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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RL.8.10 resources
A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
READERS' THEATER CHRISTMAS MYSTERY SCRIPT for Middle School
This humorous Christmas Readers’ Theater brain teaser whodunnit mystery script activity will give your ELA and drama students fun practice in reading, critical thinking and writing. Perfect for engaging ELA reading or Christmas drama performances for grades 5-8! The Mystery of the Vanishing Presents 9 page script (plus questions and Christmas activities) will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The script is designed for 11 readers but the number
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: CHRISTMAS DRAMA MIDDLE SCHOOL FUN
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
This resource includes FIVE FULL WEEKS of content for the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Additionally, in this UNIT PLAN BUNDLE, you will receive a teacher guide that encompasses an example Unit Schedule/ Pacing Guide!You can purchase each lesson individually (listed below) or save money and get the Bundle!Included in this bundle:A Christmas Carol Full TextA Christmas Carol Anticipation GuideA Christmas Carol Background Information 1840sA Christmas Carol Vocabulary for Each Chapte
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6th - 12th
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Gift of the Magi-- Readers' Theater Adaptation with Activities
Included in Gift of the Magi-teacher and student pages-vocabulary -pre-reading activities-questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “Gift of the Magi” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and h
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Gift of the Magi Bloom Ball - Holiday Christmas Short Story Unit Activity
End off your exploration of "The Gift of the Magi" with a captivating project that transforms learning into a thrilling adventure! Unleash creativity with 12 dynamic panels, each revealing a unique facet of the story:TitleDellaJimMadame SofronieWatch ChainCombsSettingPlot SummaryThemeMeaningful QuoteAuthorRecommendation✅ Also included are directions and a handy rubric for seamless completion checks. And here's the best part – everything is EDITABLE! See the preview for more!TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAI
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6th - 9th
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Twas the Night Before Christmas Activities | Christmas Middle School ELA
Do you need an engaging, interactive Christmas comprehension activity that will engage your students and save you time? Your 6th, 7th or 8th grade students will love this activity that goes along with 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, one of the most famous Christmas Poems of all time. A teacher guide and answer key is included to ensure this is a NO PREP STRESS-FREE activity for you! Activities Included:•Copy of poem by Clement Clarke Moore•Annotating Text Activity•Text
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Christmas ELA and Reading Activities for Middle School | Holiday ELA
Christmas Activity Holiday Trivia Game
Holiday Trivia Game. Students love this Christmas activity. Fun card game with over 100 questions about the season. 2 - 4 players or teams. Great for Christmas party! A fun printable resource to celebrate the Christmas holiday. 36 pages. Makes a great time filler when you need something to do for a few minutes before a transition time. To make it fun, some of the questions are easy, and some of them are hard. Play in centers or with the whole class. Fun to divide the class into teams, too. Best
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Ugly Holiday Sweater Character Analysis- Digital and Printable Holiday Activity
Are you looking for engaging holiday activities? This digital and printable ugly holiday sweater is a creative way for students to analyze a story character. This character analysis activity can be used with any story or novel for any winter holiday the character may celebrate (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa). There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go or assign in Google Classroom. This is an activity students will love!Save 20% by buying the holiday bundle. Click here to check it out.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable
The Gift of the Magi Activities - Christmas Short Stories for Middle School ELA
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry is one of the most timeless Christmas short stories for middle school that captures the spirit of love, selflessness, and sacrifice. With this complete mini-lesson, you'll both captivate and challenge your students in those last few days before the break without breaking a sweat.★ Check out the preview for a closer look! ★This mini-lesson will teach your students about literary irony using the included The Gift of the Magi activities. The editable PowerPoint will
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6th - 8th
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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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Common Core Connotation Writing Gingerbread House For Sale Ads
Common Core Learning! Common Core Connotation!
Teach your students the power of words choice with this fun freebie!
Get your students to love the thesaurus! Have your students carefully chose their words writing two different for gingerbread house for sale ads.
