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Social studies Common Core RL.6.5 independent work packets
Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Unit
Inside Out And Back Again Newbery Honor Book by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study is perfect for learning about immigration, coming-of-age, Vietnam War , U.S. history, refugees, similes and metaphors, character analysis, themes, and much MORE! This unit includes: 1. Objective & Benchmarks2. Pre-reading activity - Background history of Vietnam War3. During Reading Comprehension Questions along with history on Vietnamese immigration. 4. Post Reading Activities - Similes and Metaphors5. Vocabula
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4th - 6th
We Dream of Space Erin Entrada Kelly NO Prep Novel Guide
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly NO Prep Novel Guide is a perfect resource for teaching about the Challenger tragedy, American history, coming-of-age, family and sibling dynamics, as well as reading comprehension skills, character analysis, cause and effect and SO MUCH MORE! This resource includes: Pre, during, and post-reading activities Learning objectivesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsAnswer KeyCharacter analysis activitiesThemes ActivityVocabulary activities Extensi
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5th - 8th
ECHO by Pam Munoz Ryan; A PDF and Digital Novel Study by Jean Martin
Overview: This custom-made, ready-to-use packet is a PDF product designed for students in grades 5-8 as they read ECHO, Pam Munoz Ryan's 2016 Newbery Honor book and Kirkus Prize winner. The 40 student pages can be downloaded to create student booklets or exported as an Easel digital product and used on any device. The student pages divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key, a student bookmark for keeping track of
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5th - 7th
Novel Study The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich--includes DIGITAL file options
Now includes NEW RIGOROUS Final Exam (m/c) with some PARCC-style, Part A, Part B questions; some require students to select two answers.This is a 140 page Common Core aligned no prep novel study for The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich. 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. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 5th Grade Novel Study Bundle: SS, STEAM, & Classic Lit (Print + DIGITAL)
Escape from Chernobyl by Andy Marino Novel Study Unit
This engaging novel study for Escape from Chernobyl by Andy Marino is perfect for your middle school social studies or ELA classroom! It is print-and-go, highly engaging, and full of easy grading! Includes 100+ Pages! Pre-Reading Gallery Walk ActivityBell-Ringers that are social studies alignedChapter Response Worksheets that are ELA alignedChapter Quizzes that focus on reading comprehensionExtra Novel Activity Pages: plot diagram, symbols, character traits, etc.Pre-Linked Padlet full of pre-scr
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5th - 7th
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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Return To Sender by Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Guide
Return To Sender Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit is perfect for teaching about immigration, its challenges, barriers, laws and current practices, American history, as well as, themes of family, friendship, belonging, and coming-of-age. The unit includes:Learning Objectives Pre-reading activities Immigration projectNew Terms and Vocabulary SheetChapter by Chapter questions and answers Essay TopicsExtension ActivitiesCharacter(s) Analysis Activity Themes ActivityComparison Activity Cause &
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5th - 8th
The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson the Civil Rights Movement Novel Guide
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide | Coming of age historical fiction novel, perfect for students in grades 5 -7. Perfect for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, American history, African American history, and Jim Crow era. Ideal cross curriculum novel that spans decades and teaches history and its "inheritance" in a captivating and age appropriate way. This pack includes: Lesson objectivesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswers includedResources for the backgro
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5th - 7th
47 Days, Number the Stars, Boy in Striped Pajamas Bundle WW2: Chapter Questions
140+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources provides chapter context questions w/ answer key for three young adult books: 47 Days, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Number the Stars. All three works are perfect adaptations for middle and lower high school students to access and suplement instruction about World War II and the European front. Students will be able to build their skills of character analysis and development, author's purpose, and word choice. My students love reading abo
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4th - 9th
Number the Stars & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (YA Novels) Chapter Questions
115+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on Number the Stars, a Newbery Honor Award Winner by Lois Lowry and The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne. These historical fiction novels are perfect for a middle school or lower high school classroom. They offer quick reads with tangible, real experiences and characters to help students understand World War II Europe. Use these resources to guide disccusions in class or for compreh
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6th - 9th
904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 1980s - 2020s
Black History Curriculum Text: Introduce your students to recent Black History that focuses on the 1980s through 2010s in a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction and poetry. These reading texts cover a variety of topics, from Florence Griffith Joyner to Hurricane Katrina to Shirley Ann Jackson. As these topics were selected and written by students, they are engaging while still meeting Common Core Standards. These reading passages are perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or teac
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6th - 8th
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Roy World History Novel Guide
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy Novel Guide is prefect for teaching about world history, different forms of governments, dictatorship and democracy, propaganda, as well as character analysis, cause and effect, new vocabulary, main idea and details, and much MORE! This novel guide includes:Learning objectivesPre, during, and post reading activities Readings and extension resources on forms of government (dictatorship and democracy) and propagandaChapter by chapter reading compre
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5th - 8th
Good Masters, Sweet Ladies Discussion Question Guide
Are you teaching Good Masters, Sweet Ladies, and would like extensive questions based on each monologue in the book? Use these for class discussions or assign a poem to groups and use the questions to promote rich, student-led discussions or literature circles!What's Included:253 total questions on each monologue and accompanying nonfiction passage.Questions for each monologue require students to:Make InferencesUse Text EvidenceDefine words using context cluesExamine connotative meaningsMake Pre
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6th - 8th
Out of the Dust: Chapter Questions & Answer Key (Karen Hesse) Dust Bowl
45 PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on the John Newbery Medal Award winning Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. It is is the perfect for middle and lower high school students to access this pivotal moment in American History (the Dust Bowl) and life in the Heartland of America during the Great Depression. Follow the story of Billie Jo Kelby in this historical fiction novel composed in poetry format and based on true events. Use thes
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5th - 8th
Analyzing Poetry: Historical Analysis of a Poem (Grades 6-8)
Students will engage in poetry analysis and comprehension with this independent work packet based on the poem, "She Stands in the Window." This resource is ideal for middle school students (grades 6-8) and focuses on historical events such as the Vietnam War, the Women’s Liberation Movement, the Cold War, and September 11. Additionally, students will learn about poetic elements like alliteration and personification while answering comprehension questions that are related to the poem's meaning. T
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Bundle: Analyzing Poetry, Middle School Language Arts
Ramayana Reading Guide (Author Sanjay Patel)
Use this reading guide to help support learning while going through Sanjay Patel's Ramayana. This reading guide will allow students to keep up with the story line while also diving deeper into certain topics and themes. This reading guide is to be answered in complete sentences to also assist students in getting in the habit answering questions properly and completely. I use RACE with my students, and use this guide to really hit the RA.
