Middle school writing-essays literature circles for ESL-EFL-ELL

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

...

Blood on the River Chapter Summary with Comprehension Checks

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Special Education

Individual chapter summaries written with English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities in mind. Summaries are detailed enough to allow scholars to follow along with the text and actively participate in class discussions but low enough of a reading level to allow struggling scholars to independently engage with the text. Corresponding questions can be assigned regardless of whether students read the summaries or the book allowing for peace of mind that all the answers are

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Literature Circles

BUNDLE! The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Background PPT

Created by

Suzanne's Classroom

This product is a BUNDLE for my novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and my background information PowerPoint on the holocaust in Poland during World War II.A 10% discount has automatically been applied for the BUNDLE!!The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study OnlyThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Background PowerPoint OnlyRelated Novels:I Am David Novel StudyNumber the Stars Novel StudyNight Novel Study

Subjects:

Literature, Social Studies - History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Literature Circles

Class Dismissed by Allan Woodrow Literature Guide(w/Answer Key)

Created by

Tween Spirit

Class Dismissed is a high-interest novel for 4th and 5th grade girls and boys alike! This novel study is not your run-of-the-mill vocab and questions packet! This novel study includes Pre-Reading, During Reading, and After Reading activities and can be tailored to fit the needs of your students. You can assign the entire packet, or pick and choose which activities best fit the needs of your class! Included in this product is 83 pages (INCLUDES ANSWER KEY) ★Anticipation Guide ★Vocabulary

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Holiday or Winter Short Story The Greatest Gift -- It's a Wonderful Life

Created by

AZSunset Literacy 4-9

Engage students before winter break and work on skills with "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern, the short story that It's a Wonderful Life is based upon. It takes place at Christmas but is less religious than the movie. Virtually no-prep and works for independent close reading or to hold attention for a read-aloud.What you get:A short fill-in with a word bank provides surprising and interesting background information for an introduction. A variety of comprehension questions: interpr

Subjects:

Short Stories, Vocabulary, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

Also included in: Holiday ELA Bundle 6-8 Poetry, Report, Short Story Guides 140 Pgs of Resources

Narrative Writing Bundle | 7 Complete Story Writing & Story Elements Units

Created by

Innovative Teaching Ideas

This bundle comprises SEVEN PRODUCTS designed to cover all aspects of NARRATIVE WRITING and STORYTELLING in 2024. It contains seven high-quality DIGITAL, PRINT and INTERACTIVE units of work, including:Introduction to Narrative Writing Unit ( For younger and developing writers.)Our TpT best-selling Narrative writing Unit ( With hundreds of glowing reviews )Narrative Writing Unit for Established Writers ( For high school students )Introduction to story elements for younger and developing writers.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Spanish Reading Passages- Biografias (A BEST seller!)

Created by

Cortez Creations

UPDATE!!Biographies PART 2! LOOK!!!! click here >>>>>>>part 2 available now! Easier biographies for the lower grades. 20 biographies for students 3rd grade and above. Please note the biographies are in SPANISH.Great for dual language classrooms and bilingual education.Designed for bilingual elementary students but perfect for Spanish I. Includes the short biography ofJohn F. KennedyAnne FrankDaliHelen KellerCesar ChavezPablo PicassoSonia SotomayorHillary ClintonBill ClintonG

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Spanish

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

Enrique's Journey Unit-Common Core Aligned!

Created by

Jessica Fletcher Fierro

You are purchasing a complete unit for the book "Enrique's Journey." This unit has a wide variety of activities including:*Performance Task*SBAC-style Listening Activity*Group discussion activities*Chapter questions*Vocabulary building*Visual art (photography) tie-in*Character analysis mini-project*Close Read

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Literature Circles

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Comprehension Activities

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Special Education

When teaching this book, we found that our struggling readers had a hard time following along and keeping the characters straight. These resources were created with support from a Special Education teacher to preview or review specific skills to aid in comprehension throughout the novel study. Certain pages can be shared as is and provided to students on the front end to reference throughout the text, while others are activity based to aid in comprehension. Answer keys are included.Topics includ

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Handouts, Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

Also included in: {BUNDLE} Thunder Rolling in the Mountains - Summaries + Comprehension Activities

Milkweed Visual Novel Study with Comprehension Questions & Answers

Created by

Thank a Teacher

Milkweed is a rich, complex and relevant novel that can be challenging for both students and teachers. Our Visual Novel Study guides your students through the novel chapter by chapter, slide by slide, from both a historical and literary point of view. The photos are curated for the classroom. Discussion questions and answers are sprinkled throughout the 260 slides. A Table of Contents has clickable links to each chapter to save you time. Your students will get all the scaffolding they need to r

Subjects:

Close Reading, EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

...

