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Common Core RI.9-10.7 literature circles
Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discuss
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5th - 9th
Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger" - 28 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 28 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Tears of a Tiger." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. The resource includes speaking and listening activities including
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6th - 10th
**BUNDLE** Critical Thinking Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
BUNDLE & SAVE!In this bundle you will get over 300 discussion prompts for short stories, fiction, and nonfiction. These can be used as classroom discussions, essay topics, test questions, etc. The prompts pair well with the Socratic Smackdown discussion format (also available in my store); however, these can also fit any discussion format. The prompts include:SHORT STORIESgeneral short story questions that can work with any storythematic short story questions that can work with any storyprom
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7th - 12th
Long Way Down Nonfiction Connections Informational Texts & Activities
The Long Way Down thematic nonfiction activity sets will build students’ background knowledge about the topics and themes that influence and shape the characters and circumstances in the novel Long Way Down. Students will synthesize informational texts, conduct research, and analyze data alongside their reading of Long Way Down, which will improve their critical thinking skills and deepen their understanding of the novel. As they do, they will also practice essential skills aligned to the readin
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8th - 9th
Also included in:Â Long Way Down Novel Study
Real Women Have Curves: Literary Analysis Lesson Plan
Introducing the Literary Analysis - Play/Drama Series: Empowering In-Depth Text Exploration!Are you an English Language Arts or English Literature teacher searching for a comprehensive and engaging tool to improve your students' literary analysis skills? Look no further! The Literary Analysis - Play/Drama series is a meticulously crafted collection of educational materials that will guide your students through rigorous examinations of texts from diverse genres around the world.What's IncludedL
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Girl: Literary Analysis Lesson Plan
Introducing the Literary Analysis - Fiction Series: Empowering In-Depth Text Exploration!Are you an English Language Arts or English Literature teacher searching for a comprehensive and engaging tool to improve your students' literary analysis skills? Look no further! The Literary Analysis - Fiction series is a meticulously crafted collection of educational materials that will guide your students through rigorous examinations of texts from diverse genres around the world.What's Included Sectio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Critical Thinking *NONFICTION* Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
This document has over 100 prompts for nonfiction texts! These could be classroom discussions, essay topics, test questions, etc. The prompts pair well with the Socratic Smackdown discussion format (also available in my store); however, these can also fit with any discussion format. The prompts include:-general nonfiction questions that can work with any story-thematic nonfiction questions that can work with any story-prompts for The Diary of a Young Girl-prompts for Night-prompts for The Glass
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â **BUNDLE** Critical Thinking Discussion Prompts (Socratic Smackdown)
Urban Tribes - Native Americans in the City Lessons - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for High School StudentsThis learning resource uses the reading strategies: connection, question, infer and transformation, to allow for powerful understanding. Students will gain a better understanding of the unique issues facing Indigenous millennials in North America.Lessons included will ask:Students to make connections, between the text and personal experiences, other texts and media, or world events/issuesStudents to document and class
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Donald Trump vs. Stacey Abrams - A Rhetorical Comparison - State of the Union
This resource includes the annotated text, blank copy of the speeches, marginal notes, and accompanying guided reading activity for the following resources:President Donald J. Trump's 2019 State of the Union AddressStacey Abrams's Democratic Party Response to the 2019 State of the Union Address A Comparison Activity Between Both Speeches that Evaluates the Rhetorical Impact and Approaches of Each SpeakerThe included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speeches without annotations and margi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS LESSON PRESENTATIONS BUNDLE
A bundle of presentations on reading for text analysis.This Bundle Includes PowerPoint presentations on:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing TextsUnderstanding TextsInferring MeaningPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkimming, Scanning, Close ReadingReading ComprehensionHere are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stations and sub tubsAs holiday work and homeworkFor small group collaborationsF
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6th - 10th
Dystopia Research Article Pairing: All Rights Reserved
This resource can be used by itself or with my other Dystopia Research Article Pairing resources. It includes an excerpt from the novel All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis as well as three nonfiction articles that can be paired with the text.Whether the students read just this excerpt or the entire novel, they can use these research articles to make real-world connections to the text. In my classroom, I teach a unit about the social commentary within dystopian novels, and we use these
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Dystopia Research Article Pairings Bundle
Multicultural Informational Literature Unit
This fantastic unit is a seven week, engaging unit plan using literature circles to teach multiple informational texts written by African authors. It explores many different countries in Africa using novels, children's books, TED talks, interviews, interactive games, and research projects.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Black Plague - Read 180 rBook (Workshop 2) English Supplement
The Black Plague - Read 180 (Workshop 2) Killer Plagues supports the Reading and English Curriculum and the STAAR English EOC. The unit provides all worksheets necessary to set up a Literacy Circle Activity (4 members) with a leader, an artist, a writer, and a research geek. It has a study guide and answer key, and a check-up with an answer key at the end of the unit. The check-up has multiple choice questions and a short answer question that requires evidence.
