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U.S. History Common Core RL.8.6 resources
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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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!
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching a novel study of Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. With these Common Core aligned materials, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy skills through literary analysis, fiction close readings, spy readings and activities, projects, vocabulary, assessments, essays, and more. The suite includes 100+ resources to help you implement an engaging, rigorous ELA unit. Snapshot of Resources Included in
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5th - 8th
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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!
ECHO by Pam Munoz Ryan; A PDF and Digital Novel Study by Jean Martin
Overview: This custom-made, ready-to-use packet is a PDF product designed for students in grades 5-8 as they read ECHO, Pam Munoz Ryan's 2016 Newbery Honor book and Kirkus Prize winner. The 40 student pages can be downloaded to create student booklets or exported as an Easel digital product and used on any device. The student pages divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key, a student bookmark for keeping track of
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5th - 7th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Chapter Analysis Questions
For the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, the chapter analysis provides a framework for students to complete a deep literary analysis for every chapter grouping of the novel. The chapter questions are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and designed not only to have students practice literary skills but also demonstrate their comprehension of the text.Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are cent
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study
FEVER 1793 Novel Study - Common Core Aligned
This complete unit for Fever 1793 includes Focus Questions for every chapter, grouped in sets of two or three chapters each. No answer keys provided for these questions. The novel is introduced with three board pages discussing yellow fever and some of its occurrences in the 18th and 19th C.These Novel Unit pages are high quality, attractive to students, and student tested. Students must use their own paper for written answers except for some charts that I include.There is a three page novel
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5th - 9th
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World War I: Christmas Truce & Poetry Analysis (including "In Flanders Field")
About This LessonOne thing I am passionate about is infusing literacy and literary analysis into social studies. There is so much to be learned about a time period, conflict, and culture by reading their literature and primary source documents. This mini-lesson merges together themes of conflict, recognizing the humanity in someone you were made to believe is your enemy, courage, and resilience. Whether you’re a social studies teacher and adding this to your World War I unit or an ELA teacher wa
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7th - 12th
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Frederick Douglass Quiz: "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
This is a quiz (and key) covering Frederick Douglass' famous speech "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?" Reading this speech goes well with the study of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This is a 20-question multiple choice quiz (and key), useful as a reading check and springboard for discussion.
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8th - 11th
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The Outsiders Novel Study Unit: Pre Reading Activities, Comprehension Questions
This easy-to-implement The Outsiders Novel Study unit with activities for the book by S.E. Hinton is engaging and approachable, even for reluctant learners. This Outsiders literature study resource includes a pre-reading activity to connect learners with the text, daily comprehension questions, a targeted vocabulary word from each day's reading, and an optional post-reading activity using the movie.Aligned with state standards, The Outsiders Novel Study is a 3-week unit that includes opportuniti
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7th - 8th
The President Has Been Shot Book Unit: Comprehension Questions & Vocabulary
This easy-to-implement The President Has Been Shot book study unit for the nonfiction text by James Swanson is engaging and approachable, even for reluctant learners. This The President Has Been Shot literature study resource includes daily comprehension questions and a targeted vocabulary word from each day's reading.Aligned with state standards, The President Has Been Shot Novel Study is a 3-week unit that includes opportunities for short written responses like those used in several states' ne
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7th - 8th
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan: A Google Slides Novel Study by Jean Martin
This custom-made, ready-to-use, novel study is a Google Slides product designed for teachers to use online with grades 5-9 as they read ECHO, the 2016 Newbery Honor book by Pam Munoz Ryan. Included is a 40-page student digital booklet that divides the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Fillable text boxes have already been inserted to accommodate the student's responses. Included also is an answer key, a listing of common core standards (CCSS) suppo
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6th - 8th
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Across Five Aprils: Unit Bundle
As you teach a unit with Across Five Aprils, use these resources to help draw attention to the figurative language in chapter 1, the characters and how they are related to one another (Character Map), the setting and main historical events of the Civil War, and writing paragraphs with cited text evidence. This is a fantastic book to highlight the personal struggle within one American family and it opens up deep and controversial debate about the issues.
