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8th grade critical thinking literature circles
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing
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6th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
READING RESPONSE JOURNAL: For Any Novel, Printable & Digital Bundle
Elevate your Middle School ELA curriculum with these comprehensive reading response activities that cover 24 reading skills and can be used with any novel! Whether you're delving into classic novels, fostering literature circles, nurturing independent reading, or facilitating read-aloud discussions, this resource enriches student engagement and accountability.Perfectly tailored for grades 6, 7, and 8, this resource empowers middle school ELA teachers to spark deeper comprehension, critical think
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems (BEST DEAL)
Middle School Poetry Bundle: 12 Mad Libs, 3 Puzzles, 10 Poems to Create (BEST DEAL)
Mad Libs: Poetry 3-Pack:
Twelve pages of poetry-based mad libs grammar-fun activities. Each one includes a short writing activity based on the original poem for the students to complete; Set 2 contains additional illustration activities.
Word Puzzles: Literary Terms - Poetry:
Three word puzzles using poetry terms. Includes a crossword puzzle, double puzzle, and word search. Answer keys included.
Poetry-Pac
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6th - 9th
Distance Learning Editable Depth Of Knowledge Sticks & Poster {Narrative}
Have you been wanting to incorporate Depth of Knowledge questioning skills into your classroom instruction? HERE ARE 101 WAYS TO DO JUST THAT! These DOK sticks are a SIMPLE and fun way to prepare students to dig deeper into their learning while you model how to use critical thinking skills. You can use them for your reading groups, reading response journals, literacy centers, etc. They also make WONDERFUL whole class discussions. This resource includes: * DOK Class Posters* DOK Labels* Editable
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1st - 8th
Higher-Level Thinking Lesson Plans & Printables for Any Book | Critical Thinking
What is an effective way to get your students thinking at a deeper level? Simply grab these higher-level thinking and critical thinking lesson plans! There is no-prep. They are printable and can be used for any book. Included in this teaching resource is:1. Lesson Plans for any book (2 pages)2. List of Character Traits for student notebooks (2 pages)3. Possible Themes poster or printable4. Evidence Web5. Critique Questions (2 pages)6. Reasoning Web7. Example questions 8. Questions fill-in-the-
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3rd - 8th
Jumbo Poster Size Graphic Organizer Collaboration and Group Discussion Mats
Need some help getting your group to record their discussions or stay on topic? More important, do you need a way to do that conveniently without a lot of effort? Yes, graphic organizers can be found anywhere. These poster size printouts save you the time of formatting and enlarging them for whole or small group use. As a teacher, my time is valuable, which is why I made these. These printable collaboration mats print across 6, 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper each. Once taped together, they make the p
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
The "5" Senses - Graphic Organizer + BONUS
Your class just listened to a song of inspiration, read a gut-wrenching poem, watched a powerful speech given by Barack Obama. Upon reflection, what did that song, poem, speech, etc. SOUND like, FEEL like, TASTE like (YES it does!), LOOK like, SMELL like (YES it does!)? This simple graphic organizer allows students to anchor their emotional reactions to any given activity and serves to support and further classroom discussions. Many other uses, too. VERY POPULAR! Simple in its design - Powerful
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2nd - 12th
Blooms Taxonomy Higher Level Thinking Question Stems - Six Levels
Six Levels of Question Stems:1. Remember2. Understand3. Apply4. Analyze5. Evaluate6. CreateStudents can paste this into a composition book and use with the "Quick Question" section on my Article of the Week!------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with me:• Blog • Instagram • Pinterest • TikTok★ Follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies!Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
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5th - 12th
Historical Fiction Reading Passages and Questions on The Holocaust WWII
Help students analyze and understand the Holocaust with this standards-based, historical fiction story. In this passage, a depressed narrator takes the reader through a sensory journey of his surroundings in Auschwitz-Birkenau in his final days, while he questions his belief in God. This thought-provoking story will lead to strong discussion in your classroom. Click HERE to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.Click HERE to save 30% off the price of individual resources
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Listening and Following Directions - Math
This product is filled with worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes.
