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Reading strategies Common Core W.8.1d resources
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Novel Study Unit - 150+ Pages, No-Prep PDF
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Novel Study Unit - 150-page novel guide with student worksheets, activities, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources for teaching Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Classroom-tested by over 650 teachers with a 4.9/5 Rating! This Printable PDF is perfect for in-person classrooms or distance learning but will need to be modified for use in Google Classroom.In this comprehensive Adventures of Tom Sawyer Teaching Unit, you'll find:Informational Text Artic
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6th - 9th
Crocs Article Reading Passage, Reading Comprehension Questions, Writing Prompts
This Crocs™ Article and Reading Comprehension activity is a highly-engaging reading activity for your middle school students. In this activity, your students will read all about the history of Crocs, and answer Common Core / New Generation standards, reading comprehension questions. This product also comes with two writing prompts - an informative writing prompt and an argument writing prompt.Reading nonfiction is a great way to improve reading comprehension. They provide students with the oppo
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
News & Report Writing | Research | How to write an Article | Student Newspaper
Whether it's a student NEWSPAPER REPORT, BLOG POST, ARTICLE, YOUTUBE VIDEO or something else, students need the skill to ANALYZE and WRITE and News Report in 2024.This COMPLETELY EDITABLE resource is designed to guide students through breaking down a news story into its essential elements and writing an efficient and effective report through proven TEACHING STRATEGIES.Purpose-built as a DIGITAL resource, it is packed with INTERACTIVE MEDIA and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS alongside a PRINT-BASED PDF versi
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5th - 9th
Cover Letter Writing Lesson with Template, Graphic Organizer and Rubric - OLC4O
Teach students how to write a cover letter with this lesson plan! Evaluate students’ understanding of audience and tone using the cover letter examples provided. Includes a cover letter graphic organizer to scaffold writing. This unit is perfect for preparing for the OSSLT, teaching the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC4O), or coaching essential literacy. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with this Cover Letter Writing Lesson:✏️ Cover Letter Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft Po
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6th - 12th
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CLOSE READ & RESPOND BUNDLE - Nonfiction, Fiction, Informational, & Memoir Texts
This bundle includes all of my Close Reading Practice Lessons. Each lesson takes roughly 1hr to complete. Features guiding questions to scaffold close readingAnnotation skill practiceWriting to task using the RACE mnemonic deviceTeacher Guide included
Grades:
6th - 8th
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz- Lessons 7-9 (Chapters 15-22)
These are lessons 7-9 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz unit plan. Chapters 15-22 are covered in this lesson. Below is a description of the lessons included in this bundle.In Lesson 7, we delve into understanding the plot of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Students begin with a warm-up, crafting a brief summary of their progress in reading, setting the stage for a plot diagram activity. After discussing these summaries, we review the structure of a story plot through a short video and address question
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Unit Plan
Taylor Swift, Song lyric analysis Taylor Swift, end of year ela project
Taylor Swift, Song lyric analysis Taylor Swift, end of year ela projectTaylor Swift’s music has become a cultural phenomenon and a relatable narrative for many young people. Her intricate storytelling, which encompasses universal themes of love, loss, self-discovery, and the highs and lows of growing up, resonates deeply with students. Using her songs to study analysis and figurative language, students feel more connected to the assignment as they examine the societal and cultural contexts that
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Winter Article & Reading Comprehension - The Winter Blues
This Winter Article & Reading Comprehension product is a highly-engaging reading activity for your middle school students. In this activity, your students will read all about the Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder, and answer Common Core / New Generation standards, reading comprehension questions. This product also comes with a persuasive/opinion writing prompt. Reading nonfiction is a great way to improve reading comprehension. They provide students with the opportunity to practi
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7th - 9th
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Debating School Uniforms
This worksheet is designed to assess students' comprehension and critical thinking skills based on two articles discussing the pros and cons of school uniforms. It includes 14 multiple-choice questions and 5 critical reasoning questions that require students to analyze and evaluate the arguments presented in each article. Additionally, it provides an opportunity for students to think critically and provide short written responses that demonstrate their understanding of the topic.This worksheet c
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Zoom In: An Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity
Are you looking for a way to introduce the 1930s to your students before beginning Of Mice and Men or another 1930s American work? This is the perfect activity for you! Including a presentation, colorized photos, and note-catcher, your students will love analyzing an image and discussing other pictures from this time period!
Grades:
8th - 11th
The Monkey's Paw Literary Analysis and Narrative Writing Differentiated Lessons
Help your students practice analyzing literature with The Monkey's Paw. The Monkey's Paw is an eerie and suspenseful story that will keep your students engaged. This unit will help your students practice analyzing tone, theme, and foreshadowing with ease and independence, no matter their level. This unit can be printed or completed in Google Slides. It is perfect for teacher-guided lessons, group work, or independent work. Assigning this lesson in Google Slides allows struggling students to
Grades:
6th - 8th
Informal vs. Formal Language Nearpod
Attached is a shareable link to the Nearpod presentation. The Nearpod may be customized once downloaded.
