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Close reading Common Core RL.7.4 thematic unit plans
Monthly ELA Activities for Middle School - Full Year Bundle
This bundle of monthly ELA activities for middle school includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students throughout the school year. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the months and seasons of the school year!All of the following resources are included: ELA activity bundles. You'll be prepared for every season and holiday with engaging resource
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4th - 7th
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: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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6th - 8th
Short Story Bundle - Literary Analysis Activities for Secondary - Digital, Print
This short story bundle features literary analysis worksheets and activities for classic short stories that students love! Enhance your narrative reading unit with these anchor charts, graphic organizers, pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, and assessments! Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 50% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Short stories included with this bundle:1. “The Lottery” by Shirley JacksonExamine conformity, supe
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7th - 12th
Horror and Suspense English Bundle October for Middle and High School
Whether you are looking to incorporate horror and suspense for Halloween into your ELA curriculum or add a touch of foreboding to your reading selections, this comprehensive bundle is the perfect resource. Engage your students, stimulate critical thinking skills, and explore the dark and eerie side of literature with this captivating collection of close reading activities, questions, writing activities, and other invaluable resources. Get ready to unlock the haunted enchantment of ELA education
Grades:
7th - 10th
Suspenseful Short Story Unit B U N D L E
If you were looking for a thorough, rigorous, and fun short story unit, then look no further! This short story unit focuses on several suspenseful short stories and covers a variety of language arts standards to really push students to think outside the box while gaining a deeper understanding of the text as a whole.STORIES:Death by Scrabble by Charlie FishFrancis by Dave EggersThe Storm by McKnight MalmarClick Clack the Rattlebag by Neil GaimanTHIS UNIT INCLUDES:Vocabulary (practice and quiz in
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7th - 10th
ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES UNIT Distance Learning
This comprehensive unit is the product of years of work and teaching. If you don't have a copy of the novel, or have enough for all of your students to have a copy, you could probably find copies of most of the novel - in a variety of formats on the internet. When you have google Docs to mix with the elements on line, it's amazing the resources that are available. I have taught The Adventures of Ulysses to both seventh and eighth-grade classes at all levels from struggling level one readers to
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7th - 9th
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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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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
Middle School Figurative Language Bellringer
|INSTANT ENGAGEMENT|Want a creative and engaging way to help you students understand figurative meaning? Do you want them to be able to practice this skill daily during your figurative language unit? Then this is your download!!This product includes...~80 (!!) Google Slides with cryptic lyrics. These are lyrics that use figurative language, and require students to THINK about the meaning. ~Student response sheet included so students can EXPLAIN the meaning of the lyrics and HOW it relates to th
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6th - 9th
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
A Christmas Carol Excerpt End of Stave 4 Close Reading Analysis for students
This activity examines an excerpt from near the end of Stave 4 of the novella "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Whether an assessment/analysis for the end of stave 4 or a stand alone analysis (You do not have to have read the book) for students, this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, figurative language, word choice, summarization, word meaning, theme, author's purpose, citing text evidence, making predictions, plot analysis, suspense, inference, and drawing
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Holiday Time Classics Paired Text Thematic Unit
Lord of the Flies End of Ch. 9 Excerpt Close Reading Analysis
This activity examines an excerpt from the end of Chapter 9 of the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Whether an assessment/analysis for the end of chapter 9 or a stand alone analysis (You do not have to have read the book) for students, this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, theme, figurative language, word choice, author's purpose, foreshadowing, citing text evidence, inference, making predictions, and drawing conclusions.Check out the other excerpt f
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Lord of the Flies Thematic Unit Close Reading Analysis
"The Raven" vs. "Annabel Lee" - Poetic Analysis and Comparative Writing Task
“The Raven” vs. “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe - This is a rigorous multi day lesson designed to teach students to analyze poetry and tackle rigorous questions about the poems as part of their exploration. This unit emphasizes poetic devices, vocabulary analysis, mood, tone, and using textual evidence to support thoughts and reasoning. The unit ends with students being required to analyze how the idea of "love" is presented in both works. This is a wonderful unit for fall, suspense, test prep,
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6th - 8th
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Notice and Note: Literary Device Stations
This complete Station Kit is designed to create 12 analysis stations using file folders for the following 13 Literary Devices: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Symbol Motif, and Allusion, in addition to Fiction Signposts from the text, "Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading," by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. These include analysis for Aha Moments, Again and Again, Contrast and Contradictions, Memory Moments, Tough Questions, and Words of the Wiser. The last page of the
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6th - 9th
Historical Fiction Genre Study Literature Circle Project
The Historical Fiction Literature Circle Project is a comprehensive 35-page resource that serves as an ideal culminating activity for units focusing on specific historical periods or for genre studies centered on historical fiction. Included is a genre study lesson plan with links to historical fiction short stories and a short list of historical fiction picture books for teachers.This project is designed for use in literature circle groups or book clubs and encourages students to select and del
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: A Bundle of Eleven Book Projects
A Study in Historical Epidemics Through Poetry Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Close Reading Poetry Analysis Paired Texts of various author's through time during the epidemic or pandemic they experienced or wrote about. 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.The poems presented in this unit cover various epidemics, pandemics, and death itself. Non-fiction texts on the same historical events are great t
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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America by Claude McKay Close Reading Poetry Analysis for students
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "America" by Claude McKay. 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/excerpts such as the novel, "A Long Walk to Water". As well with other poems such as "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman or other patriotic poems from the Harlem Renaissanc
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6th - 10th
Also included in: America for All Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Night by Elie Wiesel Flexible Unit Plan
This guide provides you with high level and engaging lessons that can easily be adapted and infused into your own teaching practice! The best part is that the format is easy to follow and easy to adapt to your style and classroom needs. Designed with the framework for balancing comprehension and analysis, this unit provides teachers and students with a lesson flow that allows teachers to check for understanding and allow student analysis practice. Through this unit your learners will be exposed
Grades:
7th - 9th
Music Lyrics are Just Poems with a Tune! Thematic Poetry Paired Text Unit
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of the poem "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. 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 "Poetry is music" theme using other authors like Langston Hughes who wrote poetry to music. It pairs well with teaching music lyrics from the student's current music.Check
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3rd - 10th
War Time Novel/Poetry Thematic Unit Paired Texts Close Reading Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis Paired Texts of various authors through time during the second world war they experienced or wrote about. 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.Novella excerpts can be taught as stand alone or with the novella as a whole.The poems presented in this unit cover various parts of war and "death bef
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7th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Beg. of Ch. 7 Excerpt Close Reading Analysis
This activity examines an excerpt from the beg. of Chapter 7 of the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. "Shadows and Tall Trees"Whether an assessment/analysis for the end of chapter 7 or a stand alone analysis (You do not have to have read the book) for students, this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, theme, figurative language, word choice, author's purpose, foreshadowing, citing text evidence, inference, making predictions, and drawing conclusions.Chec
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Lord of the Flies Thematic Unit Close Reading Analysis
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