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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RL.8.7 resources $5-10
Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi: Complete Differentiated BundleYour upper elementary and middle school students will love reading the classic Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and you'll love the differentiated options for you and your students!This packet includes 5 different versions of this text ~ See Preview File for samples of each:Original Version - unaltered text, The Gift of the MagiModified Version - The Gift of the Magi re-written in clear, easy-to-understand languageAnnotated V
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities for Middle School Bundle
The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Make your scary short story unit on The Landlady by Roald Dahl memorable for years to come with this short story analysis and escape room bundle. These middle school resources will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will help your students understand the short story elements in a new way.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school teachers love using this bundle to review the elements of a plot, conflict, suspense, and more in The Landlady. Several short story anal
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6th - 8th
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The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs Short Story Activities & Escape Room BUNDLE
Make your unit on “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs memorable for years to come with this short story activities & escape room bundle. This resource will supply you with engaging and creative activities that will encourage your students to interact with the text in various ways.⬆️ CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSER LOOK ⬆️Teachers love using this resource to review the elements of a short story and incorporate a bit of suspense and creativity with “The Monkey’s Paw.” Several activities *snea
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6th - 8th
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 Novel Study & Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this Civil Rights Newbery Medal award winning novel by Christopher Paul Curtis in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Please chec
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury Dystopian Short Story Activities & Escape Room
Looking for an engaging dystopian short story to study with your students? Look no further than The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. This story element focused activities & escape room bundle will ensure your students practice meaningful skills while experiencing a scary short story that will be memorable for years to come. You’ll receive engaging and creative activities that will encourage your students to interact with the text in various, high-level ways.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more informatio
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6th - 8th
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Horror short story unit-Middle School-October/Halloween-slides/docs
This is a fun, spooky, easy to use and ready-to go 1-2 week unit, perfect for the week before Halloween. It will work best for Middle School ELA, Reading, or English.There are Google Docs, PDFs, an editable Powerpoint that can be opened as Google Slides, and a Google Forms Quiz. I created this for my 8th grade ELA class, but it'll also work for 6th and 7th graders. All but one of the documents are completely editable. Here's how it works: Each day, the students read one scary story, then comple
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6th - 8th
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Home Alone Movie Guide Questions & ELA Activities for Middle School
The 1990 Home Alone movie starring Macaulay Culkin is a humorous and well-written story that your middle-grade ELA students will LOVE!. This 22-page resource supports watching the classic holiday Christmas movie Home Alone. Students will engage in pre-reading statements, comprehension questions, character development, plot structure, character dialogue, inference skills, compare and contrast, a dynamic character essay, word search, and maze. The main character in Home Alone, 8-year-old Kevin, i
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: ELA Middle School Movie Bundle
The Gift of the Magi Bundle One Week Unit Plan - O. Henry - Holiday Activities
Unlock the magic of teaching "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry effortlessly in just one week with these four fabulous time-saving resources! What’s included in this bundle?⭐️ Day 1: The Gift of the Magi Text Questions + VocabularyDive into the story, annotate with flair, and conquer those tricky words!⭐️ Day 2-3: The Gift of the Magi Bloom BallCapture characters and events in a truly unique way with this engaging activity!⭐️ Day 4: The Gift of the Magi Figurative Language MazesChallenge your st
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6th - 9th
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Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Activities Bundle
This bundle includes 3 resources for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.1) Short Story AnalysisIncludes: anticipation guide, vocabulary, reading questions, discussion questions, independent project, and narrative writing prompt.2)Digital Escape RoomStudents must escape the headless horseman in this 360° digital escape room by solving clues based on the short story.3) One Pager ProjectStudents imaginatively blend their written ideas with colorful illustrations based on information
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8th - 12th
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Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury Dystopian Short Story Activities & Escape Room
Looking for an engaging dystopian short story to study with your students? Look no further than Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury. This story element focused activities & escape room bundle will ensure your students practice meaningful skills while experiencing a scary short story that will be memorable for years to come. You’ll receive engaging and creative activities that will encourage your students to interact with the text in various, high-level ways.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more informati
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6th - 8th
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LITERARY DEVICE AND ELEMENTS WITH ANIMATED SHORT FILMS: THEME NARRATIVE PLOT
This Christmas teach LITERARY ELEMENTS AND DEVICES with 2 of the most adorable Pixar Short Films! Hey Deer! and A Lost Letter (narrated by Kate Winslet). Students will dive deep into analyzing literature and producing their own NARRATIVE WRITING!HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepar
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5th - 8th
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Valentine's Day ELA Bundle - Poem, short story, quotes, letter, and more!
❤️ Mix love and literature this Valentine's Day. ❤️ This comprehensive resource includes lessons to keep students engaged for over two weeks through the timeless theme of love. Students will craft quotes, love letters, and contemporary sonnets before unraveling the tragic love story of EPICAC, an overly emotional supercomputer.
