Middle school Halloween creative writing guided reading books

The Lightning Thief Novel Study Bundle

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This Lightning Thief novel study bundle is the most comprehensive resource out there to meet the needs of your students. Don’t spend your limited time on an endless search. We have put together a fully comprehensive resource for teachers to implement immediately or use as a guide for their own Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief activities. This comprehensive bundle is built for your students to learn about key reading strategies such as making inferences, predictions, and more. This super b

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.6

...

The Monkey’s Paw-- A Short Story to Teach Literacy Standards

Created by

The Language Lemur

"The Monkey's Paw" is a classic tale of horror that every student will love. This study is intended to teach literacy standards. The study includes1. Text is divided for close reading.2. Questions are positioned by the appropriate text.3. The skills include:a. Defining unknown vocabulary.b. Analyzing dialogue.c. Analyzing setting.d. Characterization.e. Making inferences based on text.f. Analysis of the use of word choice and its effect.g. Analysis of foreshadowing.h. Analysis of sym

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Handouts, Guided Reading Books, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.4

...

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Novel Study Unit and Literature Guide

Created by

TheRoomMom

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien is a standards based low prep novel study. Along with reading comprehension and writing activities, the literature guide promotes interesting discussion topics about society and what makes a person (animal) civilized.This is a zipped file with two secure PDF files. The download includes a student PDF with all activity pages that teachers can print as a novel study packet for independent work, reading groups, or book clubs. The second PDF has

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Love That Dog Novel Study and Poetry Unit

Created by

TheRoomMom

This literature resource for Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a low prep novel study and includes both reading comprehension activities as well as creative poetry writing activities related to the figures of speech used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is the perfect supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- just like Jack (the main character

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

...

Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle

How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!

Created by

Spreading Seeds

Teach your students how to write a play from start to finish. The slides include vocabulary, examples, and a step-by-step breakdown of creating characters, a storyboard, script, practice and performance. Students follow along and create their own play with the included worksheets. This bundle also includes narrative and informational reading passages with comprehension questions about the life and work of a playwright. I have also included a How to Write a Play wordsearch for fast finishers! Thi

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Guided Reading Books

Myth Writing Projects, Mythology Writing Outline, Book Report and More

Created by

Gina Kennedy

"Myths, Mythology Unit" With this resource you will have everything you need to add fun and creativity to your mythology genre studies. I have included a "Myth Writing Project Menu" with nine creative projects, a myth element checklist, a writing outline for students to organize and write their own myth and a complete "Myth Book Report" for students to fill out after they have read a myth novel of their own. Digital Option Available! This will work perfectly for distance learning as well!The c

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Centers

Also included in: Genre Units Bundled, Projects for Every Reading Genre

Silly Opinions | Digital Writing Prompts | Intro to Opinion Writing | Engaging

Created by

Get Techy Wit' It

Opinion writing is one of my favorite units! Giving our students the tools they need to voice their beliefs is one of the most productive skills they will apply in their real world. As you are probably already aware, a solid opinion is most powerful when it is supported and backed by reasons. This is the challenge that many students face when comforted with opinion writing tasks.These digital writing prompts are the perfect introductory tool that guide students into the practice of stating their

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Task Cards

Number of the Stars - Novel Packet - Questions, Vocab. Tests, Essay Prompts

Created by

Academic Learning Coach

As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a tim

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Assessment, Guided Reading Books

If I Built A School Writing

Created by

Hello Mrs Harwick

Easy and fun first writing assignment for your students! I read the book If I Built A School and use it as a mentor text for students to think like an engineer and write about what their dream school would look like.Product includes:+ Brainstorm Google Jamboard slides+ Brainstorm thinking map+ 2 different final copies.+ Page to draw dream school*Created on a google slide so you can either assign on google classroom and delete the text box of lines, or print to have them write a paper final copy.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books

Gooseberry Park Guided Reading Packet, CC-Aligned!

Created by

Kathryn Grimmick

This is a fun, Common Core-aligned, guided reading packet to go with the novel Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant. This packet stretches the entire novel. Each chapter is represented with questions and responses. This packet addresses: comprehension questions, text dependent questions, analysis of brief passages, literary terms including simile and onomatopoeia, inferencing questions, predictions, parts of speech and even a concluding writing assignment prompt. Fun illustrations and graphics,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Digital Close Reading: Macbeth's Tomorrow Soliloquy

Created by

Jenna Copper - Doc Cop Teaching

WHAT IS IT?Digital Close Reading: Macbeth is a fully digital resource that guides students through a digital close read of the “Tomorrow” soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth. Using annotation cues, students will arrive at an understanding of Shakespeare’s light and dark symbolism, the theme of time, and tone. It can also be printed and used as a hardcopy resource. A suggested answer key is included.HOW DOES IT WORK?Teachers can assign this resource using Google Classroom or Goo

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

Ancient Persia Mega Bundle of Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

Created by

Creative Primary Literacy

This bundle contains five close reading activities about key events from Ancient Persia and influential people from the era; a timeline display or sorting activity; two biography writing units about Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great; an informational writing unit about Ancient Persia and an opinion writing unit discussing the most important figure from the period.22 Lessons, or 22 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻Firstly, there

Subjects:

Ancient History, Close Reading, Creative Writing

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Guided Reading Books, Printables

La Catrina Lectura y Cultura: Spanish Reading on La Catrina / Day of the Dead

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Language Resources by Nina

This 3-page file includes:~A Spanish language cultural reading on La Catrina. It talks about how she first appeared in 1910 in an etching by the artist de José Guadalupe Posada. Also discussed is how she was based on an Aztec goddess, her importance in popular culture and her representation in a mural by Diego Rivera. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary. ~A worksheet with 7 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.~Answer key.Level: Spanish 2+ (in present and past tenses)M

Subjects:

Halloween, Spanish

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Spanish Reading BIG Bundle: Cultura: TOP 20 Lecturas - Spanish 2+ (50% Off!)

Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook Novel Study

Created by

Ellen's Educational Emporium

Here is a novel study for Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook by author Mary Amato. This is a wonderful book about friendship and perseverance. The students at Wordsworth Elementary School race to find out who has been stealing classroom items and leaving a poem in its place. This is a novel that is a favorite of boys and girls The comprehension skills that are covered in this novel study are predicting, visualization, cause and effect, sequencing, questioning, main idea, key d

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

Also included in: Novel Study Growing Bundle

Power point: The Outsiders novel study

Created by

Kathleen Applebee

The Outsiders power point by Kathy ApplebeeThis 53 slide presentation contains graphics, questions and short writing assignments for every chapter, unit projects, material on character analysis, conflict, links to free review games and resources. Also in the ZIP folder are 5 .PDF charts in the Power Point that can be used as handouts. The 8 slide preview has examples of resources included.FREEBIE extra: Curtain Call Caper guided reading free printables and graphic organizers.Check out other no

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Guided Reading Books

The Monkey's Paw - Beginner ESL Halloween Text + Activities + Graphic Organizers

Created by

Textsforesl

Have you ever wanted to read "The Monkey's Paw" with your ESL class? Then this is perfect for you!The chilling classic is adapted to make it accessible to high beginner ESL students and less advanced readers. It is also available at a higher (but still adapted level) for regular ELA classroom. Please note - this will be highly challenging for absolute newcomers, unless you can add native language support. Please check out the preview to give you a sense of the language level.Tackle vocabulary an

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.3

...

Also included in: Halloween ESL Beginner Fiction / Non Fiction Bundle - Corresponds with OPD.

Wolf Hollow Novel Study

Created by

Connecting Curriculum

This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becom

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, English (UK)

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Lauren Wolk BUNDLE

King Bidgood's In the Bathtub Activity Packet

Created by

Joy in the Journey by Jessica Lawler

Looking for activities to accompany the classic picture book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub? This FUN, ENGAGING, and HASSLE-FREE! Just print, hand out, and watch your students comprehension increase and their imaginations soar! 10 Activities include: KWL Chart Beginning-Middle-End Main Idea-Supporting Details Text Connections Sequencing of Events Problem-Solution Irganizer (2) Bathtub Imaginings - Visualizing Imaginative Writing Prompts (2) Resources created by: Jessica Lawler, "Joy in the Jou

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers

Hate That Cat Novel Study and Poetry Unit

Created by

TheRoomMom

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech has so many poetic possibilities. This low prep novel unit for Hate That Cat includes a variety of standard reading comprehension skills as well as creative writing activities related to the figures of speech and poetry used in the story. The other great feature of this book is the famous poems that are integrated throughout the story. This is a great supplement to a poetry unit of study and really gets kids motivated to write poems and use figures of speech-- ju

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

...

Also included in: Poetry and Figures of Speech Bundle

Halloween Close Reading Comprehension Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

Created by

Creative Primary Literacy

A close reading passage with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch about the history of Halloween and the traditions in the United States and around the world. The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn key facts about the celebration whilst working on their comprehension skills.Included in this PDF printable resource:An informational textA comprehension activity with

Subjects:

Close Reading, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Guided Reading Books, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.10

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.4

...

Also included in: Holidays of the United States Close Reading Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

Writing a book report {for beginners}

Created by

Teacher's Clipart

Unlock the world of book reporting for beginners with our resource: "Writing a Book Report {for Beginners}." This invaluable tool is designed to guide and empower your students in crafting comprehensive book reports with ease. Tailored for beginners, this resource includes dedicated sections for every essential aspect of a book report.**Key Features:**1. **Comprehensive Reporting Sections:** This resource simplifies the book reporting process with designated pages for crucial elements: - Cov

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Reading Strategies

Grades:

1st - 12th, Staff

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Graphic Organizers, Centers

William Shakespeare Mega Bundle of Play Scripts & Activities | 5th & 6th Grade

Created by

Creative Primary Literacy

This bundle contains four play scripts: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. It also contains six close reading activities; a biography writing unit about William Shakespeare and a discussion based writing unit about which play was his greatest.⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻The six close reading activities, or reading comprehension activities, are about:The Life of William ShakespeareMacbethHamletRomeo & JulietRichard IIIA Midsummer Night's

Subjects:

Close Reading, Creative Writing, World History

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Worksheets, Guided Reading Books, Printables

Fantasy Writing Workshop – Secondary ELA – Full Genre Unit w/ CCSS Rubrics

Created by

The Language of Educational Art

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Rubrics, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Creative Writing Workshops BUNDLE – Secondary ELA – 6 Genres w/ CCSS Rubrics

Halloween Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions (Middle School)

Created by

Common Core Tweens

Celebrate Halloween with reading comprehension passages and question sets! This no-prep, print and go resource includes two reading passages, question sets and answer keys. The fictional and informational, Halloween-themed passages were written specifically for middle school students. All of the questions are aligned to Common Core Standards, giving students ample practice at citing text evidence, determining theme and analyzing its development, summarizing, contrasting character perspective, et

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Reading

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Guided Reading Books

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5