Students are challenged to write the ads focusing on the intended audience- Gingerbread Digest (someone looking to purchase a gingerbread house to live in it) Readers Digest (to the average person)
CCSS Aligned for grades 4 - 8
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3rd - 12th
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A Christmas Carol Literary Analysis FULL UNIT with Animated Short Film
DECEMBER IS COVERED! Take your students through a timeless journey with this short film literary analysis UNIT of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Animated short film is divided into 6 scenes and linked for a step-by-step analysis.❤ DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE: EACH VERSION HAS BEEN UNIQUELY FORMATTED FOR EITHER DIGITAL INTERACTIVITY OR TRADITIONAL PRINT FORMAT.❤ CAN BE USED WITH ANY VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROLStudents will explore the themes of Dickens' world-changing message of poverty, kind
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6th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol Chapter Questions — Questions for all 5 Staves & Answer Key
While completing a novel study for the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens have your students answer reading comprehension questions for every chapter (staves) using this organized packet.Included are 5 sets of questions (one for every stave) which analyze character motives, themes, symbols, irony, dialogue, and basic comprehension of the plot. Detailed answer keys are provided for all questions. There are also after reading discussion questions included in the Stave 5 section. You can
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
CHRISTMAS ELA ANIMATED SHORT FILM \ DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM \ A CHRISTMAS CAROL
DECEMBER IS COVERED! NO PREP WINTER / CHRISTMAS ELA LITERARY ACTIVITIES! GIVE YOUR STUDENTS A FULL MONTH OF FUN LEARNING WITH 360 DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOMS, PIXAR SHORT FILM WORKSHOPS and MORE. Best of all, you don't have to sacrifice rigorous learning while your students enjoy these activities. They are all CCSS aligned. INCLUDES❤ Pixar Short Workshop A CHRISTMAS STAR❤ Pixar Short Workshop A HEY DEER!❤ Short Film POEM Workshop THE LOST LETTER❤ A Christmas Carol Short Film Workshop (text AND video in
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5th - 8th
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Christmas Reading Comprehension Assignments, Short Stories, & Creative Writing
Christmas Reading Comprehension Assignments, Short Stories, & Creative Writing is a fun and creative way to improve your students’ comprehension and writing skills with a holiday twist. Students will read three short, fictional Christmas stories that are highly engaging. Then, they will complete three short reading comprehension assignments, including multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Finally, students will complete three high-interest creative writing assignments related to the re
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5th - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi Reading Guide
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is the perfect short story for Christmas time and the holiday season!In this Short Story Literary Analysis and Reading Guide for The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, your students will have a side-by-side reading guide to help them answers questions as they read (the text is in one column and the questions are in the next)—it's a great tool for students to reference the story for textual evidence and annotate while they read.The full text is included as well as du
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: The Gift of the Magi Bundle
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Christmas Card Project
Christmas Activity for ELA. Students will create a Christmas card based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Directions with grading checklist rubric included on one sheet. Includes two card templates, one with decorative border and one without, and pictures to choose from to decorate their card. No prep. Print and go or use on the computer for students to create. Students can work on it at a computer station electronically or they can make a card manually with just a blank sheet of paper. E
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Bundle of Support Materials
Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Christmas Activity
Are you looking for a no-prep Christmas comprehension, listening, and writing activity for The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry's classic short story of love and sacrifice? This fun, easy-to-use resource includes links to podcast audio versions of the story, as well as a listening comprehension mystery picture, editable writing prompts, and two versions of the printed story. The Christmas mystery picture and writing activities can be used with the printed story or the podcast audio. Either way, kids w
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6th - 8th
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A Christmas Carol Movie Guide
This resource includes A Christmas Carol Movie Guide and Film Analysis.This is based off of the film A Christmas Carol (2009), directed by Robert Zemeckis, and starring: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, and Colin Firth. Based on the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the film is 96 minutes in length.This activity is available as PDF (ready to print) and Word Document (for editing purposes). An answer key is also provided.This works perfectly at the end of a novel study for the novella A Chris
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
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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A Christmas Carol Figurative Language Practice
In this resource, your students will identify and analyze different types of figurative language in the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. There are three parts to this activity:Multiple Choice (12 questions)Matching (14 questions) Open-Ended (6 questions)Students will cover the following literary devices: parallelism, symbolism, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.Throughout this lesson, students will determine the type of figurative language used, its lite
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
Christmas Reading Comprehension Assignments, Stories, and Writing - Digital
Christmas Digital Reading Comprehension Assignments, Short Stories, & Creative Writing is a fun and creative way to improve your students’ comprehension and writing skills with a holiday twist. Students will read three short, fictional Christmas stories that are highly engaging. Then, students will complete three short digital reading comprehension assignments, including multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Finally, they will complete three high-interest creative digital writing assig
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5th - 8th
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The Gift of the Magi - Christmas Story - PowerPoint Presentation with Questions
O. Henry's Christmas classic, "The Gift of the Magi" is a timeless holiday story with a beautiful message about love, sacrifice, and appreciation.... This engaging PowerPoint presentation recounts the story and enhances it with beautiful graphics. The presentation includes compelling questions to prompt class discussion.Kids love to be read to, no matter how old they are. I show this PowerPoint to my 11th graders, and they are attentive and engaged by the story and the graphics even if it's the
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5th - 9th
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