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Close reading Common Core RL.7.4 handouts
ELA Daily Reading Journal Full Year Middle School
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6th - 9th
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Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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SBAC Secondary ELA MEGA Bundle - Test Prep - Writing - Escape Rooms - Task Cards
Attention, Secondary ELA superstars! Feeling the SBAC (or CAASPP) heat? Don't sweat it—we've got your back with the ultimate test-tackling toolkit! Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to confidence with EIGHT unbeatable resources bundled together to help you and your students conquer the test like a pro!Here's what's included:⭐️ SBAC ELA Performance Task Escape Room Dive into a thrilling adventure that'll have you prepped and pumped to ace the performance task in style! ⭐️ SBAC ELA Computer Adapt
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6th - 11th
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The Ransom of Red Chief FLIP BOOK - Short Story Study (Standards-Based)
“The Ransom of Red Chief” will be fun to read and analyze with this interactive FLIP BOOK! Students easily assemble the flip books and practice higher-level thinking skills in pairs, small groups, or independently. Students will make inferences, interpret figurative language, acquire and apply new vocabulary, examine irony, determine themes, map key plot elements, and respond to close reading questions. Answer Key included!Your students’ artwork will adorn the cover page, where they draw and col
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6th - 8th
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Connotation & Denotation Mini-Lesson, 10-Minute Mastery, PowerPoint Slides
Understanding the CONNOTATIVE and DENOTATIVE meaning of words is a significant part of understanding an author’s craft and word choice in literature, and it has your students diving deeper into a text, using their analytical and higher-level comprehension skills. This 10-minute mini-mastery lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering the connotation and denotation of words in a text in a short amount of time. In addition, your students will also be able
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6th - 10th
Langston Hughes - Let America Be America Again - Poetry Analysis and Close Read
Langston Hughes Let America Be America Again Poetry Analysis and Close Read
Let America be America Again may not be Hughes' most popular poem, but it is my favorite of his works. The poem is very accessible for students and the message is so relevant in today’s day and age: Who has been left out of the American dream? Let America be America Again is perfect for pairing with stories, novels, and nonfiction texts concerned with Civil Rights. It would also work well when incoporated into Black His
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7th - 10th
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Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Distance Learning | Google
*****NOW WITH GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!!*****20 Close Reading Passages and Worksheets- Extracts from classic literature and famous folktales- Designed for close reading- Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation.- Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacationassignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or anyother use- Includes 3 levels of questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, au
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6th - 8th
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Figurative Language Mini-Lesson, 10-Minute Mastery, Literature, PowerPoint
Understanding FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in literature integral part of understanding an author’s craft, word choice, and the images an author creates for his/her reader. It also has your students diving deeper into a text, using their analytical and higher-level comprehension skills. This 10-minute mini-mastery lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering figurative language (Short Story Edition) in a short amount of time. In addition, your students will also be
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6th - 10th
Imagery Analysis Scaffolded Figurative Language Activities
Are your students at a loss when it comes to analyzing the effects of imagery, simile, metaphor, and personification? This sequence of scaffolded activities will give them concrete guidance on how to identify and analyze these common types of figurative language.This resource includes:A table including the name of each poetic device, a definition including the general effect, and an example, along with a quick exercise to practice identifying these techniques.A guide to the four steps to analyzi
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7th - 10th
Dramatic, Verbal, and Situational Irony Activity - Irony Types Literary Elements
This resource includes an Irony Types Literary Element slides presentation featuring 30 ironic images and three embedded YouTube videos defining verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. After viewing the videos, students will then note on their handouts whether the image is verbal, situational, or dramatic. They will also be required to explain why the image represents the specific type of irony.Some images could be considered more than one type of literary element. This is noted in the included
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7th - 10th
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Tone Analysis for a Short Story Graphic Organizer & Guided Analysis
Teaching students to analyze tone is tricky! These graphic organizers walk them through tone analysis for a short story, step by step. Students will start by summarizing the text and examining character descriptions and actions. They will examine diction and figurative language, choosing specific textual evidence to support their inferences about tone and theme. Finally, they will use a sentence frame to craft an effective analysis sentence that can function as a thesis or topic sentence. This o
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle: Organizers, Activities, and Assessments
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi FLIP BOOK - Short Story Study (Standards-Based)
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” will be fun to read and analyze with this interactive FLIP BOOK! Students easily assemble the flip books and practice higher-level thinking skills in pairs, small groups, or independently. Students will make inferences, interpret figurative language, acquire and apply new vocabulary, analyze characterization, determine themes, map key plot elements, and respond to close reading questions. Answer Key Included!Your students’ artwork will adorn the cover page, where they draw and
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6th - 8th
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Figurative Language Mini-Lesson, 10-Minute Mastery, PowerPoint Slides, Poetry
Understanding FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in literature integral part of understanding an author’s craft, word choice, and the images an author creates for his/her reader. It also has your students diving deeper into a text, using their analytical and higher-level comprehension skills. This 10-minute mini-mastery lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering figurative language (Poetry Edition) in a short amount of time. In addition, your students will also be abl
