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Common Core RL.6.3 resources under $5
Plot Worksheets or Task Cards: Complete the Plot Diagram for 4 Practice Passages
Teach your student to identify the plot with these four original short stories. Students are given the task of identifying the five plot elements for each story (introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion/resolution), and then writing them on the plot diagram. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this skill. These no-prep worksheets or task cards are ready to go for you. Just print and go! These passages were written for students in 4th throu
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4th - 6th
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Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8: The Cafeteria Catastrophe-A CCSS Pack
No Prep-Print and Go Reader's Theater Script and Comprehension Activities!The Cafeteria Catastrophe is an evergreen reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating high-interest stories into your language arts instruction. This 11 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This 18-page fun pack includes:• 11-character, 9-
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Activities Middle School Summer
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect after-testing activities fun!This Reading Comprehension set includes 6 mystery picture activities.The sets have 20 short reading passages with 48 multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices
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4th - 8th
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The OUTSIDERS Test - Whole Novel Test w/ Standards-Based Stems - Print & DIGITAL
OUTSIDERS TEST – This whole novel test will challenge your students to use those higher-level thinking skills required on standardized ELA tests. Now includes a digital version in Google Forms! Question stems include key words and phrases such as author’s tone, text evidence, point of view, author uses the literary device, quotation best reveals, character’s motivation, impacts the plot, demonstrates the meaning, etc.The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions and includes an Answer Key.T
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6th - 9th
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Because of Winn-Dixie: 13 Quizzes (Distance Learning)
Because of Winn-Dixie is a heartwarming story of a young girl and her new dog that any animal-lover will enjoy!Assess your students' comprehension of Because of Winn-Dixie as they read through the book with these 13 quizzes.Each quiz contains four multiple-choice, higher-order-thinking questions over two chapters. The questions assess many CCSS-ELA standards, including vocabulary, cause and effect, main idea, summarizing, character analysis, sequence of events, story details, comparing and cont
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3rd - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Passage & Questions ELA Color By Number
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension practice.This fun and engaging Minon reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 2 short passages and 8 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer cho
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5th - 8th
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Plot Elements Task Cards Quiz & Passages Elements of Plot Story Plot Activities
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to plot elements? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 plot elements task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions.Great for middle school stu
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5th - 8th
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Fiction Reading Comprehension Practice Assessment STAAR Test Prep Paired Passage
Are you searching for an easy way to prep your students for their ELA end-of-year reading test? Look no further! This STAAR fiction reading comprehension Practice Test set has got you covered.✨Engaging Fiction & Paired Passages: This resource offers 6 fiction reading comprehension passages suitable for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students, making it versatile for middle school. Use the worksheets for assessments or send them digitally for homework. ⭐ New Item Types: Our carefully crafted STAAR-L
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Countdown to Reading STAAR 10 Day Boot Camp Middle School ELA Test Prep
Reading Comprehension Mystery Pictures Fun ELA Activities Middle School
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect addition to your classroom reading comprehension test prep.This fun and engaging characters reading comprehension mystery picture activity includes 9 short passages and 36 multiple-choice questions students have to answer to discover a mystery picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their ans
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5th - 8th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
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5th - 8th
Also included in: DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
STEAL Characterization - Lesson and Activities
STEAL Characterization Lesson and Activities
STEAL is an acronym to help students remember the tools used by author to bring characters to life: speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks. This resource has everything you need to teach students about indirect characterization….
★ An engaging (and editable!) presentation uses real-life examples and provides frequent checks-for-understanding.
★ Students follow along using the Cloze notes.
★ Then students practice applying the S
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6th - 9th
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Halloween Reader's Theater & Reading Literature Toolkit for Grades 4-8
The Happy Halloween That Almost Wasn't... is a Halloween reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating Halloween themes into your language arts instruction. This 11 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!Your students will love reading about the characters of Parkersburg Elementary School and how their Halloween tra
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Story Elements Posters & Graphic Organizers | Character, Setting, Problem, More
Story Elements are easily reinforced and supported with this beautiful, student-friendly poster set. Designed with bright, eye-catching colors, these posters are ideal for posting in the classroom for easy student reference! Includes ink-saving B/W versions, too!Click HERE to save with the Reading/ELA Poster Bundle!Click HERE to see a FREE VIDEO showing different ways TpT poster sets can be used in the classroom!This packet includes posters for the following story elementsMain CharacterMinor Cha
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2nd - 5th
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Point of View Mini Lesson: Notes and Activities: Middle School ELA
Before students can dive deep into analyzing a story, they need to understand how Point of View can impact their experience while reading. This lesson is the foundation for making that happen!What's Included:1. Google Slides Presentation: 19 creative and colorful slides that will help your students understand the different types of POV.2. Vocabulary and Definitions: Introduces and explains- 1st person, 2nd person, and three types of 3rd person POV. There is also a Quizizz vocabulary practice emb
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6th - 8th
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Fish in a Tree Novel Study: 17 Writing Prompts and 17 Quizzes
Fish in a Tree will make your students realize that people who learn differently are some of the most talented people they will ever meet.Included:17 Writing Prompts:→ Assess student comprehension→ Requires students to use important skills: summarizing, characterization, cause and effect, figurative language, author's purpose, vocabulary strategies, and personal reflection→ Match the rigor required by the CCSS→ One writing prompt for every 3 chapters→ Prompts clearly state the chapter after whic
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Novel Studies for Five Books With Determined Girls as the Main Character
The Monkey's Paw Escape Room - Digital, Printable, & Editable!
