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Free 5th grade Common Core RL.11-12.2 resources
The Grand Stand Objective Summary Game
If you want an engaging, common-core aligned way to have students objectively summarize ANY text, then look no further!
With this activity, students will be out of their seats, engaged, and provide a full list of summary information in just minutes.
This FREE PDF file contains all of the information that you will need to play The Grand Stand Game with your students.
I suggested that this game be used with grades 4 and up, but I believe that it can be adapted for even more grades!
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4th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Objective Summary Rubric (Fiction)
This rubric outlines the most important features of an objective summary for a fiction story. It makes it easy for teachers to grade and clearly shows the students what expectations they need to meet in their summaries.
Summary Stems/Graphic Organizers for Expository & Narrative Texts
Use these to help guide your students into writing summaries for narrative or expository text selections. These organizers start by helping with turning a topic into a main idea statement. After that, the organizer helps students select supporting details from the text to go with the main idea. Then, students are prompted to write the sentence stems they've completed (the main idea statement and the three supporting details) into paragraph form. I've used these graphic organizers in my Readi
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1st - 12th
Theme Analysis Discovery Learning - Taylor Swift or William Shakespeare? FREEBIE
This intriguing PowerPoint game has students guess whether a line is from a Shakespeare play or a Taylor Swift song as a way to start their thinking about the significance and timelessness of the themes we find in literature. After playing the game, students will be able to find connections in the themes between two completely different genres of storytelling that are centuries apart and construct their own knowledge about theme in literature and how it is so personally meaningful and enduring.
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4th - 12th
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Christmas Tree Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Merry Christmas! Use this for your favorite Christmas story and copy on red or green paper to add a festive touch for your students. This 8.5"x11" sized graphic organizer plot arc or pyramid squeezes in space for: title, exposition, characters, setting, conflict, rising action events, climax, falling action events, resolution, and theme. I hope you enjoy this plot template gussied up for the season.Other suggested resources:Reindeer Race Christmas Holiday Board GameCustomer Tips:Be the first to
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Hobbit - Anticipation Guide
This is a preview of my full unit (lesson plans, assignments, quizzes, projects, rubrics, and all) on The Hobbit!
Anticipation guides are wonderful ways to get students thinking about the text before they read. This anticipation guide raises several themes about The Hobbit and is intended to be used with small groups. This would make a perfect start to literature circle work if you wish to use those, however, that is not necessary.
With this file you will receive:
-A two page anticipation guid
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5th - 12th
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Character Study; Create an Instagram for any Character; Bio, story and more
Character study activity; A fun way to to apply knowledge of a character in a text in a way that teenagers identify with today. Perfect for distance learning. My students used to love the 'create a Facebook page' idea back in the day. Recently, they tell me more and more that they don't use Facebook anymore. I created this Instagram idea to engage them in their world as it is now. Students choose a character in a text they have studied/are studying and, Create a short bio on the character Choose
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5th - 11th
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Finding a Theme (S.L.I.M.E.)
I use this acronym as a strategy for some of my students who struggle with finding a theme in a story.Included is a colored copy, a black and white copy, and one for students to fill out with you.
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5th - 12th
Theme Anchor Chart
Perfect anchor chart for digital notebooks, slides, virtual learning, or homeschool! This anchor chart focuses on theme and can be used for primary, middle, and secondary grades.
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2nd - 12th
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TEXT BACK ASAP Graphic Organizer
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LESSON EXAMPLE USING "TEXT BACK ASAP"
With a partner, instruct students to analyze an image of Italian immigrants, contemplating what the individuals’ thoughts would be upon arrival to the United States. Encourage conversations revolving around possible dialogue between one of the individuals and a relative back home in Italy. Give students approximately 3 minutes to discuss.
Next, pass out the TEXT BACK ASAP graphic organizer.
Explain to stu
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1st - 12th
Movie Review
Use this Google Doc movie review as an in-class or remote learning activity to get students engaged in analyzing a film or television series. This is a good way to get students to transfer literary analysis skills to understanding movies and shows. Teachers can adapt this activity to require students to analyze a film version of a classroom text or assign it as homework/remote learning. It serves as both an assessment of their understanding and an engagement activity. This lesson includes links
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5th - 12th
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My Aphorisms (Tuesdays With Morrie)
Aphorism: An aphorism is a short, original thought. It is a truth in written or spoken form.In Tuesdays With Morrie, the main character, Morrie Schwartz, offers good advice through his aphorisms. He shares these thoughts with Mitch and the rest of the world on life, death, love, faith, and purpose.Now your students have the opportunity to make their own with this FREE resource!
