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Close reading Common Core L.6.5 resources
Finding Theme Worksheets Aesop's Fables with Comprehension Questions Passages
Finding theme worksheets— these Aesop's fables with comprehension questions are a timeless collection of stories that your students will love. Help students master the skills of finding the theme, making connections to the text, and responding with text evidence. This packet contains 15 fables to read, followed by multiple choice and short response questions. Each fable is produced on a ready-to-print and use, one page worksheet, followed by 2-3 questions. Each fable is short and manageable, an
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3rd - 6th
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly: A Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom made novel study for grades 5-8 as they read the 2009 Newbery Honor Book, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly. It includes a 23-page printable student booklet designed to reinforce essential reading, writing, and thinking skills for middle graders. Common Core Standards are supported in the skills and include summarizing, explaining, visualizing, connecting to the text, inferring, citing evidence from the text, general comprehension, understandin
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5th - 9th, Higher Education
Digital Escape Room End of Year Reading Review & STAAR/Test Prep Minecraft Theme
This Digital Escape Room is an End of the Year or Test Prep Game. There is not a thing you need to do except provide the link! The printable version is also included if you prefer to have physical copies. Passages Include:Fiction: Disaster Dave Takes On Survival ModePoem: Minecraft PandasNonfiction: Minecraft for the CreatorsNonfiction: Roblox VS MinecraftThese are full challenges and all four contain a passage, they are fiction, informational,poetry, and compare and contrast nonfiction. Each ch
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4th - 6th
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Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
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4th - 6th
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Figurative Language in Christmas Songs Treasure Hunt - Holiday Vocab Activity
Ignite a festive burst of figurative language brilliance as students embark on an exhilarating journey of memory refreshment! Picture the excitement as they dive into this high-movement Christmas songs-twisted challenge!How it works: Picture your students filling out their answer sheets as they embark on a quest, deciphering 18 intriguing question cards scattered around the classroom. Each answer they uncover brings them one step closer to unraveling the secret code!There are no rigid rules here
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6th - 9th
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Robert Frost Poems
Thanks for checking out my Robert Frost Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Robert Frost. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Robert Frost. These poems are intended for 5th – 8th graders – the
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4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
No Prep Poetry Punch: William Carlos Williams Common Core Aligned
No Prep Poetry Punch: William Carlos Williams - Students Will Read and Write Poetry in One Punch (Editable)
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
This fun activity has students learning about the poet William Carlos Williams while practicing several Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, and language skills. For GRADE 5 and up.
It includes a 30-slide presentation (editable in Powerpoint, also offered in PDF), four pages of student handouts (e
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5th - 10th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"Foxed!"
Foxed! In this cautionary tale Emily is kidnapped by foxes and forced to work in their secret underground mines, she uses her determination to return home, only to discover that she has been replaced.This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, suspense, characters, tone and mood, archetypes, theme, and the identification of the Notice and Note signpost: AHA Moment.This lesson has been updated with an alternative option of assigning this work as a digital notebook, making
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Making Inferences Lesson - Solving a Mystery Game - Case of the Lost Manuscript
Transform your lesson on making inferences into a thrilling adventure with this solving a mystery game! Students will explore "The Case of the Lost Manuscript" to make inferences and solve the mystery. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Making Inferences Lesson:✏️ Investigation Briefing Overview Slideshow - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides® & PDF✏️ Investigation Briefing Overview Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Investigation Clu
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6th - 12th
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6th Grade Language Arts Full Year Curriculum Bundle | DISCOUNT 50% OFF
Sixth Grade English Language Arts Bundle - 2000+ pages - answer keys included! This huge bundle has everything you need for a full year of teaching 6th grade grammar, writing, reading, and English language arts:A 176-page hands-on interactive grammar notebook including answer keysA 166-page hands-on interactive writing notebook including answer keysA 225-page hands-on interactive reading notebook including answer keys334 pages of scaffolded notes including answer keys175 pages of grammar and wri
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5th - 7th
Figurative Language Posters - Literary Device Vocabulary Worksheets - Beginner
Reinforce literary analysis vocabulary with these figurative language posters! These posters double as figurative language worksheets by having students locate definitions and examples for each literary device term. Use their work to create a word wall anchor chart on your classroom bulletin board! Included with these Figurative Language Posters:✏️ 11 Figurative Language Worksheets - Digital & PrintThese templates can be completed by students before displaying them on your bulletin board✏️ D
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6th - 10th
Also included in:Â Figurative Language Poster Bundle - 32 Literary Device Vocabulary Worksheets
The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis: A PDF/ EASEL Book Guide
This ready-to-use PDF packet is designed to be used independently by students in grades 4-8 as they read The Dreamer, A Pure Belpre 2011 Award winner. Included are 26 student pages, an answer key, plus a bookmark for students to use as they keep track of vocabulary words while reading the book and completing the student pages. The student pages can be printed and used to create booklets or uploaded to Easel to use digitally, thus making it very flexible. The student pages include a Spanish-E
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5th - 8th
Graphic Novel Reading Questions Literary Analysis
