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Common Core RL.7.2 thematic unit plans under $5
Aca-Scuse Me? Teaching Theme vs. Main Idea With Music and Lyrics
This assignment is PITCH PERFECT for teaching theme to students grades 4 through 8!***UPDATED 9/8/18 TO INCLUDE:***PRE/POST TEST ANSWER KEYSCONCEPT HANDOUT FOR STUDENTSANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE 5 SONGSIf you are like me back during my first year of teaching 5th, I struggled to teach main idea and theme. This assignment makes the task more fun. Resource is designed to help your students analyze 5 popular songs for themes. Included in this 21 page bundle:-5 hugely popular song lyric pages for
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Elevator: A Lesson in Suspense
Tweens and teens love chills and thrills! Kick off a unit - or an exhilarating lesson - of intense suspense with this all-inclusive 38-slide PowerPoint "The Elevator." Presentation includes the text, anticipatory questions, probable passage, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions where students can write their own conclusion. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you're not there!Teaching more suspense or gothic literature? Check out my other
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Substitute Literary Lesson Bundle
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit for Middle School for 7th and 8th
This short story unit: "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is exactly what you need to teach your seventh or eighth grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this classic fiction text. This free short story unit was created so that teachers could try out the Socratic Seminar and reading response format that I use in all my reading units and short story units. Other Middle School Short Story Units Available: "The Gift o
Grades:
7th - 8th
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street PowerPoint
Teaching The Twilight Zone play, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street? Introduce this gripping play of suspense and conformity with an engaging, student-friendly 36-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on The Twilight Zone, pre-reading vocabulary, teleplay terms, anticipation questions, themes, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions that will take you through the entire unit.Click HERE for more amazing The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street products!Need more terrific teacher
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Bundle
The House on Mango Street - Creative Writing Book Project
This is a great "Back to School" introductory creative writing project intended to help you, as the teacher, get to know your students, and introduce them to the elements of plot in literature and instill a passion for creative writing in them!
Students enjoy reading selected stories from Sandra Cisneros's novel, The House on Mango Street, and creating their very own book called, "The House on (Student's Street)", which includes stories and poetry about their lives and neighborhoods.
Throughou
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6th - 10th
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Charlie Brown Christmas Study Guide-Common Core Aligned for Middle School
This product is ready to print and use today! In those hectic days before Christmas break, it's always nice to have a movie day...but of course you don't want to lose instructional time. This study guide is here to save the day!
Questions align with the 7th grade Common Core standards for reading literature (but due to the spiraling nature of the standards, it works well for grades 6-8). All questions are short-response, so students must think critically. Questions relate to conflict, recurring
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Peanuts Movie Guides-Discount Bundle-Common Core Aligned for Middle School
"Among the Barons" by Margaret Peterson Haddix Unit
This is the fourth book in the Shadow Children series. In this book, Luke - using Lee Grant's identity - becomes even more entangled in the intrigue involved in trying to free third children and overthrowing the current government. Lee's little brother - Smits - arrives at Hendricks School for Boys, and Luke is unsure of who to trust and who is telling the truth.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling te
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â "Among the Hidden" Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Units
"Son" by Lois Lowry Unit
This is the fourth, and final, book of "The Giver" series. It tells the story of Claire - a young girl who was chosen as a Birthmother, gave birth to a son, and had him taken from her immediately. She's determined to find her son, but Jonas had left the community with him in order to save his life. The book tells the dangers and sacrifices Claire makes in order to eventually reunite with her son.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions,
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â "The Giver" Series by Lois Lowry Units
Holiday Paired Texts - Gift of the Magi & A Present for Mrs. Robinson
This year you can pair classic texts like Gift of the Magi or A Christmas Carol with a new and modern holiday tale of sacrifice and gift-giving! Read "A Present for Mrs. Robinson" this year with your middle school or high school class. With this mini-unit, students are encouraged to synthesize texts, compare themes, and practice annotation.The scaffolding worksheets provide an outline for students to give supporting evidence and synthesize their answers. Then, they can use the writing page to c
Grades:
5th - 10th
The Diary of Anne Frank Final Exam Test
Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank? Assess your students' comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with "The Diary of Anne Frank Final Exam." Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the evolution of Anne's character, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.Need more products for The Diary of Anne Frank? Click HERE for Common Core-aligned instructional resources.Ter
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Diary of Anne Frank Unit Bundle
"Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry Unit
The second book in the "Giver Quartet" tells about Kira and the village she lives in. Kira, born with a twisted leg, is uncertain of her fate after her mother dies. But those in charge have plans for her. She is eventually able to learn what is really going on behind the scenes in her village and is forced to make a difficult choice to make by the end of the story.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified voca