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5th - 12th
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Author Study Graphic Organizer
Author Study Graphic Organizer can be used in a range of grade levels. Author studies are a great way to get students connected with books and create a community of readers.AUTHOR STUDY SKILLSCritical Thinking Skills (author's craft)Compare and contrast themesAnalyze text (bias and symbolism)Explore the author’s life and his/her workExamine different types of literary voices and stylesFind new perspectives
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5th - 12th
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My Answer/Text Evidence chart
This chart can be used to guide students in answering questions with text evidence support. An additional chart is included in the document encouraging students to further support their evidence by explaining how the evidence supports their response. The charts are meant to be copied and pasted as many times as needed for the assignment.
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3rd - 12th
General Summary Writing (No Sentence Stems)
Please enjoy this free summary writing activity! This activity is meant to be for stronger writers that do not need sentence stems to begin their writing. There is also a built-in self-editing tool for students to use when they have completed their summary. This is a great way to receive formative/summative feedback about students' written construction skills.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
AMANDA GORMAN: THE HILL WE CLIMB (INAUGURATION POEM)
On Inauguration Day, Amanda Gorman read her spell-binding poem, The Hill We Climb. This lesson plan enables you to explore this poem through evaluating its literal and deeper meanings and its use ofmetaphorsimileimagerysymbolismand allusion. Your students will emerge with stronger skills at analyzing poetry---and perhaps even more importantly, the inspiration and hope that this poem is charged with. This is offered free of charge in celebration of a hopeful new day for our country!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Weekly Literacy Center Checklist - Chapter Book
This is an extremely flexible tool that covers key ELA skills for multiple grade levels. It is accompanied by a lesson plan that helps gets your centers up and running.This form is designed to be used with chapter books in small groups for literacy centers but can also be used for homework. Students can self-monitor, self-assess and receive weekly feedback from the teacher.After an introduction/review of specific ELA skills, the double-sided worksheet allows four small groups to work either inde
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5th - 12th
Printable, ready to use fill-in-the-blank THEME notes
These printable, ready to use fill-in-the-blank theme notes are an easy addition to your lesson. Let this worksheet guide your elementary, middle and high school students to better understand theme. This printable is great as an introduction to theme, or a review!Includes visual representation for each of the common themes listed:lovematerialismrevengegood vs. evilredemptionjusticecoming of ageheroism
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4th - 12th
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Discussion-Based Novel Study (Unit Planning)
Discussions are central to any novel study. This resource outlines the key steps in planning a discussion-based unit including ready-to-go lessons and discussion prompts. Use this planning guide to have discussions on Parlay, or however you typically run your class discussions! This includes links to ready-to-go discussion prompts for: 1984 (George Orwell)Animal Farm (George Orwell)Brave New World (Huxley)Fahrenheit 451 - (Ray Bradbury)Hamlet (William Shakespeare)Lord of the Flies (William Goldi
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5th - 12th
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Student Book Review Worksheet [Freebie]
Freebie Alert! General Book Review PDF for StudentsGreyscale/Black and WhiteBook Review Worksheet Involves:-Book Name (Title)-Who was the author?-Fill in the names of the Main Character(s)-Prompts Students to summarize the story/book/plot of the book they read-Would You Recommend this book to a friend? Check yes or no!-Even let's students rate the book from 1-5 Stars! Free!
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1st - 12th, Adult Education
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Theme (Song)
FREEBIEThis "THEME Song" is a great tool to incorporate within your class to teach students what theme is. (Sung to the tune of the A Family Theme Song).
Theme Graphic Organizer
This simple graphic organizer will help your students understand how theme develops in a particular text. It focuses on the second "Reading Literature" standard in the Common Core.
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4th - 12th
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Theme Statement Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer allows students to state a clear theme of a text they have read and provide supporting details and textual evidence that contribute to the theme statement.
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3rd - 12th
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