not have a scoring rubric for this essay.
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6th - 8th
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Hatchet Expository Culminating Project (aligned to TNCore/CCSS)
I used to have my students create a map at the end of Hatchet, but with the onslaught of these new national standards, I had to think up something else. I don't like to make writing boring in my classroom, I also don't like to make writing inaccessible to my kids. This project combines a personal survival story from the student and Hatchet by asking the students to compare their plight to Brian's.
This project is aligned to Common Core State Standards, the rubric was adapted from the TNCore E
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6th
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