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5th - 8th
904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 2000s
Black History Curriculum Text: Introduce your students to recent Black History that focuses on the 1980s through 2010s in a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction and poetry. These reading texts cover a variety of topics, from Florence Griffith Joyner to Hurricane Katrina to Shirley Ann Jackson. As these topics were selected and written by students, they are engaging while still meeting Common Core Standards. These reading passages are perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or teac
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â 904WARD Black History Curriculum - the 1980s - 2020s
Woods Runner (YA Novel) Gary Paulsen Chapter Questions & Answer Key
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on Gary Paulsen's Woods Runner, more than 90 questions in total! Enjoy this time saving resource as you craft a unit around Gary Paulsen's Revolutionary War novel focused on coming of age, survival, and rescue! Great accompanying material, complete with :* Anticipation Guide * Chapter Questions w/ Teacher Answer Key* Vocabulary List & Definitions with page numbersA story of persistence,
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5th - 7th
Esperanza Rising Chapters 1-13 Packets and Quizzes
This bundle of resources contains 13 packets and 13 quizzes, one for each chapter of the novel. The packets contain anticipation guide, vocabulary activities, questions about the chapters, making predictions, and "journal entry" questions.The quizzes were designed to fit with the packets and test the students on the vocabulary learned and the reading comprehension from that particular chapter.Bonus File: The last few packets have students write paragraphs citing evidence from the text, so the bo
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5th - 8th
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Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin Novel Guide Patriot Day
Nine Ten A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin Novel Guide American History 9/11 a great resource for teaching upper elementary about the events of September 11th, 2011. This novel guide includes: Learning ObjectivesKLW ChartChapter by Chapter Reading Comprehension QuestionsNew VocabularyText-to-Self QuestionsExtension ActivityPost Reading Writing Workshop QuestionsCharacter Analysis ActivitiesThemes ActivityThis resource is great for: Teaching about American HistoryTeaching about Septembe
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4th - 7th
Pony by R.J. Palacio Middle School Novel Study
Pony by R.J. Palacio Novel Guide for one of the best new middle grade novels. This resource is perfect for teaching symbolism, character development, cause and effect, literary elements, American history, plot development, new vocabulary and MUCH MORE! A captivating new novel!This resource includes: Learning Objectives Pre-Reading ActivitiesKLW ChartChapter-by-Chapter Reading Comprehension QuestionsNew Vocabulary in Context Activities Themes Activity Character Activities Cause & Effect Chart
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5th - 8th
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park Asian American History Novel Guide
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park Novel Guide is perfect for teaching American history and Asian American Heritage, as well as character analysis, main idea and details, cause and effect, new vocabulary and MUCH MORE! This pack consists of two sections: teacher section with an answer key and student section. This novel guide includes: Pre, during and post reading activities Background informationChapter by chapter questionsAnswer KeyNew vocabularyCharacter(s) Analysis activities Themes ActivityEss
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5th - 7th
Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study
Inside Out And Back Again Newbery Honor Book by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study is perfect for learning about immigration, coming-of-age, Vietnam War, U.S. history, refugees, similies and metaphors, character analysis, themes, and much MORE! This unit includes: 1. Learning Objectives 2. Pre-reading activity - Background history of Vietnam War3. During Reading Comprehension Questions along with history on Vietnamese immigration. 4. Post Reading Activities - Similes and Metaphors5. Vocabulary Sh
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5th - 7th
The Sign of the Beaver - Chapter Questions & Answer Key: Elizabeth George Speare
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key. The Sign of the Beaver is an historical fiction novel and Newbery Honor Book from acclaimed New England author Elizabeth George Speare. Readers will enjoy the story of thirteen-year-old Matt who is tasked with keeping the homestead safe in 1760s Maine, while his father journeys back to Massachusetts to bring the rest of the family to the claim. At the heart is a story of friendship amidst differe
Grades:
5th - 8th
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