Common Core L.5.5a literature circles

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: 5th Grade Reading Level Novel Study Bundle Set 2

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Novel Study - Digital + Printable Book Unit

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Writing

Do you want a novel study that teaches all the essential skills and standards for upper elementary learners? You will find this resource, created for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, very useful. It has everything you need for a meaningful and interactive book discussion, including vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and language arts lessons, whether you teach online or in person.Check out all three versions of th

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

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Also included in: 5th Grade Reading Level Novel Study Bundle Set 2

Rump - The True Story of Rumplestiltskin Novel Study / Guide

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Noteworthy Novelworks

Rump - The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl Shurtliff, tells the wonderfully enchanting story of a young boy finding out what his true destiny really is! Have reluctant readers? This novel will thrill them!! Your students will LOVE Rump's hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching, adventure-packed journey to find out who he truly is, and will feel comfortable tackling this novel with a chapter-by-chapter guide. Each chapter has rigorous vocabulary builders and text-dependent reading ques

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study: Digital + Printable Unit [Christopher Paul Curtis]

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Writing

Elevate your book study game with this novel study for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. This book unit covers many essential fifth-grade skills and standards, including vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, and skill lessons. This resource works well whether you’re teaching in a virtual or traditional setting.Check out all three Bud, Not Buddy Book Unit versions to determine which best fits your teaching style.Version #1: Bud, Not Buddy [Christopher Paul

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

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Also included in: 5th Grade Reading Level Novel Study Bundle Set 2

The One and Only Ivan | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter

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Nothing but Class

This 89 page book companion for The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, contains comprehension work along with vocabulary activities by chapter. The student work is organized by chapter, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adap

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

Classroom Community, Grammar, Writing

, RL.3.6

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Wonder Mentor Sentences and Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (Grades 4-6)

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ideas by jivey

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate grammar and language during your novel study of Wonder by R.J. Palacio! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volume 3, FIRST

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

L.4.1

, L.4.1a

, L.4.1e

, L.4.1f

, L.4.1g

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary

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Nothing but Class

This is a 53 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume. The student work is organized by every 1-2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for who

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.10

Tina Kolley - Teach With Tina

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Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study - Activities - Chapter Quizzes - Projects

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Ignite your students' love for the novel Bridge to Terabithia while enhancing their comprehension skills! This Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study for Upper Elementary provides you with the perfect tools to achieve this. This engaging Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study includes printable and digital comprehension questions and convenient Google Form Chapter Assessments. It also provides an assortment of enrichment activities to continue the learning experience, all in a print-and-go package.Everythin

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

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Also included in: Novel Studies - Upper Elementary Novel Study Bundle

Gregor the Overlander Novel Study Suzanne Collins Digital and Printable Unit

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If you want to inspire your students to love reading, you’ll love this novel study for Gregor the Overlander. It has everything you need to teach this fantastic book for virtual and physical classrooms. You’ll get fun and engaging vocabulary, comprehension, writing, reading skills, and language arts activities that follow the Common Core Standards for grades 4–6. Before she wrote The Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins wrote The Underland Chronicles. In the first book of the series, Gregor the

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Graphic Arts

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel & Film Study Unit BUNDLE (editable)

Created by

Room 2 Ruminations

About this Unit & NovelA Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. The lessons and activities span the curriculum, covering vocabulary building, literary analysis, film history, the physics of simple machines, creative writing and argument building. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose w

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Movie Guides, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Core Inspiration by Laura Santos

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Getting Started With Common Core Literature Circles

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Using this program in your classroom on a regular basis will ensure your students receive routine practice with reading literature, and vocabulary acquisition & use standards. Literature circles are a wonderful way to exercise student reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and speaking skills while reading a novel as a whole class. Literature circles also boost confidence, creativity and collaboration among students when implemented effectively. When implementing this resource, hig

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.5

, RL.4.1

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Also included in: The BFG Literature Circle Bundle

Harbor Me Novel Study [Jacqueline Woodson] Digital + Printable Book Unit

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Informational Text, Literature, Writing

Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for Jacqueline Woodson's Harbor Me? Look no further. This comprehensive digital + printable unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning, and language arts lessons. This unit includes a tie-in nonfictional text with activities to practice informational comprehension and writing. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5–6.Discover Your Options: Find the best f

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Poetry, Reading, Reading Strategies

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Garvey's Choice Discussion Questions and Answers

