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Literature activities for Microsoft Publisher
The Best (Worst) Christmas Pageant Ever Comprehension & Activity Packet
This packet not only allows the student to learn and practice vocabulary and answer comprehension questions, but it also allows students to show understanding through creative means like, writing, drawing, and research.This is a great packet to use during guided reading because while some students finish quickly, and others take longer, they can work on the other enclosed activities.The Best (Worst) Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
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3rd - 9th
EXPLORING PLOTS & THEMES WITH AESOP'S FABLES - DISTANCE LEARNING Suitable
Aesop’s fables are the perfect stories to teach kids about plot and theme. The kids love the culminating skit project and it breathes life and excitement into your literacy units on the theme and plot.This packet includes: An introduction to Aesop’s life4 printables of Aesop’s fables to use for the students to identify the theme.Resources of where to find a collection of on-line fables.Plot partS printableTheme part printableIncluded is a plot and theme skit project with printables and instruct
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4th - 6th
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Literary Terms Dictionary
This printable booklet contains 124 literary terms and devices. This are words that are common an all forms of assessments. The best use for this product would be to print a booklet for each student and have them complete the information inside. This would let each student have their own personal literary term dictionary that they can use throughout the course.
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9th - 12th
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Figurative Language Packet (Hyperbole, Idioms, Metaphors, and Similes)
This packet includes a cover page, plus four more pages with definitions, examples, and explanations of four types of figurative language (hyperbole, idioms, metaphors, and similes). Included on each page are questions of varying difficulty to test student understanding of each figurative language type.
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3rd - 8th
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Conformity, tattoos and Body Modification Leopard Man Unit
This 12 page student worksheet stand alone unit covers conformity, tattooing and body modification. Should people be judged by the way they look? Is conformity a good or bad thing?
The pack has vocabulary, essays, non-fiction, news information, fiction and quotes.
This unit works well in the classroom or as an independent study unit.
It is a high interest subject that will get even the most reluctant students involved.
It is a great addition to the ERWC Leopard Man unit.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Detective Sheet
A sheet to allow students from year 4 up to investigate ANY poem.
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4th - 7th
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Resume Writing and Beowulf
Students explore different resume templates and use one to create a resume for a character in Beowulf. They can be creative while developing a real-life skill. This is especially useful for juniors and seniors as they prepare to embark on life beyond the classroom. A scoring rubric is included with the instructions.
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10th - 12th
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Animalia vocabulary bingo
Finally, a fun way to reinforce the language of literature with small groups or the whole class! This familiar activity will have students actively thinking about and discussing the words Graeme Base used to bring the illustrations in Animalia to life. Because students only have to recognize the word matching the definition, not generate it, it is ideal for discussing both new and familiar terms. 30 game cards are included to allow for whole class participation. The special calling cards, featu
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3rd - 6th
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Bridge to Terabithia Anticipation Guide
This is a fully editable Microsoft Publisher file.This activity is a great way to challenge students' thinking regarding the big issues that pop up in Bridge to Terabithia. Ask your students to think about how they feel about the statements in the middle and mark how they feel BEFORE reading and AFTER reading.This page is a great guide for conducting whole group discussions, Socratic Seminars, and interactive discussions. I divide my room into yes, no, and I don't know, and I ask my students to
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Not Grade Specific
Pigsty by Mark Teague
This test has 11 short answer and multiple choice questions. It also has a bonus question.
Questions include genre, character, plot, vocabulary, and drawing conclusions.
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Grades:
1st - 4th
School Tour-Very Hungry Caterpillar Style
This is an updated version of my original Very Hungry Caterpillar School Tour that you can find in my store.
Updates: More gender neutral so it is adaptable to Males or Females. More adaptable to your school with location words removed.
New: QR Codes for the answers to the next location, great for use of Technology in the classroom.
This is a great way to introduce your students to your school and places around the school.
