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Free high school Thanksgiving literature resources
Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!
Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!This includes Week 1 of my Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading. Purchase the full product here.Full Product Description:6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A
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3rd - 9th
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Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ FREE Bonus Lesson! Making Inferences
This freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on making inferences. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 3 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 4-8.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your reading classroom? I've also included at the end of this freebie a 3-page Getting Started Guide / FAQ for interactive notebooking.If you are c
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3rd - 9th
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Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer TemplateYou may use this template in any way that you wish. You can even use it in your commercial product as long as you credit Lovin Lit.The size of this plot diagram template was made to fit into a standard composition notebook when cut out along the perimeter. If you teach reading or literature in grades 4-8, please click Follow Me to be notified of freebies!I hope you find this plot diagram template useful.
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2nd - 12th
Folktale Genres Poster Set FREEBIE! Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Fable, Myth, & Legend
Folktale Genres Poster Set FREEBIE! Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Legend, Fable, & Myth.This set was created with upper elementary and middle school ELA classrooms in mind.6 Poster Set for teaching the subgenres of Folktales: Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Legend, Fable, & Myth.You can buy the full set of 12 here: Fiction Genres Posters Set of 12Please check my TpT store for more reading and literature poster sets and other resources.
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1st - 9th
Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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Doodle Coloring Sheet: Thanksgiving Freebie!
This Thanksgiving themed doodle coloring sheet is a perfect way to include art this holiday season. The holiday themed doodles are very detailed and will keep students engaged! Students of all ages can independently work on this sheet . Doodle coloring sheets are perfect for early finishers, bulletin boards, sub plans, indoor recess, parties, and so much more! I have also included a beautiful colored example!Let's ConnectFacebookInstagramPinterestCheck out these other products!Digital Daily 5 Ro
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1st - 12th
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Filled with Gratitude; Fall Thankfulness Coloring Activity and Writing Page Free
5 star reviews are greatly appreciated!!Enjoy this cute, gratitude freebie! Coloring Activity and Writing Page. Adaptable to whatever you would like to do with your students. Some ideas include:-paragraph writing projects-poetry writing-list making-write one thing each day of the month to slowly fill the jar-bulletin board displays-and so much more! I would love to see what your class creates! Tag @meaningfulmakings if you share a photo on instagram! Thanks so much and enjoy!Key words: November,
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Thanksgiving Activities Free: How to Draw a Turkey, Scarecrow and Pilgrims.
Free Thanksgiving Activity: How to Draw Scarecrow, Turkeys and Pilgrims for Thanksgiving. I designed this activity for the classroom teacher, so it's easy for you to make fun, memorable, and lasting art projects with your students in the classroom! Art teachers will love this packet because it has handouts, coloring sheets, and examples to use in your classes.  Follow along with my "6 Easy Steps" handouts to make one, or all, of the following Thanksgiving pictures:1 Scarecrow2 Turkey Designs1 B
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K - 9th
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General Timeline Template
This general timeline template can be used for biography studies, to track important historical events (such as civil rights movement) or something simple as classroom birthdays. The squares can be used to paste/draw pictures or for a written description (whichever is needed to differentiate for your diverse learners and levels). For the higher grades, the timeline template can be used to compliment a reading response or essay.
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2nd - 12th
Choice Board FREE Worksheet, 12 Activities for ANY Short Story & Novel Unit CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any short story or novel study. Once students have finished reading an assigned short story or chapter of a novel, use this choice board worksheet to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on the text. The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage our teens?Click here for a discounted 10-pack of worksheet activities that can be use
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7th - 11th
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"All Summer in a Day" Short Story-Metaphors, Figurative Language, Bullying Theme
This free, awesome science fiction short story resource is great for exploring beautifully executed figurative language, the theme of bullying, and a fascinating setting. Students read a very short, very well-written short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury that is available free in easy-print format. ELA students analyze the text, make inferences, cite textual evidence, and find similes and metaphors in the reading comprehension exercise. They even consider what motivates students to bul
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5th - 10th
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Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
Poetry Comics: Metaphors with Robert Frost
This is a free file from a larger product called Poetry Comics: Metaphor, Tone, and Personification. These lessons follow the same format as the free sample, except a worksheet is added afterward to reinforce the skills taught in the comic. Also check out Poetry Comics Vol 2.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Middle School Language Arts Bundle
Common Themes Found in Literature
Use this FREE handout to assist your students when teaching about themes in literature. Enjoy! :)
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2nd - 12th
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Tangrams - Thanksgiving
Here are 4 different Thanksgiving/ Autumn themed Tangrams puzzles for you to cut out and use in your classroom! Each tangram is on a 3.7" x 4.9" card and there are 4 card on a page. The color tangrams show the individual shapes while the black tangrams only show the whole figure as a sold color. The colored tangrams are filled in with shades of red, orange, yellow and brown.
