Fall Bundle: Readers Theaters, Who Dun-it, Grades, Reading Comprehension - +++

15 Resource: HUGE Fall Bundle - Reading Comprehension, Mystery Theaters, WhoDunits, Activities, Games, Informational Text, Fiction...and more. Stock up for a fabulously fun, standards-based far! Differentiated.

Resource 1: 20 - Reading Comprehension Passages for a Haunting Halloween

Interesting Reading Comprehension for Older Students. 20 SPOOKY True Stories of Hauntings and things that go bump in the night. High interest informational text readings plus comprehension written for grades 5-12 at READING LEVEL GRADE 5.

In this Resource:

1. A PDF - for printing

2. Google slide link to resource

3. Easel versioon

The passages are designed for students to read on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain four to five multiple-choice questions and one or short constructed-response questions. They are also perfect for morning work, bellringers, early finishers, lesson starters and stand alone assignments. They work as intervention and for RTI as well.

Resource 2: Snow White is a Vampire Fun Standards-Based Fiction, Games, Puzzles and More

Fun standards-based fiction activities for Halloween featuring a "ghoulish" retelling of Snow White. Snow White is a Vampire includes puzzles, reading comprehension, plot, summary, sequence, character analysis and more. Check out the preview for details!

Perfect for Halloween week activities. Great holiday worksheets, puzzles, games, and more.

Resource 3: FRANKENSTEIN Reading Comprehension Passage High Interest Low Level - The Entire Novel

Here is the entire novel “Frankenstein” broken into high interest - low level reading passages with reading comprehension exercises. Reading levels range from 1.7 to 2.9. This is an engaging story that older, lower-level readers my never experience – but should. “Frankenstein” has all of the elements teens love and now all can access the story, themes and brilliance of Shelley’s classic. Each passage has a brief comprehension assessment. The passages are meant to be read in order.

Perfect for homework, classwork, standards-based ELA instruction and distance learning-- this resource contains multiple versions – 52-page pdf and a file with each passage and its corresponding quiz as form fillable . The form fillable PDF is perfect for email to students or upload to google classroom – or any other platform. Students read the passage, answer the questions, they save their work, then they upload or email to their teachers.

High Interest – Low Readability passages are perfect for Distance Learning. Why? Because students are able to read the passages on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments. The assessments contain four multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions.

This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.” The passages are Frankenstein for them.

Written using research-based techniques – the passages repeat words, scaffold and introduce vocabulary.

Readability scores are determined using the Renaissance ATOS calculator.

1. This unit contains:

• Full packet will all 22 passages and comprehension assessments in one PDF – print and go for classroom use.
• Folder with each passage separate in form fillable PDFs. These PDFs have a cover sheet, the passage and comprehension sheets. These form fillables have instructions for students to use online and get back to the teacher.

Passages:

