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Writing-expository Common Core RL.7.10 resources
Literary Analysis Elements Activities using Pixar Shorts Videos or Commercials
Your students are going to love these literary analysis lessons. Add Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips and you're ready to teach literary elements. Fun way to engage students as they analyze character, plot, setting, theme, and conflict (coming soon). Then, transfer them to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love practicing analysis skills with these easy-to-use digital or print lessons! The perfect way for students to truly understand literary el
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5th - 8th
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Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Setting Analysis Activities for novel, short story, Pixar short films and videos
Your students will love analyzing setting with Pixar Shorts. What a fun way to engage students as they practice literary analysis skills. You'll use entertaining, funny Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips. Then, transfer those skills to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love analyzing the elements of setting with this easy-to-use digital or print booklet and your choice of short videos! This is what you get:Print and Digital versions that are great
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6th - 8th
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Teaching Theme Analysis Activities for novel, short story, play, Pixar short
What a fun way to teach literary elements and engage students as they analyze plot and practice literary analysis skills using Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips. Then, transfer those skills to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love analyzing theme with this easy-to-use digital or print booklet and short videos! This is what you get:Print and Digital versions that are great for distance learning or a blended classroomteacher lesson plansstudent note
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6th - 8th
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Fiction Book Report Assignment and 100 Points Grading Sheet
A detailed book report guide that is easy to grade! Includes fiction book report assignment sheet and a detailed 100 point grading sheet. This book project on fiction will help students write a book review that is well-developed and thoughtful. Each section is detailed as to what is required, and the total points possible equals 100, making it easy to grade. The grading requirements sheet is divided into 9 sections: the introduction, characters, plot, setting, theme, conclusion, composition stru
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Poetry: Assonance and Consonance
This lesson is comprised of resources I collected and tweaked in my classroom. I have included everything you need to help your students not only identify the sound devices of assonance and consonance but to also begin to appreciate why the poet uses them and how they affect the tone and message of the poems. The lesson includes lots of explicit instruction including a PPT and video links, background information and pictures, modeling and practice that incorporates the “I do, We do, You do”, the
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6th - 10th
All Reading Literature Writing Response Paragraphs BUNDLE CCSS.RL.7.1-7.10
These teaching resources for Common Core ELA RL.7.1-7.10 Literature: Writing Paragraph Response breaks down each standard and provides graphic organizers, paragraph frames, sentence starters, and rubrics in both digital and printable worksheets for responding to literature for 7th grade English Language Arts. Middle school students struggle with writing complete and coherent constructive responses to literature. The analysis portion is often a repeat or paraphrase of the cited text, instead of a
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7th
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"Click-Clack the Rattlebag" Suspense Worksheet and Essay Prompt
This assignment has been created to challenge students to learn about and identify elements of suspense that are used in the short story "Click-Clack the Rattlebag" by Neil Gaiman. Students will read the story which can be found for free on the website Commonlit. You must have an account to access the story, but an account is free. After the students have read the story, they will watch a Ted Ed Video about suspense and complete the Identifying Elements of Suspense Worksheet. Finally, students
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7th - 9th
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Writing Response Paragraphs MEGA bundle CCSS.RL.7.1-7.10 RI. 7.1-7.10
These teaching resources for Common Core ELA RL.7.1-7.10 Literature and Information RI.7.1-7.10: Writing Paragraph Response breaks down each standard and provides graphic organizers, paragraph frames, sentence starters, and rubrics in both digital and printable worksheets for responding to literature and information for 7th grade English Language Arts.. Middle school students struggle with writing complete and coherent constructive responses to literature and information. The analysis portion is
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7th
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The Ron Clark Story: Expository Essay, Movie Viewing Quiz, Nonfiction Text Task
The Ron Clark Story is based on the true story of an amazing educator from North Carolina who moved to N.Y. because he heard there was a need for good teachers in Harlem. While there, he did an amazing job turning around difficult students and giving them hope for their futures. Students really enjoy this movie! The movie can even be found on YouTube. This lesson helps students delve into non-print text to determine characterization. This unit has been crafted so that each component has scaffo
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7th - 10th
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Complete Common Core Aligned Novel Unit for The Outsiders
Comprehensive Unit Plan with Common Core focus standards, learning objectives and instructional activities. Chapter-by Chapter activities and both an objective test and an essay test as well as an alternate culminating activity
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7th - 8th
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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up! Unit
Students will engage with this award- winning story about Fred Korematsu, an unassuming hero for social justice. The story is told in poetry form with sections devoted to historical background about the events surrounding the interment of Japanese Americans during WWII .This is a self contained unit that can be completed within 3 weeks, depending on how much is assigned as independent work versus in-class work. After introductory slide shows to establish background knowledge, there are worksheet
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6th - 8th
Expository Essay Activity BUNDLE - Informative Essay Writing
Do your students enjoy CHOOSING what they can write about? These Espository Essay Activites will proivide your students with options on what they can research and write about. I teach 7th Grade ELA and my student who is the MOST resistant to writing this year was engaged in the "Expository Essay Compare and Contrast Essay" because he got to CHOOSE his topic from the options listed. This Expository Essay Bundle includes three Activities:1. Expository Essay Compare and Contrast Essay (1.5-2 weeks
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7th - 10th
General Text Response Essay Middle School
A simple guide to text response essays, for middle school students using The Three Little Pigs as the example text.
