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6th grade Common Core RL.7.3 research
September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
THE WHITE GIRAFFE
Set in South Africa, this Novel Study for The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John has response questions for every chapter, WITH ANSWER KEYS. The questions cover a wide range of Common Core State Standards. There are tests for both the first and second half of the book - Ch. 1 to 12, and Ch. 12 to 24, - each two pages long - comprising multiple choice, - speaker identification, - matching and short essay answers. There is an answer KEY for both.Common Core of State Standards ELA - RL 6,7,8 1, 2,
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5th - 9th
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CHU JU'S HOUSE by Gloria Whelan, Novel Study, CCSS ELA Aligned
Students learn about China's limit on the number of children a family may have as they read Chu Ju's experiences in this fascinating novel by Gloria Whelan. Whelan's interesting characters and startling events are enfolded as students read about China in the 21st Century. I divided the book into four equal sections of three chapters each. Included in this unit are:- Cover page for students to fill in with information about the book itself, historical information, and a small word search;- Rea
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5th - 8th
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1960's Scavenger Hunt (Anticipatory Set/Introduction for The Outsiders)
Planning on reading The Outsiders with your class? Fear that, as kids living in the 2020's that they may not know a whole lot about the cultural juggernaut of a time period that the 1960's was? Get students in the right mindset for 1960's flare with this groovy scavenger hunt! They will explore all sorts of aspects of the decade that defined so much of what we understand about the culture of America. From music, to cinema, to automobiles -- this scavenger hunt has numerous ways for them explore
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6th - 8th
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Opinion-Argument Writing with Organizers, Guided Notes, and a Rubric
This difficult essay is chunked down into manageable parts. Students will learn to write a claim/thesis, reasons, and evidence. Graphic organizers are included as well as guided notes and is aligned to the CCSS. A grading rubric is included. •Grades 5-8•Guided Notes on Argument Writing•Notes on Claim, Reasons, and Evidence•Transition Words•Graphic organizers for notes•Graphic organizers for planning •Block or Alternating Graphic Organizers•Rubric Aligned to CCSSPlease follow me at LISAMILLERPHOT
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5th - 10th
Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE ~ Guided Notes, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics
John Henry Bio
Biography on John Henry, American folk legend.
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6th - 8th
Also included in: American Folktale Heroes
Life As We Knew It Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
This low-prep bundle covering Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics. Included are six plot-based multiple choice quizzes, six short answer alternate quiz options, twenty-one close reading worksheets, research project materials, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys for
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6th - 12th
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Esperanza Rising Bundle - WebQuest & Leveled Discussion Questions + Bonus!
Looking for a complete resource to teach the Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan from start to finish? Welcome to my bundle for novel study!In this bundled resource, you get a pre-reading WebQuest for background and setting as well as chapter-by-chapter, and differentiated Discussion Questions for comprehension and analysis. The Esperanza Rising WebQuestWith the engaging WebQuest, students can learn about the background of the novel independently by researching the geography, history, culture, a
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6th - 9th
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THE NIGHT THE WHITE DEER DIED by Gary Paulsen - Novel Study Unit
Gary Paulsen takes the reader through a young girl's confrontation with a recurring dream in this novel. I have broken the novel into three parts. Included in this unit:- Focus Questions for every chapter. There are direct questions, True/False and validate with a quote, cause/effect multiple choice, and put into correct sequence. - Word Study worksheets for each of the three parts (A, B, C) including spelling ladders and glossaries for students to complete.- A Word Search page.- Writing
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5th - 8th
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Success with English: Zoo Teaching Resources
The short story Zoo is a science fiction written by Edward Hoch. The story is found in the HMH Into Literature textbook. It is also found online. This unit provides teachers with engaging and informative resources to teach the story. Teaching Resources The resources in the unit include:1. Analyzing the Text (Questions and answers to analyze the story)2. Story Mountains (Graphic organizers to map the plot and summarize the story)3. Compare and Contrast Organizer (A graphic organizer to compare Pr
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6th - 8th
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Characters Real-World Connection and Research Prompts
Looking for an enrichment activity to provide students with extra challenge and depth in your lit elements unit? Use these prompts to have students choose a short assignment that takes their practice with analyzing characters to the next level! 8 different prompts have students think about characters in 4 different ways: characters in other media, characters relating to real life, more complicated elements of developing characters across literature, and connections to literary characters in scie
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Identifying and Analyzing Characters Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
Dragon Pearl Novel Research
The product has students who are reading the Dragon Pearl novel by Yoon Ha Lee research Korean folktales and identify how the aspects of those impact the story-telling.