- Read 180 Cooperative Learn
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9th - 12th
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Differentiated Mentor Text List
In this resource, you'll find an assorted list of mentor texts that can be paired with students' reading of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Included in this guide are 9 mentor text suggestions that range from poetry, short stories, nonfiction, and multimodal podcasts and art. Included with each mentor text is a publication date, a brief description, and suggestions for how to use each mentor text to supplement student understanding and engagement with the text.This is a great resource for teac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Active Reading / Independent Reading / Literature Circles Handout
*This worksheet guides students to become more active while they read independently, in a literature circle, or even during whole-class novel reading assignments. *Can be customized for any reading material whether it's fiction or non-fiction material. *Can be used as classwork or homework to keep track of what your students are reading and if they are understanding the material.*Students will make connections, identify and define a new word, write about how a part of the text made them feel or
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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READING PERSUASIVE TEXTS LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading persuasive texts.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Understand the persuasive techniques used in the text.Discuss the characteristics of persuasive text types.Read persuasive texts to identify and comment on the characteristic language.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Persuasive TextsFlipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Persuasive T
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Grades:
9th - 10th
Also included in:Â READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS LESSONS AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
READING EXPOSITORY TEXTS LESSON AND RESOURCES
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading expository texts.After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:Understand the characteristics of expository texts.Discuss the elements of expository text types.Read expository texts to identify and comment on the characteristic language.This Resource Includes:Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and OutcomesVocabulary Overview - Expository TextsFlipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Expository TextsEngagi
Grades:
9th - 10th
Also included in:Â READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS LESSONS AND RESOURCES BUNDLE
Analyzing Photographs
This product can be utilized with both fiction and non-fiction readings, from novels to informational articles, photographs should be 'read' and inferred as part of the story. This exercise is especially helpful for those visual learners that might need additional information to understand the context of the information.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literature Circle Discussion Graphic Organzier
This document will help you facilitate an engaging, dynamic, and student-centered discussion. Students can use this graphic organizer with a whole-class-assigned text or with an individual-student-selected text. This graphic organizer can be modified to fit the needs of your class or of individual students. You can differentiate your lesson upfront by providing direct instruction for reading, annotating, and recording in their graphic organizers; or you can scale it up by adding sections to the
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Not Grade Specific
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Background page on Kurt Vonnegut
This is a short and informative page on Kurt Vonnegut. It is a great way to start reading anything by this excellent writer.
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7th - 12th
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Interactive and Guided Reading Bookmarks I Customizable
Please write a review, even if it's just 2 words. I really appreciate it! These bookmarks are a great way to prompt kids in their independent reading. Before conferences or small groups, I look at the lower-performing skills or standards and assign each student a skill or standard for their practice. When we meet in a conference or small group, I give the student the skill and/or strategy they need to work on. Together, we think or talk through the steps, then the students return to their indepe
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Not Grade Specific
Blank Check, A Novel - Discussion Questions
Tired of the same old style of discussion questions?Look no further!Here's your chance to get the discussion questions from the thrilling Young Adult book, Blank Check, What If You Were Asked to Help Reinvent Public Schools. It's packed with tons of thought-provoking questions that will engage your class.Best part of all, it's free!Get your copy now.Interested in learning more about the novel Blank CheckBe sure to check out the Study Guide on Teachers Pay Teacher Site. Other Products available:
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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