Mary Shelley: Grade Level: 2.8

1. Frankenstein– The Letters: Grade Level: 1.6

2. Frankenstein– Chapter 1: Grade Level 2.6

3. Frankenstein- Passage from Chapter 1 – From Victor Frankenstein’s Point of View

Grade Level: 2.1

4. Frankenstein– Chapter 2: Grade Level 2.8

5. Frankenstein: Obsession in Chapter 2: Grade Level: 2.7

6. Passage from Chapter 2 – Victor’s Point of View: Grade Level:2.4

7. Chapter 3 – In Victor’s Point of View: Grade Level: 1.7

8. Frankenstein- Victor Goes to College and Builds a Body: Grade Level: 2.5

9. Frankenstein- Victor Gets Sick. He Gets Better?: Grade Level: 3.2

10. Frankenstein– Victor Goes Home and Justine is Executed: Grade Level: 2.4

11. Frankenstein– At the Lake House:Grade Level: 3.2

12. Frankenstein– The Monster’s Story: Grade Level: 2.8

13. FrankensteinRecap: Grade Level:2.5

14. Frankenstein– The Cottage and Safie: Grade Level: 2.7

15. Frankenstein– The Monster Finds Books: Grade Level: 2.6

16. Frankenstein: -- The Monster Turns: Grade Level: 2.8

17. Frankenstein – Back to the Cave: Grade Level: 2.8

18. Frankenstein– What Next?: Grade Level: 2.9

19. Frankenstein– Back to Creation: Grade Level: 2.0

20. Frankenstein: Letter from Henry: Grade Level: 2.2

21. Frankenstein– Back in Geneva: Grade Level: 2.5

22. Frankenstein– Back on the Ship: Grade Level: 2.9

Resource 4: Whodunit? - Who Stole Dracula's Coffin - A Classroom Mystery Inference Activity

Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? is an interactive classroom activity that promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. There are two versions included - one with a named thief and the second, where student consensus determines who committed the crime.

Murder mystery game without the murder.

This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonus time. This is a student-centered WhoDunit?

No knowledge of the novel necessary.

This resource includes two ways to play and is appropriate for grades 5-12.

• Version 1 has a set culprit in the "Character Dossiers."
• Version 2's has student come to a consensus to determine who the murder is.

There are 20 roles, a director roles and the rest of the class play "detective" to solve the mystery.

Brief Overview of “Who Stole Dracula's Coffin?"

Vampires and humans have gathered at the request of Countess Evergreen at the first Vampire Peace Summit with the purpose of hashing out a peace treaty between humans and vampires. The goal is to get vampires to stop drinking human blood and to stop turning human into the undead. In return, humans will stop driving stakes through vampires’ hearts, wearing garlic and killing the undead. The two worlds will co-exist harmoniously – or so is the hope. Countess Evergreen is a vegetarian vampire - one who doesn’t consume human blood. In order to attend the summit, all vampires had to agree to not consume human blood while in attendance. Likewise, all humans had to agree to leave their stakes and garlic at home.

Everybody followed the rules except one being – Dracula. Dracula despises animal blood and hid human blood in his coffin. He thought no one noticed, but some did and now the entire summit may be ruined.

Blood was not the only thing in the coffin, so was a crown worth $37 million dollars – and was there something else? Now, Dracula is angry and is threatening to destroy each and every person and vampire at the summit unless he gets his things back. The authorities have been called.

The entire group is staying at the estate of the Count and Countess of Evergreen. All of the vampires on one wing. All of the others on another wing. Dracula’s room was in at the top of the long winding staircase, so pretty much everyone has access.

Resource 5: Villains and Monsters Student Centered Unit Differentiated for Halloween CCSS -- Google Version

CCSS-Aligned, Student Centered, Differentiated, Informational Text Reading Unit. These English Language Arts lessons are a great way to engage students at their level. This unit is differentiated for whole class access.

Unit 1: Differentiated - Grades 4-12 - READING LEVEL GRADE 2

Unit 2: READING LEVEL GRADE 5

Informational Text - For Language Arts

This resources contains 2 sets of NINE reading passages - differentiated so all learners can access the standards - and over 26 pages of activities (for each Unit) that include close reading, fluency, comprehension, word work, conventions, inference, critical thinking informational text skills, writing and more.

18 Reading Passages with fluency, comprehension and informational text standards-based lessons.

There are over 50 pages of activities.

The Villains and Monsters Informational Text Reader is student centered, standards-based, engaging and may be used for classroom, take-home packets, online, or a hybrid of any and all combinations. It is perfect for whole class, early finishers, centers and more.

Students work alone or together to discover real life and fictional monsters.

FOR A VERSION THAT CONTAINS THE BELOW FORMATS CLICK: Villains and Monsters: Informational Text Reader: CCSS: High Interest Low Level

• PDF for printable packets or classwork - 2 Levels for Differentiation
• Easel Version - 2 Levels for Differentiation

Each reading passage or article is leveled using the Lexile Analyzer. A grade level conversion chart in included. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services the average adult American reads at grade level 7. These passages are designed to engage reluctant readers and help improve their flow of reading while working to increase student reading level.

