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Library skills Common Core W.8.3b resources

Genres of Fiction Unit of Study - Digital - Distance Learning

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**Now includes Digital version and activities for Google Apps! **Over 80 pages of slides and activities!Start the year by studying Genre of Fiction! I begin each school year by introducing or reviewing Genres of Fiction because it serves as the perfect introduction to any fiction unit. Or, use this resource to introduce other units and/or topics!Genre study provides a great opportunity to launch discussion and/or lessons for:- Framing literature study- Previewing the texts you will be reading a

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Library Skills

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

W.8.3b

, W.8.6

, W.8.10

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Facts Within Fiction Research-- "Diary of a Fly" Style!

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Kim Kroll

Finally: FUN research for middle and high schoolers!Do your students (and you?) whine when they think of research? If so, this is the research assignment you need. This project is fast and fun. Based on Cronin’s “Diary of a Fly,” students will choose a topic (or you can assign it; I have suggested topics) and incorporate their finds into a clever (often hilarious!) narrative.Even teens love “kids’ books”! "Diary of a Fly" (and "Diary of a Worm" and "Diary of a Spider," too!) are great texts bec

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Library Skills, Writing

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.7

, W.8.3

, W.8.3a

, W.8.3b

, W.8.3c