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7th grade close reading thematic unit plans for Microsoft OneDrive
Literary Analysis Elements Activities using Pixar Shorts Videos or Commercials
Your students are going to love these literary analysis lessons. Add Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips and you're ready to teach literary elements. Fun way to engage students as they analyze character, plot, setting, theme, and conflict (coming soon). Then, transfer them to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love practicing analysis skills with these easy-to-use digital or print lessons! The perfect way for students to truly understand literary el
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5th - 8th
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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:Â Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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Beowulf Introduction, Beowulf Epic Hero Traits, and Beowulf Intro Activity
Use these Beowulf introduction stations or Beowulf introduction PowerPoint to hook students and teach them epic hero traits along with needed background information before reading Beowulf. As a way to reinforce learning, assign the corresponding Beowulf get-to-know-you activity (a digital or print option are available).This resource can be used as a regular printed worksheet, or as a digital learning activity. These lessons work perfectly in a traditional printed resource classroom, Google class
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7th - 12th
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U.S. History Bundle Part 1 - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
Want to save time planning your U.S. History units throughout the year? U.S. History Bundle Part 1 comes with EVERY lesson and activity needed to teach U.S. History Part 1 (Native Americans – Civil War) for an ENTIRE YEAR at a discounted price! Not only will you save tons of time, but your students will love completing all the hands-on activities as they learn about U.S. History!For a closer look at the lessons and activities included in this bundle, see the video preview!What Will I Find in Th
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5th - 7th
Myth Study and Writing Unit - A Spiral Studies Mini-Unit
Myth Writing Unit
Greek Myth Study
Integrated Unit (Optional)
In this 4-part Myth Study and Writing Unit, students will build background knowledge on the critical components of myths, Greek mythology, and constellations before they read and analyze 5 Greek myths about constellations. Then, students will design their own constellation and write a myth to explain its origin in the night sky. Students will progress through every step of the writing process while writing their myths.
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5th - 8th
A Christmas Carol Unit Plan With Lessons and Activities for High School Students
Draw students into A Christmas Carol with this 3-week unit plan! This unit is perfect for the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break. Lesson plans, bell ringers, activities, questions, final projects and more are all included. Students spend the first two weeks on an in-depth study the text filled with engaging activities. Week 3 is spent on creative final projects and the unit is concluded with a hot cocoa party with toasts to Scrooge. All the prep work is done! Includes PDF print ve
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7th - 12th
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Reading Literature and Informational Texts Mini Lessons and Activities Bundle
PRINT & DIGITAL! Your whole year of mini lessons! No planning needed! You'll save tons of time by using these print and digital mini lessons to teach all your reading information texts and reading literature lessons! You'll have mentor texts, "I Can" statements, student activities, and lesson plans -- so you can spend more time helping your students and less time planning and searching for resources!Plus, you can use these lessons with any texts. You can scaffold, differentiate, work on
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5th - 7th
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Nonfiction Text Structure Bundle: 20 Full-Page Passages
The Living Creatures Nonfiction Text Structure 4 in 1 Bundle include 20 FULL-PAGE passages and accompanying graphic organizers/activities! **You'll be saving 30% purchasing this bundle versus buying each product individually**All of these products are also available in my Nonfiction Text Structure Growing Bundle, which includes ALL of my nonfiction text structure products! --Breakdown by product-- Animals of Africa: Passage A: "Apes of Africa" (Compare and Contrast)Passage B: "Cheetah Chasers" (
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4th - 7th
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Early Explorers Unit {Digital & PDF Included}
Early Explorers Unit is a hands-on unit that combines history and language arts skills! Everything you need to teach a unit about the early Spanish, French, and English explorers can be found here!For a closer look at the activities in this unit, see the video preview!What Will I Find In This Unit?This Early Explorers Unit includes 5 detailed lesson plans. All lessons are hands-on and incorporate literacy skills. Students will investigate--Motivations for explorationObstacles associated with exp
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â U.S. History Bundle Part 1 - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
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
U.S. History Part 2 Bundle - Lesson Plans & Activities - Entire Year!
U.S. History Part 2 Bundle comes with EVERY lesson and activity needed to teach U.S. History II for an ENTIRE YEAR at a discounted price! U.S. History Part 2 Bundle begins with Reconstruction and ends with the modern era. Not only will you save tons of time, but your students will love completing all the hands-on activities as they learn about U.S. History!For a closer look at the lessons and activities included in this bundle, see the video preview! What Will I Find in This U.S. History Bundle?
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6th - 8th
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Full Novel Unit
This bundle includes a wide range of activities, quizzes, and assignments such as: STAAR EOC Questions (including the new 2.0 type), close readings, gallery walks, discussions, literary element analysis, revising and editing, and STAAR/EOC 2.0 essay prompts. This resource also includes reading quizzes for every section of the novel, with two versions of the quiz and an answer key. Every activity has a google link to be utilized for virtual learning or 1:1 access.