Intervention Level Ready Reader:

•Passage 1: Sometimes Villains Get a Bad Name l: 410L-600L

•Passage 2: Frankenstein: Misunderstood Villain – 210L-400L

•Passage 3: Monsters From Around the World - 210L-400L

•Passage 4: Dracula: The Beginning of Vampires – 410L-600L

•Passage 5: The Loch Ness Monster 210L-400L

•Passage 6: Monster – The Movie – A Real Monster Lexile Level 210L-400L

•Passage 7: Monster Facts 210L-400L

•Passage 8: Good Monsters Like Sulley 210L-600L

Passage 9: HAL: 2001: A Space Odyssey 410L-600L

At Level Ready Reader:

•Passage 1: Sometimes Villains Get a Bad Name l: 810L - 1000L

•Passage 2: Frankenstein: Misunderstood Villain – 410L-600L

•Passage 3: Monsters From Around the World - 410L-600L

•Passage 4: Dracula: The Beginning of Vampires – 410L-600L

•Passage 5: The Loch Ness Monster 210L-400L

•Passage 6: Monster – The Movie – A Real Monster Lexile Level 410L-600L

•Passage 7: Monster Facts 410L-600L

•Passage 8: Good Monsters Like Sulley 1010L-1200L

•Passage 9: HAL: 2001: A Space Odyssey 810L-1000L

Reading levels are also provided using several other measures.

Resource 6: Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka

Resource 7: Murder Mystery Activity - w/out the Murder: Who Poisoned Sherlock Holmes

Resource 8: Classroom Murder Mystery Activity: Frankenstein: Who Killed the House Maid?

Resource 9: Frankenstein Murder Mystery: Who Killed Prof. Waldman? Novel Mystery

Resource 10: October Morning Work - Bell Ringers

Resource 11:No Prep November Morning Work for 5th Grade Standards Aligned Bellringers

Resource 12: Thanksgiving Fractured Fairy Tales Reader's Theater: Reading

Comprehension

Resource 13: Algonquin Readers Theater Plus Close Reading Fluency & Standard-Based Activities

Resource 14: Miwok Readers (3 Scripts) Theater Unit: Legends, Close Reading, Fluency

The student workbook comes in printable PDF and form fillable PDF. Fluency, reading comprehension, activities and more! The Powerpoint presentation is an overview Miwok people life, culture, language and arts.

This unit contains a student workbook, a teaching PowerPoint, video links, fluency, Readers Theater Scripts, and much, much more!

The Readers Theaters are an adaptations of "The Legend of Choo-too-se-Ka and Tis-sa-sak and The Thief of Fire - Foothills and Yosemite versions.

This is part of the "Native Legends Series." CCSS - Common Core State Standards Aligned. Please look at my other like resources:

• Haudenosaunee Culture & Readers Theater Unit: Close Reading, Fluency Works great Print or Digital!

• Cherokee Culture and Readers Theater Unit: How the Deer Got His Horns

Table of Contents

• Readers Theater: Fluency, Comprehension and Lessons –
• Version Comparison 3
• Close Reading Anchor Chart 5
• The Legend of Fire Version 1
• “Theft of Fire Version 1” Close Read 7
• Miwok Roundhouse Warm-Up 8
• “Theft of Fire Version 1” Fluency 9
• “The Theft of Fire Version 1” Comprehension Assessment 10
• “The Theft of Fire Version 1” Active Listening Audience Worksheet 11
• The Legend of Fire Version 2
• “The Theft of Fire Version 2” 13
• “Theft of Fire Version 2” Close Read 14
• “Theft of Fire Version 2” Fluency 15
• “The Theft of Fire Version 2” Comprehension Assessment 16
• “The Theft of Fire Version 2” Active Listening Audience Worksheet 17
• The Legend of Choo-too-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak
• Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak: The Miwok of Yosemite Valley 18
• Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Fluency 19
• Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Comprehension 20
• Legend of Choo-soo-se-ka and Tis-sa-sak Active Listening 21
• 3 Readers Theater Scripts

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