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Close reading Common Core SL.6.1 resources
Book Trailer Project - End of Year Movie Trailer Assignment for Any Novel Study
This book trailer project is a memorable and engaging project-based learning assessment! Included with this project outline are a book trailer rubric, movie trailer storyboard graphic organizer, student checklist, assignment instructions, student examples, and more. Included with this Book Trailer Project:✏️ Book Trailer Project Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Reflective Writing Assignment Prompt - Editable & Ready-to-Print✏️ Movie Trailer Task Checklist & Student Planner -
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6th - 12th
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November Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I have used these nonfiction close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short passages written by me★ Discreetly differentiated into five levels of dif
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4th - 6th
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Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
April Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I have used these nonfiction close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short passages written by me★ Discreetly differentiated into five levels of dif
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4th - 6th
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Types of Conflict - Literary Conflict Examples - Activity for Any Movie Trailer
Explore the four types of literary conflict using any movie trailer! This lesson differentiates between person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, and person vs. nature. Students can use the graphic organizer provided to analyze the literary conflict in your students' favorite film trailers. Included with this Types of Literary Conflict Lesson:✏️ Types of Conflict Informational Handout - Digital & PrintDifferentiate between the four types of conflict: person vs. person, person
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6th - 10th
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myPerspectives 6th Grade Unit 1: Childhood BUNDLE
What will I receive?With this bundle, you will receive 3 products that directly align with the myPerspectives Unit 1: Childhood Unit. Please preview each product before purchasing to ensure it is what you're looking for.Unit 1 Introduction ActivitiesWith this product, you will receive 15 slides that directly align with the myPerspectives Unit 1: Childhood Unit. The slides will ONLY cover the Unit Introduction Activities. Please review the activities below before purchasing.When you purchase this
September Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I have used these nonfiction close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short passages written by me★ Discreetly differentiated into five levels of dif
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4th - 6th
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Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: The Lost Thing
This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, conflict, setting, mood, symbolism, and theme. Teach advanced lessons for secondary students on setting, mood, symbolism, and theme using the picture book, "Lost and Found" by Shaun Tan or the Oscar Award-winning short film "The Lost Thing" (book/film not included). The Lost Thing is a story about a boy who finds a strange creature on the beach. He decides that it must be lost and that he must find where this creature belongs.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
August Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I have used these nonfiction close reading passages with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short passages written by me★ Discreetly differentiated into five levels of dif
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4th - 6th
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Assessment Questions (Reading Comprehension)
174 questions organized by chapter and fully editable. An answer key is included. Questions are multiple-choice, multiple-correct, matching, short answer, and short essay. They include simple reading comprehension questions and more complex questions that require students to make inferences, explain irony, identify figurative language, and answer questions using support from the text. These questions can be used for study guides, quizzes, and tests. Since they are organized by each chapter, it w
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: To Kill a Mockingbird Unit
Animated Short Films as Mentor Texts: Lifted
Teaching with short films is a great way to engage struggling readers and English language learners, giving them a scaffold that enables them to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms. This lesson includes: Theme Anticipation GuideA Talking Points page will guide you through the film giving you times where you should pause the film and point out things that students should notice Plot mapsSuspense Cause and Effect (scaffolded and un scaffolded)Multiple characterizati
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Reading Comprehension Questions & PowerPoint BUNDLE
This is a discounted bundle for two products:Close Reading PowerPoint:This 151-slide PowerPoint is aligned with Common Core Standards and is a great tool for guiding students through a more in-depth textual analysis of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Each chapter is marked by a slide featuring a plot diagram and a summary of the action in that chapter. Additional slides review key passages and push students to deeper analysis, with a strong emphasis on making inferences, recognizing foreshadowing, u
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6th - 8th
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"Foxed!"