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7th - 12th
Reading Literature Mini Lessons Activities and Mentor Texts for the Whole Year
No planning needed to teach all the reading lit standards! Print & Digital. 26 easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap! You'll have time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts. Now with digital slides! This resource includes all the mini lessons as digital slides that you can use in your online classroom!Here's teachers ar
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6th - 8th
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Aesop for High School! 2-Week Fables Unit
Aesop's fables are for kids, right? Wrong! Always intended for an adult audience (and performed at the royal courts of ancient Greek city states), Aesop's original fables are a GREAT way to teach literary interpretation in your high school and upper middle school classrooms. Plus, the fables are perfectly bite-sized for discussion and activities.Included in this 28-page packet are the following: -- a 2-page introduction to interpreting fables and a 1-page Aesop biography-- 40 hand-selected fa
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7th - 12th
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
Identity Unit English Language Arts Middle and High School Identity Activities
This editable, no prep identity unit is a perfect all about me back to school English activity for introducing your high school or middle school students to important ELA skills, like close reading strategies, annotating the text, and writing techniques. This engaging identity unit features pre-reading and vocabulary activities, step-by-step annotation, guided analysis, and scaffolded writing tasks your students will love to help you start the year strong! Students study identity as a concept be
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6th - 12th
All American Boys FULL NOVEL BUNDLE (digital access provided)
This resource has everything you need to teach and engage your students during the reading of this novel. Included:1. Introduction to Novel stations: meaningful stations to hook your students prior to reading the novel. (Link included for digital access)2. Reading Check Quizzes: 8 reading quizzes with A & B versions. (Google form links included)3. Novel Activities: Over 90+ pages of activities focusing on important concepts such as character analysis, theme, tone, symbolism, and much more. A
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
WILD WEST Informational Text Middle School - 6th Grade Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for engaging informational text for middle school students that will improve reading comprehension? Check out my Wild West Passage & Question Sets, ideal for boosting student success with key ideas and details standards RI.6.1, RI.6.2, and RI.6.3. These content-rich 6th grade comprehension passages will help improve reading skills while giving students exposure to a highly engaging topic - famous outlaws of the wild west. ✔ Check out the preview for an in-depth look at this r
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6th - 8th
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 Literary Analysis Creative Writing Poetry Activities
Digital and Print Versions. Get your students thinking critically and writing creatively with this analysis resource of Shakespeare's Sonnet. Your students will read, analyze, and then write their own sonnets!Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 sounds like it was written by a teen -- full of angst and sorrow! That's why this sonnet is a great way to introduce a bit of Shakespeare to your students! Who cannot relate to feeling completely sorry for yourself...until you recall the joy of a wonderful love.R
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Sonnet Bundle: Teaching Shakespeare
Setting Analysis Activities for novel, short story, Pixar short films and videos
Your students will love analyzing setting with Pixar Shorts. What a fun way to engage students as they practice literary analysis skills. You'll use entertaining, funny Pixar Shorts, commercials, or cartoon clips. Then, transfer those skills to more complex texts like short stories and novels. Your students will love analyzing the elements of setting with this easy-to-use digital or print booklet and your choice of short videos! This is what you get:Print and Digital versions that are great
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6th - 8th
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SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership for Google Drive
Google Resource. Digital Classroom. 1:1. Secondary ELA resources for digital classrooms.This 2016 SMARTePlans 2016 Growing Bundle Membership includes all of my current SMARTePlans digital Google Drive resources PLUS all of the additional Google Drive resources I create in 2016!Buy early and save big! As I continue to add more Google Drive resources, the price for this bundle will increase!SMARTePlans are digital, Google-based, interactive lessons for the technology-driven classroom.Why Choose SM
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Playbook: Analysing Figurative Language and Meaning in Popular Songs
This comprehensive 30 slide/page package introduces students to literary devices, including: simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, alliteration, symbolism, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, and mood. After mastering the definition of a device, students apply that knowledge to unveil implicit meaning in songs that they love. Students "leave tracks of their thinking" by providing annotations and highlighting right on the page-- which promotes higher order and critical thinking over rote me
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Whole Year Mini Lessons for Reading Literature 7th Grade Print and Digital
Stop searching for mentor texts and reading lessons! No planning needed to teach all the Gr. 7 reading lit standards! Easy-to-use mini lessons have everything you need to make teaching reading (any) literature text a snap so you'll have more time to work with your students every step of the way! Provide the scaffolding your students need or increase rigor by using with a variety of texts. This is what you'll get with this print & digital resource:19 Mini Lessons Digital & print - perf
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7th
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Also included in:Â Grade 7 Whole Year Reading Informational Text Literature Activities
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