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8th grade oral communication Common Core RL.6.1 resources
Holes Mock Trials - a court simulation activity
This resource is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Mock Trials is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. They will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Proced
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5th - 8th
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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"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
Grades:
6th - 9th
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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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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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