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9th grade balanced literacy resources for Easel Activities
Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play
Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s
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5th - 9th
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Revolutionary War, Women's Protest, Boston Massacre, Multiple Perspectives
Media literacy and propaganda are hot topics in today’s global world, but who knew that 18th century Colonial America was also plagued with “fake news!” Topics explored in this project: Revolutionary War, propaganda, primary sources-political cartoons and posters, Boston Massacre, Tea Act and boycotts, Paul Revere, petitions, female activism, gender roles, King George III and more! Yes, both American Patriots and the British Crown used various forms of propaganda to further their own agenda. Th
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5th - 10th
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Cyclops: The Monster in the Cave--Readers Theater from The Odyssey
Includes comprehension activity, key, and teacher notes! Liven up your reading curriculum and satisfy the Common Core with this kid-friendly classroom play based on the 9th book of Homer's The Odyssey. Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, "Cyclops" is suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Use it to introduce the original text, build fluency, and improve comprehension. Pair it with a Percy Jackson novel as part of a literature circle! Or j
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5th - 9th
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JURASSIC PARK: NOVEL STUDY, SCIENTIFIC FIELD GUIDE (All Levels Differentiated)
Jurassic Park is one of those books that has captivated readers for decades and made them really think about the implications of modern science. This field guide and novel study includes everything you might need to teach this novel to your class. There are so many great ways you can teach Jurassic Park and so many scientific concepts made real in this book. This field guide helps teachers with this daunting novel providing a balance between literature study and science.INCLUDED: -Standard Fi
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Notebook Style Book Club Growing Bundle (11 Book Clubs)
BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
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3rd - 12th
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Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
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3rd - 12th
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Parts of Speech Bookmarks and Posters - Spanish & English
These bookmarks and posters come in Spanish and in English!Bookmarks and posters come in all color combinations and in black & white so that you can accommodate your school/district color coding requirement. Or, do your own! You choose!Bookmarks: -Use during shared reading/whole group instruction *grammar/language lesson *identifying parts of speech in the reading text-Use during your guided reading time/small group instruction-Students use independently or in partners *your students can eas
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K - 12th
Genius Hour - 20% Time - Passion Project
Genius Hour - 20% Time - Passion ProjectProject based learning at its finest! Genius Hour is gaining momentum as students take charge of their learning. This printable workbook guides middle/high school students through their Genius Hour. Specifically, students must structure their project with: - A Proposal - Blog/Journal - Research and Learning - A TED style presentationKeywordsPrintableActivityProjectProject Based LearningProject-based learningGenius HourPassion ProjectsSelf-directed learning
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6th - 12th
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Cinder Book Club (Novel Study, Vocabulary, Questions, Project, Differentiated!)
An amazing book that everyone loves with a product that will allow everyone to participate. For a video explanation and visual of the product clickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oprr4JW5RfYLiterature circles can be a lot of work, but with everything you need to have a successful literature circle, they can be a very meaningful experience for students that gets them talking and thinking about reading in a whole new way! Cinder by Marissa Mayer is an excellent novel (the most challenging part of
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Dystopian Future Book Club Growing Bundle (9 Book Clubs)
Uglies Novel Study by Dianne Watson
NO PREP! PRINT AND GO! COMMON CORE ALIGNED!Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is a dystopian story with the concept of beauty as the focus. This book will appeal to boys as well as girls. The suspenseful story centers on Tally, a sixteen year old girl, who must chose between betraying her friend or losing her chance to be beautiful. This a wonderful edition to a unit on dystopian literature and the role of government.This study requires students to think critically about text and to use text eviden
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7th - 9th
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Substitute Cover Lessons Pack for a range of subjects
A pack of substitute cover lessons that can be used for a wide variety of subjects for middle / secondary level students.So, you're sick? Off on a course? Out on a field trip? Or maybe you are the cover teacher and no substitute lesson has been planned, or the students are feeling less than inspired by the work and you need to some emergency substitute lesson plans. Either way, there is always the hassle of setting inspiring substitute lessons to keep the students on task and interested while st
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4th - 9th, Staff
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Socratic Circles Lesson Plan
Socratic Circles: Engage your students in high-level dialogue through Socratic Seminars. This resource details the steps for implementation of Socratic Circles, and it includes great templates and student guides.
