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Common Core RL.8.5 thematic unit plans
Poetry Music Activities - Song Lyrics Assignments and Presentations Bundle
This poetry music activities, assignments, and presentations bundle will engage all your students in poetry analysis using song lyrics! Students will love this modern bundle of music-inspired poetry resources. Included are eye-catching presentations, poetry song lyrics assignments and projects, engaging activities, ready-to-print worksheets, and much more! By purchasing this bundle, you are saving more than 30% compared to purchasing these items separately! Included in this poetry music activiti
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7th - 10th
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
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2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Weekly Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Ghost by Jason Reynolds Novel Study Reading Unit Lessons and ELA Activities
Teaching literature through Ghost by Jason Reynolds will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices novel study. This Ghost by Jason Reynolds Middle School reading unit and novel study 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 realistic fiction book. This unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading
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6th - 8th
Literature Interactive Notebook Activities | Literary Elements Realistic Fiction
This complete literature unit breaks down teaching literary devices and elements, encourages student discussion through realistic fiction book clubs, and scaffolds literary analysis through literature interactive notebook lessons in middle school.This digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, teaching slides, literature reference pages, 50 realistic fiction literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for stu
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6th - 8th
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study Reading Unit for Middle School
Teaching literature and nonfiction through Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response-focused format with this historical fiction b
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6th - 8th
The Call of the Wild by Jack London Novel Study Reading Unit Activities Lessons
Teaching literature and nonfiction through The Call of the Wild by Jack London will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary nonfiction devices novel study. This The Call of the Wild by Jack London Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading response focused format with this historical fiction b
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6th - 8th
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Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study Reading Unit | Digital Print | 6th 7th 8th
Teaching literature through Refugee by Alan Gratz will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices novel study. This unit includes 25 lesson plans and accompanying materials so you have everything you need to teach this popular middle school novel. This Refugee by Alan Gratz Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar,
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Middle School Novel Study Reading Units Growing Bundle | 6th 7th 8th
Literature Interactive Notebook Activities Literary Elements Historical Fiction
Teaching literary devices and literature elements, discussion, and analysis through historical fiction literature and literature interactive notebook lessons in middle school is finally broken down with this complete reading and analysis writing unit. This digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, literature reference pages, 50 historical fiction literature analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students, and
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6th - 8th
Eighth Grade Reading Writing Grammar Full Year ELA Curriculum | Mentor Text Unit
Teaching all the eighth-grade middle school ELA Literature, Informational, Grammar, and Writing standards is completely broken down and done for you. Your entire year of eighth-grade reading, writing, and grammar curriculum is complete with this mentor text bundle of units. This ELA curriculum bundle includes five literature and literary devices units, a nonfiction or information reading unit, five essay writing units, the complete volume one grammar bundle, and five mentor text novel studies. E
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8th
Animal Farm by George Orwell Novel Study and Reading Unit 7th 8th
This Animal Farm by George Orwell reading unit and novel study 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 allegorical novella. Download the HUGE new preview to see what's included. This resource is in the following bundles:Middle School Reading Units Growing Bundle (6th, 7th, and 8th) Middle School Reading Units Growing Bundle (7th and 8th)This resource has
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7th - 9th
MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
American Literature Introduction - Poetry, Music and Visual Media Unit
This three-week unit is an excellent introduction to American Literature and meets the needs of visual, auditory, and linguistic learners. Students are introduced to American voices and ideals through poetry, music, and art. The unit sets high expectations for close reading and literary analysis while also encouraging creativity. Furthermore, the unit encourages critical thinking by requiring students to synthesize texts with universal themes and incorporates all English Language Arts Common Cor
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Middle School Realistic Fiction Unit with Freak the Mighty Outsiders and Ghost
Teaching literary devices. literature elements, and analysis through realistic fiction literature like The Outsiders, Freak the Mighty, and Ghost alongside literature interactive notebook lessons in middle school is broken down with this complete reading unit and novel study bundle. The digital and print unit includes 18 done-for-you literature lesson plans, daily interactive notebook lessons, literature reference pages, 50 realistic fiction literature analysis reading response examples with exp
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6th - 8th
MyPerspectives Grade 9, Unit 1: American Voices (Slides, Activities, Assessment)
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 10th
Also included in: MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
Christopher P. Curtis's "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" - 30 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded e
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6th - 8th
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Novel Study Realistic Fiction Reading Unit
Teaching literature through Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices novel study.This Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this realistic fiction book.This unit digs deep into EVERY SIN
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6th - 8th
My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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8th - 12th
The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit
Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
7th and 8th Grade ELA Curriculum
Have complete access to my drive. It includes activities, lessons, materials, projects, etc. You will have access to lessons from 2020 - this year. As I create my lessons and add them to the folders, you will continually get updated, refined, and edited materials.I am currently getting an endorsement in ESOL and will be including more ESOL strategies in the lessons.
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8th
The Hunger Games Novel Study Unit - Ready to Teach/No Prep
The Hunger Games novel study unit includes everything you need to teach The Hunger Games. This unit centers around The Modern Hero and determining why heroes are important in different societies. That theme is tracked throughout the unit, along with characterization, while your students consider the impact of hero culture.Save 20% by purchasing the Hero Course Bundle!Includes:Over 49 HandoutsGraphic Organizers2 Editable SlideshowsDystopia Instruction & ResearchSpecific Lesson Plans with Inst
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8th - 10th
Also included in: The Hero ELA Full Course Plan & Resources Bundle
Middle School Multi Genre Thematic Unit Analyzing Themes Through Literary Craft
The Literary Love unit is a multi-genre, thematic unit designed to hit various middle school ELA literature, writing, speaking, and listening standards while having students read and write in various genres. The unit focuses on how authors use their craft to create love-related themes. This unit included eleven low-prep and 100% digital ELA lessons. Everything you need for each lesson is included, and each one is quick and easy to set up. Break down the theme, author's craft, and poetic structur
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6th - 8th
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen- Study Guide
In this 61 page study guide, students will gain background knowledge before each section of the novel. They will also become actively involved in the reading process by completing activities during each section of the novel. Finally, they'll recall and analyze each section along with extending their knowledge with guided internet research.The "Before You Read" section begins with a focus question, followed by a journal writing prompt, and a "setting a purpose" section. It also includes a back
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5th - 8th
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse Novel Study Historical FictionUnit
Teaching literature through Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse will be engaging, thought-provoking, and thorough with this Socratic Seminar and literary devices historical fiction novel study. This Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse Middle School reading unit and novel study is exactly what you need to teach your sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this realistic fiction book.
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6th - 8th
Long Way Down Novel Activities
Long Way Down Novel ActivityAre you looking for MEANINGFUL learning activities?Do you want your students to make DEEPER connections with the novel you are teaching?This MULTI-PROJECT PACKET is the perfect companion to studying the Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Product ContentsThis product contains art, technology and ELA based activities, as well as research links, designed to help students create meaningful connections with the novel. · TEACHER GUIDES: Teacher guides, scripts, and check list
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