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Government Common Core RL.7.1 resources for Gifted and Talented
Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
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6th - 8th
BLOOD on the RIVER by Elisa Carbone - Novel Study
Reading comprehension questions for every chapter are in this No Prep Novel Study unit for Blood on the River - addressing most Common Core standards - with ANSWER KEY. As students answer questions they are guided through creating good paragraphs by use of introductory and transitional phrases.Also included WITH ANSWER KEYS are three tests: Ch 1 to 7; Ch 8 - 18; Ch 19 to 27 . No all-novel test.Also in the file you will find:- Puzzles for names in the novel and vocabulary; - a glossary; - figu
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5th - 9th
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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself.
Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindf
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: 2019-2020 Gifted and Talented GATE Program for the Year - Elementary
"The Outsiders" Mock Trial "The People vs. Johnny Cade" - SS/ELA activity
Handouts for implementing a Mock Trial - updated 9/2/18Classroom simulations/role plays are excellent tools to enhance student achievement and increase classroom motivation. As educators, we believe in the power of active learning in the classroom. As a result, we have spent many years creating activities that require active learning in the classroom and have had incredible results. Students come back year after year and always remember the skits, mock trials, reader’s theaters, games, and si
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: "The Outsiders" MEGA BUNDLE - Includes an entire mock trial!
Nothing But The Truth: Activity Pack (editable)
From creating character sociograms to exploring media bias, I know your students will have as much fun as mine! These activities are jam-packed with relevant information and skills students need to navigate information rich times like ours. What’s Included:Seven interactive and rigorous activities that will get students thinking, talking, creating, writing, and engaging with the text. An editable version of each activityEach activity has detailed notes that include the goal/purpose for each acti
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
Complete Wonderland and Looking-Glass Comprehension and Logic Unit Combo
This is my complete combo for both the "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There" books. It has chapter comprehension worksheets for both books. This also includes my logic unit study which teaches a basic introduction to formal logic as well as analyzes a lot of the hidden logic lessons within the first Alice book.Logic Unit Description:This is a collection of worksheets and tests that work for a month long introduction to formal logic and fal
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5th - 12th
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Logic Grid Puzzles - Intermediate
Work on literacy skills without anyone knowing with these logic grid puzzles from Ms. Merry Mac!
Logic grid puzzles are an addicting way for students to practice deductive reasoning and inferring without having to read longer texts. They encourage readers to look carefully at evidence in the text and draw conclusions based on that information. They can even freshen up interventions for students in need of moving beyond literal interpretations in reading comprehension work. Plus, making a mod
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5th - 12th
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Short Story with Open Ended Questions Worksheet for Accountable Talk
I was surprised at just how well these open-ended questions worked to get my kids using accountable talk! So if your administrator wants your kids to use accountable talk, here's the answer! Kids love debating the answers to these questions, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Click Here to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.This resource may be printed or used through digital worksheets on the computer! Works well for any student
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5th - 11th
City of Ember Guided Viewing Movie Questions
This assignment is a guided movie document for the 2008 movie, City of Ember. City of Ember is a fictional movie based off Jeanne DuPrau's award winning novel. It portrays the story of societal survival and the myriad of issues that were faced after an underground city was constructed protect mankind from becoming completely extinct. With an unstable generator that has powered the city of Ember for over 200 years, it finally on its last leg and is beginning to shut down. If the generator comp
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4th - 12th
Dystopia: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented
These are enrichment or acceleration activities for gifted and talented middle school students who are about to embark on independent reading of novels with a Dystopian element. Included in this resource are group discussion questions, four project based research learning options which culminate in a presentation, and teacher resources, such as an action plan to help students develop a project timeline. These activities lend themselves to multiple learning styles, and require critical thinking,
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5th - 8th
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Character Study Book Report (Includes Summary and "Wanted" Poster Assignment)
This Character Study book report includes instructions for students, a sample summary and sample project, as well as an optional grading rubric for the teacher to simply pick and choose from listed choices to grade the student on writing (effective expression), grammar (conventions), and drawing (visual arts).The assignment requires students to write a one-page summary broken down into a beginning, middle, and end. The students must also complete a "Wanted" poster project, focusing on the main c
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3rd - 12th
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Nothing But The Truth: Intro Activities, Assessments, & Ch. Analysis (editable)
A Brief Breakdown of the NovelNothing But The Truth is a documentary novel about a high school student, Philip, and an incident that occurs in his English class taught by Miss Narwin, a veteran English teacher. What unfolds is a story about motives, perspectives, media bias, local politics, free speech, and, most significantly, how the truth can get lost in the shuffle. As someone who taught middle school government, modern world history, and English Language Arts, I think this novel is essentia
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
A guided reading activity that includes a study guide for the students, an answer key for the teacher, and a final assessment. This guided reading activity can support whole class, small group, and independent instruction.