Graphic Novel Reading Questions and Literary Analysis to use with ANY Graphic NovelThese reading response graphic organizer pages are perfect to use with ANY graphic novel or comic book! You can use all 16 pages or pick and choose; they can also be used over and over for different parts of the story!Areas covered include: character analysis; plot analysis; setting analysis; point of view analysis; design, graphics, and layout analysis; literary devices analysis; conflict analysis; comparing two
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Christmas Figurative Language Activity - Literary Devices Holiday Task Cards
Christmas Figurative Language Activity - Literary Devices Holiday Task Cards: Bring some of the fun of the holidays into your classroom with this entertaining Christmas figurative language activity. Included are 15 task cards and presentation slides that allow students to label metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, oxymoron, and onomatopoeia in holiday-inspired examples. Accomplish some ELA goals while getting into the holiday spirit with this themed activity! Included In This Chris
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6th - 10th
The Friendship War by Andrew Clements: Printable + Digital Novel Study
This is a Printable + Digital novel study! It can be used for Distance Learning! Use this novel study in any or all of these ways! Maybe some of your students need a digital version and some need a paper version. If that's the case, we've got you covered!Option 1: Print it outOption 2: Use as a TpT Digital ActivityOption 3: Use through Google Slides with a custom link, (instructions found on the 2nd page of the pdf novel study)With both digital options, students can type within pre-formatted tex
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Andrew Clements Novel Study Bundle - Frindle + The Friendship War
Literary Device Matching Game - Poetic Device Game Cards with Examples - Poetry
Explore poetic devices and engage students with pop-culture references using this Literary Device Matching Game! These poetic device game cards showcase examples from both classic literature and contemporary song lyrics. Includes 16 literary device vocabulary terms and 32 examples.Included with this Literary Device Matching Game:✏️ Literary Device Match-Up Game Cards - Colour & GreyscaleExplore 16 common poetic devices including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, irony, alliteration, and onomatopo
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5th - 12th
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Figurative Language Lesson and Activities
Figurative Language Lesson and Activities
Figurative language does NOT have to be boring! Show students how figurative language brings words to life through popular music and relevant examples. Once students understand the basics, move on to the poetry application assignment where students closely read and analyze four short poems that all feature figurative language.
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6th - 10th
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Ranking Connotations Digital Flashcards w/ Google slides
Make learning about connotations fun and interactive with this engaging activity! Students will rank synonyms from most positive to most negative by dragging and dropping the cards in Google slides, sparking lively discussions along the way. This activity is a great way to help students understand the nuances of language!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ 18 Card Sets: Plenty of examples to get your students thinking.✅ Group or Partner Activity: Perfect for collaborative learning and fun discussions.✅ Co
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6th - 12th
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Figurative Language Boom Cards: Digital Review Game
Use this fun and interactive sorting game to review and reinforce figurative language. These 25 cards each have examples of figurative language taken from authentic texts and popular YA literature. Students will sort them into seven categories: metaphors, similes, personification, hyperboles, idioms, onomatopoeia, alliteration.Test this resource out! Click here to play the live preview!WHAT ARE BOOM CARDS?Boom cards are digital task cards that you play on the Boom Learning website. They are easy
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4th - 7th
Also included in:Â ELA Skills Bundle: Digital Boom Cards for skills practice
Novel Study: Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed - Print + DIGITAL
This is a 135-page, Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The 30+ page student packet is perfect for literature circles or independent work. The final exam includes PARRC-style Part A/Part B questions for increased rigor. ALL ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. GO DIGITAL! Choose printed or paperless resources! T
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5th - 6th
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Literary Devices Bundle - Worksheets, Coloring Pages and Jeopardy Game
One bundle and lots of resources to enrich your teaching around literary devices! The Bundle Includes:Literary Device Doodle Coloring Pages ELA Fun Activity Review Early FinishersBlack and White PDF pages, print and ready to go!Great for review, practice, early finishers and sub plans!Terms Included:MetaphorHyperboleSimileImageryPersonificationTwo Versions of Each Term!Version #1: Doodle designs for coloring, term included, and empty boxes for students to write in the definition and example.Vers
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6th - 9th
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Literature Circle Book Club Roles Notebook with Choice Board
This Literature Circle Book Clubs Notebook is perfect for guiding your students through analysis of class or group novels, and to generate deeper conversation in their book club groups. It is a comprehensive, ready-to-print (or assign) notebook broken with 9 different roles:Reporter / Journaler / HaikuerCurious QuestionerConflict CommanderText ConnectorPassage MasterResearcher / HistorianTerm TracerCrystal BallFigurative Language FinderWe have also provided a choice board at the beginning of the
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6th - 8th
Library Lessons: Multicultural Folktales Unit for Middle School ELA Grade 6
A 6th grade English Language Arts folktales unit supporting typical middle school classroom activities over a period of 4-6 weeks. Common Core & NSLS aligned.This 4-lesson unit includes:the complete Multicultural Cinderella lesson,the complete Multicultural Folktales lesson.We All Have a Story to Tell lesson begins with an oral telling of a folktale as an introduction to the student Folktale Project. Long or Short, Stories Are Basically the Same offers a unique perspective on how types of fo
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5th - 7th
Hatchet 3D Novel Study Project Literature Unit class home distance learning
Novel and literature study and creative final book project for Hatchet by Gary Paulsen including comprehension, imagery, figurative language, elements of fiction, characterization and more!SK Design’s 3-D Novel Studies provide a unique and fun way to study great novels while creating an attractive and informative novel project for display at the end of the study. While many traditional novel studies focus on comprehension worksheets and quizzes, the focus of 3-D novel studies is the creation of
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4th - 7th
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