Foxed! In this cautionary tale Emily is kidnapped by foxes and forced to work in their secret underground mines, she uses her determination to return home, only to discover that she has been replaced.This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, suspense, characters, tone and mood, archetypes, theme, and the identification of the Notice and Note signpost: AHA Moment.This lesson has been updated with an alternative option of assigning this work as a digital notebook, making
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Stop & Jot Reading Comprehension Bookmarks
These bookmarks have been designed to encourage critical thinking and increased comprehension during book clubs & independent reading time. Quick-print and laminate as a student tool that promotes group discussion during small group reading. Alternatively, provide students with a Stop & Jot bookmark and sticky notes to monitor comprehension and track thinking during independent reading time. My students LOVE to Stop & Jot, and I find it holds them accountable for monitoring their
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3rd - 9th
Middle School Poetry Unit - Reading & Writing Poetry - Analyzing Poetic Devices
This modern middle school poetry unit will hook even your most reluctant readers! Includes introductory slideshow lessons, poetic device games and activities, poetry writing workshops, assignments, rubrics, and more. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®!⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️Included with this Middle School Poetry Unit:✏️ Analyzing Themes in Song Lyrics LessonIncludes a slideshow lesson, informational handout, examples of song lyrics, application activity
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4th - 10th
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Analyzing Themes in Song Lyrics - Teach Poetry Analysis Through Song Lyrics
Teach students how to identify themes in song lyrics with this poetry analysis lesson! Guide students through an exploration of central themes expressed in songs. Includes slideshow lesson, informational handout, sample lyrics, application activity for any song lyrics, and a creative expression assignment with rubric. Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Poetry Analysis Lesson:✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPo
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4th - 10th
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MyPerspectives: Bad Boy Google Slides (Grade 6)
This Google Slides presentation serves as a resource for you and your students during your unit one study of Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers. Throughout this presentation you will find activities/slides to help enhance your students’ study of the text, including…✔️ Context Clues vocabulary study ✔️ Writing Prompts✔️ Expectations of Boys vs. Girls Activity✔️ Analyze Craft & Structure (Central Idea)This resource aligns with the Savvas myPerspectives 6th grade curriculum.Your Google Drive Folder d
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6th
Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit One Childhood Grade 6 (Bundle)
"The Ravine" Digital Activities for Collections Grade 6
This is not intended to be a printable resource. It is designed specifically with digital learning in mind. If you want a printable resource, please refer to this resource instead: The Ravine Printable Interactive Notebook Activities for Collections Grade 6Save tons of time with The Ravine Digital Activities for Google AppsTM. The Ravine Digital Activities engage students in Collection 1 of the HMH CollectionsTM Grade 6 textbook Facing Fear.Simply select the slides or quiz you want to assign to
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6th
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National Parks Unit: Readings, Research, Projects, and More
Spur your students’ curiosity about America’s national parks with the materials in this resource! This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching a unit of study about the national parks. The anticipation activity, nonfiction close readings, primary source analysis assignments, extension projects, and vocabulary all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their learning. They also provide numerous ways for you to DIFFERENTIATE learning for your s
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6th - 8th
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Grammar Puzzle Lockdown: Nouns, Verbs, Prepositional Phrases, and Sentence Type
This is the most fun your kids will have with grammar: an escape room! They must complete puzzles to get the "key" to leave the room.
Fed up by lazy, terrible grammar, a crazy English teacher has locked up all of her students. They've taken her one "lol" too far. In order to prove that they deserve free time again, students must solve a series of grammar puzzles; otherwise, they'll be stuck studying grammar... for eternity...
You'll need to spend about 10 bucks in order to purchase a lock a
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5th - 12th
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Decisions that Matter Interactive Notebook Activities Bundle
NOTE: To help teachers get digital versions of these activities faster, I have made this collection available in TPT Digital Activities by adding text boxes with the new TPT Digital Tool. This bundle based on the HMH Colllection 5 Grade 6 Poetry contains the following resources:Colin Powell Anchor Texts Interactive Notebook ActivitiesCommunity Hero: Chief Wilma Mankiller Interactive Notebook ActivitiesThe First Day of School Interactive Notebook ActivitiesPoetry Collection Interactive Notebook A
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6th
Making Inferences Lesson - Solving a Mystery Game - Case of the Lost Manuscript
Transform your lesson on making inferences into a thrilling adventure with this solving a mystery game! Students will explore "The Case of the Lost Manuscript" to make inferences and solve the mystery. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Making Inferences Lesson:✏️ Investigation Briefing Overview Slideshow - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides® & PDF✏️ Investigation Briefing Overview Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Investigation Clu
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6th - 12th
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June Nonfiction Close Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I have used these nonfiction close reading texts with my own fifth graders to promote more meaningful interactions with text. I purposefully wrote these texts to be high-interest and short so that the students would be motivated to read the text multiple times. The follow-up activities have gotten my students to go back to the text and dig deeper.How are my close reading texts unique?★ Original, high-interest, and short passages written by me★ Discreetly differentiated into five levels of diffic
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4th - 6th
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