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Winter other (social studies) Common Core RL.8.2 resources
Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Whodunit Reading Comprehension Review Escape Room & Webscape™ 6th 7th 8th Grade
⭐ This 6th to 8th grade reading comprehension escape room is a truly immersive experience. Students read short fiction and nonfiction passages and answer skill-based questions as they work their way through a "whodunit" mystery to crack the case. Students must discover four clues to solve this mystery: the manifest, the passport, the menu, and the parcel. In this escape room, students complete four uniqu challenges. Each challenge requires students to read the fiction and nonfiction passages an
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Holiday Poetry Pack
Why let the primary grades have all of the fun during the holiday season? These holiday poems and task cards will help you and your students stay in the holiday spirit as well as learn how to analyze poetry.
This packet includes 6 Christmas/winter poems, 24 task cards to use with these poems (or your own), and holiday themed paper for your students to use for their task card responses or to publish their own poetry. Poems are in a black and white, printer friendly format, so you can print the
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4th - 7th
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Central Idea Reading Comprehension Escape Room & Webscape™ 6th 7th 8th Grade
⚡ Put your central idea magic skills to the test! This no-prep 6th, 7th, 8th grade reading comprehension escape room is perfect for practicing central idea skills in a meaningful and engaging way. ✨Your students will embark on a journey through wizard school, where they will face four unique challenges that will put their central idea skills to the test. Each challenge requires students to read texts and answer multiple-choice questions that have been carefully crafted to help them identify th
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6th - 8th
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Yeti Winter Reading Comprehension Escape Room Digital Resource 6th 7th 8th Grade
⛄ Put your 6th, 7th, and 8th graders' reading comprehension skills to the test as they track the Yeti in this fun winter escape room activity. This printable and digital resource has custom videos, original passages, and skill focused questions that are perfect for practicing a combination of fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension skills in a meaningful way.❄️ Your students will embark on a journey through the Himalayas as they complete four challenges that will put their reading comprehen
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6th - 8th
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Help Cupid Valentine's Day Poetry Escape Room Webscape - 6th 7th 8th Grade Poems
⭐ Valentine's Day is the PERFECT time to explore poetry! This 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Help Cupid Poetry Escape Room & Webscape™ gets students engaged in practicing key poetry skills. Students solve challenges to help Cupid spread love and kindness for Valentine's Day. In this reading escape room, students are asked to complete four unique challenges. Each challenge requires students to read passages and answer a variety of reading skill focused multiple-choice questions. Challenges are fun
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6th - 8th
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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
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6th - 9th
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
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Book Club Discussion Activity BUNDLE
Winter Themed Resources and Lessons Middle School ELA Skills
Give yourself the gift of less planning this winter season and grab all of my winter-themed lessons for one low price!
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6th - 9th
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Engaging The Gift of the Magi Socratic Seminar Text-Dependent Analysis Activity
Unlock the power of critical thinking and literary analysis with this comprehensive Socratic seminar lesson for 7th-10th grade readers. Dive deep into the timeless tale of sacrifice and love in "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, fostering a dynamic classroom discussion that encourages students to think independently and draw connections from the text. Ready to print and go!Lesson Highlights:Text-Dependent Questions: Delve into thought-provoking, text-dependent questions that prompt students to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Winter Themed Resources and Lessons Middle School ELA Skills
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
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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
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6th - 12th
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
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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
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8th - 10th
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Turning Red Movie Guide Activities: Worksheets, Reading, Coloring, & more!
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
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6th - 8th
Love Poems Valentine's Day Gr. 7-12
What better time to explore love poems and songs than during the month of February or for Valentine’s Day? This unit packet is complete with extensive notes on literary devices (Author’s Style), literal and figurative language, poetry devices and theme. Eleven famous poems and songs are analyzed, exploring a wide variety from Shakespeare’s sonnets to contemporary songs of love.
These lessons are scaffolded and differentiated; teacher determines the groups, poems/songs and the level of analysis
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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4th - 8th
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