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5th - 8th
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A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of Stray Critical Thinking Questions
This is a critical thinking reading packet I created to use with my students while we read the book A Dog's Life: The Autobiorgraphy of a Stray by Ann M. Martin. It includes critical thinking questions to go along with each chapter and before-reading and after-reading questions. I focused on the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy when creating these questions so my students had to evaluate, create, and analyze often. See the preview to check it out! This is a perfect packet to use for a guided r
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4th - 8th
The Constitution of the United States: Rights and Responsibilities
A unit about the United States Constitution and how it came to be that encompasses all the learning styles and modalities to help develop a student's multiple intelligence. Using lessons that are active and use the different styles of learning creates interest in the subject for the student.For example, after studying the HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW handout,students draw a comic demonstrating their knowledge in a creative way. These lessons are also designed on all levels of the knowledge taxonomy
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5th - 8th
7th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
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7th
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
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6th - 9th
Short Story with Text Dependent Questions for Analysis and Accountable Talk
Make accountable talk natural with this short story that demands text dependent analysis with open ended questions in print or as a digital resource! Kids love debating the answers to the open ended questions posed, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points. Print or digital resource contains a short story with twelve statements aimed to start strong discussion within the class. Students must decide if the statements are true, false, or if they can't tell. Kids wil
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5th - 11th
Because of Mr. Terupt Literature Study
Because of Mr. Terupt is a great read, but also a GREAT book to get your students thinking about point of view and perspective. This literature study focuses on those two things and more! As the characters each tell the story from their own point of view, your students also will learn about how an author develops characters, creates interactions between characters and how characters change because of others.
With higher level comprehension questions, test-prep quizzes, and MORE for each mont
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4th - 7th
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A Wrinkle In Time - Novel Study, Skill Practice, and Gifted Enrichment
A novel study for the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. This novel study is perfect if you are teaching a population that needs rigorous instruction with the novel, A Wrinkle In Time. Everything inside this resource was designed to be taught in a full-time gifted magnet school classroom. The novel study packet includes 16 pages, with vocabulary and high-order thinking questions for each chapter, and an analysis page every three chapters to promote student discourse. The supplemental r
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4th - 8th
Gifted and Advanced ELA End of the Year Choice Projects
I really like to challenge my advanced students. However, they worked so hard preparing for the state test that I wanted to provide them with engaging activities and allow them to be in control of what they are learning, while having fun and learning about things that interest them. The majority of my class is made up of students who are gifted. I discovered that they have rather poor time management skills. They work linearly, and cannot meet multiple deadlines at the same time. This projec
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6th - 8th
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Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin Thinking Questions & Writing Extension
Contents:-Student pdf packet of Critical Thinking Questions for the entire book Rump that can be printed or sent to students digitally -Student directions for Choose Your Own Adventure Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Extension with graphic organizer-Teacher pdf packet that contains above resources combinedThis is a critical thinking reading packet I created to use with my students while we read the book Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff. It includes critical thinking questi
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4th - 8th
Snape's Challenge
In Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hermione solved a logic puzzle designed by Professor Snape. Have your students read the chapter and see if they can use evidence from the text to label the potions correctly. This activity integrates both Literature and Math Common Core Standards, and is a perfect supplement for a Harry Potter novel study.
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5th - 8th
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