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Creative writing Common Core RL.5.5 resources
The Creeping Hour Podcast Worksheets End of Year After State Testing Activities
Looking for fun after state testing activities or ways to wrap things up at the end of the year? Check out these podcast worksheets for The Creeping Hour! Students from 4th to 7th grade LOVE listening to these creepy 15:00 episodes while working through the paired podcast listening worksheets. These five terrifying tales are easy to plug in after each state testing session, on early release days, during Halloween, or even last-minute sub plans.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!► What is
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4th - 6th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Hatchet Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: activities & quizzes
Are you tired of pulling resources from many sources? This comprehensive Hatchet Digital + Printable Novel Study includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, constructed response writing prompts, skill practice, and language arts lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards (CCSS) for grades 5–7.Check out all three versions of the Hatchet Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style.Version #1: Hatchet [Gary Paulsen] Google Digital + Boom Learning + Printable Book
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5th - 7th
Also included in: 6th Grade Novel Study Bundle
Poetry Unit - 4th Grade and 5th Grade
Teach students to love poetry with this 6 week 4th and 5th grade unit? This easy to use resource has everything you need to make teaching poetry exciting any time of the year. ***Now updated for Distance Learning with a Google Slide Student Handbook, Digital Poetry Vocabulary Book, and a Digital Poetry Portfolio to easily upload to Google Classroom. The 31 day unit includes over 300 pages of resources for you and your students to learn to love poetry. What’s included:31+days of lesson plan on
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4th - 5th
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ESCAPE ROOM Plot Elements: Fractured Fairy Tales & Creative Writing
This PLOT ELEMENTS ESCAPE ROOM breakout activity uses fractured fairy tales to teach and reinforce the elements of a plot. It is a fun, team building ADVENTURE that requires reading comprehension skills, understanding of plot elements, creative writing, inferencing, and problem-solving.
The adventure begins when YOU, the most awesome teacher in the history of the world, take the kids on a little trip to a publishing house. Things go a bit awry, and the kids have to save the day by rising to th
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5th - 9th
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Elements of Poetry Unit - 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Poetry Bundle
Do you love teaching your poetry unit? If you're still searching for resources that will help you teach your poetry unit, you've come to the right place. This bundle gives you six poetry resources that you can use to teach your elements of poetry unit in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. You’ll get elements of poetry anchor charts, poetry lesson plans, poems for students to read, a poem of the week routine, poetry writing activities, and so much more. You’ll save so much time not having to search for res
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3rd - 5th
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The Westing Game Novel Study Digital + Printable Book Unit [Ellen Raskin]
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin? Look no further. This comprehensive digital + printable unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, lessons on writing a mystery narrative, and context clues. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 4-6.Check out all three versions of The Westing Game Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style. This is the full printable + digital resou
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4th - 6th
Also included in: 5th Grade Reading Level Novel Study Bundle Set 1
Podcast Study: Mars Patel Season 1
Need an engaging lesson to inspire your students to write descriptive narratives? This lesson takes your students into a deep analysis of a mysterious podcast show. Why is this great for narrative inspiration you might ask? Students are forced to use their imagination for the characters, setting, conflict and more. Included:** Digital student responses added**•MAKING PREDICTIONS PAGES•AUTHOR'S MOOD•CHARACTER TRAITS•NOTE TAKING PAGES•RESPONSE QUESTIONS•DIGITAL RESPONSE PAGE•THEMES PAGE•DÉCOR PAG
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Podcast Study: Mars Patel Bundle (Season 1, 2 & 3)
Poetry Unit for 4th - 6th Grade
This comprehensive unit on the reading, writing and performance of poetry is a student and teacher favorite! It's 50 pages of poetry fun!This Common Core aligned unit has the following:-Essential Questions-A list 10 unit appropriate I Can statements-Unit vocabulary and definitions with suggestions of mini-unit pairings-List of Common Core standards and the aligning lessons/activities for Grades 4 and 5-A comprehensive list of assessments and materials needed for the unit-A poetry pre-test and a
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4th - 6th
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ESCAPE ROOM ELA BUNDLE Team Building, Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking
From Back to School to End of Year, this breakout bundle includes interactive and immersive adventures. Each challenge addresses ELA standards in a fun and engaging way. Your students won't even realize how much they are learning, which is the BEST way to learn, isn't it?!Individually, the total value of these best-selling resources will be over $82.90, so this resource results in HUGE savings!WHAT IS INCLUDED?The bundle includes an entire year's worth of individual activities. There are 12, so
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5th - 9th
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Novel Study MEGA Bundle: 6 no-prep novel studies | print and digital
Save time and money with this bundle of 6 of my top-selling novel study packets! *Frindle by Andrew Clements Updated 2020*Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Updated 2020*Holes by Louis Sachar Updated 2020*Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Updated 2020*Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Updated 2020*The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Updated 2020These novel studies are comprehensive - they include EVERYTHING YOU NEED to teach the books! Simplify your lesson planning with this print-and-
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3rd - 5th
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Writing a Play -- A Step by Step Approach to Writing a One Act Play
Help your students write a full one act play script with this easy to use set of lessons, graphic organizers, and rubric! This file contains everything you will need to help you to teach play script writing to your students. This set of three lessons was designed with students in mind. They flow through a logical progression of introducing the elements of a play to the prewriting phase where students will plan their entire play storyline to the drafting phase where the students will write the
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3rd - 5th
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief BUNDLE (Lapbook & Comprehension Questions)
This bundle combines a lapbook with a variety of comprehension activities with a set of comprehension quick checks to use for assessment.The Percy Jackson Lapbook is engaging way for students to track their comprehension while reading Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Students will analyze the main character, identify allusions, make connections, evaluate the novel and extend their learning by researching Greek gods and writing their own Camp Half-Blood adventure. This is a g
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5th - 7th
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The Westing Game Novel Study: Printable Book Unit: vocabulary, comprehension ++
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin? Look no further. This comprehensive printable unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, lessons on writing a mystery narrative, and context clues. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 4-6.Please check out the detailed preview of this unit. Check out all three versions of The Westing Game Book Unit to determine which best fits your teaching needs and style.