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Chapter Summaries

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Special Education

Individual chapter summaries written with English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities in mind. Summaries are detailed enough to allow scholars to follow along with the text and actively participate in class discussions but low enough of a reading level to allow struggling scholars to independently engage with the text. Each chapter is roughly 200 words and has a readability level less than 4.0 once names are removed. With character and place names, readability level is clos

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Amazing Materials for You by Amy Dickson

Also included in: {BUNDLE} Thunder Rolling in the Mountains - Summaries + Comprehension Activities

Wonder Book Club Discussion Cards PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

UPDATED 3/15/20 to include a digital version.I have used these Common Core (CCSS) aligned discussion and constructed response questions for Wonder by R.J. Palacio successfully for several years with fifth graders. I decided to make cards for a couple of reasons:1. I made them to save paper. Once you print and laminate these, you can use them for many years in either a literacy center or in small group instruction.2. I wanted to make them aesthetically more appealing and colorful.The set contains

Subjects:

Literature Circles, Task Cards

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.6

...

Also included in: Realistic Fiction Book Club Novel Study Pack - Hoot Wonder Just Juice The Jacket

TANGERINE by Edward Bloor Literature Guide

Created by

Tween Spirit

Tangerine is a high-interest novel for middle grades girls and boys alike! This novel study is not your run-of-the-mill vocab and questions packet! Students will read each of the 3 parts of the book and have one page of activities to complete after each part. This is a comprehensive novel study, but does not take away the enjoyment of reading this great book! Included is one page of Pre-Reading activities, one page which follows Part 1, one page which follows Part 2, one page which follows P

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Percy Jackson: the Lightning Thief - Chapter Summaries

Created by

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Special Education

Individual chapter summaries written with English Language Learners and students with learning disabilities in mind. Summaries are detailed enough to allow scholars to follow along with the text and actively participate in class discussions but low enough of a reading level to allow struggling scholars to independently engage with the text. Summaries can be sent home for scholars to preview or review for homework independent or assigned in class to catch up absent scholars or scholars who requir

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

Also included in: BUNDLE!! Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief - Summaries

Dystopian Literature Circles Complete Unit: Grades 7-10 High School English

Created by

Jillian West

Turn your reluctant readers into book lovers with page-turning dystopian novels. This ready-to-use dystopian novel unit is adaptable for book groups, independent reading, or whole-class instruction for grades 7-10. As an English teacher, supporting vastly divergent reading levels within the classroom is the ultimate struggle. This novel unit is designed with differentiated reading levels so that your students can love the reading process and master the skills. Dystopian novels are the perfect op

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

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Charlotte's Web ESL Novel Study | Simplified Text, Vocabulary, & Activities

Created by

The ESL Studio

You can read chapter books with your ELL students! This ESL novel study of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White includes simplified chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and scaffolded activities for each chapter.Check out these other ESL novel studies!HatchetBecause of Winn-DixieFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerJames and the Giant PeachLooking for another novel? Leave a comment to make a suggestion!We don't need to hold English Learners back by reading easy texts while their peers re

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Writing

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.10

...

Also included in: ESL Novel Study Bundle | Simplified Text, Vocabulary, & Chapter Activities

The Westing Game Detective Files Book Companion with Activities

Created by

The EasyWay

ACTIVE Readers play DETECTIVES!Great companion for the novel entitled The Westing Games. This book is just perfect for in depth character analysis and inferencing! I love it! And... it's sooo engaging.With this resource, your students will take an active role in solving the crime!The cover page and insert pages are meant to look like the REAL DETECTIVE FILES!Students will work on:Character AnalysisSunset Towers BuildingProblem/SolutionAmerican DreamPoem AnalysisAnnotatingVocab Graphic Organizers

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Independent Work Packet

Discussion Questions & Creative Writing I Korman's Slacker I Print & Digital

Created by

A Nest in the Rocks

This packet contains two or more questions per chapter for Gordon Korman's middle-grade novel Slacker. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom.Included in this product:- Two or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, mini-essays, or preparation for group discussion.- Creative writing pr

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.5

, W.6.1

...

Also included in: Creative ELA Bundle for Slacker & WhatsHisFace I Print & Digital Versions

Esperanza Rising Adapted Text & 60+ Embedded Questions, for ELLs & Special Needs

Created by

Greducator

Update: Now an editable Microsoft Word document instead of a pdf. Please message me if you have problems downloading!This adapted text & questions set are only to be used alongside a purchased copy of the original book. Here, adapted, abridged and modified, is the entire story of Esperanza Rising at the approximate level of Emerging and Transitioning English Language Learners. I have listed and bolded some vocabulary for each chapter, inserted several images for each chapter, and written ov

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types: