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Other (social studies) Common Core RL.8.2 resources
35 Discussion Task Cards for Literature Circles
Spark engaging conversations with Literature Circle Discussion Task Cards!Are your students struggling to keep conversation going during book club meetings? Do they love their novels, but don't know how to engage in discussion? These task cards offer 35 creative, critical thinking questions to prompt engaging, in depth discussion around literature circle or choice reading novels. Each card has one prompting question that addresses the novel's character, theme, setting, mood, and plot. Simply cut
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Book Club Discussion Activity BUNDLE
The Only Road Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for The Only Road, a realistic fiction by Alexandra Diaz, about a boy and his cousin who flee their Guatemalan village to live with a brother in the United States. Even though this story is fictional, it is like the millions of real immigrants whose "only road" is to travel illegally into the United States. Themes are: immigration, undocumented immigrates, gangs and violence, bravery and fear, family and friendship. This lit log could be used as a guide for direc
Grades:
6th - 9th
Until I Find Julian Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log for Until I find Julian by Patricia Reilly Giff. The themes of this contemporary realistic fiction are: immigration issues, family, helping others, survival, and responsibility. The lit log can be used as a guide for a read aloud or for direct reading instruction (guided reading, novel study, or literature circle). It can be used for distance or classroom learning. The key focus skills of the lit log are: cite textual evidence, describe plot/characters, and expla
Grades:
5th - 8th
Les Miserables Book Review Packet / Movie Guide
This comprehensive guide can be used as a book review packet OR a movie guide for Les Miserables. I love incorporating film and music into the ELA curriculum because it covers other common core standards but it also gives students (and teachers) a break from traditional class work.  I've both taught the book Les Miserables and used the movie Les Miserables to accompany with another book I was teaching (Persepolis). When teaching Persepolis, the theme/motif of class struggle was present, and I u
Grades:
6th - 12th
Turning Red Video Guide Worksheet Pack with Info Text, Writing Prompt,& Digital!
Enhance your students' learning experience with my Turning Red Video Guide Worksheets. This comprehensive resource is designed to accompany the film, and is perfect for use in the classroom.The worksheets include:Fill-in-the-blank activity to be completed while watching the video.Informational text to help students complete worksheets.Short answer questions are great for students to complete after watching the video.Coloring Sheet for fast finishers!Writing prompt so students display their under
Grades:
6th - 8th
Warrior Gospel
"Warrior Gospel" is a comparison of the betrayal and arrest of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew with the account given in the Heliand. The Heliand is a verse poem originally written in Old Saxon which recounts the life of Christ in the style of a Germanic epic like Beowulf. It is a fascinating look at how the Truth of the Gospel can be translated into a different historical context. Keywords: Gospel, Germanic, Bible, Catholic, Heliand, Missionary
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Tone, Mood, and Pacing Stations with Pigeon Impossible for Google Apps™
This product is for Google Apps. Students will analyze tone, mood, and pacing using the short film Pigeon Impossible. Students can complete these stations in collaborative groups in a digital learning environment. Collaborative station activities don't just have to be done in person. In this virtual station activity, students will complete 5 stations with their group then input their answers and group feedback in a Google Form, enabling collaboration even when learning in a distance or remote en
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Summary Graphic Organizer
Utilizes IVF for a strong topic sentence and SWBST to help students prioritize moments from the text in order to produce a well-organized summary.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Napoleon's Memoirs: Reading and Questions
This assignment contains eight memoirs from Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars and his pursuit into Russia. His memoirs begin in July, 1810 and conclude in March of 1816. There are 10 questions that analyze the thoughts and actions of Napoleon and his conquest of Europe.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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A Story Like the Wind (Gill Lewis/Jo Weaver) Novella Discussion Guide
Guide a classroom, library, book club, or other discussion of this masterful novella about refugees and the power of hope. Arranged by Common Core standards and written by acclaimed author Karen Lynn Williams, this free downloadable pdf will jumpstart conversations and invite reflection on the book's themes.About A Story Like the Wind: Rami is in a small dinghy filled with strangers, all of them refugees seeking a safe harbor. But with no motor, no oars, and a rising tide, their situation looks
Grades:
4th - 9th
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The Verdigris Pawn, Curriculum and Reading Guide
The Verdigris Pawn, by Alysa Wishingrad, a 2021 JLG Gold Standard Selection, is an upper middle-grade fantasy novel that explores issues around power, privilege, and social justice. Use this guide to facilitate meaningful conversations and deepen the reader’s engagement around the issues, or power, politics, social structure, and class structure. The questions and extension activities are designed to prompt middle school readers to explore the world of the book as well as their own lives ex
Grades:
4th - 8th
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