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8th grade literature independent work packets for Easel
Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis - Printable & Digital
Make metaphors come alive with these "Mother to Son" poem activities! This poetry analysis resource includes a graphic organizer to walk students through the rich figurative language in Hughes' highly relatable poem and help them analyze extended metaphor, character, and theme. It also includes a one-page biography of Langston Hughes and comprehension questions about the poem, the informational text, and connections between the poem and the poet's life.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don'
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Novel Study: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt w/ PARCC-style Qs (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet, section quizzes, and review quizzes, are available as Google Drive files. A vocabulary and definitions list is also included to allow yo
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5th - 8th
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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
Theme Graphic Organizers and Worksheets with Easel Activity
Are you teaching theme? Do your students struggle with identifying the message in a story? Use these graphic organizers to help students with finding theme. The worksheets will help them understand how to identify theme in a novel or a short story by looking at dialogue, conflict, and endings. Includes examples of each from literature and uses a mnemonic device to remember what theme is. (THEME = THE MEssage) Additional pages to support finding theme included for taking notes, along with a word
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6th - 9th
No Prep Novel Study: Summer of the Mariposas by G. McCall (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel, including an extension activity to compare and contrast the novel with Homer's Odyssey. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The novel study is divided into 3 sections (just like the book). Each section includes vocabular
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6th - 8th
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Novel Study Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II w/ Part A, Part B Qs + DIGITAL
This is a 120+ page Common Core aligned complete novel study for Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II by Alan Gratz. Set in Nazi Germany during WWII, Projekt 1065 tells the story of a boy that infiltrates the Hilter Youth as an Allied spy. This novel study unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 29-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUD
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7th - 8th
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No Prep Novel Study: The Unteachables by Gordon Korman (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 115+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for The Unteachables by Gordon Korman. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The novel study is divided into 5 sections. Each section includes vocabulary, chapter questions, discussion questions, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, and a review quiz.Section 1: Chapters 1-5Section 2:
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5th - 8th
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The Giver Novel Study Crossword Puzzle Reading Comprehension Questions Activity
You will download a reading comprehension crossword puzzle to supplement the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry. You will download both print and digital EASEL PDF formats for your convenience.Please click on the PREVIEW.This literature book is appropriate for teaching 5th, 6th and 7th grade (middle school) students. It works well for early finishers, as bell ringers, as morning work, homework or as an extra reading comprehension review for special education or ESL students. You will receive one cro
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6th - 8th
Novel Study: Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk--DIGITAL + final exam w/ Part A/B Qs
This is a 140+ page Common Core aligned no prep novel study for Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk, a Newbery Honor Book about a girl's fight against an evil bully who suffers the consequences of her actions. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 40+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work and offers lots of choice. Teachers and students can pick
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5th - 8th
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The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles - Comprehension Questions
This resource can be used with students reading The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles. This product contains comprehension questions for each chapter of the book. The questions are written in chronological order to help students keep track of the characters and setting, to get a deeper understanding of the text, and overall to engage more with the text while they read. This resource includes:- Comprehension Questions for each chapter of this book- Answer Key for each chapterI hope this resource is
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6th - 8th
Novel Study: Dogsong by Gary Paulsen (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 80+ page Common Core aligned no prep novel study for the Newbery Honor Book, Dogsong by Gary Paulsen. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 25-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. Lexile 930GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet, quiz, crossword puzzles, and word s
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5th - 8th
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Tips for Teaching Annotating: Includes Annotation Guides for Any Novel
Encourage active reading and improve reading comprehension with these tips and teaching strategies for easy annotating! These annotation guide bookmarks help middle and even high school students understand how and what to annotate and why note-taking while reading is important. They are perfect for class novels and independent reading assignments! Just copy, clip, and use as a bookmark—or attach to the inside front cover of the novel. Handouts explain how and what to annotate when reading. Annot
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6th - 9th
Langston Hughes Paired Text Analysis - "Dreams" & "Harlem" - PDF & Digital
Bring metaphors and similes to life with this set of Langston Hughes poetry analysis activities! These paired text worksheets will introduce students to two of Langston Hughes's most famous poems - "Dreams" and "Harlem" (also known as "Dream Deferred") with deep-thinking poem activities, walking students through an analysis of Hughes's rich similes and metaphors on the topic of dreams.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poem Activities Bun