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â "The Giver" Series by Lois Lowry Units
"Blood on the River" Character Change Project (Paper & Google Doc Version)
Reading Blood on the River with your class? Use this culminating project to assess multiple reading standards focusing on how the characters changed over the course of the text. Includes paper option with a rubric! All you need to do is print a copy for each student and provide each student with a piece of construction paper so they can write and cut out their responses to glue onto the construction paper. Fold it into a brochure and staple them to a bulletin board for an easy student work displ
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4th - 8th
"Among the Enemy" by Margaret Peterson Handdix Unit
In the sixth book in the "Shadow Children" series, it's Matthias turn to help fight against the Population Police. Matthias saves the life of a Population Police officer, and becomes an officer himself. There, he is able to eavesdrop and finds information to help the rebels fight the Population Police.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â "Among the Hidden" Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Units
"Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls Unit
This book is a great story about a boy who works very hard to accomplish his goals through unexpected means. Its both humorous and heartwarming. This unit contains the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary and spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent study, and/or differe
Grades:
4th - 7th
Mockingbird Chs. 9, 10, and 11 Questions
Mockingbird chapters 9, 10, and 11 questions with purple background. It includes "Do I know this?" questions as well as deeper questions. Great for a follow up to a discussion or for a reading check or quick quiz. Can be printed or used as a Google Doc.
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7th - 10th
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Mockingbird Chs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 Questions
Mockingbird chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 questions with purple background. It includes "Do I know this?" questions as well as deeper questions. Great for a follow up to a discussion or for a reading check or quick quiz. Can be printed or used as a Google Doc.
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7th - 10th
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Mockingbird Chs. 3-4 Questions
Mockingbird chapters 3 and 4 questions with purple background. It includes "Do I know this?" questions as well as deeper questions. Great for a follow up to a discussion or for a reading check or quick quiz. Can be printed or used as a Google Doc.
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7th - 10th
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"Messenger" by Lois Lowry Unit
Matty, from "Gathering Blue," is living in Village now with Seer. He's growing up and spends a lot of his time carrying messages to other villages as he is able to travel through Forest without problems. But as the citizens of Village decide to close their border and they become more selfish, the Forest starts to turn against Matty. And he has one final trip he has to make - he needs to bring Kira back to live with her father.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and ac
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â "The Giver" Series by Lois Lowry Units
Distance Learning Short Story Passage w/Language Arts Activities
This short story (3,400 words) not only shines a light on building friendships, but it also encourages perseverance in the face of challenges. It includes a detailed story structure portion, figurative language work, vocabulary and context clue work, and a write your own ending activity. There is a student copy as well as a teacher copy with answers and examples. The standards met with this lesson are included for 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. If you and your students enjoy the product, i
Grades:
4th - 9th
"Among the Betrayed" by Margaret Peterson Haddix Unit
This is the third book in the Shadow Children series and focuses on the story of Nina and how she is tested and becomes involved in the movement to free third children.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary and spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â "Among the Hidden" Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Units
"Esperanza Rising" Choice Board
Mix Things Up with this differentiated choice board to accompany your class study of Esperanza Rising, a great coming of age novel by Pam Munoz Ryan.
This choice board gives students exactly what they want: choices!
Students can show what they know, understand, and are able to do, through illustrations, songs, artwork, written responses, you name it!
If you like this resource, come back to try the bundled set of differentiated activities for the same novel.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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"Among the Brave" by Margaret Peterson Haddix Unit
This is the fifth book in the Shadow Children series. In this book, Trey - despite thinking himself a coward all his life - must summon his courage and save Luke and his other friends by impersonating a Population Police officer.This unit includes the following: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.This unit would also be ideal
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â "Among the Hidden" Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Units
"Among the Impostors" by Margaret Peterson Haddix Unit
This is the second book of the "Among the Hidden" series and follows Luke's journey as he comes out of hiding and is able to attend school for the first time in his life.Included in this unit are: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary and spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys. This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, independent stud
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â "Among the Hidden" Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix Units
A Poison Tree by William Blake Close Poetry Reading Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "A Poison Tree" by William Blake. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short stories and other poems from the same author, as well from fellow nature-themed poet Robert Frost, or Anne Bradstreet or Emily Dickinson. Fables are perfect paired texts with poem
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3rd - 11th
Also included in:Â Robert Frost/William Blake Nature Author Study Paired Texts Thematic Unit
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