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6th - 10th
Bundle Book Clubs Literature Circle Workbook for Literary Analysis
Everything you need to start book clubs today! This HUGE Bundle will give you all the help you need -- from setting up a reading schedule to what to teach and focus on each day! You can use with any novel -- so it's perfect for differentiation. This resource is a real workhorse! You can use it all year and with any novel. What teachers are saying about my reading resources:"Easy to navigate, thorough, and easily transferable to the standards we use. Would highly recommend!""I want to start b
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5th - 7th
Bible Stories Reading Comprehension and Questions
20 well-known Bible Stories:The Story of Jesus, The Babe of BethlehemThe Story of the Star and the Wise MenThe Story of Cane and AbelThe Story of Noah and the ArkThe Story of MosesThe Story of Joseph and his Coat of Many ColorsThe Story of David and GoliathThe Story of Jonah and the WhaleThe Story of Daniel in the Lions’ DenThe Story of Samson, The Strong ManThe Story of the Water That Was Turned Into WineThe Story of the Sermon on the MountThe Story of the Good Shepherd and the Good SamaritanTh
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5th - 7th
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House of the Scorpion | Novel BUNDLE | Dystopian | Reading Comprehension
The House of the Scorpion is a wonderfully engaging dystopian novel by Nancy Farmer, and Carder&Company has everything you need to make this fantastic novel a highlight piece in your lesson plans! Use the printable handouts to engage student readers in multiple different standards-based, critical thinking elements. These reading comprehension worksheets review vital points throughout the novel and can be used to focus student discussion on important aspects of the text.Assess student compreh
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6th - 10th
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Diction and Word Choice Scaffolded Literary Analysis Activities
Are you teaching your students to analyze diction or word choice as part of your literary analysis unit? This sequence of scaffolded activities will give them concrete guidance on how to describe and analyze an author's language choices.This resource includes:7 printable black and white worksheetsGuidance and sentence templates for describing diction in terms of parts of speech, register/formality, abstract and concrete language, and connotations.Guidance and sentence templates for analyzing the
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7th - 10th
Short Story Unit: Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish
If you were looking for a thorough, rigorous, and fun short story unit, then look no further! This short story unit focuses on "Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish and covers a variety of language arts standards to really push students to think outside the box while gaining a deeper understanding of the text as a whole.THIS UNIT INCLUDES:Vocabulary (practice and quiz included)ThemeSymbolismCharacterizationConflictSuspense
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Suspenseful Short Story Unit B U N D L E
Navigating Common Greek and Latin Word Parts Anchor Chart
WHAT IS IT?
★ An anchor chart to be printed and hung in your room
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★ A one-page quick reference to print for students to use all year reading complex texts, reading for comprehension, and analyzing + correcting sentence constructions (grammar)
WHAT'S THE CONTENT?
★ 60 Words Parts & Definitions: 19 Prefixes + Definitions, 23 Roots + Definitions, 18 Suffixes + Definitions
★ Comparison of word parts to navigating on a ship: each part of the ship has a specific purpose, just like word pa
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5th - 8th
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Fiction Reading Comprehension Pretest- Benchmark Assessment
Looking for a way to assess your student's learning level? This Fiction Reading Comprehension Pretest - Benchmark Assessment (depending on what your schools calls them) is a great way to determine how well your students understand fictional elements. It comes in print and digital. I use these assessments at the beginning and end of the year to see how much my students have grown. You could also use this for test prep at the end of the year! The story and test can be printed if you would rather u
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Test Prep Reading Comprehension Bundle - STAAR, EOG, Milestones
BUNDLE: TNReady RI & RL Bell Ringers for Middle Grades ELA
Are you On the Road to setting your students up for success on the rigorous TNReady Assessment? Use this bundle of 50 TNReady aligned questions + passages and 5 motivational/ inspiring bell ringers to get students mentally and academically prepared for the 6-8th grade TNReady ELA Assessment.Provide students with familiarity to the new TNReady test throughout the year while reinforcing and remediating key skills students in middle grades need to be successful in ELA.See a Video Overview of the Bu
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6th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension - Short Passage (Fiction)
I designed this exercise to prepare my students for the Reading section of the High School Placement Test (HSPT). This worksheet is designed to strengthen students' reading comprehension skills while also familiarizing them with the HSPT format. Each question mirrors what a student should expect to see on the test. This resource guides students through independent practice and challenges them to justify their thinking and identify misconceptions. This second step has been super helpful in my
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: HSPT Prep Mega Bundle
Unit Workbook: Literary Devices, Bell Ringers Story Elements/Grades 7-12 Bundle
Unit Study Workbook, Bell Ringers, Literary Devices, Story Elements: Grades 7-12 - Self Checking Easel Activities BundleStudents will be able to work independently, in small groups and in pair shares, and be able to analyze literary devices, story elements, with a focus on theme, characterization and conflict.This is a great addition to your literary analysis tool box! 97 pages of literary analysis graphic organizers, task cards and journal menus! Check out our preview for more details.Included:
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6th - 12th
The House on Mango Street-Sandra Cisneros Reading Questions by Story
Comprehensive resource bundle designed to accompany every story in "The House on Mango Street" collection.Each section features:5 vocabulary questions to bolster language skills20-26 comprehension questions to deepen understanding1 close reading passage or written response prompt to foster critical analysisThis versatile bundle is perfect for independent reading, seamless integration with lessons, or engaging literature circles. Elevate your teaching toolkit with this enriching resource.
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7th - 10th
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