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Literary Analysis with Sticky Notes - Short Story Unit w/ Activities, Writing
Teaching literary analysis can be fun, engaging, and accessible for all students! Increase student engagement and understanding in your next literary analysis unit (whether it be short stories or novels) with interactive and hands-on close reading organizers and scaffolded writing responses. Students will enjoy using sticky notes in class as they analyze the author's use of various literary devices in complex short stories and novels. This is a complete literature unit in itself!This sticky note
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Sticky Note Analysis Bundle: Literary, Rhetoric, Poetry
The Diary of Anne Frank DRAMA Unit for Play Version (Goodrich & Hackett)
This is an extremely thorough, full 3-week (14 days!) unit for the short story/drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or drama genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: November Selection – Click here to
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7th - 9th
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Flowers for Algernon Short Story Unit (by Daniel Keyes) for 8th Grade
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story version of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short
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7th - 9th
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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Teleplay Short Story Unit Grade 7
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling (Twilight Zone) Teleplay UnitThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: October Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Mood & ToneThemeElements of PlotConflictFinding Text EvidenceComparing Multiple Versions in Multiple FormatsVocabulary Practice Standardized Test FormatIdentifying Supporting Details (Informational Text)Listening ComprehensionSee the list of activities below for a
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7th
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All Summer In a Day by Ray Bradbury Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "All Summer In a Day" by Ray Bradbury. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story by Ray Bradbury, other stories by Ray Bradbury, or science fiction in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: April Selection – Click here to read m
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5th - 7th
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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Animals
These nonfiction reading passages and comprehension questions will provide your students with an engaging learning experience! Your students will improve their understanding of nonfiction by answering questions that involve main idea, cause and effect, compare and contrast, finding facts, sequence, inferring vocabulary. Students review and practice identifying nonfiction text features with these 26 animal passages.Use these comprehension passages for whole group, guided reading groups, and liter
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1st - 3rd
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CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR Read Aloud Lesson Plans, Activities, and More!
SUPER CHARGE your read aloud lesson plans with these print and teach activities!! These interactive reading lesson plans will guide you through your daily instruction in reading comprehension, responding to literature, sentence studies with mentor sentences, crafts and more!These No Prep Print and Go Lesson Plans will save your teaching life! SERIOUSLY!!!WHY TEACHERS LOVE THESE READ ALOUD LESSONS AND ACTIVITIESThese book lessons are so easy to use. Our scripted lessons take the guesswork out of
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K - 1st
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are reading "The Lottery" or science fiction/dystopian in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: March Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month C
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6th - 8th
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Reading Strategy Groups: Small Groups – MAIN IDEA and KEY DETAILS
With differentiated passages and small group lessons, these reading strategy groups will transform how you teach main idea and key details. You no longer need to look for reading passages or think of reading comprehension questions for reading groups. You get 17 print-and-go small group comprehension lessons that focus directly on main idea in nonfiction (also main topic, subtopics, etc.) and key details (i.e. key details are the details that support the main idea).Each small group reading lesso
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Reading Strategy Groups: Small Group Reading Lessons NONFICTION BUNDLE
RACES Writing Strategy Practice | Reading Passages Prompts GR 6-8 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL WRITING LESSONS: With 10 passages and prompts, students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades learn how to read a text closely and respond with an effective explanatory paragraph using the RACES writing strategy. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8** This resource is not recommended for grades below 6th.►Except for the acronym, this resource is the same as TIQAC Writing Strategy Practice and Reading Passages. I do not rec
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 5 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Teaching Story Elements
This packet is designed to offer a fun and engaging way to practice story elements; characters, setting, problem/solution, and sequence of events. You will be able to use these activities as a supplement to your guided reading lesson and/or your whole-group reading instruction. You can choose to print the selected pages you would like students to practice, display them on the interactive whiteboard for the class to complete, or place them in dry erase pouches and offer as an option during lit
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K - 1st
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl Short Story Unit for Middle School
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 7, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: May Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Text Evidence, Supporting Argum
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6th - 8th
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Classroom Character Autopsy for Any Novel
Need an engaging way to teach characterization for any novel? Peel back the layers of any character with this engaging character autopsy activity for grades 4-10. Includes print OR completely digital character autopsies! Students will work individually or in groups to determine what's in a character's heart and brain, what a character's perspective of the world might be, what a character would hold in their hands forever, what it's like to walk in their shoes, and more. Students practice using t