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5th - 12th
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Halloween "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe Gr. 6-9
What better way to celebrate Halloween than by reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe? This timeless gothic horror is just what you and your students need to get in the mood for Halloween and all things that go bump in the night!
These lesson plans include the poem, a study guide for individual or group work, summarization of the poem by stanzas and vocabulary PowerPoint presentations for elements of poetry arranged in the ExC-ELL format. A quiz/test is included with modifications noted by two
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Greek Mythology Research Project
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Multiple Intelligence activities offer students choice of a variety of assignments to complete a Greek Mythology project. Student choice in both topic and activities makes this a highly motivating project.
CCSS Aligned Grades 4-8
Unit Includes:
Multiple Intelligence Theory Tic-Tac-Toe board assignment
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Handout
Project Handout
Tic-Tac-Toe Project Board
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3rd - 9th
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CCSS Middle School ELA Standards | I Can Learning Targets Banner BUNDLE
Included in this classroom decor and learning tool resource is a pennant with an "I Can" learning target statement for every Common Core State Standard for grades 6-8 ELA. Print, cut, punch, and string together the pennants to create your own banner to display current learning targets for students! With patterned pennants included as well, the banner is a fun piece of classroom decor that students will enjoy noticing and reading, reminding them of their learning goals. Simply swap out the learn
Grades:
6th - 8th
AVID Halloween Activities Bundle
AVID Halloween Activities Bundle: Get your students in the Halloween spirit with these AVID-inspired resources! Your students will love practicing their public speaking skills through the Halloween-themed Speed Philosophical Chairs. They will also build their vocabulary and practice using text evidence with the vocabulary activities and editable discussion cards for the story, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. Last, students will build a Costa monster while learning the 3 levels of Costa's Level of
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5th - 12th
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Reading Literature Common Core Choice Boards
Give your students a choice in how they are assessed with these versatile choice boards! Simply print and go! Each choice board is tailored to fit each common core standard to assure students have an understanding and mastery of the skill. Have students complete one or multiple items on each choice board. You can also use them to reference if you struggle generating your own assessments to meet common core literature standards. Includes 1 choice board for EACH ELA Common Core Standard (6th-12th
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6th - 12th
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The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs Suspense Short Story for Middle School ELA
The classic suspense/horror story "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs is a gripping tale that will hook even the most reluctant reader. This story is perfect for Halloween or as part of a suspense unit for middle school or high school students! "The Monkey's Paw" resource includes everything you need to read, listen to or watch the classic tale. It includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary, foreshadowing graphic organizers, quizzes, creative writing activities, and a poster activity along with
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7th - 10th
Christopher Paul Curtis's "Elijah of Buxton" - 25 Rigorous Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 25 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "Elijah of Buxton." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external docu
Grades:
6th - 8th
It's A Wonderful Life (PG-1946) Movie Guide & Activities
It's a Wonderful Life (PG - 1946) Movie Guide & Activities Resource aligns perfectly with the viewing of the classic Christmas film in your ELA/English classroom. Your students will LOVE following the main character George Bailey through his struggles with his ideals for a perfect life vs. the "crummy" life that he is leading. Through a series of events, George changes his perspective and realized that he REALLY DOES have a WONDERFUL LIFE, after all!This movie is an inspiring look at how we
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: It's A Wonderful Life Movie, Play, & Radio Play Bundle
Greek Mythology Project
Greek Mythology with Common Core Fun!
Students Research and write about...
The Titans
The Olympians
Zeus, Poseidon, Hades
The gods’ significance in every day lives of the Ancient Greeks
Choose a myth and show how elements of this story are still found in our literature of today
Choose a god/goddess – Roman Counterpoint – Planet or space object named for this god/goddess
Includes a graphic organizer for each topic
Grading Rubric
Step by Step Instructions
Common Core Standards Addressed
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Grades:
4th - 8th
A Christmas Carol Bundle: viewing guide with a fillable PDF, Key, and more.
This includes a standard PDF version of the viewing guide worksheet, a fillable PDF so students can fill it in directly on their device, an answer key, and a characterization assignment on Ebenezer Scrooge. This is the 1984, George C. Scott version of the film based on the book by Charles Dickens.
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7th - 10th, Not Grade Specific
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Encanto (2021) Movie Trivia Game with Slides, Handouts, Assessments, and Videos!
How Might You Use This Resource?In-Class MovieAfter School EventFamily Game NightDescription of ActivityThe primary goals of this activity are to enhance (1) cognitive skills – reviewing knowledge and memory of the movie; (2) social skills – allowing students to participate collectively in a friendly game; and (3) academic skills – presenting a low-stakes way to practice test-taking strategies as well as writing practice. Of course, the hope is that your students or family enjoys it!Encanto (202
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Not Grade Specific
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