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4th - 6th
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Novel Study -Stations Digital Activity
This unit contains nine different learning stations for you to use.Set up thought-provoking tasks at stations for your students to cycle through. They enjoy the movement as they learn more about the novel and explore it more deeply activities with simply a “rotate” from the teacher every 9-10 minutes.This is a great way to culminate a study of your novel unit. It can also be used as a group of Common Formative Assessments. Students are organized into multiple "learning stations". I’ve used learn
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6th - 9th
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Mystery Genre Unit Bundle {Reading & Narrative Writing}
Students become reading and writing detectives with this interactive, engaging ELA unit focusing on mysteries. Students are encouraged to not only be detectives, but also to put on their thinking caps and create their own detectives, suspects, and mystery story to share with others. Starting out with a detective mission and ending with a creative writing project, students will finish this unit with a solid understanding of the structure of a mystery novel and the ability to create their own narr
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4th - 6th
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Bud, not Buddy, 101 slides on a .PDF
Save some time and paper with this illustrated 101 slide .PDF on the Curtis novel Bud, Not Buddy. Each chapter has comprehension (with answers on the following slide) and journaling/discussion questions for review or informal assessment. Many slides contain pictures (including photos from the Great Depression) that will deepen students understanding of the setting and graphic organizers for included projects.Includes active links to interactive review games that can be played on a Smartboard o
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5th - 9th
4th & 5th Grade Writing Unit Bundle - Personal Narrative, Fiction, and Poetry
This writing unit bundle has 15 weeks of writer's workshop lesson plans. The units in this bundle cover poetry, personal narrative, and fiction writing. Students will have ample opportunities to learn and use the writing process. No need to spend time cutting and pasting, just give the students time to write. Fiction Narrative Writing:5 + Weeks of writing lessons covering important skills (Creating a Character, Developing a Setting and Plot, When to Conference, Conferencing Suggestions, Ed
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4th - 5th
Fantastic Mr. Fox By Dahl: Literature Study (tests, vocabulary, projects, MORE!)
Mr. Fox thinks that he can "out fox" the local farmers, Bunce, Boggis, and Bean. However, they are on to Mr. Fox and are out to get him for stealing from them.
Will Mr. Fox be able to "out fox" them for long...you'll be surprised!
I have combined the items that I have used in the study of the book FANTASTIC MR. FOX. I have included several project ideas that complement the reading of the book to keep the students' interest in the book...it works really well. I can also use those activities
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3rd - 6th
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Poetry Writing Unit - 8 Poem Templates to Create a Student Book of Poems
Poetry Writing Unit: Creating A Book of PoemsThis poetry writing unit includes 8 printable lessons that teach students how to write different forms of poetry. Lessons include an explanation of the poetry form, example poems, and templates to guide students in writing an original poem. The unit is included in both PDF & Google Slides.The featured poems are:AcrosticHaikuCinquainFree VerseRhyming Verse: TripletRhyming Verse: QuatrainLimerickSijoEach lesson can be used individually or as a unit
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Nonfiction and Fiction Genre Book Report BUNDLE - 9 Different Projects
When Stars Are Scattered: A Literature Study Unit BUNDLE
About this Unit & NovelThis is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary and argument building to literary analysis and creative writing. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose which elements and prompts
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4th - 8th
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Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study
This fun Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study includes no-prep vocabulary activities, character worksheets and comprehension chapter questions for easy assessment with answer key included. This 188 page novel study unit is the perfect accompaniment to the book 'Because of Winn-Dixie' by Kate DiCamillo.Download the preview to see all the activities included!This unit was created based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Chapters come with lesson plans based on higher level thinking. Each lesson comes with
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3rd - 5th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel & Film Study Unit BUNDLE (editable)
About this Unit & NovelA Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. The lessons and activities span the curriculum, covering vocabulary building, literary analysis, film history, the physics of simple machines, creative writing and argument building. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose w
Grades:
4th - 8th
Poetry Interactive Notebook
Poetry Interactive Notebook
This interactive notebook includes:
~14 pages of student notes
~Pictures of finished pages
~A blank version of some of the notes in order to add your own poems
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Notes Cover the Following Topics:
1. Poetry Features (refrain, rhyme scheme, stanza)
2. How to analyze a poem using three mentor texts
→ This includes slide by slide instructions
3. How to annotate a poem using three mentor texts
Grades:
4th - 6th
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