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Middle school literature activity microsofts
The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities
The Landlady by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Slides, Assignments, Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Roald Dahl's captivating short story, The Landlady, using this comprehensive resource. This short story resource includes a presentation to guide the lesson, vocabulary exercises, character analysis activities, a headline article writing assignment, and even a link to watch a film version of the story! The spooky nature of this short story makes this an excellent story
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8th - 11th
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Unit Activities & Assignments: Introduce students to the highly engaging short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, with these ready-to-use resources. Designed to engage students with its eerie atmosphere and unexpected twists, this package provides all the tools necessary to delve deep into the story's themes and characters. Inside, you'll find resources to assess student comprehension, including reading comprehension questions and a
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8th - 10th
The Masque of the Red Death Unit Bundle - Poe - Short Story Close Reading & PPT
Use Poe’s creepy classic short story, “The Masque of the Red Death,” to practice close reading and other key Common Core reading skills while teaching symbolism, allegory and imagery. Great for Halloween or any time of year, this HUGE 40+ page "Masque of the Red Death" value bundle--combining two substantial products--includes:PRE/POST-READING POWERPOINT:• Fully editable PowerPoint backgrounder on "The Masque of the Red Death," with thought–provoking journal prompts, literary terms and activitie
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7th - 12th
Plot Elements & Conflict Slideshow, Notes, Practice Worksheets, Test
Plot: Teach, Practice, Test is an engaging, step-by-step way to teach plot elements. It’s a thorough unit that includes PRINT & DIGITAL options, a PowerPoint presentation with guided notes, follow-through practice activities and worksheets, and an editable test that includes self-checking multiple-choice and constructed response questions. The print unit provides you with two types of notes. You have a choice between folding notes or Cornell outline notes. The practice work will reinforce
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5th - 8th
Salem Witch Trials Introductory PowerPoint -- The Crucible, Puritans
Start off your unit on The Crucible or the Salem Witch Trials with this smartly designed 47-slide PowerPoint presentation. Topics covered in the presentation:• Overview of the trials• What is a crucible?• Puritanism beliefs• Role of women• Role of children• Native American fears• Salem Town vs. Salem Village politics• What is a witch?• Puritan superstitions• Tests for witchcraft• Puritan punishments• Causes of hysteria• Causes of girls' behavior• Witchcraft Acts• Salem and Danvers memorials• Sal
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7th - 12th
Peter and the Wolf {BUNDLE} - Digital Storybook, Centers, Assessment, & More!
This Peter and the Wolf bundle is packed with GREAT resources for the music room! It is THE resource for your Peter and the Wolf musical adventure unit. This giant BUNDLE has everything you could need for Peter and the Wolf! It comes with student activities, booklets, digital storybook, introduction and guide, centers, assessments, and more. As a bonus, the bundle includes an exclusive lesson plan written out for you to print and go! This resource includes the following files:Peter and the Wolf
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PreK - 6th
Summarize Fiction PowerPoint with Practice Passages: Somebody Wanted But So Then
Are you searching for a step-by-step summarizing PowerPoint that can be used to teach your students how to write a strong fiction summary in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 53-slide PowerPoint will guide your students through the process of writing a summary using the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" summarizing strategy. It includes FIVE practice opportunities, including two classic stories (Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Emperor's New Clothes) as well a
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3rd - 6th
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Presentation & Activities
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Short Story Unit - You can introduce your students to this short story by Richard Connell with these ready-to-use short story resources. With an abundance of activities and assignments, you can pick and choose the resources that suit your plan and timeline. The unit includes a PowerPoint presentation to lay it all out for you, as well as a full-text version of the short story, a board game activity, a creative writing assignment, notes on the author,
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8th - 12th
Shakespeare Life & Times Introduction Powerpoint Presentation
Introduction to Shakespeare Presentation can be used with ANY Shakespeare unit!Shakespeare Life and Times Introduction and History Powerpoint Presentation - can be used easily for distance learning as I have provided links for a Google Slides version, as well!An excellent introduction and thorough history of the life and times of William Shakespeare. This can be shown before you read or act any of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, or lengthy poems. It includes a two-page handout with answer key. Thi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Elements of Fiction Unit - Short Story Unit for Middle School ELA
Help your students master the elements of fiction in short stories and have fun at the same time with the Elements of Fiction Unit Bundle! This complete unit includes 18 low-prep FUN lessons that will engage your students in the world of fiction! Each lesson builds upon the next until students have a solid foundation of knowledge of the elements of fiction and how they interact and influence one another (i.e. how the setting impacts characters, etc.)!! This unit includes everything you need t
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6th - 9th
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Presentation, Assignments, & Activities
Teach The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost with this ready-to-use teacher presentation, poetry analysis assignments, and creative writing activity. This resource has absolutely everything you need to help students understand, analyze, and respond to Frost's most famous poem. You can feel totally confident in guiding your students through the poetry analysis process of The Road Not Taken with this resource as there is absolutely no planning required. Use the teacher presentation to guide you throug
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8th - 11th
Author's Craft PowerPoint Lesson with Practice Passages
Do you want to teach your students to analyze an author's craft, but don't quite know where to start? This 36-slide PowerPoint is the perfect starting place! After explaining what is meant by "author's craft", I focused on six techniques used by authors, including imagery, voice, figurative language, analogy, sentence fluency, and interesting use of language. In all, students will analyze twenty-one book excerpts, and make judgments about how an author crafted a particular sentence, paragraph, o
