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Close reading lessons under $5
13 Colonies Map and Activities | Printable & Digital
Focus on climate, geography, and the economies of the early American colonies using this informational text, comprehension worksheet, map activity, and assessment! Students will gain a better understanding of how climate and geography played a role in shaping each colonial economy. A printable PDF version and digital version is included! **This resource is part of the no-prep 13 Colonies Unit Bundle. It includes FIVE printable and digital resources at a 30% discount price! A FREE 13 Colonies wo
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 13 Colonies Unit | Colonial America | Colonization | Map & Activities
Connotation and Denotation Activities for Middle School Connotation Worksheets
Make teaching the difference between connotation and denotation straightforward and easy for middle school students, in printable worksheet format or digital. This scaffolded lesson includes an introduction to connotation and denotation, activities and worksheets to practice connotation of words, and practice with conotative meaning in a passage. This is a complete lesson plan and student materials for introducing and practicing connotation and denotation. This lesson on connotation and denotat
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7th - 9th
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Plot Diagram and Elements Lesson | Short Story Structure GR 4-7 Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the elements of plot and plot diagrams. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn about plot elements before explaining them in their own wordsmatch each stage of a plot diagram with its descriptionread short stories and sequence the main events on a
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4th - 7th
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The Tell Tale Heart Unit | Print & Digital | Close Reading | Full Text
Use this standards-based unit to introduce students to Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” This resource is packed with activities your students will love, including audio support! Everything you need for a comprehensive and engaging unit is included in printable and digital formats! Printable PDF and digital Google Drive versions are included. Included With Your Purchase:Teacher's Guide "The Tell-Tale Heart" Full Text with Audio Support Introductory ActivityInference
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6th - 9th
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We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
Quoting and Paraphrasing Lesson and Practice GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review the difference between quoting and paraphrasing text. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn how to quote and paraphrase text and view examplesexplain the difference between quoting and paraphrasing in their own wordsmatch examples of quotes and paraphr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 2 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
September 11 - Patriot Day Reading Passage
Help students to understand the significance of September 11 with this informative close reading passage. The two page passage describes the events leading up to the September 11 attacks, describes the day of the events, the aftermath of the attacks on Americans, and the memorials of the heroes lost that day. A map of the Middle East and a map of the impacted areas on the east coast are also featured.Students will complete 10 multiple choice, text dependent questions after reading. Important rea
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5th - 8th
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September 11th - 9/11 Reading, Writing, Art & Printable Text 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Discuss the sensitive events of September 11th, 2001 with elementary children. These integrated lesson plans and 9-11 printable texts are age appropriate and emphasize how Americans unite and serve one another during times of tragedy. Teach about Sept.11th while meeting your reading informational text and writing standards too.These plans are also available for grades 1-3. Click here to view.This resource includes lesson plans for students to:Pose inquiry based questions based on 9/11 photograph
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4th - 6th
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retelling with Story Cards and Writing Paper
Make the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears come to life using story cards. It includes character cards, event cards, and setting cards to act out and retell the book. Use the story cards at circle as you read then place in a center for students to retell independently. Teacher pages have essential questions you can ask and a 5-day plan for circle time! Add a writing component and journal about various story elements or the essential question! This is designed for preschool, pre-k, and kinde
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Citing Text Evidence Mini-Lesson, PowerPoint
Citing text evidence is an integral part of a writer's understanding and supporting text explicitly, as well as drawing conclusions and making inferences within the text (CCSS.RL.7.1, 8.1, 9-10.1). Citing evidence and citations are an important part of all classrooms, and this resource will teach your students how to cite evidence correctly!This 10-minute mini mastery lesson will have your students comprehending, practicing, identifying, and mastering citing textual evidence in the literature. I
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6th - 10th
Labor Day Reading Comprehension Activities Word Search Writing Coloring Page
Step up your Labor Day lesson game with our easy-to-use reading passages and comprehension activities. Say goodbye to boring worksheets and hello to engaging content that will help your students truly grasp the significance of this holiday.This resource includes:3 differentiated levels of a nonfiction passage about Labor Day in color and B&WIdentifying and describing the purpose of non-fiction text features (3 options)Differentiated VocabularyComprehension QuestionsWrite a LetterMake a listI
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Close Reading Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities
Compare and Contrast the Author's Point of View BigFoot
Close ReadingPoint of ViewCompare and ContrastDoes Bigfoot exist? Or is he just a made up legend? Students will read two nonfiction articles to compare and contrast both sides of the Bigfoot debate! This is a fun, but educational, lesson. Included is BOTH print and digital versions.I wrote this lesson because I wanted an interesting topic that would catch my students' attention. I also was frustrated trying to find articles that showed a clear point of view about a similar topic. I wanted no
