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Social studies Common Core RL.6.5 resources for Easel
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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We Dream of Space Erin Entrada Kelly NO Prep Novel Guide
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly NO Prep Novel Guide is a perfect resource for teaching about the Challenger tragedy, American history, coming-of-age, family and sibling dynamics, as well as reading comprehension skills, character analysis, cause and effect and SO MUCH MORE! This resource includes: Pre, during, and post-reading activities Learning objectivesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsAnswer KeyCharacter analysis activitiesThemes ActivityVocabulary activities Extensi
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5th - 8th
Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in:Â World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Unit
Inside Out And Back Again Newbery Honor Book by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study is perfect for learning about immigration, coming-of-age, Vietnam War , U.S. history, refugees, similes and metaphors, character analysis, themes, and much MORE! This unit includes: 1. Objective & Benchmarks2. Pre-reading activity - Background history of Vietnam War3. During Reading Comprehension Questions along with history on Vietnamese immigration. 4. Post Reading Activities - Similes and Metaphors5. Vocabula
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4th - 6th
Novel Study The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich--includes DIGITAL file options
Now includes NEW RIGOROUS Final Exam (m/c) with some PARCC-style, Part A, Part B questions; some require students to select two answers.This is a 140 page Common Core aligned no prep novel study for The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 40-page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 5th Grade Novel Study Bundle: SS, STEAM, & Classic Lit (Print + DIGITAL)
Blood on the River Novel Test - Printable & Digital
Need a rigorous way to assess your novel study? This end-of-book test (part of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit) covers comprehension and reading skills in Elisa Carbone's Jamestown novel, Blood on the River. It contains eight vocabulary matching questions, 22 multiple-choice story questions, and a paragraph response about how Samuel (the narrator) changes throughout the novel.Concepts covered include:VocabularyPlotCharacterConflictSettingThemeCause and effectInferenceand more!This r
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Blood on the River Study Guide Questions - Printable & Digital
Easily check reading comprehension with these chapter questions for Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone! This comprehensive novel study resource includes 13 sections of 4-5 questions (each covering 1-2 chapters), some comprehension-level and others pushing students into literary analysis. Students are challenged to think critically about plot, character, setting, motivation, conflict, cause and effect, and theme.These questions are part of my complete Blood on the River Novel Unit - grab all 11
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Native American Heritage Novel Guide
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Novel Guide Native American History, great for teaching about the Great Depression, the Bonus Army, The Cherokee Rose, Indian schools and the U.S. history. This novel guide includes: Lesson objectivesPre, during, and post reading activities Chapter by chapter questionsAnswer KeyEssay questionsJournaling questionsBackground/historical information Extension resources Character analysisNovel theme activityCharacter traitsKWL ChartVocabulary activities This resource is gr
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6th - 9th
Novel Study Witness by Karen Hesse - includes DIGITAL file options
This is a 102-page Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Witness by Karen Hesse, created by My Reading Resources. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 30+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! The student packet and final quiz are available as Goog
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6th - 8th
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Return To Sender by Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Guide
Return To Sender Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit is perfect for teaching about immigration, its challenges, barriers, laws and current practices, American history, as well as, themes of family, friendship, belonging, and coming-of-age. The unit includes:Learning Objectives Pre-reading activities Immigration projectNew Terms and Vocabulary SheetChapter by Chapter questions and answers Essay TopicsExtension ActivitiesCharacter(s) Analysis Activity Themes ActivityComparison Activity Cause &
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5th - 8th
Salt Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Helen Frost's award-winning novel, Salt, effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you nee
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4th - 8th
Soldier's Heart Novel Reading Questions - Printable & Digital
Easily check comprehension during your Soldier's Heart novel study with this set of reading questions (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Unit Bundle)! This resource includes 3-4 comprehension questions to accompany each chapter in Gary Paulsen's Civil War novel Soldier's Heart. Reading skills covered include:PlotSettingConflictInferenceCharacter traitsCharacter developmentMotivationCause and effectForeshadowingCompare and contrastThese no-prep reading check questions work great as homework, class
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Soldier's Heart Novel Test - Printable & Digital
Assessing comprehension at the end of your Soldier's Heart novel study is easy with this printable and digital novel test (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Unit)! It's the perfect resource to wrap up reading Gary Paulsen's Civil War novel Soldier's Heart.This comprehensive novel test includes 10 vocabulary matching questions, 20 multiple-choice questions, and a paragraph response about the meaning of "soldier's heart." Concepts covered in multiple-choice questions include:PlotSettingConflictChar
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Blood on the River Exit Tickets - Printable & Digital
Quickly check for comprehension during your Blood on the River novel study with this set of six exit tickets (or exit slips if you prefer). Exit tickets are one of my favorite ways to get a quick read of how well students are understanding the story, since they don't take long to complete and they're super easy to grade - or not! Each exit ticket provides specific, higher-level thinking questions to make sure students understand what they've read and get them predicting, reasoning, comparing, an
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Novel in Verse World History
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Novel Guide | Refugee Story | World HistoryThis resource includes:Learning Objectives Pre- Reading Activity Map Resource Reading Comprehension Questions for each poemNew VocabularySymbolism Activities Text-to-Self QuestionsPoetry Analysis QuestionsPoetry Elements Resource SheetCharacter Analysis ActivitiesPost - Reading Questions Cause & Effect Activity Answer Key IncludedThis resource is great for: Teaching about recent history and global issuesTeachin
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5th - 8th
The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson the Civil Rights Movement Novel Guide
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide | Coming of age historical fiction novel, perfect for students in grades 5 -7. Perfect for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, American history, African American history, and Jim Crow era. Ideal cross curriculum novel that spans decades and teaches history and its "inheritance" in a captivating and age appropriate way. This pack includes: Lesson objectivesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswers includedResources for the backgro
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5th - 7th
Blood on the River Types of Conflict - Printable & Digital
Use your Blood on the River novel study to teach all kinds of reading skills! These types of conflict worksheets make skill-based lesson planning easy - they're the perfect addition to your Blood on the River novel study. This book is ALL about conflict, so you don't have to look hard to find great examples!If you teach Blood on the River, you won't want to miss the rest of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit!This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in P
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Shades of Gray Novel Test - PDF & Digital
Plan your Shades of Gray novel study in no time! These no-prep, skill-based activities and end-of-book test will add rigor and rich discussion to your daily lessons as you read through Carolyn Reeder's eye-opening novel about life in post-Civil-War Virginia.(If you find this resource helpful, you won't want to miss the rest of my Shades of Gray Novel Unit!)This resource includes:Vocabulary list (15 words found in the novel)Vocabulary fill-in-the-blank worksheetCharacterization activitiesTypes of
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Shades of Gray Novel Study Bundle - PDF & Digital
Fatty Legs and A Stanger at Home Orange Shirt Day Novels Bundle
Fatty Legs and A Stanger at Home Residential School Novels Bundle | Indigenous History and Orange Shirt Day Lesson This resource includes: Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsNew Vocabulary activities Text-to-self questionsThemes activity Cause & Effect activity Character Analysis activity Extension Resources (Reading, Video & Map) Post-reading questions Answer KeyThis resource is great for:Teaching about Residential Schools Teaching Canadian History Teaching about First Na
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4th - 7th
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Roy World History Novel Guide
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy Novel Guide is prefect for teaching about world history, different forms of governments, dictatorship and democracy, propaganda, as well as character analysis, cause and effect, new vocabulary, main idea and details, and much MORE! This novel guide includes:Learning objectivesPre, during, and post reading activities Readings and extension resources on forms of government (dictatorship and democracy) and propagandaChapter by chapter reading compre
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5th - 8th
A Linked Novel Study for Joan Bauer's Soar I Print & Digital Versions
Engage your students in reading, writing, history, and science with Joan Bauer's Soar! This unit provides vocabulary and comprehension activities, along with project directions, printable lessons, and printable quotations from the book. Baseball fans and other students alike will enjoy studying the wisdom of Jeremiah as they cheer for his Muskrats.This novel study includes differentiated activities that target a variety of learning styles. The projects can be done individually or cooperatively
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â ELA Resources to Accompany Joan Bauer's Soar I Print & Digital Versions
'Homesick: My Own Story' by Jean Fritz: Novel Unit Tailored for Grade 4-6 & ELLs
Jean Fritz's classic autobiographical novel recounts the author's sojourn in the Chinese city of Hankow (modern-day Wuhan) as a young girl in the 1920s.Add depth to your students' understanding of the novel Homesick: My Own Story (860L) by using this unit plan replete with reading comprehension and discussion questions (as well as suggested lesson plans for each chapter of the novel) + Google Forms self-grading assessments for each chapter.F&P Level: XClassroom Grade Levels: 4 - 6N.B: Suitab
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4th - 6th
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