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Writing-essays Common Core RL.7.1 homework
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCKS Common Core Aligned Novel Unit
With its setting in the American Revolution, students get a first hand battle experience in the novel George Washington's Socks. For this Novel Study, here are- comprehension questions for every chapter,- topic specific student log/journal, which leads to an essay - name word search and spelling ladders for vocabulary words,- glossary and two vocabulary worksheets (synonyms/antonyms and words in context). Lots of teacher directions and suggestions.A detailed essay assignment using their log is i
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4th - 8th
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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School with Sample
The words literary analysis essay can sound super intimidating to middle school students, but this engaging assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Bon Appetit!Your middle school students have been hired as chefs at the most prestigious restaurant in town, and they have been tasked with creating a literary-themed menu for its high-brow patrons.For their latest menu addition, they must design a sandwich that perfectly captures the essence of a character from the book they most recen
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Response to Literature for Any Novel | Middle School
Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School | Theme Park Ride
Say the words literary analysis essay in front of your middle school students and watch their faces turn ashen. I don't blame them; writing with textual evidence sounds super intimidating! But in reality, it doesn't have to be. Writing literary essays can actually be . . . fun!The Ride of a LifetimeYour students have been hired at their favorite theme park to design its newest attraction.Using their most recently read books as inspiration, they will design a ride that will make park-goers feel a
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6th - 8th
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Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Design a Video Game
Book reports have a bad rap in middle school, but this book response is far from boring. In fact, this report is actually . . . fun! Your students have been hired as the new developers on the hottest video game platform.Their task is to develop a book-based video game that will keep gamers glued to their screens AND to pitch it to the executives as the best new game of the century!Using their most recently read books as inspiration, your students will write video game pitches with tons of text e
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Fun Middle School ELA Mega Bundle - Activities Games Projects Posters Essays
Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Invent a New Holiday
Book reports do not have to be boring. With this fun book response, students get to invent a new holiday based on the book they read -- and it works for ANY novel!The Prompt:We’ve all heard of Christmas and Hanukkah, Labor Day and Memorial Day, Thanksgiving and New Year, MLK Day and Ramadan. We have holidays to celebrate events, cultures, religious beliefs, and people of influence.Still, the government is looking to add one more holiday to the calendar for next year: a book-themed holiday that w
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Fun Middle School ELA Mega Bundle - Activities Games Projects Posters Essays
Test and practice PARCC assessment for Where the Lilies Bloom by Cleaver
"He was afraid and I was afraid, for the PARCC in all its savage efficiency was upon us ... and our preparation for it had fallen some short of the planning."
My apologies for paraphrasing Mary Call's description of winter's arrival in Trial Valley: the dash of melodrama is intended to emphasize the value of this lesson in assessing student mastery of the novel Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera and Bill Cleaver. In addition to a familiar unit test with multiple-choice and open response (essay)
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6th - 10th
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Blood on the River Chapters 6-10 LEAP 2025 Aligned Assessment
This is an assessment that is aligned to the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessment. This assessment contains 2-part questions about both vocabulary and content, and constructed response essay-type text based questions.
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6th - 8th
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Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment for Middle School | Sample | Rubric
The words literary analysis essay don't exactly sound exciting to middle school students, but this creative assignment actually makes writing literary essays FUN!Calling All AthletesSoccer may be fun, and basketball is great, but we've been watching and playing the same old sports for a while, now.It's time to get creative and invent a brand-new sport inspired by the book your students just read.This isn't just any sport - it's a chance to combine your students' love of literature with their pas
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Response to Literature for Any Novel | Middle School
Refugee Unit
Students will find this compelling novel exciting and thought provoking. It follows 3 different young people in 3 different time periods escaping from their dangerous homeland and seeking refuge in other countries: Josef, escaping 1930's Nazi Germany, Isabel, escaping Cuba by raft in 1994, and Mahmoud, escaping Syria in 2015.This is a self contained unit that can be completed within 4-6 weeks, depending on how much is assigned as independent work versus in-class work. After introductory slide s
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6th - 10th
Fun Literary Analysis Essay Assignment with Graphic Organizers and Sample
Ever wonder what to do when your students finish reading a novel? Book reports are boring. More creative projects can become overwhelming and time-consuming. But with this fun literary analysis paper, your students can LOVE responding to literature, and you can save yourself some valuable time!Legend in the MakingWelcome to the Superhero Nomination Committee (SNC). In your role on the SNC, you will scout out and nominate a book character to become the world's next superhero. Your mission, should
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Response to Literature for Any Novel | Middle School
The Dutch House - Characters, Events and Themes (Novel)
32 printable pages exploring the characters, events and themes of the book, The Dutch House. Explore the themes of this story:How people feel about the house, Respect for others, Disappointment, Things you can’t control, Remembering the past, Life and death, Expectations, Time, Parental responsibilities, Being a sibling, Point of view. Compare and contrast characters: Danny and Mauve, Cyril and Elna, Sandy and Jocelyn, Mr. Otterson, Andrea, Fiona (Fluffy), Celeste. Chart the exposition, action
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7th - 12th
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