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Middle school creative writing guided reading book microsofts
How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!
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
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2nd - 8th
Power point: The Outsiders novel study
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
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7th - 11th
Look Both Ways Jason Reynolds Pre-Writing Connection Question (each chapter)
This product goes along with my whole Look Both Ways Unit. At the start of each chapter I like to have students answer pre-writing connection questions. These questions focus on the student in relation to the book, and its central topic for that chapter. There about 3-4 personal questions, for each chapter. Total number of questions is 35. Great for journals!
Grades:
7th - 9th
FREE Editable Printable Book Template!
I used to constantly be looking for simple sight words readers on TpT to use with my class, but often couldn't find exactly the theme or vocabulary I wanted. That's when I started making my own!
Once I realized how easy it is to make your own printable books, I make them for every unit we do. I thought I'd share my knowledge by sharing the very simple template I use to make the books. It is a powerpoint with text boxes. Nothing in this presentation is copyrighted, so feel free to change the fon
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PreK - 12th
Hatchet Choice Board
This activity is a choice board that can be used at the end of a reading unit on the novel Hatchet. Choice boards give students the opportunity to participate in multiple tasks that allow them to practice skills they’ve learned in class or to demonstrate and extend their understanding of concepts. From the board, students either choose or are assigned three adjacent or diagonal tasks to complete. Choice boards address student readiness, interest, or learning preferences. They are easily adapted
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Heroic Traits, Story Summarizing, and Creative Reimaginings
This product contains a fictional story from Arthurian Legend, which is segmented into four different mini chapters for students to explore. By clicking the embedded buttons on each slide, students will be transported to each chapter of the story. The final slide contains a link with three different mini activities - a 'finish the sentence' summary set, a comparison chart of heroic and non-heroic traits, and a story-based creative writing prompt.
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8th - 9th
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25 Harry Potter Journal Prompts - Creative Writing + Personal Reflection
Dive into the magical world of Harry Potter and Hogwarts with these enchanting journal prompts. Designed with flexibility in mind, these prompts allow you and your students to explore the rich realm crafted by J.K. Rowling. The best part? They are not tied to specific plot points, making them perfect for assigning at any time during the year. No spoilers here!Ideal for 10th-grade students, these prompts will engage and inspire. Set a timer for 10 minutes and watch as their pens dance across the
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7th - 10th
I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier - Figurative Language Activity
Adolescent life is filled with angst. In Robert Cormier's heartbreaking novel, Adam Farmer's life truly crumbles around him. Adam hops on his bicycle to ride through New England to deliver a package to his father. But what's in the package and will Adam make it safely? As Adam remembers his younger years with a scent of lilacs, his mother's former happiness, and a hasty move to a new home, he begins to piece together hidden parts of his life. Wheeling out of town, Adam leaves behind his girlfrie
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5th - 10th
Captain's Dog Journaling Powerpoint
Using the sections Captain's Dog by Roland Smith, students follow these journal entries that are in part prompts for writing and in part summary of the book to keep the details of the sections that they have read (or been read to) fresh in their minds.
Pictures are included to give visual aids.
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Five People You Meet in Heaven Guided Reading
This teacher guide includes mini-lessons on literary elements, chapter-by-chapter comprehension worksheets, hands-on lessons, and vocabulary practice. Students will work on meta cognitive skills such as self-monitoring, and higher thinking skills such as making inferences and predictions and engaging in visualization techniques.
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8th - 11th
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British Royal Family Mega-Bundle!
Elevate Resources presents this bundle of SIX articles, accompanied by over 100!!! SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons!Features comprehensions on:The coronation of Elizabeth II.An article on what kind of king Charles might become.The future for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.A biography of the late Princess Diana.An article discussing Queen Elizabeth
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4th - 7th
The Storm Unicorn Story Map
A four slide presentation containing a variety of pictures and symbols to map out the story of Pie Corbett's Storm Unicorn. After familiarising themselves with the text, children should be able to re-read the story using only the story map. It makes for an interesting challenge.