Created by

XClass to the Rescue

This is a thorough overview of Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes. There are group or whole class questions and homework questions broken down by each chapter. There are three different levels of questions so you can differentiate with your students. The questions could be placed on the board or handed out to different groups of students. All of the questions have complete answers provided in the answer key. After the discussion questions there is a list of many examples of figurative language

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

, RL.5.1

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

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New Kid Jerry Craft Graphic Novel Study PDF and Digital Resource

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SK Designs

Complete with the option for Google Slides™ and pdf format. This product includes 110+ cards to use as resources for studying the graphic novel, New Kid by Jerry Craft. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to engaging

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

, RL.4.9

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Invisible by Gonzalez Graphic Novel Study comprehension, composition, activities

Created by

SK Designs

Complete with the option for Google Slides™ and pdf format. This product provides resources for studying the graphic novel INVISIBLE by Christina Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Study Guides, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

, RL.4.9

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Bridge to Terabithia Super Bundle Unit Plan

Created by

Michelle Morris

This is a unit based upon the novel "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. It has been aligned to the new common core standards. You will be receiving everything you need to teach this unit! You are receiving 3 weeks of lesson plans that are ready to print out and paste into your plan book. You will also be receiving a list of vocabulary words for each of the 2 weeks you are teaching the novel as well as vocabulary organizers, games to play with the words, and quizzes with keys. This bun

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

Printables, Literature Circles, Interactive Notebooks

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Nonliteral Language & Figurative Language BUNDLE

Created by

Jaclyn Howell

TWO FOR ONE! This bundle includes my Nonliteral & Literal Language Bundle as well as my Figurative Language Activity Booklet at a DISCOUNTED PRICE! See below for what is included! Nonliteral and Literal Language: This nonliteral and literal phrases bundle includes activities to use throughout the week(s) in whole group lessons, partner activities, centers, scoot activity, center game, independent activities, and an assessment. Included in this bundle: -Slide explaining and giving an examp

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.3.4

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

, L.3.5a

, L.4.5a

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Stone Fox | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter

Created by

Nothing but Class

This 48 page book companion for Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner, contains comprehension work along with vocabulary activities by chapter. The student work is organized by chapter, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Poetry

, RL.3.10

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Metaphor Poems

Created by

LorrieLBirchall

Metaphor poems help you teach metaphors in a targeted mini-lesson within the context of real reading! Strong picture support for each metaphor poem helps English Language Learners (ELL) and learners of all abilities to understand metaphors. Don't just reach for another metaphor worksheet, try these metaphor poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Sara Teasdale, Vachel Lindsay, Emily Dickinson, Sinclair Lewis and more. These short targeted poems make the best metaphor activities!Lorrie L. BirchallCool T

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.5

, L.4.5a

, L.5.5

, L.5.5a

, L.6.5

Jack - The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk Novel Study / Answer Key

Created by

Noteworthy Novelworks

Do your students LOVE Rump? (Well, who doesn't?) They will be equally enchanted, if not more so, with Jack! "Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk" by Liesl Shurtliff tells the story of Jack, who seeks his own greatness and destiny while also searching for his father, who has been captured by hungry giants! This story of family, friendship, bravery, and greatness will have even the most reluctant readers turning pages quickly! This novel study includes a set of vocabulary and text-dep

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

, RL.5.1

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The Bridge Home Novel Study Digital + Printable Book Unit

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Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for The Bridge Home by T. V. Padma? Look no further. This digital + printable comprehensive unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes/chapter questions, constructed response writing prompts, and skill practice.✨ ‍ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to digital resources.I created multiple-choice, short-answer, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions on Boom Learning, including comprehension and vocabulary practice.I created op

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Novel Study [Grace Lin] Digital + Printable

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If you want to take your students on an unforgettable journey with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, you need this complete digital + printable novel study. It has everything you need to teach this award-winning book, including vocabulary, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and nine step-by-step narrative lessons that align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for grade 5. Your students will love exploring this magical story's themes

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

Types:

CCSS:

Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Also included in: Novel Studies for 5th Grade: CCSS Aligned Reading and Writing Units

The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit

Created by

Chocolate 4 Teachers

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

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

Literature, Reading Strategies

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

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Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle

I Survived THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC Figurative Language (Answer Key Included)

Created by

Learning Through Lit

I Survived Series by Lauren TarshisI love the figurative language she uses in her books! Great way to introduce it to students!Figurative language analysis from each chapter (answer key included)* Similes* Idioms* Personification* HyperboleThis resource includes the following options:· Printable PDF· Answer boxes for students to complete the activity on a device in Google Classroom.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.4