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Common Core W.8.4 resources for GATE
Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +
This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics.
This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
100 Prompts: Let Your Imagination Wander
Hello Fellow Teacher,Thank you for considering this 12-page PDF designed to spark students' creativity. Each prompt includs a setting and primary conflict. Students can pick and choose the prompts they want to develop.Are you also looking for a poetry unit? If so, check out this 4-week unit: 4-Week Unit: Introduction to Poetry with Examples, Lesson Plans, and RubricsHow to get TPT credit to use on your future purchases:Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feed
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE for Creative Writing Activities
Summarizing Conflict | Summary Statement Sentence Frames | Embedded Vocabulary
Great for GATE and ELD! Move beyond "somebody wanted but so" summaries and give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. These 25 sophisticated sentence frames with embedded word banks help your students pinpoint conflict and craft more sophisticated summary statements. Summarize novels, movies, children's books or even video games. Have them use their best movie trailer voices, of course. I always imagine Don LaFontaine or Morgan Freeman: "In a world where.
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6th - 10th
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The Scarlet Ibis - Argumentative Writing
This assignment is a scaffolded argumentative writing task aligned with common core writing standards. A rubric is included aligned with standards W8.1 and W8.4. The rubric can be adapted for higher or lower grade levels. Students may complete the whole assignment or be given a choice from the various prompts in order to differentiate by interest.Students are asked to decide whether or not the narrator of The Scarlet Ibis is responsible for his brother's death. The scaffolding of the assignm
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6th - 10th
Thesis Statement Practice | Sentence Frames to Track Character Development
Check out these kid-tested, sophisticated flex frames with embedded vocabulary. Great for all levels--from ELD to GATE! Give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. Perfect for small groups, guided writing, teaching conferences, homeschooling, and tutoring! Includes 20+ page-sized flex frames for easy use, word banks, teacher tips, and rubric. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox! Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!C
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6th - 10th
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Narrative Writing Through Finding Nemo
Trying to teach narrative writing concepts? Looking for a way to teach high level concepts about plot and character development that is engaging and educational? This lesson is the perfect way to do that. Tried and tested in fourth and fifth grade, but perfect for middle and high school classrooms as well, students will develop a common vocabulary to discuss narrative stories all while developing their own.This seven day lesson plan walks your students through Finding Nemo while learning about:P
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Mega Bundle of Resources
Thesis Statement Practice: Sentence Frames to Analyze Craft, or Literary Devices
Check out these kid-tested, sophisticated flex frames with embedded vocabulary and word banks. Great for all levels--from ELD to GATE! Give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. Perfect for small groups, guided writing, teaching conferences, homeschooling, and tutoring! Empower them with choices to improve their writing by leaps and bounds! Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Make them feel brilliant! Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Grab th
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6th - 12th
Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
Multiple Intelligences: DO IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SOCIAL CONCERNS - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! Activate your students' empathy for social causes with the Do It! Choice Cards. Students will choose a project to raise awareness, raise empathy, and raise resources for the social concern they choose while also working to meet Common Core Standards. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more mo
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4th - 8th
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Youth Legislature Student Workbook
Help your middle school students prepare for a Youth Legislature or mock government legislative or Congress session. This workbook guides students through the process as they identify a public issue, conduct research, write a Bill Proposal, and prepare a persuasive speech.Product Features★ Step-by-step guide with clear student instructions★ Suggested 24-week timeline for teachers★ Easy to use PDF format ready for two-sided printingContents1 - Product overview2 - Suggested timeline3 - Tips for pr
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6th - 8th
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Global/US Geography Jingle - Creative Song Production
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Writing Fiction with Complex Characters via Memorable Traits and Backstories
Young writers often write fictional characters as superficially described puppets for plots, without delving into the personalities, psychological profiles, and interrelationships that make a character come to life. This lesson focuses on developing memorable personality details that force writers to develop complexity in their style, by adding backstories and motives for behaviors. This exercise and discussion regarding character development will certainly enhance future reading experiences in
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7th - 10th
Ready to Use Vocabulary Cubes (7) for Adding Critical Thinking and Choice
This bundle includes two leveled sets of Ready-to-Use Cubes. Each set contains three cubes. One set is to be used when students are provided with a list vocabulary list. The other set is to be used when students will create their own list of vocabulary words as they explore content.
A bonus word-building cube has been included which allows students to build and explore new words from those already provided.
Cubes Included in this bundle: (Stars represent difficulty level)
• Level One Vocabul
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3rd - 8th
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10 Tips to Improve Everything You Write for School, Work, and Life
This 90-page guide is meant to be a quick and easy way to improve anyone's writing. Teachers might want to use this for their own edification or to use in parts to help students with their writing process. The 10 tips are also helpful for everyday use, business writers, and creative writers. Really, there are far more than just 10 tips as each one of the tips includes numerous other tips-within-tips and additional ideas on how to improve writing.The material includes quotes from authors conce
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Comprehensive List of Transitions in Writing: The Road Signs of Writing
Help students create more cohesive writing and improve word choice. Check out this comprehensive, sorted list of writing transitions packed with choices! Use as a student reference, during writing conferences, and small groups. You can also cut and paste the squares into writers' notebooks. See my Transitions Bundle and save a bundle. :) Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox! So much more to come. Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!Scaffold the writing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions Bundle
Enyclopedic Musings - Creative Fiction/Non-Fiction Digital Writing
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Comic Poetry Sketch - Creative Digital Narrative
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Argument Checklist | Argument Unit | Any Text Set | Research + Literary Essay
Use for self and peer evaluation, step list revisions, argumentative essays, literary essays (with counterarguments), speech, debate, small groups, and writing conferences. Comprehensive but compact. Best for 8th grade and up. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Create critical thinkers.Propaganda Bundle: Propaganda Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Lessons, GamesArgument Bundle: Argument Unit For or Against Screen TimeCheck out my bundles and save a bundle.Horror Bundle: H
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions Bundle
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