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Common Core W.8.1b literature circles
Holocaust Research Unit Literature and Writing EDITABLE
This exhaustive unit contains EVERYTHING you need to teach the Holocaust while integrating reading, research, and writing! Reframe the way you teach the Holocaust in English and/or Social Studies while creating advanced readers, thinkers, speakers, and listeners! The design of the unit could be used in one subject or taught across the curriculum in both a reading or literature course and history or social studies. The materials and lesson plans are a fit for any level of students in grades 7-12.
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7th - 12th
Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +
This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics.
This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli: Socratic Seminar Questions
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli is a deeply moving novel that tells the story of a young orphan boy who lives insides of a Polish ghetto in Warsaw during the Second World War. The novel recounts many heartwarming, horrific, and tragic episodes in this young boy's life, and in the lives of those around him. This PDF file of Socratic Seminar Questions contains thirty-five carefully crafted queries on twelve pages. The first eleven pages contain either three or four questions, while the twelfth page c
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7th - 8th
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Socratic Seminar Questions
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a deeply moving novel that tells the story of a young boy and his family who live just outside of a concentration camp during the Second World War. The boy’s father is the commandant of the camp, and the boy becomes friends with a young Jewish boy who is interred in the camp. This PDF file of Socratic Seminar Questions contains twenty-six carefully crafted queries on seven pages. The first six pages contain either four or five questions, while th
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7th - 8th
The Devil's Arithmetic: Socratic Seminar Questions
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen is a deeply moving novel that tells the story of the tragic lives and deaths that Polish Jews suffered in the German concentration camps during the Second World War. This PDF file of Socratic Seminar Questions contains thirty-five carefully crafted queries on nine pages. The first eight pages contain four questions each. An additional ninth page contains three summary questions which require more detailed responses from the students. All of the questions can
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7th - 8th
The War That Saved My Life Book Club Unit
Are you looking for a great way to engage your early readers with fun activities designed to support the 5 Core Components of Reading? This comprehensive book club unit is perfect for helping students to apply their skills and strategies to authentic literature. It can be used whole group or small group and is a fun and engaging storybook companion for The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.This book club unit is broken into ten lessons. Lessons target skills in each of the 5 co
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5th - 8th
The House on Mango Street Comprehension Questions by Chapter! Full Novel Study!⭐
The House on Mango Street -- Discussion QuestionsSometimes, you just need straight-up, differentiated discussion questions without the fluff.These chapter-by-chapter, printable questions for The House on Mango Street will enable you to easily design your novel study to grow your students' critical thinking skills. What You GetThis is an efficient resource that can be used in multiple ways: guided reading, assessments, short answers, discussions, essays, and more! (See below for more suggestion
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7th - 10th
A Sound of Thunder Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar Materials for Ray Bradbury's A Sound of ThunderA Socratic Seminar (or a "Fish Bowl" Conversation as I like to call it with my students) is a higher order way of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource was created to inclu
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8th - 11th
Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Gun Violence
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on advertising.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of gun violenceActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gun Violence Bundle: Class Discussions and Debate
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MINRS - BUNDLE - Character/Plot Analysis & Persuasive Writing
This bundle includes three products to accompany the novel MINRS by Kevin Sylvester.Product One - MINRS - Team Elena or Team Christopher?This product is a persuasive writing prompt to accompany the novel MINRS by Kevin Sylvester. It includes a graphic organizer for idea planning.Product Two - MINRS - Secondary Characters:This product is a graphic organizer to accompany the novel MINRS by Kevin Sylvester. It asks students to analyze the relationships of the secondary characters and their impact o
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6th - 8th
Conversation Starters Package on Challenges
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on challenges.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of challengesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Close Reading - TS Elliot & Shel Silverstein - Thematic Poetry unit
Because our role as teachers is to show students how to acquire information instead of simply giving it to them,each of three poems has a list of steps across the top of the page telling them to do things as simple as numbering lines or as complex as identifying tone and mood. I've also added a link to "Mr. Mistoffolees" from Cats. Younger students enjoy comparing the two!
And to wrap it all up is a short writing exercise to compare and contrast two of the poems!
This unit was created to intro
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6th - 9th
Conversation Starters Package on Stolen Art- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on stolen art.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of stolen artActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Influencers
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on influencers.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of influencersActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Women's Suffrage Socratic Circle (With Reading and Questions)
This is Socratic Circle is over the question of "Did the suffragettes go too far?" It includes an interview with Suffragette Alice Paul after her completed jail time and hunger strike. It includes a page of content based questions which require students to analyze the primary source and also an outside circle questions page for students to reflect on their classmates discussion.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Conversation Starters Package on School Censorship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on school censorship.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of school censorshipActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expre
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Dress Codes
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on dress codes.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of dress codesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Giver Reading Questions Chapter 11 Close Reading
This is an engaging close reading and literary writing activity for Lois Lowry’s novel, The Giver. Teach this lesson after reading chapter 11. For this assignment, students closely review the passage where Jonas is receiving his first memory. Jonas experiences sunlight for the first time as well as a sunburn. After reading this passage, students answer literary analysis questions that have them analyze the deeper message that Lowry wants us to understand. Create on Google Docs. Compatible with
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6th - 9th
Conversation Starters Package on Politics- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on politics.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of politicsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transit
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Night the Bed Fell {Digital & PDF}
This resource provides the materials to form literature circles for students to work together, understand and enjoy the essay “The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber. Students will think about what they read, write responses to this essay in their discussion logs, and will discuss their ideas in small groups with other students. Along with teacher directions for five to seven fifty-five minute lessons, it includes the following:Timeline of James Thurber’s Life"The Night the Bed Fell” Word Acco
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: Literature Circles for Middle School Essays Bundle {Digital & PDF}
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