Wrap up W.W. Jacob’s macabre tale of "The Monkey's Paw" with an unforgettable (& standards-based) escape room. This literary-elements-themed escape room activity will have your students 100% engaged and 100% challenged! Use this ELA escape room in October or anytime during the school year to review the literary elements. ⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️Teachers love using this “The Monkey’s Paw” escape room to conclude W.W. Jacob’s short story. It’s highly recommended that y
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6th - 8th
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Sequencing Doodle Notes and 5 Activities for Finding the Sequence of Events
Help students learn all about sequencing with this super fun Doodle and Do mini-unit! This resource includes sequencing graphic organizers, reading comprehension worksheets and passages that help students determine the sequence of events in a text, and hands-on learning activities to help students understand sequencing.Here’s how it works: First, students will complete highly engaging Doodle Notes about sequencing. They’ll learn about how to determine the sequence of events in a passage, sign
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4th - 7th
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The Landlady Escape Room - A Scary Story Activity for Middle School ELA
Wrap up your reading of Roald Dahl’s scary story with The Landlady Escape Room, perfect for middle school ELA classrooms looking for 100% engagement this Halloween! This literary-elements-themed escape room is guaranteed to challenge and excite your students this year. ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!Middle school ELA teachers love using The Landlady Escape Room to conclude Roald Dahl’s scary story because it’s printable, digital, and editable. After reading and discussing The Landlady
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: The Landlady Short Story Analysis & Escape Room Bundle for Middle School
Types of Character Conflict in Literature Slides & Task Cards
If your students are ready to dive into the various types of character conflict in literature, do yourself a favor and check out this done-for-you lesson! You’ll receive an editable presentation for teaching, a student notetaker, and a kinesthetic task card activity. This all-in-one instructional resource will save you VALUABLE planning time when teaching about the types of conflict! ✨ Check out the PREVIEW for more information on this product! What types of literary conflict are taught in this
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5th - 7th
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Introduction to the Elements of Fiction - Interactive Notes Short Story Elements
Launch your short story unit STRESS-FREE with this introduction to the Elements of Fiction mini-lesson! The ready-to-use short story elements PowerPoint and interactive doodle notes will walk your students through the story elements, including plot, conflict, characters, setting, and theme. This easy-to-use mini-lesson offers a quick and easy way to refresh students’ skills with fictional literature.✔ Check out the preview for more information!This Elements of Fiction Introduction Refreshes:Cha
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5th - 7th
The Veldt Escape Room Activity for Ray Bradbury's Dystopian Short Story
Make your students’ final experience with Ray Bradbury’s chilling dystopian short story “The Veldt” unforgettable. This engaging The Veldt escape room activity will give your students that “just right” challenge as they work to break out of the different tasks. Use this spooky escape room in October or any time of year to review short story elements.⬆️ Check out the PREVIEW for more information! ⬆️It’s highly recommended that you read, discuss, and interact with The Veldt before putting students
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ray Bradbury Short Story Activities & Escape Rooms
Predicting Passages, Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)
Making predictions while reading is an essential skill for comprehending text. Students do not intuitively know how to make effective predictions based on clues from the passage and their own experiences. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with predicting passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is the perfect way to teach students how to make predictions while reading. This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making predictions. Through
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4th - 7th
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Book Report, Clothes Hanger Book Mobile Reading Project
This Clothes Hanger Book Report works with any fiction book! It’s incredibly detailed, so students can complete every aspect of this project independently! First, students complete a draft packet while reading their books.They’ll fill the packet with details about the plot, setting and characters.After finishing the book they’ll analyze its theme and write a personal review. Next, they’ll fill in clothing shapes with final copy versions of their work! Finally, they’ll assemble their work onto a
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4th - 7th
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The GIVER Test - Whole Novel Test with Standards-Based Stems - Print & DIGITAL
GIVER TEST – This whole novel test will challenge your students to use those higher-level thinking skills required on standardized ELA tests. Now includes a digital version! Question stems include key words and phrases such as author’s tone, text evidence, point of view, author uses the literary device, quotation best reveals, character’s motivation, impacts the plot, demonstrates the meaning, etc.The test consists of 30 Multiple Choice questions and includes an Answer Key.The print version inc
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6th - 9th
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