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Potential and Kinetic Energy Differentiated Close Reading Passage
This Potential and Kinetic Energy reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading leve
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4th - 7th
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The Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis Activity Packet
Engage your students with a rhetorical analysis unit analyzing The Gettysburg Address. This Gettysburg rhetorical analysis unit includes a variety of activities for analyzing Lincoln's rhetoric, and it also has a written rhetorical precis activity as well. This Gettysburg Rhetorical Analysis Unit includes:A teacher introduction pageAnnotation GuideRhetorical Device ChartFull-text speechSix different activities with writing prompts (metaphor, appeals, devices)Two writing rubricsColor-coded teach
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle for Secondary ELA
Figurative Language Activity - Famous Quotes Task Cards Labeling Activities
Figurative Language Activity - Famous Quotes Task Cards Labeling Activities: Help your students practice finding figurative language with this fun and engaging activity. Students will circulate the room to find task cards with famous quotes that contain figurative language. They will record what figure of speech they think the quote uses on their sheet. This figurative language activity covers the following: metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and oxymoron. Included
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7th - 10th
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Characterization Mini-Unit | STEAL Characterization Guided Notes
Looking for quick, engaging, digital activities to introduce characterization skills? In this interactive Google Slides mini-unit, students will learn multiple reading skills such as distinguishing character traits and emotions, making direct and indirect characterization using "STEAL", analyzing a character's intrinsic or extrinsic motivations, and finally, classifying characters as protagonists/antagonist, major/minor, round/flat, dynamic/static.This resource is chunked into 4 parts for you to
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6th - 9th
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Poetry Annotation - How to Annotate a Poem Guide Instructions & Assignment
Poetry annotation is an important skill for students to master, and this ready-to-use resource guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, your students will feel totally confident annotating any poem they encounter during your poetry unit. This resource goes through all of the practical steps that students must take when analyzing and annotating a poem, and there is absolutely no prep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Bundle
Mixtures and Solutions Differentiated Close Reading Passage
This Mixtures and Solutions reading passage is a part of my Amazing Science Close Reading Passage series. It is complete with everything you need to tie together your science and literacy instruction!Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, easy, and discreet differentiation in your classroom, the reading level is i
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4th - 7th
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Christmas Reading Passages | Reading Comprehension Activity
Looking for a Christmas themed activities for the entire week? I've got you covered! This Christmas tree reading and writing activity is the perfect way to incorporate a fun, holiday theme into your instruction during the week before Christmas. My students love this activity from year to year, because they learn so much and can relate to both of the passages. In this activity, your students will read two paired passages, the first about real Christmas Trees and the second about artificial Christ
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Paired Passages and Writing Prompt BUNDLE {Perfect for Test Prep!}
Denotation and Connotation Lesson and Activities GRADES 5-7 Google Apps
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL LESSON: Engage students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades with this interactive lesson as you introduce or review denotation and connotation. Students will highlight text, drag and drop text, and type in their own responses to prompts. It's time to replace those boring worksheets!Students will:learn definitions and examples of denotation and connotation before explaining them in their own wordschoose the correct denotation and connotation of various wordsdetermine positive, neutral,
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5th - 7th
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Martin Luther King Speech Analysis - "What is Your Life's Blueprint?" (Digital)
“What is Your Life’s Blueprint?” - Speech Analysis ****This resource is for an analysis of Martin Luther King's speech, "What is Your Life's Blueprint?" It includes a paper and digital version of student resources. If you would prefer similar resources that are designed to be used in an Interactive Notebook, check out the Interactive Notebook Speech Analysis Mini-Unit HERE.****You and your students will absolutely LOVE this close reading mini-unit for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, “What
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5th - 8th
Decodable Passages Reading Fluency and Sight Word Practice Level D Set 1
Ready to help your beginning readers build their decoding and fluency skills? This set of decodable passages comes with 4 weeks of leveled decodable passages with high frequency sight word practice. They are perfect for reading fluency homework or reading interventions!With these decodable passages, your students will read a passage each day to build their fluency skills with repeated readings. These engaging decodable passages take only a few minutes a day to complete and have built in high fre
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PreK - 1st
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The One and Only Ivan - Interactive Read Aloud
Want to read one favorite chapter books to your class and have tons of higher order thinking questions ready to go for you?! I did all the hard work for you! These questions and activities for The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate are perfect for students in grades 1-3. Many teachers have used these as sub plans since all you need is to print the lesson and grab the book and you're ready to go!PLEASE NOTE: This read aloud lesson is included in a discounted bundle with 10+ chapter books! I
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Interactive Read Aloud Lessons - Chapter Book Bundled Edition
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