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7th grade short stories activity interactive whiteboards
Creation Stories, Meaningful Jigsaw Activity to Intro. any Mythology Unit
As a launch to any middle-school or high-school study of mythology, use this 45-minute activity where students work in teams of four to read and think through four short pieces about the creation of Earth/humanity. Use the five slide deck (PDF) to guide students through the jigsaw process as they find commonalities among literature from China, Uganda, the Blackfoot Native American tribe, and the King James Bible's Book of Genesis. The download also includes full-text copies of the public domain
Grades:
7th - 10th
Flowers for Algernon pretend Rorschach test
I use this PowerPoint presentation to introduce my students to the Rorschach test before we read the short story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. I go over what the test is and have students write down what they see in the ink. We talk about the accuracy of the test and why it isn't used anymore. There are also a couple of slides devoted to the Thematic Apperception Test, which is also discussed in the story. The kids really enjoy this activity and it increases their understanding of the
Grades:
6th - 10th
Shrek Celebrity Heads Interactive Game!
Have you ever played Celebrity Heads - where a celebrity name is stuck to a note on your head or board behind you, and you get to ask questions of the audience to try and guess your name?Well this product uses that concept but takes it to the classroom as a fun way to revise or assess students knowledge - in this case, of the film Shrek!Everytime I have used this style of activity in the classroom, my students have loved it - BEWARE it does get a bit noisy!!You will need:* Laptop* Projector or I
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PreK - 12th, Staff
Plot Diagram Activity - "Stop the Sun"
This PowerPoint focuses on the elements of plot and the plot diagram. The first slide gives basic information about the elements of plot. The next slide has a list of story points that students must then put onto a plot diagram themselves. The last slide shows the correct plot diagram for the story "Stop the Sun". Use with my Plot Rollercoaster worksheet.
Grades:
7th - 10th
3 Short Mystery Stories Aligned with the Science of Reading Digital Activities
Exotic Locations... A Missing pilot... Follow the Clues wherever they lead... Readers are going to LOVE these short mystery stories and Science of Reading digital activities that focus on Fluency, Vocabulary and Text Comprehension. Students will be having so much fun, they won't realize they are also improving their fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension skills! Students will be discovering facts, making inferences, looking for evidence, and solving each intriguing mystery! So... How go
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Picture Prompts: Narrative and Creative Writing Picture Prompts
Picture prompts are a fabulous way to engage students to create stories. These can be used for a number of instructional strategies including plot structure, elements of plot, and storytelling. You can also use it to practice figurative language, sensory details, and dialogue. It is a great way to brainstorm and practice speaking and listening skills. I like to have students collaborate in groups and rotate to different picture prompts to continue the story. Have fun! I know the students will! T
Grades:
5th - 7th
Gift of the Magi Smartboard Activities
This is a set of Smartboard activities that correspond with Gift of the Magi. It includes study questions, a vocabulary exercise, compare and contrast, theme, and pre reading and post reading activities. I also have posted a set of printables that goes along with this presentation.
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5th - 12th
Elements of Plot Drag-and-drop whole-class activity - FUN!
This activity is a true gem for the literature classroom. Take any story you're reading with your students and double-click the events in this document to add your own.
Then, students take turns dragging and dropping the events to the right spot on the diagram.
Kids love this activity!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
"Amigo Brothers" Character Trait Match
Students enjoy the short story "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Tomas. Even more, they enjoy matching the character traits on the Smart Board. I have students search for traits and place them in their Interactive Notebook (journal) then add additional traits they may have missed. There are two slides with 15 traits total. You must have access to a Smartboard and the Smartboard software to use the product.
Grades:
6th - 8th
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Flipchart for 6th Prentice Hall Literature book's You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and "Happiness Is a Charming Charlie Brown at Orlando Rep.”
This is complete with screen shots of ancillaries for each day, learning targets and an exit slip to go with each question. I included my lesson plans for the first week as a preview so you can see how I sequenced the activities.
The preview is the lesson plan...not the actual clipchart.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mission: Plot Chart - Using Inquiry to Introducing Literary Elements
Finding ways to bring STEM into the Language Arts classroom can seem like a challenge.This lesson is designed to do just that. A major component in both STEM and Inquiry is the common experience - an activity that the class completes that can be referred to again and again to connect new learning.This has long been a favorite activity in my own classroom - reading a suspensful story aloud for students, pausing along the way to rate each event's excitement level... Ending with the class creatin
Grades:
6th - 9th
Smartboard Richard Connell's Most Dangerous Game
This Smartboard will keep students engaged guaranteed! Nineteen slides There are links within the slides that take you to video clips from the new movie trailer to "Family Guy" using examples of the literary device allusion which is frequently used in Connell's short story and more click on clips to reinforce the literary elements allusion, oxymoron and other literary terms including figurative language and vocabulary from the text. Click an arrow or image and you will be linked to two addi
Grades:
4th - 12th
The Monkey's Paw
Includes short story "The Monkeys Paw" with smart board presentation, activities (including character analysis, identification of details to support theme, background, anticipation guide, writing prompts with sentence frames, etc.)