Students will be able to identify the differences between formal and informal language.
Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief Study Guide Adventure
engaging and rigorouschapter-by-chapter, text-evidence-driven quizzes and discussionsanswer key (even for discussions)all 22 chaptersfinal exam essay or final discussionpopular with tweens and teensvigorous vocabulary studyteaches many allusions to Greek mythologyteaches novel elementsbook is supported by Disney-Fox movie for extra support
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5th - 8th
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Assessment, Prose and Poetry: Perfect Together! (M) Patsy's Paradise
With the natural world shrinking at an alarming rate, and almost non-existent in urban areas, it's nice to read a passage in which a character takes a pro-active role in restoring one small part of nature. This story, Patsy's Paradise, which is filled with figures of speech and is content rich, is partly autobiographical, so it is close to my heart. 25 professionally written multiple choice, evidence based questions and a writing prompt are included for assessment. Enjoy! My students did! (C) 20
Grades:
7th - 10th
Assessment, Prose and Poetry: Perfect Together! (C) The Legend of Fire Dancer
Narrative poetry with a universal theme and strong, colorful, memorable characters, as you will find in this poem, makes for great reading and great teaching. As a bonus, professionally written multiple-choice, evidence based questions and writing prompts are included for assessment. Your students will love the story, enjoy the rhyme, and be more test-wise because of the assessment factor included! (C) 2019 by LA on a Mission
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7th - 11th
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Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #29: The Little White Colt
Through this semi-autobiographical story about a child, a fear and a young horse, students will hone their skills in main idea, details, drawing conclusions, theme, vocabulary, and others essential to good comprehension. The story is engaging and accessible, is a real page turner, and is accompanied by 25 professionally written, evidence based multiple-choice questions, and 4 writing prompts, for assessment. Your students will love it and learn from it. Mine did! Copyright (C) 2022 by LA on a Mi
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7th - 10th
COMPLETE Reciprocal Reading Organizer with Cheat Sheet!
This is a Reciprocal Reading organizer that allows students virtually and in person to gain deeper understanding and perspective of the text they are reading. The top sheet includes a check-off list for teachers, second page is a cheat sheet that includes sentence starters for the students, a page for each role, and at the end, an assessment to gauge student understanding.
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Not Grade Specific
Poems about Diversity from Dragon University! #2: Creature Features
It's OK to be different! It's OK to celebrate our differences! it's good to understand that diversity is and always has been the catalyst that moves life forward! These and others are the themes found in this second edition of Poems about Diversity from Dragon University. Each poem is carefully constructed to be of poetic, literary, and educational value, and to be used for remote learning if necessary. Ten professionally written, open-ended questions are included for assessment. Copyright 2021
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6th - 10th
Informational Text Reading Rubric
Annotating a text, or marking the pages with notes, is an excellent, if not essential, way to make the most out the reading process. It is also the mark of the adept, skilled, mature reader. Annotations make it easy to find important information quickly when you look back and review a text. They help you familiarize yourself with both the content and organization of what you read. They provide a way to begin engaging ideas and issues directly through comments, questions, associations, or other r
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5th - 12th
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Catching Fire Journal Prompts
Starting the day off with a journal is a great way to get your students thinking about what they just read! Plus, they can help foster and reinforce literary ideas like symbolism, foreshadowing, and more! This awesome resource will give you 27 journal prompts as well as a Journal Response Sheet and an Answer Guide!
Grades:
8th - 12th
Distance Learning The Giver Novel Study Activity: Age and Tradition Project CCSS
Teach your students to collect evidence and analyze key themes from The Giver while they read by using this engaging, CCSS aligned age and tradition project. This The Giver novel study activity includes a note catcher and reflection prompts for your students to use during your novel study of Lois Lowry's famous text. It's specifically designed to help students cite and incorporate evidence as the read, reflect on, and discuss the themes of age and tradition in The Giver. It's a great project to
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6th - 8th
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Assessment Research simulation!
Reading content rich, non-fiction text, and writing a research paper on the material are essential secondary and college level skills, but teaching the research methods is so tedious that some people avoid it altogether. Well, here is an engaging, content rich, non-fiction text that will keep your students focused and also challenge them with professionally written, evidence based multiple-choice questions and three writing prompts, including a research simulation prompt. Enjoy! (C) 2020 by LA
Grades:
6th - 10th
Main Idea! Details! Drawing Conclusions! #18: Rats!
Main idea, details, and drawing conclusions, along with vocabulary acquisition and other comprehension skills, are essential for reading success, and this fact filled poem about rats is engaging, will rivet your students to the text, and will challenge their test-taking skills with 18 professionally written, evidence based, multiple choice questions and a research essay, all designed to improve reading ability and assessment success. Enjoy! (C) 2020 by LA on a Mission
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6th - 10th
Engaging Readings with Evidence Based Questions, #7: The Italian Elvis
This humorous and partially biographical tale explores the conflict between life and culture at home and the pressure of being cool with friends that so many teens face. The bonus is that the story is followed by professionally written, evidence based questions and a writing prompt. Enjoy!
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7th - 10th
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