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1st - 10th
Narrative Writing Mini-Lessons Ebook (Common Core)
My new Learning Book concept is a combination of children's book, reading comprehension tool, and narrative writing review, that covers such writing concepts as story conflict, action verbs, characterization and much more from the writing course, "A Zombie Wrote my Narrative Essay." Mr. Butt reads a chapter and then gives Bonefish and your students a Quickie Quiz that covers a concept from narrative writing. Here's what one teacher who beta-tested the learning book concept for me had to say."Th
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4th - 6th
The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Workbook
This download includes everything you need to use The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen in your classroom. It includes:
Before Reading focus questions
During reading comprehension questions for each chapter with answer key!
During reading group discussion questions
During reading journal writing activities to engage students in their reading and put themselves into the shoes of the main character
During reading vocabulary study
After reading thoughts and wrap up discussion questions
This classic
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4th - 8th
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Persuasive Essay
In this persuasive writing essay activiy, students get to write a letter from the main character, Shirley, to her sixth cousing whom she left back in China when her family moved to America. The letter is written to persuade sixth cousin to come for a visit. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson is a great novel to read at any time of the year. World Series time would be great as well as the Chinese New Year and African American History month.
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4th - 8th
Book Club - Holes
Students fill out this booklet as a novel study. It includes skills such as summarizing, inferencing, providing text evidence, text connections, and more!
I model the booklet at the beginning of the year with a read aloud. Then throughout the rest of the year I split the students into reading groups to go through different novels. Our distrcit does a 6 week grading period, and that's normally enough time for the students to complete their book and booklet just in time!
Students read how th
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1st - 8th
Wonder Novel Slides and Unit Materials: 5th or 6th Grade Literary Project
Looking for easy resources to get your class engaged in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. This interactive slide can easily be used for your 5th or 6th students for a literary project. It also can be incorporated as a lesson about self-esteem. Includes an art project to use before the lesson, vocabulary words to build knowledge during the lesson, guided journal prompt, and a group activity.
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4th - 6th
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Narrative Essay
In the novel In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, Shirley misses her grandfather's tales when she moves to America. In this writing activity students get an opportunity to write their own narrative telling about Shirley's adventures in New York City.
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4th - 8th
Book Report
Students are asked to answer 10 questions about the book they read. They need to describe what happened in the story, describe the characters, and explain how they would change the story if they could. Finally, they are asked to talk about their personal reading material or films they enjoy watching.
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8th - 12th
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Descriptive Essay
In the novel In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, the main character (Shirley) moves from China to New York City. She has difficulty adjusting to the new landscape and culture. Her first culture shock was the apartment in New York City. Using this web organizer, students must describe Shirley's apartment in New York City and then write a description of it.
It's a great novel to read at any time of the year. World Series time would be great as well as the Chinese New Year and African
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4th - 9th
Fantasy for Struggling Readers and Writers
Fantasy is a favorite unit for our readers and writers for good reason- there is an incredible selection of fantasy series available to youngsters these days. However, our struggling readers have difficulty accessing this genre, as it often contains multiple plotlines, lots of figurative language and difficult to decode text. Although this genre does not come naturally to my students, I wanted them to have an authentic experience alongside their classmates. This unit is the culmination of m
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3rd - 6th
Visit Italy Persuasive Text - Whole Class Reading Session!
This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s reading comprehension skills, whilst simultaneously building their understanding of persuasive writing and the European nation of Italy.The resource pack includes the full text (adapted from an internet information article) and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, exp
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2nd - 7th, Staff
Reading Journal Questions
I have used these questions a couple of different ways. My students have used these questions while independently reading a book on their reading level and I have also used these questions during a book study when I read a chapter book out loud. I model how to use the questions with picture book or two. They catch on quickly and enjoy the questions. I encourage them to use various questions to keep their journals interesting and fun to do. If we do this during book study and I am reading the
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3rd - 12th
Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe Creative Writing
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This assignment is a creative writing assignment that I used when doing a novel study of The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe in my classroom. Students were always curious about Turkish Delight, so this gave them an opportunity to fantasize over their own delicious dessert creation!
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3rd - 7th
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