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Oral communication Common Core RL.7.10 resources
READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT with Elements of Drama Questions
This high interest Readers’ Theater whodunit mystery script activity will give your grades 5-8 students drama and ELA fun! Students will practice reading aloud, comprehension, and reflect on elements of drama using a drama elements anchor chart. "The Mystery of the Crooked Competition" readers’ theater script will require students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Transform your ELA and drama students into 'whodunit' detectives! This 9 page script is designed for 11 readers, but the num
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â READERS' THEATER WINTER MYSTERY SCRIPTS - Fun winter drama & ELA whodunnits
Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards
Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun
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6th - 9th
Student-Led Book Clubs (Jekyll and Hyde)
*FULL UNIT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD*This resource contains discussion guidelines, individual student roles, discussion questions, a simple discussion rubric, daily lessons and activities, an introduction, and outlines and worksheets for daily student use. This is a ready-to-print resource to immediately hand to students. While based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this book club unit can easily be adapted to other sources.
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7th
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Prompts, & Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Roald Dahl's famous short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "Lamb to the Slaughter" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which includes pre-read
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7th - 10th
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"Thank You, Ma'am" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Prompts, & Rubrics, CCSS
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Langston Hughes' famous short story, "Thank You, Ma'am" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "Thank You, Ma'am" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which includes pre-reading ac
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7th - 10th
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There Will Come Soft Rains Socratic Seminar Activity: Handout, Prompts, & Rubric
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Ray Bradbury's famous short story, "There Will Come Soft Rains" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which inclu
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7th - 10th
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"A Sound of Thunder" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Ray Bradbury's famous short story, "A Sound of Thunder" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "A Sound of Thunder" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which includes pre-reading
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7th - 10th
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"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Socratic Seminar Handout, Prompts, & Rubric
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Ursula K. Le Guin's famous short story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by downloading my weeklong u
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7th - 10th
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All Summer in a Day Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Ray Bradbury's famous short story, "All Summer in a Day," are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "All Summer in a Day."
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7th - 10th
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The Cask of Amontillado Socratic Seminar Activity: Handout, Prompts, & Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Cask of Amontillado" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Cask of Amon
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7th - 10th
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"The Lottery" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handout, Discussion Prompts, and Rubric
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Shirley Jackson's famous short story, "The Lottery" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Lottery." Afterward, it
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6th - 9th
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"To Build a Fire" Socratic Seminar Activity: CCSS Handout, Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Jack London's famous short story, "To Build a Fire" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "To Build a Fire." Afterward,
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7th - 10th
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"The Veldt" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Discussion Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Ray Bradbury's famous short story, "The Veldt" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "The Veldt" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which includes pre-reading activities and oth
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7th - 10th
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" Socratic Seminar Activity: Handouts, Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Charlotte Perkins Gilman's famous short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Yellow
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7th - 10th
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"The Black Cat" Socratic Seminar Activity: CCSS Handouts, Prompts, & Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Black Cat" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. The two-sided CCSS aligned handout starts with a note-catcher for students to use when reading "The Black Cat." Afterward,
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7th - 10th
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Guided Discussion with Excerpts from The CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander
This can be used as a guide for a group discussion or as individual assignments. This resource includes two excerpts from CROSSOVER with questions to guide a discussion or for independent work.
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4th - 10th
Book in a... Book Report
In this book report, students are challenged to read a science fiction or fantasy text. After reading the text, students select a container that represents the novel and fill the container with a variety of questions and "things" or objects that represent the multiple facets and conflicts of the novel. Finally, students present the book report to the class, show and tell style.
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6th - 8th
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"The Masque of the Red Death" Socratic Seminar Handouts, Prompts, and Rubrics
Socratic Seminars are an extremely effective discussion strategy for any topic—at least when students are prepared. These Socratic Seminar materials for Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Masque of the Red Death" are designed to give you and your students everything you need for a successful discussion: student handouts, teacher instructions, and high-quality single-point rubrics. You can also extend your study of "The Masque of the Red Death" by downloading my weeklong unit plan, which
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7th - 10th
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Number the Stars Questions for Class Discussions or for Socratic Seminars
Allow your students to "shine" as they use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 12 topics for class discussions or Socratic Seminars. Using characters and themes, readers will have a chance to delve further into Number the Stars as they recap details and voice their opinions. This ideal exchange will help participants to gain a better understanding of various aspects of the story as well as share and gain perspectives. It's a terrific group activity.
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5th - 10th
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Middle School Poetry Slam Judging Guide / Poetry Performance Rubric
Hosting a middle school poetry slam and don't have time to develop your own judging guide? Here's a handy rubric developed by the literacy experts at ThinkCERCA. We've mapped the essential skills for a compelling poetry recitation to CCSS standards, including:
- Content
- Evidence
- Recitation
- Contact with Audience
- Auditory Effects
- Delivery
We developed this rubric for our own ThinkCERCA poetry slam. Sign up for a free account at ThinkCERCA to hear about our next poetry slam.
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6th - 8th
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