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5th - 12th
Representation of the Divine in Story (SmartPresentation and Writing Activities)
I used this Smartboard presentation when exploring "Representations of the Divine" in Ethics and Religious Culture, for secondary 2. Enough material for at least a week worth of lessons.
This lecture explores how the Divine is represented in different stories in different religious traditions. Students will be able to compare and contrast how different traditions explore representations of the divine. Students will also look at THEME vs. MORAL and fill out a chart as a group.
There are You
Grades:
7th - 9th
Edgar Allan Poe Digital Bundle (Jamboard KWL, Digital Breakout, Activities)
You get TWO awesome activities to go with your EDGAR ALLAN POE unit in this digital bundle!Jamboard KWL Charts:Looking for an innovative way to do a KWL chart in Google Classroom? Get kids excited to learn about EDGAR ALLAN POE with this Jamboard resource. This product gets you both a class version that can be accomplished in a whole group setting and a student version that can be assigned so that each student can complete their own! Digital Breakout:Get your students excited about EDGAR ALLAN P
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Character Suitcase
Use this lesson to complete a study of character traits. This lesson includes an introduction to character traits and how to isdentify them. You students will create a "suticase" using a file folder which highlights their selected character's traits. Additional resoucres and a rubric are also included.
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4th - 8th
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Daily Writing Prompts (September to November)
First set of daily writing prompts.
There is one writing prompt per day. The date and day number are at the top of each page, below that is the writing prompt. Each day asks the students to do something a little bit different.
The prompts include: Writing lists of things (activities, words, memories, etc), imagine if... questions, what is your favorite..., tell me about a time when...., and so on.
These quick writes are meant to take anywhere from 1-5 minutes. These prompts just get student
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
Plot, Setting, and Mood - Works with any story!
This slideshow may apply to most fictional works read in language arts classes where students are asked to explore the plot, setting, and mood of the story. These slides are intended to be displayed on a smart board (or projected onto a whiteboard). Students may then use smart board pens (or dry-erase markers) to write on the slides. If needed, these slides may be printed for students to write on instead.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Dice Reading Review
Throw away your foam dice and use your SMARTboard for an interactive dice review. Students will answer questions selected as the roll the oversized dice. Use this handy tool for group response, literature circles, or a pop quiz. There are eight different pages with additional resources for group responses on the last page.
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3rd - 9th
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Personal Narrative Intro using "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen (Smartboard Slideshow)
I do not own rights to any clip art, photos used. I also do not own rights to any youtube video links or the story "owl moon" by jane yolen.
included:
intro slide
class notes slide (adapt it to meet your needs)
link to personal narrative song (youtube)
owl moon by jane yolen slide (link to read aloud video youtube)
two graphic organizer slides for "owl moon" by jane yolen, identifying the pieces of a personal narrative (character details, setting details, descriptive words, topic, 1st person p
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Harrison Bergeron Socratic Literary Elements
Harrison Bergeron Socratic Method Literary Elements Activity.Interactive for white board abled. Print or assign online interactive.Covers Objectives:TonePlotConflictTensionSuspenseOther Harrison Bergeron Activities and Close Reading Analysis:Harrison Bergeron Close Reading AnalysisHarrison Bergeron Vocabulary Quiz
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Harrison Bergeron Unit Set
Raymond's Run Koosh Ball Game
Game focuses on examples of dialect, allusion, simile, metaphor, and slang (Common Core State Standards 4 and 5 for Reading Literature) found in the short story by Toni Cade Bambara. Students throw a koosh ball at the SmartBoard to reveal a question to answer. Directions, variations, and an answer key are provided within the file. This is a NOTEBOOK file for the SMARTBOARD. File WILL NOT WORK on older SmartBoards with the black frames due to the older hardware.
Raymond's Run Koosh Ball Game by K
Grades:
6th - 8th
Those Three Wishes by Judith Gorog Smartboard presentation
This is a Smartboard activity for the story, Those Three Wishes by Judith Gorog. If you do not have the story, it can be found online at:
http://campuses.fortbendisd.com/campuses/documents/Teacher/2007/teacher_20071116_1636.pdf
This contains vocabulary for the story, including a page where they can move the definitions around in order to identify the meaning. It also contains a chart for students to complete and a test I give with words from this story as well as "Young Ladies Don't Slay Drago
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Review Dice
This interactive lesson can be used to review any short story. Select the type of questions you'd like to use to review and spin the dice. Students can respond in small groups and discuss their answers. Additional questions to for further review are attached on the last page.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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