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Author's Craft Bundle of Activities: PowerPoint and Foldables
Literary Genres Activities and Reading Lessons for Middle and High School
This literary genre bundle contains practical and engaging materials to help students learn the similarities and differences between various narrative genres they will encounter when reading texts. The goal is to help students identify the characteristics of the genres included and to distinguish between them when reading an excerpt of a narrative text. Use this resource as a complement to your book club or independent reading program! Included, you will find the following...Introduction to Narr
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6th - 9th
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Of Mice and Men Unit Plan Bundle: PowerPoint, Task Cards, Worksheets
If you're teaching John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, you need this teaching bundle! Included in this bundle:• 30+ slide introductory PowerPoint (with personal pictures from Salinas and Monterey, CA)• 60 task cards with engaging critical thinking questions for every chapter of the novella• Anticipation guide• Common Core unit plan map• Writing activities for each chapter of the novella• American Dream pre-reading interview assignment• Contextual information on mental disabilities• Primar
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7th - 12th
Fiction & Nonfiction Reading -Teach, Practice, Test BUNDLE - Middle School ELA
Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills Units - Step-by-Step, Complete, No Prep Lessons for Middle School ELAEVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER needs the resources that are now available in this HUGE, money-saving bundle. Thousands of teachers (including ME!) are saving countless hours of planning time and are using these resources with great success! It's ready to go; everything has been done for you! Complete lesson plans, notes, PowerPoint presentations, students' activities, and editable
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6th - 8th
The Pearl by John Steinbeck Unit Bundle
Looking for a full novel study for The Pearl by John Steinbeck? This unit bundle for The Pearl guides and challenges students to analyze plot, characterization, conflict, and symbolism in the classic novella. Throughout their reading of The Pearl, students will complete nonfiction background activities, projects and vocabulary activities, full lessons, a study guide, and a final test. This unit may be used with or without Interactive Notebooks. Answer keys and rubrics included. (grades 7-10) Thi
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7th - 10th
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A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
Poem of the Week Collection: a YEAR of Multimedia Poetry!
Historically speaking, poems started out as stories intended to be read aloud. Share poems the way they were MEANT to be read - with audio and video readings – while still achieving rigorous reading and creative writing!This Poem of the Week Collection can be used in multiple ways, whether you want... • more consistent poetry stretched throughout the year,• to scaffold students up to more difficult poems, • to compress these poems into a shorter unit in April, or • to make poetry come alive alon
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Why You Should Read Learning Stations - Informational Text - Benefits of Reading
SHOW students why they should read through these engaging, collaborative learning stations that feature informational text + multimedia. Each station focuses on a different benefit of reading.These stations work well for any ELA class. They're great for the beginning of the year/semester, before literature circles, or before any whole-class or independent/choice reading project.When you purchase this resource, you will receive the following in both PRINT and DIGITAL (Google Slides & Forms) v
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sorry, Wrong Number PowerPoint, Activities ~ Google Links Included
Look no further for resources to teach the play "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher. Whether you're an experienced educator or new to the classroom, this resource has everything you need to engage and inspire your middle school students while reading this thrilling radio play. Key Features:1. Dive into History: Prior to reading "Sorry, Wrong Number," use the included 36-slide PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation to provide the necessary background information on the evolution of the te
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Mega Bundle! Everything You Need to Teach 7th Grade ELA!
Connotation & Denotation Bundle: PowerPoint, Practice Activities, Writing Tasks
***This product is also included in my MEGA bundle at a discounted price:
Literary Elements & Devices Resources an Language Resources
Connotation and denotation can be a tricky skill for students to master, but it is an important component of Common Core!
This bundle is jam-packed with EVERYTHING you need to introduce, teach, and provide scaffolded, engaging tasks that your students will love!
When you purchase this bundle, you receive a 29 slide PowerPoint with a corresponding student no
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5th - 8th
Mood and Tone Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Worksheet Assignment
Mood and Tone Lesson - Presentation and Story Elements Worksheet Assignment: Help your students develop their understanding of the difference between mood and tone with this ready-to-use resource. Students frequently confuse these two story elements and find them challenging to determine in a short story or novel. This lesson will break down the story elements of mood and tone, providing clarity and understanding for students. The included presentation slides and mood and tone worksheet assignm
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7th - 10th
Direct and Indirect Characterization Bundle: Lesson, Activities, PowerPoint
Teach direct and indirect characterization with this engaging lesson and activity bundle designed for middle (advanced) and high school students. This lesson uses the "STEAL" acronym to help students remember the five unique methods of indirect characterization. Students will discover the strategies authors use to develop characters when writing short stories. This bundle will successfully move to students to a point where they can begin analyzing how complex characters are developed and, in tur
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8th - 12th
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Dystopian Literature Bundle Volume I — 5 Short Stories, Literary Analysis
The 5 short stories included in this dystopian literature bundle are:Ray Bradbury - "The Pedestrian"Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - "Harrison Bergeron"Shirley Jackson - "The Lottery"Yann Martel - "We Ate The Children Last"Ursula K. Le Guin - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"Can't get enough dystopian literature? Check out my second bundle!Dystopian Literature Bundle Short Stories Volume IITeach all the literary elements that encompass dystopian literature such as: allegory, theme, irony, setting, symboli
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7th - 12th
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