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High school literature guided reading books for Easel Activities
Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson; A CCSS Aligned, PDF & Digital Book Study
OVERVIEW: If you like to inspire, teach, and motivate your students using award-winning, literature, don't overlook this amazing memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (2015 Newbery Honor Award, 2015 Coretta Scott King Award, 2014 National Book Award, and 2015 E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award). Use this PDF, custom-made, no-prep, CCSS aligned memoir-study to help your students focus, understand, and stretch themselves as they read. If you want to use it with distance lea
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5th - 9th
Nightjohn Novel Study & Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for "Nightjohn", 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 award winning novel by Gary Paulsen in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Please check out my author study of Gary Paulsen as it would be a great i
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete Civil War Literature Units!
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep 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 award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
The House on Mango Street Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Sandra Cisneros' award-winning novel, The House on Mango Street effectively in your classroom! A no-prep 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 award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Lear
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7th - 12th
Piecing Me Together Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Renée Watson's award-winning novel, Piecing Me Together effectively in your classroom! A no-prep 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 award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Ever
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5th - 9th
The Pearl Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Steinbeck's award winning novel, "The Pearl" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep 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 award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything
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7th - 10th
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook - Comprehensive Study Guide with Activities
Wuthering Heights Student Workbook contains everything a teacher needs to teach Bronte’s novel. Instead of the boring question and answer format, the Student Workbook prompts students’ ideas about characters, asks them to comment on significant quotes, and to notice some of the essential techniques used by the author such as symbolism, allusions, themes, etc. in each of the chapters. I have created this resource for my own classes, and students love the meaningful format. Instead of writing info
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9th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Reading Guide for Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12
Thought-provoking chapter questions make this a comprehensive reading guide that is perfect to frame your unit plan for Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Questions go beyond simple recall and require students to think critically by judging, inferring, and analyzing. This guide includes analysis charts for symbolism, characterization, and civilization vs. savagery. A detailed answer key is included. Click the preview for more detailed information! INCLUDES 3 Sections: ⭐ Section 1: Questions f
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9th - 11th
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Hamlet Scene Summary Visual Notebook - Enhanced Digital Copy Included
This resource has been created as a substitute for the traditional "questions and answers" method we are used to. As teachers, we aim to ensure students understand the play's essential elements, but we also want to engage them in a "hands-on" fashion. Studies demonstrate that Sketch noting and doodling help students retain information and understand concepts better than simply answering questions. This resource allows students to complete notes during the reading process and use the images an
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9th - 12th
Pre-Reading for Night by Elie Wiesel, Oprah Interview Discussion as Introduction
Introduce Night with a powerful author interview and student-led discussion! Students watch Oprah’s famous interview in Auschwitz with Elie Wiesel, answer thought-provoking discussion questions, and process the information by leading a fishbowl-style Socratic seminar. Includes a student version in Google Drive! Click the PREVIEW for a detailed look at everything included in this resource. DETAILS: ⭐ Two Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ Discussion Questions For Students to Answer ⭐ Fishbowl Socratic
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8th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions & Reading Guide for Critical Thinking
This reading guide for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee will increase comprehension and engagements. Detailed chapter questions go beyond simple recall and challenge students to analyze the deeper issues in the novel. Use as discussion questions, quiz questions or as a Print and Go No Prep Study Guide! This resource comes in PDF to print and includes a link to a student version that is writeable in Google Drive. Take a look at all of my To Kill a Mockingbird resources here! Top Love and Let
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8th - 11th
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Journal Writing Prompts Chapters 1-31
Writing prompts are in a nice eye-pleasing handout so students can staple or bind them for their own To Kill a Mockingbird journal. Have them create their own cover for their journal, as well. Blank "framed" cover page is included.
There are two prompts for each of these sections:
Chapt. 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-11, 12-15, 16-18, 19-22, 23-26, 27-31 for a total of 18 prompts all together. The prompts are thought provoking & great discussion starters.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Cinder Book Club (Novel Study, Vocabulary, Questions, Project, Differentiated!)
An amazing book that everyone loves with a product that will allow everyone to participate. For a video explanation and visual of the product clickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oprr4JW5RfYLiterature circles can be a lot of work, but with everything you need to have a successful literature circle, they can be a very meaningful experience for students that gets them talking and thinking about reading in a whole new way! Cinder by Marissa Mayer is an excellent novel (the most challenging part of
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Dystopian Future Book Club Growing Bundle (9 Book Clubs)
Reading Mystery Unit Detective Log & Questions
Common Core Reading: Mystery Unit Detective Log & Critical-Thinking Questions
Use my detective log graphic organizer and critical-thinking questions during your mystery or detective-story unit. The log helps students organize all the facts and the questions are aligned to the Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12 for reading literature. (See preview download for specific standards.)