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Yearlong Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Pacing Guide
Close Reading With Music-Engage Your Readers! Volume 1 | Set One
Close reading with music is a way to engage your students so they enjoy close reading! Save Money and Buy the Bundle! Click here.Music is a way of letting our emotions out and allowing ourselves to express our feelings. Music speaks to people, it inspires people, and it allows people to express themselves…why not teach with music in our classrooms?Close reading with music has so many benefits!• Your students will ENJOY close reading!• Engaging for all students• Deepens comprehension• Promotes st
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4th - 8th
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Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Characterization (
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5th - 7th
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A Christmas Carol Drama/Play by Israel Horovitz Short Story Unit Grade 7
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Acts I & II, by Israel HorowitzThis is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: November Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Elements of DramaTrace the Development of ThemeConnotation vs. DenotationConflict: Man vs. SupernaturalProvide an Objective SummaryCompare Historical vs. Fictional AccountsComparing Multiple Versions in Multiple FormatsSee the list of activities below for a COMPLETE list of
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6th - 8th
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ROOM ON THE BROOM Read Aloud Unit for Halloween Lesson, Craft, Comprehension
Halloween Read Aloud unit for Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. This unit includes a 5-day lesson plan that will guide you through the process of using Read Alouds to teach the comprehension standards for reading and vocabulary.***************************************************************************This resource will give you five days of ENGAGING lessons in the areas of:★vocabulary★comprehension★Interactive writing★response to literature★Grammar★Craft★Rubrics for each comprehension skill
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K - 2nd
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Main Idea and Supporting Details Small Group Reading Activities and Lesson Plans
Do you ever struggle to find resources to help you guide your students as they find the main idea of nonfiction texts? Do your students struggle to identify supporting details once they've found the main idea? With these 12 ready-to-print main idea small group lesson plans, you will have everything you need! Each lesson set includes everything you need for an engaging and effective small group lesson. You'll get scripted teacher lesson plans, student reading passages, a strategy card (aka mini-a
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Main Idea Passages, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers and Activities Bundle
RACE Writing Strategy: Lesson and Practice
When I first started teaching the RACE strategy for constructed response, I was blown away by how much my students’ writing improved. Often times they had the correct answer, but the way in which they were constructing the answer cost them precious points on tests and benchmarks. RACE is an acronym for Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. It is easy to remember and students pick up on it very quickly. I used a variation of this lesson for an observation my very first year of teaching and got rave
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6th - 9th
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Tell-Tale Heart Activities & Assessments (Test) by Poe Short Story Unit
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week (12 days!) unit for the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 8, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying this story or horror genre in general. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 8: October Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the M
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7th - 9th
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The Pigeon Has to Go to School (Supplemental Close Read Week)
Thanks so much for showing interest in my supplemental close read packet for The Pigeon Has to Go to School! This packet is designed with kindergarten teachers in mind. The packet offers a week of engaging and hands-on material. However, the material can easily be expanded over a longer academic period. The idea of the packet is for one week you can completely transform your teaching with FUN and engaging, yet still rigorous, lessons. The packet is completely comprehensive, so the only thing you
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PreK - 1st
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Folktales Unit: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths
This is an extremely thorough, full 2-week unit for the short story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen as well as several other folktales (included). These resources are focused around Common Core Standards for Grade 6, but they are absolutely still relevant for all middle grades students who are studying folktales. Please verify this by taking a look at the preview file.This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 6: – Click here to read more about the Short Story of th
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5th - 7th
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Creepy Carrots Read Aloud Lesson Plans and Activities, Reading Comprehension
Do you need print and teach activities for Creepy Carrots? SUPER CHARGE your read aloud lesson plans with these print and teach activities!! These interactive reading lesson plans will guide you through your daily instruction in reading comprehension, responding to literature, sentence studies with mentor sentences, crafts and more!These No Prep Print and Go Lesson Plans will save your teaching life! SERIOUSLY!!!WHY TEACHERS LOVE THESE READ ALOUD LESSONS AND ACTIVITIESThese book lessons are so
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K - 2nd
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Short Story Unit (Activities, Assessments, Paired Texts)
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling Short Story Unit for Grade 7, Common Core Aligned Unit (Activities, Assessments, Paired Texts)This is the Short Story of the Month Club, Grade 7: September Selection – Click here to read more about the Short Story of the Month Club!Skills Focus:Four Types of ConflictCiting Text EvidenceFigurative LanguageAnalyzing Characters’ Motivations and Actions (Explicitly teaches RL.7.6)Sound Devices and Types of Rhyme in PoetryAnalyzing Animation Techniques (Explicitly
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7th
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