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6th - 9th
Portfolio Assessment: An Alternate to a Final Exam in English 7
This is a student-centered alternate means of assessing growth and mastery. Included are a comprehensive introduction, a parent brochure, FAQs, 14 crafted Portfolio Activities and rubrics. It is a way for you to assess your students beyond the traditional final exam, allowing them to showcase their learning in a valued final product.
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7th
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BUNDLE! "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Do you need some practical resources to help you teach "A Christmas Carol" this year? This no prep bundle will make it so easy and engaging!Use the included resources to:Help students keep track and take notes on the various character.Close Read, Interpret, and Write responses to important quotes from the novel.Display visually appealing quotes in your classroom to create a meaningful learning environment.Provide a Station Activity experience in which students study quotes.Make sure to review my
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7th - 8th
Author's Study: Agents & Advances (A Literacy Simulation)
Are you looking for a creative and fun way to have students engage in an author's study? The simulation Agents & Advances calls on students to serve as literary agents as they work to secure an advance for the author they represent. During this five week unit students will learn background information about an author they select, read multiple books, understand how their author uses literary elements to enhance their writing, and craft a business letter showcasing what they have learned. T
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Poetry Analysis Journal
A student analysis journal that includes 10 poems that work well for introducing poetry analysis to middle school students. Includes a brief introduction to poetry analysis, along with each of the poems and a graphic organizer for students to work through. Also includes QR/internet code links to online support content.
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5th - 12th
Common Core (ELA) Literary Essay Writing Breakdown
This writing handout is a tool that can be used to guide students through the writing process at their seats or in small groups. It includes an explanation of each part of a literary essay as well as examples that students can model their own writing after. I use this tool to help proficient and not so proficient writers during Writer's Workshop. This guided handout helps keep kids on track and answers any questions they may have about the writing process while working individually at their sea
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6th - 8th
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Determining Importance
This resource covers how to determine important info from both fiction and informational text. Graphic organizers are provided.
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6th - 8th
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Engaging Readings with Evidence Based Questions, #3: An Embarrassing Similarity
Teenagers love reading stories about the ups and downs and silly mishaps of dating, and so this semi-autobiographical tale is highly relevant to student interests and also prepares them for assessment with professionally written, PARCC formatted, evidence based questions. Have fun with it!
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6th - 10th
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: Comparative Analysis of Different Versions Preview
The best of both worlds: Student Choice and Comparative Analysis!This is a preview of the assignment "Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: Comparative Analysis of Different Versions."Students are guided step-by-step through comparative reading and writing of a Brothers Grimm Story and an Alternative Version. Students get to choose one of seven Brothers Grimm stories to read for their assignment.There are four steps to this assignment:1. Students compare and contrast a Brothers Grimm Story to an Alternate
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7th - 12th
RL.7.10 Reading Literature Standards Tracker & Reflection Paragraphs CCSS
This teaching resource for RL.7.10 Reading Comprehension and Self-Assessment for Literature Writing Paragraph Response breaks down the standard and provides graphic organizers, paragraph frames, sentence starters, and rubrics in both digital and printable worksheets. Middle school students struggle with writing complete and coherent constructive responses to literature. The analysis portion is often a repeat or paraphrase of the cited text, instead of an explanation of it. Learning to write resp
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7th
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