There are 10 higher-level questions that require students to use evidence from the text; they can be u
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Novel Study
If your students love dystopian fiction this is a great book for them! This story is great for all upper elementary students as it explores the ideas of beauty, individualism, conformity and the pressure to fit in!This is a great book for a read aloud, for literature circles or to use during guided reading with small groups. Included is over 50 pages of no-prep activities and novel work!Vocabulary ActivitiesFor every chapter comprehension page there are 4 vocabulary words for students to comple
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Uglies & Pretties by Scott Westerfeld Novel Study
Theme: Determining & Analyzing Theme for Any Novel or Story
Field of Themes: Common Core Reading Activities (R.2) - Use with ANY book or story
Make reading fun and easy for students to process with these reading activities that use baseball to help students determine the theme of a story or novel and analyze it.
Differentiated activities cover ALL the standards from 6th grade through 12th grade. Visually appealing graphics add interest, while easy-to-understand directions help walk students through the process.
This activity is adapted and expanded fr
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Literature & Nonfiction Creative Reading Activities, Vol 2 Bundle
Canyons Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Gary Paulsen's award-winning novel, Canyons effectively in your classroom! A no-prep 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 award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you n
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6th - 9th
Fantasy Writing Workshop – Secondary ELA – Full Genre Unit w/ CCSS Rubrics
Your students will love this no-prep creative fantasy writing unit! “Fantasy Writing Workshop“ is a step-by-step complete narrative writing unit that facilitates the analysis, development, and creation of creative narratives in the allegorical genre of fantasy. Everything you need to teach fantasy writing is here!This 24-page and 18-slide unit includes the following activities and assignments (See PREVIEW):A "Fantasy Writing Workshop" presentation file that addresses the definition and structure
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7th - 10th
Paragraph Writing Activity in conjunction with Frankenstein
Paragraph Writing Activity in conjunction with FrankensteinVery often, students have difficulty with the analysis process involved in literature. Where they not only have to analyse but now have to apply their newfound skills to a well-developed paragraph, some students become overwhelmed with the process. This particular activity will focus on both the analysis and writing a paragraph using the PEEL method. Paragraph writing and analysis are two essential components in essay writing. To faci
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10th - 12th
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The Last Book in the Universe Reading Guide & Cumulative Assignments
This is a reading guide to accompany The Last Book in the Universe. My students really enjoyed reading this book and discussing the many topics that arise in the book that relate to our modern society. The guide asks students short answer questions regarding exposition, setting, plot, character development, etc. It also allows space for students to journal through the reading process and to make predictions about the outcome. Cumulative assignments are also provided, with many alternate opti
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5th - 10th
Short Fantasy Story w/ Analysis Activities – Secondary ELA – CCSS Rubric
Looking for the perfect no-prep short fantasy genre mini-lesson? This complete fantasy story lesson with analysis activities is perfect for a 1-2 day reading activity or as an introduction to a broader fantasy writing unit on story-genre and creative writing. Richard Post’s “The Lost Room” will appropriately introduce the elements of allegory, theme, and character development to your students, and the included analysis questions and response essay assignment are designed to build strong analysis
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7th - 10th
Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury Part 3 Discussion - Analysis Questions & Handouts
These lesson plans, discussion questions, student handouts, and sample responses provide students with a comprehensive discussion opportunity for Part 3 (Burning Bright) of Ray Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Not only will these materials help to guide reading comprehension and analysis while students read the last section of Fahrenheit 451, but they will also culminate in a scholarly discussion that allows students to practice literary analysis, collaborate with others, and digest pers
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8th - 11th
Most Dangerous Game-- A Script for Easy Reading Hi/Lo
Most Dangerous Game Includes:-script-teacher and student pages-vocabulary study-pre-reading activities -comprehension questions -projects-quiz-answer key This script adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original horror 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 high schools, will be engaged as they read the
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Classic Short Story Scripts for Easy Reading Bundle 1
Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury Part 1 Discussion - Analysis Questions, Handouts
These lesson plans, discussion questions, student handouts, and sample responses provide students with a comprehensive discussion opportunity for Part 1 (The Hearth and the Salamander) of Ray Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Not only will these materials help to guide reading comprehension and analysis while students read the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, but they will also culminate in a scholarly discussion that allows students to practice literary analysis, collaborate with others, and
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8th - 11th
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