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Middle school writing-essays literature circles for Google Apps
Novel Unit: When My Name Was Keoko
Complete novel unit for When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkIncludes:Point of View Reference SheetIntroductionIntroduction Open Note Quiz & KeySummary, Characterization, & Conflict Graphic Organizers & Keys & Printable VersionsChapters 1-4Chapters 5-8Chapters 9-12 Chapters 13-16Chapters 17-20Chapters 21-24Chapters 25-28Chapters 29-32Self Editing / Peer Editing Checklist for ParagraphsWriting AssignmentsEssay Grading RubricEssay Planning PageEssay OutlineEssayAuthor’s Note Ass
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7th - 8th
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Wonderstruck Section 6 Louisiana Guidebooks 2.0 Lesson Slideshow & Student Notes
Planning will be lightning fast and fabulous! Save time by using these digital products.This digital packet follows the 5th Grade Louisiana Guidebooks 2.0 curriculum. (Wonderstruck Section 6: 4 Lessons) or can be used independently from the curriculum.Book Needed: In these lessons, students will complete a culminating essay after reading all of the book Wonderstruck. What's Included in this Packet: Lesson Slideshow with 34 slides & 4 Student Digital Notes Pages for all four lessons.Slideshow
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4th - 6th
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The Most Dangerous Game ELA Unit: A Full Week of Engaging Lessons (PDF)
Immerse your students in the thrilling world of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell with this comprehensive, end-of-year ELA unit, perfect for middle school humanities teachers! This meticulously designed resource offers a full week of engaging, scaffolded lessons, culminating in a dynamic Socratic seminar and creative choice board activities.What's Included:Fully Detailed Lesson Plans: Each day is carefully planned with clear objectives, standards alignment, and step-by-step instructio
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6th - 9th
The Hitchhiker ELA Unit: A Full Week of Engaging Lessons for Middle School
Unlock the mysteries and suspense of "The Hitchhiker" by Lucille Fletcher with this comprehensive, end-of-year ELA unit, perfect for middle school humanities teachers! This meticulously designed resource offers a full week of engaging, scaffolded lessons, culminating in a dynamic Socratic seminar and creative choice board activities.What's Included:Fully Detailed Lesson Plans: Each day is carefully planned with clear objectives, standards alignment, and step-by-step instructions. Scaffolds and d
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6th - 8th
The Landlady ELA Unit, Slides, Seminar, Choice board, Essays, Activities, Film
Master the Art of Mystery with "The Landlady" - A Complete Week-Long ELA UnitThis complete 5 day ELA unit on "The Landlady," expertly is designed for middle school teachers. Whether you're wrapping up the year, setting up engaging sub plans, or looking for a dynamic mini-unit, this resource offers everything you need to bring this thrilling text to life in your classroom.What’s Included in This Resource?CommonLit Text: Direct access to "The Landlady" on CommonLit, ensuring a smooth integration i
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Roald Dahl Author Study Women Who Kill Middle School Short Story 3 Week Unit
Complete Literary Analysis Note Taking and Essay Outlining (Works for Any Book)
Are you looking for ways to help students organize their thinking surrounding their reading and then to translate that thinking into an analytical essay? This template will help with all of the steps from note taking to brainstorming to outlining. We suggest teaching each part of the template separately using a different text, but you know your students best!This template includes:1. Character Analysis Note Guidance: traits, motivations, interactions + prompts to include supporting evidence2. So
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Bradbury and Technology Unit Plan
A loose lesson using Ray Bradbury's F451, There Will Come Soft Rains, and The Veldt.
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8th - 10th
The Outsiders - FULL NOVEL STUDY w/ ASSESSMENTS + ESSAYS
S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders is a middle-school classic! Engulf your scholars in this unit which consists of the following: Google Docs chapter by chapter reading guides with Common Core aligned questions ranging from comprehension to personal connectionsTWO Google Docs summative essays--complete with planning materialsVocabularyGroup work roles/activitiesGoogle Forms assessments for groups of chapters and an end of unit summative assessment& more!
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6th - 10th
All the Light We Cannot See Essay, Anthony Doerr, End of Unit Essay with rubric
Teach literary analysis skills with this end-of-unit essay for Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. In this essay, students explore the diverse perspectives of multiple characters from the novel and craft a five-paragraph literary analysis essay. This past school year was the first time I taught this novel and I found this essay really meaningful in my classroom. Anthony Doerr is remarkable at creating real and authentic characters who we connect deeply with, so my students really enjoye
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â All the Light We Cannot See Novel Study, Bundle, Unit Plan, Anthony Doerr
Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet- Distance Learning
Should schools ban soda? This is an argumentative essay prompt, three articles, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about sugary drinks and whether or not schools should ban soda. This comes complete with rubric. This product works great in any digital classroom. This is editable in Google Docs. You must have Google Drive to use this product! You may sign up for Google drive for free Visit here for help with Google Drive.
