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World history Common Core RL.6.6 resources
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate Novel in Verse Guide
Home of the Brave Novel in Verse Guide Middle School Bestseller. It'a story that cuts through many topics and themes from immigration, family, belonging to coming-of-age. This novel in verse is highly engaging and perfect for teaching poetry elements, reading comprehension, and literary story elements. This pack includes: Background informationPoetry elements and comprehension questions for each poem.New vocabulary & IdiomsCharacter analysisComparison chartsCharacter traits activitySymbolism
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5th - 8th
Ancient Mesopotamia Gods & Myths Bundle: In-Person, Online, or Distance Learn
You can download this as a:1. PDF/Print activityor2. A ready-to-go TPT Easel Activity. You can assign Easel lessons through Google Classroom or you can copy a link to it and paste it into any learning management system you use with your students. However, for the time being, students will need to log in with a Google email account in order to access the assignment. You can use TPT Easel for free with this resource. Click here for info on how to use TPT Easel for free.Students will adore these
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4th - 10th
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Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Comprehension & Vocabulary
This Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Bundle includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Elly Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with
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5th - 7th
War Horse Novel Study: Comprehension Book Unit for Book by Michael Morpurgo
This novel study for War Horse by Michael Morpurgo will save you hours of planning for your next class novel study. The engaging comprehension activities help students dig deeper into the plot while targeting high-impact comprehension skills that they can transfer to other texts.This War Horse novel study is purposefully designed to engage students with an approachable format. It doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text, inste
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6th - 8th
The Golden Bull (YA Novel) Ancient Mesopotamia Chapter Questions & Answer Key
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources includes nearly 90 chronological chapter comprehension questions for all chapters of Marjorie Crowley's historical fiction novel The Golden Bull. Each chapter includes an extension question and critical analysis question. A superb novel guide to supplement as you read this Young Adult Novel set in ancient Mesopotamia. A great way to foster deep, meaningful discussions with your middle-school readers! Great to use as a quick check-in in class or
Grades:
6th - 9th
Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
Comparing Cinderella Stories Around the World End of the Year Activity
More than 900 Cinderella Fairy Tale stories have been written around the world! Use this Text Companion Resource to introduce your Middle School SS or ELA students to 13 Cinderella tales from various ancient history cultures.Flexibility is built in! Use the included graphic organizers to focus student analysis on the cultural elements of each story (Ancient History SS classroom) and/or on the story structure (ELA classroom). While the graphic organizers in this resource can be easily used with
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6th - 9th
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights Novel Unit
This 3-week novel study unit for Malala My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights by Malala Yousafzai is ideal for 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade classrooms and is a great book unit to add to your civil rights study or for use during Women's History Month. Daily comprehension activities make great discussion questions and require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature without overwhelming them with countless chapter questions that have learners regurgitate the text.Malala: My St
Grades:
4th - 6th
47 Days, Number the Stars, Boy in Striped Pajamas Bundle WW2: Chapter Questions
140+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources provides chapter context questions w/ answer key for three young adult books: 47 Days, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Number the Stars. All three works are perfect adaptations for middle and lower high school students to access and suplement instruction about World War II and the European front. Students will be able to build their skills of character analysis and development, author's purpose, and word choice. My students love reading abo
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4th - 9th
Number the Stars & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (YA Novels) Chapter Questions
115+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on Number the Stars, a Newbery Honor Award Winner by Lois Lowry and The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne. These historical fiction novels are perfect for a middle school or lower high school classroom. They offer quick reads with tangible, real experiences and characters to help students understand World War II Europe. Use these resources to guide disccusions in class or for compreh
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6th - 9th
Black Beauty Novel Study Unit: Comprehension Questions & Vocabulary Activities
This 4-week novel study unit for Anna Sewell's classic Black Beauty is ideal for 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade classrooms and is a great book unit to engage those horse lovers. Daily comprehension activities make great discussion questions and require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature without overwhelming them with countless chapter questions that have learners regurgitate the text.Black Beauty and this printable novel study unit will engage readers while you cover importa
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4th - 6th
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (Young Adult Version) Chapter Questions & Key
65 PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on William Kamkwamba's memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (YA edition) to introduce and teach about drought, famine, inequality, resilience, grit, and coming of age/adolescence. This resource is individual chapter questions and answers for each. Also included is an Anticipation Guide for students to respond to major ideas and themes addressed in the book before and after reading. A great w
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6th - 9th
Also included in: It's Trevor Noah and Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Adult Book BUNDLE
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (YA Novel) Chapter Questions & Answer Key
65+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This great resource provides a building foundation for young readers utilizing John Boyne's novel, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. In total, more than 130 chapter context questions and teacher answer key will help guide discussion as you read this deeply affecting coming of age tale of life on two sides of the fence. Follow Bruno and Shmuel as they navigate war, loss, friendship, and loneliness. Let us help guide your class discussions and save you valuable ti
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6th - 9th
Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
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
Read Aloud Intro A SINGLE SHARD, digital Background History in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro A LONG WALK TO WATER, digital Background History Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for A Long Walk to Water by linda Sue Park. BL 5.0GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUBE L
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro THE CANTERBURY TALES, digital Background History Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. BL 8.1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUB
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5th - 12th
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The War That Saved My Life- Google Slides Background History Intro-Maps, Photos
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. RL 4.1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: pl
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE, Background History in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. BL 4.1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be awar
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro THE BOOK THIEF, digital Background History in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. BL 5.1GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS ope
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro THE CAY, digital Background History Google Slides, maps, music
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for The Cay by Theodore Taylor.BL 5.3GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Intro CODE TALKER, digital Background History in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical context background information for Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac. BL 6.4 GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS ope
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5th - 12th
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A Journey to Ancient Greece
A Journey to Ancient Greece consists of six Ancient Greece reading passages. Each passage includes 10 comprehension questions, and is differentiated at three Flesch-Kincaid text levels: Grade 3, Grade 5, and Grade 7. An answer key is included.Passage 1: The Birthplace of Western CivilizationIn this informational text, students are introduced to the beginnings of ancient Greek civilization. They will learn about:• The geography of Greece• The ancient Greek monarchies• The significance of Greek ci
Grades:
5th - 7th
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