Included in this lesson plan:
• CCSS and suggested learning targets
• Step-by-step instructions to implement Socratic Circles
• Colorful templates for grouping students
• Student guides for reading text and writing effective questions
• Student worksheets
• Exit slip for student re
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5th - 12th
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Radio Drama Unit and The Frozen Pirate Radio Play
Sea Shanty anyone? This THREE-WEEK radio theater unit and play, nearly 80 pages in length, is suitable for high school drama classes or upper middle grade gifted classes and includes: • Rationale for teaching radio theater• A lesson on the history of radio theater • Information about Foley engineers• Three links to video clips of Foley engineers• Student-created sound effect project• Five links to radio play performances (some vintage and some recent) • A mini-lesson in writing and pr
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9th - 11th
Song Analysis Template
This template is perfect for middle school students to practice their inferencing skills while analyzing a song. This extremely versatile template can be used in a number of ways! Use it in English or Music class! Select one of your favourite songs and use it as a one off activity when you have a period to fill or if you are a supply teacher with no day plans left. It can also be used as assignment where students select their favourite song and analyze the meaning. This is a great way for studen
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4th - 9th
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Morphological Matrix- combining prefixes, roots, and suffixes- Orton Gillingham
This set includes 15 of the most common roots in the English language. Each slide has a root, prefixes, and suffixes to combine to make hundreds of new words.Roots included:actappearclud/cludecreddictducgraphjectmotpensportscrib/scripttractvertvisYou can either print out onto cardstock and use the affixes as manipulatives to move around, or you can print each page as you go for the students to cut out. Either way, this multi-sensory approach to morphology will help your students unlock the powe
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3rd - 9th
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William Shakespeare Webquest - Biography - Grades 9-12
The goal of this webquest lesson is to build your students' research skills and their ability to find reliable resources when asked to research a topic. This is an internet scavenger hunt. Students answer the questions by using a search engine to locate the requested information. This hunt is about the life and works of William Shakespeare. Included are:12 questions a chart for the students to complete 2 short optional writing assignmentsan answer key with the student questions for quick refer
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9th - 12th
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The Maze Runner by Dashner: Book Club (Novel Study, Vocab, Questions, Project)
Book clubs and Literature Circles can be a great, enjoyable, and meaningful experience for students but a lot of work for teachers! I have enjoyed running many book clubs in my classroom and have found that it really gets students interested in reading and also works on their cooperative as wells independent work skills.
This book club is for the novel "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. It is an excellent, engaging novel that students can't seem to put down. It is a dystopian future novel o
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Dystopian Future Book Club Growing Bundle (9 Book Clubs)
"The Raven" - Independent Analysis + Whole Class Activity
Get everyone involved with Poe's classic "The Raven." Build fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis skills all in one short lesson. I use this lesson with my 11th grade American lit/intensive reading class; however, it would work just as well in any reading or literature class. On the first day, each student works with a single stanza of the poem and then on the second day, we present and discuss the poem as a whole.Each of the eighteen stanzas is printed on a single page. Students
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8th - 12th
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The Barren Grounds Unit Test
The Barren Grounds Unit TestEnjoy this end of unit test on The Marrow Thieves by David A Robertson.Assesses students on the following:Literary devicesElements of a plotPoint of view/Narration typeTypes of conflictCharacter typesCharacter traitsMaking ConnectionsUses the following question types:MatchingLabeling a plot lineShort Answers***************************************************************************** Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:Follow on
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: The Barren Grounds Bundle
That Was Then, This is Now Complete Literature and Grammar Unit
If you prefer to have novel studies for ANY novel, please see the following:Activities for Any Novel Volume 1 (34 pages)Activities for Any Novel Volume 2 (33 pages)Activities for Any Novel Volume 3 (37 Pages)Novel Study for Any Book (139 pages)Novel Study and Activities for Any Book BUNDLE (239 pages)Our novel and grammar units are aligned to many of the Common Core Standards, including inference, main idea, elements of a story, and more!This is a combined that contains everything you need to te
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7th - 9th
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Lunar New Year (Reading/Listening Comprehension Activities)
Learn about the Asian Lunar New Year celebrations while focusing on:Reading comprehensionListening comprehensionAsking higher level questions (why? what if? how?)Answering higher level questionsUnit includes:20 Reading Passage Cards about Lunar New Year in China, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia: Learn about how each of these countries celebrates the new year!Vocabulary Chart: Write down new words and definitionsComprehension Cube: Ask and answer higher-level questions about the Reading PassagesThis
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3rd - 12th
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Comprehension Questions with the 5W's
Every chapter has 6 questions in the form of: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?These questions are fairly detailed.These questions DO NOT follow the natural (chronological) flow of the chapter.In other words, 1st question can be about the end of the chapter, and the 2nd question can be about the main character :) Whopping 89 pages! An amazing way for students to practice comprehension and paying attention to details.Check out the PREVIEW to view example form some of the chaptersFor those who ne
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5th - 9th
Comparing and Contrasting Songs: "Brave" or "Roar"
I use this activity as a beginning of the year get-to-know you activity, however, this can be done at any time. This high engagement lesson has students watch two music videos, Brave by Sara Bareilles and Roar by Katy Perry, then compare and contrast words and phrases in lyric sheets, identify similarities, and write about differences. All of this leads to a collaborative discussion, and individual poems written by the students.
This lesson meets a variety of CCSS: Engage in a range of collabor
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6th - 12th
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Note-Taking & Analysis Worksheets for ANY Film — Secondary ELA — Film Study
Need an assignment for a film viewing activity? This engaging, no-prep worksheet can be used to analyze ANY movie with a narrative arc! Watch your students explore any movie through this resource's carefully scaffolded note-taking and analysis activities, which provide structured guidance for students as they progress through your next class movie day. Simply distribute these worksheets and witness your students film analysis abilities explode! Perfect for a sub plan!With a strong focus on culti
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7th - 12th
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