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K - 1st
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Fiction Vs. NonFiction
I do a mini-lesson with my students to review fiction vs. nonfiction. Students then record their knowledge on the fiction vs. Nonfiction sheet. At each table I have a mixture of fiction and nonfiction books. Students go back to their tables look through the books and write the titles on in the fiction or nonfiction box on the sort those books side.
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K - 5th
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"The Raven" Poetic Devices
This packet includes the full text of "The Raven," a poetic devices worksheet and answer sheet, and a color-coded annotated example of each poetic device within the poem. No more skimming for hours and searching the internet for examples! All in one place, editable, and ready to go!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bulletin Board Favorite Book Interview Home-school connection!
Great template to copy for each student and have them take home to interview a relative and ask them what their favorite book was.
You can modify for your own grade! I left that part blank. Depending on grade level, you can have students write the responses or the relative.
The blank box is for the student to draw or send in a picture of the relative they interviewed. You could get creative and once you have the list of books that the relatives read as a student-- print and display them on the
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PreK - 8th
Allusions in Songs
This product teaches students how to identify allusions through song lyrics, catering to musical or rhythmic learners. They will learn about five different types of allusions through examples. An easy-to-follow worksheet allows students to analyze five different song lyrics for allusions. This activity can be done independently or in groups. It also works great as a stations activity, gallery walk, or jigsaw! Students will love listening to contemporary songs while interpreting allusions. After
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6th - 12th
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Theme comparison in The Devil in the White City and The Pit and the Pendulum
**Editable document** This assignment is perfect for getting students thinking about how author's from different time periods and genres treat similar universal themes. Requires higher order thinking skills and is an excellent pre-write graphic organizer for an essay on this topic. I shrink this document down to include in an interactive notebook.
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9th - 12th
Bridge to Terabithia "Judge a Book by Its Cover" Pre-Reading Activity
This page will guide your students through a lesson where they look at the physical book for Bridge to Terabithia and pass judgments! :)They will use what they see on the book cover (front and back) and in the first few pages of the book, to make predictions about the book.This activity is a great way to spark students' prior knowledge and curiosity about a book that they are about to read. **Creative Clips Doodle Borders was used in this product!
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Not Grade Specific
Book Report Mobile
This is a great, and fun, activity for students to do when they complete a book. This mobile encourages students to pull out the most important events, setting, and other aspects of the text. Enjoy!
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Grades:
K - 8th
"The Masque of the Red Death" Masquerade Project
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This masquerade project helps students to focus on the use of symbols while creating a masque to wear to Prince Prospero's elaborate extravaganza. Criteria is set up to look like an invite. Grading rubric included.
Student instructions:
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prince Prospero invites 1,000 of his best knights and dames to stay with him in a fortress against the Red Death that ravages the land. After half a year avoiding their inevitable deaths, Prince Prospero t
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9th - 12th
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Distance Learning Inference Practice Stories Game Question
30 original stories and questions that ask students to make an inference. Three different versions: one with a specific question about an inference that can be made about something in the story, one that has a generic question about an inference made, and a game format. Suggested directions for the game are included as well as possible ideas for how to use cards.Answer key provided.Provided in Publisher so you can pick and choose which cards you want to use and how you want to use them. You c
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K - 3rd
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Mexican American Folktales Book Project
This is a great product to accompany the book Retold Mexican American Folktales. I use this booklet with my EBs to guide them through the book in an interactive way.
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6th - 12th
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Famous Authors Top Trumps Card Game set of 27 PUB English Lessons
Set of 27 Famous Authors Top Trumps cards. Includes a page of ‘backs’ so you can print back to back, double sided.
They should print out the correct size for the smaller laminaing pouch card sizes if you wanted to laminate them.
Useful as a starter or end activity.
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Not Grade Specific
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Dr. Seuss QR Codes for Dr. Seuss Day
Dr. Seuss QR codes. Students will be able to scan the QR and listen to their favorite Dr. Seuss books. They can just listen or following with book. This works well in the listening center.
The Cat and the Hat
Yertle the Turtle
Green Eggs and Ham
Hop on Pop
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Itouch, Ipad, IPhone, and tablet friendly
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PreK - 4th
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