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6th - 8th
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Plot Real-World Connection and Research Prompts
Looking for an enrichment activity to provide students with extra challenge and depth in your lit elements unit? Use these prompts to have students choose a short assignment that takes their practice with analyzing plot to the next level! 8 different prompts have students think about plot in 4 different ways: plot in other media, plot relating to real life, more complicated elements of plot across literature, and connections to literary plots in science and social studies content.Check out the P
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Identifying and Analyzing Plot Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
Setting Real-World Connection and Research Prompts
Looking for an enrichment activity to provide students with extra challenge and depth in your lit elements unit? Use these prompts to have students choose a short assignment that takes their practice with analyzing setting to the next level! 8 different prompts have students think about setting in 4 different ways: setting in other media, setting relating to real life, more complicated elements of setting across literature, and connections to literary settings in science and social studies conte
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Identifying Literary Elements Intervention and Enrichment BUNDLE
The Watsons Go To Birmingham: BUNDLE
Get three great resources in this bundle! Complete with a pre-reading activity, epilogue close-reading, and an activity focusing on characterization, setting, and point of view. Use these resources to guide student learning and to encourage interest in the novel before reading and early on in the reading process!
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5th - 8th
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Reading Conferences Made Easy
Are you looking for a way to differentiate for all the students in your classroom?Have you wanted to find a way to start reading conferences but find that everything is geared towards the primary grades?The search is over!Did you know that one-on-one reading conferences empower readers, allows for easy differentiation, and advocates for student choice in the classroom. However, teachers oftentimes stop conferencing with readers after they leave the primary level. Conferences also allow time wh
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4th - 8th
Reading Strategy Tracking Sheets
These graphic organizers can be used by students while reading to track observations and thinking. They will help students begin to analyze, synthesize, summarize, critique, infer, predict, visualize, make connections, and ask questions.
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3rd - 8th
The Dancer: A Chapter Book
This semi-autobiographical chapter book chronicles the life of a young girl in post-war Eastern Europe and touches on a number of universal themes through content rich text. Though not specifically a Holocaust story, the plot inextricably weaves the lives of people held in camps during the war into the dialogue and narration and presents a new and often startling vision of how the effects of war endure far beyond the date that ended the hostilities. Teachers looking for a companion piece to Holo
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Priscilla Peppernugget, Volume 1
The heroine in this series is an unlikely, unassuming little girl with the courage of a lion and the will power to back it up. Based on actual events, this exercise helps students focus on literary analysis, theme, plot, character, setting, and all the points of a story's plot that foster understanding and enjoyment. Your students will root for our little crusader, Priscilla Peppernugget!
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5th - 10th
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Symbols and Motifs in Holes handout/worksheet
This is the handout that students will use to research and discover symbols in the novel as well as throughout the Bible. This should be used on Day 15 of the Holes unit.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Holes Unit Bundle with a biblical perspective
The Verdigris Pawn, Curriculum and Reading Guide
The Verdigris Pawn, by Alysa Wishingrad, a 2021 JLG Gold Standard Selection, is an upper middle-grade fantasy novel that explores issues around power, privilege, and social justice. Use this guide to facilitate meaningful conversations and deepen the reader’s engagement around the issues, or power, politics, social structure, and class structure. The questions and extension activities are designed to prompt middle school readers to explore the world of the book as well as their own lives ex
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4th - 8th
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