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Novel Study Witness by Karen Hesse - includes DIGITAL file options
This is a 102-page Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Witness by Karen Hesse, created by My Reading Resources. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 30+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet and final quiz are available as Goog
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6th - 8th
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Becoming Muhammad Ali: A PDF Novel Study and Easel Digital Activity
OVERVIEW:Two products in one: digital and printable! This is a ready-to-use, custom made, PDF and Easel Digital packet designed for use with middle graders reading Becoming Muhammad Ali by award-winning-authors, James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. The Easel activity included is a copy of the student workbook complete with textboxes allowing the teacher to assign it digitally and the student to complete the activities digitally when distance learning is necessary. Included in both the PDF and
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5th - 8th
Student Worksheet Packet: Summer of the Mariposas by G. McCall (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a Common Core aligned, no prep student workbook for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. It also includes vocabulary bookmarks and an extension activity to compare and contrast the novel with Homer's Odyssey. ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The novel study is divided into 3 sections (just like the book). Each section includes vocabulary, chapter questions, and discussion questions.Part I THE DEPARTURE: Chapters 1-6Part II THE INITIATION: Chapters 7-15Part III THE RETURN: Chapter
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6th - 8th
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Smile by Raina Telgemeier Novel Study
Students LOVE the graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier - and now you can translate that love into learning with this easy to use, no prep novel study!This product is a great fit for your guided reading groups, independent book studies or literature circle groups. The graphic novel format is great for encouraging and engaging students who lack confidence in their reading ability.This product contains chapter by chapter vocabulary and comprehension work - and comes with complete answer keys!Question
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novel Bundle - Sisters, Drama, Ghosts & Guts
OCDaniel Novel Study
This product contains 80 pages of work for the novel OCDaniel!I think EVERY student would benefit from reading this fantastic book. This book is a great way to explore mental illness and mental health in a non-intimidating way.This is a great bundle containing everything you need to read this novel with your class or use it in a literature circle.What is included:Pre-reading activities and worksheetsChapter questions for ALL 27 chapters including TEACHER ANSWER KEYSComprehension questions using
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5th - 8th
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, A PDF and Digital Novel Study
Like to honor diversity and encourage inclusion in your classroom? Do you want to be prepared for distance learning as well? If so, this NYT Bestseller, Harbor Me, by Jacqueline Woodson is a great book to introduce your students to and this novel study will guide them to meaningful discussions and provide you with the option of printable or digital lessons.Included in this packet is a ready-to-use, custom-made novel study designed for independent work in grades 5-8 as students read Harbor Me by
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5th - 8th
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Novel Study
If you’re looking for printable or digital resources, these no-prep reading worksheets will serve as a great book companion. This novel study for The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare has one page for every chapter and aims to enhance reading comprehension, review some forms of figurative language, and review or learn new vocabulary words – all while still enjoying the book! A full answer key is included. Included activities are:Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and Critical Thinki
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Elizabeth George Speare Novel Studies Bundle
No Prep Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 170+ page, Common Core aligned, complete novel study for Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This NO PREP book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. The novel study is divided into 9 sections. Each section includes vocabulary, chapter questions, discussion questions, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, and a review quiz.Section 1: Chapters 1-2 Section 2: Chapte
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5th - 8th
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Elements of Poetry Foldables and Handouts for Middle School
If you love interactive notebooks but don't always have the time, you will love these easy-to-read elements of poetry handouts and foldables aimed at upper middle and high school students. Definitions for narrative, lyric, and free-verse poetry, plus figurative language and sound devices are included. This packet includes color and black & white handouts for the following:Introduction to Poetry: narrative, lyric, and free verse Figurative LanguageSound DevicesMore Poetry TermsBlank space all
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7th - 9th
The Hobbit Writing Activities Middle School Printable and Digital Easel
The Hobbit Writing Activities. Seven standards-based writing activities for The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Includes essay questions on Argument, Expository, Narrative, Research, and Character Analysis with graphic organizers for characters and setting. Help students build a constructed response and a thoughtful analysis. Pages can be printed out as handouts for writing assignments. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online via Google Cl
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6th - 9th
Little Women Novel Study
If you’re looking for printable or digital resources, these no-prep reading worksheets will serve as a great book companion. This novel study for Little Women by Louisa May Alcott has one page for every chapter and aims to enhance reading comprehension, review some forms of figurative language, and review or learn new vocabulary words – all while still enjoying the book! A full answer key is included. Included activities are:Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and Critical Thinking QuestionsTrue or F
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Little Women Novel Studies Bundle
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