This is the MATH Edition.This product is also available as part of a discounted bundle in my store: Listening and Following Directions BUNDL
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K - 12th
Also included in:Â Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE
Atomic Habits Book Study
Take your high school English classroom on a transformative journey through the book Atomic Habits with this comprehensive unit! As an experienced high school English teacher, I understand the importance of providing educators with resources that foster collaboration, meaningful engagement, and clear learning objectives.This unit comes complete with a detailed pacing guide, allowing you to plan exactly how long each lesson will take to teach. With clear learning objectives and essential question
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity
This Literature Circles Bundle With Depth and Complexity will be a great resource when implementing literature circles in your classroom. A literature circle is a small group instructional approach with structure, high expectations, and rigor. ****This file comes with editable products! (Need PowerPoint to edit)**** Depth and Complexity will help your students dig deeper in their learning and think in more complex ways. This product encompasses the 11 elements of Depth and Complexity that were
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3rd - 8th
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Invisible by Gonzalez Graphic Novel Study comprehension, composition, activities
Complete with the option for Google Slidesâ„¢ and pdf format. This product provides resources for studying the graphic novel INVISIBLE by Christina Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to
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5th - 8th
Accountable Talk Sentence Stems for Student Desks
Thinking about starting to use accountable talk in your classroom but not sure where to start? Use these simple accountable talk sentence stems to get your students talking and using text evidence! They are easy to print and put directly on student desks or inside of interactive notebooks
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7th - 12th
READING RESPONSE JOURNAL: Questions, Prompts, Rubrics, For Any Novel | Printable
This print-'n-go Reading Response Journal covers 24 reading skills and can be used with any book! Perfect for novel studies, literature circles, independent reading novels, or responding to read-alouds. Keep students engaged, hold them accountable, and cover more than 20 reading, literature, and writing standards with this reading journal that can be used over and over again!Use for at-home learning, asynchronous learning, or independent, student-directed learning.Questions, journal prompts, gra
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â READING RESPONSE JOURNAL: For Any Novel, Printable & Digital Bundle
New Kid Jerry Craft Graphic Novel Study PDF and Digital Resource
Complete with the option for Google Slidesâ„¢ and pdf format. This product includes 110+ cards to use as resources for studying the graphic novel, New Kid by Jerry Craft. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to engaging
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4th - 8th
Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study Discussion Question Cards
This product includes 60 discussion question cards for the book Refugee by Alan Gratz. The questions are great for classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, or student writing prompts. An answer key is not included as most of the questions are open to interpretation and meant for discussion and reflection. The questions prompt students to think critically about the story, share observations, express their understanding, and make connections.*2018-2019 Texas Bluebonnet
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5th - 8th
ELA Resources I The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise I Digital Learning
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Dan Gemeinhart's middle-grade novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts and scoring rubrics.Included in this product:- Three or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for com
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6th - 8th
Nothing But The Truth: Socratic Seminar Questions
Nothing But The Truth by Avi is a documentary novel that tells the story of student Philip Malloy and his homeroom teacher, Miss Margaret Narwin. Interesting things happen after Philip challenges Miss Narwin and the Harrison School District by singing The Star-Spangled Banner during homeroom, in violation of school policy. This PDF file of Socratic Seminar Questions contains twenty-six carefully crafted queries on seven pages. The first six pages contain four questions each. An additional s
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7th - 8th
A.P.E. Strategy: How to Write Great Answers to Open-Ended Questions
Updated December 2019Ever since I started teaching, over 20 years ago, I have been teaching my students to answer questions using part of the question as the answer, find proof to back up their response, and to extend their ideas. Now this way of teaching has a name: the A.P.E. Strategy. Who knew?!? These A.P.E. Strategy sheets are perfect for students learning how to grow and expand their ability to write better answers in their work, whether writing answers to a story or answering a questio
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1st - 9th, Adult Education
Any Chapter Reflection Bookmarks | First Chapter Friday Response | Any Text
Twelve sheets of double-sided bookmarks to draw meaningful reflective responses from your students. Great questions for your First Chapter Friday, book tasting session, or simply alongside any chapter from a reading book.This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Six designs which can be printed single-sided or mix and match for back to back/ double-sided bookmarks. Includes all bookmarks in two sizes, plus letter and A3 graphic organizer sheet
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6th - 9th
Leveled Open Ended Question Cards For Differentiated Reading Comprehension
Use these higher order questioning cards for lesson planning or to help your students develop their own questions. The cards are based on leveled questioning from Blooms' Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of knowledge (DOK). Open ended questions are sure to engage your students and enhance critical thinking. They are appropriate for any content area. This set of six cards are color coded and leveled from low to high cognitive challenge. You get 6 color coded cards on two pages. Cut them out or k
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4th - 10th
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