I have also included 3 different sized tangram squares for you to print out in both color and black. The black tangram sq
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PreK - 12th
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Thanksgiving / Fall Clip Art FREEBIE!
Get festive for Fall and Thanksgiving with this collection of 9 unique Clipart images!
All images are in png formats so they can be easily dragged-and-dropped into your projects and lessons. All images are also available in full-color and two versions of black-and-white.
Images included are:
-Turkey
-Turkey with pie
-Squirrel
-Acorn
-Pumpkin
-Leaves
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PreK - 12th, Staff
Google Slide Presentation Rubric
-Includes both Powerpoint Presentation and PDF Version
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6th - 12th
Literary Device Posters - Set of 20: Metaphor Simile and More!
I have created a set of 20 Literary Device posters. You are getting the following posters:
1. Title Poster - Literary Devices
2. Personification
3. Hyperbole
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Metaphor
6. Simile
7. Alliteration
8. synonym
9. antonym
10. homophone
11. idiom
12. palindrome
13. pun
14. oxymoron
15. assonance
16. repetition
17. proverb
18. cliche
19. paradox
20. adage
Each poster features the definition, a sentences that demonstrates the literary device and a matching picture. These poste
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3rd - 10th
Mood and Tone Reference Sheets — List of Words for Analyzing Mood and Tone
These printable Mood and Tone reference sheets are perfect for students to keep handy when analyzing mood and tone in any short story, novel, or poem. These two worksheets include the definitions of both mood and tone, and a list of over 150 various words that represent each. This reference tool helps students use words beyond "scary" or "bad" when describing mood and tone.
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5th - 12th
The Monkey's Paw WW Jacobs COMPLETE Short Story Unit Middle School
The Monkey’s Paw Short Story Unit for Middle and High SchoolThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: August Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of Plot ReviewCiting Text EvidenceContext Clues & Situational CluesTypes of ForeshadowingMood (and Mood Shifts)Analyzing DialogueEssential QuestionSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of all of the skills covered. The ones above are simply the FOCUS of this unit
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7th - 10th
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Jason Reynolds FREE Rhetorical Analysis, Public Speaking, PDF & Google Drive
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, the value of storytelling over lecture, and rhetorical application of poetic devices including foreshadowing and symbolism. These print-and-teach mater
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Interactive Notebook Covers ~ FREEBIE! ~ ELA, Reading, English, Spelling
I made these interactive notebook covers for my students to help them identify which notebook is which and hopefully prevent the wrong page from going into the wrong notebook.After the students colored/decorated them, I laminated them and then used packing tape to tape them onto the notebooks.Notebook covers include: Reading, English, ELA, ELA & Reading, ELAR, Spelling, Vocabulary, Literature, WritingGet all the Interactive Notebook FAQs and read more about how I set up my notebooks here!
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1st - 9th
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Thanksgiving Logic & Sudoku Math Puzzles
Looking for a fun break from the normal routine before your kids head out for Thanksgiving break? This fun set of logic puzzles will keep your kids brains challenged, and develop critical thinking skills, while still learning important math concepts. This Thanksgiving themed math puzzle set includes 3 puzzles: --1 grid style puzzle--2 Sudoku puzzles--PLUS, answer keys to all puzzlesI hope you enjoy this fun holiday freebie!**If you like this set, be sure to check out my huge collection of grid l
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5th - 12th
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ELA Bell Ringers Middle School Grammar Literature Inferences | Three Free Weeks
Change things up in your middle school ELA classroom by implementing these digital and print fun ELA bell ringers, morning work, and warm-ups. This resource includes three free weeks of no-prep and no-printing memes, grammar Mentor Sentences, picture inferences, book recommendations, and "Would you rather" question bell ringers.These bell ringers were designed to be stress-free, print-free, and prep-free so students can be 100% independent and get to work right away while teachers have time to t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â ELA Bell Ringers Middle School Grammar Literature Inferences Books | Bundle
Literature Circle Printables
Updated May 2022: Literature Circle PrintablesThis Literature Circles Packet includes my version of Literature Circle jobs, activities, and instructions. There are five jobs included in this packet:Discussion DirectorWord WizardAdventuring ArtistStellar SummarizerLiterary LuminaryUse these separately, as mini-lessons, or in Literature Circles. I have also included some information on how I conduct Literature Circles in my classroom. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or subscribe!Your feedback is
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2nd - 12th
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