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8th - 11th
BULL RUN Novel Study: Common Core Aligned
As students read Bull Run and learn about the firing on Fort Sumter and the start of the Civil War through the "eyes" of fictional participants, these reading comprehension and study questions about Fleischman's novel add to their understanding.There are two attractive formats; one has room for student answers directly on the handout, the other requires students to use their own paper for answers which decreases copier paper use. Both have the identical questions which are student tested.Also i
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5th - 11th
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Readers Theater Black History Month and MLK Script- Whole Class Script
Celebrate Black History Month and MLK with this Readers' Theater script re-enactment activity in your social studies or ELA class. Inspire students as they experience the March on Washington- the most important civil rights demonstration in US history. The introductory photo PowerPoint - and the narrators’ commentary- supplies a factual framework. Your students march around the classroom as members of three separate groups of protesters. A minor medical emergency unites the three groups and the
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5th - 8th
Mind Map for discovering historical figures in a New Way
Imagine your students utterly captivated, mapping out trailblazers that shaped your nation's history. Politicians, composers, scientists - no domain untouched! This lively mind map template invites middle and high schoolers to connect the dots across eras in an utterly unique style.Watch the "aha" moments unfold as your class graphs figures like Benjamin Franklin on the timeline, sparking insights into how one life intertwined so profoundly with an emerging nation. The completed sample mind map
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7th - 12th
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WE WERE THE FIRE BIRMINGHAM 1963 Lit Log (Novel Study)
This is a lit log (novel study) for We Were the fire Birmingham 1963 by Shelia P. Moses. Terms that are outdated/offensive are in bold print and in quotes in the answer guide. This historical fiction is told through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, but it tells the truth about Birmingham in 1963. The author wants to make sure children learn the truth about the Civil Rights Movement and what really happened in Birmingham in 1963 which led up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
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5th - 8th
The Last Mission
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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7th - 9th
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Forge novel Study Guide
This is a set of 9 student use study guides covering reading comprehension, literary analysis AND historically significant people and events. In addition to the original 9 study guides, there is also a, slightly lower level, scaffolded version for 6 of them (the 3 without a scaffolded version cover mostly reading comprehension and/or historical events/people).These cover a lot of historical aspects; they were created for an 8th grade integrated language arts/history class.These study guides co
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7th - 8th
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Soldier's Heart Socratic Seminar (Plus Choice Board)
Looking for some creative assessment options for your Soldier's Heart novel study? Spark rich discussions and let their creativity shine with this Socratic seminar and choice board project! These engaging, deep-thinking novel study activities (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Unit Bundle) are perfect extensions for taking students deeper after reading Gary Paulsen's Civil War novel Soldier's Heart. They're especially great for a gifted classroom!The first page is a three-part list of 15 discussi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romanticism: James Russell Lowell Poems with Worksheet/Test and Answer Key
No need to "Romanticize" about the perfect way to reinforce the concepts of the Age of Enlightenment. Here it is. Using three pieces from this Fireside Poet as well as a follow-up worksheet/assessment, students are provided with a comprehensive review of the values held and espoused by those who embraced Romanticism. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Ballad of Birmingham" Worksheet (or Test) and Detailed Answer Key
This Ballad of Birmingham assessment/worksheet will help students to thoroughly experience a memorable incident in America's civil rights movement. Questions delve into the events of the day and focus on setting, themes, inferences, irony, poetry characteristics, etc. A detailed answer key is included. (Teachers may want to use reputable on-line sources to play the recording of this poem as well as showcase videos and photos from September 15, 1963.)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Zora & Me The Cursed Ground Lit Log (Novel Study) (For Distance or Classroom Lea
This is a lit log by MrsDsEducationalTools for Zora & Me The Cursed Ground a historical fiction, based on the life of Zora Neale Hurston by T. R. Simon. The book, which takes place alternately in 1903 and 1855, will help readers learn about and discuss the history of slavery and Jim Crow and their continuing effects on our country. The focus skills of the lit log are: * use text to explain/draw inferences/cite textual evidence* determine theme/central idea/summarize* compare/contra
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5th - 8th
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