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5th - 8th
The Outsiders: Character Analysis through Critical Quotations
This product is the perfect complement to a novel study with The Outsiders by S.E Hinton. Have your students practice citing evidence from the text to support their inferences about five major characters in the novel: Ponyboy, Johnny, Dally, Sodapop, and Darry. Two printable versions are included as well as links to editable Google slides that can be assigned in classroom. This assignment is great on its own or is the perfect introduction to a character analysis essay or paragraph.
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6th - 10th
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Novel Unit: Amal Unbound
Complete novel unit for Amal Unbound by Aisha SaeedIncludes:Cover StudyAuthor’s NoteAN PrintableAN KeyCharacter Reference SheetCh 1-51-5 Printable1-5 KeyCh 6-106-10 Printable6-10 KeyCh 11-1511-15 Printable11-15 KeyCh 16-2016-20 Printable16-20 KeyCh 21-2521-25 Printable21-25 KeyCh 26-3026-30 Printable26-30 KeyCh 31-3531-35 Printable31-35 KeyCh 36-4036-40 Printable36-40 KeyWriting Checklist/RubricMLA Essay RubricEssay PromptsEssay OutlineMLA Essay Template
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7th - 8th
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Novel Unit: Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
Complete novel unit for Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake.Includes: IntroductionWriting Prompts-Chapters 1-4-Chapters 5-8-Chapters 9-12 -Chapters 13-16-Chapters 17-20-Chapters 21-24-Chapters 25-28Self Editing / Peer Editing ChecklistGrading RubricCharacter ChartEssay Planning PageEssay OutlineEssayYour Letter to the World Project
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7th - 8th
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Novel Unit: Towers Falling
Complete novel unit for Towers Falling by Jewell Parker RhodesIncludes:IntroductionWriting Prompts-Pages 1 - 23-Pages 24 - 47-Pages 48 - 98-Pages 99 - 140-Pages 141 - 162-Pages 163 - 199Self Editing / Peer Editing ChecklistGrading RubricCharacter ChartEssay Planning PageEssay OutlineEssayDesign Your Own 9/11 Memorial Project
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6th - 7th
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Mentor Information Writing Piece
This is a mentor information piece about the innovation of seatbelts. I wrote this essay for our innovation unit where students had to write an information piece about an innovation that interested them. It is a 5-paragraph essay that includes topic and closing sentences, different sentence types, quotations, paraphrasing, use of commas, and most voice.
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3rd - 6th
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ORBITING JUPITER - Literary Devices
Your students can use these Google Slides to collect examples of various literary devices found in Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt. Students will collect examples of alliteration, imagery, personification, repetition, foreshadowing, and characterization. As the teacher, you can easily add another element or take some away before you assign the work. (With the exception of characterization, each element/slide includes a page number where an example can be found to help them get started.) This ca
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6th - 9th
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"Punching the Air" Choice Board
Examine the novel "Punching the Air" by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam through a choice board of 6 different activities.
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8th - 12th
Ickabog Text Dependent Analysis Prompt- Theme and Character
Use this template to prompt your students to analyze he actions and dialogue of the characters to develop the a theme in the story Ickabog by J.K. Rowling. Two versions are included. One version doesn't give the theme so that the student may write about the theme that they saw develop in the story. The other version provides a theme for them to focus on.
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4th - 9th
Analysis Practice with Maniac Magee
This resource is set up to help students analyze text evidence from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee. I have provided starter phrases for both text evidence and reasoning as well as an example to help students expand on their thinking. I created this practice to help students toward mastery with text dependent analysis essays. Thank you for viewing!
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4th - 7th
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Historical Fiction Theme Essay
Essay that comes after reading a historical fiction novel that requires citing textual evidence to support a theme statement.
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7th - 9th
Essay Outline
Basic outline can be used for Thematic Essay, Author's Craft Essay or adjusted for Comparative Essay by adding a Counterargument paragraph.
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5th - 9th
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-2 Questions
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1 and 2 QuestionsOne week of chapter questions are included free. Check out my page for the full suite of resources for this unit, including step-by-step directions on how to write a thematic essay on novel.
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8th - 12th
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Non-Fiction Literature Circles and Persuasive Essay Outline
Are you having trouble getting your kids talking in class? This Non-Fiction Literature Circle Activity is perfect to get classes of all grade levels chatting and discussing. Wrap up this unit with a fantastic persuasive essay that uses all the articles from the discussions!Getting students to engage in rich dialogue can be a hassle. Students read an article, they get into groups and then they're staring at their feet unsure how to proceed, or they aren't comfortable with the other students in th
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8th - 12th
Types Of Leads Presentation
Use this to teach students about types of leads in writing
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5th - 8th
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