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Oral communication Common Core RL.8.2 resources
Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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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
The Last Cuentista Novel Study Vocabulary in Context and Discussion Questions
Enjoy this engaging novel study for the Newbery Award winning novel, The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. Students will love reading this novel and completing the corresponding worksheets with comprehension questions, analyzing quotes, summarization, figurative language, setting, and so much more. Vocabulary as used in context is vital to student success. 284 vocabulary words have been pulled from the text, textual context is provided, and students create their own definition based on the
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5th - 9th
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Gallery Walk - The House on Mango Street - Novel Study for Middle School
A gallery walk allows students to interact with multiple prompts (questions, quotes, images) in a way that generates ideas for further discussion and learning. A gallery walk works well as a post-reading assignment to generate reactions to the text. A worksheet is provided for student responses for each station as the group rotates through the 8 stations. Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street is about finding identity and a sense of belonging. Esperanza is a female coming of age in a man's w
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7th - 9th
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE RESEARCH & REVIEW PROJECT: DEBATE ACTIVITY!
Research, review, discussion, team work, analysis- this Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice debate activity has it all. Does the prospect of another end of play essay or written project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer! Your high school students grapple with key issues in the text like Be it resolved that this play should be called Shylock. They also get public speaking and team work practice that will strengthen classroom community, while you avoid piles o
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8th - 12th
ROMEO & JULIET DEBATE - Review and Research Activity!
Research, review, discussion, team work and analysis: this Romeo and Juliet debate delivers on all of these! Does the prospect of another end of book essay or written project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer. And as it is a NO PREP, just print and go project, it is fun for teachers too! Students grapple with key issues in the text like Be it resolved that haste is the villain of the play. They also get public speaking practice and a few weeks of team work th
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â ROMEO AND JULIET GAMES & ACTIVITIES - 38 games & brain breaks + a debate
To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Preparation/Anticipation Guide
"Scout" out the perfect way to engage students before they read To Kill a Mockingbird by using this 15-question handout that captures the interest of students as they put their thoughts on paper and then discuss their answers. Teachers can also review this worksheet after concluding the book in order to see if student opinions have changed.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
To Kill a Mockingbird Project Options with Condensed Rubric
Teachers need not "scout" for a better way to review of To Kill a Mockingbird. This handout and rubric contains multiple options from which students may create a resourceful analysis of the story. Using their imaginations and critical-thinking skills, participants will have the chance to choose from a list of 15 innovative topics and then research, produce, and present their projects to their classmates. A condensed rubric is attached.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Night Mini-Research Project and Detailed Rubric
It's a sensitive subject that needs to be explored on many different levels. Here is the fitting mini-research project that can be used to reinforce the study of this popular novel as well as help students to investigate critical points about the Holocaust. This two-page printable provides specific directions, 18 prompts, and a condensed rubric that allows readers to continue to advance their knowledge about the events that claimed the lives of six million Jews throughout Europe in WWII.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Creative Book Reports - 50 Fun Book Talk Projects for ANY Play or Novel
50 fun end of book individual and group activities and assessments for ANY novel or play: these FREE book report projects and creative book talks with rubrics are a win-win! All of the extension activities and assessments end-of-book projects are no-prep, paper-less ways for your students to show their comprehension of a book that they have read either with the class or on their own. This resource supplies individual creative oral presentation ideas, along with a number of presentations for grou
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7th - 11th
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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